Grosser Preis von Baden (Group 1)

THE climax of an excellent weekend for Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby came when their Irish-bred four-year-old Ghaiyyath strolled home in solitary splendour at Baden-Baden to win the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden by 14 lengths. Indeed if his jockey William Buick had ridden him right out to the finishing line, the winning distance could well have been near 20 lengths.