Glorious Goodwood 2017 – Order Of St George set to skip rematch with Big Orange in the Goodwood Cup
Big Orange was the winner at Royal Ascot when the pair last met in a thrilling battle and Order Of St George will have a break rather than head to Goodwood to face him again
ORDER Of St George will skip a rematch with Big Orange in the Qatar Goodwood Cup.
The victory of Michael Bell's Big Orange over defending Gold Cup champion Order Of St George was arguably the highlight of this year's Royal Ascot, and many had been looking forward to round two.
However, Aidan O'Brien revealed on Monday: "The plan is to go there with US Army Ranger, and Order Of St George will probably not be running in the race.
"He's having a little bit of a midsummer break and he'll probably have a prep run for the Irish St Leger, then an autumn campaign."
Looking forward to the Qatar-sponsored Goodwood Festival in general, where the Ballydoyle trainer will run the likes of Churchill (Sussex Stakes) and Winter (Nassau Stakes), O'Brien added: "Obviously we are really looking forward to it, as it is one of the meetings of the season.
"We really look forward to it every year, but this year more so than ever."