Who won the 17:20 Goodwood on 31 July 2026?
Into The Light (GB) won the 17:20 Goodwood at SP 3.00. Ridden by William Buick. Trained by Charlie Appleby.
17:20 Goodwood
World Pool Bet With The Tote Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
1m3f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 13 runners · £25,770 · Friday, 31 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stInto The Light (GB)William Buick·Charlie Appleby2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndDevil's Peak (GB)James Doyle·John & Thady Gosden·beaten 1.75 lengths11/2·6.50SP
- 3rdWaterford Castle (IRE)Billy Loughnane·George Boughey·beaten .75 lengths6/1·7.00SP
Race time
2m 23.69s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Into The Light (GB))
“Tracked front group early - driven into contention approaching final 2f then hit front inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to prevail”
AI top-rated Steel Raven (score 65.2) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 25.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way63.1/100 rating
Devil's Peak
7.60Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak arrives here on a progressive profile that suggests there is more to come, and a fitness edge over some of the more exposed rivals at the head of the ratings gives him a credible case despite sitting a few pounds below the top-rated pair Silver State and Waterford Castle, who share the ceiling on 96. Pearl River, narrowly behind them on 95, also warrants respect in a competitive 14-runner field over this testing eleven furlongs at Goodwood. Confidence is modest, but the upward trajectory makes Devil's Peak the call. **Devil's Peak**
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
Steel Raven
M. P. Sheehy · Adrian Keatley · 3yo
Top-rated of 13
score 65.2 · +0.0 clear of next best (65.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong24d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight80very strongLast 6: 3-3-1
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 86
- Trainer20% weight53averageAdrian Keatley: 4/19 winners last 14d (21%)
MarketBest price 38.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 10th in the market of 13.
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 1m3f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.19).
Low (1–5)
IV 0.82
Mid (6–10)
IV 1.19
High (11–14)
IV 1.02
Today: Devil's Peak (draw 10) and Pierian (draw 9) get the bias; Into The Light (draw 2) 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. 104 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 2 3yo · C · bpFT P | 1220 | 88 | 65.1 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: James Doyle · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 10 3yo · G · grb | 42451 | 82 | 63.1 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 3 3yo · G · chbFT B | 222272 | 86 | 57.8 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 4 | 14 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: David Menuisier · draw 14 3yo · G · b | 06612 | 74 | 46.5 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: Joe Leavy · T: Richard Hannon · draw 12 3yo · C · b | 58120 | 89 | 58.5 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: M. P. Sheehy · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 13 3yo · G · ch | 331 | 86 | 65.2 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 7 | 13 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 7 3yo · C · bpFT P | 53213 | 79 | 58.3 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 8 | 8 | J: David Egan · T: Tom Clover · draw 4 3yo · G · b | 214 | 82 | 63.6 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Jamie Spencer · T: Oliver Cole · draw 8 3yo · C · bt | 42410 | 88 | 56.1 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 10 | 4 | J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 9 3yo · F · b | 2114 | 88 | 62.5 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 11 | 11 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Tom Ward · draw 1 3yo · G · bv | 41403 | 80 | 45.7 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 12 | 1 | J: Rose Dawes(5) · T: Jack Channon · draw 11 3yo · G · bv | 311522 | 90 | 64.7 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 13 | 10 | J: Jason Hart · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 6 3yo · G · b | 704116 | 80 | 48.8 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Ray Dawson · T: George Baker · draw 5 3yo · G · ch | 434 | 79 | 62.8 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:20 Goodwood?
No — the AI top pick (Steel Raven) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 17:20 Goodwood?
Top finishers: 1. Into The Light (GB) (3.00), 2. Devil's Peak (GB) (6.50), 3. Waterford Castle (IRE) (7.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:20 Goodwood?
The winning time was 2m 23.69s.
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