RELY on Storm trooper's proven ability rather than Nash House's promise in today's Homeowners Dante Stakes at York.

Impressive Newbury maiden winner Nash House has been all the rage in ante-post betting on both this race and the Derby, for which he is currently disputing favouritism.

Yet his debut success told us only that he is a promising colt - those he beat were nothing out of the ordinary - and he faces a much stiffer task here.

Storm Trooper looked an exciting middle-distance prospect in the Feilden and is well worth another chance now that he is stepped up to a mile and a quarter for the first time.

Kayvee can go one place better than last year in the Hambleton Rated Stakes. The seven-year-old found only the much-improved Jawaal too good in this Listed handicap 12 months ago and appears to face nothing so well treated at the weights this time.

Celeric was outpaced and met trouble in running on his reappearance in a mile-and-half event at Newmarket on 1,000 Guineas day.

He'll do a good deal better now that he steps up to a mile and three quarters.