Talking Horses: Urban Icon can spring 14-1 surprise at Glorious Goodwood


Classy colt looks nicely weighted for his first run in a handicap, having run above his rating in the recent Summer Mile at Ascot

Richard Hannon is having a productive Glorious Goodwood, notching his second handicap success of the week yesterday, and his Urban Icon (2.45) is the interesting one at 14-1 for the Golden Mile, a race his trainer won last year. The colt is battle-hardened after 11 runs but perhaps not entirely exposed as he makes his handicap debut under top weight.

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