Abajany, whose best effort last season came when he finished a close eighth in the Tote Cambridgeshire, looks an outstanding bet in the Russell Red Classified Stakes at Windsor today. Mick Channon's charge ran a tremendous race when less than five lengths behind the winner Lear Spear in the first leg of the Autumn Double at Newmarket last October. He also ran in the Irish Cambridgeshire, but could only finish 11th of 21 to Lady Oranswell after having every chance a furlong out in the mile event.

He was on target at Bath and Ayr in 1998 as well as running Tonight's Prize to a short head in a competitive mile handicap at Pontefract in August.

Today's £9,000 prize looks tailor-made for Abajany, who will have benefited from a three-month break after a light early season campaign over hurdles.

Expensive Easter Saturday failure Kuwait Thunder can recoup losses with interest in the Ladbroke Beara (Showcase Handicap) Stakes.

The Kamil Mahdi-trained three-year-old trailed in last after a weight of money forced him to start 11 to 4 favourite in a competitive six-furlong handicap won by Candleriggs at Kempton. That run was too bad to be true as he had shown tremendous promise nine days earlier when third of 14 to Kentucky Bullet over Doncaster's seven furlongs.

Maiden's Blush, an eye-catching seventh on his debut behind Eden in a seven-furlong maiden at Newmarket last October, should be suited by the 10 furlongs of the Kenmare Fillies' Maiden. The Silver Hawk filly comes from a middle-distance family, her dam Barmistress being a half-sister to 1991 Oaks winner Jet Ski Lady.

The Stager got up close home to deny Killarney Jazz by a neck on Southwell's Fibresand surface last Tuesday. He can show he is equally at home on turf by winning division one of the Baltimore Handicap.

Coole Abbey will be hard to beat in the Percy Arms Hunters' Chase at Kelso judged on his sixth to Castle Mane in the Christie's Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival last month.