Jim Bolger has compared Lucida to his dual Classic-winning filly Finsceal Beo ahead of a likely tilt at the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 3.

Exceptional miler Kingman has been retired to stud.

There had been a worry over whether Kingman would even take part in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville, but John Gosden’s colt reigned supreme yet again once he took to the track for a fourth consecutive Group One victory yesterday.

Hot favourite Leading Light narrowly denied defending champion Estimate in a pulsating climax to the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot yesterday.

Kingman and Night Of Thunder are set to clash for the third time this season in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot as both appeared among 12 entries at the latest forefeit stage.

Paul Hanagan received rich praise from those associated with Taghrooda as he showed the assurance to match the athleticism of the filly beneath him to secure a first Classic winner in the Investec Oaks at Epsom yesterday.

Hot favourite Australia will have to defy stall 12 in a field of 16 for Saturday’s Investec Derby, the biggest assembled since 2008.

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?

Dawn Approach, Magician and Toronado all feature in a field of nine set to go to post for tomorrow’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Johnny Murtagh saddled his first winner as a trainer today when Benbecula ran out an easy victor of the August Festival 15th to 18th Rated Race at Tramore.

Frankie Dettori will make his eagerly-anticipated return to the saddle at Epsom today after being cleared to return from his six-month suspension.

Reigning champion jockey Richard Hughes has accumulated a host of top-flight European races during his career but finally corrected one glaring omission as Sky Lantern provided his first British classic in the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket yesterday.

Ger Lyons will search for a Group Three prize for Lily’s Angel before possibly having a trip to Royal Ascot and the Windsor Forest Stakes.

Parish Hall attempts the first leg of a remarkable Classic double in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh day.

Parish Hall attempts the first leg of a remarkable Classic double in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

La Collina is set to try her luck in the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh on May 27 following her creditable effort in the Newmarket equivalent.

Akeed Mofeed will miss the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas due to a minor setback.

Akeed Mofeed will not be aimed at the Investec Derby at Epsom next month after meeting with another setback.

Akeed Mofeed will not be aimed at the Investec Derby at Epsom next month after meeting with another setback.

Ger Lyons could not be happier with Lightening Pearl as he prepares the Group One-winning filly for the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 6.

SO YOU THINK will face five rivals in tomorrow’s Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Dubawi Gold swept through for a cheeky success in the Betfair Celebration Mile at Goodwood today to somewhat replenish Richard Hannon's strength in the division.

Jessica Harrington’s Pathfork continues to build towards a comeback in the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh on July 16.

CONNECTIONS of Dunboyne Express are praying for soft conditions at the Curragh for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Sunday.

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.

Aidan O’Brien bids for a remarkable Group One treble in the space of just over an hour in Britain and Ireland tomorrow.

Connections of Steinbeck feel the colt may be on the way back up after winning at Killarney on Tuesday evening.

Richard Hannon believes Canford Cliffs is “at the top of his game” as he looks to add to his Group One tally in today’s Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

AIDAN O’Brien’s near four-day wait for a Royal Ascot winner ended in sensational style as Lillie Langtry ran away with the Coronation Stakes yesterday.

THE Prince of Wales’s Stakes has emerged a fascinating option for Fame And Glory after his stroll in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes has emerged a fascinating option for Fame And Glory after his stroll in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.

Connections of Noll Wallop are mapping out an ambitious plan for the colt following his impressive victory in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial.

Tommy Stack’s whirlwind start to the new Flat campaign continued with a 571/2-1 double at Leopardstown.

Johnny Murtagh has been crowned Ireland’s champion Flat jockey.

KING Of Rome put himself in line for the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes after showing his class with an emphatic victory in the Royal Whip Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

Spacious swung back into action on Saturday morning, working for the first time since finishing second in the 1000 Guineas.

Natagora has an almost endless list of potential options as she attempts to build on her fine success in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas Stakes on Sunday.

Sammy The Snake, off the track for over a year, will head straight to the Curragh for a crack at the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas on May 24.

Cockney Rebel will face a maximum of 10 rivals in his bid to land the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot.

ARAAFA justified Jeremy Noseda’s high opinion of him with a foot-perfect display in the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening afternoon of Royal Ascot yesterday.

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Michael Jarvis believes softer ground at the Curragh later this month would enable Vista Bella get closer to her 1000 Guineas conqueror Virginia Waters.

Haafhd found redemption in the mud of the Rowley Mile at Newmarket yesterday as he gave Barry Hills a third win in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S nightmare start to 2004 continued in Longchamp yesterday as Antonius Pius snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the Gainsborough Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas).