There isn’t a plethora of Group races over 7f for older horses, but Saturday’s Hungerford Stakes at Newbury has rarely been a strong race at this level, only a couple of the 11 renewals since it was promoted to Group 2 level producing top-class performances (Paco Boy in 2008 and Excelebration in 2011).

Trainer Charlie Hills is already looking forward to next year with Ibn Malik as he prepares the colt for the £75,000 Group Two At The Races Champagne Stakes at Doncaster on Ladbrokes St Leger Day, Saturday, September 12.

A huge week of racing at Goodwood gets underway with a pair of Group Two contests and a valuable handicap for the stayers.