1m2f Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo 0-105)
Previous winners of the London Gold Cup tend to do well at Royal Ascot and I was quite taken by the way LOST BOYS won the race after not getting the clearest of runs. He has since been acquired by Wathnan racing and looked a prospect that can continue to progress in search of his fourth win in a row. He has already proven his toughness in big-field handicaps and still likes on a feasible mark of 96 having taken a 7lbs rise in the weights for that success.
The other one who looks well-ahead of his mark is PERISHER for Joseph O’Brien. The son of Australia put in a career best on his first attempt over 1m 2f last time out at Naas and while he is yet to race on a quick surface, he showed a pretty decent turn-of-foot to win that contest. He goes in search of a hattrick but I think has been let in lightly by the handicapper with a mark of 91 and could be suited by this fastly run race.
1pt win Lost Boys @5/1, 1pt win Perisher @10/1, 17:35 Ascot, Saturday
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