Goodwood preview: Proclamation can deny James Fanshawe's star mare Soviet Song back-to-back victories in the Cantor Spreadfair Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood today.

Jeremy Noseda has always thought the world of his grey colt and the three-year-old gets the chance to justify that opinion in the Group One showpiece over a mile under Mick Kinane.

His main rival is at the top of her game having landed the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket's July meeting, and she is undoubtedly the one to beat on the book.

However, Noseda's charge has any amount of untapped potential and is in search of a hat-trick following wins over the course and distance and at the Royal meeting.

On the first of those occasions Proclamation streaked home by three lengths having run well below form in the Dante previously, a run which can be forgotten as he pulled way too hard.

He then put up what could be described as the performance of the week at Royal Ascot at York in the Jersey Stakes.

Race The Ace is certainly no joker in the pack and can give local trainer John Dunlop a win in the marathon Goodwood Stakes.

The four-year-old marked himself as a stayer to follow when winning by four lengths at the Sussex track last August, a run which proved he handles the course's unique undulations.

A horse who is better with ease in the ground, he ran a sound race in defeat next time out when runner-up on a firmer surface at Nottingham, before revelling in his favoured conditions to win by seven lengths at Newmarket.

Aidan O'Brien has a strong team of juveniles in his care and can farm another of the bigger two-year-old events with the once-raced Aussie Rules.

The grey son of Danehill caught the eye with a smooth two-and-a-half-length debut success at the Curragh last month, and should be seen in an even better light over today's seven furlongs.

Mark Johnston has a tremendous record at the Glorious meeting and his Bay Story is worth following in the cantorspreadfair.com Stakes after a smart success last weekend, while Roskina can complete a double for Dunlop in the Findon Maiden Fillies' Stakes.