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On Thursday, Charlie Appleby is accountable for four out of the six confirmations for the Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket.
Appleby seems determined to achieve consecutive wins in the Group Two contest, which is the main event on the first day of the July Festival, after the triumph of Yibir last year.
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Adayar, who won both the Derby and King George in 2021, has the opportunity to compete in a mile-and-a-half race again, following his third-place finish in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. Additionally, Rebel's Romance, the Breeders’ Cup Turf winner, may make his first appearance since a disappointing performance in the Dubai Sheema Classic in March.
The Moulton Paddocks quartet is completed by Kemari, who recently won the Fred Archer Stakes, and Global Storm, who won a Group Two race in Meydan and finished second to stablemate Hurricane Lane in the Jockey Club Stakes.
The remaining contenders are Israr, trained by John and Thady Gosden, and Grand Alliance, trained by Charlie Fellowes.
Malc, who finished second at Royal Ascot, is among the 14 juveniles entered for the Bahrain Turf Club July Stakes, another Group Two race on the card.
After being the runner-up in the Norfolk Stakes last month, Richard Fahey's young horse, Malc, is expected to move up from five to six furlongs next week.
Aidan O'Brien has three potential contenders for the race, including His Majesty, Edwardian, and Mountain Bear.
The Juddmonte-owned colt, who disappointed as the favorite in the Derby and performed poorly at the Royal meeting, will be hoping for better conditions on the July course.
Andrew Balding's Saint George, who finished second in the Queen's Vase, is a strong contender, as is Circle Of Fire from Sir Michael Stoute's stable, who finished fourth in the same race.
The Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes is shaping up to be an exciting race, with the potential headline act being Nostrum, who has been absent for a long time.
Nostrum, a Kingman colt, has not raced competitively since finishing third in the Dewhurst last season due to a setback in the spring.
While the Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt is the ideal choice for a comeback in this Listed contest, he may face tough competition from James Ferguson's Zoology, who was the runner-up in the Jersey Stakes, and Charlie Appleby's Imperial Emperor, who has an unbeaten record at the course and distance.