Glorious Goodwood 2016: Dutch to deliver in Lennox Stakes

David Metcalf | July 25, 2016

Dutch Connection the answer to Lennox Stakes

Dutch Connection ran a blinder when runner-up last time out and can go one better to land the Group 2 Lennox Stakes on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood (15.10).

The Charlie Hills trained colt is a top class performer at his best as he showed when landing last year’s Group 3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot by 1/2 a length from Fadhayyil.

Dutch Connection backed that up with an excellent 1/2 length second to Territories in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly before finishing a fine 3/4 length runner-up to Toormore in this contest.

The four-year-old has had three runs this season, all over a 1m trip which stretches his stamina to the limit.

Drop back in trip a big plus

It is therefore to Dutch Connection’s credit that he has been narrowly beat into second on two occasions.

In the last of those, the son of Dutch Art went down by 2 1/4 lengths to the improving Mutakayyef in a Group 2 at Ascot having been held-up well off the pace.

It was an effort which suggested Dutch Connection’s time was near and he now drops back down to 7f over which he has notched all three his career successes and gets the fast ground that he relishes for the first time this season.