Air Express looks the answer to the tricky question posed by the Group One Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury today. This competitive heat has attracted a quality field with Cape Cross and Kahal chosen to represent the Godolphin team from a strong fiveday entry.

However, Air Express is proven in this grade and the level of form he achieved in 1997 would be good enough to land this prestigious race.

Clive Brittain's colt followed an upward curve for most of last season, beginning his three-year-old campaign with a fourth to Desert Story in the City Index Craven Stakes at Newmarket.

Rather than contesting the English 2,000 Guineas, Air Express went for the Italian equivalent and beat Risiat by a nose before following up in the German 2,000 in Cologne.

Brittain then sent the colt for the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and Air Express belied his odds of 20 to 1 with a fine effort.

Chasing Starborough from the start, he responded generously to Brett Doyle's riding through the final quarter mile but could never get to grips with his rival, going down by a length in second.

He failed to reproduce that running behind Ali-Royal in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood and went off at 9 to 1 for the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Air Express put up a brave performance. Taking up the running approaching the furlong marker he battled on gamely to hold the fast-finishing Rebecca Sharp by short head.

Connections have sportingly kept him in training as a four-year-old and there is every chance Air Express will improve again this year. Brittain's string is in good form and Air Express is taken to make a winning return.

Best bet of the day lies at Newmarket in the shape of the progressive Night of Glass. The form of Les Eyre's five-year-old has been a revelation this term with the diminutive gelding winning all five starts.

Starting at Catterick on April 1st off a rating of 64 the son of Mazilier has scored since at Thirsk, Carlisle, Thirsk again and Beverley - three wins over seven furlongs and two over a mile.

Night of Glass, who needs holding up until the last possible moment, came a trifle too soon at Beverley last time in a competitive 18-runner handicap.

Kevin Darley unleashed Night of Glass approaching the distance, who then showed such a blistering turn of foot that he shot straight to the front but then had to be rousted along to hold Ben Gunn a neck. And his jockey that day believed if he had held on to him for longer then he would have won more easily.

Today it is Dane O'Neill's turn to arrive late on the bay, who will be racing off 87. Given the run of the race Night of Glass is napped to make it six in-a-row in the seven-furlong NGK Spark Plugs Rated Stakes.

Bold Fact can land the Equity Financial Collections King Charles II Stakes. Henry Cecil's colt won last year's Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, was placed in the Coventry Stakes (hung badly right and forfeited his chance) and the Gimcrack.

With the stable starting to hit top form it is worth taking a chance with Bold Fact to run straight and true to take this Listed contest.