Order Of St George wins his third Irish St Leger Trial
Order Of St George wins his third Irish St Leger Trial

Six-day declarations for Glorious Gooodwood


The six-day declarations are in for day one of the Qatar Goodwood Festival and Order Of St George is one of four entries for Aidan O'Brien in the Goodwood Cup.

Ballydoyle team to face Stradivarius

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Last year's winner Stradivarius is one of 11 horses confirmed for the Qatar Goodwood Cup on Tuesday.

John Gosden's charge will be a hot favourite to successfully defend his crown in the two-mile Group One and claim his third victory of the season following his previous triumphs in the Yorkshire Cup and Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Victory for the four-year-old son of Sea The Stars will leave him one leg away from winning the new Weatherbys Hamilton £1million stayers' bonus. Success in the Lonsdale Cup at York on August 24 will see connections hit the jackpot.

Andrea Atzeni steered Stradivarius to victory 12 months ago and gets back on board for the first time since due to Frankie Dettori's suspension.

Stradivarius is likely to face some familiar foes, with Jessica Harrington's Torcedor and the Aidan O'Brien-trained Order Of St George set to take him on again after finishing third and fourth respectively at the Royal meeting.

O'Brien has also left in Idaho, Cypress Creek and Giuseppe Garibaldi.

William Haggas could saddle the Queen's Call To Mind, who was last seen winning the Belmont Gold Cup in New York, and Dal Harraild.

David Elsworth's Desert Skyline, Andrew Balding's Scotland and St Michel from Sir Mark Prescott's yard complete the potential field.

Stradivarius wins the Goodwood Cup from Big Orange and Desert Skyline
Stradivarius wins the 2017 Goodwood Cup from Big Orange and Desert Skyline

Lennox date for Tip Two Win

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Tip Two Win is set to run in the Qatar Lennox Stakes at Goodwood on Tuesday after connections virtually ruled out adding him to the Sussex Stakes at Thursday's supplementary stage.

Trainer Roger Teal revealed it is "95 per cent certain" his stable star will go for the Group Two contest over seven furlongs rather than the stiffer test of the Group One over a mile next Wednesday.

"I think we're going to stick to the Lennox now. I'm 95 per cent sure were going for that," said Teal. "He's in good form and great order. I'm very pleased with him."

It will be the first time Tip Two Win has run over seven furlongs this year after proving himself to be a leading light over a mile.

Winner of a valuable race at Doha in February, Tip Two Win belied his odds of 50-1 when second behind Saxon Warrior in the 2000 Guineas and was fourth in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on his latest start.

Karar, trained in France by Francis-Henri Graffard, was supplemented for the Lennox at the confirmation stage, taking the list of possibles to 20.

The last two winners of the race, Dutch Connection (2016) and Breton Rock (2017) stood their ground.

Aidan O'Brien has left in four - Intelligence Cross, Spirit Of Valor, Fleet Review and Gustav Klimt.

Others in the mix include last year's Sussex Stakes hero Here Comes When, D'Bai, Emmaus, Suedois, Sir Dancealot and Threading.

The most notable absentee was Expert Eye, who is likely to be re-routed to the Sussex Stakes for which he will have to be supplemented.

Breton Rock sweeps past the field in the Qatar Lennox Stakes
Breton Rock sweeps past the field in the Qatar Lennox Stakes

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