Over 400 of Great Britain’s roughly 450 licensed jockeys have yet to win a single race at Group One level. Frankie Dettori, by contrast, has won nine since the end of May and he will be a hot favourite to reach double figures when he rides Stradivarius in Tuesday’s Goodwood Cup, the feature event on day one of Glorious Goodwood. Stradivarius pushed the betting industry towards a Dettori-driven meltdown when he took the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month, taking his rider to four wins from four on the day.
No chances will be taken this timeand John Gosden’s five-year-old is expected to start odds-on at around 8-11 as he tries to take his current winning streak to eight. Stradivarius’s backers may well find their heart-rate increasing sharply at some stage, as the favourite’s average winning distance in his last six victories is a length. And while he has always managed to get the job done, Tuesday’s track and trip will play to the strengths of a very dangerous opponent in Cross Counter (3.35).
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Yarmouth 1.40 Etikaal 2.15 Lilkian 2.50 Tigerfish 3.25 Knowing
4.00 Majaalis 4.30 Mitigator 5.05 George Dryden
Goodwood 1.50 Jazeel (nap) 2.25 Pinatubo 3.00 Flaming Spear (nb)
3.30 Cross Counter 4.10 Cobra Eye 4.45 Maygold 5.15 Salayel
Beverley 2.05 Tell Me All 2.40 Siyahamba 3.15 Harry Love 3.50 Ginger Jam 4.20 How Bizarre 4.55 Barbarosa 5.30 John Caesar
Worcester 5.35 Double Court 6.05 Raven's Touch 6.40 Twasn't The Plan 7.15 Jesse Jude 7.50 Takinitallin 8.20 Magical Thomas 8.50 Evita Du Mesnil
Perth 5.45 Purple King 6.15 Nietzche 6.50 Kashmir Wilde 7.25 Old Salt
8.00 Putting Green 8.30 Chateau Robin 9.00 Artiste Celebre