Gleneagles acid test of Golden Horn’s lofty reputation

If the clash between Golden Horn and Gleneagles goes ahead at York in the Juddmonte International Stakes next Wednesday it will surely be compulsive viewing, even for those who only have a passing interest in Flat racing.

These are two massive juggernaut three-year-olds and to see the Epsom Derby winner (Golden Horn) and the dual 2000 Guineas winner (Gleneagles) taking each other on over an intermediate distance, 10 and a half furlongs, is about as good as it gets.

The problem, of course, is the weather and the possibility of a surface that might be on the soft side.