The Goodwood 2025 Betting Tips - Can Giga Kick launch first-up?

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Wed 07 May 2025 08:07

Alex Marsh 07 May 2025

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The Goodwood is South Australia's most prestigious race
Giga Kick is a top contender; superbly weighted in this Group 1
Ameena and Volcanic Express are also tipped for performance, with strategic advantages

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Giga Kick is contesting The Goodwood first-up. (Getty)

The Goodwood has a long history as South Australia’s feature sprint and overall, this 1200m Group 1 is Adelaide's most prestigious race.

2025 The Goodwood Tips
2025 The Goodwood Field & Odds

Champion winners on the honor roll include Takeover Target and Black Caviar for a feature which dates back to 1881.

For The Goodwood in 2025, Giga Kick is a $2.20 favourite with Picklebet

2025 The Goodwood Tips

2025 The Goodwood Best Bet - Giga Kick

While he couldn't salute in four spring performances following a 12-month absence, Giga Kick was unfairly maligned throughout his last prep.

An Everest-winning sprinter who also took out the All Aged Stakes and Doomben 10,000 as a three-year-old, the gelding only just missed in his 2024 spring target.

Leading into last year's Everest, Giga Kick was big in condition via his two lead-up runs and a shorter turnaround for this autumn/winter is beneficial.

I felt his last jump-out was the pick of his three April heats and as the class horse with 54.5kg under set weights and penalties, he's superbly weighted in The Goodwood.

2025 The Goodwood Next Best Bet - Ameena

Anthony & Sam Freedman almost pulled off a Group 1 win first-up with Ameena, who resumed with a runner-up finish in the Robert Sangster Stakes.

With the winner (Charm Stone) in the best going and with this filly denied an outside run early in the run home, Ameena arguably should've won her return outing.

The three-year-old has a 2kg weight swing on Charm Stone from their recent clash and keeping the daughter of Tassort to sprint distances could be the key.

Being only second-up in her third prep, Ameena still has upside, while the first four home in last year's Goodwood all came from the Robert Sangster Stakes.

2025 The Goodwood Value Bet - Volcanic Express

The John Hawkes Stakes (formerly DC Mckay Stakes) is an underrated form reference for The Goodwood, with Despatch (2019) and Savatoxl (2021) having completed the double.

Santa Ana Lane also produced a cracking run in that event before taking out The Goodwood and Volcanic Express arrives off a second in the John Hawkes Stakes.

His rating received a big boost following his Listed triumph at Oakbank two starts back and interestingly, blinkers were removed following that victory.

A big, strong galloper who can produce a huge finish, Volcanic Express is still untapped and blinkers have been reapplied for The Goodwood.

2025 The Goodwood Field & Odds

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	Charm Stone	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ben Melham	6	56.5kg	$9.50
2	Climbing Star (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Thomas Stockdale	3	56.5kg	$15
3	Sghirripa	Shane & Cassie Oxlade	Ben Price	13	56kg	$41
4	Watchme Win	Andrew Gluyas	Jason Holder	2	56kg	$17
5	Sir Sway	Sue & Jason Jaensch	Jake Toeroek	4	55.5kg	$41
6	Stretan Angel	Phillip Stokes	Lachlan Neindorf	1	55kg	$13
7	Giga Kick	Clayton Douglas	Mark Zahra	12	54.5kg	$2.20
8	Reserve Bank	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jamie Melham	9	54.5kg	$6
9	Press Down	Peter Hardacre	Rochelle Milnes (a)	10	54.5kg	$91
10	Volcanic Express	David Jolly	Justin Potter	11	54.5kg	$51
11	Generosity	Simon A Miller	Lucy Fiore	5	52.5kg	$11
12	Ameena	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Dean Yendall	8	52.5kg	$9
13	Prairie Flower	Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea	Will Price	7	52.5kg	$31