Leading owner Khalid Abdullah enjoyed another notable big-race one-two as Announce just denied Timepiece in the Darley Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville.

Profound Beauty will face seven rivals as she bids for a first Group One success in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh.

Illustrious Blue is highly unlikely to take up his engagement in the Melbourne Cup in November with connections favouring the shorter trip to France.

Ex-Irish runner Alandi has been allotted top weight for the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 2.

CONNECTIONS of Illustrious Blue will do a lot of soul-searching over the next few days about whether to enter the Goodwood Cup winner for the Melbourne Cup.

Connections of Illustrious Blue will do a lot of soul-searching over the next few days about whether to enter the Goodwood Cup winner for the Melbourne Cup.

Sea The Stars and his connections scooped the main honours at the annual Irish Horse Racing Awards in the Leopardstown Pavilion, Dublin.

YEATS is one of five horses taken out of Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the latest forfeit stage yesterday.

VERY soft ground could scupper Yeats’ appearance in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh on September 12.

AIDAN O’BRIEN believes Masterofthehorse is in the form of his life as he bids to give the Ballydoyle maestro yet another Group One success in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster today.

Freddie Head's golden run continued as Watar landed the Qatar Prix Chaudenay today, the opening race of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp.

Godolphin’s Rio De La Plata, who was only beaten by New Approach in the best juvenile event of the season in the National Stakes, could possibly be seen again this season after confirming his star quality by running away with the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp.

BENBAUN has made the Curragh his home-from-home but he could not have picked a better place to collect a rare ‘away’ success than the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp yesterday.

Soldier Of Fortune can battle his way to success and provide Aidan O’Brien with a first-ever win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

A crack at the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November is among the options for Septimus after he conclusively proved he is a stayer of the highest order with an effortless success in the GNER Doncaster Cup.

Last year’s winner Yeats heads a field of 14 for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday.

Rod Millman will not find out until later in the week if Frankie Dettori will be able to continue his association with popular stayer Sergeant Cecil in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup on Friday.

Rod Millman’s ever-popular Sergeant Cecil is on course to contest the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp on October 22.

Sergeant Cecil may try for more Group One glory in France in the Prix Royal-Oak later this month after raising the roof at Longchamp.

Sergeant Cecil may try for more Group One glory in France in the Prix Royal-Oak later this month after raising the roof at Longchamp yesterday.

Hughie Morrison is going to wait until as late as possible before deciding whether to commit Alcazar to the Prix du Cadran at Longchamp on Sunday.

Alcazar will try to reverse Prix du Cadran form with Reefscape when the pair line up in the Group One Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp on Sunday.

Aidan O’Brien tightened his grip on the betting for the Classics with a Group One double thanks to Horatio Nelson and Rumplestiltskin at Longchamp.

Alec Wildenstein has revealed his brilliant stayer Westerner will line up in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 2.

Alec Wildenstein has revealed his brilliant stayer Westerner will line up in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 2.

Alcazar is likely to return to France in a bid to win the Prix Royal-Oak at the third attempt following the biggest win of his career at Deauville.

DUAL Ascot Gold Cup winner Royal Rebel heads the entries for the totesport Cesarewitch at Newmarket on October 16.

Papineau landed a fourth Gold Cup victory for the Godolphin team at Royal Ascot this afternoon.

Leading stayer Mr Dinos is likely to kick off his 2004 campaign in Thursday’s Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup.

Elie Lellouche’s ultra-smart stayer Westerner sets out on the road to the Ascot Gold Cup when tackling the Group Three Prix de Barbeville at Longchamp tomorrow.

THE field for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe stands at 16 after yesterday’s forfeit stage.

PERSIAN PUNCH had to call on all his renowned battling qualities to wrest the Lady O Goodwood Cup from current holder Jardines Lookout at the Sussex track yesterday.