Wednesday 1 July 2015 13:04, UK
Lightning Spear headlines 87 entries for the £150,000 Betfred Mile at Glorious Goodwood.
The Olly Stevens-trained four-year-old recently gained his fourth win from as many starts at Salisbury having narrowly missed the cut for the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot.
The trainer said: "Lightning Spear has come out of Salisbury really well. I am still discussing with the owners what we do next with him and I thought I would give him another option.
"He was impressive at Salisbury and it made it even more frustrating that we weren't in the Hunt Cup.
"It is hard to tell how far he can go. He has got a ton of quality but so far we have been picking off small handicaps and I am going to keep my feet on the ground. We will know by the end of the year how good he is."
Gm Hopkins and Temptress fought out the finish of the Royal Hunt Cup and could renewal rivalry along with Ascot third and fifth Chill The Kite and Speculative Bid.
Always Smile is an intriguing entry for Godolphin. The three-year-old went down by a nose to Osaila in Royal Ascot's Sandringham Handicap after hanging left with the race at her mercy. She could be joined by stablemate Basem, who is a full-brother to Farhh and returned with a victory at Sandown Park on June 13.
Last year's winner Red Avenger is one of three entries for Ed Dunlop. The Newmarket handler has also put in recent Newcastle scorer Zarwaan and God Willing.
Irish handler Ger Lyons has three possible runners, notably Listed victor Tennessee Wildcat and Sacrificial, who looked undone by the draw when third in the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot. There is a French-trained entry in Redbrook (Alain de Royer Dupre) who finished a close fourth in a Longchamp Listed race last tie out on May 19.
Other notables include impressive Spring Mile winner Ayaar, the highly-regarded Hathal and Sahaafy.
