Romford Puppy Cup champion Grays Cup Winner is likely to miss his automatic invitation to the Racing Post Juvenile and, instead, stick to the happy hunting ground of Romford and the Coral Golden Sprint, which starts at the beginning of March.

The Phil Simmonds-trained runner had a spin over Sheffield’s 280 metres trip on Tuesday, returning a smart calculated 15.88sec, but connections feel the 500 metres there might be a step too far at this stage of Grays Cup Winner’s career.