Goodwood stages the third
and final of its Three Friday Nights this week (Friday, June 21) when
internationally-renowned DJ Trevor Nelson takes to the decks in the paddock
after racing.
A pioneer in the UK urban
scene, Nelson continues to DJ around the world and been in residency at the
famous Pacha nightclub in Ibiza for the past 10 years.
Nelson's skills have
always been in his mixing and throughout his extensive career at BBC radio he
has perfectly merged breakthrough tracks with classics to bring the very best
of mixes to millions of fans. He recently released the number one-selling album,
"The Trevor Nelson Collection".
The Three Friday Nights at
Goodwood have been a tremendous success, with Rudimental on May 31 and Groove
Armada's Andy Cato on June 14 both performing in front of sell-out crowds.
Trevor Nelson will be a
sell-out too when the last few tickets have been snapped up.
There are six races before
Nelson's set and Amosite, trained by John Jenkins, will be chasing a
hat-trick when she lines up in the £8,000 Trevor Nelson Fillies' Handicap
(8.25pm, 15 entries) over seven furlongs.
The seven-year-old mare
has been a revelation since reverting to turf this season, annexing
seven-furlong handicaps at Warwick on May 6 and Newbury on June 8.
Jenkins said today:
"I don't see any reason why Amosite won't run at Goodwood on Friday. She
has been in very good form since her win at Newbury and there have been no
problems.
"I don't think there
has been any particular reason for her improvement but she is a really tough
filly and maybe the step up in distance to seven furlongs has helped her.
"It is a tricky old
track at Goodwood but I think she will be OK and I'm hoping there is more to
come from her."
The 15 entries for the
Trevor Nelson Fillies' Handicap also include Keep The Secret, trained
locally by William Knight, who was an impressive winner of a Lingfield Park
maiden in December, and David Simcock's Midnight Flower, who beat Nardin
in a competitive six-furlong handicap at Newmarket on June 7.
Knight sent out the
Frankie Dettori-ridden Goodwood Mirage to win the 10-furlong Bibendum Handicap
at Goodwood last Friday for the Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group.
Dettori secured a double
(Stormy Paradise in the Advance Resources Managers Maiden Auction was his other
winner) during the evening when there was a race named in his honour, marking
the 26 years that have gone by since he partnered his first British winner
(Lizzy Hare in 1987) at Goodwood.
Racing gets underway this
Friday at 6.15pm with the "MTV Staying Alive Foundation" Apprentice
Handicap (22 entries) and runs through to 8.55pm with the Goodwood Farm Shop
Handicap (15 entries).
The remaining races on the
card are the Three Friday Nights Handicap (6.50pm, 17 entries), the Bibendum
Fillies' Maiden (7.20pm, 22 entries) and the richest race of the evening, the
£12,000 Gordon's Handicap (7.55pm, 18 entries), over a mile and three quarters.
The entries for the
Gordon's Handicap include Arch Villain and Stock Hill Fair, both
winners at Goodwood last time out.
Going
Clerk of the Course Seamus
Buckley reported today: "We had four millimetres of rain after racing on
Friday evening and into Saturday morning. The going is Good and we are
selectively watering to maintain the current conditions. There is a chance of
some showers this week.
"I would anticipate
that conditions will be very similar to last Friday, when the ground rode
beautifully."
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