DUTCH CONNECTION can continue his ascension by taking the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes on the first day of the Ebor Festival at York.

With the two feature races on the card, the Juddmonte International and the Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur Stakes, not particularly appealing from a betting perspective, value could instead be found in this Group Three over seven furlongs.

Dutch Connection will be up against it in a heat which bristles with potential, but he should be good enough to win a race of this nature.

Charlie Hills' youngster made a perfectly fine debut at Salisbury in June, after which he was unfortunate to bump into Faydhan over six furlongs at Haydock.

That rival is one of the leading contenders for next season's 2000 Guineas, so Dutch Connection actually did well to finish second that day, beaten six lengths.

The form looks solid, too, as the third horse home, Speedy Move, has since won two on the spin.

Hills was clearly anticipating a big run at Glorious Goodwood a month later, and Dutch Connection did not disappoint.

The Dutch Art colt relished stepping up to seven furlongs with a most authoritative two-and-a-half-length defeat of Rotherwick.

Six of the last 10 winners of that Goodwood maiden have since won at Listed level or higher so it is fair to assume Dutch Connection was not running against slowboats on the Downs.

Nor will that be the case at York, of course, but seven furlongs on a decent surface, allied to the appointment of William Buick, looks just the ticket at this stage of his career.

Conditions look ripe for Australia to achieve something pretty special in the Juddmonte International, with Kingston Hill also holding especially stout claims in the Voltigeur.

The Symphony Group Stakes always ensures the Ebor meeting gets off to a fast-and-furious start, with Bogart a quiet fancy to win back-to-back renewals.