“At Ascot you need the draw. You’ve got 30 horses charging up that hill and you need the luck as well.”

The James Given-trained four-year-old attracted plenty of attention from William Hill clients on Saturday and was cut to 16-1 from 20-1 by the Leeds firm.

Given was not surprised to learn of the interest shown in his gelding, who made a winning reappearance at Thirsk last month.

He said: “I always thought he was a huge price. We like the horse enormously and after Thirsk we decided straight away to keep him for this race. He had a leg problem last year but he has put that behind him.”

With the going at Ascot currently described as good to firm, good in places Given does not have too many concerns over the conditions Hallion will encounter on Wednesday.

He said: “Like a lot of horses he wouldn’t want it too firm. I think one thing that could be an advantage is that he is an unexposed horse and he is more likely to let himself down on the ground than horses who have had lot harder campaigns.”

Given is still considering running his Vodafone Oaks third Summitville in Thursday’s Ribblesdale Stakes.

“I had a quick glance at the entries last night and they were encouraging,” the trainer commented.

“We really need to talk about it with the owners and just see how the horse is. We are absolutely delighted the way the horse is at the moment.”

After her gallant effort at Epsom, the original plan had been to aim Summitville at the Irish Oaks at the Curragh next month.

“On reflection we’ve thought what ground we might get at the Curragh – she wants quicker ground,” Given explained.

“You’ve got to think it’s about winning a race and if we can reverse form with Yesterday (second at Epsom) on ground that we are likely to get at the Curragh.

“So it’s a possibility that we may go to the Ribblesdale, bypass the Curragh, give her a break and then go to the Yorkshire Oaks.

“She has come out of her race incredibly well which is giving us encouragement to think slightly different to what our original plan was post-Epsom.

“It is very much an option we are considering.”

Wunders Dream, one of last season’s speediest two-year-olds but below her best on her two starts this term will represent the stable in the King’s Stand Stakes and Given reported the filly in “good order” ahead of Tuesday’s sprint.

Given has decided to bypass the Royal meeting with Chester Cup winner Hugs Dancer.

“Hugs is in good order – he’s fine, very well,” Given added. “After his run at Sandown (eighth to Mr Dinos) we decided that we would just keep him for the Northumberland Plate.”