ARATUS can give trainer Clive Cox back-to-back victories in the tote Victoria Cup (4.05) at Ascot this afternoon.
Cox saddled River Nymph to glory in the seven-furlong cavalry charge 12 months ago, and has another rock-solid candidate for honours in Aratus.
The four-year-old son of Free Eagle, a Kempton Park maiden winner at two, was unbeaten in three outings in 2021, following a novice-stakes score at Doncaster in July with handicap wins at Newbury and Goodwood the following month.
