Goodwood is the course where 2016 Classic winners Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}), The Gurkha (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Awtaad (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) face another rematch in Wednesday's G1 Qatar Sussex S., a “Win and You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita in November. The trio, who are trained by Hugo Palmer, Aidan O'Brien and Kevin Prendergast, respectively, fought out the finish to the G1 St James's Palace S. at Royal Ascot with G1 2000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold emerging a 1 1/4-length victor over the French Guineas winner The Gurkha.
A winner of the Irish equivalent, Awtaad was a further half-length back in third, with Galileo Gold gaining revenge for his Curragh defeat in the process. Those three runners, along with Richard Fahey's G2 Jersey S. winner Ribchester (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), fly the flag for the Classic generation against the older horses. Ribchester is owned by Godolphin, who also send out the Richard Hannon-trained Toormore (Ire) (Arakan) and John Gosden's Richard Pankhurst (GB) (Raven's Pass) in the Group 1 event.
G1 Queen Anne S. third Lightning Spear (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) tries his luck again for David Simcock while Gabrial (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is a second runner for Fahey. David O'Meara's So Beloved (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and the Clive Cox-trained Kodi Bear (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) complete the 10-strong field.
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