An eagerly-awaited rematch between Big Orange (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) and Order Of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})) in the Qatar Goodwood Cup is off the agenda. The victory of the Michael Bell-trained Big Orange over defending G1 Gold Cup champion Order Of St George was arguably the highlight of this year's Royal Ascot, and many had been looking forward to round two in a race to be run as a Group 1 for the first time this year.
However, Aidan O'Brien revealed on Monday, “The plan is to go there with US Army Ranger (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), and Order Of St George will probably not be running in the race. He's having a little bit of a midsummer break and he'll probably have a prep run for the [G1] Irish St Leger, then an autumn campaign.”
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