Hukum is set to lift the crown in St Leger

Hukum can give trainer Owen Burrows a first Classic success in the Pertemps St Leger at Doncaster.

The Lambourn trainer took over Barry Hills' yard in 2016 and has been highly successful for owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum.

He has saddled three Group winners for him this year, and claiming the Leger on Saturday would be the icing on the cake.

Hukum is testament to Burrows' training talent, because the horse has been limited to just four starts.

He has won the last three of those, though, including both outings this season.

Hukum made a successful seasonal reappearance in the King George V Handicap at Royal Ascot, his first race for 211 days, and booked his place in the Leger with a clearcut victory in the Group Three Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury last month.

In a wide-open year, Hukum can land the Classic honours on Town Moor.

Sheikh Hamdan may have another Group-race winner on the card, in the shape of Molatham in the bet365 Park Stakes.

The three-year-old was far from disgraced when fifth behind Pinatubo in the Prix Jean Prat and can make a winning return to Doncaster.

Roger Varian's smart colt beat Wichita in the Listed Flying Scotsman Stakes at this meeting last year, and won the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot on his seasonal reappearance.

Chindit looks a good bet to maintain his unbeaten record in the bet365 Champagne Stakes.

Richard Hannon's youngster made a winning debut over this course and distance and confirmed that promise with a smooth verdict over Cobh in a Listed race at Ascot.

The runner-up has franked the form with a subsequent success.

A Moment of madness may continue his fine record in the bet365 Portland Handicap.

Charlie Hills' sprint er lifted the prize in 2018 and found only Oxted too good 12 months ago.

It was unfortunate for A Moment of madness to come up against a horse who has since gone on to Group One glory in the July Cup this summer.

The seven-year-old has been raced sparingly since returning from a spell in Dubai during the winter.

But he showed definite signs of approaching peak form when third to Only

Spoofing at Glorious Goodwood.

Owner Dr Mar wan Koukashba rely leaves Chester empty-handed, and Mancini can provide him with a winner in the Retraining of Racehorses Handicap.

The Ian Williams-trained six-year-old was an emphatic scorer at Sandown and can defy a 3lb rise in the ratings.