Al Aasy sneaks through for Glorious triumph

overcame a troubled passage to claim top honours in the Coral Glorious Stakes at .

The William Haggas-trained gelding was a 3-1 shot to claim his fifth victory at Group Three level, with Karl Burke’s Aimeric the marginal favourite at 5-2.

Al Aasy, who came close to Group One glory when narrowly beaten by Pyledriver in the 2021 Coronation Cup, was travelling comfortably best of the five-strong field as the race hotted up, but was all dressed up with nowhere to go a furlong out in the hands of .

However, just when another Goodwood hard-luck story was being written, a gap opened up on the far rail and Crowley’s mount quickened up smartly to take it.

He was ultimately well on top as he passed the post with a length in hand over Relentless Voyager.

Phantom Flight was a neck further behind in third, with Aimeric a little disappointing in fourth.

Crowley told Racing TV: "He's a horse that has to be ridden late. That's the way to ride the horse.

"He's had a few niggling injuries over the years, but he's still got that enthusiasm.

"Stepping up in trip, it was always going to be tactical. But when he got that gap he quickened up well and barely knew he had a race.

"It just goes to show what a good job they've done with him at home."

Angus Gold, racing manager for owners Shadwell, added: “It was always going to be a hard race for Jim to ride because William is adamant that this horse likes to have something to aim at and he doesn’t want him making the running or being too handy.=

“We knew there wasn’t going to be much pace and you need all the luck to go with you on those occasions.

“The horse has still got the class and luckily when he did squeeze through, he quickened up and doesn’t even know he’s had a race.

“William has always had a huge opinion of the horse. People keep knocking him but he’s won nearly £400,000 and I wouldn’t mind a few more like that.”