The best of the current Classic generation meet the older stars in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes on day two of the Goodwood Festival.
The undercard includes the Group 3 Oak Tree Stakes over seven furlongs, plus the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes for the best five furlong sprinters around.
1.20pm – 1m4f Handicap
There was a time when Charlie Johnston’s father used to completely farm some of the races at the Glorious Goodwood meeting, and it would be somewhat foolish to ignore his NOVELISTA here.
The three-year-old has been beaten by just a head and a short-head in his last two runs, and a big run can be expected at a generous each-way price in the betting.
1.55pm – 7f Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3)
The Ralph Beckett-trained TABITI (NAP) looks an excellent bet in the Oak Tree Stakes.
A daughter of Kingman, the filly got her debut season off to a flyer with a late season double, including the Group 3 Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes at Salisbury, before running down the field on Champions Day.
She got off to a nice start this term also, chasing home Never Let Go in the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot, and looks sure to build upon that effort at Goodwood today.
2.30pm – 5f Molecomb Stakes (Group 3)
ARGENTINE TANGO has been nothing but game all season long, and I see no reason why she cannot be in the shake up once more in this sprint race over the minimum distance.
Drawn in stall one, I envisage David Allan dominating proceedings from the front.
3.05pm – Sussex Stakes (Group 1)
Juddmonte’s FIELD OF GOLD takes on his elders in the Sussex Stakes, bidding to complete the Irish 2,000 Guineas, St James’s Palace and Sussex Stakes treble.
Rated 126, it will take one almighty effort by one of his rivals to down this son of Kingman, and it is nigh on impossible to oppose him in this meeting of the generations.
3.45pm – 1m2f EBF Fillies’ Handicap
Roger Varian’s MODEL YUKO is very interesting on her first handicap start and has to be worth a flutter under Silvestre De Sousa.
Stepping up to 1m2f for the first time, Varian must be confident her Al Kazeem traits will come to the fore in this contest.
4.20pm – 5f Fillies’ Conditions Stakes
Karl Burke’s ZALANIA was beaten just 3½ lengths by True Love in the Queen Mary, which gives her one hell of a fighting chance in this five furlong affair.
Wathan Racing and Burke appear to have found a very winnable race for the filly, and if you can get even money about her in our horse racing betting, you’ve done really well.
4.55pm – 7f Handicap
I personally thought MR CHAPLIN was rather unlucky at this track, a couple of runs ago, and the course and distance winner will be looking to make amends.
He subsequently ran a fair race at big odds at Royal Ascot, and this race is much more his level. He therefore has to go down as an each-way play in the lucky last.
*Prices subject to change – odds accurate at the time of writing*
