Circle Of Gold can give Peter Chapple-Hyam his first victory in the £125,000 Shadwell Stud Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket this afternoon. This Group One prize for two-year-old fillies has so far eluded the Manton trainer, who supplied last season's beaten favourite Cape Verdi and saddled the third in 1996, Ocean Ridge.

But Circle Of Gold has the class to put the record straight for Chapple-Hyam.

Following an unlucky shorthead defeat on her debut at Ascot in July, the daughter of 1990 Breeders' Cup Mile hero Royal Academy produced an impressive turn of foot to win a 17-runner Newbury maiden a shade cosily by one and threequarter lengths.

Stepped up to seven furlongs for the Group Three Prestige Stakes at Goodwood next time and sent off an 8 to 13 chance, she did not let her supporters down.

Always going strongly for John Reid, she was produced to lead well inside the final furlong but in the end had to be pushed out to score by a length from Choirgirl, giving the impression that a strongly run race at six furlongs would suit her better.

Wannabe Grand will also appreciate a return to this trip after finding the final furlong just beyond her when fourth to Edabiya in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh three weeks ago.

Sossus Vlei looks the answer to the 28-runner Tattersalls Houghton Sales Conditions Stakes. He has been lucky with the draw - he will come out of stall 24, close to the far rail.