Paul Jacobs was right to like the look of Confront in the 3.35 race at Ascot and Ibn Khaldun won his race at 3.00.

This weekend’s action doesn’t have a show piece akin to the Cambridgeshire Handicap last week at Newmarket, but the standard of the races at both Ascot and York have plenty more strength in depth, and if the weather forecast is correct we can expect perfect ground for both venues, possibly on the fast side at Ascot with a dry 48 hours leading up to both cards. Ascot

Starting at Ascot and the big handicap among the conditions races is at 2.20 over one and a half miles.