Ghaiyyath to prove his class in Eclipse

Ghaiyyath can claim a notable scalp and confirm himself as a proper top-class performer by beating Enable in Sunday's Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Enable is likely to go off a hot favourite as she defends her title in Sunday's 10-furlong showpiece, but John Gosden has warned she may just be in need of the run as a sixyear-old.

That could potentially open the door for Ghaiyyath, who should arrive firing on all cylinders after an all-the-way verdict in last month' s Coronation Cup at Newmarket.

Charlie Appleby's runner controlled the race that day -and while Anthony Van Dy ck did start to reel hi min a bit at the end, Ghaiyyathh ad already done the hard work and had the race firmly in his pocket.

Also a Group One winner in Germany last term, the slight question mark for Ghaiyya this whether he will be adequately recovered, because he has previously disappointed when turning out relatively quickly after a previous run - most notably when down the field in the Arc last year.

He certainly does not give himself an easy time in making all, but Appleby feels he is more capable of backing up his performances-now-and he can prove that point here.

The stable should also be on the mark with Cross Counter in the Coral Henry II Stakes.

Winner of the 2018 Melbourne Cup, Cross Counter was beaten 18 lengths in third by the superlative stayer Stradivarius in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot - once again seemingly failing to really stay two and a half miles, particularly on testing ground.

Perhaps Cross Counter is not quite the horse he was a couple of years ago. But dropping back to two miles in a Group Three, he is favoured by the race conditions.

Liberty Beach was also up against it at Royal Ascot, but she lost little in defeat in chasin ghome Bat ta ash in the King' s Stand Stakes.

The only three-year-old in the line up that day, she raced very freely and proved no match for the impressive winner, before sticking on to gain a valuable third place in top company.

She gets some handy allowances in the Coral Charge, and can make full use.

Acquitted put up no kind of show at the Royal meeting, but should be given another chance in the Coral Challenge.

Something appeared a miss in Berkshire, so it is perhaps better to judge him on his previous fair second to St James's Palace Stakes winner Palace

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Manuela De Vega can make it a Haydock double in the bet365 Lancashire Oaks.

Ralph Beckett's charge got an excellent front-running ride from Rob Hornby in last month's Pinnacle Stakes at the Merseyside course beating Fanny Logan by two lengths, admittedly in receipt of 3lb.