The 1-2-3 from the Platinum Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot and the first, second and fourth home in the Commonwealth Cup the previous afternoon are among 14 runners for the Group One July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday, while King Hermes, a lightly-raced three-year-old, is another intriguing runner as he attempts to give Japan a first win in the midsummer sprinting championship for 22 years.
Perfect Power had a comfortable length-and-a-quarter to spare over Flaming Rib in the Commonwealth Cup and should confirm his superiority in the three-year-old division, but the older horses could prove to be more of a problem as Christophe Soumillon, his jockey, aims for a second British Group One win in eight days.
