13:50 Goodwood

Coral Goodwood Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

2m4½f · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 15 runners · £38,655 · Friday, 31 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
Defiantly (FR)
Dylan Browne McMonagle·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
11/4F·3.75
SP
2nd
Berkshire Sundance (IRE)
Oisin Murphy·Andrew Balding·beaten 3 lengths
28/1·29.00
SP
3rd
Gooloogong (IRE)
Isobelle Chalmers·George Baker·beaten 5 lengths
100/1·101.00
SP

Race time

4m 26.35s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Defiantly (FR))

“Urged along early - tracking pace-setter - hit front with driving effort 4f out - opened daylight 2f out - kept on well before slowing up close home to win”

AI top-rated St Mawes (score 69.3) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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: Duke Of Oxford

Duke Of Oxford has been progressing nicely and arrives here with a fitness edge that could prove decisive over this demanding twenty-furlong trip at Goodwood, where stamina and condition matter enormously. He sits narrowly behind the top-rated Maxi King on our figures, but a progressive profile suggests he may not yet have shown his ceiling, whereas Maxi King's rating reflects a more established level. Defiantly and Valiancy are respected dangers in a wide-open eighteen-runner field on good ground. **Duke Of Oxford** is our selection, though the low-confidence rating reflects the competitive nature of the contest.

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

St Mawes

Ray Dawson · George Scott · 4yo

Top-rated of 15

score 69.3 · +4.3 clear of next best (65.0)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
14d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
83very strong
George Scott: 5/15 winners last 14d (33%)
Form20% weight
79strong
Last 6: 1-1-3-2
Ratings50% weight
54average
OR 81

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 2m4½f

full course data →

Strong: middle favoured (IV 1.29).

Low (1–6)

IV 1.04

Mid (7–12)

IV 1.29

High (13–18)

IV 0.70

Today: Gooloogong (draw 8) and Charging Thunder (draw 10) get the bias; St Mawes (draw 13) 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. 43 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	3	Defiantly J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 15 4yo · G · chb	47042	9-07	98	—	—	59.3	11/4F·3.75 SP
2	5	Berkshire Sundance J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 17 6yo · G · chp	01168	9-05	96	—	—	57.9	28/1·29.00 SP
3	17	Gooloogong J: Isobelle Chalmers(7) · T: George Baker · draw 8 6yo · G · ch	13146	8-02	74	—	—	63.3	100/1·101.00 SP
4	7	Alphonse Le Grande J: Jamie Powell · T: A J Martin · draw 6 7yo · G · bt	87005	8-10	87	—	—	54.5	10/1·11.00 SP
5	11	Highwind J: David Egan · T: W P Mullins · draw 2 6yo · G · bp	8464	8-08	85	—	—	53.6	14/1·15.00 SP
6	14	St Mawes J: Ray Dawson · T: George Scott · draw 13 4yo · G · b	1132	8-04	81	—	—	69.3	7/1·8.00 SP
7	18	Trojan Sun J: Olivia Tubb(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 9 6yo · G · b	381630	8-02	74	—	—	41.4	125/1·126.00 SP
8	13	Sea Of Kings J: Saffie Osborne · T: Harry Eustace · draw 11 4yo · G · cht	25422	8-06	83	—	—	57.2	11/2·6.50 SP
9	4	Valiancy J: James Doyle · T: William Haggas · draw 5 4yo · G · bp	32116	9-06	97	—	—	63.9	3/1·4.00 SP
10	1	Maxi King J: Toby Moore(7) · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy · draw 4 6yo · G · b	43424	9-12	103	—	—	65.0	12/1·13.00 SP
11	16	Aggagio J: Molly Gunn(5) · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 1 8yo · G · bh	34536	8-02	75	—	—	42.7	50/1·51.00 SP
12	15	Kentucky River J: Jack Nicholls(3) · T: Olly Murphy · draw 18 4yo · G · b	46521	8-04	81	—	—	48.7	22/1·23.00 SP
13	6	Annabel's Ghost J: Pierre-Charles Boudot · T: M Seror · draw 3 5yo · G · ch	13705	9-01	92	—	—	49.7	17/2·9.50 SP
14	10	Charging Thunder J: David Probert · T: James Owen · draw 10 8yo · G · b	750270	8-09	86	—	—	58.1	40/1·41.00 SP
15	2	Duke Of Oxford J: Ryan Moore · T: Michael Bell · draw 7 6yo · G · bt	11576	9-11	102	—	—	53.8	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Sax Appeal J: J F Egan · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 12 6yo · G · b	365333	8-07	84	—	—	52.4	—
—	—	Believitanducan J: William Buick · T: Alan King · draw 16 5yo · G · b	2111	8-10	87	—	—	57.1	—
—	—	Anniversary J: Jamie Spencer · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 14 4yo · G · bb	555275	8-09	86	—	—	51.8	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 13:50 Goodwood on 31 July 2026?

Defiantly (FR) won the 13:50 Goodwood at SP 3.75. Ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:50 Goodwood?

No — the AI top pick (St Mawes) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 13:50 Goodwood?

Top finishers: 1. Defiantly (FR) (3.75), 2. Berkshire Sundance (IRE) (29.00), 3. Gooloogong (IRE) (101.00).

What was the winning time for the 13:50 Goodwood?

The winning time was 4m 26.35s.

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