Goodwood's G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred S. has enjoyed enhanced significance in recent times, with some on the early season's missing lists often brought back into action with the second half of the year in mind. That applies to the exciting Juddmonte representative Convey (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who went into the notebooks when scoring by five lengths on debut over seven furlongs at Kempton in October but who was forced to sidestep the spring Classics due to a setback. Sir Michael Stoute re-introduced a similar type in Zacinto (GB) (Dansili {GB}) in 2009 and he built on success in this when awarded the G2 Celebration Mile and finishing second in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. Standing in his way is Godolphin's Latharnach (Iffraaj {GB}), who enters this on the back of a second to Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 St James's Palace S. at Royal Ascot June 16. Trainer Charlie Appleby said, “Latharnach produced a career-best performance at Royal Ascot and came out of that run well. He has enjoyed a nice preparation for this race, which was always the target following the St James's Palace S., and we are looking forward to seeing how he gets on.”
Another dropping down in class is 'TDN Rising Star' Moheet (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), who was eighth in the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 2 and 10th in the June 6 G1 Epsom Derby. “Moheet was third to Kool Kompany (Ire) (Jeremy) in the G3 Craven S. [at Newmarket Apr. 16] and he was probably not streetwise enough for the Guineas and the Derby, so we have given him time to mature, both physically and mentally,” trainer Richard Hannon commented. “He drops back in trip and it will be interesting to see if he can leave his Epsom disappointment behind him.”
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