Without Parole heads a field of eight for the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood
The unbeaten three-year-old will face seven rivals in the £1,000,000 Group 1 on Wednesday
WITHOUT a doubt, the Sussex Stakes is going to be a cracker.
Unbeaten colt Without Parole heads a high-class field of eight for the £1,000,000 Group 1 at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday.
The son of Frankel won the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot last time out under Frankie Dettori.
He will be ridden by Andrea Atzeni this time around, with Dettori serving a suspension.
He currently heads the betting at 7-4 but faces serious competition from fellow three-year-old Expert Eye, the current 9-4 second favourite.
Sir Michael Stoute’s colt ran out a hugely impressive winner of the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at this meeting last summer.
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After a few quiet runs, he came roaring back to form with an easy win in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot, after which his owner decided to supplement him for this race.
Beat The Bank (8-1) also bounced back to his best with a win in the Summer Mile at Ascot on his latest outing.
He has winning form at this festival having taken out a Group 3 here 12 months ago.
Aidan O’Brien has won the Sussex on five occasions at saddles the talented Gustav Klimt (8-1), who was second to Without Parole at Ascot.
Lightning Spear (9-1) has gone close several times at Group 1 level and takes his chance again for David Simcock.
Lord Glitters (14-1) and So Beloved (66-1) have been declared by David O’Meara, while Orbaan (25-1) is an interesting runner for French trainer Andre Fabre.