Month: July 2023

Gosden Hoping Nashwa Can Show True Colours As Season Progresses

Beaten but unbowed. That is the mood in the Gosden camp after dual Group 1 winner Nashwa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) suffered a surprise defeat on the all-weather at Newcastle on Friday.

The four-year-old is reported to have come out of the race in good shape, however, and Gosden is hoping the real Nashwa can show up as the season progresses. 

“I wasn't too unhappy with her. She will be fine. She is taking her time to come to herself. A lot of fillies can take time,” John Gosden said.

He added, “We'll give her a bit of time and see how she is, but she is okay and has taken it well enough.”

Nashwa has not managed to get her head in front since landing the Nassau S. at Goodwood last season. She was beaten less than a length behind Al Husn (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) over 10 furlongs at Newcastle last Friday on just her second start of the season.

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Paddington And Emily Upjohn On Course For Coral-Eclipse Clash

Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) are among the star names to have stood their ground for Saturday's G1 Coral-Eclipse S. as they feature among the six horses left in the Sandown showpiece.

The John and Thady Gosden-trained Emily Upjohn made a tremendous start to her campaign in the Coronation Cup at Epsom last month and will revert in trip for the Coral-Eclipse with William Buick set to take over from the suspended Frankie Dettori.

Aidan O'Brien said last week that a step up in distance was under consideration for his Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace S. hero Paddington and that colt was left in the race on Monday along with his stablemate Luxembourg.

The latter notched his third Group One win in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh in May and has since gone on to finish second to Mostahdaf in the Prince of Wales's S. at Royal Ascot.

The Owen Burrows-trained Anmaat is in line to bid for back-to-back top-level wins after landing the Prix d'Ispahan on his latest appearance, while Dubai Honour may return from a short break after winning two Group Ones in Australia and finishing third in the QEII Cup in Hong Kong earlier in the year.

The potential line-up is completed by Simon and Ed Crisford's West Wind Blows, who produced a career-best when second to Pyledriver in the Hardwicke S. at the royal meeting.

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