2.48 Sandown, Mdn, 2yo, 7fT
Godolphin's 1.9-million guineas October Book 1 graduate KING'S WELCOME (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) debuts for the Charlie Appleby stable successful in this last year with subsequent G2 Superlative Stakes victor Saba Desert (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). His six rivals include the George Boughey-trained Kaito (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is a half-brother to the multiple Group-placed dual Listed winner Boiling Point (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}); Richard Hannon nominee Il Capo (Ire) (Supremacy {Ire}), who is kin to G3 Anglesey Stakes victrix Kairyu (Ire) (Kuroshio {Aus}); and Wise Warrior (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), who is a son of G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes heroine Termagant (Ire) (Powerscourt {GB}), from the Jim Boyle yard.
4.15 Gowran, Mdn, 2yo, 7fT
Aidan O'Brien has won the last two renewals of this contest and sends forth ANTHONY OF LISBON (GB) (Blackbeard {Ire}), who is a 300,000gns Book 1 half-brother to the dual Group 1-placed G2 Railway Stakes winner Beckford (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}). He is opposed by nine, including the Joseph O'Brien-trained Wo Wo Never (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who is out of G2 Lanwades Stud Stakes runner-up Emphatic Answer (Ire) (No Nay Never).
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