Kingman to reign supreme in Sussex

Only four remain in today’s feature at Glorious Goodwood, the Sussex Stakes, but the leading players stand their ground and that provides an opportunity for the John Gosden-trained Kingman to prove himself the star miler across the generations.

The three-year-old didn’t seem to shine in the Newmarket 2000 Guineas, even though he was beaten just half a length by Night Of Thunder. Perhaps the run came too soon after his scintillating display in the Greenham, at Newbury, as he turned around the form in no uncertain terms in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

That latest run had the clock watchers purring, as he posted some sensational sectionals in the final three furlongs. Jockey James Doyle had the luxury of easing down in the last few strides, having ridden him with utmost confidence. He’s currently rated just one pound ahead of today’s chief market rival and 2013 winner Toronado, but there’s promise of so much more to come, and he thoroughly deserves to be odds on to beat his older rival.