Newmarket

There has been so much to like about topweight Subsequent but most of it has been delivered on good to soft or soft ground. He has big-race entries and still needs plenty of respect but it might be best to turn elsewhere if the rain has not arrived in significant quantity. Align The Stars (second choice) began the season in revitalised fashion with his win at Kempton, while Many Men kept on improving last term, but a review of this race last year will show that KIHAVAH, the old man of the party, could also have a major chance. He was luckless that day and, although tilts at big prizes in Dubai this year did not see him to best effect, last August's Ebor showed that plenty of ability remained.[Richard Austen]