The opening contest on day one sees twelve of the finest older milers do battle, with Lockinge winner Modern Games taking on John and Thady Gosden’s reappearing Inspiral in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes.

Japan is well represented in this race with four of the eleven starters. Christophe Lemaire, who rode four Group winners at this meeting last year, is again aboard Songline, the defending champion.

Charlie Appleby insists Coroebus will appreciate better ground when he takes on nine rivals in the Group One Prix de Moulin de Longchamp on Sunday.

Connections of Sacred hope the decision to bypass the Prix Maurice de Gheest in favour of the World Pool Lennox Stakes will pay off at Goodwood on Tuesday.

Ryan Moore enjoyed a Deauville treble topped by Tenebrism’s return to winning ways in the Prix Jean Prat.