Take the Fifth to confirm his form at Goodwood

● Rydan can also take honours in Sussex

Fifth Position looked a smart prospect when getting off the mark at Nottingham, and can prove the point by registering a Listed success at Goodwood.

Roger Varian’s three -yearold goes for the British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes o n t h e b a c k o f ove r t u r n i n g odds-on shot Space Blues by a head at the Colwick Park track last month.

The form looked good as the first t wo pulled five lengths clear of the third horse, Rhythmic Intent. The subsequent impressive win by Space Blues in a hot handicap at York merely confirmed that.

F i f t h P o s i t i o n m a y h a v e received 7lb from the Godolphin-owned horse at Nottingham, but he had only made his racecourse debut 17 days earlier, when showing plent y of promise to take fourth place to the useful Fox Chairman.

The son of Dark Angel may n o t h ave a ny o bv i o u s l o f t y entries yet, but he clearly looks a horse for the future.

G r e e n Po we r c a n b e n e f i t from the drop back to six furlongs by taking the Thomas Materials Bulk Excavations Handicap.

A first attempt at seven furlongs did not work out, with Green Power finishing in the ruck behind Cape Byron in an ultra-competitive – and valuable – handicap. However, his first two runs over six furlongs this season were full of promise. A close fourth to Foolaad a t Do n c a s t e r, Gr e e n Powe r was only beaten half a length in third place b ehind Flavius Titus at Newmarket. Having only lost second position close home, this easier six can see him in an even better light.

Rydan showed no signs of stopping when scoring over a mile and three-quarters on this course three weeks ago and is already a winner over two miles – the distance of the thamesmaterials.com Handicap. Gary Moore’s eight-yearold has to be the choice.

Amberine shaped well on his first run since August when third over five and a half furlongs at Bath, and races off the same mark back there in the MJ Church Waste S olutions Handicap. Having had the rustiness brushed off that day, Malcolm Saunders’ fiveyear-old should be a tough nut to crack.

With Caution catches the eye on her turf debut in Haydock’s Joanne Kelly 50th Bir thday Handicap. James Tate’s filly began her career in winning st yle at Lingfield in Januar y, and duly followed up over this same six-furlong trip at Wolverhampton a month later.

She was backed to bring up the hat-trick back at Dunstall Park in March, but found one too good in Pass The Vino.

N e i t h e r w i n n e r n o r s e c - ond has run since. But after her break, With Caution has shown enough already to suggest she should be effective on her first step into handicap company.

The lightly-raced Spark Of War may prove well-treated at a decent price for in-form trainer Keith Dalgleish in the C o n s t a n t S e c u r i t y S e r v i c e s Handicap at Pontefract.

The four-year-old returned from a break of more than a year with a promising fourth at Musselburgh at the start of this month.

That was his first appearance since a gelding operation, and it is reassuring that he has not been rushed back to the track too quickly since.

The move up in trip, on a stiffer course, seems ver y likely to suit.