Highclere Castle Gin Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

15:20

Highclere Castle Gin Handicap

Date 2026-05-02

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,574

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.7°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (9)

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
3 (2)	Tiger Tulip Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Heather Main	J:Cieren Fallon T:Heather Main	133	—	55402-	73	85	80	183d	—	—	-3	16.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Ended last season with a second at Newmarket (5f) and she needs a close look on return
2 (6)	The Thames Boatman Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	134	p	146292	74	86	67	5d	—	—	+1	18.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-16 on turf but he was only beaten a nose at Bath on Monday; leading claims off same mark
7 (9)	Spring Bloom Chestnut J:Darragh Keenan T:John Butler	J:Darragh Keenan T:John Butler	128	—	737-26	68	87	54	1d	—	—	-6	8.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
His last two wins were over 6f in 2024; well-beaten sixth in the 4.25 here on Friday
5 (5)	Serenity Dream Chestnut J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	131	p	-16263	71	86	73	31d	—	—	+3	16.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Triple winner but all over longer trips and he's untried at 5f; others preferred
4 (4)	Sandscreendeliverd Bay J:Tom Queally T:Peter Crate	J:Tom Queally T:Peter Crate	132	—	319-42	72	88	76	38d	—	—	-2	8.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Turf winner who was only just caught over 6f on Polytrack last time; respected up 2lb
9 (8)	Rory Rocket Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Gary & Josh Moore	122	—	86-001	62	86	82	38d	—	—	-3	5.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Made the breakthrough at Kempton (6f) and has possibilities if he can back that up
1 (7)	Solvency Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:James Owen	J:Paddy Bradley T:James Owen	135	p	00367-	75	85	-	125d	—	—	+3	9.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has patchy profile and was well held when last seen in December; work to do back on grass
6 (3)	Tanjen Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	129	—	35120-	69	86	68	223d	—	—	+10	15.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Dual AW winner who was disappointing in final run last season; bit to prove on return
8 (1)	Faustus Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	J:Joe Leavy T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	125	p	858-56	65	84	89	108d	—	—	+1	4.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well handicapped on his Newbury win last summer but he's been disappointing since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Tiger Tulip	3/1	3/1	10/3
The Thames Boatman	7/2	7/2	7/2
Spring Bloom	5/1	5/1	5/1
Serenity Dream	11/2	11/2	11/2
Sandscreendeliverd	7/1	15/2	7/1
Rory Rocket	10/1	9/1	10/1
Solvency	12/1	12/1	12/1
Tanjen	18/1	16/1	18/1
Faustus	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Thames Boatman

18.7

OR: 6 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Serenity Dream

16.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Tiger Tulip

16.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Tanjen

15.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Solvency

9.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Spring Bloom

8.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Sandscreendeliverd

8.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Rory Rocket

5.2

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Faustus

4.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Solvency	75	85	—
The Thames Boatman	74	86	67
Tiger Tulip	73	85	80
Sandscreendeliverd	72	88	76
Serenity Dream	71	86	73
Tanjen	69	86	68
Spring Bloom	68	87	54
Faustus	65	84	89
Rory Rocket	62	86	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spring Bloom	1d ago	Quick return
The Thames Boatman	5d ago	Quick return
Serenity Dream	31d ago	Fit
Sandscreendeliverd	38d ago	Fit
Rory Rocket	38d ago	Fit
Faustus	108d ago	Long break
Solvency	125d ago	Long break
Tiger Tulip	183d ago	Long break
Tanjen	223d ago	Long break