Teddington RBL Poppy Appeal Stakes (Group 3) (Registered As The St Simon Stakes)

In the conditions this will be a real test and it’s one that will suit MORANDO ideally having looked better than ever last time when taking the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge at Ascot by 6L revealing in the heavy ground. He has far less to prove than the horse that he dead-heated in this with last year – Young Rascal – who hasn’t managed to get his act together so far this year and returns from a layoff. Royal Line enters the argument having made the step up from handicaps to Group company winning a Group 3 at Kempton before being far from disgraced on Champions Day behind Kew Gardens and Stradivarius. King’s Advice and Manuela De Vega may just fall short but add depth to the contest.

1. Morando
2. Royal Line
3. King's Advice