JOHNNY MURTAGH showed his style at Royal Ascot when Frederick Engels landed a bit of a touch to provide trainer David Brown with his first winner at the Royal meeting in the Windsor Castle Stakes.

Green Destiny, one of the leading contenders for tomorrow’s Royal Hunt Cup, is set to miss the mile handicap.

Michael Jarvis intends to give Rainbow Peak the chance to shine over a longer trip at Newbury on Friday.

Hughie Morrison’s Cambridgeshire winner Supaseus returns to Newmarket on Friday for the Thurlow Nunn Standen Darley Stakes.

With one day still remaining at Royal Ascot 2009, bookmakers believe Gold Cup-winning rider Johnny Murtagh has the top jockey title wrapped up.

Andrew Balding is considering Saturday’s Bet365 Old Newton Cup along with another valuable handicap as the next port of call for Buccellati.

A crack at the Ladbrokes St Leger is firmly on the agenda for Boscobel after Joe Fanning produced a copybook front-running ride to get him home in front in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.

BRUNEL landed a share of first prize in the Prix de la Porte Maillot at Longchamp yesterday after lightning knocked out the photo-finish equipment.

Promotion, owned by the Queen, is 9-2 favourite with Ladbrokes to make amends for an unlucky run at the Royal Ascot meeting in Saturday’s Bet365 Old Newton Cup at Haydock.

BOOKMAKERS closed the betting for the top jockey title at Royal Ascot at York yesterday with Mick Kinane still leading despite a winnerless afternoon.

La Chunga gave Jeremy Noseda a day to remember when leading home an impressive one-two for the Newmarket handler in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot at York today.