Last year’s winner Ombudsman, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Daryz and multiple Group 1 scorer Minnie Hauk are all among nine confirmations for Wednesday’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Not only are the big three all set to line up in the day two feature, but Andrew Balding’s Kalpana, who reserves her best for Ascot, and Ed Walker’s Almaqam, who made a top-level breakthrough in Ireland recently, are also in contention following the confirmation stage.