The son of Gleneagles was put through his paces on the July Course by jockey, Rab Havlin.

The gallop was a key part of preparations before the James Fanshawe-trained colt comes back in trip, for the richest ever race on the Knavesmire, offering £1.25million

Gredley said: “Ambiente has taken a bit of figuring out and I think everybody landed on the same idea that hopefully a mile and a quarter, a strongly-run race left-handed, should suit him. 

“Whether he’s good enough to win it, that’s another matter. But he is in really good order. He worked yesterday on the July Course. Rab rang me – he was really happy with him. He showed a bit of turn of foot there that he hadn’t shown him before, so all systems go.

“The main thing, he’s really relaxed. He can get a bit revvy, but Rab says every time he goes and rides him, he’s noticeably getting more and more grown up. That’s hopefully a good thing for the future as well.”

Ambiente Friendly is on course to lock horns again with his Epsom conqueror City Of Troy and Gredley – a renowned Great Britain showjumper – has the utmost respect for the “super-talented” Ballydoyle star. But he also points out that Ambiente Friendly is a model of consistency, who has a great attitude. He added:

“He always puts it in. It’s really nice to go to war with a horse with a mentality like that.

“I just hope he gets himself into a good rhythm – that’s the most important thing. I don’t think he has to be ridden in any particular position, but for him it would just be good if he settles, gets into a rhythm and then see how the race unveils.”

Gredley and his father Bill are looking forward to all four days of the Sky Bet Ebor Festival.

Tim said: “We’ve actually got a lot of runners during the week. We’ve purposefully tried to aim a few at York because we love the meeting, the prize money’s great, so hopefully it will be a fun week.”

Dual-purpose campaigner, Burdett Road, who sustained an injury prior to a scheduled Triumph Hurdle bid, is ready for a shot at the Sky Bet Ebor itself, on Saturday, 24 August.

Gredley said: “It’s been the plan for a while, almost since his setback for Cheltenham. He definitely can be competitive.”

Two other interesting runners for the owners are Wimbledon Hawkeye – third in the Superlative Stakes at Newmarket – who will contest the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes and Big Orange’s half-sister Noisy Jazz. She made a winning debut on the July Course on August 2 and is poised to step up in class and trip for a shot at the British EBF and Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes, a 12-furlong Listed contest.