3.35 1m. 3f. 209yds. 5 Declared. Diplomat Hotel Handicap (Class 6 ) of £6,200.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €3,245.00 2nd - €1,523.00 3rd - €761.00 4th - €381.00 5th - €190.00
Formscan - Royal Dream arrives on the back of a breakthrough success on the all-weather at Lingfield and can't be dismissed off 4lb higher. Ed Dunlop's gelding, however, has yet to prove as effective on turf and it may pay to take him on with C&D winner MUJID. The eight-year-old returned to form when finishing third at Nottingham last time and a 1lb drop in the ratings can only aid his cause. Denis Anthony is another possibility.