The Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on May 17 is the first real one-mile championship race of the Flat season and tends to throw up the odd top-class performer.

Connections of Silver Touch are hoping for some cut in the Haydock ground ahead of Saturday’s Betfred Sprint Cup.

Major Cadeaux faces 12 rivals as he bids to regain the winning thread in Sunday’s Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville.

Australian speedsters Bentley Biscuit, Magnus, Miss Andretti and Takeover Target all feature among the 32 horses in Saturday’s Golden Jubilee Stakes at the five-day stage.

The Roger Charlton-trained Trade Fair has been retired to take up stallion duties in 2006.

Chic will set out on the road towards a possible Group One campaign when she lines up in the Ladbrokes Silver Trophy at Lingfield tomorrow.

Roger Charlton sends Trade Fair to Ireland tomorrow as the highly-regarded colt chases his first win since landing the Dubai Duty Free Cup at Newbury last September.

Trade Fair bids for back-to-back victories in the Bango Criterion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

PUNCTILIOUS has her first start for Godolphin in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at the opening of York’s three-day Dante meeting and the classy filly can stake her claim for the Vodafone Oaks.

Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad is one of 11 horses declared for the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday.

Atavus is set to run in the Group Three Vodafone Diomed Stakes at Epsom on June 7.