14:05 Ascot

Goshen and Theatre Glory are vying for favouritism at the time of writing but BLUEKING D’OROUX should have a great chance of taking this. He struggled initially for this yard but following a wind op put in a much improved performance to spring a 50/1 surprise at this track back in April. He then bumped into Punctuation at Aintree which was a huge run. He reportedly did well over the summer and it was good to see him win convincingly at Cheltenham on return last month. That form has already been boosted with the runner-up Jilaijone running well behind Gin Coco yesterday and even the fifth Mr Mackay finishing a good fourth to Impose Toi at Cheltenham. This is tougher but he is improving and could surprise a few.

Blueking Doroux - 1pt @ 5/1