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Billy No Mates, Squinty McGinty and the man who backed a 150-1 winner - a daze of disbelief envelops Goodwood
James Milton takes in the atmosphere on an afternoon that featured a seismic shock in the big race
Racegoers relaxing in deckchairs dotted around the racecourseCredit: Edward Whitaker
The Wednesday of Glorious Goodwood is a game of two halves: before Field Of Gold runs in the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes and afterwards.
As at any festival raceday, obsessive racing fans are mingling with more casual observers.
Plenty are bullish about Field Of Gold's chances, a few are cautious and some, like Chloe Hilton, are blissfully oblivious.
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