Robert handed Goodwood date

Big Robert earned himself a rise in class with trainer Willie Muir eyeing the Group Three Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood for the colt following his victory at Leicester.

The Martin Dwyer ridden 11-10 shot overhauled Godolphin’s odds-on favourite Rallying Cry inside the distance of the 10-furlong ladbrokes.com Melton Mowbray Conditions Stakes to score by a length.