At which point did Richard Fahey know that he had an Ayr Gold Cup winner in the horse that made its debut only in mid-May?

Keith Melrose looks back on the Qatar Goodwood Festival and examines how some of the affected divisions are shaping up.

The stayers were on show on day three at Goodwood but day four is for the speedsters, with the highlight being the Group 2 King George Stakes over 1005m.

Golden Horn will face nine rivals as he attempts to create his own piece of racing history in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Outstanding colt Gleneagles registered a new achievement for his champion sire Galileo when he won Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.