Take Cove to coast to glory in the opener

CASTLE COVE (1.20) can leave his opponents all at sea in the Coral Chesterfield Cup which opens the Qatar Goodwood Festival.

- By The Scout

The lightly-raced gelding made quite an impression when coming from off the pace to score readily at Chester 45 days ago.

Drawn widest of all, Castle Cove tracked across towards the rail under Cieren Fallon and was still at the back on the home turn.

But my selection, starting at odds which suggested the run was needed, thundered home in the style of a progressive performer.

An extra 81b from the handicapper puts him ona weight of 8st 91b in this higher grade and reopposing runner-up Grey Cuban has come out and won since.

in O'Brien trainee DORSET (1.55) is a colt going places ahead of the ten-runner Coral Vintage Stakes at Group Two level.

The €400,000 yearling from the stock of quality sire Wootton Bassett was only just outpointed by his better-fancied stablemate Amadeus Mozart on debut at the Curragh.