from the hannon Yard

Dubawi Gold flies the flag in Celebration

With Strong Suit waiting for Longchamp, Dubawi Gold flies the flag for us in Saturday's G2 Celebration Mile, and Richard Hannon is hopeful of a big run.   He said:"Dubawi Gold is the only three-year-old in the field, but the classic generation came out on top the last three years and he goes there with a decent chance.   "Dubawi Gold did not settle in the Hungerford at Newbury last time, and he is best judged on his two excellent runs in the Guineas, at Newmarket and The Curragh.   "Granted, both were on fastish ground and Goodwood looks like riding slow at best, but it was soft when he won the Hyperion at Ascot last year for Michael Dods, so we'd be hopeful that he will cope with the conditions."    Casual Glimpse also heads down to Sussex for the big seven furlong handicap, and the boss added:"Hughesie rode a peach of a race when he won on him down there at the 'Glorious' meeting, so, hopefully, he can work the oracle again. The horse is only 4lb higher and seems to have got all his old confidence back now that we have dropped him down in grade, and he has the rails draw which is always a plus over this trip."     We also run My Queenie in the G3 Prestige Stakes. "She was a bit unlucky when third to Rakasa at ther big meeting, and I'd be hopeful that we'd give that one a race. Our filly has since run well a Salisbury and is going the right way." observed the boss.   Zebedee gave us many great days last year, not least when winning the £100,000 Tattersalls Million at Newmarket, and let's hope we can get in the money in the HQ feature tomorrow with Jacob's Cat.   The boss said:"It might have been a decent maiden he won at Salisbury - the runner-up (Top Cop) was strongly fancied and has since won at Bath - and ours has done well since.   "We also run Monsieur Chevalier up there in the Hopeful Stakes, and his chance has been enhanced by the rain. He relishes a bit of cut, as he showed when runner-up to Society Rock in the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot, but he never let himself down on the firm ground in the July Cup and that run is best ignored.    "Amazing Storm is our runner in the nursery there. He was never going better than at the end when winning his maiden (6f) at Windsor, so the extra distance will suit him."