Europe's leading
three-year-old Dawn Approach and older miler Farhh, both owned by
Godolphin,headline 49 entries (up from 37 in 2012) for Glorious Goodwood's top
race, the £300,000 Group One QIPCO Sussex Stakes, which is run over a mile on
the second day, Wednesday, July 31.
Dawn Approach, trained in
Ireland by Jim Bolger, gained the European Champion Two-Year-Old title last
season and extended his unbeaten record to seven with an impressive five-length
success in the Group One QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket over a mile on May 4.
He attempts to stay another half-mile in the Investec Derby at Epsom Downs
Racecourse on Saturday (June 1).
Farhh, from the Newmarket stable
of Saeed bin Suroor, filled the runner-up spot in four consecutive Group One
contests last year, including when beaten six lengths by the mighty Frankel in
the QIPCO Sussex Stakes, and returned this season with a dazzling four-length
victory over Sovereign Debt in the Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury
on May 18.
Ireland's champion Aidan
O'Brien has made 15 entries, the most of any trainer, who are headed by easy
Irish 2,000 Guineas scorer Magician, the 2012 Group One St James's
Palace Stakes victor Most Improved, and Lockinge Stakes fifth Declaration
Of War.
As well as Magician,
O'Brien has entered 11 other three-year-olds including Group One-winning
juveniles Pedro The Great and George Vancouver, the
highly-regarded Cristoforo Columbo and QIPCO 1000 Guineas third Moth.
The Classic generation
could also be represented by QIPCO 2000 Guineas runner-up Glory Awaits,
Craven Stakes winner Toronado, who is one of five entries for Goodwood's
leading trainer Richard Hannon, and exciting fillies Just The Judge and Flotilla,
who annexed the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French
1,000 Guineas) respectively.
There are exciting older
fillies and mares, including Sajjhaa, a dual Group One winner in Dubai
for Godolphin earlier this year, the Wildenstein Family's Beauty Parlour
from the stable of Sir Henry Cecil who sent out the great Frankel to win the
QIPCO Sussex Stakes in the last two years, and the John Gosden-trained
Elusive Kate.
Four-year-old Elusive Kate
was the joint top-rated two-year-old filly in Europe in 2011 after a
three-length win in the Group One Prix Marcel Boussac and doubled her Group One
tally last season when taking the Prix Rothschild at Deauville, France, in July.
The daughter of Elusive Quality was last seen out in the Group One Queen
Elizabeth II Stakes sponsored by QIPCO at Ascot in October, finishing third.
Patrick Barbe, racing
manager to her owner Teruya Yoshida, revealed: "It will be up to John
Gosden but the QIPCO Sussex Stakes is an option for Elusive Kate.
"She had a very good
season in 2012 and was probably unlucky not to win the Sun Chariot Stakes at
Newmarket as well. Not only did she stumble coming out of the stalls, but one
of her shoes twisted badly and it's a miracle she didn't hurt herself. She was
basically running on three wheels that day.
"It is so far so good
with her this season and she will probably start off at Royal Ascot next month
in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes over a mile. We will see how she gets on and
take it from there.
"As we experienced
with Sahpresa, there is a very good programme for the older filles and mares in
the second half of the season so there is no point racing early."
Other notable QIPCO Sussex
Stakes entries include Dubai World Cup fourth Side Glance, trained by Andrew
Balding, Roger Varian's Lockinge Stakes third Aljamaaheer, and Group Two
Sandown Mile scorer Trumpet Major.
Adam Waterworth, Managing
Director of Goodwood Racecourse, commented: "The entries for the 2013
QIPCO Sussex Stakes are strong both in terms of quality and numerbers. We are
delighted.
"All of the leading
milers from Britain, Ireland and France have been entered, which is very
positive.
"There is a good mix
of three-year-olds and older horses - that is what the QIPCO Sussex Stakes is
all about."
The QIPCO Sussex Stakes is
part of the British Champions Series.
Glorious Goodwood takes
place from Tuesday, July 30 through to Saturday, August 3 inclusive at the
world's most beautiful racecourse and is an intoxicating mix of high-class
horseracing, fashion and social occasion.
THE QIPCO
SUSSEX STAKES
Class 1,
Group 1, £300,000 Total Prize Fund. Part of the QIPCO British
Champions Series. Goodwood, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. For 3yo+, one mile.
Weights: 3yo colts and geldings 8st 13lb; 3yo fillies 8st 10lb; 4yo+ colts and
geldings 9st 7lb; 4yo+ fillies and mares 9st 4lb. Entries closed May 28,
entries revealed May 29 (49 entries), scratchings deadline July 9,
six-day confirmation and £19,500 supplementary entry stage July 25, final
declaration stage 10.00am, July 29. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are
correct up to and including the racing of Monday, May 27.
Form
Horse ` Age Owner Trainer
3413-
AFONSO DE SOUSA (USA) 3 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
1333-23
ALJAMAAHEER (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Roger
Varian
1/1120-6 BEAUTY
PARLOUR 4 Wildenstein Stables Limited Sir Henry Cecil
101654-
CASPAR NETSCHER 4 David Simcock David
Simcock
132S4-5 CRISTOFORO
COLOMBO (USA) 3 Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan
O'Brien IRE
54-(2)012
CUSTOM CUT (IRE) 4 S. E. Construction (Kent) Ltd
George Kent IRE
(1)(4)-
DARWIN (USA) 3 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael
Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
11111-1
DAWN APPROACH (IRE) 3 Godolphin Jim Bolger
IRE
(1)/41(1)-15
DECLARATION OF WAR (USA) 4 Sue Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Joe
Allen Aidan O'Brien IRE
144-1
EBN ARAB (USA) 3 Hamdan Al Maktoum Charles Hills
0/21323- ELUSIVE
KATE (USA) 4 Teruya Yoshida John Gosden
32222-1
FARHH 5 Godolphin Saeed bin
Suroor
61541-1
FLOTILLA (FR) 3 H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani
Mikel Delzangles FR
(0)1-10
FORT KNOX 3 Sheikh
Mohammed
Johnny Murtagh IRE
61-(3)(2)30
FULBRIGHT 4 Godolphin No
current trainer
5333-13
GABRIAL (IRE) 4 Dr Marwan Koukash Richard
Fahey
463-(1)42
GALE FORCE TEN 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Aidan O'Brien IRE
3412-10
GARSWOOD 3 David Armstrong & Cheveley Park Stud
Richard Fahey
2631-00
GEORGE VANCOUVER (USA) 3 Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Aidan O'Brien IRE
0344-32
GLORY AWAITS (IRE) 3 Ahmad Abdulla Al Shaikh & Co
Kevin Ryan
32012-2
GREGORIAN (IRE) 4 H RH Princess Haya of Jordan John
Gosden
(1)(1)-(2)(2)21
GUEST OF HONOUR (IRE) 4 Giuliano Manfredini Marco
Botti
424-210
HANKY PANKY (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Aidan O'Brien IRE
112-254
HAVANA GOLD (IRE) 3 Qatar Racing Limited & CSH
Richard Hannon
0-(3)113 JUST
PRETENDING (USA) 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan
O'Brien IRE
111-21
JUST THE JUDGE (IRE) 3 Qatar Racing Limited & Sangster
Family Charles Hills
132-600
LEITIR MOR (IRE) 3 Jackie Bolger Jim
Bolger IRE
0(2)10-11
MAGICIAN (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue
Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
2-11
MAPUTO 3 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
(1)-6
MARS (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Aidan O'Brien IRE
232-(1)(3)(3)
MOONWALK IN PARIS (FR) 5 Godolphin No current
trainer
3/01000- MOST
IMPROVED (IRE) 4 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
53-13
MOTH (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Aidan O'Brien IRE
(5)-12
MSHAWISH (USA) 3 HE Sh Joaan Bin Hamad Al
Thani
Mikel Delzangles FR
2111-10
OLYMPIC GLORY (IRE) 3 HE Sh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani
Richard Hannon
03136-0
PEARL FLUTE (IRE) 3 Qatar Racing Limited
Francis-Henri Graffard FR
51515-
PEDRO THE GREAT (USA) 3 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
20(4)-(2)(0)1
PRODUCER 4 J Palmer-Brown Richard
Hannon
022-(0)(0)3
RED JAZZ (USA) 6 The Hon Ronald Arculli Charles
Hills
006-(0)02
REPLY (IRE) 4 Sue Magnier/Tabor/Smith/Mordukhovitch
Aidan O'Brien IRE
2-11114
SAJJHAA 6 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
3226-4(4)
SIDE GLANCE 6 Pearl Bloodstock Ltd Andrew
Balding
021-350
SNOW QUEEN (IRE) 3 Diane Nagle/Sue Magnier Aidan
O'Brien IRE
205-422
SOVEREIGN DEBT (IRE) 4 Lawrie Inman
Michael Bell
0211-43
TAWHID 3 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
111-14
TORONADO (IRE) 3 HE Sh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani
Richard Hannon
13-0114
TRADE STORM 5 Qatar Racing Limited David
Simcock
0150-10
TRUMPET MAJOR (IRE) 4 John Manley Richard
Hannon
3112-10
WHAT A NAME (IRE) 3 H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani Mikel
Delzangles FR
49
entries
19
Irish-trained
4 French-trained
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