There will be further clues for next month’s Epsom Classics, with this week’s Group 2 Dante so often a stepping-stone for Classic glory in the first week in June while old faces such as last year’s Champion European Sprinter Highfield Princess return to the track.

Shouldvebeenaring goes in search of a fifth career success in the talkSPORT All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Conditions Stakes, as enterprising owners Middleham Park Racing attempt to land a telling blow on All-Weather Championships Finals Day.

Stradivarius looks to continue his love affair with York when he lines up in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup on Friday.

Oliver Cole feels Royal Scotsman is better than ever as he bids to follow up Glorious Goodwood success with victory in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes at York on Friday.

Although many have tried, a two-year-old has not conquered the break-neck five furlongs of the Nunthorpe Stakes since 2007, when John Best’s Kingsgate Native lit up the Knavesmire to shed his maiden tag in style.