Gift has bookies in a stew

A quick reappearance at Glorious Goodwood could be on the cards for Balthazaar’s Gift after his impressive success in the Group Three HBLB Hackwood Stakes at Ascot.

Sponsors Blue Square cut the Luca Cumani-trained four-year-old into 10-1 for next weekend’s cavalry charge after he saw off 4-1 favourite Al Qasi by a length and a half.