Aidan O’Brien is responsible for 10 of 18 confirmations for Its Pommery Champagne Stakes.
Armory seems likely to operate at the Curragh on Sunday, but retains the choice of a visit a day before – as does stablemate Arizona, among others from Ballydoyle.
Richard Hannon has a strong hand to the house team, having abandoned at Mums Tipple and Threat, as well as Man Of The Night.
The prior was a stunning winner of a revenue race in York’s Ebor meeting, before winning the Gimcrack Stakes about the Knavesmire while Threat proved to be a close second.
Even the Royal Crusade is an intriguing contender for Charlie Appleby, as can be Molatham for Roger Varian and Juan Elcano for the Kevin Ryan secure.
The latter was a neck next to Mums Tipple in Ascot before winning the Convivial Maiden at York.
O’Brien is also represented through liberally Mo More, that was last seen finishing fifth in the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park in Chicago.
While Hannon could take the wraps off King Of Change, who wasn’t run since his second in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket to Grecia Irish representation comes in the form of this Dermot Weld-trained Imaging.
Varian, meanwhile, has recently supplemented Turjomaan after his runner-up finish to Duke at Goodwood.
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