Pat Eddery won the 2, 000 Guineas three times as a jockey and saddles his first Classic runner as a trainer in Hearts Of Fire, who ended last season with a Group One victory in the Gran Criterium at San Siro in Italy.

BBC: St Nicholas Abbey bids for 2,000 Guineas glory

The Irishman appears to be riding better than ever and few would back against him notching up number seven next year, but one jockey he won't be coming up against is Pat Eddery, who retired after a glittering 36-year career in the saddle.

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