SOUTHFIELD ROYALE must have a huge chance in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr.

Trained in Wiltshire by the in-form Neil Mulholland, the seven-year-old gelding has class and staying power.

Things may have not gone to plan this season but there is enough evidence to suggest that all might soon be well with the world.

Southfield Royale was a decent hurdler but he was essentially marking time before heading over fences.

His novice season was a deep success, with a Grade Two triumph at Doncaster backed up by a terrific second-place finish in the Feltham at Kempton.

Third that day was star chaser Native River, so the form is there for all to see.

That rival then finished ahead of him in the four-miler at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival – but Southfield Royale seemed to get the trip nicely and might have finished a bit closer than fourth had he not made a mistake three out.

Mulholland's inmate was admittedly disappointing upon his return to action at Doncaster in January but anything might have happened in the Kim Muir back at Cheltenham last month.

He had, after all, travelled nicely until fate intervened and he fell at the ninth fence.

Southfield Royale does not look too badly weighted – and also has the assistance of jockey Noel Fehily, who has been a bit of a maestro in the big races this season.

With the ground perfectly fine for him, he should have what it takes to make an honourable fist of things in Scotland as today's nap selection.

It is a big day on the Flat at Newbury, where the JLT Greenham Stakes takes top billing.

This season's renewal of the Group Three looks fairly tough to call but it could pay to side with ZAINHOM, ridden by Jim Crowley.

The Street Cry colt looked a lovely horse when he won his maiden at York last season and hardly dented his reputation when an unlucky-in-running second in the Autumn Stakes at Newmarket.

Zainhom was far from the finished article last summer, so the expectation is that he has strengthened and matured ahead of his keenly anticipated return to the fray.

It will be great to see stablemate Midterm in the opening John Porter Stakes but he might have to play second fiddle to DAL HARRAILD with Pat Cosgrave on board.

William Haggas loves this four-year-old gelding and it is not too difficult to understand why.

The manner in which he rattled off Listed honours at Newmarket in September was really striking and he has the scope to kick on at this level.

DABYAH can advance her 1000 Guineas claims by winning the Fred Darling Stakes under Frankie Dettori.

Third in the Prix Marcel Boussac at Chantilly last autumn, the Sepoy filly brings the best form to the table for this Group Three and, like most of John Gosden's runners this week, she should be raring to get down to business.