On the strength of that form Moon Target was a red-hot favourite for the Group Two May Hill Stakes on Town Moor last week, but trailed home a disappointing seventh behind the Prestige third Aylin.

Eve Johnson Houghton’s stable star Zavateri will put his unbeaten record on the line in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes before setting his sights on next year’s 2000 Guineas.

Broodmare Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB) , Bay, 2008. Lifetime: 680 yearlings sold, median $142,081. Broodmare Sire: Dansili (GB), Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Sire: ...