Won last season's Shergar Sprint Cup at Ascot over this trip and has run respectably since then i good handicaps without success. Has a bit to find with several of these at the weights. First-time cheek pieces will need to have a very positive effect.
Won a C&D handicap from 12lb lower last year and followed up from 4lb lower at Ascot. Well held in three recent valuable handicaps in Dubai and returns to much more favourable race conditions here. With fitness no issue he should be capable of going very close.
Raised 4lb for winning a handicap over this trip at Kempton last time out, so arrives in form and does not have much to find at the weights in this. Should be thereabouts.
Won Listed races in 2014 and 2015, the latter being his most recent success when scoring over this trip at Salisbury. Has been looked after, with only six starts since then. Never got competitive at Doncaster on his reappearance and if he performs to that level here it probably won't suffice, though he is clearly very capable.
The lowest rated runner in the field by some way. Goes very well over C&D and aside from his last run he has been in good form all year at his level, but he has a large step to jump here.
Won both his first two starts in 2015 and he was placed in Group Two company on his next two starts. Placed a further twice at Group Three level last season, he has since been gelded. That should help him concentrate on the job in hand today and with the yard going well he might be capable of a winning reappearance.
Forecasts
Raucous (5/4), Solar Flair (11/4), Absolutely So (5/1), Magnus Maximus (7/1), Kadrizzi (9/1), Fujin (50/1)
RAUCOUS is a classy sort who didn't perform as well at three as he had as a juvenile. Nonetheless he probably has the smartest CV of any of these and now gelded he should be capable of going on again. Magnus Maximus is another with claims, while Solar Flair and Absolutely So are the other pair most likely to figure.