Meanwhile, away with the established top-liners, kudos to Japan's Lord Kanaloa. It is a rare beast able to win Group One races at 1,200m and also at a 1,600m level as high as the Yasuda Kinen and ...

Silent Witness won the Sprint in 2003-04, and Lord Kanaloa will be gunning to become the fourth two-time winner of the race, joining Sacred Kingdom (2007 and 2009) and Falvelon (2000-01).