LION SO HUNGRY

NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3 1 SLEEPING LION 2 SALDIER 3 ARTHURIAN FABLE

SLEEPING LION impressed on his first start for Roger Charlton and has the appetite to grab further glory.

The son of Teofilo, a three-time winner for James Fanshawe, took in the Queen’s Prize at Kempton in April following a switch of stables and hit the bullseye under Kieran Shoemark, mastering Postileo by a neck.

The pair crossed the line seven lengths in advance of the third horse – hence the 7lb rise in the weights, and Sleeping Lion has been kept in his cage at Beckhampton with the royal meeting in mind.

His latest success came over two miles

But the six-year-old has gained each of his previous victories over shorter, so the step back in distance should not prove a Saldier problem. Favourite is well treated under a 4lb penalty for a seven-length margin at Listowel nine days ago, and the Willie Mullins-Ryan Moore combination is always to be feared. Cardano

At bigger prices, Arthurian Fable and are of most interest in a fascinating finale.