Colonial can make a last-ditch bid to feature in some of the bigger autumn races with victory in the Dubai Duty Free Cup at Newbury.

The four-year-old is entered in the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Newmarket next month but he still has a fair bit to find if he is to line up in a prize like that.

Trained in France last term by Andre Fabre, Colonial was twice in Listed company as well as performing with credit at Group Three level.

Transferred to Saeed bin Suroor over the winter, Colonial proved a bit of a disappointment in three starts at the Dubai Carnival and again he was lacklustre when last on his British bow at Doncaster in July.

The Cape Cross colt has raised his game a bit since then though, suffering narrow defeats at Newmarket and Doncaster before finally coming good in conditions company at Warwick last time.

Colonial made quite an impression in making all that day and stepping back up in company slightly after such a confidence-boosting success, he must have solid claims of victory.

Dubai Prince can make it two for Godolphin as he makes his belated return to action in the Dubai Duty Free Conditions Stakes.

The Mahmood Al Zarooni-trained colt was considered one of the leading contenders for this year's Derby after winning both his starts for Dermot Weld last term, including the Group Three Killavullan Stakes.

However, a pelvic injury sustained in April saw him miss out on his Classic opportunity and he returns at a much lower level.

Obviously the fact he has been off the track for over 320 days hardly counts as a positive but he is a classy performer and there looks to be little of his calibre in the rest of the field.

Cavaleiro can negotiate the next step up the ladder in the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes.

Cavaleiro has taken a little while to really get going but a recent victory at Chepstow was well-deserved.