An extraordinarily successful year for Aidan O’Brien was recognised at the Dorchester Hotel in London last night as four Ballydoyle charges were honoured at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards while the master handler received the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit.

Roger Charlton fully intends for Time Test to take his place in today’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

The loss of yet another meeting to the weather this week - Limerick on Wednesday - highlighted one of the problems National Hunt racing has in this country.

Teenage sensation Jack Kennedy, who has not yet turned seventeen, registered his first wins as a 3lb. claimer when completing a hard-earned double on Steamboat Bill and Finea in Down Royal yesterday.

All eyes will be on Forgotten Rules on Thursday as the unbeaten favourite bids to give Dermot Weld another Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, ground permitting.

Gleneagles can get the Irish off to a flyer on the opening day of Royal Ascot. Aidan O’Brien’s dual classic winner is an odds-on favourite for the St James’s Palace Stakes.

SOLOW (Queen Anne Stakes, Tuesday)

Ryan Moore is set to ride The Grey Gatsby in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot next week.

Make Believe, winner of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, is set to take on dual Guineas victor Gleneagles at Royal Ascot after he was supplemented for Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

He may be more used to the delights of Royal Ascot but trainer Dermot Weld has always enjoyed the challenge of Cheltenham and despite only training a handful of hurdlers – and all of those double up on the Flat – the man who has broken boundaries worldwide is proving a dab hand at getting one right for March.

Tim Doyle has no intention of preparing stable star Mallowney for a trip to the Cheltenham Festival following his brilliant victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Road To Riches is likely to feature at Down Royal’s big meeting on November 1 following his narrow reverse to Sizing Europe at Gowran on Saturday.

Noel Meade’s Galway Plate hero Road To Riches is set to be seen next at Down Royal in November.

Royal Ascot heroine Integral clinched a first Group One victory with an impressive display in the Qipco Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket yesterday under Ryan Moore.

Sole Power appears increasingly likely to be allowed to join stable companion Slade Power in today’s Darley July Cup after trainer Eddie Lynam received an encouraging report on conditions from big-race jockey Richard Hughes on Friday.

John Oxx will have a very select team of just two for Royal Ascot this year in Saddler’s Rock and My Titania.

Royal Ascot and a return trip to Ireland are under consideration for Kool Kompany after the exciting juvenile struck for Richard Hannon in the Alfred Nobel Rochestown Stakes at Naas yesterday.

James Fanshawe is keeping his fingers crossed race specialist Society Rock gets the breaks as he aims to regain his crown in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

Peter Moody has revealed there is a “concerted push” for Australian superstar Black Caviar to return to Royal Ascot this year and be covered by the incredible Frankel afterwards.

Trainer Paul Nolan is confident Joncol will “strip a lot fitter” for his comeback run at Punchestown last week.

Murchu struck for Shark Hanlon in the Perfect Pint Beginners Chase on day four of the Galway Festival this afternoon.

Princess Highway is fancied to continue her rapid rise up the ladder by landing the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh tomorrow.

A French victory in Newmarket’s Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes had been expected yesterday but it came through the less obvious source of the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained Giofra.

Grumeti is in line to run at Goodwood on Saturday week so as to confirm his participation at Royal Ascot.

A decision on a successor to Richard Hills as retained jockey to owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum is expected to be made soon.

John Smith’s Grand National favourite Junior features among the 23 entries for the Betfred Grand National Trial at Haydock on Saturday.

THE RETURN of the Irish Open this year to Royal Portrush will act as a dry run for bringing the British Open Championship to the Dunluce links at the famed Antrim links in the future.

Henry de Bromhead is weighing up the options for Sizing Europe following his highly creditable performance at Down Royal last weekend.

Kieren Fallon’s desire to regain the jockeys’ title burned as brightly as the autumn sun as the in-form rider rattled off another two winners at Ascot.

Norfolk Stakes runner-up Boomerang Bob is set for another clash with his Royal Ascot conqueror Bapak Chinta in the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte on July 24.

STAR Witness had a useful feel of the Newmarket July Course on yesterday morning ahead of the final assignment of his racing career.

WHEN So You Think suffered that defeat by Rewilding in the Prince Of Wales’ Stakes at Royal Ascot, Aidan O’Brien gave an extraordinary post-race interview to the BBC.

A hangover from the previous month’s royal wedding, Easter and run of bank holidays sent retail sales in Britain tumbling last month, official figures revealed today.

Frankie Dettori opened his account at the Royal meeting when Rewilding claimed the red-hot favourite So You Think close home in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.

Sainsbury’s hailed a solid sales performance in a challenging environment today as it benefited from Easter, the royal wedding and record-breaking weather.

WILLIE MULLINS makes one of his rare forays to the Royal meeting with Rattan in the Ascot Stakes today.

HENRY CECIL has confirmed Frankel’s next race will be either the Investec Derby at Epsom or Royal Ascot’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

Bookmakers are fearing a "multi-million pound headache" when the aptly-named Royal Wedding runs at Fontwell tomorrow evening.

Prime Defender will bid to prove his recent York triumph was no fluke when he crosses swords with a number of the same rivals in the Golden Jubilee Stakes.

INTERNATIONAL campaigner Dermot Weld avenged the narrow defeats of Vinnie Roe and Vintage Crop in the Gold Cup as Rite Of Passage gallantly claimed the highlight on Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot yesterday.

Richard Hannon dominated the St James’s Palace Stakes as Canford Cliffs finally got the better of his stablemate Dick Turpin.

RICHARD FAHEY warmed up for Royal Ascot in the best possible style as he and stable jockey Paul Hanagan enjoyed a double at Carlisle.

Richard Fahey warmed up for Royal Ascot in the best possible style as he and stable jockey Paul Hanagan enjoyed a double at Carlisle.