Black type target for Roger Charlton's Temptress

Roger Charlton is eyeing a return to Ascot next month for Temptress following her narrow reverse in the Royal Hunt Cup.

The four-year-old already has two victories at the Berkshire track to her credit and very nearly completed the hat-trick in one of the most fiercely competitive handicaps of the season, going down by just a neck to Gm Hopkins.

Charlton's next objective is to increase his filly's potential value as a broodmare and she is likely to test the water in Listed company on her next start.

"Fast ground is good, Ascot suited her, as does a fast-run race, all of the ingredients we had in the Hunt Cup," said Charlton.

"She got carried across the track, which may have been a help as that was clearly the right side to be on, but she must have lost a little bit of ground and she's come from last to very nearly winning the race.

"It was a terrific effort and a very brave effort as it was quite tight on the rails.

"She's not a huge filly, but obviously a very good one and a progressive one and there's a race back at Ascot in the middle of July - a fillies' Listed race over a mile, which we'll aim for.

"Black type is important now as I think the owners would be keen to breed from her."

Charlton ended up having just two runners at the Royal meeting, with his other representative, Time Test, a brilliant winner of the Tercentenary Stakes.

The trainer was also due to run Huntsmans Close, a leading contender for the Wokingham on Saturday, but he was withdrawn after getting loose before the start and galloping on the inside of the track.

"It was unfortunate and it could have been a lot worse. He got a bit fractious going down that long walkway onto the track and as we put William Buick on, he took off and the lad tripped over and the horse got loose," Charlton told Racing UK.

"He galloped at a fair pace across the course and breasted the rails and galloped round the inside. After he'd done a circuit he was coming back towards me and there was a Range Rover that was parked close to the rails. I would say there was 18 inches between the car and the rails and somehow he got between them.

"If there'd been anybody out there, there could have been a serious injury, so we were lucky. The horse is okay and nobody got hurt."