Passage Of Time has been cut to 7-2 joint-favourite by Coral for the Breeders’ Cup Filly And Mare Turf as Henry Cecil left for America in upbeat mood to oversee the final preparations of his big hope.

Henry Cecil put the finishing touches to the Vodafone Oaks preparations of both favourite Passage Of Time and stable companion Light Shift on Tuesday morning.

Motivator took his first steps towards Vodafone Derby glory with a gentle breeze around Epsom’s gradients under Johnny Murtagh yesterday.