RIDDIFORD TO LORD IT OVER GOODWOOD RIVALS ONCE AGAIN

couple of months ago.

He is a on a fair handicap mark, handles soft ground well and can outrun his odds of 14/1.

I would put both those selections in a World Pool Quinella along with the likely favourite RAASEL who, like Lord Riddiford, is another Goodwood specialist.

In three visits to the picturesque track, he has won two and finished a neck second to Khaadem in last year’s Group Two King George Qatar Stakes. Mick Appleby’s six-year-old has yet to get his head in front so far this season, but he hasn’t been running badly and he’s come down in the weights. Now on a handicap mark of 101, he shouldn’t be too far away under James Doyle. There are plenty of others with chances, but the three mentioned should give you a decent run for your money.

Charlie Johnston will be hoping to keep up the family tradition of saddling plenty of winners at this meeting and he looks to have a particularly strong chance in the closing six-furlong World Pool

British EBF Fillies' Handicap (5.35pm).

KITAI, a daughter of No Nay Never, is on a roll having won impressively at Carlisle on soft over seven furlongs two starts back, and then following up over six at Pontefract last month. That last victory moved her mark up to 92 and meant she could then be targeted at this 0-95 event.

Stable jockey Joe Fanning takes the ride and I expect him to have her well positioned at the front of the field and, as we all know, these Johnston horses can be very difficult to pass, particularly at Goodwood. Funny Story has some decent form and is an obvious danger for the inform Ralph Beckett team, but he has to prove he can go on the ground.

POINTERS

Lord Riddiford e/w 1.40pm Goodwood

Existent e/w 1.40pm Goodwood

Lord Riddiford, Existent, Raasel (World Pool Quinella) 1.40pm Goodwood

Kitai 5.35pm Goodwood