John Gosden is in no rush with high-profile new recruit Palladium, who is likely to have Royal Ascot on his agenda later this summer.

The German Derby winner was subject of a €1.4million transfer to the ownership of Lady Bamford in the autumn and subsequently joined Nicky Henderson, where he made one outing over hurdles before a tilt at the Triumph Hurdle was scuppered by a late setback.