UK Horse Racing Tips: Goodwood

DUBAI HILLS shaped with promise on his racecourse debut when finishing second at Chantilly last month. It would be no surprise were Amy Murphy's charge to take a step forward today, and he is taken to score at the second time of asking. Eve Johnson Houghton continues to fire with her juveniles, so both Ethandun and Bated Breeze need considering, of which the former is preferred. Vitarli should be thereabouts, while others to note include Haatem and Relentless Warrior.
Prediction : 1st Dubai Hills 2nd Ethandun 3rd Vitarli

This could go the way of TIME LOCK, who was narrowly denied at York on her latest outing last August and she must hold every chance of building on that. She beat the reopposing Voodoo Queen into fifth and, even though Roger Varian's charge has since contested a Group 3 over this trip at Newmarket, the daughter of Frankel is entitled to confirm that form. Luisa Casati was only beaten a neck in Listed company in France on her reappearance in March and is another to consider.
Prediction : 1st Time Lock 2nd Voodoo Queen 3rd Luisa Casati

DREAM COMPOSER found the drop to 5f to his liking when appearing to win with something in hand at Newmarket last month, and James Evans' inmate could make light work of a 2lb rise in the handicap. Prop Forward returned to winning ways when making all over 6f last time at Kempton and the five-year-old shouldn't be underestimated now switched to the turf off 4lb higher. Clarendon House also makes some appeal.
Prediction : 1st Dream Composer 2nd Prop Forward 3rd Clarendon House

Shobiz (winner) renews rivalry with The Lamplighter (second) from this race last year, when the latter was held by a nose, but he does have a 2lb pull in the weights this time around and that could help him reverse that form. However, they may only be playing for the places as CAPOTE'S DREAM showed much improved form last time on his return to action. The son of Dream Ahead was only beaten just under three lengths into third at Windsor behind a subsequent winner and is likely to go very close off the same mark.
Prediction : 1st Capotes Dream 2nd The Lamplighter 3rd Shobiz

KOLSAI made a giant leap from his juvenile efforts when runner-up to a potentially smart type in the Feilden at Newmarket's Craven meeting. The drop back a furlong in trip appears likely to suit and the son of Oasis Dream, who comes from an excellent family, is expected to be too strong for the opposition. Ancestral Land showed plenty of freshness when fourth in the Craven and is open to improvement, while the unbeaten Cicero's Gift produced a smart performance at Wolverhampton under a penalty and may prove to be the main threat.
Prediction : 1st Kolsai 2nd Ciceros Gift 3rd Ancestral Land

A case can be made for plenty of these but a chance is taken on MUDSKIPPER, who did not appear to get home over 1m2f at Nottingham last time. The drop in trip should help and arguably his best piece form came when filling second place over this course and distance last September. Garrick Painter is an obvious threat following his win at Kempton in February, while Lunarscape and Island Star are others with strong form claims.
Prediction : 1st Mudskipper 2nd Garrick Painter 3rd Lunarscape

A drop in trip may not be enough to stop CHAMPAGNE CITY following up a facile success over 2m 2f at Pontefract last month. The gelded son of Tobougg has gone up 5lb for that success, but Joe Leavy knocks 7lb off his back in this and he can have a big say in proceedings with that in mind. Justus bolted up at Doncaster most recently and is feared under a 5lb penalty, while Candy Shack completes the shortlist in a first-time tongue-tie.
Prediction : 1st Champagne City 2nd Justus 3rd Candy Shack