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Goodwood Racecourse Profile

Updated 15 October 2026

Goodwood is a right-handed, galloping and undulating racecourse in England. It is a Flat course.

Course facts

DirectionRight-handed; longer races run both right- and left-handed
CharacterGalloping and undulating
Course length2.56 miles (about 20½ furlongs)
Home straight815 yards (about 3½ furlongs)
Lowest point above sea level477ft
Highest point above sea level551ft
Winning post above sea level526ft
NotesThere is a six-furlong straight course. Longer races start by running away from the stands.

Course map

Flat course

Goodwood racecourse map: flat course

Course facts are taken from Proform's course maps. Heights are in feet above sea level.

Goodwood in figures

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The Flat trips

TripCourseDirectionTrackGradientBendsTo the first bendStart to finish
5f-StraightGallopingSlightly Down & Uphill0Straight-13 ft
6f-StraightGallopingSlightly Undulating0Straight-1 ft
7f-Right-handedSharpSlightly Undulating1389 yds+16 ft
1m-Right-handedSharpUndulating1609 yds+16 ft
1m 1f-Right-handedSharpUndulating1811 yds+56 ft
1m 2f-Right-handedSharpVery Undulating1950 yds+56 ft
1m 3f-Right-handedSharpVery Undulating2400 yds+76 ft
1m 4f-Right-handedSharpVery Undulating2400 yds+76 ft
1m 6f-Right-handedSharpVery Undulating3497 yds+23 ft
2m-Both waysSharpVery Undulating40 yds-5 ft
2m 4.5f-Both waysSharpVery Undulating4800 yds-1 ft

The draw

Where the winners were drawn in fields of 8 or more over the last 5 years: each figure is the share of the winners from that third of the stalls, with the share of the runners in brackets. A part of the draw winning well above or below its share is shaded, from 40 races.

Does it pay? The second line, shown from 40 races and 200 runners with a Betfair SP, is A/E and the return from backing every runner at Betfair SP after 2% commission. A/E is the winners divided by the winners their Betfair SPs expected. 1.00 means the market had it right. Above 1 they won more often than their prices said; below 1, less often. A bias that wins often but has an A/E near 1 is already in the price, so backing it blind does not pay. A few big-priced winners can swing one figure a long way: look for the same story across several trips.

TripRacesLow drawMiddleHigh draw
5f4762% (36%)26% (34%)13% (30%)
6f7239% (36%)
A/E 1.06 · -14%
32% (34%)
A/E 0.91 · -24%
29% (30%)
A/E 1.02 · +20%
7f6849% (36%)
A/E 1.19 · +36%
37% (34%)
A/E 1.18 · -1%
14% (30%)
A/E 0.56 · -53%
1m5632% (35%)
A/E 0.82 · -24%
36% (34%)
A/E 1.01 · -26%
32% (31%)
1m 2f6128% (36%)
A/E 0.80 · -28%
39% (34%)
A/E 1.10 · -9%
33% (30%)
1m 4f2343% (36%)43% (34%)13% (29%)
1m 6f2752% (38%)26% (34%)22% (28%)

How the races are run

How the winners raced over the last 5 years: the share of the winners that led, raced prominently or were held up, with the share of the runners in brackets, shaded the same way.

Trip or typeRacesLedProminentHeld up
5f8130% (13%)43% (47%)27% (40%)
6f11117% (12%)55% (45%)28% (43%)
7f836% (10%)58% (36%)36% (54%)
1m10521% (12%)45% (37%)34% (51%)
1m 1f2623% (11%)46% (39%)31% (50%)
1m 2f9019% (12%)48% (38%)33% (51%)
1m 4f5711% (14%)40% (41%)49% (44%)
1m 6f417% (13%)54% (37%)39% (50%)
2m3511% (14%)51% (40%)37% (46%)

Course and trip measurements from the Proform course maps; results and Betfair SPs from Proform RaceMetrics.