SPRINTER SACRE: 2013 Champion who has raced just once since December that year, and jury out on the merit of his second to Dodging Bullets in the Clarence House Chase. Prior to that he’s been reportedly listless at home, but the signs are that he’s thrived both before and after that outing (even allowing for the usual hyperbole). A risky proposition given his problems, but the possibility of a full-scale revival isn’t ruled out, by any means.

SIRE DE GRUGY Benefited from absence of Sprinter Sacre to triumph last year, but a hip injury kept him sidelined in the first half of the season.