Go Go Go Horserace: Japanese runner Deep Brillante has been clipped into 16-1 for Saturday's King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.
The three-year-old won the japanese Derby in Tokyo on his latest begin in could and had been 20-1 with Coral for the 12-furlong feature.
Japanese runners have done well within the race within the past with Heart's Cry finishing a close-up third behind Hurricane Run back in 2006.
"Deep Brillante are going to be flying the flag not just for Japan, except for the Classic generation still, and though Yoshito Yahagi's charge has attracted some support nowadays, he can face a powerful cluster of older horses on Saturday," said Coral's David Stevens.
The firm have last year's winner Nathaniel in concert of 3 11-4 co-favourites once he won the Eclipse on his reappearance for John Gosden.
The Sir Michael Stoute-trained ocean Moon and Aidan O'Brien's St Nicholas Abbey share the position at the pinnacle of the market, though the latter was a minor drifter on Betfair on Wednesday afternoon, touching 10-1 to tiny cash before trading at 4-1 at around 2pm.
"We cannot spilt the 3 market principals and at this stage are happy to let punters decide that one ought to be favorite," added Stevens.
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