Oisin Murphy: I'd want to be on Japan in the Prince of Wales's

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy gives his verdict on the Prince of Wales's Stakes

I don't have a ride in the Prince of Wales's Stakes but if I had the pick I'd want to be on Japan. I rode against him a few times last year and didn't see which way he went.

His run to finish fourth behind Waldgeist and Enable in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was an outstanding effort for a three-year-old and he looks a very exciting colt for Ballydoyle.

We know he handles the track, having won the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot a year ago, and this looks a great starting point for the year for him.

His best win to date came over this sort of trip when he defeated Crystal Ocean in the Juddmonte International, which rode like a high-class race as it always is.

He'll need to be on top of his game with some race-fit rivals in there, including Barney Roy, another who likes Ascot. But I can't see past Japan and he deserves his place at the head of the market.

Oisin Murphy was talking to David Milnes

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