Coolmore declare War on Eclipse

Declaration Of War has jumped to a prominent position in the betting for Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown after owners Coolmore suggested the colt was a “possible” runner.

The sponsors introduced the Queen Anne Stakes winner as the 7-2 second favourite behind the 15-8 chance Al Kazeem.

Only Mars appears a guaranteed starter for the Aidan O’Brien ahead of today’s confirmations, with the sole three-year-old in the field running a career-best to take third behind Dawn Approach in the St James’s Palace Stakes.