Hannon likely to swerve Sussex with Turpin

DICK Turpin looks set to sidestep a fourth clash with his stable companion Canford Cliffs in Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes at Goodwood due to the likely fast conditions.

Richard Hannon’s colt had Canford Cliffs behind when winning the Greenham Stakes and finishing second in the 2000 Guineas, but placings were reversed in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Since then Dick Turpin has gone on to secure his first Group One prize in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly and Hannon is keen to keep his top three-year-old milers apart if at all possible.