Recently, in the Racing Post, Tom Segal described Aidan O’Brien as "the best flat trainer in my lifetime.’’

Curvy put herself in the frame for a crack at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with a cosy victory in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday.

Night Of Thunder may have done little to boost the Lockinge form in yesterday’s Queen Anne Stakes, but that’s no reason to doubt Integral’s claims in today’s Duke of Cambridge Stakes, at Royal Ascot.

New Bay finished with a flourish to provide Andre Fabre with a fourth victory in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly yesterday.

Andre Fabre is confident of a big run from New Bay as he steps up from a mile for the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly tomorrow.

Make Believe produced a smart performance to give Andre Fabre his sixth win in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) when making all from his stablemate New Bay at Longchamp yesterday.

Karakontie will be aimed towards this weekend’s Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly rather than the Investec Derby at Epsom.

Did Shea Shea get caught on the blind side or was Sole Power the winner on merit in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot?

Clive Cox has every faith in Lethal Force as this season’s surprise package in the sprinting division attempts to supplement his Royal Ascot gains in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket today.

Both Anodin and Intello will be aiming to right the family honour as they line up in tomorrow’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains – the French 2000 Guineas – at Longchamp.

WITH NO guaranteed pacemaker, today's Jersey Stakes is there for one of the ten intended runners to take by the scruff of the neck.

FRANKEL is to face eight rivals as he bids to enhance his tall reputation to greater heights in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

FRANKEL again impressed Newmarket work-watchers yesterday morning and is set to go off at long odds-on in next week’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Richard Fahey reports Wootton Bassett to have arrived home a “little bit stiff” after losing his unbeaten record in the French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp on Sunday.

PAUL HANAGAN is looking forward to seeing Wootton Bassett return to scene of his finest hour to contest Sunday’s French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp.

WORKFORCE was among 26 horses left in at the latest acceptance stage yesterday for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

Workforce was among 26 horses left in at the latest acceptance stage for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

Lope De Vega romped away with the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) at Chantilly today to follow up his victory in the French 2000 Guineas.

FRANKIE DETTORI believes Rewilding has the right credentials to be a major player in today’s Derby. The popular Italian jockey broke his Derby duck on Authorized in 2007 and admits he would dearly love to win the premier Classic in the Godolphin blue for his boss Sheikh Mohammed.

Frankie Dettori believes Rewilding has the right credentials to be a major player in Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

JAN VERMEER has been the subject of an almighty gamble for Saturday’s Investec Derby.

Meezaan is to be aimed at Royal Ascot’s Jersey Stakes following his creditable effort in the French 2000 Guineas.

BEETHOVEN, last season’s Dewhurst winner, has been ruled out of the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

SILVER Frost ran out an impressive winner of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) at Longchamp yesterday.

Trainer Barry Hills chalked up 300 winners at Newmarket thanks to a terrific treble on the opening day of the Craven meeting.

WHAT this afternoon’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot lacks in numbers it makes up for in quality as Henrythenavigator represents the Irish and English Guineas form in an intriguing contest with leading French miler Tamayuz and the incredibly consistent and sometimes brilliant Raven’s Pass.

River Proud is to travel to France rather than Scotland for his next engagement on Saturday.

Spacious, runner-up in the 1000 Guineas earlier this year, makes her long-awaited return in Friday’s Frank Whittle Partnership Conditions Stakes at Doncaster.

Goldikova showed a beguiling turn of foot to lower the colours of Henrythenavigator in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp.

River Proud, supplemented into the Vodafone Derby on Monday at a cost of £75,000 (€94,118), is unlikely to take his place in the blue riband after suffering a late setback.

Richard Quinn is looking forward to teaming up with French 2000 Guineas third River Proud in the Vodafone Derby after surviving an 11th hour injury scare at Lingfield.

Aidan O’Brien captured his fifth Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas as Henrythenavigator completed a Classic double under Johnny Murtagh at the Curragh.

Andre Fabre’s Thewayyouare, initially thought to be a candidate for the Vodafone Derby, will stay at home to contest the French equivalent six days earlier instead.

Zarkava turned in another spellbinding display under Christophe Soumillon to win the French 1000 Guineas at Longchamp.

Paul Cole is eyeing a tilt at the French 2000 Guineas with River Proud after the colt ran with credit to finish fourth in the Craven Stakes on his seasonal bow.

Henry Cecil’s resurgent fortunes have cheered many a racing fan this term and his renaissance can continue as he takes the wraps off Vodafone Oaks favourite Passage Of Time at York.

David Wachman is sending Followmyfootsteps over from his County Tipperary base to contest the French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp on Sunday.

Peter Chapple-Hyam is hoping the ground stays soft at Longchamp to help Tariq in his bid for glory in the French 2000 Guineas.

Peter Chapple-Hyam believes only the mile trip stands in the way of Dutch Art providing him with a second Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next month.

Diamond Green, runner up in the French 2000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes two years ago, has been bought to stand at Ballyhane Stud in Ireland.

Neil Callan is hoping Indesatchel can regain the winning thread when he gets the leg-up on the colt in Sunday’s Prix Du Moulin at Longchamp.

Aidan O’Brien’s Irish Derby winner Dylan Thomas heads 10 horses confirmed for Tuesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes at York.

ALL eyes will be on the Coral-Eclipse today as the nine declared runners do battle up the punishing Sandown hill in one of the highlights of the season.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Seamus Heffernan notched a big-race double as Dylan Thomas and Queen Cleopatra lifted both Classic trials at Leopardstown to cap a big day for the Ballydoyle team.