Under the guidance of Frenchman Jean-Claude Rouget he beat a host of stars in last year’s Champion Stakes which included Mount Nelson, Multidimensional and Maraahel.

Henry Cecil is likely to run Multidimensional and Phoenix Tower who are both quoted at 4-1 with Coral.

Ladbrokes make Phoenix Tower their 7-2 favourite on the strength of his promising run at Royal Ascot where he chased home Duke Of Marmalade in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes.

Sir Michael Stoute, who caused a surprise in last year’s contest when Notnowcato had the Derby winner Authorized in his slip stream, has entered Maraahel and Rob Roy.

Clive Brittain, the eternal optimist, makes up the numbers with Hattan, a 40-1 chance. Luca Cumani, who had a wretched time in Sunday’s Irish Derby when Curtain Call was brought to his knees after Alessandro Volta drifted across the course, is planning to run the colt in the Ladbrokes St Leger.

The sponsor’s put him at 8-1 behind market leader Patkai, a 4-1 chance.

Jamie Spencer, who lost the ride on Curtain Call after Cumani’s daughter, Francesca, criticized the champion jockey when he partnered the colt in the Epsom Derby, successfully renewed his links with Cumani at Pontefract yesterday.

Both Spencer and Cumani denied there had been a rift but the pair were on good terms with themselves after teaming up with Lee Miller in the  Fillies’ Maiden Stakes.