Whispering Angel Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

16:10

Whispering Angel Handicap

Date 2024-08-03

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £30,924

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (11)	Arctic Thunder Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	124	—	5-1419	91	110	85	44d	—	—	-4	16.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Outstayed over 1m in the Britannia; 2-2 over 7f, including a game win at Ascot in May
6 (4)	Mission To Moon Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	126	—	10-124	93	112	94	44d	—	—	-2	16.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
2-2 over C&D (soft), including a nursery win at this meeting last year; major claims
7 (2)	Cuban Tiger Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	126	—	217505	93	111	95	21d	—	—	+6	15.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Held by some of these rivals on Britannia form; fared better at York since; first 7f run
4 (8)	Jehangeer Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	130	—	173-31	97	113	82	31d	—	—	+5	14.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Largely progressive over 6f; shapes as if he'll be suited by this new trip; likely player
14 (5)	Piz Nair Bay J:David Egan T:George Scott	J:David Egan T:George Scott	117	p	-14324	84	111	87	48d	—	—	+10	17.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Consistent this term; penultimate effort received a boost here on Tuesday; shortlisted
2 (6)	Ballymount Boy Bay J:James Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:James Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	135	—	281-06	102	107	32	35d	—	—	+8	14.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Good second in the Richmond here 12 months ago; got going too late over 6f last time
12 (1)	Cogitate Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Charles Hills	J:Hollie Doyle T:Charles Hills	123	—	15-20	90	107	83	44d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Behind some of these rivals in two notable races but may do better returned to 7f
1 (14)	Indian Run Brown J:Tom Marquand T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Tom Marquand T:Eve Johnson Houghton	135	—	118-60	102	108	71	42d	—	—	+8	14.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has failed to repeat the form of his Group 3 win; drops in grade but this is competitive
11 (12)	Zabriskie Point Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Charles Hills	J:Richard Kingscote T:Charles Hills	124	—	3419-7	91	110	97	23d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+6	12	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two novice wins last term; may improve with Newmarket reappearance under his belt
3 (10)	Mister Sketch Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	131	p	12-603	98	110	73	70d	—	—	+9	13.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ran respectably in Listed grade last time; the winner boosted the form here on Wednesday
5 (3)	Witness Stand Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Tom Clover	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Tom Clover	130	p	22-520	97	111	87	49d	—	—	+9	12.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has useful form; best to forgive latest effort; possibilities if taking well to headgear
NR (9)	Qirat Chestnut J:TBC T:Ralph Beckett	J: T:Ralph Beckett	125	—	12-165	92	113	98	21d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
2-3 over 7f, including a solid win here in May (form has major substance); big player
NR (7)	Serried Ranks Bay J:TBC T:Ralph Beckett	J: T:Ralph Beckett	124	b	518-50	91	110	99	49d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
Won 6f nursery at this meeting last year; now goes over new trip in first-time headgear
NR (13)	Spanish Blaze Bay J:TBC T:Marcus Tregoning	J: T:Marcus Tregoning	118	—	0-6123	85	113	93	2d	—	—	—	8.8	—	—
7f success at Sandown in June; placed in 1m event here on Thursday; in good form

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Arctic Thunder	3/1	11/4	3/1
Mission To Moon	10/3	10/3	10/3
Cuban Tiger	8/1	8/1	8/1
Jehangeer	9/1	7/1	17/2
Piz Nair	10/1	10/1	10/1
Ballymount Boy	11/1	11/1	11/1
Cogitate	12/1	12/1	12/1
Indian Run	12/1	12/1	12/1
Zabriskie Point	12/1	14/1	12/1
Mister Sketch	20/1	20/1	20/1
Witness Stand	28/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Piz Nair

17.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

10/1

2nd

Arctic Thunder

16.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Mission To Moon

16.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

10/3

Cuban Tiger

15.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ballymount Boy

14.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Indian Run

14.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Jehangeer

14.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Mister Sketch

13.2

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Witness Stand

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Zabriskie Point

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Cogitate

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Qirat

10.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Serried Ranks

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Spanish Blaze

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballymount Boy	102	107	32
Indian Run	102	108	71
Mister Sketch	98	110	73
Jehangeer	97	113	82
Witness Stand	97	111	87
Mission To Moon	93	112	94
Cuban Tiger	93	111	95
Qirat	92	113	98
Arctic Thunder	91	110	85
Zabriskie Point	91	110	97
Serried Ranks	91	110	99
Cogitate	90	107	83
Spanish Blaze	85	113	93
Piz Nair	84	111	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spanish Blaze	2d ago	Quick return
Cuban Tiger	21d ago	Fit
Qirat	21d ago	Fit
Zabriskie Point	23d ago	Fit
Jehangeer	31d ago	Fit
Ballymount Boy	35d ago	Fit
Indian Run	42d ago	Fit
Arctic Thunder	44d ago	Fit
Mission To Moon	44d ago	Fit
Cogitate	44d ago	Fit
Piz Nair	48d ago	Fresh
Witness Stand	49d ago	Fresh
Serried Ranks	49d ago	Fresh
Mister Sketch	70d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Mister Sketch	Prominent
Zabriskie Point	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.