'It's been a blinding start - and there's more to come from Golden Horde'
John O'Hara talks to the in-form trainer as he aims for another July Cup
This stable tour was originally printed in the Racing Post Weekender on Wednesday, July 1. Buy the Weekender every week for top stable tours and great insight from weekly columnist Kevin Ryan.
Despite nearly three months of the season lost due to lockdown, Clive Cox has enjoyed a terrific start to the season. The Beechdown team took Royal Ascot by storm as Golden Horde starred in the Commonwealth Cup, while his juvenile Nando Parrado raised more than a few eyebrows when landing the Coventry Stakes at odds of 150-1 in the style of a serious colt.
Cox said: “It has been a blinding start which has been a huge relief. We knew we had a nice team going to Royal Ascot but as a former jump jockey you learn never to take anything for granted.
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