He’s looking to follow in his dad’s footsteps after Lethal Force provided Kirby and Cox with one of their red-letter days in this very race in 2013. Harry Angel scooted home in the 2017 July Cup for the Cox-Kirby duoĪnd next on the production line is Commonwealth Cup champ Golden Horde – the favourite for the July Cup.
Their relationship is one of the deadliest and most enduring in the modern era, in a sport where loyalty can be hard to come by.Ī wet behind the ears Kirby joined Cox as an apprentice in 2005, and for the next 15 years they have tasted success at the top table with sprinting stars Lethal Force, Profitable and more recently Harry Angel. Lambourn trainer Clive Cox and jockey Adam Kirby both need no introduction. Golden Horde takes on the older horses for the first time in the July Cupįurther back Lester Piggot and Vincent O’Brien were always the team to beat.īut one unsung bromance has a Golden chance to hog the limelight in the July Cup at Newmarket this afternoon.
RACINGS great double-acts have dominated the game for years.
