Mayaro Bay, an unlucky loser at York last week, can gain quick compensation at Goodwood tomorrow.

Richard Hannon's three-year-old lines up for the ABN Amro Showcase Handicap and is fancied to clinch the lion's share of the £50,000 prize.

Mayaro Bay met trouble twice on Knavesmire. Slightly hampered in a domino-effect incident turning into the home straight, he was then denied a clear run entering the final furlong.

Switched to find some daylight, he finished strongly to be involved in a triple photo-finish, but was beaten a short head by Swallow Flight.

With a clear run Mayaro Bay would surely have prevailed at York. He has the chance to prove how unlucky he was by winning tomorrow's feature race. John Egan takes the mount.

The Victor Chandler Lupe Stakes looks an ideal stepping stone for Claxon before she goes to Epsom in three weeks' time for a tilt at the Vodafone Oaks.

John Dunlop's highly-regarded filly, who wound up last season with a win, began this term in similar fashion, scoring cosily at Kempton last month. She looks smart and, with Pat Eddery riding out of his skin at present, is fancied to take all the beating.

The Fugative will take plenty of catching in the Marriott Goodwood Park Hotel Handicap, the first of BBC's three televised races.

This return to six furlongs will suit The Fugative, who won over this distance at Epsom two outings ago but just failed to get home when stepped up to seven furlongs at Lingfield last time.

Henry Cecil saddles his first juvenile runner of the season in Performing Magic in the Plantation Maiden Stakes.

A bold showing is expected from Kieren Fallon's mount, who was withdrawn at York last week because of the rain-soaked ground.

At Kelso, Spirit Of Steel carries the Nap in the Booker Foodservice Novices' Chase.

Trained at Hazlewood near Tadcaster by Thomas Tate, Spirit Of Steel was a decisive winner at Wetherby recently when he jumped like an old hand.

The lightly-raced six-year-old can follow up tomorrow in the hands of Jason Callaghan.

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