4:35 Ascot: Club26 Handicap Stakes

Ferrous Saffie Osborne · Jack Channon

Ferrous shaped with plenty of promise when second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, giving him every chance to feature off 140 lb; the unplaced effort last time is the main concern.

Golden Mind Oisin Orr · Richard & Peter Fahey

Golden Mind arrives on a quick 14-day turnaround, carrying 139 lb from stall one, and our rating of 112 makes him the one to beat here. Winless in his last six starts, though a second six starts back offers some encouragement, and experience over today's trip and going suits.

Garfield Shadow Faleh Bughanaim · Hamad Al Jehani

Garfield Shadow showed his quality with a win three starts back and has experience over today's trip and going, but that unplaced effort last time out is a concern, and 138 lb is a stiff ask stepping back in after 35 days off.

Mirabeau Lewis Edmunds · Dominic Ffrench Davis

Mirabeau showed his best when winning three starts back, and was second two starts back, but has been unplaced since and returns after 84 days off; he has run over today's trip and going, and the 136 lb burden is a notable ask.

Fast Track Harry Callum Shepherd · Clive Cox

Ran a solid second two starts back and returns here on 21 days' rest with experience of today's trip and going, and our rating of 104 suggests he holds strong claims; yet to land a win in recent starts, and that inconsistency is the obvious concern.

Havana Hurricane Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton

Havana Hurricane shaped with promise when third three starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going keeps him firmly in the picture from stall two, with our rating of 107 making him a serious threat despite being winless in recent starts — the risk is his last two efforts were well below that level.

American Gulf Cieren Fallon · Oliver Cole

American Gulf shaped with clear promise when second in each of his last two starts, and has run over today's trip and going, but 338 days off the track is a significant fitness query for this gelding carrying 131 lb from stall 14.

Al Najashi Edward Greatrex · Ollie Sangster

Boasts four wins in his last six starts, including back-to-back victories, and has experience of today's trip and conditions; however, a ninth and an unplaced effort since those wins and 70 days off the track are questions he must answer carrying 131 lb from stall 13.

Diligently David Probert · Clive Cox

Ranked well down the field on our figures and carrying a hefty 129 lb from stall ten, Diligently is hard to fancy despite his run over today's distance and going, though he does arrive on the back of a second last time out and has shown he can win in recent starts.

Golden Long Pat Dobbs · Lemos De Souza

Ranked 13 of 15 on our figures, Golden Long faces a stiff ask despite a lively recent sequence that includes three wins in his last six starts; he has run over today's distance and going before, and 21 days between runs suggests he arrives fresh, but the speed rating of 83 makes him hard to fancy at this level.

Havana Blue Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho

Ranked 12 of 15 on our figures, Havana Blue faces a stiff ask against this field, yet he does arrive in reasonable nick — a winner last time out, 21 days ago — and has run over today's trip and going before.

Sword Silvestre De Sousa · Stuart Williams

Sword arrives on the back of a runner-up finish last time out, encouraging after a troubled patch, though he remains winless in his last six starts and a speed rating of 83 gives the handicapper some leverage at 125 lb from stall six.

Saint Lawrence Jack Callan · Kevin Ryan

Winless in his last five starts, Saint Lawrence does at least bring distance and going experience to the table, and a return after 33 days suggests he arrives fresh; however, recent sixth and fifth placings after a mixed run makes it hard to fancy him strongly from stall 15 off 121 lb.

Fifty Nifty Toby Moore(7) · Martin Dunne

Ranked 14 of 15 on our figures, Fifty Nifty is hard to fancy despite winning three starts back and finishing third two starts back; he has experience of today's distance and going, but an 87 rating in this field makes him a tough sell at the weights.

Northcliff Alexandra Egan(7) · Ross Burdon

Winless in his last six starts despite a run of three consecutive runner-up finishes, Northcliff ranks bottom of these on our figures and looks hard to fancy, though his fitness — just eight days since his last run — and experience over today's trip and going count in his favour.