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Big test for Battaash - so can he resist the charge of younger sprint rivals?

Battaash (Jim Crowley) puts up one of the performances of the summer in the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood
Battaash wins his fourth King George in a row last yearCredit: Edward Whitaker

Friday: 3.35 Goodwood
King George Qatar Stakes (Group 2) | 5f | 3yo+ | ITV/RTV

The 2016 Windsor Castle Stakes is not likely to go down in history. Winner Ardad took the Flying Childers subsequently and has made a brisk start as a stallion with his first crop this year, but it never got any better for those immediately behind him.

The greatest gift the race offered came in the preliminaries. A maiden winner named Battaash reared and jumped in the stalls, blowing his chance. Within ten days he had been gelded.

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Published on 29 July 2021inPreviews

Last updated 16:56, 29 July 2021

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