Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Shaped with some promise at shorter trips and acts on the ground, but Burdett Road is winless in recent starts and returning after 83 days off; dropping back from two miles into a handicap off a mark of 105 suits, though eight rivals hold a superior ranking.

Cheekpieces fitted for the first time as connections search for improvement, and Ambiente Friendly has shown ability at this trip on a sound surface — but a winless recent run of five starts and a mark that looks stern make progress hard to fancy.

Once a high-class Flat performer and interesting on a return to familiar conditions over today's trip, Mondo Man arrives on a short break in decent prior form with a notable jockey booking catching the eye — though jumping errors and a tendency to do too much early remain the chief concern.

Warrant Holder arrives here in fine fettle — a winner at York on latest outing, scoring comfortably in a handicap off a 5lb lower mark, and the trainer is firing — though first-time headgear and a 6lb rise in the weights will test whether that York effort can be matched at this level.

Winless in its last five starts but shaped with promise on its latest outing at today's trip, and first-time headgear plus a top course jockey could sharpen the response; the 137 lb burden is the main concern at a mark of 104.