1pt each-way Inver Park @10/1, 1pt each-way Chil Chil @12/1, 15:20 Goodwood, Saturday

6f Coral Stewards’ Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+)

The Stewards’ Cup is a race which has tended to go towards a classy horse carrying a big weight as opposed to a well-handicapped runner off a light burden in recent years. The draw is also always very difficult to predict with winners coming from all across the track.

One thing that’s undeniable this year is that CHIL CHIL comes into this race with by far the most impressive form in the book having finished third in the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock on her penultimate start. The last time Chil Chil ran in a handicap, she dotted up at Newmarket in April 2021. Since then she has only run in Group company winning a Group 3 whilst running consistently otherwise in a small number of starts.

Chil Chil has won on her second start after a break on each of the last three seasons and her run two weeks ago in the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes looks like the perfect prep for this. Chil Chil does have the burden of top-weight, but she has a 5lb claimer aboard and has the class to take this from a lot of exposed handicappers.

The other horse that I want to be on is INVER PARK for George Boughey. The son of Pivotal is chasing a four-timer having moved to this yard earlier in the season putting in another personal best to win the Buckingham Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot last time out. Inver Park has been upped another 4lbs for that success, but he won his last race shade cosily so a mark of 98 could still underestimate this fast-improving four-year-old.

His draw in the middle of the track should give him some options and Inver Park looks like the type of sprinter that could graduate to pattern-company before too long.

There are so many others in this that have a great chance with Mr Wagyu, Summerghand and Whenthedealinisdone appearing best of the rest for the place money.

1pt each-way Inver Park @10/1, 15:20 Goodwood, Saturday (1-8 places, 1/5 odds with William Hill)
1pt each-way Chil Chil @12/1, 15:20 Goodwood, Saturday (1-8 places, 1/5 odds with William Hill)

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