Richard Hannon, who won the first running of the Watership Down Stud Sales Stakes with Madame Boulangere three years ago, is responsible for eight of the 43 confirmations for the race at Newbury on Saturday.

Today’s supplementary entry stage for the French 2000 Guineas passed with no additional runners so American Post faces a maximum of seven rivals in Sunday’s Classic.

A weekend of trials closed with an emphatic victory for Vodafone Derby favourite Yeats in Ireland yesterday, while the horse to make the biggest impact on the Classic picture in Britain was undoubtedly Salford City.

David Elsworth was left dreaming of the Vodafone Derby after seeing Salford City enhance his Classic claims with an impressive success at Newbury.