Doncaster's Group 2 Champagne Stakes winner and 2019 Epsom Derby potential TOO DARN HOT is amongst 49 that remain for the final Group 1 of the UK flat turf season, The Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes, following the latest scratching stage.
Vertem Stockbrokers, who have recently been announced as the title sponsor in a five-year deal, is a Newcastle based stockbroker founded by racehorse owner John Dance.
The traditional test of the premier two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies, the race is run over a mile and offers the racing world a strong indication towards the superstar three-year-olds for the next season, in the Classic generation.
Five winners of The Vertem Futurity Trophy, previously known as the Racing Post Trophy, have gone on to win the following year’s Derby, the most recent of which was Camelot, trained by Aidan O’Brien. Camelot also won the 2,000 Guineas and was narrowly denied a historic Triple Crown back at Doncaster in the 2012 St Leger Stakes.
The full entries are as follows:
| HORSE | TRAINER | OWNER |
| Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D.Smith |
| Arthur Kitt | Tom Dascombe | Chasemore Farm |
| Barbados (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr M. Tabor, D.Smith & Mrs John Magnier |
| Beat Le Bon (FR) | Richard Hannon | Sullivan Bloodstock/Merriebelle Irish Farm |
| Blenheim Palace (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D.Smith |
| Boerhan | William Haggas | Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum |
| Boston George (IRE) | Keith Dalgleish | Weldspec Glasgow Limited |
| Broome (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr M. Tabor, D.Smith & Mrs John Magnier |
| Cape of Good Hope (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D.Smith |
| Cardini (USA) | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D.Smith |
| Christmas (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier |
| Circus Maximum (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith |
| Confiding | Martyn Meade | Manton Estate Racing |
| Court Poet | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| Dashing Willoughby | Andrew Balding | Mich and Janice Mariscotti |
| Eminence (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor |
| Floating Artist | Richard Hannon | Mr Michael Pescod |
| Fox Tal | Andrew Balding | King Power Racing Co Ltd |
| Fox Vardy (USA) | Martyn Meade | King Power Racing Co Ltd |
| Gentile Bellini | Aidan O'Brien | Mr M. Tabor, D.Smith & Mrs John Magnier |
| Great Scot | Tom Dascombe | Empire State Racing Partnership |
| I Am Superman (IRE) | M. D. O'Callaghan | Mr Michael O'Dallaghan |
| Japan | Aidan O'Brien | Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor |
| Kadar (USA) | Karl Burke | Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited |
| Kick On | John Gosden | Qatar Racing Limited |
| King Ottokar (FR) | Charlie Fellowes | Mrs Susan Roy |
| Kuwait Currency (IRE) | Richard Hannon | Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah |
| Land Force (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier, Mr M Tabor & Mr D Smith |
| Line of Duty (IRE) | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| Masaff (IRE) | D. K. Weld | H.H.Aga Khan |
| Mohawk (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor |
| Mount Everest (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith |
| Never No More (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr M. Tabor, D.Smith & Mrs John Magnier |
| Norway (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor |
| Old Glory (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier |
| Palavencino (FR) | Brian Meehan | ARAAM |
| Phoenix of Spain (IRE) | Charles Hills | Tony Wechsler & Ann Plumber |
| Prince Eiji | Roger Varian | Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum |
| Raakib Alhawa (IRE) | David Simcock | Mr Khalifa Dasmal |
| South Pacific | Aidan O'Brien | Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor |
| Sovereign (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier, Mr M Tabor & Mr D Smith |
| Sydney Opera House | Aidan O'Brien | Mrs John Magnier, Mr M Tabor & Mr D Smith |
| The Irish Rover (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr M. Tabor, D.Smith & Mrs John Magnier |
| Too Darn Hot | John Gosden | Lord Lloyd-Webber |
| Turgenev | John Gosden | H. R. H. Princess Haya of Jordon |
| Van Beethoven (CAN) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor |
| Walkman (IRE) | Michael Appleby | Mr Abdullah Altazi |
| Watan | Richard Hannon | Al Shaqab Racing |
| Western Australia (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor |
