John Oxx is praying the rain stays away from the Curragh to allow My Titania to get her shot at Classic glory in tomorrow’s Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Dermot Weld is double-handed in the Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Sunday as he attempts to add a Classic success to his blistering start to the season.

Coronation Street star William Roache said he wanted to get back to work after he was cleared of committing historic sex offences against five women.

Mick Halford is looking forward to a trip to Royal Ascot with Mizzava following her excellent run in defeat in the Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Christophe Soumillon took the spoils aboard Lone Ranger as British raiders failed to land a blow in the Prix du Carrousel at Deauville yesterday.

Elusive Kate gave jockey William Buick and trainer John Gosden yet another Group One winner in a golden summer after making all the running in the Prix Rothschild at Deauville today.

William Buick’s decision-making is clearly as finely-tuned as his skills in the saddle as he correctly chose to keep his faith in Fallen For You in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday.

FOR two reasons, I’m not going to even attempt to get Frankel beaten in today’s QEII Stakes at Ascot.

BANIMPIRE, beaten a short head by Blue Bunting in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Sunday, could join the star line-up for the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on July 30.

AIDAN O’Brien’s Together, the likely favourite, will be bidding to one better in today’s Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, having finished second in both the English and Irish 1000 Guineas.

The rejuvenated St Nicholas Abbey will be seen next in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom on Friday week.

Bethrah starts what could be a fascinating autumn campaign when she returns to action in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes at Leopardstown tomorrow.

MUSIC SHOW ended a wretched run of luck in Group One company as she put up a dazzling display in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

JIM BOLGER will wait until tomorrow morning before deciding on his plans for Saturday’s Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

AIDAN O’Brien’s near four-day wait for a Royal Ascot winner ended in sensational style as Lillie Langtry ran away with the Coronation Stakes yesterday.

The form of the Aidan O’Brien stable has been a concern for punters all through the week of Royal Ascot but the performance of Age Of Aquarius, though beaten in yesterday’s Gold Cup, gives rise to some hope that his top horses can produce their best form on this stage.

Henry Cecil hopes Jacqueline Quest can set the record straight in the Coronation Stakes after her crushing relegation into second place in the 1000 Guineas.

Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s racing manager Angus Gold believes a crack at the Coronation Stakes with Irish 1000 Guineas winner Bethrah could prove too tempting to resist.

BETHRAH came with a flying late challenge to give Dermot Weld his fourth win in the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

Dermot Weld’s Bethrah (16-1) got up in the dying strides to prevail in a blanket finish for the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Jockey Johnny Murtagh will miss the final two days of Royal Ascot next week after losing an appeal against his suspension at Epsom.

DAVID WACHMAN is no rush to decide on the next target for his Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Again.

YORKSHIRE Cup winner Ask will strive to claim his first Group One success in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom on June 5.

Luca Cumani nominated a return trip to France as the most likely option for Fantasia after her third-place finish in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp.

JIM Bolger enjoyed a quick-fire Royal Ascot double yesterday as Lush Lashes consigned her Oaks run to history and secured a Group One success in the Coronation Stakes.

Willie Muir believes Saphira’s Fire deserves a shot at Classic glory in Friday’s Juddmonte Oaks at Epsom.

Muthabara will bypass a trip to Epsom as connections attempt to prepare the Red Ransom filly for an appearance at Royal Ascot later in June.

FOR the third time in his career, Aidan O’Brien completed the Irish Guineas double when Halfway To Heaven added the 1000 at the Curragh yesterday to the success of Henrythenavigator in the 2000 on Saturday.

Youmzain’s campaign is likely to be geared towards another crack at Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe glory in October.

Last year’s emphatic Irish 1000 Guineas winner Nightime has been retired.

Indian Ink blew her rivals away as she strolled to a clear success in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Champion jockey Ryan Moore advertised his skills when posting an incredible 1,733-1 treble at Newbury, highlighted by Darrfonah’s victory in the Lord Weinstock Memorial Stakes.

Finsceal Beo is set to clash again with French 1000 Guineas winner Darjina in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Finsceal Beo will face a maximum of 13 rivals in the Boylesports 1000 Guineas as she attempts to atone for a near-miss in the French equivalent.

Richard Hannon’s stable believe they have a good chance of breaking their 1000 Guineas hoodoo when Indian Ink and Selinka go for glory in the Stan James-sponsored Classic on Sunday.

IT has been a campaign of unfulfilled promise for Race For The Stars, but she should be capable of landing the Denny Cordell EBF Fillies Stakes at Gowran Park tonight.

A PROLONGED winter and a deluge of rain at Newmarket may have denied Nannina a Classic success but the Group-one winning juvenile rewarded connections with a brilliant display in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday.

Big-race pilot Micky Fenton hopes Ascot’s right-handed bend will not be a problem for Speciosa when she tackles the Coronation Stakes at the Royal meeting tomorrow.

JEREMY NOSEDA heads to Royal Ascot this week with what looks a crack team to try and hunt down some of the major prizes on offer.

Chris Wall believes Wake Up Maggie deserves to take her chance in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot next Friday.

Mick Channon is pleased he resisted running Flashy Wings in the Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas and is saving her for the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Walk In The Park will be out to book his place in the Vodafone Coronation Cup with a good run in his next race.

FRANKIE DETTORI won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud for the first time in France yesterday as Alkaased roared home for Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani.

TIMMY MURPHY is hoping to return to the saddle at Newton Abbot tomorrow, less than two months after breaking his right arm in a fall at Punchestown.