With only four runners in the Sodexho Prestige Scottish Classic over a mile and a quarter at Ayr this afternoon, tactics are likely to play a big part in determining the outcome.

It's a big advantage to have a front-runner on your side in races of this nature on fast ground and Barry Hills' Sohaib looks the one to side with.

The three-year-old showed he'd trained really well when second to subsequent 2000 Guineas sixth and St James' Palace third Aramram at Thirsk in April.

And Hills' runner turned in his best effort to date when successful over this trip at Chester the following month.

Although not seen since, the yard's runners are in tremendous form of late and he can account for rivals who may not get the race run to suit here.

Hills can be on the mark earlier in the afternoon with Takes Two To Tango in the European Breeders Fund Maiden over six furlongs.

The daughter of Groom Dancer was anything but disgraced on her debut at Haydock last time and she appeals as the sort who should do better with that run under her belt.

Jim Goldie had a winner at the big York meeting on Saturday and his Exeat could also have the run of the race in the hands of Kieren Fallon in the Doon Classified Stakes over a mile.

The six-year-old goes well at this course and he received a cracking ride from the front by Tony Culhane when winning here last month. He hasn't been at his best of late but this represents an easier task for him and he is taken to beat the back-to-form Adobe.

Darryll Holland looks an interesting booking for Ian Semple's Arogant Prince and the combination can click in the Tote Bookmakers Showcase Handicap over five furlongs.

The versatile five-year-old is best at this trip on good ground on turf so he has conditions to suit this afternoon. He was far from disgraced over 7f on soft last time and the drop back to this trip, coupled with the likely strong pace, will play to his strengths.

At Windsor it could pay to side with Rae Guest's Mousehole, who goes on easy ground, in the Worldwide Reassurance handicap over five furlongs. And, on the final jumps meeting to be staged at Wolverhampton, the best bet on a very ordinary card looks to be Oulton Broad in the two-and-a-half mile handicap hurdle.

The six-year-old has been in tremendous form for his new yard and can follow up last week's Flat win at Hamilton in this modest contest.