Ascot: Jamie Lynch's King George runner guide

This has all the hallmarks of an epic edition of one of the great races, internationally renowned and internationally reliant this year with the best of France and Japan in round two of their heavyweight clash.

But the race is far more than a rematch, considering there are as many as six other Group 1 winners in the mix, including an all-important Classic-winning three-year-old from Ballydoyle to trigger the generation game. This is what King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes are supposed to look like.