Menhoubah repaid connections’ faith with a famous victory in the Oaks d’Italia in Milan.

Menhoubah and Tamarillo will fly the flag for Britain in the Group One Oaks d’Italia at Milan on Sunday.

Refuse To Bend, a leading fancy for the Sagitta 2,000 Guineas, could bypass Newmarket and head instead for the Vodafone Derby, trainer Dermot Weld has said.