Equinties - Glorious Goodwood day 2

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July 31, 2024

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Well, we sat back and watched yesterday because anything can win on good ground. As the old saying goes, ‘good ground and salt will kill a punter’, so while while we watched, the ground baked!

Good ground yesterday, todays order of the day is fast fast fast! Perfect.

Let’s dive in to day 2 of Glorious Goodwood.

BIG RACE PREVIEWS

THE STAYING KING

KYPRIOS. Wow.

Gone are the days of worrying whether Aidan O’Brien’s star stayer is back to his best. He is simply sublime, and he showed that in yesterday’s Group 1 Goodwood Cup.

The six-year-old by GALILEO broke the track record on the way to putting four lengths between himself and SWEET WILLIAM, with GREGORY back in third.

All year, despite his historic plethora of issues, Ryan Moore had only been singing his praises. At some stage, one has to give in and realise that he is, quite simply, the best around.

It’s not often Moore shows this level of emotion (or even stops for a post-race interview), but the regard he holds this horse in requires this level of treatment.

Where next? Well, despite Matt Chapman asking about the Arc, O’Brien is keen to send him back to the Irish St Leger.

He said: "We thought if he was okay today we'd bring him back to an Irish St Leger again, and if he comes through that we'll have him for next year. We have to be very respectful to him, because if you saw where he came from it's hard to believe he's here today."

DOUBLE-HANDED APPLEBY

Charlie Appleby loves to target the Breeders’ Cup and he could have another to send to America after yesterday’s Group 2 Vintage Stakes.

Despite having AL QUDRA as a potential for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (who’s form we will talk about in the big race previews below), AOMORI CITY could join him later this year.

In what, admittedly, wasn’t a classic renewal of the Vintage Stakes, the son of OASIS DREAM handled a tight passage around the bend well to show a ‘brave’ characteristic.

Because of this, and his ability to handle a fast-paced bend, the Breeders’ Cup is now on his radar.

Charlie Appleby said: “We have toyed with that [the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf] over the last couple of weeks. Al Qudra thankfully went and won on Saturday and he’s the horse we’ll probably pinpoint to the Juvenile Turf, but it doesn’t mean we can’t run two in it.

“That was a marked improvement today and he had to be brave as he was tightened up on the turns. That’s no harm in educating him towards the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.”

He is now a 33/1–shot for next year’s Guineas, though he would need to show a bit of continued improvement to warrant a strong consideration.

Right, enough of the news, time for the good stuff…

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