Horse racing news: Field of Gold handed 132p Timeform rating after Royal Ascot demolition job
John and Thady Gosden’s grey, Field of Gold, has been given a Timeform rating of 132p following his superb display in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
As the highest-rated miler since Baaeed, Field of Gold has firmly established himself in the elite category and will be one of the favourites at a much-anticipated Sussex Stakes.
Highest-rated miler since Baaeed
Timeform handicapper Patrick Jupp said: “It almost goes without saying after his demolition job in the St James’s Palace Stakes, but Field of Gold is out on his own at the top of the mile division.
“His performance catapults him into the elite group of milers who have run to 130 or higher in recent years.
“Indeed, only Baaeed has bettered Field of Gold’s rating of 132p in this division since his father, Kingman, was doing his thing back in 2014.”
Baaeed earned a rating of 134 at a mile before showing even better form when stepping up to an extended mile and a quarter in the Juddmonte International and achieving a peak figure of 137.
He then won the Sussex Stakes after the Queen Anne, and a trip to Goodwood also seems on the agenda for Field of Gold after his Royal Ascot success.
Jupp added: “A clash of the generations in the Sussex Stakes could well be next up and, provided we get similar underfoot conditions, Goodwood will provide more of a speed test than Ascot.
“However, a Timeform standard time of 99.42 seconds, although appreciably faster than either the round or straight track at Ascot, is actually slower than either the Curragh (98.07) or Newmarket (98.38), so it’s hard to see any chinks in the favourite’s armour.”
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