Joseph O’Brien said he was indebted to St Nicholas Abbey, who died yesterday, for being the fulcrum of his emerging riding career.

Red Cadeaux finally delivered a deserved Group One success as he fended off his rivals in the Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin yesterday.

There would not be a more poignant winner of the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan than Aidan O’Brien’s St Nicholas Abbey.

Dubai World Cup hopes get one last chance to stake their claims for the March 31 feature as they line up in the third round of the Al Maktoum Challenge at Meydan.

SEAMIE HEFFERNAN can hardly wait to be reunited with So You Think as he bids for his third European Group One in the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

SIMON Crisford believes a strongly run race is the key to Rewilding’s success ahead of Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

CONNECTIONS are expecting another bold show from Laaheb as he bids to add another Pattern-race success to his tally in the Princess of Wales’s sportingbet.com Stakes at Newmarket.

GODOLPHIN’S Rewilding is now a 5-2 shot with William Hill for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes following the latest round of forfeits.

Slumber, ante-post favourite for the John Smith’s Cup next weekend, is also among 17 confirmations for the Princess of Wales’s sportingbet.com Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN plans to have three big contenders in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as he goes for a sixth successive win in the Classic at the Curragh on Sunday week.

Japan claimed a first ever victory in the Dubai World Cup as Victoire Pisa led home a one-two for the nation at Meydan yesterday.

Snow Fairy will run in the Sheema Classic later this month instead of the Dubai World Cup.

William Buick came of age with a copy-book victory on Arctic Cosmos in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster as a nationwide gamble on Rewilding bit the dust.

LEADING race mare Dar Re Mi has been retired.

IRISH trainer Carl O’Callaghan could be a new face at Royal Ascot in the summer after hitting the big time with his American raider Kinsale King in the Golden Shaheen at Meydan.

Irish-born trainer Carl O’Callaghan could be a new face at Royal Ascot in the summer after hitting the big time with his American raider Kinsale King in the Golden Shaheen at Meydan.

Buxted gave Terry Mills and his team cause to believe they have picked up a real bargain by strolling nine lengths clear on his belated debut at Lingfield today.

Ex-British runner Helene Mascot bids to become only the second horse to complete the Hong Kong Derby and Queen Elizabeth II Cup double at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Ask, runner-up in last year’s Canadian International, tops a list of 30 entries for next month’s Group Two stanjamesuk.com Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket.

Connections of Curlin were satisfied after the American Horse of the Year was handed stall 12 for Saturday’s 6million Dubai World Cup.

Mick Kinane soon recovered from the disappointment of finishing last in the Vodafone Derby on Archipenko as he dashed all the way Hong Kong to partner Viva Pataca in the Champions And Chater Cup today.

Mick Channon’s exciting four-year-old Youmzain is set to run in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh on Sunday.

Mick Channon has targeted the progressive Youmzain at the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh on May 27.

SIR PERCY could limber up for a planned trip to Royal Ascot with an outing in the betfair.com Brigadier Gerard Stakes next month.

William Haggas claimed the Lincoln with Very Wise last weekend and it could pay to follow the yard again at Kempton tomorrow.

Red Rocks is set to make a quick reappearance in Ireland next month after a disappointing run in Dubai.

Trainer Marcus Tregoning is optimistic about Sir Percy’s chances of victory in the Dubai Sheema Classic as the Vodafone Derby winner continued his smooth progress towards Saturday’s Dubai World Cup meeting.

MARCUS TREGONING has been delighted with Sir Percy’s progress since the four-year-old arrived in Dubai ahead of his bid for glory in the Sheema Classic on Saturday.

Sixties Icon could be set for a fascinating clash with Sir Percy in the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic on March 31.

Vodafone Derby winner Sir Percy is set to stretch his legs on the all-weather surface at Lingfield before he travels to Dubai for the Sheema Classic on March 31.

Collier Hill capped what has been a glorious second half of the season when leading home a clean sweep for the European raiders in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin.

VODAFONE Derby hero Sir Percy could be set for a titanic clash with Breeders’ Cup winner Red Rocks in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad Al Sheba in March.

Vodafone Derby hero Sir Percy could be set for a titanic clash with Breeders’ Cup winner Red Rocks in the €5m Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad Al Sheba in March.

Sir Percy is reported to be in good form despite his lacklustre effort in yesterday's Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

Youmzain will not run again this season after connections scrapped plans to tackle an Italian Group One later this month.

MARCUS TREGONING could leave it as late as Thursday morning before deciding whether Sir Percy will take his chance in Sunday's Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

A MOUTH-WATERING rematch between Ouija Board and Alexander Goldrun at Leopardstown next month remains a distinct possibility.

A mouth-watering rematch between Ouija Board and Alexander Goldrun at Leopardstown next month remains a distinct possibility.

Darryll Holland will partner Norse Dancer when the David Elsworth stalwart goes globe-trotting again with a crack at the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong on the agenda.

Ouija Board could run in either Hong Kong or Singapore following her disappointing show in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad Al Sheba.

Frankie Dettori is hoping Godolphin’s new purchase Electrocutionist will handle the dirt surface in the Group Two Maktoum Challenge III at Ned Al Sheba on Thursday.

Ouija Board pleased connections in her latest piece of work as she continues her preparations for a planned seasonal return next month in Dubai.

Ouija Board pleased connections in her latest piece of work she continues her preparations for a planned seasonal return next month in Dubai.

Lord Derby has nominated a possible campaign in Dubai as a target for Ouija Board should the world-beating filly be kept in training next year.