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Aidan O'Brien relies on Sir John Hawkins from five possibles to give him success in the Portland Place Properties July Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday.

O'Brien withdrew his other entries - Coach House, Fountain Of Youth, Stubbs and Wilshire Boulevard - at the 48-hour final declaration stage to give the son of Henrythenavigator chance of a Pattern-race success.

Sir John Hawkins, among a field of 11 for the six-furlong Group Two, landed a Curragh maiden on his debut before finishing third to stablemate War Command in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Richard Hannon is double-handed with Anjaal and Brown Sugar, both good winners of maidens, as he seeks a sixth success in this race.

Richard Fahey looks to Canyari, who created a favourable impression when winning a Doncaster maiden by five lengths on his racecourse bow in May.

Fellow North Yorkshire trainer Kevin Ryan also saddles a promising type in Astaire, who got off the mark first time at York, while Saeed bin Suroor has an interesting contender in Figure Of Speech. The Invincible Spirit colt won over the course and distance at the first time of asking last month.