Unmissable in-depth analysis of all eight races on the second day of the Festival which stages the week's signature race, the Sussex Stakes17:30, 28 Jul 20261.50 Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap: CANNES is entitled to a plea of mitigation following his Royal Ascot blowout and deserves another chance.‌A debut second to his stablemate James J Braddock at the Curragh last November, the son of Sea The Stars took the silver medal home from his return to action at Leopardstown in April, but went one better in handsome style at the Foxrock venue the following month.‌Joseph O’Brien then gave Cannes his handicap debut in the King George V Stakes punters bought into the plan - my selection went off the 7-2 market leader in a field of 19.‌His supporters were left out of pocket when Dylan Browne McMonagle’s mount returned in 14th place behind his Ryan Moore-partnered stablemate Enceladus - but there are excuses.Despite the big field, the leaders didn’t go off at a breakneck pace and the race unfolded to favour those positioned nearer the front than the back, which is where Cannes found himself during the early stages.The handicapper has left Cannes on an unchanged mark of 95 and that’s a rating that looks within range for a colt who has plenty more to offer, while the unstoppable form of his trainer’s team is another reason to be cheerful.‌Of the remainder, Hatteen , Infraad and, at bigger odds, Parisian Scholar are three-year-olds open to further progress who have a role to play.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 CANNES, 2 HATTEEN, 3 PARISIAN SCHOLAR‌2.25 British Stallion Studs EBF Alice Keppel Fillies' Conditions Stakes: WILD BLOSSOM is a two-year-old filly of significant promise who should make full use of this drop in class.The daughter of Mehmas - dam Duchess Rose didn’t win but is a half-sister to Queen Elizabeth II Stakes hero Bayside Boy - cost 300,000 guineas at the breeze-up sales in April before being sent to join Karl Burke by owners Wathnan Racing.Making her racecourse debut in a four-runner novice stakes for fillies over five furlongs at Carlisle the following month, Wild Blossom could hardly have been more impressive, sent to the front by James Doyle inside the two-furlong pole before careering away to humble Crownbreaker by 10 lengths.‌Sent off at 7-1 for the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot, my selection completed in 10th, beaten just over four lengths, behind winner Victorious, with four of today’s opponents in behind.But that effort merits an upgrade as subsequent events at the meeting showed the far side, where Wild Blossom finished third in a group of 11, was at a disadvantage to the stands’ rail.With her sights lowered to conditions-stakes level, Wild Blossom is expected to get back to winning ways before returning to Group company.Fast Track, 14th in the Queen Mary before a runaway success at Beverley, is a strong candidate for the podium, along with Weatherbys Super Sprint winner Zigazig Ah and Hidden Gift.‌NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 WILD BLOSSOM, 2 FAST TRACK, 3 HIDDEN GIFT5.00 Rolls-Royce Oak Tree Stakes - ZANTHOS hasn’t yet reproduced the form of her two-year-old season - but there’s no time like the present.‌Roll the clock back to the autumn of 2025 and the daughter of Sioux Nation, trained in tandem by Simon and Ed Crisford, was proving herself in a higher grade than the company she’s keeping today.A debut winner at Newmarket in August, Zanthos was unexpectedly beaten at odds of 4-11 at Leicester a month later. But she left that form well behind when outpointing The Prettiest Star by half a length for the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes back at Newmarket on her final start as a juvenile.It’s no calumny against Zanthos to say things haven’t worked out so far this term.Returning in Longchamp’s Poule d’Essai des Pouliches in May, Oisín Murphy’s partner finished ninth of 15 behind Diamond Necklace and, stepping back from a mile to six furlongs, she came back 16th of 22 in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot won by Venetian Sun.‌But seven furlongs on fast ground are the conditions that have shown Zanthos, fitted with a tongue strap, in her best light and the drop to Group 3 level will help her bid to bounce back. Flora Of Bermuda carries a penalty for her success in York’s Group 3 Summer Stakes 19 days ago but is feared most, ahead of Planet Seeker and Radiant Beauty.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 ZANTHOS, 2 FLORA OF BERMUDA, 3 PLANET SEEKER‌3.35 Veuve Clicquot Molecomb Stakes: ADONIUS is the choice to give Co Durham trainer Rebecca Menzies a winner at Goodwood with her first-ever runner at the track.The son of Soldier’s Call is already the best horse dual-purpose trainer Menzies has handled on the Flat - and is still a long way from the bottom of the barrel.Reputed to be full of spirit during his pre-training days, Adonius was gelded prior to his debut at Musselburgh at the beginning of April but channelled his energies in the right direction to score by seven lengths.‌Adonius had just a neck to spare over Rlasthope under a penalty in East Lothian eight days later but did enough to earn a trip to Chester’s May fixture, where he contested the curtain-raising Lily Agnes EBF Conditions Stakes.Again in front from flagfall under Kaiya Fraser, my selection took his record to 3-3 with a length-and-a-quarter dismissal of Hickory Lad.Menzies resisted the temptation to go to Royal Ascot with Adonius, whose train-to-catch way of doing things will be well suited to the South Downs as he moves up to Group 3 level, and her patience can yield its reward.‌Pershaada, Ruler’s Pride and El Floridita were all beaten in different races at the royal meeting but warrant respect, all the same.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 ADONIUS, 2 PERSHAADA, 3 EL FLORIDITA‌4.10 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes: BOW ECHO has yet to taste defeat and is expected to take the score in his private battle with Gstaad to 3-0.A perfect 3-3 as a two-year-old - he won a Newbury maiden, Haydock Park’s Listed Ascendant Stakes and the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket - the Night Of Thunder colt went into his winter quarters as one of the leading candidates for the 2,000 Guineas.Bow Echo was an uneasy 9-2 chance on the big day, despite one upbeat bulletin after another from trainer George Boughey in the lead-up to the Rowley Mile test on the first Saturday in May.‌In the event, Billy Loughnane’s partner defied the market drift, coming from the back of the field to lead at the furlong pole and holding Gstaad by two and three-quarter lengths at the line, the pair a whopping eight lengths clear of third home Distant Storm.Bow Echo went off at 5-6 to confirm that superiority over his Aidan O’Brien-trained rival in the St James’s Palace Stakes and did so - but only by a short head.The result suggests that the momentum is with Gstaad, but Bow Echo tended to over-race after being leant on by the runner-up leaving the stalls yet demonstrated another facet to his game in being able to win ugly.‌It’s not hard to share Boughey’s view that Goodwood’s contours will play to Bow Echo’s strengths and he receives the vote to remain unbeaten.Ten Bob Tony and Opera Ballo, first and third in the Queen Anne Stakes at the royal meeting, are taken to duke it out for the final place on the podium with the returning Zavateri and the top-class if quirky Never So Brave.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 BOW ECHO, 2 GSTAAD, 3 OPERA BALLO‌5.00 Coral Charlton Handicap: UNDER THE TWILIGHT was narrowly denied at this meeting 12 months ago but compensation is at hand.The Michael Blake-trained mare went under by a neck to Dubai Treasure in the handicap for fillies and mares over course and distance, having scored at Windsor on her previous start. Under The Twilight then met with defeat on her next 10 starts but was back in business on Thameside 16 days ago.‌Sent off at 6-1 in a field of 12, Harry Davies’ mount came from the rear of the field to beat Amazonian Dream, who went one better at the track a week later, by a length and a half.That success was gained from a British Horseracing Authority rating of 73 and Under The Twilight is 5lb higher in the handicap today.But even that revised figure of 78 is 4lb beneath the mark from which she suffered last year’s near-miss, so the weights and measures point to another bold show.‌In a wide-open affair, Velvet Rhythm, French Affair, Lipsink and Calling A Star just four horses who merit a second glance.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 UNDER THE TWILIGHT, 2 VELVET RHYTHM, 3 CALLING A STAR‌5.40 HKJC World Pool Handicap: GOLDMOYNE has been a gold mine for punters since joining James Owen and another good run is on the cards.The ex-Irish six-year-old son of Galileo Gold has won six of his 19 outings for the Newmarket trainer, the most recent success coming on Polytrack at Lingfield Park in March.Goldmoyne has made the frame in five of his seven races since then, but that doesn’t mean the British Horseracing Authority handicapper has caught up.‌Two starts ago, my selection ran down the centre of the course to finish second to Royal Zabeel at Newmarket, where the winner was favoured by being stationed towards the far side. And his third, beaten two heads, behind Northern Express at York 19 days ago was another fine effort against a course specialist who was cashing in on a falling mark.Hardly a day goes by without Owen saddling a winner, and jockey Mason Paetel’s 5lb claim is another plus. Bobby Bennu, Crimson Spirit and Zarathos are at the top of a long shortlist.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 GOLDMOYNE, 2 BOBBY BENNU, 3 ZARATHOSArticle continues below