This has been a poor race for favourites with only one successful in the last 10 years. However, it usually goes to a well fancied runner with an average winning SP return of just under 5/1 over the decade.

Recent form is not essential with 25% having won and 37% having been placed over the last 10 years. No trainer has been particularly dominant with Luca Cumani, Michael Jarvis, Sir Michael Stoute and Mark Johnston all having had one success (Cumani was successful with the 11/8 favourite Bauer last year).

The two that catch the eye here are the Stoute-trained Sugar Ray and the Godolphin horse New Guinea. At Ascot on July 27 Pippa Greene had Sugar Ray 3 3/4l back in eighth place over 1m 4f. However, Sugar Ray failed to get to the front that day and can be forgiven.

If he manages to assume his preferred front running role around here he will take all the beating, check out his horse racing odds.

However, if he has a high draw that will be no easy task.

The Godolphin horse New Guinea won this race two years ago as a 3-y-o when trained by Jarvis so his ability to handle the track is assured and is well worth inspection with totesport´s online betting. He has been running well in Dubai this winter over a probably too short 1m 4f so the step back up to 1m 5f here is sure to suit.

While this is his first run since February the Godolphin operation are well able to have them ready to perform after a break. He is the selection.

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