Space Blues may defend Lennox Stakes title
Appleby’s 2020 winner one of 23 in reckoning for Goodwood Group Two.
Last year’s winner Space Blues is among 23 horses left in the the Qatar Lennox Stakes at Goodwood following the six-day confirmation stage. Charlie Appleby’s five-year-old won the very valuable Turf Sprint at Riyadh in February, but has been absent since finishing unplaced in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan in March. Appleby also has Creative Force and Glorious Journey in Tuesday’s seven-furlong Group Two.A game performance from Space Blues who maintains his winning streak taking the @Q_REC Lennox Stakes under William Buick for Charlie Appleby.#QatarGoodwoodFestival pic.twitter.com/PwU2F5Z5aT
— Goodwood Racecourse (@Goodwood_Races) July 28, 2020
The second, third and fourth home from the Lennox 12 months ago – Paul and Oliver Cole’s Duke Of Hazzard, David O’Meara’s Escobar and John Quinn’s Safe Voyage – are also in the reckoning. Aidan O’Brien is represented by Lope Y Fernandez and Wembley, while Jessica Harrington’s Real Appeal is the third Irish-trained possible. Others in the mix include Richard Hannon’s Chindit, the Ralph Beckett-trained Kinross and Sacred from William Haggas’s stable. The Hannon-trained Lusail, winner of the July Stakes at Newmarket, heads 11 entries for the Group Two Unibet Vintage Stakes.
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