Glorious Goodwood: Jm Jungle Too Speedy For Classy King George Rivals

Three of nan twelve runners successful nan Group Two King George Stakes astatine Goodwood connected Friday had a Group One occurrence to their sanction and each but 1 had astatine slightest tally successful a Group-class contest, but location is often only a mini spread for nan champion sprint handicappers to span erstwhile they measurement into Pattern institution and Jm Jungle, nan Group-race debutant, proved nan constituent erstwhile again pinch a 14-1 triumph successful nan afternoon’s characteristic event.

The section was reduced to 11 astatine nan commencement erstwhile Clarendon House planted himself successful nan stalls, but Jm Jungle, pinch victor of nan “Dash” Handicap astatine Epsom connected Derby time complete nan fastest five-furlong people successful nan country, was soon helping to group a beardown pace. The Australian-trained mare, Asfoora, a Group One victor astatine Royal Ascot past summer, made a little effort to situation against nan acold obstruction while She’s Quality vanished accelerated down nan middle, but Jm Jungle and Jason Hart had conscionable capable near to clasp connected for a cervix success.

It was a 2nd triumph successful nan title successful nan abstraction of 3 years for nan John and Sean Quinn stable, successful successful 2023 pinch nan hugely celebrated Highfield Princess.

“It was easier watching Highfield Princess because she ne'er looked for illustration getting beat,” Sean Quinn said. “I was hoping, consenting for nan statement to travel successful nan past furlong today, but it did and he toughed it out. The 2nd [She’s Quality] came to him and I deliberation he went again.

“He is truthful bully connected these downhill tracks, but past he’s bully astatine York, he is conscionable a bully horse. Jason said aft York [in May] that he would emotion to thrust him successful nan [Group One] Nunthorpe [at nan aforesaid track] because they will spell lickety-split and that will suit him really well. He is simply a Group Two victor now and we don’t person acold to go, 20-odd miles [to York], truthful that is thing to look guardant to.”

Jm Jungle is top-priced astatine 16-1 for nan Nunthorpe connected nan 3rd time of York’s Ebor gathering later this month.

In Ireland, meanwhile, nan news connected Friday greeting that Thurles racecourse will adjacent pinch contiguous effect was met pinch sadness and astonishment by fans and professionals alike.

Tony McCoy, nan 20 times British champion complete jumps, and Rachael Blackmore, nan first female rider to triumph nan Grand National, some rode their first winners astatine nan County Tipperary track, while starring steeplechasers including Allaho, Sizing John and Amberleigh House landed nan track’s Grade Two Kinloch Brae Chase.

“It was a awesome daze this greeting to perceive nan news,” Willie Mullins, nan reigning champion trainer complete jumps successful some Britain and Ireland, said connected Friday. “It will beryllium a immense rustle for Irish racing, much specifically Irish jump racing and wintertime jump racing.

“Thurles is simply a way that ever had beautiful crushed successful nan wintertime erstwhile different tracks couldn’t.”

Thurles had been scheduled to shape 11 fixtures during nan 2024/25 season.

“I deliberation we’ll beryllium doing our champion to spot if there’s immoderate measurement we tin prevention nan way for racing successful Ireland,” Mullins said. “It will request a batch of section support. However, connected nan bigger scale, Irish wintertime jump racing needs it too, I think.”

Get It tin sprint location successful Stewards’ Cup

A singular 37mm of rainfall arrived astatine Goodwood connected Thursday and nan going was officially dense by mid-afternoon, but nan clerk of nan people has since suggested that it was astir apt nary worse than soft and breezy upwind up of Saturday’s Stewards’ Cup should accelerate nan drying-out process. If so, it tin only beryllium bully news for George Baker’s Get It (3.05) successful his effort to repetition past year’s front-running occurrence successful Glorious Goodwood’s historical sprint handicap.

There was a consciousness that Get It had a adjacent portion of luck connected his broadside aft past year’s victory, not slightest arsenic he had a cleanable tie against nan stands’ rail, but location was nary fluke astir his akin all-the-way occurrence successful nan Wokingham Handicap astatine Royal Ascot astatine June, astatine a way that does not favour front-running strategies to thing for illustration nan aforesaid extent.

That was a caller career-best for George Baker’s seven-year-old and he has ended up conscionable 1 stall further distant from nan obstruction this clip around, while a driblet successful Get It’s standing during lacklustre spell successful Bahrain earlier this twelvemonth intends that he is conscionable 6lb higher successful nan weights contempt 2 wins already this season.

Pat Cosgrave’s rivals will beryllium forewarned of his scheme this twelvemonth but that does not needfully mean that it will beryllium immoderate easier to counter, and Get It is simply a tempting 10-1 chance to go nan 2nd dual victor of nan Stewards’ Cup successful nan abstraction of 3 years.

Goodwood 1.20 Al Aasy appeared to backmost retired of a struggle much than erstwhile successful nan early years of his profession but an wide strike-rate of 40% – 10 wins from 25 starts – is difficult to sound and he was a cosy victor of this title 12 months ago.

Goodwood 1.55 The stoutly-bred French Duke was ne'er a facet aft a slow commencement successful nan Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes astatine Royal Ascot past time, Roger Varian’s gelding had progressed by nan title to that constituent and could good amended further for this measurement up successful trip.

Newmarket 2.10 An opening people of 77 looks much than adjacent for Awaafi, who mislaid small successful conclusion nether a punishment astatine Haydock past clip and should admit nan stiffer decorativeness here.

Goodwood 2.30 The lightly raced Waardah improved importantly for nan measurement up from a mile to 10 furlongs astatine this way past clip retired and she is bred to advancement further for an further half-mile arsenic she tackles Group institution for nan first time.

Newmarket 3.20 This driblet successful people could spot a return to winning shape for Sioux Life, a Group Two victor successful Italy past year, aft coming up short successful Group institution connected her first 2 starts for Marco Botti.

Goodwood 3.45 Mudbir has an perfect tie against nan obstruction and had nary issues pinch nan driblet from a mile to 7 furlongs erstwhile successful connected his handicap debut astatine Sandown successful July. He is from 1 of nan Shadwell operation’s champion families and could good beryllium amended than a handicapper successful time.