Goodwood 1:50 Tips – Small Fry Can Gain Royal Ascot Compensation

Tip: Small Fry 🔥

Quick Tips

⭐ Best Bet: Small Fry
⚡ Main Danger: Valedictory
🎯 Each Way: Aeronautic

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Small Fry looks ready to make amends for an eye-catching effort at Royal Ascot and can land this valuable staying handicap.

Now with Joseph O'Brien, the former Chester and Epsom Festival winner caught the eye when finishing strongly from the rear in a huge-field Royal Ascot handicap over 2m4f. Dropping back to 1m6f should suit perfectly, as he'll still get the strong pace he needs while avoiding such an extreme stamina test. Off the same mark, he looks very well handicapped if building on that comeback.

Valedictory is the obvious danger after making it two from two since stepping up to this trip. His course-and-distance success was followed by another battling win at Newmarket, and although he's now 3lb higher again, he still looks progressive for the Gosden team. William Buick is an obvious positive and another bold bid looks likely.

Aeronautic has excellent claims once more. Third in this race last season before running a cracker at Royal Ascot last time, Joseph O'Brien's Irish challenger finishes his races strongly and this contest looks likely to be run to suit. He rates one of the most solid each-way options in the field.

Sing Us A Song has been admirably consistent at this level and wasn't disgraced in the same Royal Ascot contest. A return to Goodwood could see further improvement, while Hopewell Rock is capable of better than he showed when disappointing as favourite at Ascot and cannot be dismissed.

Align The Stars arrives after winning the Northumberland Plate but carries another 4lb rise, while Tarriance has class but must concede weight all round after competing in stronger company.

Value Angle

Aeronautic has an excellent record in big-field staying handicaps and his Royal Ascot fourth confirmed he's capable of winning a race of this nature. At likely each-way odds, he makes plenty of appeal.

Tips

Best Bet: Small Fry ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (84%)
Main Danger: Valedictory ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (82%)
Each Way: Aeronautic ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (79%)

Verdict

Small Fry shaped much better than the bare result at Royal Ascot and looks set to peak now returning to 1m6f. Valedictory is progressing rapidly and is the biggest threat, while Aeronautic once again looks a rock-solid each-way proposition in another competitive staying handicap.

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