Glorious Goodwood Festival Odds

Betting and horse racing are one and the same thing – for centuries spectators have wagered money on horses and their riders. There are a number of key points which may help a punter new to the game:

Betting Tips

Always remember that professional bookmakers are extremely well informed about the horses, jockeys and trainers, and have had loads of experience in determining the odds. Their starting prices are usually great indicators as to which of the horses will, in all likelihood, come in the first three of any given race. Sometimes the vast majority of punters will put their weight and money behind a particular horse, and in so doing, will inflate or falsify the price. Consequently the prices of the other horses will drift in the market, or get a little longer. As a result a horse which was initially shown as the favourite or second favourite in the early starting prices quoted by the ‘bookies’ may drop down the list and the odds will improve significantly. Glorious Goodwood Festival Betting Tip – bet on the horse that was initially the favourite or in the top three.
Another Glorious Goodwood Betting Tip is to bet on a horse which has been heavily backed minutes before the start of the race, and the odds have been sharply reduced. This generally means that someone, somewhere has reliable, favourable information that no-one else has!
When making your choice, always choose a horse which has been racing regularly and recently. If a horse has been out of racing for a while, there is normally a very good reason, like injury or illness.
In longer races be aware of the form and experience of the jockey. In short races even an inexperienced rookie will be able to make his horse go fast, but the longer races require more thought and strategy and an experienced jockey will know how to pace the horse and the race.

Horses to watch

We look at a number of horses which are languishing in the top half of the 2007 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, and some of these horses have already enjoyed success at Glorious Goodwood. They are the horses to watch in 2009.

Peeping Fawn is ranked second on the 2007 Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings for fillies and mares, and 8^th on the overall rankings. She together with jockey, Johnny Murtagh claimed the 2007 Nassau Stakes, and the chances are that she will be well placed again in 2008. Trained by Aidan O’Brien, Peeping Fawn won two other big races in 2007 – the Irish Oaks and the Yorkshire Oaks.
Ramonti is currently ranked joint 8^th on the 2007 Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings for four year olds and above. Godolphin’s star performer had a stellar 2007 season, not only claiming the richest race at Goodwood, the coveted Sussex Stakes ridden by champion jockey, Frankie Dettori, but he won the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and the Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin in Hong Kong. Trained by Glorious Goodwood Festival Horse Trainer, Saeed bin Suroor, Ramonti is sure to tame the tracks again n 2008.
Dylan Thomas was ranked joint second on the 2007 Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, and had a superb 2006 & 2007 season. The 4 year old colt is trained by Aidan O’Brien and owned by sue Magnier and Michael Tabor. His major wins include: 2006 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial, 2006 Irish Derby Stakes, 2006 & 2007 Irish Champion Stakes, 2007 Prix Ganay, 2007 King George V1 & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the 2007 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.