Horse Racing tips: Matt Chapman’s 8 great plays at Goodwood on Tuesday

Matt is here with all the plays you need as the festival gets under starters orders.

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By / Horse Racing Tips / 3 years ago

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13:50 Sky Defender

ITV coverage at Glorious Goodwood gets under way here with this handicap over 1m 2f. SKY DEFENDER is down in the weights a little bit now and might be worth a few quid each-way at long odds for Mark Johnston and Franny Norton.

The stable go well at this fixture and Sky Defender is down to 99 from up to 105 in the ratings. He ran well at Epsom off 104 in April and was terrific here against Maydanny and Bell Rock in July of last year.

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14:25 Berkshire Shadow

Onto the Group 2 Vintage Stakes for juveniles over 7 furlongs. This trip will be right up the street of Royal Ascot winner BERKSHIRE SHADOW, and I take him to score for Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy. The Coventry Stakes winner should relish going up a furlong and in general terms, this does not look the strongest renewal.

15:00 Space Blues

This is another Group 2 race over 7 furlongs, but this time the Lennox Stakes. SPACE BLUES is the defending champion, and he can beat his Royal Ascot-winning stable companion Creative Force despite giving weight away. William Buick rides Space Blues for Godolphin and he was in tremendous form until being well beaten at Meydan in March. I would suspect he has been laid out for this by connections.

15:35 Stradivarius

Now the big one, the Group 1 Goodwood Cup for stayers over 2m. It’s impossible to oppose STRADIVARIUS for me and while he’s short odds, he looks a massive price for Frankie Dettori and the Gosdens.

Things did not go right in the Ascot Gold Cup and it’s easy to argue he’s become a little vulnerable at the age of seven. That said I still believe he’s a class act and he’ll hack up with the Gold Cup hero Subjectivist currently sidelined.

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16:10 Recon Mission

The show on ITV ends with a handicap over 5 furlongs and it’s wide open. I’ll take a wild chance with RECON MISSION, who goes for Tony Carroll and Ray Dawson. My hope is not as good as he once was, and his rating is way down from what it has been. That said, he managed to win at Epsom three runs ago, so still retains some ability. I’ll take a chance he slips into the frame at the very least.

16:45 City Runner

Now, a juvenile maiden over 6 furlongs and there might be something useful in here. CITY RUNNER has done well at Windsor and Salisbury, and might be able to use that experience here. Scattering was an eye-catcher last time too.

17:20 Urban Violet

We’ve got a 1m fillies’ handicap here. URBAN VIOLET ran well in the Sandringham at Royal Ascot and could go close for Mick Channon and Silvestre de Sousa.

17:50 Lovely Breeze

This a handicap over 6 furlongs. LOVELY BREEZE is creeping up the handicap, but might still be hard to stop forHugo Palmer and William Buick.

So best of luck and pray for Yeeehaaas. You hear me Paddy?

Matt Chapman’s tips summary:

13:50 Sky Defender
14:25 Berkshire Shadow
15:00 Space Blues
15:35 Stradivarius
16:10 Recon Mission
16:45 City Runner
17:20 Urban Violet
17:50 Lovely Breeze

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