The Big Story31 July 2025
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The first two Group 1 favourites have been beaten at Glorious Goodwood - can Whirl change the narrative?

Whirl heads to Goodwood on a remarkable upward trajectory that few might have expected before she was stepped up to middle distances in York's Musidora Stakes.
Hitherto the daughter of Wootton Bassett had shown a fair level of form, notably when rounding off her juvenile campaign with a Group 3 win at the Curragh in late October.
But just how far down the Ballydoyle pecking order did you have to scroll when searching for her name at the end of last year?
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