Racing Tips – Fair Wind looks a fair price at Goodwood

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I can't seem to do much right this past while, with the last winning selection coming from last Friday. I'm not one to shy away when bad form strikes, and if it takes another seven days to land a winner, then so be it. Form comes in patches and sticking to what I've been doing previously is what I'll continue to do.

Friday is a busy day for racing and I've three selections for the day.

Fair Wind 4/1 – Goodwood 5:10

This looks like a decent opportunity for the Owen Burrows' trained Fair Wind to bounce back to winning ways.

I was surprised to see the market leader Bishop's Crown down in distance for this contest, it seems a strange move by connections given how consistently the horse has run over the 6f/7f trip. Eve Johnson has her string in good nick, so who am I to question the decision?

Anyway, my only main concern with my selection is how keen he can tend to run, it of course never helps your horse's chances of winning but with that being said Fair Wind ran some good races last season despite running green.

I caught a replay of Fair Wind's reappearance run at Ascot a few weeks ago and I have to say, he settled a lot better and it showed as he was only narrowly beaten by Isle Of Lismore, who was already in form and was knocking on the door on previous outings.

My selection is up two pounds, which seems fair and this stiff 5f at Goodwood should be right up his street.

Electric Storm 15/2 EW – Haydock 4:20

Azure Blue is a worthy favourite on paper and form, but I'm happy enough to take the favourite on in this contest with Electric Storm, who is just about deserving of an each-way selection in this race.

He's progressed well so far with only three runs to date, he won on debut at Kempton and followed it up with another win at the same venue the following month. Trainer James Tate then ran him in a class one listed race at Bath last month in which he finished a creditable second.

The run at Bath last time out was by far a career-best, and the form of that race has worked out well, with the first and third placings recently in Group company.

Juana Ines 6/1 – Goodwood 3:00

I'm looking forward to this three-year-old fillies handicap, it's a tricky race to solve on paper but I finally decided on Harry Charlton's Juana Ines who looks the value play in this contest at 6/1.

Firstly, I was surprised to see Roger Varian's Ya Hafhd as short as 7/2 in the market for this race. She got off the mark on the second attempt when winning a novice contest at Southwell in December of last year. She was then turned over at odds on when making her handicap debut when reappearing at Doncaster last month. As much as Ya Hafhd should come on for the run, I can't exactly say I was impressed with the Doncaster run, and the winner didn't exactly boost the form when beaten 6L into second by Chase The Dollar, who was returning from a lengthy 112 days off the track on that occasion.

Juana Ines won on her second start when trained in France and made a nice start for her new connections when running an encouraging race on debut for her new yard when third at Ascot in October. She shaped well at Ascot and looked like a horse who would run well over these middle-distance races. She makes her handicap debut tomorrow from an opening mark of 84, which may be on the lenient side of things. Champion jockey William Buick takes the ride.

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