Andrew Nelis racing

  Trueshan will miss his intended re-match with Stradivarius in the Doncaster Cup, because of a lack of significant rain on Town Moor. Trainer Alan King had indicated on Thursday that the Goodwood Cup winner would not take his chance in the Group Two feature unless overnight rain softened the forecast good to firm ground. It was therefore no surprise when King made an early announcement on Friday morning that Trueshan will be a non-runner because of the going - leaving John and Thady Gosden's brilliant stayer Stradivarius with just five opponents as he bids to regain his Doncaster title.                    Andrew Nelis racing 

  Stradivarius could finally clash with Trueshan as he bids for a second Doncaster Cup win on Town Moor on Friday. John and Thady Gosden's charge will be making his third trip to the Yorkshire track, having won this race in 2019 and finished a close third in the 2017 St Leger on his only other visit to the venue. Having disappointed when finishing fourth in his challenge for a fourth Gold Cup win at Ascot in June, Stradivarius returned to winning form with a narrow victory over Spanish Mission in the Lonsdale Cup at York last month.                  Andrew Nelis racing 

William Muir is targeting a tilt at the Cesarewitch with his surprise Goodwood winner Just Hubert. The four-year-old was a widely unconsidered 25-1 shot for Wednesday’s two-and-a-half-mile handicap on the Sussex Downs, but lunged late to claim top honours by a neck from Rochester House. While the victory was a surprise for many, Muir has always held the gelded son of Dunaden in high regard. He said: “He is a very good horse, but I’ve said that all along. He has still got enough pace to go back to two miles, even though he took all of the trip to get there at Goodwood – he won over a mile and six (furlongs) at Sandown last season. “The owners have been fantastic. We sat down afterwards and we are thinking about the Cesarewitch. That end of season ground with cut in it will be great. “You have also got those big staying races in France at the end of the season and you could look at the Doncaster Cup, but as a trainer you are told if you have a handicapper you should stay in th...