John Hills’ Clinet bids for a Carnival hat-trick and a second Listed win in the Balanchine Stakes, the feature race of Friday night’s marathon nine-race card at the Dubai International Racing Carnival.

IRISH telecommunications company Smart Telecom is to sponsor the North Yorkshire stable of Ferdy Murphy.

Blue Square have been unveiled as the new title sponsors for the opening day of the Budweiser Irish Derby Festival at the Curragh on Friday June 24.