Dhabab looks ready to give his rivals a Hyde-ing

Dhabab can graduate to a Listed victory in the British Stallion Studs EBF Hyde Stakes at Kempton today.

The john and thady gosden trained gelding made a perfect return from over a year off the track with a narrow success in a Lingfield handicap at the end of last month, triumphing by a neck over Street Kid in a sevenfurlong heat.

Dhabab's margin of victory does not really do him justice as he came from behind before finding plenty for pressure, replicating the kind of promise he showed as a juvenile last term.

A leicester maiden winner in june 2021, he was not beaten far in six thin the Coventry at Royal Ascot while he also posted credit able efforts when third in the Superlative, fourth in the Mill Reef and fifth in the Dewhurst.

Having demonstrated an aptitude for the all-weather with his Lingfield victory, Dhabab looks just the kind of classy recruit who can make hay through the winter months.

Stage Show can make it third time lucky in the British EBF Novice Stakes for trainer Harry and Roger Charlton. Last on his debut

at Newbury in July, he posted an improved effort after a lengthy break when finishing sixth at Doncaster last month.

A similar amount of progress could be good enough to see him break his duck.

Johnson's Blue saw his winning run came to an end at Aintree earlier in the month, but he can swiftly bounce back in the weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Catterick.

The five-year-old has been an excellent advertisement of Mark Walford's training talents, winning four times at Hexham and once at Cartmel between March and July.

He had to make do with minor honours behind the high-class Remastered on his return from a break on Merseyside, but could strip fitter for the run and has less on his plate here.