Whispering Angel Nursery Handicap Stakes

Shadow King arrives on the back of a win last time out, and a winner three starts back too, with experience over today's trip and going working in his favour — the concern is whether seven days since that latest victory leaves him short of peak freshness.

Cilician has finished second three times in his last four starts, and at 135 lb from stall seven he arrives fresh on 13 days' rest with experience over today's trip and going — the main risk is that he remains yet to win in recent starts.

Sword Salute won two starts back and was third three starts back, but comes here unplaced last time out and 42 days off; he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 87 gives him claims, though the return from a break is the key question.

Landed a win three starts back but has since found only third and fifth, giving him a mixed profile heading in here; he has run over today's trip and going before, and 133 lb from stall nine rounds out a picture of a horse capable of better but needing to find it again.

Runner-up last time out and a winner three starts back, though unplaced on two occasions in between, The Ginger Kid has run over today's trip and going and arrives 20 days fresh with his trainer firing at 28% — 131 lb from stall 3 is the counter.