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15th July 2018, 4:48 pm == AIDAN O'BRIEN has chosen to step Idaho up in trip for a crack at the Goodwood Cup later this month. The former Derby runner-up will attempt a first Group 1 win in the two mile contest. Getty Images - Getty Idaho will be stepped up in trip for the Goodwood Cup It's been a struggle for the son of Galileo since he won the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot last year. That performance, coupled with a third in the King George not long afterwards, had marked him out as one of the top middle-distance horses in the country. However, since then he's only managed to win one race - the Ormonde Stakes at Chester - and trainer Aidan O'Brien believes that a step up to staying distances will see him rediscover his best form. The Goodwood Cup will be the first time the five-year-old has raced over two miles, but connections are confident he'll be able to see it out. O'Brien said: "The plan is to go to the Goodwood Cup with Idaho. We want to try hi...