Stars on course for York John Oxx will continue to monitor the weather ahead of Sea The Stars' run in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York next week. The brilliant 2,000 Guineas, Derby and Eclipse winner is set to lock horns with Mastercraftsman at the Knavesmire in one of the races of the season. "Everything is fine with him and everything is up to speed, we are obviously just waiting on the weather now to see which way it goes. It's so far, so good with the horse and we're very happy with him," said the Currabeg trainer. Speaking about current conditions on the Knavesmire, York chief executive William Derby told Racing UK: "We are really happy and it was good ground today, 7.5 on the GoingStick. We had a lovely couple of days at the weekend, with 2mm of rain this morning. "It's nice good ground, with perfect grass cover at the moment. There maybe some rain on the way at weekend but then clearing for the start of next week." He went on: "Sea The Stars is the highest-rated horse in the world and the fact we are on his radar is a huge honour for us. But it's not a one-horse race, there's Mastercraftsman and Tartan Bearer too so it's a great race in prospect."
