Caspian Prince (Tony Coyle) became the third dual winner of the valuable handicap, when following up his success in 2014 with a short-head verdict over Kimberella (Richard Fahey) last year.
Desert Law (Paul Midgely) took the spoils in 2015, while Duke Of Firenze (David Griffiths) scored in 2013, when trained by Sir Michael Stoute, and finished third behind Caspian Prince and Kimberella in the last season's race.
Duke Of Firenze enjoyed a superb first season under the care of Griffiths last year, ending the 2016 campaign with a career-high rating of 105 following several fine efforts.
The eight-year-old beat subsequent Ayr Gold Cup winner and Group One British Champions Sprint third Brando in a five-furlong handicap at York in May and went down by a head to Boom The Groom (Tony Carroll) in another valuable York handicap over the same trip in August.
Duke Of Firenze was beaten by less than three lengths when sixth in the Group One Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp at Chantilly in October and filled the same position on his seasonal return in a Newbury handicap on April 21, both also over five furlongs.
Griffiths, who trains near Bawtry in South Yorkshire, commented: "Duke Of Firenze will probably run at Chester next week and then go on to York for the same race he won last year. We will no doubt be giving him another crack at the Investec Corporate Banking "Dash" at Epsom Downs afterwards.
"He ran his normal first-time out race at Newbury last week - he usually finishes last or second last on his first run of the season because he needs it mentally and physically.
"I was chuffed to bits with him last season. I actually thought that he dead-heated with Boom The Groom at York and then he ran really well in the Prix de l'Abbaye.
"He feels a lot stronger this year and hopefully we can improve him and take in some Group races again later on in the season.
"Duke Of Firenze is rated 103 now but was competitive off a similar mark last year and I think that he is definitely handicapped to win."
Other leading Investec Corporate Banking "Dash" Handicap entries include Lancelot Du Lac (Dean Ivory), a Listed winner on the All-Weather during the winter, plus Group Three victors Move In Time (David O'Meara) and Sir Maximilian (Ian Williams).
Majestic Hero (Ron Harris, 12/1 co-fav) has already won over the course and distance this year, having taken the Investec Asset Finance Handicap at the Investec Spring Meeting on April 26 and is on target for the Investec Corporate Banking "Dash" Handicap.
He went down by a short-head to El Astronaute (John Quinn, 12/1 co-fav) over five furlongs at Newmarket on April 18, a race in which Vibrant Chords (Henry Candy, 12/1 co-fav) was an unlucky sixth after encountering trouble in running.
Godolphin has two entries, with Steady Pace (14/1) and Silver Line (16/1), both trained by Saeed bin Suroor.
Weights for the Investec Corporate Banking "Dash" Handicap will be revealed on Wednesday, May 10.
