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          Goodwood ·
          Tue 8 Sep
        

Virgin Bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Goodwood · Tuesday, 8 Sep · 13:50 · 2m · Class 2 · TURF

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Status

14:50

Off time

Runners

Soft (Heavy in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

MANXMAN (IRE

🥈 Second

SYNERGISM (GER

🥉 Third

FIREBLADE

#4 · Dr2 · 7

5 runners

01 · 🏆

Manxman

1.73

8/11

02 · 🥈

Sax Appeal

4.50

7/2

03 · 🥉

Bahadur

5.50

9/2

Synergism

5.50

9/2

Fireblade

6/1

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	5	Manxman (G) FAV V Resumed winning ways over C&D in May 2025. Lightly raced since but proved he retains all his ability back from a year off when fifth of 16 at York 3 weeks ago and this is much less competitive.	1003-51	W Buick S & E Crisford	6	63kg	1.73 8/11
3rd	2	3	Synergism (G) P Reached a useful level last summer and has held his form well since, including when making a winning return at Lingfield (turf) in May. Ground might have been too quick for him at Ascot last time and…	53-1343	L Morris Sir Mark Prescott	4	62.1kg	5.50 9/2
2nd	3	4	Bahadur (C) Landed a hat-trick on the all-weather at the end of last year and added to his tally in a 5-runner C&D event off 1 lb lower in May. Seems to have gone off the boil judged on his last 2 efforts, thoug…	105792	Cieren Fallon S Woods	4	62.1kg	5.50 9/2
4th	4	2	Fireblade (G) Developed into a useful stayer last year. Has run to that level just once this season (when second at Ascot in July) and needs to leave a laboured effort at York 3 weeks ago well behind.	442304	Saffie Osborne Dylan Cunha	5	60.3kg	7 6/1
—	5	1	Sax Appeal (G) Successful 8 times on all-weather and he ran right up to his best in re-fitted blinkers when third in Northumberland Vase at Newcastle in June. Probably went off too hard when distant third at Southw…	333410	Callum Shepherd C Johnston	6	59kg	4.50 7/2 Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26 Sky B… 26

Betting forecast: Manxman (8/11), Sax Appeal (7/2), Bahadur (9/2), Synergism (9/2), Fireblade (6/1)