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Irish Examiner
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Field Of Gold found to be lame after Sussex Stakes loss
Plans are on ice for Field Of Gold after the Classic and Royal Ascot hero was discovered to be lame following his below-par display in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. John and Thady Gosden's star three-year-old was sent off the 1-3 favourite to emulate his sire Kingman and thrive against his elders on the Sussex Downs, but could only finish fourth as his Juddmonte-owned pacemaker Qirat caused a seismic shock at 150-1. The Clarehaven training team suggested the "engine wasn't there" in the immediate aftermath of the contest and now a potential reason for his disappointing performance could have been found. "We don't have the full picture yet, but he is lame on his left-hind," Barry Mahon, European racing manager for Juddmonte, said. "John called me this morning at 7am and said he was 'off' behind with a bit of swelling in his leg and the vet is due out to see him later today so until we have the full picture we can't fully diagnose it. "But the fact he is lame suggests that could potentially be why we didn't see the true horse that we know yesterday. We just have to sit tight now until the vet can run through all the tests he can run through." With the severity of Field Of Gold's setback still to be determined, it is unknown at this stage when one of the standout performers of the 2025 season will be next seen in competitive action. Mahon continued: "Plans are on ice and the thing with these things is, it might be a week before anything will show up on an X-ray or whatever, so it's not something you will have an answer for straight away. "But the fact the horse is lame indicates there is an issue and we have to address that. What that is and whether it will be a short fix or a long fix, we just don't know at this stage." Despite Field Of Gold's surprise reversal, there was still plenty of joy for the Juddmonte team with Ralph Beckett's Qirat stealing the spotlight, with Mahon reflecting on a race of contrasting fortunes. He added: "It was disappointing from a Field Of Gold point of view, but from a Juddmonte point of view the winner is a home bred and won it in good style and there has to be some satisfaction in that. "As someone said to me yesterday, it was bittersweet but there was still plenty of sweet."
RTÉ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Field of Gold assessed as lame after Sussex Stakes disappointment
Plans are on ice for Field Of Gold after the Classic and Royal Ascot hero was discovered to be lame following his below-par display in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. John and Thady Gosden's star three-year-old was sent off the 1-3 favourite to emulate his sire Kingman and thrive against his elders on the Sussex Downs, but could only finish fourth as his Juddmonte-owned pacemaker Qirat caused a seismic shock at 150-1. The Clarehaven training team suggested the "engine wasn't there" in the immediate aftermath of the contest and now a potential reason for his disappointing performance could have been found. "We don't have the full picture yet, but he is lame on his left-hind," said Barry Mahon, European racing manager for Juddmonte. "John called me this morning at 7am and said he was 'off' behind with a bit of swelling in his leg and the vet is due out to see him later today so until we have the full picture we can't fully diagnose it. "But the fact he is lame suggests that could potentially be why we didn't see the true horse that we know yesterday. We just have to sit tight now until the vet can run through all the tests he can run through." With the severity of Field Of Gold's setback still to be determined, it is unknown at this stage when one of the standout performers of the 2025 season will be next seen in competitive action. Mahon continued: "Plans are on ice and the thing with these things is, it might be a week before anything will show up on an X-ray or whatever, so it's not something you will have an answer for straight away. "But the fact the horse is lame indicates there is an issue and we have to address that. What that is and whether it will be a short fix or a long fix, we just don't know at this stage." Despite Field Of Gold's surprise reversal, there was still plenty of joy for the Juddmonte team with Ralph Beckett's Qirat stealing the spotlight, with Mahon reflecting on a race of contrasting fortunes. He added: "It was disappointing from a Field Of Gold point of view, but from a Juddmonte point of view the winner is a home bred and won it in good style and there has to be some satisfaction in that.
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
150/1 Glorious Goodwood winner stings bookies as firms suffer 'big blow'
Qirat stole the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday after none of the other runners in the race could get to the pacemaker. Supplemented for the Group 1 last week at a cost of £70,000, the Ralph Beckett-trained 150/1 outsider was a pacemaker for 1/3 favourite Field Of Gold. However, the race did not go to script, with Qirat keeping up the gallop to emerge triumphant under Richard Kingscote, despite the best efforts of Rosallion, who was a neck adrift at the line. Despite Qirat's huge price, a number of punters collected on him, with William Hill reporting that 10% of all bets they took on the race being on the gelding. Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: 'Like most, we were shocked to see Qirat steal the Sussex Stakes from the front, and it's cost us dearly. 'We're often happy to lay the rank outsiders in these big Group 1 contests, and often we're not punished, but this has been a big blow with around 10% of all bets placed being for the 150/1 winner. It will go down as one of the most expensive Sussex Stakes results in recent memory.' Meanwhile, one Ladbrokes punter in England remarkably turned £50 into £7,550 after taking a chance on the plucky outsider. Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Hardly anyone saw that result coming, but Qirat's Sussex Stakes upset left one punter in particular £7.5k better off in one of the biggest shocks we've seen at Glorious Goodwood."
South China Morning Post
a day ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Pacemaker Qirat causes historic 150-1 Sussex Stakes shock at Glorious Goodwood
Unconsidered pacemaker Qirat became the longest-priced winner of a Group One in Britain with a remarkable victory in the Sussex Stakes (1,600m) at Glorious Goodwood on Tuesday. Trained by Ralph Beckett, Qirat was supplemented by the owner's Juddmonte for £70,000 (HK$730,000) in a move to introduce a pacemaker into the race for the world's joint-highest-rated horse, Field Of Gold. Finishing just 27th of 30 in a Royal Ascot handicap last month, Qirat was conceding 7lb to Field Of Gold and went into the race rated 24lb inferior to his owner-mate. Sent off $62 on the World Pool and 150-1 in Britain, Qirat went a long way clear with Ballydoyle's pacemaker Serengeti, taking the outright lead off that rival with 300m left to run. At that stage, $1.2 favourite Field Of Gold was already struggling to bridge the gap, while Rosallion made giant strides down the outside as he tried to prevent an enormous boilover. Rosallion closed strongly, but he was never going quick enough to catch Hong Kong-bound Richard Kingscote, who kept up the gallop on Qirat to leave Goodwood totally silenced. 'He's always threatened to be a good horse, I've just never managed to get it out of him until today,' Beckett told Racing Post. Richard Kingscote will join the jockey ranks in Hong Kong next season. HK Racing News Get updates direct to your inbox Sign up Best Bets Racing News By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy Error: Please enter a valid email. The email address is already in use. Please login to subscribe. Error, please try again later. THANK YOU You are one the list. 'He was here to set the pace and go 12-second furlongs from the front. That's what he was here to do and the longer he lasted, the better it was for everyone concerned with him. That was the idea. 'Having watched the clock, I think he achieved that, and the last thing I said to Richard Kingscote before he got on him was, 'Keep going on this fellow. He isn't going to stop and he could run really well here'.' Rosallion finished second ahead of Henri Matisse, while Field Of Gold could only manage fourth.
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Horse racing-Qirat beats the odds with 150-1 Sussex Stakes shock
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Qirat caused a stunning upset in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood to claim victory at odds of 150-1 on day two of the festival on Wednesday. The four-year-old, trained by Ralph Beckett and ridden by Richard Kingscote, held off a late surge from Rosallion to win by a neck, becoming the highest-priced winner of a British Group One race since the current grading system was introduced in the early 1970s. Qirat had only been entered into the race last week for 70,000 pounds ($92,897.00), making the upset even more remarkable. "It's turning into a cracking year," jockey Kingscote told ITV. "This horse loves the track, and Ralph said that even if we were there to help, he'd still try his best.' REUTERS
