LIBRISA Breeze will relish the return to seven furlongs in the Qatar Lennox Stakes on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood.

Dean Ivory's grey won two hugely valuable pots over the intermediate distance at Ascot last season and this is the first time he will race over his favoured trip since the second of those.

That is not to say he has been running poorly over six furlongs. Far from it, in fact.

He was beaten a little over three lengths at Ascot on Champions Day by The Tin Man and and got a length closer on his seasonal return in the Diamond Jubilee.

Given that was his first run of the season against top-class six-furlong specialists who were all race fit, it was a meritorious performance and probably he did not get the credit it warranted.

Having been second in the Hunt Cup at Ascot last season he is sowing how versatile he is and it takes a special horse to win two feature handicaps in a season, the second off 8lb higher.

There could be an argument to say he is better in a big field, so Ivory will be relieved 15 have been declared, but that does bring with it the problem of trouble in running, which has scuppered so many at Goodwood down the years.

Robert Winston has previously held him up well off the pace and from his draw in stall 14 he is likely to need some fortune.

As the Goodwood Cup is a Group One for the first time this year Big Orange will not carry a penalty for his Gold Cup win at Ascot.

Having won this race for the last two years it is difficult to come up with a negative for the favourite, who is also versatile regarding trip.

He has won the Princess of Wales's Stakes twice over a mile and a half and the Gold Cup over a mile further.

Given his two victories in this for the last two years it is hard to say that two miles it is not his best trip, though, as Frankie Dettori can just be that little bit more aggressive on him.

Having missed his big day at Ascot, Dettori will be determined to make up for it on Michael Bell's popular stayer, who has the beating of most of his opponents on past form.

The Vintage Stakes can go to Mark Johnston's Mildenberger, who has looked smart in winning at Haydock and Newbury.

It takes a good juvenile to defy a penalty and he did more than that at Newbury, winning by five lengths.

Richard Fahey's Garcia got going too late on his reappearance in the John Smith's Cup but that was his first run of the season so he can be expected to be a bit sharper for the opening Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap.

Andrew Balding's Dark Shot was an unlucky loser at Epsom in the Dash and obviously likes a fast five furlongs. He gets just that in the New & Lingwood Handicap.

Brian Ellison is a regular visitor to Galway and so is Baraweez, who might be well handicapped in the Colm Quinn BMW Handicap.

Huntsmans Close should go close for Robert Cowell in the Shirley Gill Memorial Handicap at Yarmouth, with Off Art looking nicely treated at Beverley if he can return to anything like his old form in the extended one-mile handicap.

SELECTIONS:

BEVERLEY: 2.00 International Man, 2.35 Moon Over Rio, 3.10 Arcavallo, 3.45 Kody Ridge, 4.20 Off Art, 4.55 Geordie George, 5.30 Four Wishes, 6.00 King Of The Celts.

GOODWOOD: 1.50 Garcia, 2.2 MILDENBERGER (NAP), 3.00 Librisa Breeze, 3.35 Big Orange, 4.10 Oliver Reed, 4.45 Dark Shot, 5.15 Tribute Act.

PERTH: 5.50 Man Look, 6.20 Chitu, 6.55 Ebony Rose, 7.30 Heist, 8.00 Wot A Shot, 8.30 David John, 9.00 Lake Malawi.

WORCESTER: 5.05 Cole Harden, 5.40 Abidjan, 6.10 Cry Fury, 6.40 Scoop The Pot, 7.15 Hughesie, 7.50 Fool To Cry, 8.20 Jackblack.

YARMOUTH: 1.40 Midnight Wilde, 2.15 Best Example, 2.50 Seven Clans, 3.25 Wigan Warrior, 4.00 Commanche, 4.30 Bryght Boy, 5.00 Huntsmans Close, 5.35 Annie Salts.

DOUBLE: Mildenberger and Librisa Breeze.