Weld's Tactics takes Ascot top weight

Dermot Weld’s Evolving Tactics will shoulder top-weight in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on Wednesday.

The Irish raider, ninth but beaten only five lengths in a Group One in Dubai in March, has been drawn in stall 21 with a maximum field of 32 set to go to post.

Mark Tompkins’ Langford (drawn 26) was the last to make the cut for the one-mile cavalry charge, meaning the Mick Channon-trained pair Arry Dash and Jay Gee’s Choice are both reserves.

Ante-post favourite Autumn Glory will be ridden by Kieren Fallon and Geoff Wragg’s charge will race from stall seven.

Of the other leading fancies, the William Haggas-trained Polar Bear is in stall 20 and Gay Kelleway's Vortex in six.

Putra Kuantan, from the Michael Jarvis stable, is in 27, while Luca Cumani’s King’s County and James Bethell’s Mine are in 14 and eight respectively.