Ivan Grozny now only 6-1 to give Mullins a second Ebor victory

Ivan Grozny is 6-1 favourite with sponsors Betfred for Saturday’s Ebor Handicap after yesterday’s forfeits revealed several significant absentees and confirmed that another of the market leaders is unlikely to make the cut.

Qewy, a general 12-1 chance, Dannyboy and Sword Fighter were among those prominent in the betting who failed to appear among the 63 who are still in Saturday's race.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Housesofparliament, who won the Group 3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket last month and is third favourite with Betfred, is only 39th in the pecking order for a race with a maximum field of 20.