Richard Pankhurst can make his presence felt
Gosden's four-year-old was impressive when winning the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury but is fragile and Gosden admits he is hoping Town Moor avoids any significant rainfall
JOHN GOSDEN reports the talented but fragile Richard Pankhurst to be in good order ahead of the Saint Gobain Weber Park Stakes at Doncaster.
After missing the bulk of his three-year-old campaign and the start of this term, the 2014 Chesham Stakes hero showed he had put his problems behind him when winning the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury.
Richard Pankhurst carries a penalty for that success, but Gosden is eager to take his chance, although he is hoping Town Moor avoids significant rainfall.
He said: "He is in great form and he will like the faster ground up there.
"It's been a long road but we have got to the other end."
Peter Chapple-Hyam believes the seven-furlong event presents Buckstay with a good chance of making an impact at Group Two level.
After finishing a respectable fourth in the Lennox Stakes at Goodwood, the six-year-old gelding built on that effort when getting his head in front for the first time this campaign in a conditions race at Chelmsford.
The Newmarket handler said: "Buckstay is in good form, but it is a very tough race. The handicapper has not been kind on us over the years and we have now got to go for these sort of races.
"It was a good race to run him in last time. We changed the tactics and rode him closer to the pace and that seemed to suit him.
"He has never run a bad race from day one and has won over £200,000 for us. It doesn't look the strongest renewal so he has a chance, while it doesn't matter what the ground is like."
The Richard Hannon-trained Toormore will be chasing a first victory since making a winning reappearance at Sandown in April, while Adaay, from the in-form yard of William Haggas, will try to turn the tables with his Criterion Stakes conqueror Breton Rock, who will represent David Simcock.
Aidan O'Brien is set to be double-handed after declaring both Cougar Mountain and The Happy Prince.
The field is completed by the Bryan Smart-trained Kentuckyconnection.
