'They've been eyecatchingly popular' - Stewards' Cup favourite Purosangue one of two horses well backed for final day feature

The Coral Stewards' Cup (3.35) is the big betting race on day five of Glorious Goodwood and Purosangue is the latest to receive support in the market and is now favourite for the 27-runner contest.

The Andrew Balding-trained three-year-old has been cut to 4-1 (from 13-2) with William Hill as the son of Aclaim bids to go one better than his Coral Charge second at Sandown last month.

Mick Appleby's Billyjoh has also attracted plenty of interest and is now 9-2 (from 9-1) with the same firm. The four-year-old is on a nine-race winless run, but he has run well in defeat – including when second at this meeting on Wednesday – and has a good opportunity with Rossa Ryan onboard.

William Hill's Lee Phelps: "The Stewards’ Cup is always a big betting race and today’s renewal is no different, with two horses eyecatchingly popular. Purosangue was a 13-2 shot, but is now 4-1, with Billyjoh now 11-2 from as big as 9-1 this morning. 

"In such a strong market, it takes a significant amount of money to move these horses’ prices as much as this, so we’ll be hoping the ball doesn’t drop for either of them later today. 

"Elsewhere, Melo Melo is the best backed in the Lillie Langtry, now 9-2 from 6-1, while Free Wind remains an uneasy favourite at 3-1. Aimeric is the notable mover in our top price guarantee race, the 1.50pm, now 3-1 from 7-2."

Posted at 11.15am

French raider cut for Lillie Langtry as Wathnan eye more big-race success

Melo Melo: is well fancied on her first start in Britain

Free Wind continues to hold leading claims in the Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes (3.00) on the final day of Glorious Goodwood, but plenty of support has come for Melo Melo.

Owned by Wathnan Racing, the five-year-old is now 5-1 (from 11-2) with William Hill as French trainer Francis Graffard bids for a successful raid on day five of the meeting.

• Watch: Tom Segal and Charlie Poste preview the final day of Glorious Goodwood on The Morning Post

The daughter of Gleneagles is stepping back up to the staying distance after finishing third of seven in the Group Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud in May. Melo Melo has won four of her 14 starts, but this will be her first outing outside France.

Jockey Kieran Shoemark, who landed a much-needed Group victory for John and Thady Gosden in Friday's Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes, will partner Free Wind, who was last seen finishing behind Bluestocking in the Group 2 Middleton Fillies' Stakes at York in May.

The David Menuisier-trained Caius Chorister is well supported at 3-1 in the market, while Aidan O'Brien is represented in the contest by last-time-out winner Grateful.

The race, however, has lost four of the 12 who were declared as Divine Comedy, Oxford Comma, Sumo Sam and Sweet Memories were all withdrawn this morning.

Posted at 10am

Conditions remain quick as officials apply water ahead of final day

The final day of Glorious Goodwood takes place on Saturday Credit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Conditions for the fifth and final day of Glorious Goodwood will remain quick after another dry night, with officials watering the track in parts. 

For a third consecutive day, racing will begin on good to firm ground and clerk of the course Edward Arkell has applied 10mm of water.

Speaking shortly after 7.30am, Arkell said: "We remain good to firm and we applied 5mm of water on the straight last night. We're just finishing off 5mm on the field side which will be the first two furlongs or so of the one-mile-six-furlong races.

"The bends have had a freshen up and it's been dry overnight, although we've just had the lightest of drizzles. The forecast is overcast now, but we'll have sunshine from lunchtime."

The seven-race card begins with the Group 3 Coral Glorious Stakes (1.50), while the 1m6f Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes (3.00) is expected to be competitive with Free Wind and Caius Chorister prominent in the betting.

The 27-runner Coral Stewards' Cup (3.35) is typically wide open, with Dark Trooper, Purosangue and Albasheer all contenders worth considering.

Posted at 8.30am

Market movers

1.50 - Aimeric 3-1 (from 7-2)
2:25 - True Legend - 7-1 (from 9-1)
3:00 - Melo Melo - 9-2 (from 6)
3:35 - Purosangue - 4-1 (from 13-2), Billyjoh 11-2 (from 9)

Non-runners

2.25 - Calling The Wind
3.00 - Divine Comedy, Oxford Comma, Sumo Sam, Sweet Memories
3.35 - Ferrous
4.10 - Qirat, Serried Ranks, Spanish Blaze
4.45 - Angelo Buonarroti
5.20 - Alpha Crucis, Bluelight Bay, Dutch Decoy, Gloucestershire, Great Chieftain, Magic Memories, Versatile

Updated 11.30am

Read our Saturday previews:

1.50 Goodwood: who will come out on top as Phantom Flight and Al Aasy renew their rivalry in ultra-tight Group 3? 

2.25 Goodwood: could there be another Trawlerman or Sweet William lurking in this high-class handicap? 

3.00 Goodwood: 'All the lights are green' - can Caius Chorister secure second Glorious Goodwood win in Lillie Langtry? 

3.35 Goodwood: 'If he gets some luck he should go close' - trainers on their big hopes in the Stewards' Cup, Saturday's big betting race 

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