Saturday's Horse Racing Tips: James Boyle's Best Bets at Glorious Goodwood

For today's horse racing tips, our analyst James Boyle looks at the flat racing at Glorious Goodwood, with three selections now online.

As always, you’ll find the most up-to-date odds at the best horse racing betting sites, but our tipster’s predictions are researched early in the day and those prices could soon change. Odds stated are correct at the time of publishing.

13:50 Goodwood – Small Fry – 1pt @ 6/1

Small Fry ran in the two-and-a-half mile handicap at Royal Ascot and I didn’t think he’d be able to get that trip at all, but he was keeping on well at the finish to be beaten around three-lengths.

Those at the front weren’t exactly stopping and there’s more chance of things panning out favourably for him back at this shorter distance, where he may be ridden handier.

It’s hard to know what route they’ll go with tactics but I’m certain Joseph O’Brien will be able to get him winning from a mark in the low 90s and coming to this track could do the trick.

When trained by Gary Moore, three attempts in mile-and-a-half handicaps at Epsom yielded two wins and a third, and he has also scored twice at Chester from two starts.

Speedy tests on unique tracks are right up his street and although he has lots of form with ease underfoot, he didn’t seem to mind the quick ground at Ascot.

Oisin Murphy, who retains the ride, will know more about him now and in receipt of weight from all bar one, they should be players when the going gets tough late in the piece.

15:35 Goodwood – Annaf – 1pt @ 20/1

Annaf signed off last year with a Group 3 win at Ascot but it took him a while to return to proper form after the subsequent break, not doing much of note on his first five outings of 2026.

With his mark coming down and returning to the All-Weather, he showed a lot more last month when third to Tuco Salamanca. I liked the way he travelled through that and he kept on to the line, looking back to something resembling the horse who won nine times in previous years.

A drop to 5f was the plan of attack a few weeks ago, running in a valuable heritage handicap at Ascot, and he performed well, finishing off nicely to be beaten little more than a length.

Even on a stiff track, the minimum trip isn’t what he’s after, and the ground was quick as well, which makes the effort rate as confirmation that he’s back on proper terms with himself.

He’s still racing with a three-figured rating so it’s not like he’s thrown-in off 100, but there’s potential for him to enjoy racing downhill and he was far better than the bare form would suggest when lining up in this race last season, not getting the run through that he needed.

Luck in-running is paramount if you’re being held up at the back and whether he’ll get it this time is far from guaranteed, but he’s a worthy play and can be in contention granted a clear shot.

15:35 Goodwood – Far Above Dream – 1pt @ 6/1

I’m also going to back Far Above Dream to step forward on his cracking run in the Wokingham.

He travelled so sweetly throughout one of the most demanding sprint handicaps around and although he couldn’t catch up with Double Rush, he kept on nicely into fourth spot after.

That was his first experience of Ascot and whilst today’s test is so very different, he’s an unbeaten 3-3 over the C&D. Goodwood really plays to his strengths and he’ll be happy back here.

The wins were in races with nine or less runners, so the size of the field is something new here, but if anything the rapid tempo and cover could see him love the place even more.

It’s not hard to find him in the betting but he has all the tools to be in with a serious chance of enhancing his course form. If he’s not heavily involved, something has gone wrong!