Scandinavia retains Goodwood Cup crown after eventful race
Goodwood Cup: Scandinavia retains Group 1 crown after eventful race Scandinavia emulated the great Kyprios when cruising home to win back-to-back Goodwood...
Key points
- Goodwood Cup: Scandinavia retains Group 1 crown after eventful race Scandinavia emulated the great Kyprios when cruising home to win back-to-back Goodwood Cup crowns for Aidan O'Brien at the South Coast track; Having parted company with Hector Crouch early, Amiloc hampered runner-up Trawlerman late on, allowing the Ballydoyle horse a comfortable victory.
- "I'm very grateful to them and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them." He added: "You saw today, he had to get a push into the stalls because he obviously had that experience last time out where he got a bit nervous, but luckily he's a willing horse and he went in with a bit of encouragement and he got out and got the job done." This was a first victory for Cole in a race his father Paul won three times with Putra (1996), Central Park (1997) and Strategic Prince (2006).
- He said: "I was always quietly confident, he's a very good horse.
- "I wasn't very nervous before the race which was quite a good thing because I have a lot of faith in this horse.
What happened
More photos
Goodwood Cup: Scandinavia retains Group 1 crown after eventful race Scandinavia emulated the great Kyprios when cruising home to win back-to-back Goodwood Cup crowns for Aidan O'Brien at the South Coast track; Having parted company with Hector Crouch early, Amiloc hampered runner-up Trawlerman late on, allowing the Ballydoyle horse a comfortable victory. "I'm very grateful to them and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them." He added: "You saw today, he had to get a push into the stalls because he obviously had that experience last time out where he got a bit nervous, but luckily he's a willing horse and he went in with a bit of encouragement and he got out and got the job done." This was a first victory for Cole in a race his father Paul won three times with Putra (1996), Central Park (1997) and Strategic Prince (2006). He said: "I was always quietly confident, he's a very good horse. "I wasn't very nervous before the race which was quite a good thing because I have a lot of faith in this horse. "He's a very fast horse… another unlucky run really because he got loose before Ascot and then he's just got mullered coming up there in the straight and he's still won. It's not just...