ROGER Varian’s Ektihaam bids to show he is as good as his home reputation suggests when he takes a big step up in class in the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket today.

Horris Hill Stakes runner-up Bonnie Charlie is still a few weeks away from his seasonal reappearance.

Murphy’s Cardinal could book his place in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup with a good run at Lingfield on Saturday.

JAMIE SPENCER stole the show at York yesterday with a first-class display of tactical riding to win the Victor Chandler Nunthorpe Stakes aboard Kyllachy.