Inisherin and Lazzat crossing swords with Satono Reve on Saturday
French raider Lazzat won his first six starts for Jerome Reynier before suffering a narrow defeat at the hands of the William Haggas-trained Lake Forest in Australia. He disappointed in the Hong Kong Mile and over the longer trip on his Saint-Cloud return, but having bolted up back over six furlongs at Chantilly he has since been snapped up by the powerful Wathnan Racing operation.
Christopher Head's Topgear is another improving sprinter from across the Channel, while further international spice is added by the presence of Japanese raider Satono Reve, who caught the eye of work-watchers in a recent gallop in Newmarket.
Aidan O'Brien's Australian recruit Storm Boy runs, with the only two not declared from the confirmation stage being George Boughey's Believing, who ran in the King Charles III Stakes on Tuesday, and James Fanshawe's Champions Day winner Kind Of Blue.
Nine juveniles are set to go to post for the opening Chesham Stakes, with Charlie Appleby's impressive Newmarket winner Treanmor the likely favourite ahead of O'Brien's Leopardstown scorer Moments Of Joy.
Al Aasy heads a 12-runner field for the Group Two Hardwicke Stakes, with Rebel's Romance and Al Riffa two of his rivals, but ante-post favourite Kalpana is a notable absentee.
Remmooz will put his unbeaten record on the line for Owen Burrows in the Group Three Jersey Stakes, which has attracted 15 participants in total, while the two handicaps on the card – the Wokingham and the Golden Gates – have maximum fields of 28 and 16 runners respectively.
The two-mile-five-furlong Queen Alexandra Stakes traditionally brings the Royal meeting to a close and plenty will be putting their faith in Sober, who represents the formidable combination of Willie Mullins and Ryan Moore. The six-year-old, who was a multiple winner in France for Andre Fabre before scoring over hurdles on his first start for Mullins, heads a field of 11 in the finale.
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