Racing: Wince out of Sussex

GODOLPHIN HAS prepared a strong hand for the Sussex Stakes - one of the few Group One races it has yet to win, but the 1,000 Guineas winner, Wince, will not be in opposition.

Godolphin's Saeed bin Suroor stable houses no fewer than 10 of the 28 acceptors for the Goodwood contest, including the Group One winners Aljabr, Cape Verdi, Cape Cross, Fly To The Stars and Island Sands.

Diktat, the recent Criterion Stakes winner, also remains a possible contender for the one-mile race, in which Charnwood Forest's 1996 second place is Godolphin's best effort.

Henry Cecil has left Enrique, the 2,000 Guineas runner-up, in the 28 July event, but has withdrawn the 1,000 Guineas winner, Wince. Francois Doumen's dual Hong Kong winner Jim And Tonic is the only acceptor from outside the British Isles, with the top French miler Sendawar withdrawn.

Godolphin's Kabool heads three British-based acceptors for today's Group Three Prix Messidor at Deauville. The Prix d'Ispahan fourth is joined by Sean Woods's Green Card and Richard Hannon's Wallace.