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The King and Queen's Desert Hero pounces on testing ground to win the John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes under @TomMarquand @Goodwood_Races for @WilliamHaggas pic.twitter.com/j7HZQNklFf https://t.co/5LDyuIC4Tb via @RacingBetter
— RacingBetter (@RacingBetter) August 3, 2023
William Haggas has selected this as Desert Hero’s starting point for this season.
The four-year-old previously secured the King and Queen’s first Royal Ascot victory. Although he narrowly missed out on victory in the St Leger, Haggas remains optimistic about his prospects this season. Following his gelding during the off-season, Desert Hero will commence his campaign over 10 furlongs—a distance he hasn’t raced since his return last year.
“He’s in good form, we think, and he’s going to start in the Gordon Richards next Friday at Sandown,” said Haggas.
“It’s a bit of a drop in trip but he’s been in pretty good form and I think he’s quite a nice horse.
“We felt we’d start him over a bit shorter and go up in trip as the season goes on, so he’ll start over a mile and a quarter at Sandown. He handles any ground and I’d expect him to run a nice race.
“He’s been gelded which has done him good and I think he’s got two or three good years’ racing left in him.”
bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes
£45,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 1m 1f 209y, Class 1
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