SportHorse racingBettingThe Juddmonte-owned colt by Frankel was beaten by Wreck It Ronnie in the Cleansing Service Group Novice Stakes over 1m 2f, the first race at Goodwood on Tuesday afternoon14:35, 08 Sep 2026Najidi Storm became the shortest-priced loser in British horse racing history in the opening race at Goodwood.‌The 1-33 favourite, a Juddmonte-owned son of their superstar Frankel, was the only winner in the three-horse field.‌But 34 days on from his Kempton introduction over two furlongs shorter, Najidi Storm, a brother to the owner/breeder's 2019 St Leger winner Logician, turned in a lacklustre effort on ground impacted by around 18mm of rain on raceday.‌Wreck It Ronnie, beaten 22 and a half lengths cumulatively on his first two appearances, made most of the running and saw out the 1m 2f distance thoroughly to score by a length-and-a-half.Najidi Storm, ridden by Lewis Edmunds for Harry Charlton, had to switch course in the closing stages but it made no difference to the result."This is going to be a huge, huge upset," said commentator Mark Johnson.‌Wreck It Ronnie, receiving 7lb from the market leader, picked up just over £10,000 for his achievement, representing the Charlie Pike and Lewis Edmunds combination.“We’ve witnessed the shortest-priced loser in British racing history, but that doesn’t mean it was a good result for the layers," said Brian O’Keeffe of BOYLE Sports.“Najidi Storm might have been an ‘acca’ buster for a number of punters, but when one is put in that short, they’re often keen to look elsewhere.Article continues below“This time, their eye was drawn to the winner, Wreck It Ronnie, who was unfortunately the biggest liability in the race in our book.”Paddy Power spokesman Paul Binfield said: “Wreck It Ronnie sure lived up to his name with favourite-backers and the winner was actually a loser in the book with punters taking a chance against the very short-priced ‘jolly’.”Doom (1-25f), beaten in a two-horse race at Ripon in 2023, previously shared the record with Royal Forest, who was turned over at the same odds at Ascot 75 years earlier.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌BettingGoodwood racecourse