17:00 Goodwood

Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes

6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 9 runners · £7,668 · Tuesday, 8 September 2026

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E/W terms3 places at 1/5 odds (9 runners)· the study →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated

Atticum

No. 4 · score 55.7 · +0.2 clear of next best · best 11/1·12.00

Drawn 3, inside the favoured low third at this course and trip.

Best value vs consensus

Born Slippy

18.5·18.50 Matchbook · +12% vs fair (consensus 16.58)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 28 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Other selections

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Each-way55.7/100 rating

Atticum

12.00Matchbook

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-party

Pundit pick: Old Is GoldDiffers from our pick

Old Is Gold heads this nine-runner Goodwood sprint on ratings, sitting narrowly ahead of Mister Bluebird and Atticum, who both profile as credible dangers alongside Brosay, and the six-furlong good ground trip looks well suited to a horse of his profile. The chief threats from Mister Bluebird and Atticum cannot be dismissed lightly given they are separated from our selection by only a few pounds, and Brosay lurks just a pound further back as an additional complication. That said, Old Is Gold's edge at the head of the field gives him a legitimate claim to take the honours, and the step to this level of company appears within his compass. Old Is Gold is the selection.

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

Atticum

Marco Ghiani · Robert Cowell · 3yo

Top-rated of 9

score 55.7 · +0.2 clear of next best (55.5)

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
85very strong
41d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
55average
OR 83
Form20% weight
53average
Last 6: 1-5-5-3-3
Trainer20% weight
45below average
Robert Cowell: 2/11 winners last 14d (18%)

MarketBest price 12.00 (Matchbook) · 4th in the market of 9.

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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.

Front-runners(1)
1Mister Bluebird
Prominent(3)
2Marengo Storm 4Atticum 9Evie Ross
Mid-division(1)
7An Outlaw's Grace
Hold-up / closers(3)
3Old Is Gold 5Arry Up 6Brosay
Unknown(1)
8Born Slippy

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Goodwood 6f

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Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.33).

Low (1–3)

IV 1.33

Mid (4–6)

IV 0.96

High (7–9)

IV 0.66

Today: Atticum (draw 3) and An Outlaw's Grace (draw 1) get the bias; Old Is Gold (draw 8) 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. 112 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
4	AtticumPick J: Marco Ghiani · T: Robert Cowell · draw 3 · combo 5/16 (31%) 3yo · C · bOnly runner	15533	9-10	83	—	—	55.7	11/1·12.12	12·12.00 Matchbook Compare 28 books ▾ Matchbook12·12.00Betfair Exchange11.5·11.50 SmarketsSBK10/1·11.00Smarkets11·11.00Bet3659/1·10.00 Midnite9/1·10.00 BetTom17/2·9.50Hollywood Bets17/2·9.50William Hill17/2·9.50 Ladbrokes17/2·9.50 Betfred17/2·9.50 Coral17/2·9.50 Paddy Power17/2·9.50 BetWright17/2·9.50 Betano17/2·9.50 Dragon Bet17/2·9.50 Quinn Bet17/2·9.50 SportingIndex17/2·9.50 Spreadex17/2·9.50 Star Sports17/2·9.50 7Bet17/2·9.50 Bet Victor17/2·9.50 Unibet17/2·9.50Betfair Sportsbook8/1·9.00BetMGM8/1·9.00 Boyle Sports8/1·9.00 LiveScore Bet7/1·8.00Virgin Bet7/1·8.00
2	Marengo Storm J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Hughes · draw 5 · combo 9/109 (8%) 3yo · G · brpClass drop	51215	9-11	84	—	—	55.5	4/1·4.78	3/1·4.00 Bet365 · -16% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Bet3653/1·4.00 LiveScore Bet3/1·4.00Virgin Bet3/1·4.00Bet Victor11/4·3.75Hollywood Bets11/4·3.75William Hill11/4·3.75 Ladbrokes11/4·3.75 SportingIndex11/4·3.75 Spreadex11/4·3.75 Star Sports11/4·3.75Matchbook3.75·3.75Betano11/4·3.75 Betfred11/4·3.75 Quinn Bet11/4·3.75 BetWright11/4·3.75 Boyle Sports11/4·3.75 Coral11/4·3.75 Dragon Bet11/4·3.75 7Bet11/4·3.75 Betfair Exchange3.7·3.70Smarkets3.65·3.65SmarketsSBK13/5·3.60 BetMGM5/2·3.50 BetTom5/2·3.50 Midnite5/2·3.50 Unibet5/2·3.50Betfair Sportsbook5/2·3.50Paddy Power5/2·3.50
3	Old Is Gold J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 8 · combo 28/124 (23%) 3yo · G · bvClass drop	30605	9-10	83	—	—	50.8	9/4·3.19	2.78·2.78 Betfair Exchange · -13% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Exchange2.78·2.78Matchbook2.78·2.78Smarkets2.76·2.76Virgin Bet7/4·2.75LiveScore Bet7/4·2.75 SmarketsSBK7/4·2.75 Midnite13/8·2.63 Boyle Sports13/8·2.63Betfair Sportsbook13/8·2.63Paddy Power13/8·2.63 Bet Victor13/8·2.63 Betano13/8·2.63 7Bet6/4·2.50 BetTom6/4·2.50Hollywood Bets6/4·2.50Bet3656/4·2.50 William Hill6/4·2.50 SportingIndex6/4·2.50 Spreadex6/4·2.50 Unibet6/4·2.50 Star Sports6/4·2.50 BetMGM6/4·2.50 BetWright6/4·2.50 Coral6/4·2.50 Ladbrokes6/4·2.50 Quinn Bet6/4·2.50 Dragon Bet6/4·2.50 Betfred11/8·2.38
5	Arry Up J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Rod Millman · draw 7 · combo 4/43 (9%) 3yo · G · bOnly runner	110416	9-09	82	—	—	49.8	10/1·11.48	15.5·15.50 Betfair Exchange · +35% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Exchange15.5·15.50Smarkets14.5·14.50SmarketsSBK13/1·14.00Matchbook14·14.00Bet3659/1·10.00 Midnite17/2·9.50 William Hill17/2·9.50 7Bet8/1·9.00 Ladbrokes8/1·9.00Hollywood Bets8/1·9.00Bet Victor8/1·9.00 Betano8/1·9.00 Betfred8/1·9.00 Paddy Power8/1·9.00 BetTom8/1·9.00 BetWright8/1·9.00 Dragon Bet8/1·9.00 Star Sports8/1·9.00 Unibet8/1·9.00 BetMGM8/1·9.00 Quinn Bet8/1·9.00 SportingIndex8/1·9.00 Spreadex8/1·9.00 Boyle Sports8/1·9.00 Coral8/1·9.00Betfair Sportsbook15/2·8.50LiveScore Bet6/1·7.00Virgin Bet6/1·7.00
8	Born Slippy J: Saffie Osborne · T: Richard Spencer · draw 6 · combo 12/57 (21%) 3yo · C · btOnly runner	10380	9-04	77	—	—	49.4	16/1·16.58	18.5·18.50 Matchbook · +12% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Matchbook18.5·18.50Smarkets18·18.00SmarketsSBK16/1·17.00 Betfair Exchange17·17.00 Bet Victor14/1·15.00Betfair Sportsbook14/1·15.00Paddy Power14/1·15.00 Betano14/1·15.00 Boyle Sports14/1·15.00 Midnite14/1·15.00 7Bet12/1·13.00 Bet36512/1·13.00 BetTom12/1·13.00 BetWright12/1·13.00 Coral12/1·13.00 Dragon Bet12/1·13.00 Ladbrokes12/1·13.00 LiveScore Bet12/1·13.00 Quinn Bet12/1·13.00 SportingIndex12/1·13.00 Spreadex12/1·13.00Hollywood Bets12/1·13.00Star Sports12/1·13.00 Unibet12/1·13.00Virgin Bet12/1·13.00William Hill11/1·12.00 BetMGM11/1·12.00 Betfred11/1·12.00
7	An Outlaw's Grace J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Richard Hannon · draw 1 · combo 1/30 (3%) 4yo · G · bpOnly ride	035472	9-05	76	—	—	43.2	17/2·9.57	13.5·13.50 Smarkets · +41% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Smarkets13.5·13.50SmarketsSBK12/1·13.00 Betfair Exchange13·13.00Matchbook10.5·10.50Bet3657/1·8.00 BetMGM7/1·8.00 Bet Victor13/2·7.50 BetWright13/2·7.50 Betano13/2·7.50Hollywood Bets13/2·7.50Midnite13/2·7.50 William Hill13/2·7.50 Betfred13/2·7.50 Coral13/2·7.50 Ladbrokes13/2·7.50 Boyle Sports13/2·7.50 Dragon Bet13/2·7.50 Quinn Bet13/2·7.50 SportingIndex13/2·7.50 Spreadex13/2·7.50 Star Sports13/2·7.50 Unibet13/2·7.50 Paddy Power13/2·7.50 7Bet13/2·7.50 BetTom13/2·7.50 LiveScore Bet6/1·7.00Virgin Bet6/1·7.00Betfair Sportsbook11/2·6.50
9	Evie Ross J: David Probert · T: Clive Cox · draw 2 · combo 1/11 (9%) 3yo · F · bvOnly runner	69555	8-13	72	—	—	42.2	25/1·26.79	28·28.00 Betfair Exchange · +5% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Exchange28·28.00Matchbook28·28.00Smarkets24·24.00Bet36522/1·23.00 Bet Victor20/1·21.00 BetTom20/1·21.00 Betano20/1·21.00 Dragon Bet20/1·21.00 Midnite20/1·21.00Hollywood Bets20/1·21.00Betfair Sportsbook20/1·21.00Paddy Power20/1·21.00 7Bet20/1·21.00 Boyle Sports20/1·21.00 Coral20/1·21.00 Ladbrokes20/1·21.00 Quinn Bet20/1·21.00 SportingIndex20/1·21.00 Spreadex20/1·21.00 Star Sports20/1·21.00 Unibet20/1·21.00 William Hill20/1·21.00 SmarketsSBK20/1·21.00 BetWright20/1·21.00 Betfred20/1·21.00 BetMGM20/1·21.00 LiveScore Bet16/1·17.00Virgin Bet16/1·17.00
1	Mister Bluebird J: Cieren Fallon · T: Heather Main · draw 4 8yo · G · bpClass dropOnly pairing	02207	9-13	84	—	—	41.2	11/1·12.12	9/1·10.00 Bet365 · -17% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Bet3659/1·10.00 LiveScore Bet9/1·10.00Virgin Bet9/1·10.00Betfair Exchange10·10.00 Midnite9/1·10.00Matchbook10·10.00Smarkets9.6·9.60Hollywood Bets17/2·9.50Betfair Sportsbook17/2·9.50Bet Victor17/2·9.50 SportingIndex17/2·9.50 Spreadex17/2·9.50 Star Sports17/2·9.50 BetTom17/2·9.50 Ladbrokes17/2·9.50 Betano17/2·9.50 Betfred17/2·9.50 Quinn Bet17/2·9.50 Paddy Power17/2·9.50 7Bet17/2·9.50 BetWright17/2·9.50 Dragon Bet17/2·9.50 William Hill17/2·9.50 Unibet17/2·9.50 Boyle Sports8/1·9.00 Coral8/1·9.00 SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00 BetMGM15/2·8.50
6	Brosay J: Nicola Currie · T: Charlie Pike · draw 9 · combo 1/5 (20%) 4yo · G · bbOnly ride	606099	9-09	80	—	—	38.1	40/1·43.37	35/1·36.00 7Bet · -17% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ 7Bet35/1·36.00 Bet36533/1·34.00 Bet Victor33/1·34.00 BetMGM33/1·34.00 BetTom33/1·34.00 BetWright33/1·34.00 Betano33/1·34.00 Betfred33/1·34.00 Boyle Sports33/1·34.00 Coral33/1·34.00 Dragon Bet33/1·34.00 Ladbrokes33/1·34.00Hollywood Bets33/1·34.00Quinn Bet33/1·34.00 SportingIndex33/1·34.00 Spreadex33/1·34.00 Star Sports33/1·34.00 Unibet33/1·34.00 William Hill33/1·34.00Betfair Sportsbook33/1·34.00Paddy Power33/1·34.00 LiveScore Bet28/1·29.00Virgin Bet28/1·29.00Midnite28/1·29.00Matchbook29·29.00Betfair Exchange27·27.00Smarkets23·23.00SmarketsSBK20/1·21.00

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 28 bookmakers per horse with the 28% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes?

The Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes is off at 17:00 on 8 September 2026 at Goodwood (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 17:00 Goodwood?

6f, Class 4, Flat, 9 runners declared.

What is the going for the 17:00 Goodwood?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 17:00 Goodwood?

The AI top-rated runner is Atticum (score 55.7, best price 12.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 17:00 Goodwood?

The market favourite is Old Is Gold at a best price of 2.78. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Atticum.

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