Sir Michael Stoute has another strong team in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes as he bids for further success in the Ascot Group One, having saddled the first three home last year.
Hardwicke Stakes winner Harbinger will be ridden by Olivier Peslier for the first time, as Stoute's stable jockey Ryan Moore has elected to partner Epsom Derby hero Workforce.
"I wasn't there when Olivier rode work on Harbinger at the weekend, but my colleague Alison Begley was and she couldn't contain her enthusiasm afterwards," said Harry Herbert, spokesman for the owners, Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.
"There's clearly all sorts of factions in the (Stoute) yard as to whether 'Bing' as they call him will beat Workforce and we'll find out on Saturday.
"But it's not a two-horse race, there's some lovely horses in there and we'll find out on the day."
Stoute also runs Confront, who is expected to act as a pacemaker.
With Stoute dominating the market, Sky Bet are offering a special bet of 7-1 that neither Workforce or Harbinger are in the first two places, highlighting a low return of winners for the yard this month.
"Stoute is hardly going into the meeting with the stable firing on all cylinders and it is up to the big guns on Saturday to show their current form is just a glitch," said Sky Bet's Matt Doyle.
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