Strong-travelling stablemate Equilateral won twice in Dubai early last year before finishing fifth at long odds in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on his return from injury. Khaadem won the Stewards’ Cup at this meeting three years ago, and while he isn’t quite as good these days, he has run some good races when blinkered over five furlongs in recent starts, including last time when winning the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket in April when making all. That earned Mitbaahy the ‘ Horse In Focus’ flag, and he looks capable of gaining compensation this time.Ĭharlie Hills’ two runners Khaadem (123) and Equilateral (121+) aren’t in the same league as the same stable’s Battaash who won this contest for four years running but they’re both smart sprinters who shouldn’t be far away. He was travelling better than Raasel two furlongs out but was hampered twice in the closing stages before keeping on in the last 50 yards. Three-year-old Mitbaahy is also proving better than ever of late and looked unlucky to be denied a hat-trick at Sandown after wins in a conditions race at Hamilton and a listed race also at Sandown. He gained a second course-and-distance win here in April, hence his ‘ Horses For Courses’ flag, and has since progressed from handicaps to win a listed race at Haydock in May from last year’s King George runner-up Dragon Symbol.Ī hold-up performer, Raasel’s latest victory was his best effort yet but there are grounds for thinking the Sandown runner-up can turn the tables here. Raasel has been one of the most progressive sprinters around in the last year or so, winning eight of his last ten starts, and has shown plenty more improvement this season. The key to this race could well be the Group 3 Sprint Stakes at Sandown at the beginning of the month in which Mick Appleby’s Raasel (Timeform weight-adjusted rating 126) got the better of the Roger Varian-trained Mitbaahy (127) by a neck. The feature race of Goodwood’s Friday card is the Group 2 King George Stakes ( 15.35) over five furlongs with 11 runners due to contest what looks a particularly open renewal with half a dozen of the runners covered by just 3 lb at the top of the Timeform weight-adjusted ratings.
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