Emily Upjohn's 'potent' turn of foot will boost her Coral-Eclipse bid John Gosden is confident in Emily Upjohn's "potent weapon" of a turn of foot, which he believes will prove useful when she drops back in distance for the upcoming Coral-Eclipse at Sandown next month. Although the daughter of Sea The Stars was defeated by a head in the Oaks at Epsom last season, she made a thoroughly triumphant return to the Surrey Downs with an impressive triumph in the Coronation Cup. This victory has doubled the four-year-old's Group One tally to two, with her finishing last year with a victory on Champions Day at Ascot. She is now being prepared to compete against the colts once more at Sandown on July 8th. The sponsors have listed Emily Upjohn at 9-4 for the Eclipse, a race that Gosden has previously emerged victorious in with Nathaniel (2012), Golden Horn (2015), Roaring Lion (2018), and Enable (2019). “The Eclipse is the plan. That is what we said right after the Coronation Cup, that we would go for the Eclipse. We are very happy with her,” said the Clarehaven handler. “She took the Coronation Cup in her stride and we will now head to the Eclipse. For a big girl she has a tremendous turn of foot, which is a potent weapon. “She had quite a time off from October before her run at Epsom and she didn’t run a lot last year after it all went a bit strange in the King George, but she seems in great order now. “Coming back in trip will be alright for her and 10 furlongs at Sandown should suit her fine. We will then hopefully look towards going back over a mile and a half again.” Gosden said he was surprised by the manner of her performance at Epsom, adding: “She had been working well before the Coronation Cup, but we don’t try to do what she did on the track at home. “You can travel well in your work on the bridle at home, but I didn’t let her come off the bridle. “I knew those that rode her felt there was plenty there, but you don’t go asking for it at home and to that extent we were very pleased with the way she quickened at Epsom. “It looks like it will be a good Eclipse with a good combination of horses coming, but we are very happy with her.”
