John Gosden, Aidan O’Brien or perhaps Andrew Balding would have been the first names to spring to mind on Tuesday morning as likely winners of the trainers’ prize here this week. With only one day left on the South Downs, however, they are all struggling to keep tabs on John Quinn, who leads the way after the hugely popular Highfield Princess exploded away from her field in the Group Two King George Stakes here on Friday.
Highfield Princess was only Quinn’s fourth runner at Glorious Goodwood this week, and provided his relatively small stable in Malton with a third winner, finishing three lengths clear of White Lavender after helping to set a strong pace from the off. Quinn’s other runner, meanwhile, finished second, and his final entry of the meeting is Mr Wagyu, a live 16-1 shot for Saturdaytoday’s Stewards’ Cup.
