Has run possibly his best two races off the longest breaks he has had and won on his seasonal debut after 169 days last season.
Robert Cowell’s owners paid 100,000 guineas to get him from Roger Varian’s, so clearly they think he will be contesting the very big sprints this summer.
He will have to beat some relatively exposed types in this 0-105 to justify such ambitions. Draw and the jockey booking are both positives.
James Fanshawe’s recent runners on the All-weather have all performed with credit (watch out for the impressive Insurgence this summer) and I am expecting this five-year-old to run a big race in this competitive sprint.
Swift Approval and Tropics will ensure a good pace in a field with more hold-up types than is the norm for this kind of All-weather sprint.
George Wood should be able to sit in third and hopefully see off the inevitable late challenge of Hammer Gun close home.
Watch Mazzini scoring over course and distance in November 2016 Alan King’s stayer is one of a few who have been mopping up lesser-contested events than this, the historic Queen’s Prize.
Still lightly raced on the Flat, this one has improved to win his last three starts and saw off a promising stayer in Stanley last time and he still has upside.
I will also be watching for a positive market move for Ooty Hill who was wrong last time but has form at a higher level and is on my list to look out for.
Dave's top trio for Saturday: