Formlines from the English, Irish and French 2,000 Guineas will collide in a pulsating running of the Group One St James’s Palace Stakes (1,600m) to headline day one of Royal Ascot on Tuesday.
Field Of Gold and Ruling Court – who locked horns in the Group One 2,000 Guineas (1,600m) at Newmarket in May – will renew their rivalry once again, with the former looking to exact revenge for a half-length defeat.
Ruling Court, trained by Charlie Appleby, got first run that day over Field Of Gold, who charged home and was a shade unlucky not to get up for John and Thady Gosden.
Jockey Kieran Shoemark was subsequently replaced by Irish champion jockey Colin Keane on Field Of Gold for the Group One Irish 2,000 Guineas (1,600m) at the Curragh and the pair hosed up by three and a quarter lengths for Classic redemption.
Ruling Court arrives fresher than his rival after swerving the Group One Epsom Derby (2,400m) due to the ground and Appleby is expecting a big run from his stable star.
