Cicero’s Gift will be dropped in class for his next outing following a disappointing run in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The form of the 2000 Guineas will stand trial in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot, with Chaldean returning to the track for the first time since his Classic victory.

With only a week until day one of the Royal Ascot meeting, here are five things to be excited about on Tuesday…

Charlie Johnston is well aware Dubai Mile might find the Qipco 2000 Guineas a touch on the sharp side but after watching him come through a racecourse gallop on the Rowley Mile, he was enthused as to what the future may hold.