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Katusha’s Luca Paolini launched a late attack to win the third stage of the Giro d’Italia and take the leader’s pink jersey.

Rakti heads an international entry of 52 for the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 16.

Magistretti, winner of the Dante Stakes last year, has been selected to run in the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup in Hong Kong later this month.

German horse Paolini will miss the Hong Kong Cup after failing to please connections in his work.

Falbrav will be entered for both the Breeders’ Cup Turf and the Breeders’ Cup Classic at tomorrow’s supplementary stage, ahead of Saturday week’s meeting at Santa Anita.

Connections of Kaieteur are considering a possible tilt at the Ireland The Food Island Champion Stakes at Leopardstown next month with the colt.

SULAMANI is to go in search of further Group One glory after giving Godolphin their 100th winner at the highest level in a dramatic renewal of the Arlington Million in Chicago.

John Gosden’s Malhub has been withdrawn from the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin tomorrow.

Dual Irish Classic third Ballingarry dramatically spread-eagled his field by around four lengths to land the Canadian International, the latest leg of the World Series, at Woodbine on Sunday night.

Grandera gave Frankie Dettori a memorable end to what had been a turbulent week when landing a dramatic Singapore Airlines International Cup on a hot night at Kranji.

Terre A Terre, a leading fancy for the Singapore Airlines International Cup, is out of tonight’s Group One contest due to a poor blood count.

Hawkeye, the Hong Kong Cup fourth, has been selected to contest the Group One Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji in May.

Golan has been handed a middle draw for Sunday’s £2.75m Japan Cup.