Goodwood 16:10 - w/o Gstaad

oddschecker Verdict

BOW ECHO has passed every test so far and his victories in the 2000 Guineas and the St James's Palace Stakes cemented his position as a miler of the highest order. This illustrious event presents the son of Night Of Thunder with the task of coping with a speedy downhill finish, while taking on his elders for the first time. However, he is a smooth traveller and is very capable of exploiting the 8lb weight-for-age allowance. Gstaad was second in both those aforementioned races and, having been impressive by winning the Irish 2000 Guineas in between, he is very much the pick of Aidan O'Brien's entrants. Opera Ballo, a Group 1 winner in the UAE in January, has the most scope of the older horses. As a previous course winner, Zavateri is dangerous to underestimate over a mile for the first time.

Prediction: 1st Bow Echo, 2nd Gstaad, 3rd Opera Ballo