Speaking at the conclusion of day four of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, Clerk of the Course Ed Arkell said on Friday:
“It’s still quick ground on the straight. I changed the going description to Good to Firm after the first race. I think there is still a bit more juice in there on the round course than possibly Good to Firm suggests.
Gr3 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Glorious Stakes winner Pablo Escobar and connections after Friday’s win
“We probably won’t do anything on the Round Course tonight; we will come down the straight – I am just waiting to look at the figures to see what we do – but we will certainly come down the Straight Course tonight with some water.
“What can you say about Battaash? He is an extraordinary horse; to take that much off the track record again shows he is a special horse, and he never even looked like it was hard work. He just cruised the whole way – amazing.
“I am looking forward to Saturday The Unibet Stewards’ Cup will be great, as always; the Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes has a small field and it will be interesting to see how that turns out, as those type of races often turn tactical, but the quality looks very good. Hopefully all four run and we get a good race.”
Latest leading trainer standings
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William Haggas
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Richard Hannon
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Aidan O’Brien IRE
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Marcus Tregoning
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Richard Fahey
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Charlie Hills
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Charlie Appleby
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Mark Johnston
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Roger Varian
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John Gosden
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Ralph Beckett
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David O’Meara
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Simon & Ed Crisford
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William Muir
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Brian Meehan
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Clive Cox
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Christopher Mason
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Gary Moore
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Michael O’Callaghan IRE
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Jedd O’Keeffe
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Nigel Tinkler
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Paul & Oliver Cole
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Kevin Ryan
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Mick Channon
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Tom Dascombe
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David Simcock
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Eric Alston
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Amanda Perrett
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Andrew Balding
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Karl Burke
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Roger Charlton
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David Griffiths
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Eve Johnson Houghton
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Ger Lyons IRE
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David Menuisier
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Hughie Morrison
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George Scott
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Latest Racing TV leading jockey standings
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Ryan Moore
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William Buick
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Oisin Murphy
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Harry Bentley
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Frankie Dettori
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Colin Keane
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William Cox
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Pat Dobbs
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James Doyle
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Richard Kingscote
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Charles Bishop
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Hollie Doyle
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Martin Dwyer
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Tom Eaves
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Thore Hammer Hansen
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Martin Harley
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Jason Hart
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Kevin Stott
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Paddy Mathers
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Callum Shepherd
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Ben Curtis
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Thomas Greatrex
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Clifford Lee
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Dane O’Neill
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Kieran Shoemark
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Danny Tudhope
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