What they say

Michael Bell, trainer of Great Max

He was impressive at Newbury and we’ve always liked him. This was always the suitable option for him if he was classy enough. The ground is an unknown quantity but most of them are in the same boat – let’s hope he’s got the biggest paddle. His sire [Wootton Bassett] and dam’s sire [Youmzain] have form on soft ground, and one thing Jack [Mitchell, jockey] said at Newbury was the ground was possibly a bit lively for him.

Charlie Appleby, trainer of New Science

He won well at Yarmouth and has improved mentally for the experience. Ground conditions will obviously be very different here but his pedigree suggests he might be fine on it.

Aidan O’Brien, trainer of Point Lonsdale

The ground is going to be far from ideal for any horse and I’ve no idea how Point Lonsdale will handle it to be perfectly honest. The reason we went to the Curragh with him was because we had the Chesham in our minds and we were very happy with him there. We haven’t done a whole lot with him since but, anything he has done, we’ve been very pleased with.

John Gosden, joint-trainer of Reach For The Moon

He’s a talented colt who has moved forward in his work since his debut second at Yarmouth. That was on quick ground but whether he’s as effective on this ground is a total unknown.