Though the three-year-old fillies take on the older generation in today’s Group 1 Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket, it’s no more than a cautious step into the realms of all-aged competition.

Gallic Star struck a blow for the fillies with a narrow victory in the totepool Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract.

JOHNNY Murtagh was at his brilliant best as he got French raider Mrs Lindsay home in a thrilling E P Taylor Stakes at Woodbine, Canada last night.

Aidan O’Brien tightened his grip on the betting for the Classics with a Group One double thanks to Horatio Nelson and Rumplestiltskin at Longchamp.

Keith Dalgleish, who rode Yavana’s Pace into third place in the Grade One Canadian International at Woodbine, Toronto, last night jetted back to his native Scotland and took the riding honours with a 19-1 treble at Hamilton today.