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Saturday 1st August

There have been many many hard luck stories at Goodwood this week. I have taken a view over the past few years that it is not my best venue so I have had a relatively quiet week with my only selection for the week so far, Smart Champion, an unlucky third on Wednesday (confirming my opinion to be still true). I was frustrated that I didn't put forward Aramon for the Galway Hurdle as I feel the County hurdle (when I was with him) form from Cheltenham could be quite strong but the fact that Paul Townend chose the stable companion and the soft ground was enough to put me off. 

Moving onto today and I am going to try one at Goodwood and Kings Advice is a tentative selection in the 2.25. The reason he is a tentative selection is not the track, more his current form which is a concern. However, I think there are excuses for most of his poor runs this year. He did finish sixth in the Sagaro and followed that with a good second in a Listed race at Doncaster. His last two runs require a little more explaining but I don't think he goes well on soft ground and the Northumberland Plate was a funny race this year so I could easily forgive a poor run there. He returns to Goodwood where he is 2 from 2 (both over course and distance), including this race last year. Furthermore, he is on a 4lb lower mark than 12 months ago. He could well give us a poor run for our money but I am willing to take that chance as he has his optimum conditions. 


0.5pt win Kings Advice (11/2 General) Goodwood 2.25

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