IF star colt Field Of Gold didn’t enjoy quickening into the dip at Newmarket I wonder if he will like running downhill at Goodwood?
It’s just a thought.
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The chances are Field Of Gold will bang in a third Group 1 on the trot in this afternoon’s £1million Sussex Stakes, the feature of coverage on ITV.
The Sussex has hosted some of the great horses.
I’m talking Chief Singer, Zilzal, Giant’s Causeway, Rock Of Gibraltar, Frankel, Kingman, Mohaather and Baaeed. Now that’s a roll of honour.
Field Of Gold was unlucky not to win the 2,000 Guineas, for all that he took an age to get going, but was brilliant in the Irish equivalent and the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, where the re-opposing Henri Matisse was given a lot to do but ran on well.
John & Thady Gosden’s grey is probably just too good under William Buick, replacing owner Juddmonte’s banned retained rider Colin Keane.
But before the 48hr decs I told anyone who’d listen that with three places HENRI MATISSE (3.05) was a cracking each-way bet and I’m sticking with it even though we only get two positions now.
Aidan O’Brien’s French Guineas victor will be better placed here than he was at Ascot.
The Sussex is no two-horse race.
Waiting for the three-year-olds is Rosallion, last year’s Irish 2,000 Guineas victor and also a St James’s Palace Stakes hero.
This season he was third in the Lockinge and second in the Queen Anne.
He’s a class act for Sean Levey and Richard Hannon.
Day 2 starts with a handicap for three-year-olds over 1m4f. It’s a small field for a race like this.
SUDU (1.20) is progressing well and looks a strong stayer for Roger Varian.
Silvestre De Sousa takes the mount on a horse who caught the eye when fourth at Newbury (looked unlucky in running) before heading to Epsom and scoring readily.
A mark of 86 looks reasonable to me and the gelded son of Teofilo has a proper chance.
We go up in class for the Group 3 Oak Tree Stakes next.
BRIGHT THUNDER (1.55) is a solid each-way bet for Sam James and Karl Burke.
The recent Deauville winner has the pace to handle 7f no problem at all, and her second to Spiritual at Epsom was pretty useful form.
She’s run well here before when third to Crimson Advocate in the Conqueror and that effort came after a bad stumble at the start.
In the Group 3 Molecomb I like the look of MILITARY CODE (2.30) who got mugged by Staya at Sandown last time.
The Wootton Bassett colt had looked very promising early this season when scoring at Newmarket and Ascot but didn’t get home over 6f in the Coventry when fancied.
Five furlongs is his trip for now and he should have solid credentials to pounce late.
Finally OUR GOLDEN ONE (3.45) might just outrun long odds for Tom Ward.
She was a staying on third at Chester last time and that came after dropping in trip.
She had been tried in Listed company earlier in the season at this track.
She could have a bit more about her than just being a handicapper. A few quid each-way.
Good luck and Yeeehaaa!
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