Tonnerre cannot miss at Goodwood

Miss Tonnerre is given another chance in the Weatherbys/British EBF Agnes Keyser Fillies' Stakes at Goodwood on Sunday.

Trained by Ed Walker, she had solid form in her juvenile year, notably her fourth in the May Hill at Doncaster, where she was behind Desert Flower, January, and Flight.

It was no surprise to see her reappear in the Musidora at York and her followers clearly expected a good run as she was only a 7-2 chance, the same price as the winner, Whirl.

It was not to be for the Walker filly, as she ran below her best, not being helped by a bit of a barging match with Go Go Boots.

Put a line through that and she ought to be a player back to Listed level, with her stable in flying form at the moment and ground conditions not an issue.

An intriguing runner on the card is Palladium in the BetGoodwin Tapster Stakes.

Winner of last year's German Derby, he was a big-money transfer for owner Lady Bamford as he went to Nicky Henderson's Lambourn yard for a jumping career, with the Triumph Hurdle as his target.

He made a satisfactory start over hurdles, but a setback meant he had to miss Cheltenham and now he is with John and Thady Gosden.

If his engine is anything like then he should be on the premises here as a bare minimum.

Making the trek from the north is Nariko, who goes in the Support Your Local Air Ambulance Handicap for Hugo Palmer.

She can be counted unlucky not to have made it back-to-back wins in October when second at Doncaster, with Oisin Murphy having to wait behind horses before switching for his challenge, then getting a bump on the way to just failing.

Murphy is two from three on her and maintains the partnership, which is a big plus and any rain would be to her benefit.

The Bet365 Perth Silver Cup can go the way of the Olly Murphy and Sean Bowen axis with Schmilsson.

Murphy supplied Bowen with over 100 winners last season as the Welshman was crowned champion jockey for the first time.

They have started the new campaign with plenty of vigour and Schmilsson can add to a course and distance win last time out.

The time before he had run well in a valuable event at Haydock over hurdles and while his jumping on his chasing debut left a bit to be desired, he was in a different league to his rivals.

Murphy will no doubt have been giving him some extensive schooling and he could be ahead of his mark.

The Bet365 Perth Gold Cup can go to Gordon Elliott's Riaan.

The eight-year-old has faced some stiff tasks in recent seasons and even though this is a decent race, it is a long way removed from his last three outings at the Dublin Festival, Cheltenham and Punchestown.

He actually performed with credit in all three and this represents a marked drop in grade.

SELECTIONS:

GOODWOOD: 1.50 Fine Interview, 2.25 Jel Pepper, 3.00 Dinamo, 3.35 MISS TONNERRE (NAP), 4.10 Spirit Mixer, 4.45 Palladium, 5.20 Nariko.

PERTH: 1.40 Emily Love, 2.12 Chichester, 2.47 The Last Cloud, 3.22 Schmilsson, 3.57 Riaan, 4.32 Imperial Alex, 5.07 The Flying Poet, 5.42 Happy Index.

PUNCHESTOWN: 1.30 Spanish Harlem, 2.00 Lisnagar Fortune, 2.35 In For The Night, 3.10 Keep Up, 3.45 Joli Travail, 4.20 Joyeux Vivo, 4.55 Watching The Clock, 5.30 Brosna Queen.