Statistics are against Kempton’s oddschecker.com Easter Stakes as a Classic trial but no criticism could be attached to the performance of this year’s winner Il Warrd.

Charity was the order of the afternoon on Variety Club day at Sandown and Raven’s Pass was all heart as he demolished the field in the Iveco Solario Stakes to propel himself to the head of the ante-post 2000 Guineas markets.

The unbeaten Raven’s Pass heads a field of 10 declared for the Iveco Solario Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.