Now throw BUICK under the bus. Shocking

Shoemark quietly laughing into his sleeve

agree welcome back Kieron Shoemark, Colin Keane laughing and crying

Never looked comfortable ,Was at him after 3 furlongs

Certainly didnt travel as well as normal.

Poor ride by buick , total lack of awareness

Jul 30, 2025 -- 3:12PM, the old nanny ;-) wrote:

Never looked comfortable ,Was at him after 3 furlongs

Keeping him in a pocket the whole time didn't help, particularly when he specifically had a pace maker to aim at.

If you want a horse to be beat but Buick on

if they throw him under the bus - they might forget to let go !!

John and Lady Gosden looking like muppets.

Hope Matt Chapman tries to interview them

Gosden will do the opposite after the criticism he's gotten previously

They were Saying field of gold was better than frankel last week

Not riding well today buick , military code wasn't best positioned either away from speed

Young thady will be seething

Horse has clearly been overrated.

Keane whipping the living crap out of it last time when it was 3 lengths clear doesn’t help with subsequent runs

Gosden just said exactly what Shoemark said happened post Guineas, got unbalanced in the dip and didn't pick up like he thought he would.

There was 2 races in that race , shocking how jockeys nowadays so easily get caught out , u never see eddery , cauthen caught out like that

What I don't get is why they run pacemakers but then they run at a crawl, as it was FOG was flat thewhole way but he was keen early and that was exacerbated by the slow pace.

The only logic to pacemakers is when you sit 1-2 imo. I cant see point if you hold it up in a pocket 2nd last.

That horse wouldn't have won today with any jockey up, was obviously way below his best. This was one occasion were giving the pacemakers too much rope in a slow run race went badly wrong, it's happened before and it'll happen again.

Jul 30, 2025 -- 3:20PM, Theoneandonly wrote:

Gosden just said exactly what Shoemark said happened post Guineas, got unbalanced in the dip and didn't pick up like he thought he would.

Reminded me of the guineas - mini flat spot. Also raced keen

Ran flat. Simple as that

Doesn't matter if the horse wasn't 100% today Buick was shocking on him.  Sean Levey has just stated, his horse would have won with a better ride.  That's ur answer to the other jockeys in behind the 2 pace setters.  They were all brutal rides.

the winner was a pacemaker..its rated 100..dont matter who rode FOG..it wasnt winning today.

It seems to be a fad, it appens all the time, group 1's are run at crawls more often than not these days, even Moore on Jan Bruehgel, an out and out grinder tried to stack them up in the KG...before that the Eclipse was run slowly which paradoxically made Delacroix's performance all the more impressive.

Should of been closer to the pace as they are horses and not machines.

That result just sums the current racing game. It's getting nearly impossible to make it pay. This year has been the hardest one for me in 20yrs. Need to step back and concentrate on other sports.

Jul 30, 2025 -- 3:30PM, Kriskin wrote:

That result just sums the current racing game. It's getting nearly impossible to make it pay. This year has been the hardest one for me in 20yrs. Need to step back and concentrate on other sports.

I did it two years ago. The football is much more profitable.

Laying the Aussie Rugby team is also working but be quick

MJK 30 Jul 25 15:31 
I did it two years ago. The football is much more profitable.

post last 12mths football p&l.

rico horses going very slow 12+ second furlongs for 6 furlongs arnt fooking pacemakers,their 100 rated horses given  a 8 length start in a rolling start 2 furlong sprint

Think I would back Rosallion to beat Fields of Gold again next time over a mile. More the ground than running flat perhaps.

Interesting Gosden quickly didn't want to say Buick was too far of the pace like he did with Shoemark.

He might have been below par, but I'd argue Shoemark gave him a better ride in the Guineas but only Keiron was thrown under the bus as OP says.

Horse obviously gets unbalanced by dips and takes a while to pick up again.

Jul 30, 2025 -- 3:34PM, Rico-Dangleflaps wrote:

MJK 30 Jul 25 15:31

As I said to you before anything I do is none of your business Mr Clueless. Have you not had enough of being shown up already the last few days?

TBF his was only the 2nd worst ride there - Foley managed an even worse one in that race if you watch back. But no surprise there...

Foley's ride was worse because he was actually riding a horse that ran his race and would have won with a better ride, FOG was flat and no jockey would have altered that.

Levey I mean

A few poor rides in one race then...

1st time poster 30 Jul 25 15:35 
rico horses going very slow 12+ second furlongs for 6 furlongs arnt fooking pacemakers,their 100 rated horses given  a 8 length start in a rolling start 2 furlong sprint


winner was still 300 3f out..im assuming ewe got the lot..?

MJK 30 Jul 25 15:39 
As I said to you before anything I do is none of your business Mr Clueless

pmsl another fantasist with no p&l.

I think us punters are just as guilty as the jckeys, many of us will sense they aren't going quick, but few wll act on it and most of us will still assume they'll come back.

Goodwood turning into grave yard for punter , the odd ground too messing things up , bookies in clover

I wouldn't back FoG in a seller at Ripon ! Obviously doesn't like quirky courses.

Jul 30, 2025 -- 3:57PM, Rico-Dangleflaps wrote:

MJK 30 Jul 25 15:39

CaptainCristy 30 Jul 25 15:18 
Keane whipping the living crap out of it last time when it was 3 lengths clear doesn’t help with subsequent runs

The barstewards on Sunday were on about horses going the wrong way from Ascot, having had a hard race on fast ground, and maybe it was one of those where Lester would have won half-a-length hard held, but as you say, Keane asked for everything from some way out, for it all it produced a spectacular performance, but he's probably bounced off it.

Interesting Gosden quickly didn't want to say Buick was too far of the pace like he did with Shoemark.


   Gosden did say he was too far back in his interview with Chapman.

Despite my pre race bet,I was never happy with the way the horse travelled.
It happens

Trainer should have said you are on the best horse in the race go out and ride him like it, and not get bogged down with instructions, obviously not going to keep up with the winner but should never have been so far back. WEaver had it right for me when he said if that was an Apprentice race the stewards would of had them in for an explanation. just shocking Jockeyship, and as someone said it will happen again.

Correct Glasgow but,FOG would still not have won today

.. Yes agree as well, too poor a run to be true.

Just the 5L turnaround with Henri Mattise.
Unfortunately,they cannot talk

Think it's time gosden coaxed the Italian back to ride for him. John and thady will not tolerate below average or let's say amateurish rides any longer , buick has dirtied his copy book twice now in group 1 for gosden , I don't think jogn and thady will tolerate a third time for buick , I'm sure thady is seething as that boy wants to make his way up ladder and these bizarre rides on their horses will not be tolerated for much longer

Young Luke Catton showed buick up winning for gosden in maiden at Sandown making all doing right given front runners bias

HMRC would welcome Frankie back with open wallets

Mics, is Catton at Gosden's now? I think he was with Stuart Williams.

Frankie can't afford the flight home

FOG was going perfectly fine till 3f out..they all got caught out of their ground...49/50 the leaders would of been swamped late on.

Yes swifhty he is there , rode good few winners for him already

one to watch then.

Yeah he decent for him claim positions horses well too

U can see buick is feeling pressure watched him today stern face all time , u can see he is feeling the pressure and it showed with his riding ,in this game when confidence goes it ain't  easy,  I think buick is as good as of them when on song

The phrase "Horses for courses" holds much veracity.
It was obvious after Newmarket that Field of Gold favours flat tracks.
They thought they could nick an easy group 1 on a course that was unlikely to suit and they got found out.
Great horses will act on any track.
That's what puts Frankel and Sea the Stars great horses and places them on a different echelon.

*made*

A good horse but not the superstar that the media tried to have everyone believe.

Never liked the ground, never liked the course

For as much stick as Buick is getting, Levy deserves a large slice equally.

Run that race a hundred times with whatever jockey/tactics you want and it loses everytime. Just not a going day for whatever reason

Run that race a hundred times with whatever jockey/tactics you want and it loses everytime. Just not a going day for whatever reason

Field Of Gold will undergo tests after being found to be lame following his defeat in the Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday.

The brilliant Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes winner could only finish fourth behind 150-1 shot Qirat in the feature on day two despite being sent off the 1-3 favourite.

150-1 pacemaker Qirat pulls off historic Sussex Stakes upset to leave Field Of Gold and Goodwood stunned
However, a potential reason for his defeat has come to light as he was found to be lame on Thursday morning.