Edge leads Stewards charge
Edge Closer heads the weights for the Bluesquare.com Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood on Saturday.
The Richard Hannon-trained four-year-old is at the summit of the handicap for the 28-runner cavalry charge, for which most of the main protagonists have stood their ground.
Balthazaar’s Gift is a noteworthy defection, however, Luca Cumani having withdrawn the five-year-old at the final declaration stage.
Ante-post favourite Prime Defender, trained by Barry Hills, takes his chance alongside the well-fancied Knot In Wood, victorious at Hamilton on his last start and third in the Stewards’ Cup 12 months ago.
The latter is joined from Richard Fahey’s North Yorkshire yard by Hinton Admiral.
Borderlescott, the 2006 Stewards’ Cup scorer, again takes his chance having last year finished a close second to Zidane.
David Nicholls, who has won the race with Gift Horse (2005) and Taysee (2000), launches a four-pronged assault with Buachaill Dona, Northern Fling, Machinist and Something.
William Haggas has three engagements in the six-furlong heat – King’s Apostle, Conquest and Fyodor – while other interesting entries include Mac Gille Eoin, Sohraab and Beaver Patrol.
