The Irish flat thoroughbred racehorse rankings for 2014 were released yesterday, confirming once again the impact Irish-trained horses are having on the global stage.

Eddie Lynam has enjoyed unprecedented success with his raids on the top British sprints this year through Sole Power and Slade Power and he plundered another big one yesterday with the two-year-old Agnes Stewart, an impressive winner of the John Smith’s Extra Smooth May Hill Stakes at Doncaster.

Yesterday’s Prix d’Aumale at Chantilly was due to be a warm-up for Al Naamah ahead of next month’s Prix Marcel Boussac but Al Shaqab Racing might have a different contender altogether after pacemaker Shahah caused a mighty turn-up.

Andrea Atzeni showed why he has been signed up by Qatar Racing with a good ride to get Cappella Sansevero home in the Nestle Supporting Irish Autism Action Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Any horse called John F Kennedy, trained by Aidan O’Brien, was always destined to attract more than normal attention.

Ground conditions at Leopardstown could lead to Yorkshire Oaks heroine The Fugue taking her chance in the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday.

Maxios got up close home to deny Planteur in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp.

Battle Of Marengo could bid to give Aidan O’Brien a seventh triumph in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster after his victory in the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh.

Times Up was a fairytale winner for soon-to-retire John Dunlop when putting up a classy staying performance in the Stobart Doncaster Cup.

Sendmylovetorose and My Special J’s are both set to be supplemented for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on September 9.

My Special J’s will head to Paris in the autumn following her Group Two success at the Curragh.

Pedro The Great, ridden by Seamus Heffernan, gave Aidan O’Brien a record twelfth Keeneland Phoenix Stakes success at the Curragh yesterday.

Dermot Weld's ever-popular Famous Name landed the first Group Two race of his illustrious career in the Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon.

TRYING to hang your hat on one horse at Tramore this afternoon isn’t easy, but perhaps Mouse Morris’ Groomed will oblige in the Lisaleen Schooling Grounds Maiden Hurdle.

Dermot Weld is targeting the Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas with his exciting filly Yellow Rosebud.

Aidan O’Brien’s Maybe will end the season unbeaten after connections decided to draw stumps for the year.

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

MAYBE retained her unbeaten record and gave Aidan O'Brien his sixth Moyglare Stud Stakes success when justifying odds-on favouritism in the Group 1 feature at the Curragh yesterday.

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

Johnny Murtagh was left cursing his luck after Fame And Glory failed to get the rub of the green in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

SANS FRONTIERES has been ruled out of next month’s Melbourne Cup after suffering a muscle-related illness.

Aidan O’Brien is hoping Cabaret can steal the show as he seeks to win the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York for the first time tomorrow.

Aviate could replace Timepiece as Henry Cecil’s main hope to win a ninth Investec Oaks if she maintains her unbeaten record in Wednesday’s Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York.

Kieren Fallon is a man in demand on Champions’ Day on Saturday week, with his services already snapped up for both Group One races.

Champagnelifestyle will aim to give her connections one last hurrah before the end of the season.

Dewhurst winner Intense Focus was turned over on his first start of the season in the Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial.

RECHARGE foiled Intense Focus with a game win over the Dewhurst victor in the Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial yesterday.

SUPERSTAR filly Zarkava has been retired to stud.

Zarkava, the unbeaten winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, has been retired.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is a hot favourite to continue his remarkable season and secure his 19th Group One victory of the year in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday.

Zarkava bids to defend her unbeaten record and add to her Classic haul with victory in Sunday's Prix de Diane at Chantilly.

Zarkava turned in another spellbinding display under Christophe Soumillon to win the French 1000 Guineas at Longchamp.

Infallible, Spacious, Muthabara and Natagora all feature among the 28 fillies still in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 4.

Seamus Heffernan took the riding honours at the Curragh with a 389-1 treble on Jupiter Pluvius, Savethisdanceforme and Sandymount Earl.

Prix Marcel Boussac disappointment Laureldean Gale looks set to be put away for the year after her relative no-show 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.

Andreas Wohler expects to be represented in two Group One races at Longchamp on Sunday.

Bookmakers have unsurprisingly installed next season’s 1000 Guineas favourite Proviso at the head of the market for Saturday’s Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile at Ascot.

Darrfonah will attempt to give Clive Brittain back-to-back victories in the UAE Hydra Properties Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket a week tomorrow.

Jim Bolger reports Finsceal Beo to be “very well” as she heads for more glory in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday.

FINSCEAL BEO turned around a disappointing week for Jim Bolger as she blitzed her field to earn Classic glory in the fastest-ever Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket yesterday.

Richard Hannon’s stable believe they have a good chance of breaking their 1000 Guineas hoodoo when Indian Ink and Selinka go for glory in the Stan James-sponsored Classic on Sunday.