Pre-post favourite Delegator will face 16 rivals in pursuit of victory in the July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday.
Saeed bin Suroor’s Duke Of York Stakes winner was a late withdrawal from the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot due to the rain-softened ground, but the former top miler is all set to bid for a first Group One success this weekend.
A number of those who did contest the Golden Jubilee are turning out again, including Danny O’Brien’s Australian speedball Star Witness.
The chestnut was second in the King’s Stand before placing third in the Jubilee just four days later.
Elzaam was fourth in the latter race and will represent Roger Varian, while the fifth home, Bated Breath, will be saddled by Roger Charlton.
David Simcock’s classy three-year-old Dream Ahead reverts to sprinting having looked a non-stayer on his seasonal reappearance behind Frankel in the St James’s Palace Stakes.
Other interesting contenders include Monsieur Chevalier, Dalghar, Genki and German raider War Artist.
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