Sussex Stakes day picture special - best of Wednesday's Glorious Goodwood images

It’s one of the highlights of the flat racing season – and the biggest day in the Goodwood calendar: the day when all eyes are on the South Downs and the Sussex Stakes.

Glorious sunshine for Glorious Goodwood was the order of the day again as a large crowd packed into the course to see Bow Echo beat Gstaad and their rivals in a thrilling Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes.

This is how day two of the Qatar Goodwood Festival unfolded and on this page and those linked you can see the best of the images from the day, by Clive Bennett and Getty’s Alan Crowhurst. There are pictures from Bow Echo's stunning win and from the rest of the day-two card.

If you’re on the Observer app, just scroll down the single page to see all the photos.

Stick with this site for the rest of Glorious week for more reports, galleries and videos.

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