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17:55 Goodwood

Fitzdares Apprentice Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (Horses In Bands B-D)

1m · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Soft · 7 runners · £10,468 · Friday, 5 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Matilda Joslyngage (IRE)
    Ryan Kavanagh·Kevin Thomas Coleman
    15/8·2.88
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Venetian Gold (IRE)
    Jack Callan·Roger Varian·beaten 4.25 lengths
    11/10F·2.10
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Afraj (IRE)AI top pick · 63.7
    Luke Catton·John & Thady Gosden·beaten 1.5 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
1m 44.56s+7.76s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Matilda Joslyngage (IRE))

“Made all - ran on from over 1f out”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Venetian Gold

The chances are that VENETIAN GOLD achieved more in winning her maiden than Afraj did in her's.

Forecast 4/5 Venetian Gold, 11/4 Afraj, 4/1 Matilda Joslyngage, 10/1 Poddle Park, 25/1 Miss Guinevere, 100/1 Living In Hope, Blue Birdie

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Afraj

Luke Catton · John & Thady Gosden · 3yo

Top-rated of 7
score 63.7 · +9.5 clear of next best (54.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Form20% weight
    100very strong
    Last 6: 1
  • Trainer20% weight
    73strong
    John & Thady Gosden: 7/24 winners last 14d (29%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    49below average
    RPR 74
  • Freshness10% weight
    45below average
    191d since last run (long absence)
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Goodwood 1m

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.15).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.15
Mid (4–5)
IV 1.07
High (6–7)
IV 0.77

Today: Afraj (draw 2) and Venetian Gold (draw 3) get the bias; Matilda Joslyngage (draw 7) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 108 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
15
Matilda Joslyngage
J: Ryan Kavanagh · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman · draw 7
3yo · F · b
7624
7747.3
15/8·2.88
SP
22
Venetian Gold
J: Jack Callan · T: Roger Varian · draw 3
3yo · F · b
41
7954.2
11/10F·2.10
SP
31
Afraj
J: Luke Catton · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 2
3yo · F · b
1
—63.7
4/1·5.00
SP
43
Living In Hope
J: Travis Ford · T: Harry Eustace · draw 5
3yo · F · b
05
—39.8
100/1·101.00
SP
54
Miss Guinevere
J: Mikkel Mortensen · T: Charlie Fellowes · draw 4
3yo · F · b
9
—30.4
18/1·19.00
SP
67
Blue Birdie
J: Myla Coppins · T: Tony Carroll · draw 6
3yo · F · b
88
—34.3
300/1·301.00
SP
PU6
Poddle Park
J: Tyrese Cameron · T: Michael Bell · draw 1
3yo · F · gr
——20.0
14/1·15.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:55 Goodwood on 5 June 2026?

Matilda Joslyngage (IRE) won the 17:55 Goodwood at SP 2.88. Ridden by Ryan Kavanagh. Trained by Kevin Thomas Coleman.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:55 Goodwood?

No — the AI top pick (Afraj) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:55 Goodwood?

Top finishers: 1. Matilda Joslyngage (IRE) (2.88), 2. Venetian Gold (IRE) (2.10), 3. Afraj (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:55 Goodwood?

The winning time was 1m 44.56s, 7.76s slower than standard.

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