Roger Charlton looks to have found a perfect opportunity for Cityscape to build on his encouraging reappearance.
A contender for last year's 2000 Guineas, the chestnut finished second-last behind Sea The Stars and was kept off the track until just over a week ago at Newbury, when he flashed home for fourth in the Spring Cup.
Charlton has elected to make a quick move away from handicaps, with Cityscape lining up against just four rivals in the Listed Britain's Got Talent Paradise Stakes at Ascot.
"I was pleased with his run at Newbury and I think he would have gone pretty close if he had had luck in running. He seems to have come out of the race well and I'm looking forward to seeing him run again," said the trainer.
All of Cityscape's opponents have struggled with setbacks, like William Knight's King Of Dixie, who was out for almost a year.
"He seems in good order and I'm just hoping the ground isn't too fast for him," said Knight. "We had him in at Lingfield on Friday, but I just thought there wouldn't be many runners at Ascot and it's a good prize. He was third in the Victoria Cup at Ascot, so hopefully he'll run well.
"He's had a few problems and isn't the soundest of horses, so you've just got to chose your races carefully with him. He's a big, scopey horse and we've gelded him now to try and stop him carrying so much condition."
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