Paddy Power makes John Oxx’s English Derby hero Sea The Stars a warm 5-6 favourite to capture Saturday’s Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. Conduit and Rip Van Winkle are both next best in the market at 4-1 with Ireland’s biggest and friendliest layer.Paddy Power himself said: Sea The Stars has been solid in our Eclipse market attracting plenty of support and nothing else has really been backed. He looks an obvious winner, with the ground likely to be in his favour and John Oxx having said that the big mile and a quarter races would be just up his street, and I think the opposition will be seaing the stars after a knockout blow.

ECLIPSE

Paddy Power: 5-6 Sea The Stars, 4 Conduit, Rip Van Winkle, 8 Cima De Triomphe, 16 Twice Over, 50 Jukebox Jury, 80 Malibu Bay, 100 Steele Tango, 200 Lang Shining, Set Sail

Meanwhile Michael Bell was due to show members of the Fourth Estate his Golden Jubilee Stakes winner Art Connoisseur this morning. He is a 7-1 chance with Paddy for next week’s Darley July Cup at Newmarket, while Scenic Blast heads the market as a 7-4 favourite. J J The Jet Plane, who pleased connections in a workout on the July Course this morning, is a 12-1 shot with Paddy.

JULY CUP

Paddy Power: 7-4 Scenic Blast, 5 Paco Boy, 7 Art Connoisseur, 8 Fleeting Spirit, 12 J J The Jet Plane, Takeover Target, Evasive, 14 Main Aim, Utmost Respect, 16 African Rose, 20 Bushranger, Ialysos, Kings Apostle, Marchand D’Or, Tax Free, War Artist, 25 bar