O'Brien predicts good rip run

Aidan O'Brien expects Rip Van Winkle to put up a good show in his bid to land the Sussex Stakes for the second successive year at Goodwood on Wednesday.

The Galileo colt ran out an impressive winner from Paco Boy 12 months ago before taking the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot and then disappointing in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita in November.