So Beloved lands big pot So Beloved provided David O'Meara with a significant triumph at Glorious Goodwood in the lucrative Betfred Mile. Already successful at York this season, the five-year-old was among the leading contenders for the £150,000 contest in the hands of Daniel Tudhope, who only recently returned from injury. So Beloved was never too far off the speed, tracking the pacesetters on the far side of the track into the home straight. Tudhope angled his mount off the fence inside the final two furlongs and he picked up well when coming under maximum pressure to get up and beat Belgian Bill by three-quarters of a length. The Rectifier was back in third, just ahead of 5-1 favourite Basem. Tudhope said: "I was more concerned before racing as he got himself worked up. "It paid to be handy as they didn't go very quick - I just didn't want to get to the front too soon. "He's a horse in the making for it (Pattern company)." O'Meara, who believes So Beloved is his 500th career winner, said: "He travelled really well and was always in a good position. "He's got any amount of ability, this horse. He's a very good horse and got a very good ride from Danny." Trainer George Baker said of the runner-up: "He's a horse of a lifetime. No-one else wanted him at the sales and we've had him since the start, yet he's never let me down. "He's got a stupid entry in the Arlington Million and it's a case of 'have horse, will travel'. That race tends to cut up into a small field so why not keep gambling?"
