Investec Oaks runner-up Secret Gesture will not run in the Darley-sponsored equivalent at the Curragh on Saturday after suffering a setback.

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.

Inxile picked up another decent pot for ’sprint king’ Dandy Nicholls with a customary all-the-way success in the Galtee Midsummer Sprint Stakes at Cork.