Ascot

The thoroughly tried-and-tested option is Sweet William who comes up short against the top stayers but regularly emerges in front when his sights are slightly lowered, as they are today. If making his first start of the season proves a slight chink in his armour, however, the one to take advantage may be TABLETALK who produced a big run in Saudi Arabia 11 weeks ago and is now much better off at the weights with the promising Tarriance who finished just behind him. Caballo De Mar found only one too good in the Dubai Gold Cup in March, but Dubai Future was 15l adrift, having won that race in 2025.[Richard Austen]