Article: Foot-perfect Rip leaves Sussex rivals trailing in his wake; Jon Lees reports.(Sports)

Byline: Jon Lees

RIP VAN WINKLE seems to spend more time at the chiropodist's clinic than on the gallops, but even three good feet proved too many for his opponents in the BGC Sussex Stakes yesterday. The late discovery that the colt was lame on his near hind on Tuesday night was almost enough for Aidan O'Brien to "wave the white flag" on his latest Group 1 assault, but the meeting's feature race was the better for Rip Van Winkle's presence after he routed his rivals as if the problem had never existed. Finally unleashing the ability that his jockey Johnny Murtagh ...

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