Glorious Goodwood: Day two as it happened

The much-anticipated clash between Kingman and last year’s winner Toronado in the QIPCO-sponsored £300,000 race was the centrepiece of what another afternoon of top-class racing.

But that was just one of seven contests and we have all the results and other news right here.

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- STEVE BONE

2pm. We’re under way with the longest race of the week - the two-mile four-furlong Goodwood Stakes - and it goes to Teak, ridden by Silvestre De Sousa and trained by Ian Williams. 33/1 the starting price there - nice if you had it. Does another day of big-priced winners beckon?

Ray Ward (6/1) was second, Longshadow (12/1) third.

Winning trainer Williams said: “We had a discussion with the owners this morning and I thought we should try and be a bit handier with him, but Michael said we should take a chance, tuck in and take our time. Teak was always getting there.

“He switched off during the race - he was far too keen in the visor during his race at York last time over two miles, but we fitted it because that is his minimum trip and we wanted him to get into the race.

2.35. The Neptune Investment Management Gordon Stakes is won by 9/2 shot Snow Sky - which is ridden and owned by the same duo who have brought Kingman for the Sussex Stakes. It’s a thriller as the Sir Michael Stoute-trained runner holds off Windshear (making it another near miss for Hannon and Hughes) and Somewhat.

Lord Grimthorpe, racing manager to Snow Sky’s owner Khalid Abdullah, said: “Snow Sky has travelled well into the race but, looking at the head on, he saw the bend passing the winning post and just ducked a bit. James straightened him up and once Snow Sky changed his legs, he has gone on again.

“Obviously, the great man (Sir Michael) isn’t here and I can’t speak for him but I think we will consider the Great Voltigeur Stakes next. It’s certainly a possibility now.

“The important thing is that he has come again. Since Ascot he has been very straightforward and worked well.”

Jockey Doyle had the perfect prelude to his Sussex Stakes ride aboard Kingman when getting up on Snow Sky. He said: “I was happy enough with him today. He is a big baby and is learning all the time - hopefully that will bring him on again.

“He has had a few little niggly problems. He obviously missed the Derby and then was a touch fresh at Ascot, when we didn’t really get into a comfortable rhythm.

“Today was much better. We were quite patient on him and let him find his rhythm and move into it nicely.

“Once he got away from the parade ring and cantering down, he was fine. He is a bit of a baby and I am sure that it will all come together. He dug deep where it mattered.”

2.55. Sussex Stakes next - and there are huge crowds in the parade king to see the contenders.

3.10. It’s Kingman! He’s justified his 2/5 starting price by making a well-timed run to overhaul last year’s winner Toronado. Fabulous race - close and very much living up to expectations.

Doyle waited patiently aboard Kingman before coming with a decisive run and said afterwards: “That’s what separates him from the others - no matter what comes his way, he is so versatile and he has all the attributes to get you out of trouble. He’s just a wonderful racehorse.

“He has a wonderful turn of foot and it probably did play into his hands. I thought that they would go steady but not for quite as long as that - we passed the two-pole trotting really

“I’ve never experienced going round the velodrome where they go real slow and then sprint for the last two laps, I suppose that must be as close to it as we can get. The turn of gear he has is really unbelievable.

“There was a lot leading up to such a big occasion. It was really only a two-furlong race. We went so slow, it was just a case of waiting for them to kick and then going to pick them up. I thought we’d go slow, but not that slow but I wasn’t that bothered.

“It’s not easy for a horse to go from really slow to flat out as hard as they could go in a matter of strides, they need to get balanced and organised. And Goodwood’s not the easiest track to handle, they do change their legs here.

“His turn of foot is unbelievable. I was happy after a couple of furlongs, I had slight concerns when they quickened up but not for long. He was only getting rolling. We all wondered how it would unfold but it went as I thought it would. To go to top speed in five strides is pretty exciting.”

3.25 A few pictures from the day here on this Twitter feed

More Sussex Stakes reaction from the Kingman camp and trainer Gosden said: “I thought they would go a decent pace because they know he [Kingman] has a turn of foot, but I could see Aidan [O’Brien, trainer of third-placed Darwin] playing the same game. It was as if they were saying, ‘we know he’ll come from last to first, and if we can nick two lengths it will take a lot of getting back’.

“Actually he has the class to do it under hands and heels. It reminds me of the fact I had him in the [Darley] July Cup, and if truth be known he would have won it. I’m not just being loud-mouthed when I say that because I feel it’s a statement of fact. I ran a lovely old horse called Gregorian who was third, but unlucky not to be second - he was shut off and had to switch - and I wouldn’t put them in the same bit of work.

“Is this horse as quick as his uncle, Oasis Dream [who won the July Cup]? They are both equally fast.

“This horse gets the mile well, and, while it was a tactical affair, luckily he had the toe to win.”

Asked if he felt it likely that Kingman would stay in training at four, Gosden said: “That’s not my department. It’s very much Prince Khalid’s choice, and I’m sure we will all have a lunch and discuss it in depth. He’s grown, as has Taghrooda [the filly he trained to win Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot].