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See The Fire has been supplemented for Wednesday's Gr.1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot, with trainer Andrew Balding paying US$88,000 to add his filly to the US$1.26 million contest.
The exciting 4YO struggled on her seasonal reappearance at Sandown, finishing fifth, but returned to winning ways with a commanding 12-length victory in the Middleton Stakes at York last month.
See The Fire faces formidable opposition, including Los Angeles from Aidan O'Brien's stable, who edged out Anmaat by half a length in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh. Owen Burrows trains Anmaat, who appeared for the first time since his Champion Stakes triumph at Ascot in October.
Last year's winner White Birch finished fourth in that Curragh encounter and remains in contention for Wednesday's renewal.
O'Brien has also retained Continuous among his entries, while French representation comes through Francis-Henri Graffard's Map Of Stars and Facteur Cheval from Jerome Reynier's yard.
Map Of Stars has won five from seven career starts and was narrowly beaten by Sosie in the Prix Ganay on his latest appearance.
The domestic challenge includes Ombudsman from John and Thady Gosden, Certain Lad trained by Jack Channon, and Karl Burke's Royal Champion, all standing their ground for Wednesday's prestigious Group One contest.