Glorious Goodwood is one of the most eagerly anticipated flat racing festivals of the English summer. However with winners so hard to find at this unique racing venue, a checklist to help decipher the horse racing tips for today at this track is no bad thing.This unique Sussex venue is situated on the rolling South Downs countryside. The course is therefore built on a chalk bed so drains relatively well during testing weather, although some parts of the course suffer more than others.The track is so unique that you will find individual horses will either perform here or they will not. In fact, this is a good starting point. If you have studied your usual parametres to check the horses chance when racing at Goodwood. Looking out for a previous run with the days' conditions would be a shrewd move. If your horse for example has placed on all occassions when racing over one mile. You stand a good chance of placing again today and this could be one of the horse racing tips for today worth following.The stalls position is very important over seven furlongs and one mile. Horses that are drawn near the inside rail have a huge advantage, especially if they are prominent racers. Since the stalls numbers' changed for right handed tracks this means you should look out for those drawn low. The opposite is true of horses drawn out wide (high), unless you have a hold up performer anyway, these runners will be disadvantaged from this position. Remember to ask yourself when you back or lay 7f or 8f horse racing tips for today, 'which stall is my horse in?'. This has to be considered, you will realise why if you watch some of these races on television.If you check the statistics for the jockeys' strike rates you will notice not many average above 15%. This course is hard to ride and like Epsom you need much luck in running. Goodwood is a course more than most that I really take a long close look at who is riding my horse racing tips for today. Richard Hughes seems to have mastered this track of late and Frankie Dettori is always worth having on board especially if riding a front running horse for the Mark Johnston yard.It is not ususual to see short priced favourites turned over racing at Goodwood. With so much luck in running needed, the next time you consider backing one of the hot horse racing tips for today here ask yourself is the price really value? One thing is for sure, in the handicap races during the festival you need to seek real value. You may uncover a horse that shows a good history for liking course and distance having been running poorly of late. It may be the same horse is now very well handicapped and due a massive run. Never be afraid to take on shorter priced horses at this venue, if the going, jockey booking and official rating indicate your 16/1 shot might beat the talked up and short priced horse racing tips for today!
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