The highly promising Regal Commander is set to make his return on Saturday and appears well placed to continue his winning form in the sixth event at Ascot.

A revelation last time in the son of Nadeem continued to raise the bar with his only two defeats coming at the hands of talented types Silverstream and My Sister Lil.

A winner of three of his 11 career starts, his win prior to a break was ultra impressive and saw him return a new career peak in the process.

Unseen for 98 days he surprisingly hasn't trialled in the lead up but expect him to be more than ready given Durrant's solid strike rate with gallopers first up.

The Wizard sticks aboard and this season is notably striking at 43 per cent with the Durrant stable and has run at POT of +34.9%.

With favourites the Durrant stable is striking at 41 per cent (+2.1% POT) and 25 per cent with last start winners.

Under the current weight scale Regal Commander appears extremely well placed and rates well clear of his nearest rivals when assessing Timeform weight adjusted ratings.

Our current market has him marked just a tick over even money and with upwards of 5-2 being offered about his chances we are more than happy to play.

Likely to settle just off midfield he should prove very hard to hold out late.

The opening event sees the promising Spirit Bird make her return and while allotted the big weight (58kg), she is more than capable and presents a great betting opportunity.

Although possessing just the sole win to her name, she has placed in six of nine attempts and rates highly on best form.

Her efforts behind Man Booker, Perfect Reflection and Blackwood leave her with a fair bit up her sleeve and from the favourable draw she looks to set a decent standard.

Her sole trial in the lead up was solid enough and with 7-2 being offered about her chances she is a more than worthy gamble.

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BET OF THE DAY (1): Race 6 #13 Regal Commander @ $3.50

BET OF THE DAY (2): Race 1 #1 Spirit Bird @ $4.50