Pat Smullen on standby for Time Test in Eclipse

Derby-winning jockey Pat Smullen could come in for the ride on leading Coral-Eclipse contender Time Test should his regular partner Ryan Moore be required by Aidan O’Brien.

In the likely event of Moore teaming up with the Ballydoyle maestro, who is responsible for 13 of the 39 entries left in the Group One contest at Sandown on July 2, connections will turn to the eight-times Irish champion jockey to partner the Roger Charlton-trained four-year-old.

On his sole start this season the son of Dubawi ran out an impressive winner of Sandown’s Group Three Brigadier Gerard Stakes.