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Goodwood

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Virgin Bet Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2)
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Speed race on the flat About 1 mile Soft, spongy ground Elite-level race 9 runners £113420 prize
TrackLab's Top Pick
44
Strong chance
Good Value at 6/4
All Runners — sorted by TrackLab Score
20+ Strong pick 12-19 Solid chance 6-11 In the mix Below 6 Outsider How scores work
C. Bishop · E. Johnson Houghton · 3yo · 9st 1lb · OR 117
Freshness Form
44
Good Value
Quick turnaround Won 1 of last 5 Won here 1 time Loves this ground (50% win rate)
TrackLab Insight
The market favourite at 3.0 and ranked 3 pounds clear of all rivals by the editorial view, this three-year-old also boasts a 50% career win rate and has won 2 of his last 4 races on good ground — exactly what he'll face today. The only concern is he's running again after just 7 days, having finished 5th at York, but at this level his profile stands alone.
Top rated by 3lbs Best record on this ground (2 from 4) Runs again after just 7 days Market favourite (3.0)
Trainer Quotes
Jul 2025
"He's a really nice horse who won impressively on his debut at Salisbury this month by two and a half lengths. We'll probably go to the July Stakes next at Newmarket. It's hard to win a novice with a penalty and he was so impressive at Salisbury that we might as well go to Newmarket. 02-07-25"
C. Lee · K. R. Burke · 5yo · 9st 7lb · OR 112
Form Track
14
Won 1 of last 5 Won here 1 time Has won on this ground
TrackLab Insight
One of just three course winners in this field, and the most recent — he was beaten only 0.3 lengths here just 29 days ago. Boiling Point wins roughly 1 in 5 races overall, but on good ground like today he steps up to 38%, making him a genuine threat to the favourite despite being rated 4 pounds below Zavateri.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
Trainer Quotes
Mar 2026
"Won the Cambridgeshire last year with a really solid performance. We stepped him up in trip in the Winter Derby and while I think he gets a mile and a quarter, the track didn't suit. He could go for the Earl of Sefton at Newmarket next. 31-03-26"
Aug 2023
"He has always looked a nice colt and I expected him to go well on his debut, which he did when finishing second to Cogitate at Newbury over 7f. That did him a lot of good and we sent him back there over a mile on Friday, when he finished third. We'll have to sit down and see where he goes next. 25-08-23"
D. Probert · H. Palmer · 4yo · 9st 7lb · OR 114
C&D Form
14
Won at this course & distance Won 2 of last 5 Won here 1 time Has won on this ground Won at this distance 1 time
TrackLab Insight
The editorial verdict backs this four-year-old as the main danger to the favourite, rated just 1 pound below Seagulls Eleven in the market. But recent form is troubling: he finished 10th here 31 days ago and has never won on good ground in three tries — a significant weakness when facing fast, dry conditions.
Best record at this trip (1 from 3) 3 straight top-3 finishes
Trainer Quotes
Oct 2025
"We debated long and hard and decided to go to Australia for the Golden Eagle. His two options left here were the Joel Stakes and QEII and if he was to have a chance to win another race this year, it was going to have to be abroad. We're now the only European horse going there and we're rated the same as Lake Forest when he won the race last year. He's a different horse to us as he's more of a sprinting type. It's interesting that they've changed the track this year from Rosehill to Randwick, which takes the emphasis off speed and puts it on the stamina. He won the Thoroughbred Stakes well at Goodwood over the easy mile, so the 7½f [1500m] at Randwick should suit him ideally. He goes well on fast ground but if the heavens opened it wouldn't bother him in the slightest. He's a very big horse and that would give you hope he can find more improvement next year. The Sussex Stakes would be the obvious race to target. 08-10-25"
Apr 2025
"He's the big hope and the highest-rated horse in the yard. He's got the opportunity to improve to be the real deal. The plan is to take the route we took with Galileo Gold, which is a racecourse gallop with a lead horse during the Craven meeting and then straight to the 2,000 Guineas. He needs to find 10lb of improvement in the way his father did but he's answered every call during the winter and we'll see where he ends up. They often say the Guineas is the last two-year-old race and he goes there battle-hardened after plenty of racing last year. 09-04-25"
5 Qirat
H. Crouch · R. Beckett · 5yo · 9st 7lb · OR 113
C&D Headgear
9.6
Won at this course & distance Wearing tongue strap Won 1 of last 5 Won here 3 times Won at this distance 1 time
TrackLab Insight
A genuine Goodwood specialist with 3 wins from 5 races here and a 50% win rate on good ground — exactly what's on offer today. But he's hit a rough patch recently with a 9th and 4th at Goodwood in the last month, and crucially he's never won on good-to-firm going in five attempts, which is a real concern on this fast surface.
Course specialist (3 wins from 5 here)
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2026
"I can't say any of us were expecting him to win the Sussex, but Richard Kingscote was brilliant on him. He was in the best shape he'd been in all year and that combination meant it all came to pass. We're likely to go back to Goodwood for the Celebration Mile and the Sussex again. He might go for the Diomed on Derby weekend along the way. 27-04-26"
C. Fallon · E. Walker · 5yo · 9st 7lb · OR 107
Debut
6.4
First run (debut)
TrackLab Insight
Making his racecourse debut with zero form to assess — he arrives as a complete unknown quantity in a Group 2 race. While his pedigree by Churchill looks decent enough, pitching an untested five-year-old into a class race like this is a significant gamble.
Racecourse debut
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2026
"He's a good new recruit, a smart horse who was probably very ring-rusty when he had his first run for us at Saint-Cloud last month. He looks good at home and could run in the Gordon Richards Stakes next. 22-04-26"
D. Tudhope · W. Muir & Chris Grassick · 5yo · 9st 7lb · OR 102
Form Track
4.9
Won 0 of last 5 Raced here before Has won on this ground Won at this distance 4 times
TrackLab Insight
The most experienced horse in the field at 36 races, but that experience hasn't translated to consistent form — he's won only 4 times and hasn't finished in the money in his last two outings. He finished ninth here just days ago and shows no signs of being ready to compete at this level today.
Most experienced (36 runs, field avg 18)
4 Naqeeb
R. Sexton · J. Camacho · 6yo · 9st 7lb · OR 110
Form Track
4.2
Won 1 of last 5 Won here 1 time
TrackLab Insight
One of three course winners and just won a Class 1 at Goodwood in September, but here's the problem: he's never won on good-to-firm ground in nine attempts and odds of 14.0 suggest he's not expected to improve. The 49-day layoff is another concern in a race where recent match fitness matters.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
D. Muscutt · J. Fanshawe · 4yo · 9st 4lb · OR 103
Form Distance
2.2
Won 2 of last 5 Won at this distance 1 time
TrackLab Insight
She has the best career win rate in this entire field at 50% — winning one race in every two she runs in — which is genuinely exceptional. But she's only run six times in her life, her last three races show a 7th and two 5th places, and she's 6 pounds below the field average in terms of rating, suggesting she may be out of her depth here.
Best career win rate in field (1 in 2)
C. Shepherd · C. Johnston · 5yo · 9st 4lb · OR 99
C&D Form
1.6
Won at this course & distance Won 0 of last 5 Won here 1 time Has won on this ground Won at this distance 2 times
TrackLab Insight
One of the three course winners in this field, but she's the clear outsider here at 36.0 odds and 10 pounds below the average rating. Recent form is poor — seventh and eighth at Ascot — and she struggles badly on right-handed galloping tracks, which Goodwood is.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
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