Richard Hannon could launch a strong assault on Saturday’s Hungerford Stakes at Newbury with Dick Turpin, Strong Suit and Dubawi Gold featuring among 21 confirmations.
Dick Turpin could probably be described as the champion trainer’s best older miler following the retirement of stable star Canford Cliffs.
He could drop back to seven furlongs (1400m) on the back of a Group Two victory at Ascot.
Strong Suit is becoming something of a specialist over seven furlongs, having won the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Lennox Stakes at Glorious Goodwood last time.
The three-year-old Dubawi Gold was second in the English and Irish Guineas, but disappointed in the St James’s Palace Stakes last time.
Excelebration is a major contender for Marco Botti, with two excellent efforts behind the mighty Frankel having sandwiched a brilliant display in the German Guineas.
Clive Cox has entered Balthazaar’s Gift, winner of the Hungerford in 2009, as well as his stablemate Beacon Lodge.
Saeed bin Suroor has three possible runners in Delegator, Colonial and Yaa Wayl.
Other interesting contenders include Red Jazz, trained by the retiring Barry Hills, The Cheka, Rimth and the Mike de Kock-trained Musir.
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