Scandinavia wins Goodwood Cup amid loose horse incident
The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 28, 2026, 4:35 PM
Last updated Jul 28, 2026
Scandinavia captured the Group One Goodwood Cup at Goodwood on July 28, confirming form from his previous Ascot Gold Cup defeat of Trawlerman. The race featured significant drama when Hector Crouch fell from Amiloc at the start, causing the riderless horse to lead before drifting dangerously across the field. Amid the interference, Trawlerman struggled to regain momentum, impacting his performance. The race highlighted the unpredictability often present in competitive horse racing.
- •Scandinavia wins the Goodwood Cup
- •Hector Crouch falls from Amiloc at the start
- •A riderless horse leads much of the race
- •Trawlerman loses momentum due to interference
- •Scandinavia previously lost to Trawlerman at Ascot
- 4:35 PMThe Guardian Sport — Moore stays ice cool on Scandinavia to lift Goodwood Cup after loose horse drama
"Jockey fell off Amiloc as horse was leaving stalls Trawlerman lost all momentum after interference Scandinavia confirmed the form of his Ascot Gold Cup defeat of Trawlerman with a wide-margin win in the Group One Goodwood Cup on Tuesday, but the bare result does not tell the full story of a race in which a riderless horse led the field for much of the way and veered across the leaders with three furlongs to run. The drama began at the start, where Hector Crouch was unshipped from Amiloc, the jockey catching his foot on the stalls as the horse jinked to the right. The gelding then worked his way to the head of the field with nearly 12 furlongs still to run and, having veered wide on the home turn, drifted sharply across both Scandinavia and Trawlerman soon afterwards. Continue reading...
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