WILLIE Mullins fielded the 1-2 in the Emirates Cesarewitch last year, and Buildmeupbuttercup has a favourite’s chance of landing the 2019 renewal this affernoon.

The Sixties Icon mare finished second to The Grand Visir in the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot on her last visit to Britain and, since then, she has won a qualified riders’ maiden at the Galway Festival, and finished second to Kastasa in a premier handicap at Leopardstown on Irish Champions’ Weekend.