SATURDAY’S £250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint is the feature race as two days of racing are set for tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday at Newbury.

Richard Hannon senior has been the most successful trainer of all-time in the race, having landed the valuable prize on seven occasions. On taking over the licence from his father in 2014, Richard Hannon junior immediately carried on the family tradition with subsequent G1 winner Tiggy Wiggy landing that year’s renewal.

Hannon junior has a total of six entries for 2017 honours, headed by top-weight and current ante-post favourite De Bruyne Horse, who is owned by Middleham Park Racing.

The son of Showcasing, who sold for £50,000 at the Goffs UK Premier Sale in 2016, has been successful on two of his five starts, taking a novice race over six furlongs at Ripon on May 21 and the Woodcote Stakes over the same distance at Epsom Downs on June 2.

For his latest two outings, De Bruyne Horse has stepped up to G2 level over six furlongs, finishing eighth in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 20 and fourth in the Railway Stakes at the Curragh on July 1.

Hannon said: “De Bruyne Horse will go for the Weatherbys Super Sprint. I have spoken to Tim Palin at Middleham Park and we have decided to race at Newbury.

“He has run in a few good races this season including in the Coventry Stakes and the Railway Stakes. He has performed with credit and not let anyone down.

“I just think that in the Super Sprint, there will be horses that haven’t got the ability that he has. Although it is dropping back to five furlongs, he has got the speed. He might enjoy passing a few and it gives us a chance to get back to winning ways with him.”

Lambourn trainer Joe Tuite is excited by the prospects of the topically-named Mother Of Dragons (8st) at the foot of the weights. The Qatar Racing-owned filly, who realised just €2,000 when sold to Tuite at Tattersalls Ireland in 2016, was narrowly denied on her first two starts at Windsor and Goodwood before coming home 15th of the 23 runners in the G2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Tuite said about the Society Rock filly: "I am very happy with Mother Of Dragons. The filly is in good shape and we are looking forward to Saturday.

There are 53 two-year-olds still going forward for the Weatherbys Super Sprint and a maximum of 25 can take part at 3.35pm on Saturday.

Newbury’s seven-race programme on Saturday also features the £60,000 G3 bet365 Hackwood Stakes (3.00pm, 21 entries) over six furlongs.

Jess Glynne will be performing a 90-minute set after racing, with the concert due to end at 7.30pm.

Tomorrow the feature is the £25,500 Listed Bathwick Tyres Rose Bowl Stakes (3.50pm, 17 entries) over six furlongs for two-year-olds. Previous winners of the race include top-class sprinters Limato (2014) and Tasleet (2015).