Aintree the ultimate aim for Ascot victor

The Sodexo Gold Cup is a valuable handicap which often attracts a big field, therefore making finding the winner a hard task, but Go Conquer, winner of the race 12 months ago, makes a fair bit of appeal on his seasonal return.

For the second day in a row there was in-running carnage on Betfair as Traffic Fluide, backed into 13-2 favourite from an opening 16-1, came with a rattling late run to oblige having hit the top price of 1,000 on the exchange.