Overview
- Nine horses remain engaged for Saturday's Coral-Eclipse at Sandown with Constitution River installed as the ante-post favourite at about 5-4.
- Aidan O'Brien left both Constitution River and Hawk Mountain in the entries and conducted a Wednesday piece of work to inform a final call ahead of Thursday's declarations.
- Hawk Mountain was supplemented then scratched from the German Derby which drew fresh support for him in the market and prompted bookmakers to shorten his Eclipse odds.
- Wathnan Racing paid a supplementary fee to add King's Gambit as a pacemaker for Gethin to ensure an even tempo and influence race tactics at Sandown.
- O'Brien is bidding to win a fourth consecutive Coral-Eclipse and a tenth in total, a run of success that makes his stable the central focus of form, markets and tactical planning for the race.