Roger Charlton admits a decision on whether ante-post favourite Bated Breath will take his chance in the Darley July Cup is unlikely to be made until this morning.

DAVID Simcock is confident his star turn Dream Ahead is ready to show his true colours in today’s Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

ANTE-POST favourite Delegator will face 16 rivals in pursuit of victory in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket tomorrow.

STAR Witness had a useful feel of the Newmarket July Course on yesterday morning ahead of the final assignment of his racing career.

Genki will return to the highest level in the July Cup after recording his first Pattern-race success in the Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle.

Lady Of The Desert will miss the Darley July Cup after taking longer than expected to recover from an injury problem.

There was little to choose between punters and bookmakers after a week-long battle in the betting ring came to a close at Royal Ascot on Saturday.

ROYAL Ascot 2011 will start with a clash of the titans as Goldikova takes on Canford Cliffs in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday.

Brian Meehan has confirmed Lady Of The Desert is on course to make her seasonal reappearance in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot next month.

Holberg is still being considered for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, despite being beaten on his comeback run at Sandown last week.

FAME And Glory justified 30/100 favouritism in the listed Seamus And Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

Delegator has bounced out of his impressive win in the Duke of York Stakes in great form.

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Royal Ascot is not likely to be on Kinsale King’s agenda again as trainer Carl O’Callaghan ponders other targets after his defence of Saturday’s Dubai Golden Shaheen.

Royal Ascot winner and European champion sprinter-elect Starspangledbanner has been retired to stud at Coolmore for the 2011 season.

Jeremy Noseda has announced that high-class sprinter Fleeting Spirit has been retired.

MARCUS Tregoning is confident Finjaan can make a bold bid for back-to-back successes in the Betfair Cup at Glorious Goodwood on Tuesday.

There’s been plenty of evidence from the first two days of Newmarket’s July meeting that those horses that raced prominently at Royal Ascot are struggling to reproduce their form.

Barry Hills will run both Equiano and Prime Defender in Friday’s Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

Golden Jubilee hero Starspangledbanner features among 17 confirmations for the Darley July Cup on Friday.

Racegoers at Newmarket next week will be thrilled by Aidan O’Brien’s Starspangledbanner after the trainer confirmed the Royal Ascot winner bang on target for the Darley July Cup.

Carl O’Callaghan is ready to let stable star Kinsale King lock horns with Starspangledbanner for a second time in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

CONNECTIONS of Canford Cliffs believe he is unlikely to be inconvenienced by going round a bend for the first time in Ascot’s St James’s Palace Stakes next week.

Marchand D'Or returned to his brilliant best on his first outing for 2000 Guineas-winning trainer Mikel Delzangles as he came from the ruck to claim the five-furlong Prix De Saint-Georges at Longchamp.

A race-fit Prime Defender caught some coveted sprinting prospects on the hop in the Duke Of York Blue Square Stakes today.

Equiano has now experienced both sides of a tight finish to the Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes but this year the luck was on his side at Newmarket.

IRISH trainer Carl O’Callaghan could be a new face at Royal Ascot in the summer after hitting the big time with his American raider Kinsale King in the Golden Shaheen at Meydan.

Irish-born trainer Carl O’Callaghan could be a new face at Royal Ascot in the summer after hitting the big time with his American raider Kinsale King in the Golden Shaheen at Meydan.

David Wachman is weighing up the options for Again as he prepares to bring his Classic-winning filly back to racecourse action.

Stud failure Kingsgate Native can prove he is the real deal on the track by speeding to victory in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes on the final day of the Ebor meeting.

Mike De Kock’s smart sprinter J J The Jet Plane steps back up to seven furlongs in the Betfair Cup at Glorious Goodwood on Tuesday.

Regal Parade benefited from a well-judged ride by Adrian Nicholls to take the totepool City Plate at Chester today.

Fleeting Spirit powered to glory in a dramatic renewal of the Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

MIKE de Kock believes Newmarket’s July Course will suit J J The Jet Plane better than Ascot in today’s Darley July Cup.

A return to Group One company could be on the cards for Ialysos after he bounced back to form with a determined success in the Coral Charge at Sandown yesterday.

War Artist will belatedly start his season in either the July Cup or the Hackwood Stakes after rain postponed his reappearance on Saturday.

AN enterprising ride by Fran Berry earned Duff a Group 3 breakthrough success in the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Palavicini further reduced the meagre British challenge for the Investec Derby by beating Father Time at Newmarket on Saturday.

Hungarian superstar Overdose has been ruled out of Royal Ascot next month as a foot injury is taking longer than expected to heal.

Richard Fahey's decision to let Utmost Respect take his chance in the Duke of York Blue Square Stakes paid dividends as he swooped late and fast for Group Two glory.

James Eustace could not be happier with his stable star War Artist as he prepares his top-class sprinter for another campaign.

War Artist is a doubtful runner in the Betfred Sprint Cup on Saturday week after suffering a slight setback.

Connections of Captain Gerrard blame the ground for his below-par display in the Nunthorpe Stakes at Newmarket last week and are eyeing a possible tilt at the Betfred Sprint Cup on Saturday week.

James Eustace hopes consistent sprinter War Artist secures a deserved Group One success in the Betfred Sprint Cup next month.