Glorious Goodwood 2019 - Day 1
Set at one of the picturesque tracks in the country, Glorious Goodwood is one of the highlights of the flat season for me, both from a viewing and punting perspective and there's one I'm chancing a few of my pennies on the first day of the meeting. Unibet Handicap (Goodwood, 13:50) The progressive Setting Sail is likely to prove very popular here after an excellent second in the John Smith's cup at York last time out. However, at current odds of around 7/2 there's not enough juice in that price for me in a race of this nature. Instead I'm looking at an option, although far from solid, who looks to offer a nice bit of each-way value. Plutonian has some pretty serious questions to answer given he hasn't beat a single horse home in either of his last two starts, but I think he's had potential excuses and a return to this track can also be seen as a big positive. Charlie Hills' gelding ran a belter on seasonal reappearance when finishing fifth ...