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We also have flat racing at Nottingham and Epsom plus the racing league heads to Wolverhampton tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nap Of The Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gordon Stakes at 3pm should be an interesting contest where the lightly raced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betvictor.com\/en-gb\/sports\/364\/meetings\/129423398\/events\/2263757300\">Jan Brueghel<\/a> goes up in trip for Aidan O\u2019Brein. This twice raced son of Galileo is around even money and I expect him to make his mark at Goodwood before a look at potentially the St Leger where he is a 6\/1 shot currently. Connections were pleased with the win last time out in softer than ideal conditions and a return to a quicker surface should only help him to improve and make it three wins in a row for a team that have already had success at Goodwood with week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NAP returns in written form after enjoying a couple of days working from Goodwood. 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