Betfair ambassador Ryan Moore discusses his four rides on day one of Glorious Goodwood including Emily Dickinson in the big race of the afternoon...
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Soto Sizzler ran well twice at Goodwood
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Mountain Bear in winnable race with no standout
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Emily Dickinson has big chance in Goodwood Cup
He has a couple of good runs to his name on this track, including when winning a 1m4f handicap at this meeting back in 2018, and he ran a better race for his new yard when third at Epsom in April.
I am not sure why we haven't seen him since but a mark of 99 looks fair at his best and the less rain the better for him, it would seem. He is a horse I know well from his time with David.
We had three in here but we rely on Mountain Bear, who I like to think is better than he showed in the July Stakes last time. And hopefully the step up to 7f will suit, especially if he settles a little better.
He is related to some good middle-distance horses. He probably needs to improve a bit to take this but this looks a winnable race, lacking a standout, though Haatem looks the form horse going into the race.
She handles any ground but she excels when it is testing, so it can rain as much as it likes for her. She probably put up a career best when winning the Curragh Cup last time and she has a big chance on that run, though of course the likes of Courage Mon Ami, Giavellotto, Coltrane and Eldar Eldarov make it a very deep race. The softer it gets, the more I'd fancy my chances.
She was impressive at Haydock in April and I don't think we saw the best of her when I rode her for the first time at York the following month, though she clearly didn't run badly.
A mark of 92 is probably on the harsh side on her bare form to date, but hopefully there is improvement in this half-sister to Bay Bridge.
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