Overview

• Ombudsman returns after an unbeaten four-start campaign and carries entries for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Eclipse and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, signalling lofty summer targets.
• Almaqam, last year’s Heron Stakes winner, is the clear second favourite following a promising seasonal reappearance and may excel if the ground stays testing.
• Enfjaar boasts a flawless record on season-openers and provides each-way appeal as he steps up into Group 3 company.
• Godolphin’s Ancient Wisdom and Military Order join Ombudsman, with the former relishing softer going and the latter in fine form after a Kempton victory.
• Brigadier Gerard Stakes has a strong legacy as a springboard to Group 1 victories, with recent winners such as Hukum, Lord North and Poet’s Word.