I wish I had a set of blinkers like that," Millard joked, before adding that the fancied pair's disparate draws - Ambitious Dragon jumps from gate 11 - further swung things in Glorious Days' favour.

Held at Kenilworth racecourse in Cape Town, Met Day features four Group One races, including the three-year-old Derby, and Millard will be keeping a close eye on the Alan Greeff-trained Lloyd George.