Who won the 16:10 Goodwood on 1 August 2026?
Ghost Mode (IRE) won the 16:10 Goodwood at SP 5.50. Ridden by Rob Hornby. Trained by Andrew Balding.
16:10 Goodwood
Phase Eight Handicap Stakes
7f · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 13 runners · £38,655 · Saturday, 1 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 10thRace report
- 1stGhost Mode (IRE)Rob Hornby·Andrew Balding9/2·5.50SP
- 2ndIronwill (IRE)Marco Ghiani·Stuart Williams·beaten 1.25 lengths10/1·11.00SP
- 3rdWe're Goosers (IRE)Oisin Murphy·Hugo Palmer·beaten 0.3 lengths11/8F·2.38SP
Race time
1m 24.76s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Ghost Mode (IRE))
“Settled just behind the pace - moved to the front with authority over 2f out - drifted left approaching the final furlong under pressure - drifted further left inside the closing stages - stayed on strongly to prevail”
AI top-rated Wild Desert (score 73.8) finished 10th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 11.00 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-partyPundit pick: We're Goosers
We're Goosers heads this 13-runner Goodwood seven-furlong contest narrowly ahead of Ghost Mode, Egoli and Aqpan, all three of whom rate within four pounds and represent the chief dangers on a testing good-to-firm surface. The selection will need to reproduce close to its best form to hold off that trio, and the closeness of the weights means little can be taken for granted. That said, We're Goosers holds a clear edge over the remainder of the field and, with conditions appearing in its favour, it gets the vote. **We're Goosers**
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
Wild Desert
William Buick · Charlie Appleby · 3yo
Top-rated of 13
score 73.8 · +6.7 clear of next best (67.1)
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 strong23d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight88very strongCharlie Appleby: 7/20 winners last 14d (35%)
- Ratings50% weight70strongOR 105 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight57averageLast 6: 1-2-3-2-6
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 7f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.15).
Low (1–5)
IV 1.15
Mid (6–9)
IV 1.07
High (10–13)
IV 0.77
Today: Marengo Storm (draw 1) and Start Me Up (draw 3) get the bias; Ironwill (draw 10) 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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding · draw 4 3yo · C · ch | 17906 | 93 | 53.3 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 8 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Stuart Williams · draw 10 3yo · C · gr | 15531 | 87 | 56.7 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 2 3yo · G · b | 21610 | 95 | 56.5 | 11/8F·2.38 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: David Egan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 5 3yo · G · bpFT P | 48961 | 89 | 54.5 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 5 | 11 | J: Luke Morris · T: Richard Hughes · draw 1 3yo · G · brpFT P | 5121 | 84 | 59.3 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 6 | 12 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Richard Spencer · draw 3 3yo · G · bp | 075114 | 84 | 57.3 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: Jack Nicholls(3) · T: K. R. Burke · draw 8 3yo · G · b | 33811 | 88 | 67.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 8 | 10 | J: Harry Vigors(5) · T: Richard Hughes · draw 12 3yo · G · b | 31127 | 87 | 55.6 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 9 | 2 | J: Ray Dawson · T: Roger Varian · draw 6 3yo · G · br | 21687 | 99 | 63.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 10 | 1 | J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 7 3yo · C · b | 12326 | 105 | 73.8 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 11 | 9 | J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 13 3yo · C · br | 21352 | 87 | 51.9 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 12 | 13 | J: Nicola Currie · T: Michael Appleby · draw 9 3yo · G · ch | 218871 | 78 | 44.7 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 13 | 4 | J: Jason Hart · T: Stuart Williams · draw 11 3yo · G · btbFT TB | 146051 | 93 | 53.5 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:10 Goodwood?
No — the AI top pick (Wild Desert) finished 10.
What were the placings in the 16:10 Goodwood?
Top finishers: 1. Ghost Mode (IRE) (5.50), 2. Ironwill (IRE) (11.00), 3. We're Goosers (IRE) (2.38).
What was the winning time for the 16:10 Goodwood?
The winning time was 1m 24.76s.
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