German Derby winner Palladium in action at Goodwood

German Derby winner Palladium will revert to the Flat at Goodwood on Sunday after his brief interlude over hurdles

The four-year-old was purchased for €1,400,000 by Lady Bamford following his Classic-winning exploits on the continent and joined Nicky Henderson, where he made one winning appearance over timber at Huntingdon before an injury ruled him out of a Cheltenham Festival bid.

However, the Seven Barrows handler always had designs on returning to the level with Palladium and having swapped Lambourn for Newmarket to join John and Thady Gosden, the Clarehaven team will get their first look at the talented son of Gleneagles on the racecourse in the Listed BetGoodwin Tapster Stakes.

Thady Gosden said: “He won the German Derby and then he had a stint over the sticks, but it’s great to have him back on the Flat as he was a Classic-winning three-year-old in Germany.

“Goodwood over a mile and half is a great place to start him off for the season. We’ll see how he runs on Sunday and then we’ll be able to make a plan for the season from there.”

Palladium will be ridden by James Doyle, who added: “I think they’re due a bit of rain down at Goodwood so if that is on the easy side you would think would suit and it’s a nice spare ride to pick up.

“It’s always nice to ride for John and Thady and of course Lady Bamford and it’s very kind of them to leg me up.”

Palladium will face a total of five rivals including former Henderson stablemate Galashiels and new Gosden stablemate Military Academy.

Karl Burke’s Bolster, William Haggas’ soft ground-loving Hamish and David Simcock’s Raja Raja are also among the opposition.

There is also Listed action on the card in the Weatherbys / British EBF Agnes Keyser Fillies’ Stakes where a field of 12 head to post.