Sea The Stars to face four rivals

Racing: Sea The Stars will face only four rivals in Tuesday's Juddmonte International at York

Racing: Sea The Stars will face only four rivals in Tuesday's Juddmonte International at York. The Guineas, Derby and Eclipse winner has scared away most of the opposition in the 10-furlong Group One event.

Trainer John Oxx had been issuing warnings that the three-year-old may not run if there was any cut in the ground but a reasonably dry weekend and a lack of any significant rain forecast means racegoers look set to see him in action once more.

Aidan O'Brien provides three of the other four runners with St James's Palace Stakes winner Mastercraftsman his undoubted first string.

Set Sail and Georgebernardshaw have also been declared in order to set a decent pace no doubt.

The only other runner is Michael Stoute's Tartan Bearer, second in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes and the King George so far this season.

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