Penitent returns from a two-month
break in the £60,000 Group Three Greene King Supreme Stakes (4.30pm) over seven
furlongs on the final day of Goodwood's August Bank Holiday meeting, Sunday,
August 25.
The seven-year-old was
last seen coming home a creditable eighth behind Declaration Of War in the
Group One Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.
David O'Meara's charge
developed into a high-class performer last season, annexing a pair of Group Two
contests and chasing home Gordon Lord Byron in the Group One Prix de la Foret
at Longchamp in October.
O'Meara reported:
"Ideally, we could do with a drop of rain but Penitent is in good order.
"He was second in the
Foret over seven furlongs last year so the trip will be fine and he is
versatile so the track shouldn't be a problem either.
"He doesn't have a
penalty and hopefully this is a good opportunity for him."
His eight opponents
include the 2011 victor Libranno, one of two representatives for Richard
Hannon, Irish raider Custom Cut and the Marcus Tregoning-trained Boom
And Bust, who was third in the Group Two bet365 Lennox Stakes at Glorious
Goodwood on July 30.
Hughie Morrison saddles
talented six-year-old Pastoral Player, while Godolphin will be
represented by French Group Three scorer Lockwood.
The line-up is completed
by Listed winners Professor and Well Acquainted, and the Michael
Attwater-trained Bronze Prince.
The August Bank Holiday
meeting gets underway at 5.10pm this evening with a six-race card and continues
tomorrow when the highlight is £100,000 Group Two Celebration Mile (3.30pm).
Afsare will be hoping to build on
last week's impressive Sovereign Stakes success, but last year's winner
Premio Loco, Group One Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes runner-up Thistle
Bird, and Group Two scorer Trade Storm are among his seven rivals.
Tomorrow's seven-race
programme also features the £40,000 Group Three Whiteley Clinic Prestige Stakes
(2.20pm) and the £100,000 Betfair Cash Our Heritage Handicap (2.55pm), both
over seven furlongs.
The going at Goodwood is
currently Good.
August
Bank Holiday Weekend At Goodwood
Goodwood Racecourse stages
a 1950s-themed August Bank Holiday weekend, rekindling the nostalgic Summer
Holidays of yesteryear. The meeting will showcase a typical 1950s holiday scene
complete with its own fully functioning beach, a vintage fish and chip shop and
an array of activities for both youngsters and adults.
There will be a fab choice
of traditional entertainment on offer ranging from pony racing and a funfair to
Lego education and live music. These are ideal family days out with so much to
enjoy for all ages, not forgetting plenty of top racing action across all three
days including the weekend's highlight, the Betfair Celebration Mile, on
Saturday.
Accompanied youngsters
under 18 years of age are admitted free to all enclosures over the August Bank
Holiday Weekend at Goodwood.
The racing starts late on
the afternoon of Friday, August 23 - the perfect way to end the week. Friday
evening's meeting offers racegoers the chance enjoy six races before jiving,
moving and dancing to live, hip-shaking music by the Class of 58 Rock n' Roll
band. The gates open at 3.30pm.
Racing resumes at 2.20pm
on Saturday, August 24 with the Group Three Whiteley Clinic Prestige Stakes and
that day's magnificent seven-race programme continues until 5.50pm when the Chichester
City Handicap brings the action to a close. The gates open at 11.30am.
The Sunday (August 25) is
the ideal opportunity to get together with friends and family to enjoy heaps of
excitement at the racecourse. The seven-race card commences at 2.10pm and ends
at 5.30pm. The seven-furlong Greene King Supreme Stakes, worth £60,000, is the
feature race at 4.30pm. The gates open at 11.30am.
Children's entertainment
will be plentiful throughout the weekend with a funfair; complete with a Helter
Skelter, Wall of Mirrors and a Carousel on offer for youngsters to enjoy as
well as a Lego education centre which teaches children a range of skills in an
engaging and fun environment, face painting, storytelling, sports games and
Invisible cricket. Live music will fill the racecourse with the Kaleidoscope
String Quartet taking to the stage in the Richmond Enclosure and The Howard
Clarke Jazz Band providing music on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the
East Parade Lawn. With such a variety of entertainment available, Goodwood
Racecourse is the ultimate family day this August Bank Holiday.
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