Saeed bin Suroor landed a Pattern-race double at York on Thursday with wins from Lend A Hand and Kayf Tara, and now the team has hit form the Godolphin trainer can strike again with Aljabr at Newbury tomorrow.
Aljabr is taken to complete a hat-trick of victories for Godolphin in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes following the successes of Cape Cross and Fly To The Stars in the last two runnings of this one-mile Group One contest.
The son of Storm Cat will be joined in tomorrow's line up by his stable companion Worldly Manner but the former's claims look outstanding and with Frankie Dettori on board the grey looks nap material.
The colt was only lightly campaigned last season, running three times.
Aljabr reappeared in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and finished a good one-and-a-quarter-length second to Sendawar.
He improved on that effort next time in the Champagne Lanson Sussex Stakes when he made all the running to account for Docksider by a length in the Goodwood Group One.
Next time Aljabr was found to be lame in a fore-leg after he finished a below-par fourth behind Sendawar at Longchamp in September and has not raced since.
But he has recently shown his well being by winning his trial in Dubai and with Sendawar bypassing the Lockinge in favour of a race in France on Sunday, Aljabr looks too good for his six rivals which include the in-form Indian Lodge, who will be tackling the top grade for the first time.
Amanda Perrett, who is responsible for Indian Lodge, has her team in good form and the Pulborough trainer can enjoy better luck with Kew Gardens in the opening London Gold Cup Rated Stakes over a mile and a half.
A winner at Pontefract as a two-year-old, he reappeared in a 10-furlong classified stakes on heavy going at Kempton Park last month and the colt gave a good account of himself.
Kew Gardens struck the front early in the straight but was headed over a furlong out, could not go with Saddler's Quest and finished a five-length second. Saddler's Quest has boosted the form since by winning the Gartner Derby Trial at Lingfield and is now on course for the premier Classic so Kew Gardens had plenty on his plate that day.
Mrs Perrett's colt will be suited by the step up to 12 furlongs for tomorrow's race and with the likelihood of better going at Newbury he can open his account for the term in the afternoon's Showcase Handicap.
One-time Classic hope Commander Collins can record his first victory since his two-year-old days in the Grundon Recycle Stakes.
John Gosden's four-year-old reappeared at Sandown last month and ran a race full of promise to finish fourth, beaten two and three-quarter lengths behind Little Rock.
Sure to improve for that run Commander Collins looks to have too much class for his Newbury rivals.
Last Saturday's Lingfield winner Hot Tin Roof can gain her second Listed-race success in eight days in the Victor Chandler Kilvington Fillies' Stakes at Nottingham.
On the same card Pulau Penang can improve on her one-and-a-quarter-length second to Sure Quest at Bath last time to land the Tote Scoop6 Handicap. - PA
