Glorious Goodwood 2016: Stargazer among Thursday tips

It suggests that a 9lb rise is more than fair for Stargazer and he still looks potentially ahead of the assessor off a revised rating of 96.

Lots to like about Lathom

Lathom caught the eye last time out and looks decent each-way value in the 5f handicap (17.30).

The gelding has some smart form to his name as a juvenille last year when trained by Richard Fahey, winning the valuable 22-runner Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury before finishing a solid fifth of 10 to Kachy in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes over course and distance at that meeting.

Lathom was rated 100 after the latter, but is now able to race off 92 having shaped better than the bare result suggests on more than one occasion in four starts this season since joining David O’Meara.

Unlucky at York

They include a keeping on four lengths eighth of 17 to Caspian Prince in the “Dash” at Epsom off 6lb higher, and a 2 3/4 lengths fifth of 19 to Aplha Delphini at York earlier in the month when denied a clear run at a crucial stage – before keeping on strongly to be nearest at the finish.

Had things panned out better in the latter, I feel Lathom would have gone very close to winning and the third home Thesme ran a cracker to just get touched off in a big sprint handicap here earlier in the week.

That gives the form a solid look in the contest and makes Lathom a huge player in this off an unchanged mark.

Thursday tips

14.00: Stargazer (NAP)
14.35: Intelligence Cross
15.10: Big Orange (NB)
15.45: Pamona
16.20: Amabilis
16.55: Challow
17.30: Lathom (E/W)

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