Royal Ascot may be over but a princess can still play her part today. Denied the completion of a fairytale success when Double Trigger was narrowly edged out by Kayf Tara in the Gold Cup, Mark Johnston can reap a degree of compensation through Equity Princess in the London Clubs Fern Hill Rated Stakes at Ascot.

Second to St James's Palace Stakes winner Dr Fong as a juvenile, Johnston must have had high hopes that his daughter of Warning would make up into a classy performer this term.

And although she could only manage fifth behind Midnight Line on her seasonal reappearance at Newmarket, that was a pretty hot contest and the race certainly brought her on, because she went on to hand out an emphatic beating to Connoisseur Bay at Hamilton 10 days ago.

In what was effectively a match, Equity Princess swept through the mud to score by five lengths and although the handicapper has subsequently had his say, it will take something decent to stop her going in again and picking up some valuable black type.

Vagabond Chanteuse looks an exciting contender in the £34,000 Ladbroke Handicap for Tim Etherington.

Placed in the Musidora Stakes at York last year, connections had high hopes for their charge but as the season progressed, she went off the boil and ran some bad races, albeit at the highest level.

And although she has been slow to come to hand this term, there was plenty to like about her run at Leicester last weekend when quickening from the front and giving smart colts Redbridge and Street General a real scare before fading close home.

Ayr racecourse is not overburdened by runners at its televised meeting but Forgie can make the most of the small field for the £12,000-added Tennent Caledonian Breweries Trophy Rated Stakes.

Having looked better than ever on his reappearance at Nottingham, he then failed to get home in the Chester Cup before running another good race behind Nanton Point at Haydock last time.

A genuine sort, he can battle his way to success.