by David Milnes
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ASK looked to be nearing a return to racecourse action when impressing under Kevin Bradshaw on the Cambridge Road Polytrack in Newmarket on Saturday morning.
A 25-1 chance for next month's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, Sir Michael Stoute's colt hasendured a luckless summer since taking the scalp of Scorpion in the Group 3 Ormonde at Chester in May.
Ruled out of Royal Ascot at the eleventh hour,
Ask appeared in better shape when mastering
Jeremy (JD Smith) and
Papal Bull (Jaqi Hills) over a mile.
Stablemate
Cabinet, an unlucky loser at Beverley last time, strode out in similar fashion with Greek Well and may bid for recompense in the £100,000 John Smith's Stakes at Newbury next weekend.
One-time Derby fancy
Spanish Moon 
, who suffered a fracture in the spring, moved closer to a comeback when matching strides with
Fourteenth.
The son of El Prado has had nearly 11 months of inactivity since beating a hatful of subsequent winners on his debut over 7f at Newmarket last October.
Luca Cumani used the adjacent Watered Gallop for his workers of whom Ebor winner
Purple Moon drew most attention when matching strides with
Bauer and
Futun in some easy work.
Nicky Mackay rode the white faced
Monte Alto in a sterner spin with the unpronounceable
Furmigadelagiusta over a mile.
Michael Bell used the same facility to give
Hoh Mike a blow ahead of a possible outing in the Group 3 Dubai International Airport World Trophy at Newbury next Saturday.
The three-year old, who moved well in a solo exercise, has the Prix De L'Abbaye as his big end of season target but will first head to Berkshire if the rains arrive.
Two-year old
Redford (Dave Murray) ran into subsequent Group 2 winner Spacious at Leicester last time but will look for easier pickings at Newmarket on Friday after moving ahead of Ink Spot over 6f.
James Eustace had used the Al Bahathri on Friday to enable
Lady Avenger (Hayley Turner) to limber up for the Group 3 Firth of Clyde Stakes at Ayr on Saturday.
The chestnut has been absent since finishing a gallant seventh, on ground too firm for her, to Elletelle in the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot in June but looked back in business when striding clear of two others.
One to note
Lady Avenger (James Eustace)
Has done well for her enforced summer break and should prove potent in Scotland next weekend granted some juice in the ground.