Stunned silence at Goodwood as 150-1 no-hoper packemaker Qirat pulls off one of the biggest upsets ever
No one saw it coming
THERE was a stunned silence at Goodwood as 150-1 Qirat saw off 1-3 Field Of Gold to win the Group 1 Sussex Stakes.
Qirat was only in the race as a pacemaker for the John & Thady Gosden-trained Field Of Gold.
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But he stole a march on the field and eventually Derby-winning jockey Richard Kingscote gave up waiting for Field Of Gold to appear.
He ploughed on and saw off a fast-finishing Rosallion to seal one of the biggest shocks ever - a win worth £600,000.
A stunned John Gosden said: "We were sitting back a long way and the pacemaker goes and wins it.
"He ran on but didn't seem too well balanced on the track.
"But I'm not making excuses.
"We ignored the pacemaker and we paid the price.
"William (Buick, jockey) said he didn't seem comfortable and as soon as he asked him for more, the engine wasn't there."
The previous biggest winner of this race was 20-1 - showing the scale of the Qirat shock.
Beckett said: "I'm sorry - but I'm not that sorry!"
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