Tremendous international performer who has won 21 of 31 races, amassing more than 12m in prize-money; two of last year's winning highlights were over 1m4f on fast ground at Royal Ascot and in the USA, and he was an odds-on scorer at Meydan in February on his only start this term; highly reliable too, so he looks hard to beat despite conceding 3lb all round.
Three wins from his first four starts, with a soft-ground Listed success at Ayr (1m2f) last September standing out in form terms; respectable third to top-class Ombudsman at Sandown six weeks ago was easily the best of three runs since, all at 1m2f on good ground (unraced on firmer); he needs to return to peak form and to stay a new trip, so others look far more solid.
Missed most of 2024 and a narrow Listed win at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) last August was the only time that he's recaptured his best; even that isn't nearly enough to win this and he trailed in last behind Tenability on reappearance at Goodwood last month; stablemate of Rebel's Romance and might make the running.
Tailed off in the mud in his Group 1 attempts last November and last month, latterly in the Coronation Cup at Epsom; progressive otherwise, including two Group wins last autumn and another at Newbury (1m4f, good; Tenability a close third) this April; that Newbury performance makes him a serious contender on form but he's not raced on ground firmer than good.
Won a novice and three Ascot 1m4f handicaps on varied ground last June-September; reappeared with a close third to Convergent in Newbury Group 3 (1m4f, good) in April and prevailed by a neck against veteran stablemate Hamish in a Listed race at Goodwood (1m4f, soft) last month; last year's second Ascot handicap was on good to firm, with markedly better form since; he's a progressive sort but needs to raise his game again.
1/4 Odds Place 1,2
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