The Stoute runner may not prove a Passenger

Passenger can make a winning start to his season in the Ireincentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes at Chester.

The four-year-old has been off the track since winning the Group Three Weatherbys Global Stallions Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor by a short head in August.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt should relish the 10-furlong trip and has form on the ground.

Grand Providence holds strong claims in the Duke Of Westminster Supporting The Chester Cup, having won three of her nine starts last season. She was not disgraced when third on her seasonal reappearance at

Newbury.

Liamarty Dreams can make it a hat-trick of victories in the opening CAA Stellar Earl Grosvenor Handicap.

Ephesus looks good in the Boodles Darley “Confined” Maiden Stakes, while Polar Princess could carry her all-weather form on to turf in the concluding second division of the Horse PWR Apprentice Handicap. SELECTIONS

ASCOT: 1.50 DRAGON LEADER (NAP), 2.20 Naana’s Diamond, 2.55 Queen Of Soldiers, 3.30 Grand Traverse, 4.00 Jimmy Speaking, 4.35 Boyfriend, 5.10 Clansman.

CHESTER: 1.30 Liamarty Dreams, 2.05 Ephesus, 2.35 Botanical, 3.05 Passenger, 3.40 Grand Providence, 4.15 Prince Alex, 4.50 Tribal Wisdom, 5.23 Polar Princess.

MARKET RASEN: 1.40 Cellar Club, 2.10 Inca, 2.40 Beat The Edge, 3.15 Legionar, 3.50 Risk And Roll, 4.25 Mr Hope Street, 5.00 Fox’s Socks.

NOTTINGHAM: 5.27 Condor Pasa, 5.59 Barleybrown, 6.34 Padesha, 7.09 Fougere, 7.44 Dazy Mazy, 8.18 Mehmo.

RIPON: 5.30 Combat Soldier, 6.05 Mattice, 6.40 Ney, 7.15 Heroism, 7.50 Contrast, 8.25 Blufferonthebus.

SEDGEFIELD: 5.18 Oscar Doodle, 5.48 Libby, 6.20 Mrs Tabitha, 6.55 Leading Force, 7.30 Huit Reflets, 8.05 Copper Fox, 8.40 Wiltshire Wonder.