Nayef in good nick for Eclipse
The five-year-old is bidding to win the second leg of the inaugural £1 million Summer Triple Crown following his success in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The biggest field for 28 years and the second-largest in the race's history - will go to post for the 10-furlong feature after 15 horses were declared for the race.
"It's a quite a big field. Our horse is very well and I'm not too worried," said trainer Marcus Tregoning. "He's big horse and he'll handle the big field okay and he's in very good form."
Nayef, the mount of Richard Hills, will start from stall five, with stablemate Izdiham in stall two.
Tregoning is confident that Nayef will get the strong pace he needs. "Nayef is really quite straightforward. All we need is to ensure that they go a decent gallop. There are other horses that will ensure that anyway, but we want to guarantee it," he added.
The main opposition to Nayef, a 9-4 shot with the sponsors, is likely to come in the shape of Islington.
Michael Stoute's filly has three and a half lengths to find on their running in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, but she has reportedly come on plenty for what was her seasonal reappearance. Stoute also runs Comfy.
Godolphin will also be double-handed with the enigmatic Grandera and his pacemaker Narrative.
Aidan O'Brien sent out the brilliant Hawk Wing to win this Group One contest last year and relies this term on Balestrini and Hold That Tiger.
Coral report support for the Irish pair. The sponsors cut Balestrini, the mount of George Duffield, to 12-1 from 14-1 and Hold That Tiger, to be partnered by Michael Kinane, to 10-1 from 11-1 after some sustained each-way support.
Norse Dancer and Dutch Gold, fourth and sixth respectively in the Vodafone Derby, take their chance, as does Mark Johnston's unexposed Delsarte and South African challenger Victory Moon.
Luca Cumani's Falbrav, Brian Meehan's Kaieteur and John Dunlop's Olden Times complete the field.
Cashmans Eclipse Stakes betting: 5/2 Nayef, 4/1 Islington, 6/1 Norse Dancer, 7/1 Grandera, 9/1 Falbrav, 10/1 Hold That Tiger
Fergal Lynch has lost his appeal against a seven-day ban for dropping his hands.
The jockey was punished by the Doncaster stewards for his ride on the Michael Stoute-trained Navado, when he was caught for third place by Night Sight in the 'Home Of Sunday Racing' Stakes at the Town Moor course on Sunday.
The suspension, from July 8-14 inclusive, rules Lynch out of Newmarket's July Meeting and the two-day York John Smith's Cup fixture.
