Mick Kinane has hailed Vintage Crop as an "iconic stayer" after the Melbourne Cup hero passed away at the age of 27.

Mick Kinane has hailed Vintage Crop as an “iconic stayer” after the Melbourne Cup hero passed away at the age of 27.

Johnny Murtagh plans to give Royal Diamond a workout over the weekend before making a final decision as to whether he makes the trip to Australia for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Sheikh Mohammed is facing fresh embarrassment following the seizure of 124 medical products, none of which have been approved for use on horses in Britain, at part of his Dalham Hall Stud operation in Newmarket.

Triple Crown aspirant Camelot enjoyed a gallop before racing at Leopardstown last night ahead of his date with destiny in next month’s Ladbrokes St Leger.

Charlie Swan fears Rajik may just need the run in tomorrow’s totepool Sagaro Stakes at Ascot.

WILLIE MULLINS has finally given up the fight to get the brilliant Mikael D’Haguenet to Cheltenham.

Collier Hill will not bid for a third victory in the Stockholm Cup at Taby this weekend and will instead head for the Irish St Leger on September 15.

Kastoria set up a possible clash with Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats as she ran out a convincing winner of the Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown.

Collier Hill could head to Hong Kong in December in search of more rich pickings to add to the £1m (€1.5m) he has already netted.

DERMOT WELD is a realist, a high-class trainer who has more than stood the test of time.

Arctic Owl, winner of the Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St Leger in 2000, has been forced into premature retirement after the recurrence of an old injury.

MUCH interest this weekend will centre on the performance of brilliant stayer Vinnie Roe, who returns from a short break in the listed Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown tomorrow.