Glorious Goodwood in 31 fantastic pictures - best of the images from stunning sun-baked first day

The crowd basked in hot sun and the racecourse looked a picture as the first of five days of top-class flat racing produced some superb action.

Kyprios took the headlines by coming back to win another Goodwood Cup title but there were plenty of other winners of note too.

Here’s a round-up of the day’s action and on this page and the ones linked you can see pictures from day one – taken by Clive Bennett and Getty’s Alan Crowhurst.