GOODWOOD is a great meeting, glorious even (or it used to be), but there is also the glorious uncertainty of it.

You could cite the weather as the uncertain element(s), as evidenced by Wednesday’s deluge, almost 50mm, and the people who bought at 8.5mm had a Klondike. But there is also the uncertainty of getting a run.

Tuesday’s Lennox Stakes encapsulated that uncertainty in a minute and a half. One-third of the field didn’t get a run. Aclaim was squeezed, So Beloved couldn’t get a run, Suedois had to switch, Librisa Breeze was hampered twice. Even the winner Breton Rock had to ease Jungle Cat out of his way in order to get a run down the outside.

It may be the case that he best horse in the race won it but – and not just because he was a 50/1 shot who was racing on ground that was faster than ideal for him – it may not be the case. You would love to see the race run again to find out.

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