Fallon Shadows Piggott in July Cup Record

Bidding to become the first jockey since Lester Piggott to win consecutive Gr1 July Cups at Newmarket, Champion hoop Cieren Fallon has hinted that his task will be made even trickier given the extreme quality of this year's field, reports racingtv.com. Piggott's record has stood for 62 years when he piloted Right Boy to victory in 1959 and 23-year-old Fallon will need to be at his brilliant best to guide 5YO Oxted (Mayson - Charlotte Rosina (Choisir)) to back-to-back wins. Fallon enthused, "I'm very excited. It's another Group 1 and we're going in there with a very good chance after a great win at Royal Ascot. He's coming up against horses he's not raced against previously as well as horses who have beaten him, so we're going to need a career best out of him. But if he puts his best foot forward the other horses are going to have to do the same to challenge him." Fallon conceded, "It's going to be a tough ask, but hopefully [trainer] Roger (Teal) and the team at home can get him there in peak condition and hopefully I get a lot of luck in running and can prevail again this year." Fallon's first Group 1 win was in the famous 1200m July Cup, and this year's edition will see fans back in the stands after COVID emptied the course in 2020.