Term of Endearment Group 2 success at Goodwood

Term Of Endearment successfully stepped up in class in the Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood. Henry de Bromhead’s mare had already won twice at Group Three level this season, landing the Give Thanks Stakes at Cork and most recently the Bronte Cup when providing Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore with a notable success on her first ever visit to York. Testing the water at Group Two level for the first time on the Sussex downs, Term Of Endearment was a 15-2 shot in the hands of Billy Lee and finished with gusto over the one-mile-six-furlong trip to get the better of Night Sparkle by three-quarters of a length. River Of Stars was third, with Caius Chorister weakening into fourth after making much of the running. For the second year in succession, Free Wind proved bitterly disappointing as the 11-4 favourite, this time trailing home last of eight runners.