Eight assemble as Sweet William aims to retain Doncaster Cup

Sweet William will face a maximum of seven rivals in defence of his Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup title on Friday.
John and Thady Gosden’s charge prevailed in the two-and-a-quarter-mile event last term and has been holding his own once again in the staying division this term, chasing home stablemate Trawlerman in the Lonsdale Cup last time out.
Hipop De Loire is an eyecatching entry for Willie Mullins having finished sixth in the Ebor last time and featured among the Melbourne Cup entries earlier this week.
Coltrane, Kyle Of Lochalsh, Oxford Comma, Pendragon, Sunway and Tashkhan complete the list of entries.
Lady Iman could try to bounce back from her Nunthorpe flop in the Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying Childers Stakes.
Ger Lyons’ charge proved no match for her elders at York, coming home 14th of the 17 runners with the reopposing Spicy Marg finishing last for Michael Bell.
The Tim Easterby-trained Argentine Tango chased home Lady Iman in the Molecomb Stakes on her penultimate start and features again while Round Tower Stakes scorer Mission Central is a notable contender for Aidan O’Brien, who has also entered Kansas.
Havana Hurricane and Military Code also feature in the 15-strong field at this stage.
The Listed Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes has drawn 22 possibles, headlined by Ed Walker’s Do Or Do Not who has placed four times in Group Two company but has yet to get his head in front.