Ascot on cards for Bashir Bashir Biyoum Zain could be Royal Ascot bound after landing a hat-trick at Dundalk tonight. All five runners in the concluding seven-furlong contest were in with a shout inside the final furlong. But it was Paul Deegan's charge who proved strongest close home to gain a neck success over Flameoftheforest. Only short-heads seperated the other runners in a bunch finish. "He's got a lot of ability but he does absolutely nothing in front," said Deegan afterwards. "The last time after he won I said I'd step him up in class and it's the same thing now. "He could go for the Jersey Stakes or the Britannia Handicap (at Royal Ascot). "He has a fair bit of class and I think the quicker they go the better as he can pick up off a strong gallop. "He's a proper fast ground. He loves it and doesn't bend his knee."
