By Sean Cronin
Dual G1 Gold Cup hero Kyprios (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) remains on target for a second G1 Al Shaqab Goodwwod Cup and heads a field of seven declared for Tuesday's renewal of the £500,000 two-mile marathon. The Aidan O'Brien trainee, who continues on a facsimile of his banner 2022 campaign, is the lone Ballydoyle representative after stablemates Continuous (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) and Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) were deemed surplus to requirements at the confirmation stage. Ryan Moore has been aboard in all 15 of the six-year-old's prior starts and is again on call for this attempt at a sixth Group 1 success.
The Singula Partnership's veteran 2021 winner Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}) remains engaged and is in line to make his 15th consecutive start with Hollie Doyle in the plate. Andrew Balding will be hoping it's third-time lucky for Mick and Janice Mariscotti's Coltrane (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), who ran fourth to Kyprios in 2022 and finished on the podium last year.
John and Thady Gosden will be represented by Normandie Stud's homebred G1 Gold Cup third Sweet William (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Wathnan Racing's Gregory (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}), also bred by Normandie Stud, who finished off the radar in the Royal Ascot feature. The line-up is completed by Al Qareem (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), representing the in-form Karl Burke stable, and Brian Ellison trainee Tashkhan (Ire) (Born To Sea {Ire}), who was a well-beaten eighth last year.
Black-type action on the Sussex Downs commences with the G2 HKJC World Pool Vintage Stakes and features this month's G2 July Stakes third and fifth, Aomori City (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and Electrolyte (Ire) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), among a field of eight for the seven-furlong test. Aidan O'Brien, last successful with Battleground (War Front) in 2020, is represented by Gowran maiden winner The Parthenon (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). Eight will also head postward for the G2 HKJC World Pool Lennox Stakes, including Marc Chan's 'TDN Rising Star' Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who will be seeking a third triumph in the seven-furlong contest.
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