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15:15 Goodwood

Cantor Odds Sussex Stakes (Class A) (Group 1) (Class A)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.98s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Soviet Song (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Nayyir

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Le Vie Dei Colori

      12/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Purple, Gold hoop and armlets, Black cap

        Checkit (IRE)

        9
        100/1
        • Form 034034
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, staying on and challenging for 4th when badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover

        2(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Grey star

        Hurricane Alan (IRE)

        18
        40/1
        • Form 5-31503
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        slowly into stride, towards rear and never dangerous

        3(7)
        Silk - Blue, Silver yoke and cuffs, Yellow cap with Blue button

        Le Vie Dei Colori

        73
        12/1
        • Form 1121-14
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

        4(11)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Light Blue star

        Nayyir

        20
        12/1
        • Form 6102-30
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on

        5(1)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Norse Dancer (IRE)

        25 b
        20/1
        • Form 60-4304
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        6(4)
        Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

        Passing Glance

        53
        16/1
        • Form 12160-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened

        7(9)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Refuse To Bend (IRE)

        25
        11/4
        • Form 00-0011
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when badly hampered inside final furlong

        8(6)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Tillerman

        43
        20/1
        • Form 10330-5
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

        9(5)
        Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

        Soviet Song (IRE)

        22
        3/1
        • Form 5-23121
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        held up in touch, quickened well to lead over 1f out, ran on well, driven out

        10(10)
        Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap

        Antonius Pius (USA)

        20 v
        8/1
        • Form 10-4530
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        tracked leaders, going well and not clear run from 2f out, kept on final furlong, not recover

        11(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Haafhd

        43
        9/2
        • Form 133-114
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong

        Previous results

        2003
        (7)
        Silk -

        Reel Buddy (USA)

        20/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        2002
        (3)
        Silk -

        Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)

        8/13
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        2001
        (11)
        Silk -

        Noverre (USA)

        9/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        A terrific field for the renewal of this prestigious mile event, two thousand guinea's victor Haafhd is reported back to his best and must be considered, but we prefer the four-year-old's Soviet Song and Refuse To Bend, with the last named getting the vote. The Godolphin star has returned to form with a vengeance, landing the Queen Anne Stakes at the Royal meeting, before stepping up in trip to land the Eclipse at Sandown. In this frame of mind he will be very difficult to stop in his bid for a Group one hat-trick. Soviet Song is the obvious danger, she put up a terrific fight against the selection at Ascot, going down by just a neck in one of the races of the season. She then went on to dispose of the flying filly Attraction in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket, which does make you think last year's generation is superior to this season's. However, Barry Hills has said that Haafhd is the best miler he has trained since Tap On Wood, which is some compliment, and following a lack lustre effort in the St James's Palace Stakes he expects a much better performance this afternoon. The ever consistent Norse Dancer is one that may be fighting for a place, but Refuse To Bend can give Godolphin and Dettori yet another top prize.