By Tom Frary
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace Stakes hero Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) will be tackled by five rivals in Wednesday's G1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood after Monday's confirmation stage. Ballydoyle's G1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes winner Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) re-opposes after finishing second at Royal Ascot, while Godolphin's G1 2,000 Guineas winner Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to bounce back having been seventh there. The older horse contingent is headed by Team Valor International and Gary Barber's G1 Dubai Turf winner Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}), who looks to better his second placing in this mile feature 12 months ago, with Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's newly-blinkered Maljoom (Ire) (Caravaggio) and Chelsea Thoroughbred's outsider Sonny Liston (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) completing the line-up.
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