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Illinois has big shoes to fill in Goodwood Cup as iconic festival begins


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Aidan O’Brien is hoping Illinois can fill the void left by star stayer Kyprios when he lines up in Tuesday’s Group One Goodwood Cup (3,209m) as the iconic five-day racing festival gets under way. Last year’s winner Kyprios, an eight-time Group One winner who won the Goodwood Cup on two occasions, was retired in May after aggravating an old injury, - leaving the staying throne up for grabs. Illinois was made favourite for the Group One Gold Cup (4,000m) at Royal Ascot following his retirement but...

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