Don Cossack has been announced as the highest-rated jumps horse of the 2014/15 season in the Anglo-Irish Jump Classification on a mark of 175.

Roger Varian has confirmed Kingston Hill will not run again this season, ruling out a crack at Saturday’s Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot.

Pallasator boosted his claims for the Betfred Ebor with an emphatic victory in the GL Events Owen Brown Handicap at Ascot yesterday.

Ger Lyons is looking forward to seeing what Obliterator can do when he starts his three-year-old campaign in the ebm-papst Feilden Stakes at Newmarket today.

Godolphin needed to buy into last year’s winner of the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes but the team has found a juvenile from their own production line with a leading chance of defending today’s renewal of the key Group 1.

Aidan O’Brien will go with War Command and Friendship from a choice of eight in tomorrow’s Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.

Criquette Head-Maarek has confirmed her incredible Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve will stay in training as a four-year-old to defend her Longchamp crown.

Jim Goldie is expecting Hawkeyethenoo to carry on where he left off last year when he makes his seasonal reappearance in the Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes at Newmarket today.

Coolmore Stud have purchased a 50% interest in the unbeaten Shanghai Bobby ahead of his run in the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita on Saturday.

Brian Meehan’s highly-touted Most Improved carries “maximum stable confidence” on his seasonal reappearance in tomorrow’s Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes at Newmarket.

ROGER Varian’s Ektihaam bids to show he is as good as his home reputation suggests when he takes a big step up in class in the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket today.

CAPE Blanco is to be retired to stud after sustaining a knee injury when winning at Belmont Park in America on Saturday.

Aidan O'Brien is responsible for the six of the 16 five-day entries for Saturday's Dubai Dewhurst Stakes as he seeks to win the seven-furlong race for a third time.

FAME And Glory has been installed as the 5-4 favourite for Saturday’s Irish Field St Leger after featuring among 13 confirmations for the race.

Dragon Pulse and Talwar have been added to the field for Saturday’s Goffs National Stakes at the Curragh.

Caspar Netscher gave Alan McCabe the biggest success of his training career when gaining just reward for his consistency with a hard-fought victory in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes at York.

THE unbeaten Power heads a team of six possibles from the Aidan O’Brien stable for Sunday’s Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.

Godolphin’s racing manager Simon Crisford issued a note of caution regarding the likely starting points for Casamento and Dubai Prince.

RODERIC O’CONNOR could make his return to action in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on Sunday.

WORKFORCE is returning to full fitness following his Longchamp triumph – but plans remain fluid regarding the colt’s future.

Wootton Bassett landed a major gamble as the heavily-backed 5-4 favourite powered up the Knavesmire to land the richly-endowed DBS Premier Yearling Stakes.

Serena Brotherton enjoyed another taste of the limelight on King George day at Ascot as she reclaimed the Longines Handicap.

RACING at the Curragh yesterday began with a dramatic incident in the Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises EBF Maiden, when Johnny Murtagh took a crashing fall from the favourite, Petronius Maximus.

Jimmy Fortune is looking forward to getting back in the saddle following a riding ban when he is reunited with Showcasing in the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

Mark Johnston’s unbeaten colt Awzaan heads a small but select field of five declared for the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.

PAUL Deegan expects Bobbyscot to put up a good performance in the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Connections of promising juvenile Party Doctor are waiting for easier ground before trying to lose the colt’s maiden tag.

Godolphin inmate Kite Wood is likely to take his place in the line-up for next Saturday’s Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury – providing conditions are in his favour.

Aidan O’Brien launches a two-pronged assault on the Poule d’Essai des Poulains at Longchamp tomorrow as he seeks a first Classic of the season for Ballydoyle.

Aidan O’Brien is responsible for 36 of the 138 horses remaining in the Derby after the first forfeit stage as the Ballydoyle trainer looks to capture the £1.25m (€1.4m) Classic for a third time at Epsom on June 6.

Donativum, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori, has won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita.

AIDAN O’BRIEN has confirmed Johnny Murtagh is likely to take the ride aboard five-times Group One winner Duke Of Marmalade in the forthcoming Breeders’ Cup meeting, which gets under way at Santa Anita on Friday week.

John Oxx intends to run Mourayan in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster after the juvenile ran a fine race in defeat at the Curragh last time.

Michael Stoute’s Zacinto, a leading fancy for next season’s 2000 Guineas, is still in line for a crack at the Urban-i Champagne Stakes at Doncaster next month.

SOME well-regarded fillies were put well in their place at Deauville yesterday as Freddie Head landed his third Group One of the season with Goldikova in the Prix Rothschild.

Free Agent, who provided the Queen with her first Royal Ascot winner for nine years in the Chesham Stakes, could have his next start at Doncaster.

CONNECTIONS of Vodafone Derby favourite Twice Over will make a late decision regarding his participation in this afternoon’s totesport.com Dante Stakes at York.

Vodafone Derby favourite Twice Over will face five rivals as he bids to cement his position at the head of the betting for the Epsom Classic in Thursday’s totesport.com Dante Stakes at York.

Alexander Castle will attempt to confirm himself a colt of real potential in the banshahousestables.com Craven Stakes at Newmarket.

Kevin Ryan is keen to run Alexander Castle in a 2000 Guineas trial next week.

Mark Johnston believes his Champagne Stakes winner McCartney is entitled to take his chance in tomorrow’s Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.

Newmarket racegoers look set for a treat on Saturday as all the major contenders have been declared for the Darley Dewhurst Stakes.

Jim Bolger has given the strongest hint yet that his unbeaten colt New Approach will line-up in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket next weekend.

Paul Cole is considering sending River Proud to the Breeders’ Cup for the newly-introduced Juvenile Turf race at Monmouth Park on October 26.