Just 48 hours after Twice Over's defeat in the Dante Stakes, Phoenix Tower bids to give his connections Group One compensation in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

The mile feature is sponsored by owner Prince Khalid Abdullah's stud operation, so victory would be particularly pleasing following the failure of the former ante-post favourite for the Vodafone Derby, also trained by Henry Cecil.

Phoenix Tower takes a 100% record to the Berkshire track, although the four-year-old has only had four runs.

He warmed up for his first race at this level when opening his Pattern-race account in the Group Three Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket a month ago.

"He's been good and everyone is pleased with him," said the owner's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe.

"It would be nice to win the Juddmonte Lockinge and it's a really good field.

"He's come on for Newmarket. He hadn't run for nearly a year when won the Earl of Sefton. He didn't have the clearest of passages, so he did very well. He's coming back a furlong, but we think he's in good shape."

James Fanshawe's Cesare has yet to win in this company, but he has a Group Two to his name and made a winning reappearance at Ascot late last month.

"He did it very easily last time at Ascot, but that was only a Listed race," said Chris Richardson, managing director of owners Cheveley Park Stud.

"We are just not sure if he is a true Group One performer as the only times he has run at the top level before he has been pretty well beaten.

"But saying that it was by Ramonti twice and he was the best around last year.

"If he can reproduce those runs he wouldn't be far away.

"Tariq would be a big danger if he stays, he improved at a rate of knots last season and could still be on the upgrade.

"And of course Aidan O'Brien's horse (Haradasun) is an unknown quantity, he really could be anything.

"But James is very happy with our horse, he has been in great shape since his last run, and of course he has been doing all his work with Spacious and she ran such a great race in the Guineas.

"Going into these races you can never be confident of winning, but we know he is in great shape and he is a great little character to have around."

Tariq's connections will be disappointed if their horse fails to make the first three.

"He's in good nick and we don't think the ground will be a problem," said Tony Nerses, racing manager to owners Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar.

"He's got a relaxed attitude which should help him see the mile out and we'll be disappointed if he isn't in the first three."

Godolphin are hoping the rain stays away from Newbury ahead of Creachadoir's bid to give Sheikh Mohammed's operation a fourth victory in the race.

And connections expect the four-year-old colt to put up an improved performance on his run in the Dubai Duty Free at Nad Al Sheba in March.

Godolphin's racing manager Simon Crisford said: "Creachadoir has been in great form. He missed the break in the Dubai Duty Free and it was a sort of sit-and-sprint race.

"We were happy enough with his run in that race considering the position he was in early on.

"He's in good form and Newbury will suit him well. The only thing that probably would be against him would be if it rains because he is a top of the ground horse," he said.

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