Watch right on time for Hannon in Richmond

HARBOUR Watch soothed some of the discomfort suffered by Richard Hannon and his team from the defeat of Canford Cliffs as he blazed clear in yesterday’s Tanqueray Richmond Stakes at Goodwood.

Hannon is still adamant Canford Cliffs should not have been brushed aside by Frankel in the manner he was during Wednesday’s Qipco Sussex Stakes, but his mood could have turned darker if a troubled passage had denied Harbour Watch his Group Two prize.

The youngster carries the same orange colours of Robin Heffer and has made similarly serene progress during his first two starts, with the increasingly-influential Sheikh Fahad acquiring a share, just as Paul Roy did for Canford Cliffs during his older stablemate’s early days.