Ascot 14:10 - w/o Archers Bay

oddschecker Verdict

Having finished behind three subsequent winners in the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot, this could prove a suitable opportunity for HEYZOOM to regain the winning thread. A 5lb rise for that fourth-placed handicap bow looks workable and a subsequent gelding operation is also expected to help. Archers Bay made the most of a drop in grade when scoring at the Shergar Cup over C&D, but a 7lb higher mark does demand more of Marco Botti's colt, so a bigger threat may emerge from the hat-trick seeking and handicap debutant Ancestor.

Prediction: 1st Heyzoom, 2nd Ancestor, 3rd Archers Bay