HAVANA HURRICANE created a strong impression in winning on debut at Goodwood. That success, on a downhill track, should help switched to Epsom here, and the form of that victory is working out well - there have been three subsequent winners.

Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton won this race in 2023, which boosts confidence, in what promises to be an intriguing renewal, jam-packed with unexposed types.

CALANDAGAN boasts excellent Group One form, despite not scoring at this level. The son of Gleneagles has been runner-up in all starts at the highest level, including an excellent second behind last season’s G1 Epsom Derby winner - City Of Troy - in the Juddmonte International at York last term.

A reproduction of that effort would be good enough to win this, and he arrives in top form after a fine second in the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan in April.

SAQQARA SANDS rates an exciting runner, on first start of the season for Ralph Beckett. The Oasis Dream filly landed a Newmarket maiden on soft ground, prior to an excellent second in this class at Newbury.

With all-bar-one rival having shown their current form this season, she is interesting here, with the potential of further improvement certainly within reach.

BOTANICAL holds genuine each-way claims, in what promises to be a competitive handicap over 1m2f. He hasn’t shown his best in two runs this season but has strong form last term, including a resounding three-length win at York over an extended 1m2f journey.

Any rain will only aid the son of Lope De Vega; he has form figures of 1122 on ground described as ‘good to soft’ or worse.

The completely unexposed TRIBAL RHYTHM is given the nod at 4.35, for Denis Coakley and Hollie Doyle. The four-year-old Ulysses gelding scored with something to spare over course-and-distance in April - a first career success.

A 4lb rise may prove to be lenient, considering there is likely to be a strong pace up front, which will suit this hold-up performer.

Course regular, and four-time winner at this venue, MARLAY PARK, appears overpriced in the concluding handicap on Epsom Oaks day. The locally-trained seven-year-old is 2lb out of the weights but is still well-treated on old form; he is 3lb below his previous winning mark.

Despite having a tendency to be slowly away, he is worth the risk today, as rewarding odds, in what could turn into a dash for the lead - setting things up for a latecomer.