Ante-post favourite Churchill is one of six horses still in Qipco 2000 Guineas contention for Aidan O'Brien.

The Ballydoyle handler has also left Caravaggio, Intelligence Cross, Lancaster Bomber, Peace Envoy and Spirit Of Valor in the Classic on Saturday week.

Swiss Storm is a notable absentee after just 19 colts stood their ground, and Hugo Palmer's Escobar is another who will not be heading to Newmarket.

Martyn Meade's Craven hero Eminent and the Richard Hannon-trained Greenham scorer Barney Roy are two major hopes for the home team.

Al Wukair, trained by Andre Fabre, Lucky Mistake and Spotify are three possible French raiders.