QATAR "GLORIOUS" GOODWOOD FESTIVAL [TUES 28th JULY - SAT 30th JULY] -- DAY THREE

THURSDAY
Wednesday was another day of near misses with places in the feature events but well done to The Gurkha for a narrow win in the Sussex Stakes beating Galileo Gold by a neck and now we move forward to Ladies Day.

We are only looking at the major races each day not the entire card so focused on the main Group Races or major handicaps. The meeting runs to Saturday and we'll keep running totals of profit / loss throughout the week.

So lets look at Day Three which is of course Ladies Day we've got a Group 3 and a pair of Group 2's which include the feature race the 2m Goodwood Cup;

Going -- Good.
Weather -- Generally sunny, bit breezy and high 19C

2:35 Richmond Stakes 6f (Group 2).

Just a small field of five for our opening Group 2 event this afternoon, Mehmas and Intelligence Cross are closely matched on recent G2 form at Newmarket, this long galloping straight should suit both, but probably struggling to match the form of BLUE POINT from Godolphin. [2nd 5/6F]

Where did you get that hat ... 

3:10 Goodwood Cup 2m (Group 2).

Today's feature event the Goodwood Cup, a big field of 15 and plenty in with chances, though I still remember seeing the way PALLASATOR [2nd 9/1] won over 2 miles at Sandown in May and was impressed with that form and this galloping track should suit.


3:45 Molecomb Stakes 5f (Group 3)

Small field again only the 7 declared, like the opportunity of MILL SPRINGS [4th 5/1] under the command of Frankie Dettori who is closing in on 3000 winners in Britain and this could well be the one to get him nearer to that landmark.

That's all for Thursday, results will be updated during the afternoon, and we will soon have an update for Friday which will feature the Group 2 King George Stakes.