Rumh ready to provide hat-trick

Rumh looked nothing special at the beginning of her career but hinted at what was to come when routing a field of Wolverhampton maidens in October, before reappearing with a third at Newbury.

The two in front of her that day, Izzi Top and Dancing Rain, went on to finish third and first, respectively, in the Oaks and Rumh gave the form a boost of her own when trouncing her opponents at Newbury last week.

She hardly had to come out of second gear to prevail by six lengths so she should not have taken too much out of herself and she can give trainer Saeed bin Suroor a Ribblesdale hat-trick following the victories of Flying Cloud and Hibaayeb.

Hambleton handler Kevin Ryan has an enviable squad of juveniles at his disposal and the pick of the bunch could be Norfolk Stakes contender Bapak Chinta.

The word was out about the son of Speightstown before his debut and he was sent off a 1-2 favourite but those who took the odds never had a moment’s worry as he accounted for Tuesday’s impressive Windsor Castle hero Frederick Engels.

There could be more Royal Ascot glory heading back to Yorkshire after Eternal Heart contests a hot renewal of the King George V Handicap.

Mark Johnston has placed his three-year-old to rattle up a hat-trick, culminating with an all-the-way defeat of the reopposing Mica Mika at Musselburgh, and much more is to come.

Luca Cumani won the Tercentenary Stakes (when it was known as the Hampton Court) with Afsare last year and has taken in the same Doncaster prep race with Alkimos.

The application of blinkers could help Tropical Beat put in more of an effort than he did at Goodwood last time, and he is drawn well in the Britannia Handicap.

Manchester United striker Michael Owen is hoping to visit the winner’s enclosure courtesy of Pyman’s Theory in the Norfolk Stakes. This filly showed some serious early speed to win the National Stakes at Sandown.

Richard Hannon is giving Dick Turpin a break after deciding to skip Tuesday’s encoutner with stablemate Canford Cliffs in the Queen Anne Stakes. The four-year-old made a seamless return to action at Sandown, but was below par in the Lockinge and in the Prix d’Ispahan. Hannon has put those disappointments down to unsuitably quick ground and will wait until the rain returns before making a plan.