Royal Ascot stars target Glorious Goodwood

Royal Ascot's star performers are being readied to run next during the five

days of Glorious Goodwood, which gets underway on July 30 and concludes on

August 3.

The highlight of Glorious Goodwood is the Group 1 Sussex Stakes over a mile

on July 31. The £300,000 contest is set to be one of the races of 2013 with Jim

Bolger's Two Thousand Guineas hero Dawn Approach likely to clash with Toronado

for a third time this season.

Toronado, trained by Goodwood's top trainer Richard Hannon, had a wind

problem when fourth in the Newmarket classic, but proved himself a colt of the

highest caliber when running Dawn Approach to a short head in the St James's

Palace Stakes last week.

Further spice to the mile showpiece could be added by Aidan O'Brien's easy

Queen Anne Stakes victor Declaration of War and runner-up Aljamaaheer, trained

by Roger Varian.

Irish One Thousand Guineas heroine Just the Judge is also among the 49

entries for the Susex, but trainer Charlie Hills is eyeing a tilt at the Group

1, £200,000 Nassau Stakes, the fillies' feature over just short of 10 furlongs

on August 3.

The daughter of Lawman, just touched off by Sky Lantern in the One Thousand

Guineas on her seasonal return in May, was beaten 4 1/4 lengths into third

behind the same rival in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday.

"We are looking at the Nassau Stakes for Just the Judge. She has come out of

the Coronation Stakes in very good form and I am pleased with her," Hills said

Monday. "Obviously, the draw didn't help at Ascot but she still ran a very good

race. She got caught a bit wide and I would say that cost her second.

"We have been looking forward to stepping her up in trip and I don't think a

mile and a quarter will be a problem for her. I can even see her getting a bit

farther than that next year."

Trainer John Gosden has indicated The Fugue could return to defend her Nassau

crown after making a pleasing seasonal return when third in the Prince of

Wales's Stakes, while Epsom Oaks runner-up Secret Gesture may drop back in trip

for trainer Ralph Beckett.

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