GOODWOOD clerk of the course Seamus Buckley is delighted with the state of the ground ahead of Glorious Goodwood and is looking forward to an excellent week of sport on the Downs. He described it as "perfect flat racing ground' on Monday.

The five-day festival started on Tuesday and ends of Saturday. Top tip: Premio Loco to beat Canford Cliffs in the Sussex Stakes.

The weather forecast is reasonable for this feast of horseracing — let's just hope we don't have the sea fret which reduced visibility drastically on the final day last year.

If you fancy having an interest in most of the races without a big betting outlay, try the jockeys' championship title for the five days.

Ryan Moore and Richard Hughes are fighting it out for favouritism at 11/8 but better value each way would be the irrespressible Frankie Dettori at 10/1 or the man in form Paul Hanagan at 20/1.

Don't forget to take a picnic and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere this great race meeting generates.