Sweet sixteen for King George

Policy Maker, trained in France by Elie Lellouche, has been added to the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at today’s confirmation stage.

The five-year-old was the only supplementary entry and is among 16 horses who may go for glory in the Group One midsummer showpiece at Newbury on Saturday.

Policy Maker was runner-up to Alkaased in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud on his latest start, a race in which Arc de Triomphe winner Bago, the other French-trained acceptor in the King George, was third.

All the other leading fancies have stood their ground, including Vodafone Oaks winner Eswarah and ante-post favourite Azamour.

Doyen, a brilliant winner 12 months ago, has been left in by Godolphin.

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes: Ace, Azamour, Bago, Doyen, Fight Your Corner, Gamut, Grey Swallow, Mubtaker, Norse Dancer, Phoenix Reach, Razkalla, Warrsan, Yeats, The Geezer, Eswarah, Policy Maker (16).