Over the next six months, however, the relationship between Godolphin and De Sousa must have gone wrong. By year’s end, he had lost the job, replaced by young bucks William Buick and James Doyle as part of an offensive by Sheikh Mohammed
A rider that was a champion apprentice a quarter of a century ago is amongst the international ‘stars’
Riding at the course for only the second time, he ensured his mount – drawn 19 of 27 – was quickly on the rail of the favoured stands side
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
