Goodwood Cup Betting 2011
The Goodwood Cup is the main feature race on day three of the Goodwood Festival and one of the most important flat races for jockeys and trainers alike. The Goodwood Cup is a quality Group Two contest which means some of the best underrated horses in flat racing come together to compete.
There is a great deal of prize money available for the Goodwood Cup making it one of the most lucrative races over the five days. Goodwood Cup betting 2011 has a couple of strong contenders with a favourite already fancied across the betting world.
The Goodwood Cup
The Goodwood Cup is one of the longer races at Glorious Goodwood covering a complete distance of two miles. The race is open to three-year-old horses and older, which makes it more exclusive and desirable for trainers who like to hold all of the records.
The Goodwood Cup is part of a tri-series which is run alongside two other races. These two other races are the famous Ascot Gold Cup and the Doncaster Gold Cup. The fact there are three races included in the series warrants the bigger prize money and the greater importance.
Goodwood Cup Favourite
With the winner of the race last year unlikely to take his place in the field for this race, a Goodwood Cup favourite has come forward. Betchworth Kid is likely to be the Horse Racing Betting favourite for this race and the length of the race means there should be good value in the odds.
Betchworth Kid has run in this race before and narrowly missed two years ago, being beaten into third place. The longer odds on a Goodwood Cup favourite like this make backing the favourite in this race one of the best bets in Glorious Goodwood Betting 2011.
Weaknesses of Betchworth Kid
One of the main weaknesses of Betchworth Kid is that the animal needs to be at the front of the pack heading into the later stages of the race. If the horse is tasked with the challenge of trying to claw back a front runner, then it is never going to win a race, especially not one which is so high class.
Another of the weaknesses of Betchworth Kid is the age of the horse. This is no fault of the animal, jockey or trainer but there are going to be some talented new three-year-olds coming into the field. Some will have little career information to go on which means there could be an unknown commodity somewhere in the field.
Contenders for the Goodwood Cup
Two of the main contenders for the Goodwood Cup are Electrolyser and Purple Moon with both finishing second and third in the race last year. Electrolyser could be one of the best contenders for the Goodwood Cup as the back end of 2010 went very well and the odds look good.
Purple Moon could be one of the shorter priced runners in this race which takes away the value in a betting sense. However, Purple Moon came so close in the race last year which could mean there is a lot of determination and focus from the trainer in the weeks leading up to the race. Purple Moon has the ability to dominate and will no be caught with a good start.