Baaeed firmly on course for Queen Anne Stakes

William Haggas’ superstar Baaeed was among 10 left for the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday following the confirmation stage.

The unbeaten colt was imperious in the Lockinge and appears to have frightened off plenty of opposition.

Haggas could also run Aldaary, who was hugely impressive in Listed company on his return last month.

Real World, second in the Lockinge, may take on Baaeed once more for Saeed bin Suroor after he returned to form back on turf, while the third, Chindit, has been left in by Richard Hannon.

Sir Michael Stoute’s five-year-old mare Lights On and Aidan O’Brien’s Mother Earth, last year’s 1000 Guineas winner, represent the fairer sex.

In the St James’s Palace Stakes Charlie Appleby’s 2000 Guineas winner Coroebus sets the standard.

He beat subsequent Irish Guineas winner and stablemate Native Trail at Newmarket.

Haggas is set to run German Guineas winner Maljoom and My Prospero, who impressed when beating Reach For The Moon at Sandown.

Ralph Beckett’s Angel Bleu, Andrew Balding’s Berkshire Shadow and Sheila Lavery’s New Energy also feature in the 14 possibles.

A total of 22 juveniles have been entered in the Coventry Stakes with O’Brien seemingly holding a strong hand through the likes of Age Of Kings, Blackbeard and Little Big Bear.

Appleby has Noble Style, Hannon has the Brocklesby winner Persian Force, with Late September an interesting entry for American trainer George R. Arnold II. Colin Keane has been provisionally booked to ride.

There are 27 in the Wolferton, including previous winner Addeybb for Haggas.

Willie Mullins has entered Bring On The Night and Micro Manage in the Ascot Stakes in which Gordon Elliott could run smart juvenile hurdler Pied Piper.

There are a massive 64 entries in the Copper Horse Stakes where Hughie Morrison’s Grade One-winning hurdler Not So Sleepy could revert to the Flat.

Short-priced favourite Baaeed now looks to have even stronger claims in the opening race of Royal Ascot after Master Of The Seas was ruled out of next week's Queen Anne Stakes.

The Charlie Appleby-trained four-year-old was last seen winning the Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket from Megallan, who won the Diomed Stakes at Epsom from Appleby’s Modern News last week.

Master Of The Seas had been third-favourite for the Queen Anne at around the 12-1 mark in a market dominated by William Haggas’ unbeaten Baaeed.

Yet just 24 hours after revealing last year’s Derby and King George winner Adayar needs further time to recover from a setback, Appleby had disappointing news on of his big guns and last season's short-head 2000 Guineas runner-up.

Appleby said via Godolphin’s Twitter account: “Master Of The Seas will now bypass the G1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal @Ascot after disappointing in his last piece of work.”