Aidan O’Brien is no stranger to Commonwealth success having trained Caravaggio to land the three-year-old sprint feature back in 2017.

Sakheer will head straight to the Qipco 2000 Guineas with connections deciding against running in a red-hot edition of the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes at Newbury.

Roger Varian is counting down the days until the Qipco 2000 Guineas with Sakheer after his exciting colt enjoyed a “perfect” workout at Newmarket on Tuesday.

Sakheer will miss Saturday's Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket following a dirty scope on Thursday morning.

Roger Varian’s Mill Reef winner Sakheer will miss the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday following a dirty scope.