Impressive maiden scorer Valen
will step up in trip and class for the £40,000 Group Three Whiteley Clinic
Prestige Stakes (2.20pm) over seven furlongs on the second day of Goodwood's
August Bank Holiday meeting, Saturday, August 24.
The daughter of
Acclamation was an encouraging fifth in a competitive six-furlong maiden at
Glorious Goodwood on July 31, and showed the benefit of that experience with an
effortless three-length success over the same trip at Ffos Las on August 14.
Trainer Michael Bell revealed:
"Valen came out of Ffos Las fine and is an intended runner in the Whiteley
Clinic Prestige Stakes.
"She's had an easy
week and we will just keep her ticking over between now and the weekend.
"She ran a very nice
race from a bad draw at Goodwood under hands and heels and then won
impressively at Ffos Las with a horse who was second in a Newmarket maiden back
in third.
"Saturday's race
looks like a suitable opportunity and the step up to seven furlongs will be to
her advantage. She is on an upward curve and hopefully she will give a very
good account of herself.
"She has a plenty of
scope and I think she is still a bit on the weak side, so she will furnish up
nicely over the winter."
Valen could clash with Ed
Dunlop's impressive course and distance scorer Amazing Maria, Ascot
maiden winner Lilyfire, from the stable of Roger Charlton, and Listed
runner-up Qawaasem, trained by Charlie Hills.
The seven-race card also
features the £100,000 Betfair Celebration Mile (3.30pm, 14 confirmations), in
which Afsare will bid to follow up his facile success in last week's
Sovereign Stakes, while the exciting Cape Peron could attempt to atone
for a narrow defeat at Glorious Goodwood in the £100,000 Betfair Cash Out
Heritage Handicap (2.55pm, 32 confirmations).
Ground
The going at Goodwood is
currently Good.
Clerk of the Course Seamus
Buckley said: "The GoingStick reading today was 7.8 which is indicative of
good ground.
"Conditions have been
drying, but there is still plenty of moisture in the ground at present. We will
selectively water as necessary to maintain the current conditions.
"The forecast is
predominantly dry and warm for the rest of the week with the outside chance of
a shower.
"We should hopefully
be starting the meeting on good ground."
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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