My headline 11-2 tip can pull off a famous Glorious Goodwood double in the big sprint on Friday
MATT CHAPMAN My headline 11-2 tip can pull off a famous Glorious Goodwood double in the big sprint on Friday
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FIRST came Evs and now there's Mojo as trainer Mick Appleby tries to make it 'Big' in the feature sprint on day four of Glorious Goodwood.
Twelve months ago it was Big Evs who took the King George Qatar Stakes for Appleby and Tom Marquand.
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Big Mojo could prove unstoppable in what is sure to be a rapid King George sprint at Goodwood
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On Friday afternoon, live on ITV, the pair are at it again with BIG MOJO and have every chance of pulling off a famous double.
This season the crack juvenile has been second in the July Cup and seventh in the Commonwealth Cup.
Both of those are over 6f, and I suspect he will love dropping back to 5f. Has a big mojo of a chance.
Opposition is headed by last year's runner-up Asfoora who challenges from Australia as well as Khaadem, who blew away cobwebs at Newbury the other day.
He won this in 2022 from Appleby's Raasel!
The action starts with a unique handicap over an extended 2m4f.
One-time St Leger hope ALIGN THE STARS might cause a ripple for Charlie Johnston and Christophe Soumillon.
A seventh in the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot wasn't a bad performance suggesting this trip is not totally out of his compass and his fifth at Newmarket last time wasn't too bad.
He's down another pound now and I'm not sure this is the strongest renewal of all time. An each-way chance.
The Group 3 Thoroughbred Stakes is for three-year-olds over 1m and Opera Ballo was my pick here but I'll go for DIEGO VENTURA now given form on what is sure to be sodden ground.
Another handicap in the Golden Mile over, you've guessed it, 1m.
BOPEDRO was fifth in this last year off 96 and hasn't won a race since yet goes in now off 98.
All in all he's a badly handicapped horse especially at the age of nine.
That all said, Hector Crouch can have fun with this ride as there is no pressure from a horrible draw in stall 16.
The old boy will be dropped out and ridden cold and try and fly home late. I'll chance a few quid each-way.
Trainer David O'Meara is great in these races and ground conditions are not issue.
Finally on ITV a conditions race over 1m1f.
LIBERTY LANE has to give some weight away but will probably take all the beating for Clifford Lee and Karl Burke.
My hope flopped at Royal Ascot in the Wolferton over a bit further, but he scored well at this track the time before and this level should be well within his reach.
When he's on a going day he's quite a decent horse.
Good luck!
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