Buckingham Palace Stakes

Useful C&D win in September 2020 (good) but well beaten in two top 7f handicaps at this track last summer and his second here in the autumn came in a lesser event; up against it.

Has form on most ground and has relished strongly run handicaps at 6f and 7f here, albeit having no luck in running in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May; very solid contender but will do well to win a top prize like this off his current mark.

All wins at about 6f, including at Hamilton two weeks ago (good; other wins on slower); having his first run over 7f since the autumn of 2020 and this is a very tough contest in which to prove stamina.

Three 7f AW wins but he surpassed those efforts with a 6f win at Kempton in April; fair second to one with potential over 7f there since but he has much to prove back on turf for first time since a C&D seventh in October.

Creditable efforts in the last two runnings of the Hunt Cup (including on good to firm) and interesting to see him back at 7f for the first time since winning at Sandown in 2019; new trainer has punched above his weight at Royal Ascot, the wins including this race in 2010; first-time cheekpieces on.

Has strong 6f handicap form, as when beaten about 1l in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood last July (soft; has won on good to firm), but has shaky credentials at 7f and he found little when tenth in this race last year.

Group 3 winner who landed a valuable 7f handicap at Galway in August (good); however, he has made no great impression over this trip or 1m this year and now has plenty to prove; often wears a hood but not today.

Won 6f maiden here as 2yo before landing a valuable sales race; often highly tried since and, although his mark has dropped, he needs to improve a good deal on mid-division finish in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May.

On much the same mark for nearly a year now but he did run a fine race when third in a valuable C&D handicap last July (good to firm); nothing special about his Victoria Cup run here last month but he would not be out of this contest on his best form.

Four AW wins at 1m-1m4f since the autumn but hard to absorb an 11lb higher mark than when last seen in a British turf handicap in September and he hasn't run over 7f since August.

Two solid efforts in the last two runnings of the Victoria Cup over C&D (soft/good) but he didn't feature in this race last year and is desperately hard to win with; this should be beyond him.

Finished last in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May but was a creditable fourth at York since (7f, good to soft; blinkers left off, as today) and the return to fast ground will suit (three wins on good to firm); however, off 13lb higher than his latest domestic win last July he has a big weights task.

Dual 7f winner as 2yo but better known as a sprinter; showed useful form when runner-up on return to 6f at Newmarket in April (good) but improvement is needed on his two 7f handicap runs.

Has won at 7f on AW but best form is at 6f and he was found wanting in a lesser C&D handicap in September 2020; up against it.

Has raced mainly in the UAE; modest form in final two starts there in the spring and for new yard in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May but he put up a better show when a running-on third at Chester 19 days ago (about 7f, good); the bar is much higher today.

He was an unexposed handicapper at the time of his Victoria Cup win over C&D in May 2021 (soft); has never really gone on from that but he put in good late work when third in the same race this year (good); needs more for the win but could be thereabouts.

Progressive 7f handicapper in 2020 (AW/good to firm) but no obvious improvement in a handful of starts since; needs to come on plenty to win the most competitive handicap he has attempted.

Front-runner; versatile ground-wise and had a profitable season last year with four wins at 6f-7f; however, much of his best form has come at Chester and he has a lot on his plate with this very different test.

Can lead; ended 2yo career with a third in Group 1 at Doncaster (1m, heavy) but 3yo season never got going; encouraging start for new yard at Tipperary in April but beaten about 14l since on Cork handicap debut (7f, good) and in a French Listed race; lots to prove on the face of it but he does represent a highly respected trainer.

Won a Group 2 as a juvenile and 7f Listed race at Newmarket (good) on reappearance in 2021 but unable to find his niche at that level or in Group company after; never showed with a chance in 6f handicap at Newmarket on his return but has a squeak over this more suitable trip.

Promising 2yo in Ireland; 3yo career went down the drain but he showed his mettle for new yard with a narrow but authoritative win in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May (good; unraced on quicker); up 5lb and his rider's claim has been reduced since but this 4yo is now a solid type for the level.

Suited by good to firm and has had just two 7f handicap runs under ideal conditions, winning at Newmarket before running a screamer to go close in a major C&D race last July; never involved on return in the Victoria Cup here in May but has a big run in him with the weather smiling on him.

Did well at 7f-1m for new yard in 2021 but there were signs that the handicapper had caught up; creditable efforts from the front in conditions and Group races in 2022 but needs to improve for the fitting of a tongue-tie; all wins at 7f on good to soft/soft but he acts on good to firm.

Sole turf win from 14 starts came at 6f but he has run several excellent races in big-field handicaps at 7f-1m1f in Ireland and Britain; not ruled out but this is his first time without aids in nearly two years.

Has improved for new yard since being gelded but his Windsor and Hamilton wins were over 6f (good) and his one previous 7f run, on Tapeta, didn't go far enough towards guaranteeing stamina for this searching test.

Unbeaten 4yo who missed 2021 but returned with a smooth 7f novice win (good to firm) then impressed with the way he got out of a tight corner to win on handicap debut at Goodwood in May when soft ground was thought to be against him; up 10lb but is a very bright prospect.

Unexposed 4yo who has won over 6f on good to firm/good (hood fitted on latest, retained) in both his handicaps but he found little when attempting 7f in a Leicester novice previously and stamina is a big concern in such a strong race.

Well held on heavy over C&D on final 3yo start but had progressed well at 7f on soft/good to soft previously; has returned with two good efforts at Haydock (good to firm) and York (under Harry Davies, who switches to Fools Rush In) but more is asked of him here.

Beaten on handicap debut over 1m (AW) in May 2021 but a narrow winner since of three 7f turf starts at Sandown, Meydan and in Bahrain (all on good); hard to weigh up in this context but a stiff test at the trip is likely to suit; cannot be ruled out for high-flying trainer.