Rosallion a massive drifter for the Sussex as Field Of Gold jockey confirmed with Colin Keane banned from Goodwood
SO SALLI CAN WAIT Rosallion a massive drifter for the Sussex as Field Of Gold jockey confirmed with Colin Keane banned from Goodwood
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SUPERSTAR miler Rosallion is a big drifter for next week's Sussex Stakes at Goodwood - as Field Of Gold's jockey was finally confirmed.
Richard Hannon's multiple Group 1 winner has gone right out on the Betfair Exchange.
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Richard Hannon has some big decisions to make on where he runs Rosallion next - but it looks like it may not be in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood
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He was second-fav for the £1million contest next Wednesday but has been usurped by Aidan O'Brien's Henri Matisse.
Rosallion's price on the Exchange has ballooned from 5 (4-1) to 9 (8-1), while he remains a general 7-2 chance on sportsbooks.
Hannon - who saw his stable star lose the Queen Anne by a nose on his last run - had said the 7f City Of York at next month's Ebor Festival could be on the cards.
But he also said the 1m Prix Jacques Le Marois (worth around £200,000 more to the winner than the City Of York) is a strong possibility too.
It's very unlikely he would do both given they are less than a week apart, with the French race on August 17 and City Of York August 23.
Rosallion's drift came as William Buick was confirmed for the ride on Field Of Gold, who is already as short as 4-9 for the Sussex.
Juddmonte's retained rider Colin Keane - who would have been on the top three-year-old - is banned from Goodwood after breaking whip rules at Sandown earlier this month.
Buick was previously a jockey at Clarehaven and enjoys a good relationship with the horse's trainer John Gosden.
Oisin Murphy has been totally overlooked in light of his ban and fine for drink-driving.
Gosden said: "William came in and rode Field Of Gold this morning and if he's free next Wednesday he will ride, providing Godolphin don't supplement one into the race.
"They worked nicely together and it's all systems go for Goodwood.
"William and I have a long association going back to the pre-Frankie Dettori era."
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