Inchcailloch the Ascot favourite

The Cesarewitch winner, Inchcailloch, attempts a rare big-race double when he attempts to win the Betterware Cup at Ascot on Saturday. Having swapped staying handicaps on the Flat for a three miles handicap chase at Ascot, Inchcailloch heads the Tote's betting at 7-2, with the Gordon Richards-trained Unguided Missile a 4-1 chance.

"We'll go for the Betterware and then he'll be due a holiday," his trainer, Jeff King, said. A recent winner at Sandown, Inchcailloch may return there for the Whitbread Gold Cup in April.

Unguided Missile, who overcame jumping errors to land the Betterware from Rough Quest last year, is "in great shape", according to Richards.

Alistair Whillans's Major Bell will make the haul from Scotland in an attempt to go one better than when second to Strong Promise at Ascot last month.