Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Goodwood

15:35

Date 2024-07-31

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £567,100

Winning Time 1m 35.97s (fast by 0.83s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Notable Speech (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	3/1	Won
2nd	Maljoom (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/2	1.5
3rd	Facteur Cheval (IRE) Maxime Guyon · J Reynier	5/1	0.3
4th	Henry Longfellow (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	11/10F	1.5
5th	Sonny Liston (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	25/1	2.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (3)	Henry Longfellow Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	111-82	121	129	119	43d	—	—	-15	34.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Group 1 winner at two; clear second behind Rosallion at Royal Ascot; commands respect
5 (2)	Notable Speech Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	11117	122	129	109	43d	—	—	+16	43.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Disappointing at Royal Ascot; previously a fast-improving colt who won the 2,000 Guineas
2 (1)	Maljoom Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	136	b	4/5-33	110	118	93	43d	—	—	+4	19.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Placed in the Queen Anne but needs to improve on that effort; headgear enlisted
1 (4)	Facteur Cheval Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:J Reynier	J:Maxime Guyon T:J Reynier	136	—	232-16	120	127	103	43d	—	—	+5	22.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Best to forgive his latest effort; otherwise a solid performer; second in this last year
3 (5)	Sonny Liston Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	136	b	26-126	114	123	99	18d	—	—	+13	17.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Nearly defied top weight in the Royal Hunt Cup; lesser effort in Ascot Group 2 since
NR (6)	Rosallion Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	128	—	31-211	122	130	-	43d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Developing into an excellent miler; landed the St James's Palace Stakes most recently

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Henry Longfellow	evn	11/10	evn	11/10	11/10
Notable Speech	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Maljoom	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Facteur Cheval	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Sonny Liston	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Notable Speech

43.4

OR: 18 Form: 17 Odds: 8.4

3/1

2nd

Henry Longfellow

34.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 17.1

11/10

3rd

Facteur Cheval

22.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Maljoom

19.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Rosallion

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sonny Liston

17.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Notable Speech	122	129	109
Rosallion	122	130	—
Henry Longfellow	121	129	119
Facteur Cheval	120	127	103
Sonny Liston	114	123	99
Maljoom	110	118	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sonny Liston	18d ago	Fit
Henry Longfellow	43d ago	Fit
Notable Speech	43d ago	Fit
Maljoom	43d ago	Fit
Facteur Cheval	43d ago	Fit
Rosallion	43d ago	Fit