Only four remain in today’s feature at Glorious Goodwood, the Sussex Stakes, but the leading players stand their ground and that provides an opportunity for the John Gosden-trained Kingman to prove himself the star miler across the generations.

There’s a low-key start to Goodwood’s Glorious meeting, with the Group 2 Lennox Stakes the feature on day one.

Well, who would have believed it, the German Derby winner rated 2lbs better than the dual winner of the Epsom and Irish Derbies?

Magician is set to spearhead Aidan O’Brien’s bid for a seventh St James’s Palace Stakes success at Royal Ascot today after overcoming a late injury scare.

Is it just a question of stamina with favourite Dawn Approach ahead of this afternoon's Epsom Derby? Perhaps not, as the course is also a potential stumbling block to the horse, who often looked like he needed strong handling at the business end.

Camelot has emerged as clear favourite for tomorrow’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp after faring far better than market rival Orfevre in the draw for stalls positions.

HANDS clasped tightly, resting uneasy on his knees, mouth tight-lipped, downturned, and eyes unfocused, gazing into oblivion.

He may be attempting to burst the balloon in Saturday night’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, but John Oxx can empathise with the pressure Camelot’s connections are under ahead of the Classic.

Aidan O’Brien is responsible for seven of the 15 confirmations as he searches for an eighth victory in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

“I don’t want to blow him up in any way but from Day One, when he was born, he was very exceptional”

Joseph O’Brien rode his first Classic winner when making all of the running on Roderic O’Connor in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Today’s Hampton Court Stakes at Ascot represents a significant lowering of his sights for Fencing Master but the horse once fancied for the Newmarket 2000 Guineas has quite a lot to prove after a particularly disappointing effort in the Irish 2000 Guineas last time out.

FRANK Ennis believes Sebastian Flyte is not a complete no-hoper in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Whether or not the fast pace and resulting stamina test of last weekend’s Irish Derby at The Curragh would have suited Sea The Stars will remain pure conjecture, but there are no such concerns regarding the pace in today’s ten-furlong Group 1 Coral Eclipse at Sandown.

REFUSE TO BEND made a highly-impressive return to action in the Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.