17:20 Goodwood

Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes

1m1f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 15 runners · £25,770 · Saturday, 1 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 9th

1st
Crest of Fire (IRE)
Tom Marquand·Jack Channon
100/30J·4.33
SP
2nd
Boyfriend (GB)
Pat Dobbs·Richard Hannon·beaten 0.3 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP
3rd
Blue Courvoisier (GB)
Saffie Osborne·Clive Cox·beaten .5 lengths
100/30J·4.33
SP

Race time

1m 53.70s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Crest of Fire (IRE))

“Settled behind the front group early - short of room from over 2f out despite travelling smoothly - found space and stormed home in the last furlong - hit the front inside the final 75yds - stuck on gamely to prevail”

AI top-rated Ammes (score 65.5) finished 9th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 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: Real Gain

Real Gain heads this wide-open field narrowly ahead of Alpha Crucis on identical ratings, with El Matador and Crest Of Fire also breathing down their necks at just a pound behind, making this a genuinely competitive puzzle over nine furlongs at Goodwood. The good-to-firm ground and a large field of eighteen will demand a sharp performance, and any one of several rivals could make the running awkward. That said, Real Gain holds the joint-highest figure in the race and merits respect at the head of affairs. **Real Gain** is the selection, though punters should be aware the margins here are wafer-thin.

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

Ammes

Kieran Shoemark · James Owen · 4yo

Top-rated of 15

score 65.5 · +1.4 clear of next best (64.1)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
28d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
80very strong
James Owen: 17/53 winners last 14d (32%)
Ratings50% weight
59average
OR 89
Form20% weight
49below average
Last 6: 3-6-2-4-4

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 1m1f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.19).

Low (1–6)

IV 0.82

Mid (7–12)

IV 1.19

High (13–18)

IV 1.02

Today: Sweet Reward (draw 10) and Boyfriend (draw 12) get the bias; Thinthread (draw 3) 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	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	12	Crest Of Fire J: Tom Marquand · T: Jack Channon · draw 14 3yo · G · gr	21302	9-06	94	—	—	64.1	100/30J·4.33 SP
2	3	Boyfriend J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 12 5yo · H · b	56813	9-10	90	—	—	58.2	13/2·7.50 SP
3	16	Blue Courvoisier J: Saffie Osborne · T: Clive Cox · draw 6 3yo · C · b	22410	9-03	91	—	—	54.6	100/30J·4.33 SP
4	11	Shafdar J: David Egan · T: Ian Williams · draw 9 4yo · G · btFT T	120106	9-08	88	—	—	49.2	17/2·9.50 SP
5	18	Thunder Wonder J: Marco Ghiani · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 2 4yo · G · ch	00483	9-03	83	—	—	47.5	9/1·10.00 SP
6	15	First Ambition J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Michael Keady · draw 8 5yo · G · b	66706	9-04	84	—	—	39.2	150/1·151.00 SP
7	7	Spell Master J: Ray Dawson · T: Oli Rix · draw 4 4yo · G · b	01836	9-09	89	—	—	57.3	4/1·5.00 SP
8	4	Real Gain J: James Doyle · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 18 6yo · G · b	30045	9-10	90	—	—	45.2	12/1·13.00 SP
9	6	Ammes J: Kieran Shoemark · T: James Owen · draw 15 4yo · G · bv	36244	9-09	89	—	—	65.5	12/1·13.00 SP
10	13	Thinthread J: Pat Cosgrave · T: George Baker · draw 3 4yo · G · bpFT P	53135	9-06	86	—	—	63.9	80/1·81.00 SP
11	9	Sweet Reward J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 10 9yo · G · b	72119	9-08	88	—	—	59.4	40/1·41.00 SP
12	14	Great Chieftain J: David Probert · T: Oliver Cole · draw 11 5yo · G · bb	78594	9-05	85	—	—	54.8	40/1·41.00 SP
13	8	Nostrum J: Jason Hart · T: Michael Appleby · draw 7 6yo · G · bp	02580	9-08	88	—	—	45.1	25/1·26.00 SP
14	17	Alcaraz J: C Y Ho · T: George Baker · draw 17 7yo · G · bay f.	72285	9-03	83	—	—	57.6	80/1·81.00 SP
15	1	Rock Of Cashel J: Jamie Spencer · T: Niels Petersen · draw 1 4yo · G · b	00010	9-12	92	—	—	44.5	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	El Matador J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 16 4yo · G · ch	52233	9-09	89	—	—	57.0	—
—	—	Point Of Contact J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 13 4yo · G · b	56618	9-08	88	—	—	56.1	—
—	—	Alpha Crucis J: Jason Watson · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 5 6yo · G · bp	22655	9-11	91	—	—	46.4	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:20 Goodwood on 1 August 2026?

Crest of Fire (IRE) won the 17:20 Goodwood at SP 4.33. Ridden by Tom Marquand. Trained by Jack Channon.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:20 Goodwood?

No — the AI top pick (Ammes) finished 9.

What were the placings in the 17:20 Goodwood?

Top finishers: 1. Crest of Fire (IRE) (4.33), 2. Boyfriend (GB) (7.50), 3. Blue Courvoisier (GB) (4.33).

What was the winning time for the 17:20 Goodwood?

The winning time was 1m 53.70s.

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