Shades of Masar as Charlie Appleby unleashes his latest Classic contender

It is that fabulous time of year when every Flat trainer believes all their geese are swans. Ask about their unraced two-year-olds and there is no shortage of enthusiasm as they unveil a top-hat full of potential Royal Ascot candidates, while last year's juveniles have all the talent in the world to reach the summit at three.

For those trainers with runners in Thursday's bet365 Craven Stakes, this is crunch time and a chance to find out exactly who is heading for potential Classic stardom and where a rethink may be needed. But if you cannot dream big now, when can you?

Charlie Appleby, ready to saddle favourite Master Of The Seas and perhaps the market leader's biggest threat La Barrosa in the Craven, has certainly been here before.