Goodwood: Jm Jungle surprises King George Qatar Stakes rivals

Jm Jungle prompted a minor upset within the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood.

A discipline of 12 sprinters went to put up for the five-furlong sprint, with John and Sean Quinn’s high-class handicapper Jm Jungle a 14-1 shot for what was his first look at Group-race degree.

Smartly away within the palms of Jason Hart, the five-year-old was in direction of the principle group that raced on the far aspect of the observe from the beginning and confirmed a prepared perspective when the challengers tried to reel him late on to prevail by a neck.

She’s Quality stuffed the runner-up spot for her fourth race in succession, with Commonwealth Cup victor Time For Sandals half a size additional behind in third.

John Quinn was profitable the race for a second time, having saddled Highfield Princess to strike gold two years in the past, and his son Sean stated: “We seemed on the dash division, determined it wasn’t as sturdy as normal and that we might throw our hat into the ring.

“We knew he operated on a downhill observe like Epsom (gained the Dash on Derby day) and that the bottom may inconvenience others greater than us.

“He in all probability loves quick floor however he is versatile and is a horse that provides his all, whereas he is lots stronger this 12 months.

“In the paddock he was walking round like an old pro. These opportunities don’t come around all that often, and when you have a day like this it’s massive.”

An look nearer to house is subsequent on Jm Jungle’s agenda, with a tilt at Group One glory within the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes on August 22 – a race additionally gained by Highfield Princess in 2022 – looming giant.

“Jason said early in the season that the race he would love to ride him in would be the Nunthorpe, simply because of how fast they go and how much he likes York,” Quinn added.

“That looks the natural next step because he is a Group Two winner now, so you want to be going up from there, and we put him in the Abbaye earlier in the week and that’s a similar race. You get a good draw up the rail and you see how much speed he has – he’d be in that van early doors.

“It was simpler watching Highfield Princess as a result of she by no means seemed like getting beat. I hoped, prepared for the road to come back within the final furlong immediately however it did and he toughed it out. The second got here to him and I believe he went once more.”

Rhoscolyn gallops to Golden glory

Rhoscolyn continued his Goodwood love affair when claiming the valuable Coral Golden Mile.

Travelling kindly for Daniel Tudhope throughout, the seven-year-old was in the ideal place to pounce in the closing stages.

Stoked up by his rider as the race began to unfold, he surged onto the scene inside the final furlong before galloping a length clear of runner-up Ebt’s Guard at the line.

It was the seven-year-old’s second look of the week on the Sussex Downs having completed down the sector when seen on Wednesday, however by scoring at odds of 11-2, Rhoscolyn went one higher than his second on this race in 2021 to register not solely his sixth course success, but in addition give David O’Meara a 3rd win within the contest since 2020.

The coach stated: “The rain came in the nick of time otherwise the boys might not have run him, but he didn’t take anything out of himself when he ran here earlier in the week.

“I believe we have been lucky to learn from the unhealthy luck of others on this race and as soon as once more the gaps got here for him.

“There’s a nice handicap over seven furlongs or a mile back here for him worth a hundred grand and that’s where he’ll go.”

Seagulls Eleven flies dwelling for Thoroughbred triumph

Hugo Palmer’s Seagulls Eleven bagged the big-race victory he has lengthy promised within the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes.

A son of the coach’s 2000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold, Seagulls Eleven is owned by a number of present and former Brighton & Hove Albion footballers, together with James Milner and Danny Welbeck.

After breaking his duck at Haydock final summer time, the three-year-old went on to run with credit score within the Superlative Stakes, the National Stakes and the Dewhurst earlier than the top of his juvenile marketing campaign and his finest race since his return got here when second to Opera Ballo in a Newmarket Listed race three weeks in the past.

With Opera Ballo a major non-runner on this Group Three contest, Seagulls Eleven was one in all simply 4 runners to go to put up and after taking an early lead below Oisin Murphy, the 11-4 shot discovered loads for stress late on to attain by three-quarters of a size from Diego Ventura.

Palmer stated: “He can be a handful to saddle but not in a nasty way, he has a kind look in his face and is genuinely versatile.

“Last 12 months he needed to run within the Group Ones and ran with nice credit score, however it’s taken some time for him to get his confidence again.

“Today once they got here to him, he had the heart to go and get the job carried out.

“He’s been invited to the Golden Eagle in Australia and there are 10 million reasons why he should go for that, but first we might give him another at home. It might be that we have to supplement into the Celebration Mile and he’s not in the City of York.”

Diego Ventura is owned by Wathnan Racing, whose racing adviser Richard Brown stated: “He has arguably run a career-best race. He was just getting going and Oisin has slightly rolled off the rail on the winner and it has cost him a little bit of momentum, but I don’t think it has made a difference to the result.

“We will discuss to Hamad [Al Jehani, trainer] and the workforce however he’s strongest on the line and we are going to in all probability attempt up in journey.”

Richard Hannon’s King Of Cities was the third-placed horse when beaten a length and a quarter under Ryan Moore, with the trainer saying: “He seemed like he did not assist Ryan a lot to me. It was disappointing not being crushed far.

“There are big races in him but he looks a bit flat-footed sometimes. Ryan thought it might have helped if he had gone on a bit, but they were probably going a good enough gallop if he wanted to. For me, he just does enough.”

Irish 2,000 Guineas runner-up Cosmic Year completed final of the 4 runners with Colin Keane reporting: “I would say the ground was a little bit against us.

“He relaxed and travelled spherical properly however, once we wanted him, he wasn’t capable of, and I did not suppose we acquired to the road very sturdy.

“I would be inclined to come back to seven furlongs. I wouldn’t even rule out a stiff six on nicer ground, where they go hard and you can ride a race on him. Hopefully, he will hit the line better. Today he felt straightforward, it felt like he tried, it just felt like the trip was stretching him.”