Richard Hughes is relishing the prospect of Canford Cliffs again waging war with Makfi at Royal Ascot.
The Richard Hannon-trained colt was a brilliant winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday, but had previously finished third behind the French raider in the Newmarket equivalent.
Hughes is, however, confident of exacting revenge upon Makfi when the pair go head to head in the St James's Palace Stakes on 15 June.
'Canford Cliffs was brilliant, absolutely brilliant,' said the jockey.
'Richard Hannon has been training 40 years and is one of the best around, so when he says a horse will stay he fills you with confidence and you know that he'll stay.
'At Newmarket Canford Cliffs went to sleep and I couldn't wake him up, but on Saturday he was simply electric.
'I have no doubt that the Frenchman (Makfi) is a very good horse, but I think I have found the key to our fellow and I hope and think that we will get our revenge at Ascot,' he told www.richardhannonracing.tv.
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