It should be a case of hats off to Millenary who is a confident selection to get back on the winning trail in the Stan James Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury today.
John Dunlop's four-year-old has taken on the best middle-distance performers in Europe since his triumph in last season's Rothmans Royals St Leger.
He outbattled Michael Stoute's Air Marshall on Town Moor, proving just too strong in the closing stages of the mile and three-quarters contest.
The son of Rainbow Quest dropped back to 12 furlongs for his seasonal reappearance and was most impressive in slamming Sandmason in the Sagitta Jockey Club Stakes.
Henry Cecil's colt gave that form a nice boost when winning the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Millenary then found the twists and turns of Epsom not to his liking in the Vodafone Coronation Cup, beaten four lengths into third by Mutafaweq.
But he put up a decent performance on his last start where he finished sixth in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot.
Arkadian Hero has failed in his attempts to land success at the very highest level but he is could be too good for his rivals in the Group Three Stan James Hungerford Stakes.
