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Aidan O'Brien has confirmed his juvenile plans heading into Royal Ascot.

O'Brien revealed to the Racing Post that War Envoy will fly the Ballydoyle flag in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday, with ante-post favourite The Great War being lined up to contest the Norfolk Stakes on Thursday instead.

War Envoy was heavily supported on Saturday, his odds tumbling from as big as 14-1 into a general 5-1 for a race his trainer has won seven times already.

The colt was third behind Kool Kompany and Toscanini in a Listed race at Naas earlier this month, but the market believes he will reverse the form in Berkshire.

The Great War has justified odds of 30-100 and 1-9 and is sure to be well fancied to make it a hat-trick on Thursday.

O'Brien said: "The Great War, who has won both his starts, is being aimed at the Norfolk Stakes, and War Envoy will run in the Coventry."