CONNECTIONS of Thikriyaat forked out £10,000 to supplement him for the Doom Bar Celebration Mile and should recoup all that and more with victory in today's Goodwood feature.

The supplementary fee is merely a trifle for an owner such as Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum – but the intent is far from insignificant as the three-year-old has been mentioned as a possible future Group One contender for trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

This Group Two prize is an obvious step up the ladder for Thikriyaat following his recent victory in the Thoroughbred Stakes at the Glorious meeting at Goodwood, where he held off stablemate Forge to make it four wins in five career starts.

His sole defeat came in the Jersey Stakes at Ascot and, given the two-and-a-quarter-length winner Ribchester has since gone on to Group One glory, the form of that effort stands up very well indeed.

Thikriyaat has to take another step forward to mix it with the likes of multiple Group winner Toormore but he has a handy three-year-old allowance and will likely welcome any rain at the Sussex track as well. Paul Hanagan is booked to ride today's nap selection.

GRECIAN LIGHT, with William Buick on board, can can confirm Newmarket form with On Her Toes by lifting the Prestige Stakes.

The Charlie Appleby-trained selection finished a one-and-a-half-length second behind Nations Alexander in the Sweet Solera last time, with On Her Toes a further neck back in third.

That was only Grecian Light's second racecourse outing, so she probably still has plenty to learn and is surely capable of making another leap forwards from that run.

MR LUPTON can prove the star of the show at Beverley by bouncing back to form in the totescoop6 Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes.

Richard Fahey's charge has endured mixed fortunes this term, with a couple of initial placed efforts eventually building towards a big pay-day when landing the Charity Sprint at York.

Forced into Group Three company after that, Mr Lupton has found it tough going and while this Listed event is still competitive, he can put his best foot forward under Barry McHugh on the Westwood.

Top-quality evening action is on offer at Windsor and ULYSSES can prove he is just as effective over 10 furlongs as he is over 12 by claiming the Winter Hill Stakes with Ryan Moore on board.

His only disappointing effort this term has come when unplaced in the Derby but Stoute later admitted he may have raised the bar a bit too quickly by pitching him in at Epsom.

He returned with victory in the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood last month and while on the face of it his breeding screams stamina, Ulysses looks sharp enough to be effective over this shorter trip.

It has been a rollercoaster ride for connections of the talented BERKSHIRE but he can gain a first success since October 2014 in the Sri Lanka August Stakes. Jim Crowley is today's pilot.