The colt could face familiar competition for the £170,000 prize money, with Mark Johnston entering Dee Ex Bee, a horse trained locally in Middleham, who was second in the Investec Derby and seventh at the Curragh.
This pair are prominent in the antepost betting market for the final Classic of the season, the St Leger at Doncaster (follow link for Sky Bet market), with nine of the top 10 fancies for the final Classic entered for York.
The Sky Bet Great Voltigeur looks set to continue its role in identifying the highest calibre of three-year-old horses with stamina, some 13 colts have already achieved the York/Doncaster double.
A winner at Group level at last year’s Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, Wells Farhh Go, could be another to represent local yards, being trained near Malton by Tim Easterby.
A brace of Royal Ascot victors, Old Persian (King Edward VII Stakes) and Kew Gardens (Queen’s Vase) also form part of the 59-strong field at this stage.
Further entry stages and the potential for supplementary additions will add further excitement ahead of the race on Wednesday August 22, the opening day of York’s feature meeting.
Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes entries
Latrobe, Kew Gardens, Old Persian, Amedeo Modigliani, Aspetar, Astronome, Beringer, Berkshire Blue, Bombyx, Caliburn, Cassini, Corelli, Cross Counter, Crossed Baton, Cypress Creek, Dee Ex Bee, Delano Roosevelt, Desert Fire, Downdraft, Extra Elusive, Family Tree, First Eleven, Flag of Honour, Frankincense, Gardens of Babylon, Ghaiyyath, Ghostwatch, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Global Giant, House Edge, Hunting Horn, James Cook, Loxley, Lucius Tiberius, Masaarr, M C Muldoon, Midnight Meeting, Mildenberger, Ming, Moqarrab, Nelson, Nordic Lights, Platinum Warrior, Raa Atoll, Raymond Tusk, Rostropovich, Saracen Knight, Sevenna Star, Sextant, Sir Erec, Sleeping Lion, Southern France, Stream of Stars, The Pentagon, Victory Salute, Wells Farhh Go, Winner Takes Itall, Young Rascal, Zabriskie.
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