Nunthorpe next for Big Evs as Mick Appleby hails 'absolutely brilliant week' after Goodwood heroics
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Having conquered Glorious Goodwood, trainer Mick Appleby is turning his sights to British racing's next major festival with star sprinter Big Evs being aimed at a potential decider with Asfoora at this month's Ebor meeting at York.
Appleby edged out Aidan O'Brien to become a shock winner of Goodwood's top trainer award following a haul of four winners and a second during a sensational week headlined by the success of Big Evs in Friday's King George Stakes under Tom Marquand.
The Paul Teasdale-owned three-year-old reversed form with Australian mare Asfoora from Royal Ascot's King Charles III Stakes, and the pair are on a collision course for a decisive third meeting in the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes on August 23.
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