The Listed Noel Murless Stakes at Ascot on Friday appears properly as much as scratch with an aesthetic sextet together with two runners who featured in final month’s St Leger, reside on Sky Sports Racing.
3.57 Ascot – Naqeeb takes on St Leger also-rans
Chesspiece and Middle Earth completed sixth and seventh respectively in final month’s St Leger and so they clash once more in the Listed Noel Murless Stakes (3:57) at Ascot.
The former will try to shoulder a 3lb penalty after victory at Hamilton, and ought to understand this slight drop in class with the very best ranking in the race.
John and Thady Gosden saddle Melrose Handicap winner Middle Earth, though he stays calmly raced having solely had simply 5 begins.
The intriguing runner is certainly William Haggas’ Naqeed, a half-brother to Hukum and Baaeed, who was a powerful handicap winner final day out with Jim Crowley taking on in the saddle.
5.05 Ascot – Course specialist Rohaan makes an attempt to defy high weight
Later on the cardboard, twin Royal Ascot hero Rohaan takes on 17 rivals in the Ascot Iron Stand Handicap (5:05) over six furlongs.
King’s Lynn additionally carries 9st 12lb for Oisin Murphy and Andrew Balding, having beforehand run in the Royal silks however has struggled this 12 months.
In a wide-open warmth, three-year-olds Dark Thirty and Executive Decision will want noting, whereas Lethal Nymph ran a cracker at an enormous worth at Doncaster final month.
2.55 Fontwell – Unanswered Prayers take drop in class
The leaping motion comes from Fontwell with the function Broadsword Group twenty fifth Anniversary Handicap Chase (2:55) carrying a £25,000 pot that has attracted six runners.
Chris Gordon’s Unanswered Prayers was very spectacular final season at Cheltenham and, though he disillusioned a shade after that, he should go properly off a mark of 130.
Up The Straight and Copperhead will look to capitalise on a decreased mark, whereas Dan Skelton runs Sacre Coeur over the bigger obstacles for the primary time since April 2021.
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