'Lightly raced 5yo; 3-3 in British races; big player with further progress on the cards'

'Good second in this contest last year; went one better at Newbury on reappearance; solid'

'Won the 2021 Britannia; absent since last-gasp success in the Shergar Cup Mile last August'

'Ran well, despite carrying head awkwardly, at Newmarket last time; steadily progressive'

'Won the 2022 Chesham and close fourth in the 2023 Jersey; interesting off a workable mark'

'Irish 8yo; should be suited by the return to 1m with reappearance (6f) under his belt'

'Won the Spring Cup; ran creditably behind Sonny Liston last time; holds solid claims'

'Mixed results since returned to turf; has nothing in hand off current mark'

'Finished behind some of these rivals in last two runs and is well exposed'

'Often runs well at this level, 2nd in this in 2022; tenth in the Hunt Cup yesterday'

'Nearly won a Group 3 at Meydan in February; trainer won this race with a 7yo in 2014'

'Ex-French; has something to prove in this major race on third British start'

'Veteran; has form figures of 975 in this contest; close third in this year's Victoria Cup'

'Form dipped markedly returned to turf last time; has a better strike-rate on AW'

'Creditable third in Newbury handicaps won by Metal Merchant and Sonny Liston; consistent'

'Finished behind some of these rivals the last twice; weighted to his best'

'Reserve; 3-5 over 1m; soft ground possibly contributed to his defeat last time'

'Placed in a couple of soft-ground events this term; unraced on good/firmer'

'Fourth in this race 12 months ago; incurs penalty for recent win; future mark is 3lb lower'

'Placed in major Irish handicap on seasonal debut; has regressed in two subsequent runs'

'On a handy mark but has a bit to prove back at Ascot; well held in this contest last year'

'Ex-French 4yo; went very close at Epsom on debut for new connections; warrants respect'

'Landed the Balmoral over C&D (off 4lb lower) last October but everything went his way'

'In good form on AW this year; below par in C&D Listed event last time; yet to win on turf'

'Has produced his peak RPRs in two attempts at Ascot, close sixth in Victoria Cup latest'

'Ran poorly last time but record suggests he may rebound in reapplied blinkers'

'Ran respectably in this race in 2022 and 2023; regressive form this year; now blinkered'

'Lightly raced 4yo; appears to have been targeted at this prize; one for the shortlist'

'Ex-French; comfortably held in two British races; something to prove'