Golden Horn looks set to encounter his favoured conditions when he puts his unbeaten record on the line in Saturday's King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
John Gosden's Derby hero is the headline act among 11 horses confirmed for Ascot's midsummer showpiece following his stunning display at Epsom and subsequent triumph in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.
On both occasions the going was described as good to firm and with little rain forecast, a fast surface is set to prevail in Berkshire this weekend.
Clerk of the course Chris Stickels is planning to water the track to ensure it is in peak condition for Saturday.
He said: "We had a bit of drizzle this morning, amounting to around one millimetre, and the going is a mixture of good and good to firm.
"We're forecast a drying day tomorrow and as things stand, the plan is to water the round course tonight and the straight course tomorrow.
"The forecast for the rest of the week is predominantly dry, with the possibility of showers on Wednesday and Friday."
Stickels is relishing the prospect of seeing the Derby winner bid for King George glory.
The last horse to complete the double was Galileo in 2001.
"We're delighted with the entries, it looks a great race," said Stickels.
"It's great Snow Sky has been supplemented and we're thrilled it looks like Golden Horn is likely to turn up.
"It's always great to see the Derby winner come here for the King George and with no significant rain likely at this point, it looks like the conditions will suit him."
Michael Stoute has won the King George a record-equalling five times and has strengthened his hand for this year's renewal by supplementing Snow Sky, who was an all-the-way scorer in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Stoute is also set to saddle last year's runner-up Telescope, who needs to bounce back from a disappointing run behind his stable companion at the Royal meeting.
Dylan Mouth is an intriguing outsider for Italian trainer Stefano Botti.
The four-year-old is a multiple Group One winner in his homeland, but disappointed on his only previous visit to British shores at the Royal meeting last summer.
Botti said: "Dylan Mouth is very well. He did a very nice piece of work last week and will have a blow out again tomorrow with his race jockey on board (Fabio Branca).
"The horse will leave Italy on Wednesday night as it is currently very, very hot here. He will arrive in France for a stopover on Thursday. He will then leave France on Thursday morning and should arrive at Ascot on Friday morning."
Golden Horn is one of three possible runners for Gosden, with Hardwicke runner-up Eagle Top and Romsdal also in contention.
David Simcock has two bullets to fire, with Prince of Wales's Stakes fourth The Corsican joined by stable companion and smart mare Madame Chiang.
Andre Fabre could send the ultra-consistent Flintshire back across the Channel following his recent runner-up finish behind dual Arc winner Treve at Saint-Cloud.
Peter Niven's stable star Clever Cookie and the Luca Cumani-trained Postponed complete the acceptors.
Hillstar, Mahsoob, Dolniya, Karpino, Diamondsandrubies and Qualify were taken out of the race at the confirmation stage.
