Who won the 16:20 Goodwood on 29 August 2026?
Gooloogong (IRE) won the 16:20 Goodwood at SP 4.50. Ridden by Benoit de la Sayette. Trained by George Baker.
16:20 Goodwood
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
1m6f · Flat · Class 4 · Soft · 9 runners · £8,066 · Saturday, 29 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stGooloogong (IRE)Benoit de la Sayette·George Baker7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndZachary Hickes (GB)AI top pick · 61.9Jack Mitchell·Roger Varian·beaten 11 lengths5/2·3.50SP
- 3rdRussian Rumour (IRE)Olivia Tubb·Jonathan Portman·beaten 0.1 lengths25/1·26.00SP
Race time
3m 15.36s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Gooloogong (IRE))
“Sat close up early - hit the front over 3f out and opened a big gap inside the final furlong - stayed on unchallenged to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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-way51.2/100 rating
Appier
10.50Betfair 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: Bright Legend
Bright Legend heads this fourteen-furlong Goodwood contest on a rating narrowly ahead of Russian Rumour, with Caprelo and Arcturus Flame also in the mix on identical figures just below, making this a competitive Class 4 affair on good-to-firm ground. The selection's edge at the top of the ratings gives a slender but meaningful advantage over the chasing pack, and the trip and conditions look well-suited to bringing out the best in the horse. Russian Rumour represents the most immediate threat given a rating only three pounds adrift, while Caprelo and Arcturus Flame cannot be dismissed on identical figures and will need watching through the final stages of this staying test. On balance, Bright Legend is taken to justify favouritism in what should be a strongly-run race over the Goodwood mile and three quarters.
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
Zachary Hickes
Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian · 4yo
Top-rated of 12
score 61.9 · +9.9 clear of next best (52.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong15d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight68strongRoger Varian: 4/15 winners last 14d (27%)
- Form20% weight62averageLast 6: 4-6-4-1
- Ratings50% weight52averageOR 78
MarketBest price 3.80 (Smarkets) · market favourite.
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 1m6f
full course data →Strong: middle favoured (IV 1.29).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.04
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.29
High (9–12)
IV 0.70
Today: Appier (draw 7) and Mr Freedom (draw 6) get the bias; Scarlet Moon (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. 43 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | J: Benoit de la Sayette · T: George Baker · draw 3 6yo · G · ch | 31463 | 78 | 44.8 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Jack Mitchell · T: Roger Varian · draw 4 4yo · G · ch | 4641 | 78 | 61.9 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Olivia Tubb(5) · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 9 9yo · M · bp | 13433 | 78 | 50.9 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: David Probert · T: Tony Carroll · draw 7 7yo · G · b | 230613 | 79 | 51.2 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: James Owen · draw 2 4yo · G · btp | 53252 | 77 | 51.1 | 85/40F·3.12 SP |
| 6 | 10 | J: Taylor Fisher · T: Joe Tickle · draw 11 6yo · G · b | 21144 | 76 | 48.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Hughie Morrison · draw 5 5yo · G · bb | 10245 | 80 | 44.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 8 | 3 | J: Clifford Lee · T: Faye Bramley · draw 1 6yo · G · b | 14504 | 80 | 47.9 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 9 | 2 | J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Archie Watson · draw 10 4yo · G · chp | 71402 | 80 | 52.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Daniel Tudhope · T: Henrietta C Knight · draw 12 7yo · G · brb | 702311 | 75 | 50.1 | — |
| — | — | J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Sheena West · draw 6 7yo · G · bp | 65358 | 77 | 48.4 | — |
| — | — | J: Gina Mangan · T: Ed de Giles · draw 8 6yo · G · ch | 414242 | 60 | 41.7 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:20 Goodwood?
No — the AI top pick (Zachary Hickes) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:20 Goodwood?
Top finishers: 1. Gooloogong (IRE) (4.50), 2. Zachary Hickes (GB) (3.50), 3. Russian Rumour (IRE) (26.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:20 Goodwood?
The winning time was 3m 15.36s.
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