Galway latest: Magic Tricks all the rage for Galway Hurdle

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Going update: Good to soft, good in places.

The going at Goodwood was changed to good to soft, good in places, from good to soft after the first race on Thursday following dry conditions overnight.

Light breezes have been drying the track out steadily throughout the previous two days of the festival, following heavy downpours on Monday evening.

Clerk of the course Ed Arkell suspected conditions may change during racing on Thursday after the going was declared good to soft in the morning, and added a cutaway to add fresh ground in the final furlongs.

Arkell said on Thursday morning: "The track dried back nicely during racing yesterday, and it's been dry overnight and quite breezy for a good length of time so it's now changed to good to soft [from soft, good to soft in places].

"There are chances of an isolated shower, but it could dry even more today. If the breeze stays and it warms up then I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't dry back a little further.

"We've now got a cutaway at the three-and-a-half furlong marker, so there's now six yards of fresh ground from there all the way to the winning post."

Updated 2.20pm

Market Movers

Drying ground has seen Joan Of Arc emerge as favourite for the Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes (3.35) at Goodwood. The Aidan O'Brien-trained filly has been backed into 2-1 (from 5-2) ahead of the drifting Audarya at 11-4 and Lady Bowthorpe at 4-1. Money has also come in for the Roger Varian-trained Zeyaadah, who is now as short as 15-2 (from 12).

Support has come in for Ebro River in the Group 2 Unibet Richmond Stakes (2.25). The two-year-old is now 4-1 (from 11-2) to give trainer Hugo Palmer a second Goodwood festival win this week. Favourite Asymmetric heads the betting at 11-4.

ITV Racing tips: one key runner from each race on ITV on day three of Goodwood

Youth Spirit is the market mover in the John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes (3.00) for the in-form Andrew Balding, who struck with Alcohol Free in Wednesday's Sussex Stakes. Youth Spirit is now 9-1 (from 14) to follow up his Chester Vase win with another Group 3 success.

1.15
Patient Dream 9-2 (from 7)

2.25
Ebro River 4-1 (from 11-2)

3.00
Youth Spirit 9-1 (from 14)

3.35
Joan Of Arc 2-1 (from 5-2)
Zeyaadah 15-2 (from 12)

4.10
Mayfair Stroll 6-1 (from 8)
Already Gone 16-1 (from 20)

4.45
Wilderness Girl 5-2 (from 11-4)
Vintage Fashion 11-1 (from 9)

Updated at 1pm

Non-runners

There are six non-runners on the card at Goodwood. Three are out of the World Pool Handicap (5.20) due to the going, while Vaynor and Chanson d'Amour are non-runners in the Goodwood Racecourse Patrons Nursery Handicap (4.10), with Naamoos out Unibet "15 To Go" Kincsem Handicap (1.50).

Goodwood

1.50
Naamoos (lame)

4.10
Vaynor (going)
Chanson d'Amour (going)

5.20
Caroline Dale (going)
Jojo Rabbit (going)
The Princes Poet (going)

Galway

6.15
Band Of Outlaws (stone bruise)

7.15
Surprise Package (ran yesterday)
Bigz Belief (temperature)

Updated at 12pm

Galway festival latest

Support has arrived for Magic Tricks, who has been backed into favouritism for the Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (6.15).

The five-year-old was a classy novice last season and has been backed into 4-1 (from 13-2). He enjoyed a fine prep run on the Flat at Killarney earlier this month and bids to give Denise Foster her first winner of the meeting.

Market opposition to Rockshore Novice Chase (5.45) favourite Gin On Lime comes from Fan De Blues, who has been backed into 3-1 (from 7-2) for Willie Mullins.

The going on the jumps course is good, with watering commencing from 5am on Thursday, while on the Flat conditions are yielding.

With no rain overnight, conditions are forecast to remain largely dry for the remainder of the meeting.

The first race on day four of the festival is due off at 4.35.

Updated at 12pm

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