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Hayley Turner believes Barshiba has the right credentials to make her presence felt in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood this afternoon.

She combined with the mare to land the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock last time out and is hoping David Elsworth's charge can improve on last season's fourth in the Group One contest.

"I'm very excited and looking forward to what should be a very good race. She ran well to finish fourth last year on ground that wasn't ideal, although I think it was a weaker race," she said.

"I'm hoping we don't get any rain as she is a much better horse on quicker ground. We are forecast a bit, but I'm hoping it will miss us.

"It's a real hot contest but she's in very good form and really seems to peak at this time of year. She was third behind Harbinger earlier in the year so her form is very good. She's not a no-hoper at all.

"I've had a few rides in Group One races now but it would be great to get one on the board."

Connections of the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained Stacelita admit to having concerns about the likely quick surface.

Michel Zerolo, racing manager for owner Martin Schwartz, said: "The form of the race is very deep. It's a very good race. Midday won last year and is the horse to beat, but I don't think it is just a two-horse race.

"Jean-Claude is obviously very happy with our filly, otherwise she would not be running. There is a little concern about the ground being firm, but other than that we are very pleased. A mile and a quarter is the ideal trip, so she should give a good account of herself."

Completing a very strong dual French challenge is Rosanara, whose trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre said: "She is in good form. It is a very good race, but the filly looks well and had a good gallop on Monday."

Richard Hannon picked up another big juvenile prize when Libranno pinged out of the stalls and made all the running under Richard Hughes to take the Tanqueray Richmond Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Enjoying his sixth success of the week, Hughes had to wake up the youngster inside the final furlong to score by one and a quarter lengths from The Paddyman in the Group Two contest.

The latter had been well-backed at 4-1 and looked menacing with two furlongs remaining, but Libranno found plenty in front, to the delight of the packed grandstands, returning as a warm 5-4 favourite.

Hughes said: "I was trying to get him to relax and get him breathing early on, as for nearly a minute I couldn't feel his belly going. He jumped extremely fast and I let him go to the front, but in the last two furlongs he was gawping at everything.

"I think he kills horses off halfway through the race with his speed and then just grinds it out at the finish. He had a hard race the last day and a tough enough race today, but he's a decent horse and a fast horse."

When asked about a potential next port of call for the juvenile, Hughes added: "Ideally something like the Prix Morny, but that might come a bit quick for him."

Hannon said: "We took him to Newmarket very raw, but we still thought he'd have a good chance in the July Stakes, and he's won very well again today.

"I don't really know what we're going to do with him now. It's up to the owner really, but he wouldn't want much further than six furlongs unless we can teach him to race in a different way."

Hughes went on to notch his 100th winner of the season, and effectively wrapped up the Goodwood jockeys' title, as he rode The Queen's Royal Exchange (3-1 joint-favourite) to victory in the RSA Nursery.

Winning trainer Hannon added: "It's great for Hughesie and for Her Majesty. This horse wants a mile really."

Mark Johnston's Sea Lord continued his superb run of form with a typically game front-running performance in the totesport Mile at Glorious Goodwood.

Sent off at 6-1 following lucrative handicap successes at the Curragh and Newmarket, the three-year-old got away well under Royston Ffrench and soon tacked across to the rail.

The challengers were queuing up in the straight and Sea Lord looked at the mercy of Invisible Man and a confident Frankie Dettori approaching the final furlong, but he answered every call to pass the post three-quarters of a length ahead.

Ffrench said: "He is a typical Johnston horse who has done nothing but improve. When something comes to him he goes again - they don't know when to give up.

"They do wonders, the whole yard, to keep them in form and have them running at the big meetings. It is a great team effort."

Johnston added: "Really this horse should be out of handicaps and we did look at the Listed race, for which he's declared, on Saturday. But the lure of the prize-money persuaded us to go for this.

"It's a big ask for him to run again on Saturday, but if he comes out of this particularly well, it's still a possibility. We've got a bit of thinking to do."

The Barry Hills-trained Redwood swooped late to take top honours in the Coutts Glorious Stakes (Group Three) at Goodwood.

Sent off at 7-1 having filled the runner-up spot in the Princess Of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket's July meeting, the four-year-old was settled at the rear of the field by the trainer's son, Michael.

While favourite Duncan came under pressure early in the straight before meeting interference, Redwood and Sri Putra moved up stylishly and it was the former who got the better of a tussle in the final furlong to score by a length and a half.

The winning jockey said: "He ran a very good race at Newmarket and he travelled a lot sweeter today. When he travels he's got a very good turn of foot.

"He's growing and improving with racing. He won the Feilden Stakes and ran in the Dante, where he had problems, so he had a long time off and it took us a while to get him back to top form. I think his best season is to come now."

Hills senior added: "He was my 300th Newmarket winner and now my 50th at Glorious Goodwood. He's always been a good horse, but he had some niggling problems last year and going over a mile and a half seems to have brought out the best in him.

"I'll have to discuss it with the Prince (Khalid Abdullah, owner) but there's the Canadian International to think about, there's a race in Turkey and they are quite keen to send him over to America at some point."

Jacqueline Quest, who was disqualified after finishing first past the post in the 1000 Guineas, was expected to play a leading role in the other Group Three race on the card, the Oak Tree Stakes, but after holding every chance she weakened into fifth.

After the victory of 16-1 shot Tropical Paradise, trained not too far up the road near Godalming by Peter Winkworth, assistant Anton Pearson said: "I thought Jacqueline Quest would be very hard to beat, but I couldn't believe her (Tropical Paradise's) price.

"She can go to stud now, but we've one or two ideas left first. She's much better on soft ground."

Joseph Henry led home a Dandy Nicholls one-two in the Rolf Group Stewards' Sprint Handicap at Glorious Goodwood.

Prominent throughout, the 28-1 shot scorched down the centre of the course and battled it out with stablemate and joint-favourite Victoire De Lyphar throughout the final furlong, eventually prevailing by a head under David Probert.

The 27-strong field initially split into three groups but ended up coming together for the final two furlongs, with Wildcat Wizard and Tiddliwinks staying on to fill the places, squashing any worries over draw preference.

Probert said: "He's won over a mile so I just had to keep him going forward. He's knuckled down and done the job well.

"The winners on Thursday were coming down the stands side to the middle so I just wanted to edge over a little bit, which we did. He's jumped out well and done it well."

Nicholls added: "It means a lot to the owners to have winners here, it means a lot to everyone. The winner's an experienced horse while the other is just a three-year-old and is just learning his trade.

"I think it's the first time I've even spoken to David (Probert) but if he's good enough to ride for Andrew Balding, he's good enough to ride for me.

"It's great for Joseph as he's so often been the bridesmaid and it's nice he's finally won one.

"I sort of inherited Victoire De Lyphar (formerly trained by Pat Haslam). He's a very nice young horse and I think he could end up being one of the best I've had."

Rising star Joseph O'Brien bagged another big Galway winner as he finished with a wet sail on the Charlie Swan-trained Rajik to land the feature Guinness Handicap on the fifth day of the Festival meeting.

The in-form O'Brien is excellent value for his 7lb claim and the son of champion trainer Aidan produced his mount to perfection down the middle of the track to readily account for Scandal Sheet and favourite Natural High.

Rajik was going one better than 12 months ago, and O'Brien - who was riding his fourth winner at the meeting - said: "I fancied him coming into the race, he finished second last year and was a little unlucky. He travelled well and stays well - he quickened up and won easily."

Swan also saddled Zaralabad and admitted: "I fancied Zaralabad as he was working really well, but he met a lot of trouble in running. When Rajik met the rising ground he flew home and he could run again over hurdles here on Sunday. We'll see how he comes out of this."

Wins Now (20-1) just got up in a desperate finish to turn the Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase into a family affair.

Top-weight Truckers Delight made a bold bid from two out and looked to have nicked enough of an advantage off the turn, but Niall 'Slippers' Madden was hard at work in pursuit on Wins Now, with King Ali also in full flight.

In the end that pair just ran the favourite out of it and a head was the margin of victory for Madden on the nine-year-old, trained by his father Niall and running in the Galway Plate-winning colours of JP McManus.

Madden senior said: "I was hoping he'd get into the Plate on Wednesday. He has been a bit disappointing, but runs well around here and was fifth in the Plate last year. The better ground was a help."

Dermot Weld recorded his 10th victory of the week as the Pat Smullen-ridden Raffaello Santi (9-4 favourite) got the better of O'Brien on Battleoftrafalgar by a head in the 12-furlong maiden.

The Charles Byrnes-trained Kalellshan (11-4 favourite) made it a double at the meeting when he led all the way under James Carroll to take the Guinness (QR) Handicap Hurdle by a comfortable three and a half lengths, following up his victory on Monday.

Tom Dascombe has two fancied contenders in the bluesq.com Stewards' Cup at Glorious Goodwood.

The Cheshire-based handler has convincing Newcastle winner Jonny Mudball and Noverre To Go, who was a creditable seventh in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot.

"Jonny Mudball won really well last time at Newcastle, but unfortunately the handicapper has seen fit to put him up 9lb, which is a bit excessive to be honest," said Dascombe.

"He's done nothing wrong - he's finished second, second and first in his last three runs - and he's in good form. We are looking forward to running him. He's had experience of the track, which will help him.

"Noverre To Go ran well in the Wokingham - Genki just got up to finish ahead of him on the far side. We had to send him home a long way out to try to keep up with the near-side horses. He's got a 4lb pull with Genki for being beaten three-quarters of a length. He must have a chance."

Robin Bastiman landed the Stewards' Cup with Borderlescott in 2006 and the Wetherby trainer tries with Singeur, who scraped in as the last horse to make the cut in the maximum 28-runner field.

He said: "It looks like he's drawn with all the speedy horses (21), the favourites, and I think he'll run well. We're putting a pair of blinkers on him as he wasn't really concentrating last time. That should sharpen him up and I'm hoping for a good run."

Richard Hannon has won the race twice, back in 1990 and 1991, and is represented by Edge Closer this time.

"The Stewards' Cup is a lottery, but Edge Closer has run well this season after his breathing operation and he did not run at all badly in this race two years ago, so he deserves another crack," the Marlborough trainer told his website.

Freddie Head's wonder mare Goldikova will face seven rivals as she bids to win the Prix Rothschild at Deauville for the third year in succession on Sunday.

The five-year-old secured a remarkable ninth Group One victory in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and is certain to go off a hot favourite.

Mick Channon takes her on with Music Show, who is already a Group One winner, having taken the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket last time.

Bruce Raymond, racing manager for owner Jaber Abdullah, said: "I can't say we're confident of beating Goldikova, but we'd feel foolish if we weren't in the race and something went wrong with her before the race.

"I think our filly is on the up. She certainly produced a much better performance at Newmarket than she had in her previous races this year.

"I don't think she'll beat Goldikova, but I'd be disappointed if she's not in the first three."

Jean-Claude Rouget runs Elusive Wave, who was second to Goldikova 12 months ago but has failed to rediscover her best form so far this year.

Michel Zerolo, racing manager for owner Martin Schwartz, said: "It looks like we're running for second place, but that's all right and she's in good form. She has some quirks, but she definitely has a lot of ability as well.

"I think she is coming into form now and just coming to hand. It has taken a while to get her right this year, but we hope she is getting there now. She was second to Goldikova last year and we would be delighted with the same result."

Mark Johnston's Rainfall is another British challenger, while Fabiana, Only Green, Evading Tempete and Evaporation complete the eight-runner field.

Age Of Aquarius is set for a career as a stallion after breaking down in the Artemis Goodwood Cup.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained stayer, runner-up in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on his previous start, went wrong with around half a mile to run when in the lead and was taken to Arundel Equine Hospital.

Subsequent X-rays revealed he had sustained ruptured ligaments below the fetlock of his off-fore, but he is now back in Ireland to continue his recovery and although his racing days are over, the son of Galileo can be saved for stud.

"After sustaining a serious injury in the Goodwood Cup Age Of Aquarius was transferred to the Arundel Veterinary Hospital, where he received great care and attention, for which we are very grateful," O'Brien told www.coolmore.com.

"Age Of Aquarius has arrived back to Fethard Equine Hospital and we are delighted to report that we are going to be able to save the horse for breeding.

"Essentially he has torn ligaments at the back of his fetlock joint and although his recuperation will be long, we hope and expect that he should be back out in the paddock in a few months."

Borderlescott will not run again this season after being injured when winning the Audi King George Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday.

It means the eight-year-old will be unable to bid for a hat-trick of victories in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York next month.

He is to remain at Arundel Veterinary Centre to undergo a bone scan next week.

"They have not quite diagnosed what it is, but he's going to have a bone scan next Thursday. He's staying down at Arundel and he's in good hands," said trainer Robin Bastiman.

"It's something from the pelvis down. He might have chipped a bit of bone off, but we're not quite sure. That's why he's having a bone scan. It's his near-hind quarters and he might just have torn a muscle.

"The vets say the horse has overdone it. He's tried too hard and overstretched himself.

"It's not a life-threatening thing, but he will be out for the season. He won't be able to run again this year. He'll have to win the Nunthorpe next year.

"Hopefully he'll be all right and I have a gut feeling he will be."