1.75m gns Amo Racing breeze-up buy is well backed at Ascot as he takes on unbeaten Godolphin prospect

Celestial King, the Amo Racing-owned and Raphael Freire-trained two-year-old bought for a whopping 1.75 million guineas at last month's Craven breeze-up sale, has been backed into a best-priced 11-10 at Ascot (1.30) – having opened at 9-2 on Friday.

The unraced Havana Grey colt, the mount of David Egan, is out of a dam who won on her two-year-old debut and is well fancied despite taking on the Godolphin-owned, one from one Military Code for the dual Guineas-winning duo of Charlie Appleby and William Buick.

A length-and-a-half winner over five furlongs at Newmarket on his debut last month, Military Code achieved a Racing Post Rating of 86 and sets a high bar as the only horse with racecourse experience in the field.

Ben Pauling: will not run Lanesborough in the Swinton HurdleCredit: Edward Whitaker

The Ben Pauling-trained Lanesborough, well fancied at a best-priced 15-2 for Haydock's £80,000 Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (1.35), will not run after being cast in his box.

Our Champ heads the market at 13-2, with Helnwein and Dance And Glance both shortened into 7-1. Anyharminasking comes next at 9-1.

No Retreat, a best-priced 11-1 sixth choice of the bookmakers, will not run in the Schweppes Victoria Cup (2.40), with George Scott withdrawing the fancied four-year-old due to a bruised foot.

Gleneagle Bay and Roi De France are contesting favouritism at 6-1, with Qirat next at 13-2, Ten Pounds at 7-1 and Myal an 8-1 chance. It is 11-1 bar the five.

Ground conditions

Ascot: Good to firm
Haydock: Good (hurdle); good to firm, good in places (Flat)
Hexham: Good, good to soft in places
Leicester: Good to firm, good in places
Lingfield: Good to firm, good in places
Nottingham: Good to firm, good in places
Warwick: Good

Key non-runners

Ascot

2.40
8. No Retreat - Vets Cert (Bruised Foot)
19. Mafnood - Self Cert (Inflammation)

3.15
10. Kotari - Going
12. Vaynor - Going

3.50
1. Law Of Design - Going

5.35
8. Justcallmepete - Going
11. Collusion - Vets Cert (Infection)

Haydock

1.35
15. Lanesborough - Self Cert (Cast in Box)

Hexham

4.40
3. Court At Slip - Self Cert (Not Eaten Up)
7. Torosay - Self Cert (Coughing)

5.15
6. Torngat - Self Cert (Not Eaten Up)

5.50
9. Saint Malinas - Going

Leicester

5.25
11. Blossom In The Air - Self Cert (Bruised Foot)

Nottingham

1.20
3. The Crafty Mole - Self Cert (Off Colour)

3.05
7. Kitaro Kich - Self Cert (Not Eaten Up)

Warwick

6.40
6. Chateau du Lys - Self Cert (Infected Foot)

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