Glorious Goodwood ground update: Heavy after overnight storm

It turned soft on Monday following two thunderstorms and another hit the track in the early hours of Tuesday morning, producing 16.1mm of rain.

Showers are possible for the remainder of the week.

It's heavy ground for day one of the Qatar Goodwood Festival so who are the horses expected to cope best with the conditions? We highlight three interesting contenders.

HAPPY POWER – Unibet Lennox Stakes

Andrew Balding’s son of Dark Angel has won seven times throughout his career and five of those victories came on Good to Soft or Soft ground.

He’s got a course and distance success to his name as well courtesy of last year’s Group Three Ladbrokes Supreme Stakes.

With a decent-looking draw in stall five, Ryan Moore booked and the return to his favourite trip, a return to top form looks highly likely.

URBAN VIOLET – Unibet Fillies’ Handicap

Mick Channon is a trainer well worth following when the mud is flying as plenty of his horses are bred to cope well with wet conditions and this filly is a prime example.

A daughter of Cityscape out of a Sixties Icon mare, it’s no great surprise she’s won on Heavy and Soft ground already and dropping back to a mile in testing conditions could prove to be absolutely ideal here.

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