THROTTLE UP WITH REV

Sprinter to make history as the first Japanese winner at the royal meeting

- By The Scout (Melissa Jones)

SATONO REVE (3.40) can make history for Japan at Royal Ascot by burning down the straight in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes.

Gold Cup ninth Ingrandire was the overseas team’s first competitor at the meeting in 2004, with 2022 Prince Of Wales's Stakes fourth Shahryar faring best of a further nine raiders since then.

Satono Reve, who won the top-level Takamatsunomiya Kinen in partnership with Joao Moreira, inset, has been running against the world’s best horse Ka Ying Rising - dubbed 'the Usain Bolt of racing'.

With trainer Noriyuki Hori in attendance, the six-year-old was put through his paces by Ryan Moore on Newmarket’s July Course recently, where he powered clear of his companion.

He is fancied to have too much speed for Inisherin, likely to fare best of the home team, with former Aussie sprinter Storm Boy picking up the pieces in third.

1 ANNAF

Decent Ascot record here and in fields in double-figure numbers but appears to be past his best.

2 ELITE STATUS