Aidan O'Brien is returning to his pre-pandemic tactics - here is the likeliest scenario at play for the Ballydoyle trio

Other articles on the William Hill Futurity Trophy have focused on the tension that exists in this race between form, and the hints drawn from betting patterns in the week leading up to the race.

Even though I would count myself as a form and handicapping ultra, hard experience has led me to concede that this is the one race in the calendar where you should give the vibes lads the floor. 

For many years, you could have put an annual reminder in your diary to ask 'Why is this Aidan O'Brien horse so short?' on the Tuesday before the Futurity. St Nicholas Abbey, Camelot, Kingsbarns, Saxon Warrior, Auguste Rodin. I've opposed them all, because the form book did not justify the prices being offered.