Classic trio set for Sussex Stakes rematch Galileo Gold, The Gurkha and Awtaad face another rematch in Wednesday's Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. The trio, who are trained by Hugo Palmer, Aidan O'Brien and Kevin Prendergast respectively, fought out the finish to the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot with British 2000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold emerging a length-and-a-quarter victor over the French Guineas winner The Gurkha. Irish Guineas winner Awtaad was a further half-length back in third, with Galileo Gold gaining revenge for his Curragh defeat in the process. Those three runners, along with Richard Fahey's Jersey Stakes winner Ribchester, fly the flag for the Classic generation against the older horses. Ribchester is owned by Godolphin, who also send out the Richard Hannon-trained Toormore and John Gosden's Richard Pankhurst in the Group One event. Queen Anne Stakes third Lightning Spear tries his luck again for David Simcock while Gabrial is a second runner for Fahey. David O'Meara's So Beloved and the Clive Cox-trained Kodi Bear complete the 10-strong field.
