Kingsbarns and Cristoforo Colombo, Aidan O'Brien's two big hopes for the Qipco 2000 Guineas, may have their first runs of the season in the Newmarket Classic.

Great Leighs’ application to be given fixtures in 2013 has been turned down by the British Horseracing Authority.

John Gosden’s 1000 Guineas fourth The Fugue faces five rivals in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Nephrite upset the odds-on Born To Sea with a decisive win over Sea The Stars’ brother in the JRA Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown.

Maybe could head to Longchamp or Newmarket next after stretching her unbeaten record to five in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

Maybe stretched her unbeaten record to five with a thoroughly professional performance in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

AFTER a week-long saga over their intended Derby rides, it was finally down to the action at Epsom as Johnny Murtagh's supreme effort on Dancing Rain forced Kieren Fallon and Wonder Of Wonders to settle for second in yesterday's Investec Oaks.

OPPOSITION to Frankel in the Qipco 2000 Guineas a week on Saturday is becoming increasingly thin on the ground with Wootton Bassett the latest to drop out from the Newmarket Classic.

RODERIC O’CONNOR could make his return to action in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on Sunday.

MAKFI, this year’s 2000 Guineas hero, has been retired to stud after suffering a bout of ringworm.

ZOFFANY shot to the head of the betting for next year’s 2000 Guineas by taking the notable scalp of Strong Suit in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Aidan O'Brien's Zoffany lunged late to land the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh today.

Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes continued their excellent run of form at Royal Ascot as Memory gave the pair a third winner of the week in the Albany Stakes.

THE Godolphin team look set to have a strong hand ahead of the French Classics after Andre Fabre gave them a double at Longchamp yesterday.

Pat Eddery has booked Olivier Peslier to ride Hearts Of Fire in the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas – and believes his colt is overpriced for next month’s Newmarket Classic.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S St Nicholas Abbey, the incredibly impressive winner of the Racing Post Trophy and 100-30 favourite with the sponsors, was among the entries revealed yesterday for the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas.

Reverence (5-1) earned a crack at the Prix de l’Abbaye when showing he was no back number at the age of eight with victory in the Grenzen Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh.

Barry Hills’ 1000 Guineas heroine Ghanaati features among 14 high-class entries for the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot following the confirmation stage.

Jim Bolger made an impact on his first visit to Newbury in 16 years by saddling 2-1 favourite Vocalised to victory in the Bathwick Tyres Greenham Stakes.

Brian Meehan is unlikely to make any decision on the likely reappearance date of Derby favourite Crowded House until after next week’s Craven meeting at Newmarket.

BRIAN Meehan is unlikely to make any decision on the likely reappearance date of Derby favourite Crowded House until after next week’s Craven meeting at Newmarket.

Spacious, runner-up in the 1000 Guineas earlier this year, makes her long-awaited return in Friday’s Frank Whittle Partnership Conditions Stakes at Doncaster.

Rip Van Winkle, the general 7-1 second-favourite for next year’s 2000 Guineas, is one of 19 possible runners for Saturday’s Keepmoat Champagne Stakes at Doncaster.

Henrythenavigator will face eight rivals as he bids to supplement his two Classic wins in tomorrow's St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

HENRYTHENAVIGATOR will face eight rivals as he bids to supplement his two Classic wins in tomorrow’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

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

STUBBS ART has been supplemented for the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday as he bids to reverse Newmarket Classic form with Henrythenavigator and New Approach.

Stubbs Art has been supplemented for the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday as he bids to reverse Newmarket Classic form with Henrythenavigator and New Approach.

Sense Of Joy, a one-time leading fancy for the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas, has been retired.

Listen, one of the leading ante-post players for the 1000 Guineas, will miss the Newmarket Classic.

Unbeaten juvenile Bruges is unlikely to head for the Stan James 2000 Guineas after scoping badly earlier in the week.

Godolphin may not have had a representative to match Rio De La Plata or Ramonti at York, but there was no stopping the boys in blue as they enjoyed a fantastic 301/2-1 treble.

Elletelle is on course for a crack at the Cheveley Park Stakes on October 5 after delighting handler Ger Lyons on the gallops.

Frankie Dettori was pleased with Sander Camillo’s work-out on Wednesday morning ahead of the Stan James 1000 Guineas.

Miss Beatrix has “every chance” of getting a mile when she tackles the trip for the first time in the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.

Aidan O’Brien has admitted he was “shell-shocked” at the decision to retire Holy Roman Emperor to stud at Coolmore to replace George Washington following the discovery that last year’s 2000 Guineas hero has fertility problems.

Holy Roman Emperor has been retired to stud at Coolmore to replace George Washington following the discovery that last year’s 2000 Guineas hero has fertility problems.

Teofilo has been cut all round for the Stan James 2000 Guineas by bookmakers today, with all the major firms removing Holy Roman Emperor from their ante-post markets on the Newmarket Classic.

Teofilo shot to the head of the betting for the Stan James 2000 Guineas following a hugely impressive defeat of Holy Roman Emperor in the Laing O’Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is looking forward to the Vodafone Derby with Horatio Nelson following his encouraging effort in the Stan James 2000 Guineas.

Barbaro stretched his unbeaten record to six with a brilliant performance in the 132nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Nakheel has been ruled out of the Stan James 2000 Guineas after being found to have suffered a stress fracture of his pelvis.

Neil Callan is looking forward to teaming up with Amadeus Wolf in the Stan James 2000 Guineas on May 6.

Amadeus Wolf’s preparation for the Stan James 2000 Guineas is “going according to plan”.