Rosallion set for Sussex Showdown as Six Confirmed

Monday, July 29, 2024 | 5:56 am

Updated: July 29, 2024 at 5:56 am

By Tom Frary

Sean Levey aboard Rosallion after winning the St James's Palace Stakes on day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire. Picture date: Tuesday June 18, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story RACING Ascot. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace Stakes hero Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) will be tackled by five rivals in Wednesday's G1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood after Monday's confirmation stage. Ballydoyle's G1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes winner Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) re-opposes after finishing second at Royal Ascot, while Godolphin's G1 2,000 Guineas winner Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to bounce back having been seventh there. The older horse contingent is headed by Team Valor International and Gary Barber's G1 Dubai Turf winner Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}), who looks to better his second placing in this mile feature 12 months ago, with Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's newly-blinkered Maljoom (Ire) (Caravaggio) and Chelsea Thoroughbred's outsider Sonny Liston (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) completing the line-up.