The Group Two bet365
Lennox Stakes, run over seven furlongs, is the highlight of day one of Glorious
Goodwood, Tuesday, July 30 and has attracted 28 entries. The prize fund for
this year's renewal, which closed early rather than at the six-day stage for the
first time, has been boosted by £10,000 to £150,000.
Since it was first run at
Goodwood in 2000, no Irish-trained horse has prevailed in the bet365 Lennox
Stakes but County Tipperary handler Tom Hogan is considering the prestigious
contest for his stable star Gordon Lord Byron. The five-year-old is a
Group One winner at seven furlongs, having taken the Prix de la Foret at
Longchamp in October, 2012. After making a winning re-appearance over six
furlongs on Polytrack at Dundalk in March, Gordon Lord Byron has had three more
outings over that distance, most recently finishing fourth in the Group One
Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 22.
Hogan commented: "At
this stage, Gordon Lord Byron will either be heading to Goodwood for the Lennox
Stakes or to Deauville for the Prix Maurice de Gheest.
"He has been pretty
good since Ascot. We decided to give the July Cup a miss with him and he will
head to the Curragh on July 20 for the Group Three Minstrel Stakes before going
on to Goodwood or Deauville.
"He is effective at
both six and seven furlongs, but he hasn't been lucky with the draw lately,
which is quite a factor in six-furlong races when there is a big field. I would
be hoping that a race like the Lennox Stakes over seven furlongs with a smaller
field would suit him well."
One horse definitely on
course for Glorious Goodwood is the Marcus Tregoning-trained Boom And Bust.
The six-year-old won the hugely-competitive Betfred Mile at Glorious Goodwood
in 2011 and finished fourth in the same race last year. With the handicapper
having allotted Boom And Bust top-weight of 9st 10lb in the Betfred Mile this
year, Tregoning is considering dropping back a furlong for the bet365 Lennox
Stakes.
Tregoning, who trains at
Whitsbury in Hampshire, commented: "We will look at both races. With 9st
10lb in the Betfred Mile, he is obviously on the verge of being Group class so
we will also look at the Lennox as well with him. He will definitely be coming
to Glorious Goodwood for one or the other and Hayley Turner will ride him as
usual.
"The stable had a
difficult spring but everything is coming to the boil now ahead of Glorious
Goodwood, which is very exciting."
Turner is Goodwood's
racing ambassador this year.
The entries for the bet365
Lennox Stakes also include Aljamaaheer, runner-up to Declaration Of War
in the Group One Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and Godolphin's Fulbright,
winner of the Betfred Mile at Glorious Goodwood and the seven-furlong Group Two
Challenge Stakes at Newmarket in 2012, when trained by Mark Johnston.
The Richard Hannon-trained
Libranno is a real seven-furlong specialist having won four Pattern
races at the distance, including the Group Three Supreme Stakes at Goodwood in
2011 and the Group Two Park Stakes at Doncaster last season.
Hannon, the most
successful current trainer at Goodwood, has also entered another seven-furlong
specialist in Producer, whose seven career wins have all come at seven
furlongs, including the Group Three Supreme Stakes at Goodwood in 2012 and on his
latest appearance in the Group Three Criterion Stakes at Newmarket on June 29.
Hannon's trio of entries is completed by Professor, successful on his
last three starts which included Listed victories at Haydock Park and Salisbury
over six furlongs.
Overseas interest could be
supplied by Krypton Factor, trained in Bahrain by Fawzi Nass. The
five-year-old won the Group One Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan in 2012, was an
excellent third last time in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and is due to run in
the July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday.
Aidan O'Brien has entered Most
Improved, successful in the Group One St James's Palace Stakes at Royal
Ascot in 2012 and Reply, a seven-furlong Listed scorer at Naas in June.
Other interesting
contenders include the Roger Charlton-trained Dundonell, winner of the
Listed King Charles II Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket and Glory
Awaits, runner up to Dawn Approach in the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas, from Kevin
Ryan's Yorkshire yard.
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
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.
THE
bet365 LENNOX STAKES
Class 1,
Group 2, £150,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.50pm, Goodwood, Tuesday, July
30, 2013. For 3yo+, seven furlongs. Weights: 3yo colts and geldings 8st 9lb;
3yo fillies 8st 6lb; 4yo+ colts and geldings 9st 2lb; 4yo+ fillies and mares
8st 13lb. Penalties: after November 1, 2012, a winner of a Group Two race 4lb;
of a Group One race 7lb. Entries closed July 9, entries revealed July 11 (28
entries), six-day confirmation stage July 24, final declaration stage
10.00am, July 28. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and
including the racing of Tuesday, July 9.
Form
Horse Age Owner Trainer
333-232 ALJAMAAHEER
(IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Roger Varian
1323-45 BOOM
AND BUST (IRE) 6 Jas Singh Marcus
Tregoning
101654- CASPAR
NETSCHER 4 Charles Wentworth David Simcock
4-(2)0126
CUSTOM CUT (IRE) 4 S E Construction (Kent) Ltd George Kent
IRE
124-316 DUNDONNELL
(USA) 3 Khalid Abdullah Roger
Charlton
002052
ES QUE LOVE (IRE) 4 Crone Stud Farms Ltd Mark
Johnston
6304-16 FENCING
(USA) 4 George Strawbridge John
Gosden
61-(3)(2)30
FULBRIGHT 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
412-104 GARSWOOD
3 David Armstrong & Cheveley Park Stud Richard Fahey
344-325 GLORY
AWAITS (IRE) 3 Ahmad Abdulla Al Shaikh & Co Kevin Ryan
14-(1)(0)34
GORDON LORD BYRON (IRE) 5 Dr Cyrus Poonawalla/Morgan Cahalan Tom Hogan
IRE
0-00000 HEAVY
METAL 3 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
56-(3)(2)(3)3
KRYPTON FACTOR 5 Fawzi Abdulla Nass Fawzi Abdulla Nass
BHR
0-40460 LIBRANNO
5 McDowell Racing Richard Hannon
66-4(0)(4)3
LOCKWOOD 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
(1)45605 MONSIEUR
CHEVALIER (IRE) 6 Racing To The Max P J O'Gorman
01000-3 MOST
IMPROVED (IRE) 4 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
IRE
4-125
MUSIC MASTER 3 Godfrey Wilson Henry Candy
52-0423 PASTORAL
PLAYER 6 The Pursuits Partnership Hughie Morrison
(4)-(2)(0)141
PRODUCER 4 J Palmer-Brown Richard
Hannon
51-4111 PROFESSOR
3 Poilin Good Richard Hannon
2-(0)(0)332
RED JAZZ (USA) 6 The Hon Ronald Arculli Charlie Hills
021500
REPLY (IRE) 4 Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith/Mordukhovitch Aidan
O'Brien IRE
50-0262 REX
IMPERATOR 4 George Turner William
Haggas
266-244 SIR
PATRICK MOORE (FR) 3 The Astronomers Harry Dunlop
34(3)-040
SIRIUS PROSPECT (USA) 5 Miss N Yarrow Dean
Ivory
211-433 TAWHID
3 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
2-21410 ZANETTO
3 Mick and Janice Mariscotti Andrew Balding
28
entries
4
Irish-trained
1
Bahrain-trained 
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