Formlines from the English, Irish and French 2,000 Guineas will collide in a pulsating running of the Group One St James’s Palace Stakes (1,600m) to headline day one of Royal Ascot on Tuesday.

Field Of Gold and Ruling Court – who locked horns in the Group One 2,000 Guineas (1,600m) at Newmarket in May – will renew their rivalry once again, with the former looking to exact revenge for a half-length defeat.

Ruling Court, trained by Charlie Appleby, got first run that day over Field Of Gold, who charged home and was a shade unlucky not to get up for John and Thady Gosden.

Jockey Kieran Shoemark was subsequently replaced by Irish champion jockey Colin Keane on Field Of Gold for the Group One Irish 2,000 Guineas (1,600m) at the Curragh and the pair hosed up by three and a quarter lengths for Classic redemption.

Ruling Court arrives fresher than his rival after swerving the Group One Epsom Derby (2,400m) due to the ground and Appleby is expecting a big run from his stable star.

“We took Ruling Court out of the Derby due to the ground, and we can have no excuses with conditions at Ascot,” said Appleby on Godophin’s website.

“It’s a very good renewal of the race and the track and trip will suit. We are looking at stepping up in trip at some point, but he has done very little wrong over a mile so far.”

Group One Poule d’Essai des Poulains (1,600m) winner Henri Matisse bagged his second top-level success at Longchamp, maintaining his 100 per cent record at the 1,600m distance in the process.

His trainer Aidan O’Brien holds the record for the most wins in the St James’s Palace and is looking for his 10th victory in the race, with the likes of Paddington, Circus Maximus and Gleneagles saluting for him in recent years.

The Group One Queen Anne Stakes (1,600m) kicks off Royal Ascot and Rosallion is the headline act for trainer Richard Hannon and jockey Sean Levey.

The Blue Point galloper looked a star in the making last year, snaring Group One successes in the Irish 2,000 Guineas (1,600m) and St James’s Palace Stakes.

He was sidelined due to persistent injuries following his win at the Royal meeting 12 months ago and made a promising reappearance when running third in the Group One Lockinge Stakes (1,600m) at Newbury, where he was in need of the run.

The Hannon family has a strong record in the race, with Richard Sr winning it on two occasions before Richard Jnr won the 2014 renewal with Toronado.

It will not be easy for Richard Jnr to enhance his record, however, with the Lockinge first and second Lead Artist and Dancing Gemini looking to confirm those Newbury placings with Rosallion.

The pair battled all the way to the line, with Lead Artist getting the better of the argument by a neck, and there is unlikely to be much between them once again at a track that will play to both of their strengths.

The other top-level race on the card is the Group One King Charles III Stakes (1,000m), where Australian raider Asfoora looks to defend the crown she won 12 months ago for trainer Henry Dwyer.

She has first-time blinkers on following her midfield finish in the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes (1,000m) at Morphetteville and her connections will be hoping a return to the United Kingdom bears fruit.

The home team is led by globetrotter Believing, who turned in a career-best performance to win the Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1,200m) at Meydan in April for trainer George Boughey.

Other dangers include Regional, who finished three quarters of a length back in third in that Meydan race, and Group Two Temple Stakes (1,000m) winner Mgheera, who defied a slow start for an eye-catching win at Haydock.