#Qatar Sussex Stakes

That's it for the day from Goodwood. We hope you've had a good afternoon and enjoyed the Sussex Stakes, it certainly lived up to the hype. Do join us again tomorrow when we'll be back here hunting for winners once again. Following the Sussex Stakes, William Buick reported that Vatican City, unplaced, was struck into; the Veterinary Officer reported…

Champion miler Baaeed will set a very high standard when he bids to extend his unbeaten run to seven races in Saturday's Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, in which he will start a strong odds-on chance in a field of nine. Newbury's one-mile showpiece, which forms part of the 35-race QIPCO British Champions Series, has attracted a deep line-up,…

Jim Bolger is not fretting about the opposition, the ground or the 43 days in which Poetic Flare has been absent from racecourse action as he looks forward to unleashing his outstanding miler in the Qatar Sussex Stakes. Victory for Poetic Flare would give Bolger a first success in Glorious Goodwood's signature prize and also complete a huge treble…

Kyprios and Order Of Australia will spearhead what could be a select Qatar Goodwood Festival team for Aidan O'Brien. The Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup is Kyprios' target after he announced his arrival as the latest star of the staying scene with victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month, with Stradivarius and Princess Zoe poised to renew rivalries…

Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle discusses her ride on leading Molecomb contender Eddie's Boy, plus four other chances on day two of the Goodwood Festival on Wednesday. The Group Three Markel Molecomb Stakes (3.00) pitches together some of the fastest two-year-olds in training, including my mount Eddie's Boy - my best chance on day two of…

Ante-post betting tips for the key races this summer. Westover heads the market for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot and Baaeed will be a short price for his next assignment Jockey Colin Keane (left) and trainer Ralph Beckett celebrate after winning the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with horse Westover Impressive Irish…

The John Quinn-trained Highfield Princess looks terrific each-way value in Friday's Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes. The unbeaten Royal Aclaim is favourite with the bookies Sonnyboyliston ridden by Ben Coen winning the 2021 Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Headline act Baaeed kickstarts Ebor week by trying to emulate fellow great Frankel in the Juddmonte…

Goodwood Racecourse and Coral have announced an exciting new commercial relationship that sees the bookmaker become the official fixed-odds betting partner of the Qatar Goodwood Festival for the next three years. The partnership will see Coral sponsoring ten races across the five days of the Qatar Goodwood Festival including the Coral Golden Mile…

Real World (left): last seen chasing home Baaeed in the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot Queen Anne and Lockinge Stakes runner-up Real World will miss Saturday's Coral-Eclipse (3.35) at Sandown after scoping badly. The Saeed bin Suroor-trained five-year-old was as short as 13-2 for the £750000 contest - a race the Godolphin trainer has landed with Halling…

Poetic Flare: was an impressive winner of the St James's Palace Poetic Flare and Palace Pier, winners on Royal Ascot's opening day, could clash for the first time in the Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 28. Who do our experts prefer? At the prices in the Sussex Stakes, I'd take a chance on Poetic Flare. I was absolutely…

Five days of fantastic racing at Goodwood conclude with Saturday's card. Tom Marquand could round off a great week on Unibet Stewards' Cup favourite Nahaarr Khadijah Mellah discusses horse racing background ahead of Magnolia Cup The grand finale of Glorious Goodwood is upon us - and what a week it has been. History has been made by four-time…

Baaeed brings an unbeaten record and his status as the world's best racehorse to the Qatar Sussex Stakes (3.35) - but trainer William Haggas insists: "It's no penalty kick." The son of Sea The Stars has proved a class a part in eight career starts - the last four in Group 1 company - and is a white-hot 1-6 favourite with William Hill for the…

Who will rise to the challenge at Ascot on Saturday? Andy Stephens shares his best bets and suggests potentially underestimated runners to keep in mind. 1.25 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) THE TIP: ELDAR ELDAROV at a general 5-2 No three-year-old has won this race since it was first run in 2011 but that masks the fact that…

The four-year-old, who is unbeaten in a ten-race career, will retire to stud after he contests the £1.3 million race over 1m2f, ten years after Frankel bowed out with victory in the 2012 QIPCO Champion Stakes with a record of 14 wins out of 14. After today's scratching stage for the QIPCO Champion Stakes, the Shadwell Estate Company-owned Baaeed is…

Pictures doing the rounds yesterday of sodden racegoers in plastic macs wading through puddles and Panama hats flying off in 40mph gusts may not have been the ideal way for one of the greatest racing festivals on earth to begin - but that certainly does not tell the full story. There was a glorious day of racing to live up to the festival's moniker…

There's a simple reason why the $1 million, Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes awards a "Win and You're In" berth to the Grade 1 FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile - it's one of the most productive Breeders' Cup Mile prep races in North America. As its name implies, the Woodbine Mile is contested at a distance of one mile on the Woodbine turf course. Since…

The door to the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe may not have swung wide-open for Baaeed - but it's at least now ajar with the ParisLongchamp showpiece under consideration for the latest Shadwell superstar. Hamdan Al Maktoum never won the great race during his remarkable ownership career, Sakhee having switched to Godolphin before his triumph in…