MILLENARY and Richard Quinn make a formidable partnership in the top staying races and they teamed up successfully for the seventh time in the GNER Doncaster Cup yesterday.

Connections of Distinction are hoping the six-year-old will handle the rain-softened ground tomorrow when he bids to justify ante-post favouritism in the Lady O Goodwood Cup.

MILLENARY proved himself the class act on the Knavesmire yesterday as he took the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup in impressive fashion.

Underfoot conditions will determine the final line-up for tomorrow’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot for which 12 horses have stood their ground.