Qatar Goodwood Festival Day 1 Prediction: Can Breaking Light Steal the Show on Day 1?

Every year in the last week of July, we witness exciting flat race events under the banner of Qatar Goodwood Festival. Avid horse race fans and followers from around the globe are expected to mark their presences to witness John & Thady Gosde’s Stradivarius, who holds the record for being four times Goodwood title winner.

Every year, millions of bets are placed on most favorites’ horses running at the Qatar Goodwood Festival. For this year, we have Breaking Light, Crystal Caprice, and Rainbow Colours as favorites for winning.

Nashwa, Hollie Doyle’s horse, is gaining popularity as bettors support the team to play the lead at Goodwood. This event occurs 39 days after Doyle’s productive trip to Chantilly, when she added a first Classic victory to her ever-expanding resume. The world’s top-ranked Baaeed, who is only 4-9 for Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes, is only slightly more expensive than Nashwa on the list of the meeting’s shortest-priced bets.

Sir Evelyn De Rothschild’s Crystal Piece will look to continue his decent run in the Qatar Goodwood Festival. From his last 6 runs, he has won a flat race and rules racing event. With a decent 1m run in 59 and 63 seconds, respectively, Crystal Caprice is likely to win the race with a lighting speed.

A lot of support has also been shown for the filly’s stablemate Stradivarius, who will attempt to win the fifth Goodwood Cup on the first afternoon with Andrea Atzeni returning on board. B E Nielsen’s Stradivarius will look to take his experience in the race and outclass every single runner out there. With 19 wins from 33 flat race events, we have the most experienced contender taking part tomorrow.

For the upcoming race, I will be betting on Breaking Light to win and steal the show on the first day of the festival. The 1600m track is likely to be covered by the winning horse in 78-85 seconds.