Glorious Goodwood Day 4 Tips

Glorious Goodwood is a highlight of both the sporting and social calendars. The pageantry and style ranks it alongside any of the summer’s fashion and racing events and the five days will be savoured by all.

The meeting continues onto its fourth day on Friday, 1st August and features the Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes. The race is a 5f sprint won by the lightning quick Battaash in recent years, with the straight track at Goodwood being among the fastest in the country.

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Goodwood Day 4 Races On Tuesday

Glorious Goodwood’s Day 4 card features the Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes, one of the top sprint prizes below the top tier of the entire flat season. There are also a pair of Group 3s on the day, namely the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes, won in 2021 by the superstar Baaeed, and the Glorious Stakes, a middle distance race for four-year-olds and upwards.

Coral Goodwood Handicap @ 13:50

The fourth day of Glorious Goodwood opens with a competitive staying handicap, run over 2m4½f. At that trip, it is the longest handicap of the season in terms of distance. Indeed, it is so long, that horses start without stalls and by running in the opposite direction up Goodwood’s straight before looping back round in the traditional orientation.

Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes @ 14:25

The first of the Group contests on the day is the Group 3 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes. It is run over 1m and is restricted only to three-year-olds. Though some useful performers had won the race in the recent past, the race received a real boost in 2021 when William Haggas’ Baaeed took the race in splendid style.

Unibet Golden Mile Handicap @ 15:00

The Golden Mile Handicap is one of the top races of its kind over the season. Run over the distance stated in its name, it takes in the famous undulating bend at the top of Goodwood’s straight, ensuring that track position is absolutely vital.

King George Qatar Stakes @ 15:35

The highlight of the day often goes by in the blink of an eye, both because of the excitement of the build-up and the nature of the race. Run over the minimum trip of 5f, the Group 2 King George Stakes is among the fastest races run in Britain every season due to the generally downhill nature of Goodwood’s straight track. There is an uphill finish to contend with, but horses who show blistering speed early are regularly favoured.

L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Glorious Stakes @ 16:10

Another Group race swiftly follows the highlight of the day as the Glorious Stakes is a Group 3 for older horses. It is run over the Derby distance of 1m4f, suiting experienced middle distance horses perfectly.

Ire-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Nursery Handicap @ 16:45

This nursery, a handicap for juveniles, is run over 6f and often attracts a field of hopefuls looking to make the jump up to Graded company.

Coral Handicap @ 17:20

Day 4 concludes with a handicap for three-year-olds. The rather unique trip of 1m3f is the distance and is a 0-90, ensuring slightly lower-rated horses get to shine on one of the biggest stages of the season. Group 1 winners Poet’s Word and Walton Street took this in back-to-back years in 2016 and 2017.

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Goodwood Day 4 Betting Tips

Once fields have begun to be whittled down, we will have our race-by-race selections for day 4 available on this page. Goodwood is a unique track in terms of its undulations and bends. Ahead of the day, check out the races earlier on in the week to get a sense of how the track is riding and whether a draw bias has developed, especially on the straight course. You can find the tips for all the races on the main Goodwood Tips page.

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Glorious Goodwood Free Bets For Friday

Below are some of the top new customer offers available for Glorious Goodwood. Visit our dedicated Goodwood free bets page for all the bookmarks with betting offers.

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Other Days of The Goodwood Festival

Glorious Goodwood day 4 is followed by one more day of top-class racing. Check out our dedicated pages for the remaining days of the meeting below.

• Goodwood Festival Day 1
• Goodwood Festival Day 2
• Goodwood Festival Day 3
• Goodwood Festival Day 5