EPSOM Derby favourite Jack Hobbs is among 15 confirmations for the Betfred Dante Stakes at York on Thursday and could come up against former market leader John F Kennedy from the Ballydoyle yard.

The John Gosden-trained Jack Hobbs (by Halling) won his maiden at Wolverhampton last season and emerged onto the classic scene with a 12-length romp in a handicap at Sandown.