Perhaps the standout trend when looking at the Together For Racing International Cesarewitch Handicap on a glittering card at Newmarket is that nine of the last 18 winners were trained by jumps trainers.

As they go there are none greater than Willie Mullins, who trained last year’s winner Stratum and is represented this year by Great White Shark, 10th in the 2019 renewal.

It’s a big call to dismiss his runners in any race over here but I can’t really find an angle to fancy him strongly despite the bookmakers pricing him up close to the head of the market.

Nicky Henderson, who also likes to aim some of his winter jumpers at this, runs Verdana Blue, a 160-rated hurdler, running off a Flat mark of 105 here. She seemed to get the trip well enough when runner-up in the Ascot Stakes before finishing an excellent third in the Sky Bet Ebor. The question is whether she really needs this sort of test as she has a smart turn of foot on decent ground and she’s unlikely to get that on Saturday.