Now that he has enjoyed a confidence-restoring win, Midterm (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) has a reputation to restore as he returns to the time-honoured pattern-race system that has served trainer Sir Michael Stoute so well down the years in Saturday's G3 September S. Successful a record six times in this, he used his experience to opt to give Khalid Abdullah's son of Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) a break after his disappointing effort when last of six in the Listed Fred Archer S. at Newmarket at the start of July and it looked to have paid dividends as the homebred came back to win a decent Epsom conditions event 12 days ago. Qatar Racing Limited's June 24 G2 Hardwicke S. third Chemical Charge (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) has himself enjoyed an ego boost in a conditions event over slightly further than this at Musselburgh last time on July 14 and his record on the all-weather is one win and a second from two starts.
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