Eclipse Stakes: Camelot set to miss out

Aidan O'Brien could saddle two in the Eclipse.

Aidan O'Brien has stripped his potential runners in Saturday's Coral-Eclipse down to two with Mars and maybe Declaration Of War in the shake-up...

Three-year-old Mars, who was a career-best third to Dawn Approach in the St James's Palace Stakes, is the only guaranteed starter at this stage but Declaration Of War could yet step up to a mile and a quarter after his Queen Anne victory.

Camelot, beaten twice by Eclipse favourite Al Kazeem this season, is the only one of the trio left in the race to miss out.

An update on Coolmore's website said: "Currently Mars is a probable runner in the Eclipse Stakes on Saturday, Declaration Of War is also a possible for the race.

"At the moment Camelot is unlikely to run, he hasn't really been himself this season and is going on the easy list for the rest of the month."

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