Adelaide, an unlucky-in-running third in the Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday, will be trained for a tilt at the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on October 25.

Joseph O’Brien feels Leading Light makes his job look easy as the colt attempts to maintain his unbeaten run this season in the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger at the Curragh tomorrow.

Simon Crisford last night resigned as racing manager of Godolphin and will take up a new position as global racing adviser to Sheikh Mohammed.