Time off 'blessing in disguise' for Golden Horn John Gosden believes Golden Horn's late defection from the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot could have been a "blessing in disguise". The Derby hero was withdrawn just hours before the esteemed Group One as ground conditions were not deemed suitable for him. Golden Horn has been highly tried to stunning effect this season and could, according to his trainer, benefit from a mini-break before the Juddmonte International at York on August 19. Gosden said: " We were so keen to run, but people who know horses understand the decision as it was very gluey ground at Swinley Bottom. "He's a horse who barely gets a mile and a half and, on that ground, he would have had to be a Leger horse. "It will be the Juddmonte next and he 's happy and well. "He's been a busy boy, what with the Derby, Dante, Eclipse and the Feilden Stakes, so having a little break might be a blessing in disguise with lots of races still to come. "You have to let them down at some point, mentally as much as physically - you can't keep them at fever pitch all the time. "Fortunately he's like his father (Cape Cross) in that he has a fabulous mindset and is a laid-back dude."
