Royal Ascot's star
performers are being readied to run next during the five days of Glorious
Goodwood, which gets underway on Tuesday, July 30, and concludes on Saturday,
August 3.
The highlight of the
Glorious Goodwood is the Group One QIPCO Sussex Stakes over a mile on
Wednesday, July 31. The £300,000 contest is set to be one of the races of 2013
with Jim Bolger's QIPCO 2000 Guineas hero Dawn Approach likely to clash
with Toronado for a third time this season.
Toronado, trained by
Goodwood's top trainer Richard Hannon, had a wind problem when fourth in the
Newmarket Classic, but proved himself a colt of the highest calibre when
running Dawn Approach to a short-head in the St James's Palace Stakes last
week.
Further spice to the mile
showpiece could be added by Aidan O'Brien's easy Queen Anne Stakes victor Declaration
Of War and runner-up Aljamaaheer, trained by Roger Varian.
Irish 1,000 Guineas
heroine Just The Judge is also among the 49 entries for the QIPCO Sussex
Stakes but trainer Charlie Hills is eyeing a tilt at the £200,000 Group One
Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes, the fillies' feature over just short of 10
furlongs on Saturday, August 3.
The daughter of Lawman,
just touched off by Sky Lantern in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas on her
seasonal return in May, was beaten four and a quarter lengths into third behind
the same rival in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday.
Hills said today: "We
are looking at the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes for Just The Judge. She has
come out of the Coronation Stakes in very good form and I am pleased with her.
"Obviously, the draw
didn't help at Ascot but she still ran a very good race. She got caught a bit
wide and I would say that cost her second.
"We have been looking
forward to stepping her up in trip and I don't think a mile and a quarter will
be a problem for her. I can even see her getting a bit further than that next
year."
Trainer John Gosden has
indicated The Fugue could return to defend her Markel Insurance Nassau
Stakes crown after making a pleasing seasonal return when third in the Prince
Of Wales's Stakes on Wednesday, June 19, while Investec Oaks runner-up Secret
Gesture may drop back in trip for trainer Ralph Beckett.
About Glorious Goodwood
The five-day festival this
year runs from Tuesday, July 30 until Saturday, August 3 and is certain to be
the highlight of the season. It is the perfect place to enjoy everything that
is British and sums up what summer should be. It is the place to be and be
seen. The fashion is elegant and floaty, Goodwood heritage with a dash of
panache. Ladies and Gentleman dress in the latest fashions and gather shade
from their hats and Panamas.
The meeting, held at the
world's most beautiful racecourse, has always attracted the very best
performers from the international world of horseracing such as Frankel, who
graced the Downs for the last two years to the delight of racegoers who come
from far and wide to experience the unique atmosphere.
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