Aidan O'Brien is set to rely upon Highland Reel in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot next Saturday.

“The faster the ground the better” is how Harry Dunlop views Early Morning’s chance in the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot.

Cirrus Des Aigles will race on this year, said trainer Corine Barande-Barbe.

Corine Barande-Barbe believes her stable star Cirrus Des Aigles to be as good as ever as he prepares for a fourth attempt at the Longines Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday week.

Andrew Balding is in bullish mood as Elm Park bids to provide the trainer with a first domestic Group One victory in over a decade in this afternoon’s Racing Post Trophy (3.50 Doncaster).

Ed Dunlop remains keen on a trip to Royal Ascot with Snow Fairy after the mare came through a racecourse gallop at Sandown on Thursday with flying colours.

Aidan O’Brien’s Moth looked an incredibly exciting filly at the Curragh on her reappearance and, on the strength of the performance, connections decided to spend the £30,000 to supplement the filly for tomorrow’s Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Craig Williams will renew his association with Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot this weekend.

The King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot is next on the agenda for Dunaden following his fine run in Saturday’s Hardwicke Stakes.

Dunaden bids to confirm his middle-distance credentials when he contests the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

So You Think is set to face 10 rivals as he bids to make amends for last year’s defeat in the 150th Anniversary of Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Dunaden is raring to go ahead of the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot before a potential return to the Berkshire track and a clash with Camelot.

Frankel will face a maximum of six rivals when he makes his highly-anticipated seasonal debut in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury tomorrow.

The Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes (2.30 Newmarket) is very much overshadowed by the 2000 Guineas but it’s a cracking contest in its own right and one which can go to Andre Fabre’s Meandre.

Richard Hughes plans to stay as busy as possible ahead of a weekend Classic engagement after making his long-awaited comeback at Lingfield yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien’s ante-post favourites Camelot and Maybe head the entries for the Qipco 2000 and 1000 Guineas respectively.

Henry Cecil’s incredible colt Frankel stepped up his recovery from injury with a piece of work in Newmarket yesterday morning.

Snow Fairy is unlikely to return from injury in time to be prepared for Royal Ascot.

Snow Fairy will remain in training next season - but is set to be on the sidelines for a lengthy spell.

SNOW FAIRY will remain in training next season – but is set to be on the sidelines for a lengthy spell.

Snow Fairy is expected back home at the Newmarket stables of her trainer Ed Dunlop on Saturday after being forced to miss the Hong Kong Vase.

ED Dunlop has withdrawn Snow Fairy from the Hong Kong Vase on December 11 after she suffered an injury in the Far East.

Ed Dunlop has withdrawn Snow Fairy from the Hong Kong Vase on December 11 after she suffered an injury in the Far East.

THERE is no doubt what the highlight of my past week was.

Americain has been given top weight of 58 kilograms for the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 1.

Leading owner Khalid Abdullah enjoyed another notable big-race one-two as Announce just denied Timepiece in the Darley Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville.

Rewilding could be seen next in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Alain de Royer-Dupre is confident Melbourne Cup hero Americain can give him a second successive victory in the Hong Kong Vase on Sunday week.

AMERICAIN broke new ground for France as he outstayed the local hero So You Think in the Emirates Melbourne Cup yesterday.

Americain broke new ground for France as he outstayed the local hero So You Think in the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

An Epsom Derby victor meets an Irish Derby winner and one of the best and most progressive older horses in training. That is the essence of what the King George should be. Add in a horse that’s run up the Prix De l’Arc three times; a French filly who’s won the Hong Kong Vase to add some international flavour, and a front runner to ensure there’s no hiding place and that’s precisely we’re being served at Ascot this afternoon.

COLM O’Donoghue could not be happier with Cape Blanco ahead of Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

As a horse regularly placed at the very top level, Spanish Moon is a most worthy favourite for this afternoon’s Group 2 Princess Of Wales’ Stakes at Newmarket.

JCB Triumph Hurdle gamble According makes his eagerly-awaited British debut at Sandown today.

Luca Cumani is under no illusions about the task facing Purple Moon when he lines up in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad Al Sheba this weekend.

Doctor Dino warms up for an ambitious globetrotting campaign with a run in the Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville over an extended mile and a half on Sunday.

Doctor Dino is to run at Chantilly on Sunday after being ruled out of the Juddmonte Coronation Cup at Epsom due to the prospect of unsuitable ground.

Aidan O’Brien is due to launch another strong assault on the Juddmonte Coronation Cup at Epsom on June 6, for which 45 entries have been received.

Connections of Curlin were satisfied after the American Horse of the Year was handed stall 12 for Saturday’s 6million Dubai World Cup.

Richard Gibson believes a win for Doctor Dino in the Dubai Sheema Classic would see him lay a claim to being crowned the best international racehorse in the world.

AIDAN O’Brien was not too downhearted after Dylan Thomas failed to produce a fairytale ending to a superb career in the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin.

Aidan O’Brien was not too downhearted after Dylan Thomas failed to produce a fairytale ending to a superb career in the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin.

Aidan O’Brien declared himself happy with the final blow-outs for both Dylan Thomas and Excellent Art ahead of the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Dylan Thomas has been denied the chance of running in Sunday’s Japan Cup after falling foul of veterinary red tape.

Collier Hill faces a race against time if he is to make his seasonal reappearance in the Irish St Leger at the Curragh on September 15.

Aidan O’Brien’s 2005 St Leger winner Scorpion tops a field of seven for the Blue Square Ormonde Stakes at Chester on Friday.

Alan Swinbank will leave it late before deciding whether to allow stable star Collier Hill to run in Saturday’s Dubai Sheema Classic.

On trainer Alan Swinbank's first day out racing since Collier Hill won a £600,000 (€890,700) first prize in Hong Kong, Ring The Boss and Arctic Echo added a total of £8,132 (€12,100) to the stable coffers following two fine efforts at Catterick.

Len Lungo’s decision to switch Cloudmor back to the hurdling game paid off when the five-year-old ran out a decisive winner of the Newcastle Breweries Classified Hurdle.

SEAMUS Heffernan will ride the Aidan O’Brien-trained Scorpion in the Hong Kong Vase next weekend.