We already have Lava Man as the one to be on in the 10furlong race and with the meeting just days away now, it could pay to look towards the supporting events and stay away from a race that traditionally produces a home-trained winner.

Although the European raiding team includes Aidan O'Brien's superstar George Washington as a contender in the feature, success for Ballydoyle is more likely in the Mile. O'Brien has two in the field as well as a reserve but it is recent Keeneland winner Aussie Rules who makes most appeal at 14-1.

The three-year-old looked set to be a star when lifting the French 2000 Guineas but some indifferent mid-season performances saw him go to post relatively unconsidered in the Shadwell Turf Mile.

First-time blinkers and a well-judged ride from Garrett Gomez saw him power through for an easy success in that Grade One, form which looks sound enough given that some of the back numbers have been running well against the likes of Aragorn and Becrux. Gomez is due to ride again and that extra bit of local knowledge could see Aussie Rules take centre stage. Fleet Indian is a short-priced favourite for the Distaff after winning her last five starts but Balletto makes more appeal in the nine-furlong event despite finishing in arrears on her last two starts.

Tom Albertrani's filly was second in the 2004 Juvenile Fillies' event but was then off the track until the beginning of this year. Although she has not won in four starts this term, she has improved with each run as she proved when cutting the four-and-a-halflength verdict Fleet Indian had over her at Saratoga to just a head at Belmont last time.

Balletto was only just touched off there and given that she is a best-priced 7-1 with Coral, compared to 9-4 about Fleet Indian, she is a decent proposition.

It is hard to oppose favourite Henny Hughes in the Sprint after a powerpacked victory in the Grade One Vosburgh Stakes last time, his second win on the bounce at the highest level.

A 2-1 chance with Coral and Paddy Power, he strikes as a likely banker at the meeting.

Scat Daddy showed a real turn of foot to land the Champagne Stakes at Belmont on his latest start and he looks a value bet at 5-1 with Labrokes.

Todd Pletcher's colt appeared to relish the step up to a mile, making up for a disappointing defeat by Circular Quay on his previous start with a comfortable three-quarter length success over Nobiz Like Shobiz.

Obviously he will have to reverse that four-and-quarter-length defeat by likely favourite Circular Quay, but the extended mile trip is sure to suit him while his main rival did not fare all that well when only coming second over the distance on his prep run.