“I NEVER thought I’d have one good enough for Dettori,” were the words of Denis Hogan in the lead up to Sceptical’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes run at Royal Ascot last month. The band are back together pretty sharpish for today’s July Cup at Newmarket and as it has transpired, Hogan could provide the all important ‘one’ for Dettori.

If the £2,800 purchase completes his rags-to-riches story in the July Cup today, Hogan will win his first Group 1 and provide the Italian with his full set of British Group 1s. That record will mean the world to Dettori, who exacted so much delight from Alpine Star’s Coronation Stakes, which completed his Royal Ascot Group 1 collection. He could well be indebted to the Tipperary trainer because Sceptical has another big chance, having only just failed to hold off Hello Youmzain and the fast finishing Dream Of Dreams at Ascot.