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'He’s got a lot of what they call raw speed’ - John Gosden runs the rule over his Glorious Goodwood A-team
John and Thady Gosden were crowned top trainers at Royal Ascot this year and they will be hoping their scintillating summer rolls on to Glorious Goodwood next week. The Clarehaven team are set to unleash some big guns in Sussex and John Gosden gave insight into those who could star
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HKJC World Pool Lennox Stakes (Tuesday July 29)
Odds: 7-1
He hasn't quite repeated that [last year's winning form] yet. We sent him down to Dubai, which might not have been the smartest move in the world, running him over six furlongs. He's well in himself and happy. He enjoys the track, and if he gets a reasonable draw, I think he’ll run a big race again.
Field Of Gold
Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Wednesday July 30)
Odds: 1-2
He's been a grand horse to train; he's done nothing but thrive this year. The Sussex is a different test of a horse. If you've ever walked the track, it’s quite a surprise, it runs down into a dip, swings up and around. You don't want too big a field and get a high draw because you are literally down the hill looking at the horses getting the shortest run round up the hill, so the draw is a big factor there if you get a large field.
The horse is athletic, he's got great balance, and hopefully he’ll handle the track well. It’s very different to the round mile of Ascot or the Curragh, that’s for sure. He's in great order, and we’re looking forward to running him. It’s very much the obvious race to go to with him. He does have that great turn of foot, and let’s hope we get a clear run, and he can produce it on the day.
French Master
Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup (Tuesday July 29)
Odds: 5-1
I think the step up in trip will be within his range. The two miles of Goodwood is a little up and down, with twists and turns. I think he will rise to the occasion. He won in good style at Royal Ascot, but he’s going from a handicap in a rating band to a completely open Group 1. We’re hopeful he’ll run a good race. We’re very much looking forward to running him and seeing the jump in class. The great thing is, if he doesn’t handle it, we can regroup.
Lead Artist
Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Wednesday July 30)
Odds: 25-1
He’s in great form, we’ll see if he runs, no decision has been made on that yet. He bowled along there last year and won in good style.
Spy Chief
HKJC World Pool Lennox Stakes (Tuesday July 29)
Odds: 20-1
He was beaten two and three-quarter lengths in the July Cup, and he's not a six-furlong horse. He's in good form; I think the seven [furlongs] will be right up his alley. He’s a horse who likes to do what he wants to do, not necessarily what the trainer or jockey wants him to do. He’s got a lot of what they call ‘raw speed’.
Sweet William
Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup (Tuesday July 29)
Odds: 8-1
He’s been in very good form. The two and a half miles of the Gold Cup proved a little too far for him. He's a two-mile to two-and-a-quarter-mile horse but he ran a brave race. He’s in very good form. Rab Havlin rides him every day and he’s very pleased with him. And obviously, he knows Goodwood well, so back we go again. We hope he’ll run a huge race. I assume Illinois is the favourite if he comes, but the idiosyncrasies of the track amuse him, he rather likes it.
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