Fire Thunder is our top rated on 81.3, 1.7lb clear of Kiah, with Tansy Lane and Al Samsama close behind. The whole field of eleven is covered by under 8lb, so this is not a race where the figures separate one filly from the rest.

Polyxena is first on conditions, but only ninth overall. Fire Thunder is a middling seventh on conditions; her edge comes from her ability figure at the bottom of the weights.

Fire Thunder finished second on each of her first three starts before winning a weak race at Lingfield in July. The step up to seven furlongs on the July Course last month brought her best run yet. She finished fast and only just failed, and the filly who finished third has won since. Both sets of notes see her as well handicapped and she has Silvestre De Sousa up.

Kiah is still a maiden after four runs. Her two best efforts both came at seven furlongs on the July Course, and she ran poorly over a mile on the all-weather last time. The return to seven furlongs is the obvious reason for hope on her nursery debut.

Tansy Lane won a modest Epsom novice over seven furlongs a month ago. She is lightly raced and can still improve, but she beat very little that day and this is a much stronger race.

Al Samsama won first time out at Newbury and followed up with a good second under a penalty on heavy ground at Goodwood. She has only had two runs and should have more to come, but she carries top weight.

Quest For Stars is our top rated on 104.9, 0.4lb ahead of Haffner. First Law is third on 101.4, so our bet goes against our own figures.

Burning Up is first on conditions (72.2) but fifth overall. The top three are covered by 3.5lb, with a gap of nearly 5lb to Rocket Boy in fourth.

Quest For Stars won his first three races, the last of them a Listed race at Salisbury where he held off Rocket Boy. He then ran third to a better horse in a Group 1 at Leopardstown over nine furlongs after missing the break. The two sets of notes read that run differently. One sees a sign of limits, the other another step forward.

Haffner has the best form in the race. He was second in the Vintage at Goodwood and then won the Acomb at York. He ran badly in the National Stakes at the Curragh on yielding ground, and this is his first try at a mile.

First Law cost a million guineas as a yearling. He was green but still won his Sandown maiden, then made all to beat Rocket Boy in a Listed race at Haydock on soft ground. Both sets of notes expect more improvement, and the better ground today should help.

Rocket Boy has been beaten three-quarters of a length by both Godolphin colts. He will need to improve to reverse that form.

Sun Goddess is our top rated on 121.7, 5.3lb clear of Libertango (116.4), with Senorita Bonita a further 0.9lb back. Moonrise is fourth on 109.5. That is the clearest margin in any of today’s Group races.

Senorita Bonita is first on conditions (79.0), with Moonrise and Libertango next. Sun Goddess is only fourth of six on conditions. Her lead comes from her ability figure, which is her own record at the highest level, rather than anything about today’s trip or ground. Her trainer and jockey figures are the strongest in the race.

These fillies have mostly met each other already, and the form lines cross over.

Sun Goddess has won five of her seven races. After Libertango beat her by a length in the Albany at Royal Ascot, she won the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. She then dropped in grade to win a valuable sales race at York despite being badly hampered. Most recently she won the Moyglare Stud Stakes over seven furlongs by more than six lengths. She is clearly a better filly now than she was at Ascot. The one concern is her workload: this is her fourth big race in seven weeks.

Libertango has won three of her four races, all over six furlongs. She won the Albany ahead of Sun Goddess, then ran second to Senorita Bonita in the Duchess of Cambridge on the July Course, and bounced back to win the Lowther at York. She has her ideal fast ground today.

Senorita Bonita is the only other Group 1 winner in the field. She beat Libertango by just under a length in the Duchess of Cambridge, then came from off a strong pace to win the Prix Morny at Deauville by four lengths in August. She has had the most rest of the leading three.

Moonrise has improved with every run and won Group 3s at Ascot and Kempton. This is a big step up in class and back on turf.

Alwaysanangel was close up in the Duchess of Cambridge and has since won a Listed race at Cork. She has more to find.

Inner City Blues is our top rated on 113.7, 4.2lb clear of Orthodox. Confucius and Push The Boat Out are close together in third and fourth.

Inner City Blues is also first on conditions (75.2) and has the strongest trainer and jockey figures, from Charlie Appleby and William Buick. Marco Polo is sixth on our figures and last on conditions. Most of his ability is still to be shown.

Inner City Blues cost €900,000 at the breeze-ups and has won both his starts, at York and then in the July Stakes. He beat the Coventry runner-up easily that day. He has been off for 79 days, but by design, and there should be more to come.

Orthodox won the Norfolk at Royal Ascot impressively. He was only sixth in the Prix Morny, but his trainer blames the soft ground, and conditions will suit him today.

Push The Boat Out is unbeaten in two, including a win over Marco Polo on his debut. He then beat the Coventry winner in a Group 3 at the Curragh.

Marco Polo ran badly as favourite for the Gimcrack on softer ground, then won easily at Cork. He should improve on better ground today.

Wild Thoughts is our top rated on 97.8, only fractionally ahead of Zennor Storm and Gavriel, who is third on 97.6. The top ten are covered by 1.9lb.

In a 27-runner heritage handicap, figures like these do not pick one out. They tell you the race is wide open, which is how the market sees it too. The trainer and jockey figures are unusually low for this race and tell us little. Hard Endeavor is eleventh on 95.2, only 2.6lb behind the leader.

Wild Thoughts won his first four handicaps in the spring. After a close third at Doncaster he won again at Ayr on soft ground last Saturday, and he carries a 4lb penalty.

Zennor Storm was second of 19 at Goodwood and then third at Ascot three weeks ago. The extra furlong may suit him.

Gavriel is a Frankel colt who has had very few runs. He won a handicap over a mile and a quarter at Ascot this month, beating a horse who won at Newbury last weekend. A 4lb penalty should not stop him, and 3-year-olds from the Gosden yard have a strong record in this race.

Principality has won twice this year and was unlucky when second at Salisbury last time. He is 2lb well in.

Hard Endeavor has run only a few times. His best run was a close second to Indalo in the Coral Challenge at Sandown in July. He was fifth at Ascot after two months off and that run should have put him right for this.

Nickelforce is our top rated on 128.4, 1.0lb ahead of Sure Touch. All four runners are covered by 2.6lb, so the figures give us little to separate them.

Nickelforce is a reliable chaser who was fifth in the Summer Plate over course and distance in July. He has form to find with Sure Touch from a course and distance meeting last October, and may not quite stay this trip.

Sure Touch has won three of his four starts here at around this trip, over hurdles and fences, including the 2024 Summer Plate. He was third at Bangor over three miles, a trip that stretches him. Cheekpieces go back on, which is the only question, as he ran poorly in them last summer.

Jet To Vegas won a Grade 2 hurdle and ran a good second over fences at Ascot last November. He finished last season badly and has had breathing operations.

Fringill Dike made all to win over course and distance in June and ran well again here in July. He is 7lb higher and will set the pace.

Sharp Move is our top rated on 85.3, 2.6lb clear of Mick Collins. Gentle Warrior and Trojan Sun are joint third. Yaa Min is first on conditions but sixth overall.

Sharp Move won a Newcastle maiden easily last November, but he has run three below-par races this year. He was withdrawn from a race five days ago because of soft ground. It is soft again today, and he faces a big step up in trip.

Mick Collins won a maiden on the Flat and over hurdles for Noel Meade and was sold for £70,000 in May. On his second run for Martin Todhunter he was beaten two lengths at Chester over a mile and a half on soft ground, running on well. The longer trip today should suit.

Gentle Warrior won over course and distance a year ago and is only 1lb above that mark. Blinkers replace his usual visor.

Trojan Sun won at Carlisle off this mark and ran well over two and a quarter miles at Musselburgh last time.