William Buick Confirmed for Field Of Gold Ride at Goodwood

[Wandering Eyes]

William Buick will deputise for the suspended Colin Keane aboard Field Of Gold when the outstanding son of Kingman lines up in next week's G1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Field Of Gold will be bidding for a third consecutive success at the top level, having established himself as the leading three-year-old miler in training with dominant performances in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes.

Keane was in the saddle for both of those wins, with his appointment as Juddmonte's number one jockey being announced shortly after he teamed up with Field Of Gold for the first time at the Curragh. However, connections have been forced to look elsewhere for the mount at Goodwood after Keane received a 14-day suspension for using the whip twice above the permitted level at Sandown earlier this month.

“I think John and Thady were to talk to William yesterday to confirm his availability and it sounds like they've done that and he's free to ride him, so I'd say that's the plan,” Barry Mahon, Juddmonte's European racing manager, said of the decision to entrust William Buick with the coveted ride at Goodwood.

“In fairness, until you get to within a week of the event, you don't know what other trainers and jockeys are doing, but obviously William has been able to commit now which is good. He's a top-class rider and rode a Group 1 winner for us last October on board Kalpana, so it's good to have him on board.”

Whilst Mahon confirmed that G1 Lockinge Stakes winner Lead Artist (Dubawi) is unlikely to clash with his stable-mate in the Sussex, Juddmonte look set to be represented in some of the meeting's other feature events, including with Harry Charlton's Irish 2,000 Guineas runner-up Cosmic Year (Kingman) and Andrew Balding's Jonquil (Lope De Vega), who filled the same position in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

“I'd say Cosmic Year will run in the Thoroughbred Stakes, the Group 3 over a mile. At the minute that's the plan,” Mahon added.

“Jonquil worked nicely this morning and he's a probable to run in the [G2] Lennox over seven [furlongs].

“Lead Artist is in the Sussex, but I'd say he's more likely to wait. He won't run against Field Of Gold I'd imagine, so I'm not sure what the plans are for him at this stage.”

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