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An off the wall ‘tip’ for Goodwood tomorrow. I don’t suppose many punters check on the wind direction before deciding on their bets, but tomorrow is one of those days when it might be significant. The forecast from both the sites I use (Accuweather and BBC) predicts a wind from the WSW, of around 15mph with stronger gusts. Why does this matter – well the straight course at Goodwood runs WSW, so the runners will be facing a stiff headwind. Not ideal for front runners, favourable for those that sit in behind and challenge late. I’ll be watching the first two races to see how it plays out in practice.
Something new – not really. I wrote about the effect of the wind at Goodwood in my first column in Odds On magazine in October 1996. For those with nothing better to do on a Monday evening, the relevant column is on page 17 of this PDF:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FybZjj4h287gftTe80JDzf8JYwmOJbg4/view?usp=drive_link
Very low wind today, will try to get on here during my break tomorrow (on course) with an update on the weather and wind
The forecast for Wednesday looks atrocious: wind gusts of 40mph+, again from the WSW, and persistent driving rain
‘One of those English summer days that seem to go on for ever and ever’
Written in more detail on Big Race Discusson section, but wind should have no impact today
Many thanks for all the updates Ben, most helpful.
Looked no more than a stiff breeze today, but tomorrow might be different.
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