Goodwood Starlight seeks hat-trick at Glorious Goodwood

GOODWOOD's very own racing club, the Goodwood Racehorse Owners' Group Fourteen, is set to see its colours carried at Glorious Goodwood as Goodwood Starlight, trained at Arundel by John Dunlop, is among the 29 entries for the Â£85,000 Sir Peter O'Sullevan "Voice Of Racing" Heritage Handicap (4.05pm) over a mile and a half on Wednesday July 30.

The colt also has the option of the 10-furlong Summer Vase Heritage Handicap on Ladies Day, Thursday, July 31.

Goodwood Starlight is seeking a hat-trick having followed victory over 10 furlongs at Goodwood on June 13 with success over the same distance at Ascot on July 11. The Mtoto colt could step up to a mile and a half for the first time as he attempts a third win at the course - Goodwood Starlight also won a nursery at Goodwood in September.

Gail Brown, representing the Goodwood Racehorse Owners' Group, revealed today: "Goodwood Starlight is in good form and is a horse who doesn't take a lot of work so he hasn't been doing a great deal since his last win at Ascot.

"He has won four races for us - at Salisbury, Goodwood twice and Ascot - so he is a fantastic horse to own and it would be lovely if he could win at Glorious Goodwood. That really would be the icing on the cake but he is now rated 95 so has gone up 16lb in less than a month.

"He has 200 owners and I would think that at least half will be at Goodwood. He will get quite a reception if he can win or even make the frame but he has gone up so much in terms of weight that we must be realistic. He needs to improve a little bit but we can hope that he will