The Day 1 declarations for Glorious Goodwood 2023 were confirmed on Sunday and I'm now done and dusted with the day 1 analysis... all complete and posted to full NTF members this afternoon 👍

So let the 'fun' begin!!

And by 'fun' I obviously mean continuing to burn the midnight oil and digging deep into the trends and stats, looking for the likeliest winners and the overpriced players at this year's 5-day Glorious Goodwood festivities...

That's what everyone considers to be fun? Yeah?

No?! Just me then...  🤓📊

As I said... the day 1 Glorious Goodwood guide is now available for NTF Members...

And I've already started pulling the Day 2 guide together, ready to be posted on Tuesday evening...

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Here are the Race Trends for the opening race on Day 1 of Glorious Goodwood 2023; the 5f Class 2 Coral Handicap (1:40 Tuesday)...

8/8 aged 4-7

8/8 carried 9-0 or less

8/8 2-5 starts in current season

8/8 no more than 4lbs higher than their last win

(I looked at the last 8 renewals of the race as only the last 8 have been run at it's current grade of Class 2)

Applying those Race Trends to this year's 15-runner fields produces the follow Race Trends shortlist...

NAVELLO

WHENTHEDEALINSDONE

ALLIGATOR ALLEY

So the Race Trends have the race down to from 15 to just THREE...

If the trends hold up this year then I'd be expecting one of that three to be crowned the winner of the opening race at this year's Glorious Goodwood Festival...

But the trends are only one part of the puzzle...

I have plenty more coverage in the full race guide for the Goodwood opener... as well as for the majority of the 37 races set to be run over the coming week on the Sussex Downs...

Get ALL of the NTF coverage for Glorious Goodwood 2023>>>

That's all from me today, I'm off to do a bit more digging for the Wednesday Goodwood action...

Best of punting luck

Ben (NTF)

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