Wednesday racing tips: Best bets and odds on Glorious Goodwood day two

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It’s day two at Glorious Goodwood with the Sussex Stakes the feature on the card. We have four selections for you using the best odds from betting sites.

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Tuesday began well for us with Al Aali, so let’s see if lightning is capable of striking twice.

Hatteen is an interesting runner on his handicap debut for the Andrew Balding/Oisin Murphy combination, which regulars will know is one I have a lot of time for. He was an impressive winner at Doncaster last time (1m4f, good to firm) and enters handicaps off a mark of 88, which gives him scope to improve again.

He is much respected but a pretty skinny price at the same time, with Infraad (William Haggas/Tom Marquand) another with potential and Cannes an interesting contender sent from Ireland by the excellent Joseph O’Brien.

The latter has to bounce back after a lack lustre run at Royal Ascot but I’d definitely not be writing him off and a win would not surprise. However, a really interesting entrant is BALTIC FLEET, who I am happy to take a chance on to small stakes at a good price on betting apps.

He’s 20/1 at the time of writing and that looks attractive. He ran well on his handicap debut at York (1m4f, good) in May and followed that with a better effort when second in a small field at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW) last time.

After that race, he was bought out of George Boughey’s yard for £170,000 and is now at Ian Williams’ Worcestershire yard. I’d be pretty confident there is more to come from him, given that the horses that filled first and third at Wolverhampton have both gone on to win since, so that form is working out well.

William Buick rides for the first time and if the unexposed Space Blues gelding can continue his rise, he could go much closer than his current price suggests.

Goodwood day two racing tip 1: Baltic Fleet (Goodwood, 13.50) – 1pt each-way @ 20/1 (William Hill)

A cracking Group 3 contest where the front two in the market, Sayidah Dariyan and FLORA OF BERMUDA, both have to prove they’ll get home over this far.

We sided with Royal Velvet at Royal Ascot but it appears she might have just gone over the top on her last two starts, while Zanthos does get this trip and is a danger and Planet Seeker – who dead-heated for first in this last year – is another who should be involved.

However, I’m just siding with Flora Of Bermuda because she’s such a good, consistent yardstick for a sprinter. She’s officially the best in this field over shorter than this but I think she’ll see it out, as she wasn’t stopping when winning the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville (6½f, good to firm).

She’s a strong finisher with a good attitude and she represents a stable (Andrew Balding) that’s in good form and I am surprised that, at the time of writing, she’s not heading the market. She did, after all, beat the market leader by 2l last time they met and they meet on the same terms this time. Hopefully she can head the field past the post.

Goodwood day two racing tip 2: Flora Of Bermuda (Goodwood, 15.00) – 1pt win @ 7/2 (William Hill)

Speedy juveniles to the fore here with Richard Hannon-trained Pershaada heading the market after a C&D novice win and a fourth in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot, where she was a place in front of CROWNBREAKER.

I think the latter represents a bit of value at a bigger price than the favourite on horse racing betting sites, having shown her 100/1 Queen Mary fifth to be no fluke by heading to France and winning in Listed company since.

She’s got bags of pace and while there may be less exposed contenders, I actually think her extra experience could prove positive in a race like this. With her trainer among the winners, she looks a lively each-way player who could prove up to winning this.

The unbeaten Adonius could be anything but will have to improve on what he’s produced to add to his CV, while El Floridita is another who is not ruled out.

Goodwood day two racing tip 3: Crownbreaker (Goodwood, 15.35) – 1pt each-way @ 9/2 (Bet365)

While we can’t dismiss outsiders out of hand after what happened with Qirat last year, it really would be a big surprise if this prestigious prize didn’t go to one of the three leading contenders, Opera Ballo, Gstaad or BOW ECHO.

It may not be original to side with the favourite but he’s earned that tag and I think he’ll be better suited by this quicker track than he was at Royal Ascot in the St James’s Palace Stakes (1m, good to firm) last time.

His 2,000 Guineas win was the best performance in that race since the great Frankel and I think that’s always worth bearing in mind. He’s beaten Gstaad fair and square and although there may not be too much in it any longer, he holds the cards.

I am also a big fan of Aidan O’Brien and I can see the argument that he is also still improving, especially as he pushed the selection much closer at the Royal meeting.

He wouldn’t be an undeserving winner but he’s got it to do and he’s officially still got 5lb to find with George Boughey’s mount. That’s considerable and if you’re backing him you’re surely having to do so hoping that the favourite misfires.

Opera Ballo is, in fact, the second best on official ratings as they go to post and he’s a Group 1 winner who has a CV that reads 7-10. He’s the best of the older horses but it will be tough for both he and Ten Bob Tony to successfully concede 8lb to both Bow Echo and Gstaad.

Goodwood day two racing tip 4: Bow Echo (Goodwood, 16.10) – 3pts win @ 5/4 (Betfred)

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