First for Prendergast but ground the unknown factor

Awtaad: Irish 2,000 Guineas winner returns after a disappointing Sussex run

Awtaad: bidding to sign off with a win in the QEII at AscotCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

Qatar Sussex Stakes | 1m, Group 1 | 3yo+

Awtaad will be a first Sussex Stakes runner for Kevin Prendergast for whom Hamdan Al Maktoum's colt won the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas in May, giving the 84-year-old Curragh trainer a second win in that colts' Classic 40 years after winning the race with Northern Treasure.

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Tony O'HehirRacing Post Reporter

Published on 26 July 2016inGlorious Goodwood

Last updated 12:29, 27 July 2016

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