It’s a complicated situation, with many permutations, but the long and the short of it is I don’t know for certain where I’ll be riding today.

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.

Champion jockey Silvestre De Sousa has been handed an 18-day suspension by the British Horseracing Authority over his use of the whip, six of which have been deferred.

Royal Ascot is likely to be on the agenda for both Ambiguity and Kellstorm following their victories in Tipperary last night, providing the O’Brien team with a double.

A four-timer for Aidan O’Brien in Dundalk last night, following a treble in Navan on Sunday, proved the well-being of both the Ballydoyle and Owning teams.

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.

Charlie Hills has voiced concerns over whether Muhaarar can reproduce his stunning Royal Ascot display in today’s Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

Mahsoob could earn himself a crack at the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot if he can keep his unbeaten record intact at Newmarket today.

What have Dermot Weld, Jim Bolger and Aidan O’Brien in common, besides the fact they are three of the best trainers in the world?

A statue of five-time Ascot winner Frankel was unveiled by the Queen of England on the opening day of this year’s meeting.

Clare Balding proves that female journalists don’t have to ‘glam up’, says Kay Cairns

Forgotten Rules hardened as favourite for next month’s Ascot Gold Cup following his gutsy defeat of Answered in the Group 3 Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes, feature of yesterday’s action in Navan.

Sam Twiston-Davies feels connections will learn an awful lot about smart novice Ptit Zig in today’s Betfair Ascot Chase.

Willie Mullins has chosen Ballycasey over Champagne Fever as his representative in the Betfair Ascot Chase tomorrow.

Gary Moore would like to take Sire De Grugy to Plumpton for a racecourse gallop before his defence of his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown.

I was a little surprised at how much negativity there was about after Sprinter Sacre’s return at Ascot last Saturday, says Pat Keane.

Davy Condon has decided not to appeal against the 15-day suspension and £3,150 fine handed to him by the Ascot stewards on Saturday.

Dual Derby winner Australia has been retired to stud, said a Coolmore representative.

A boost from World Cup betting failed to prevent a slide in profits at Ladbrokes today as the bookmaker counted the cost of unfavourable sporting results.

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup has had some vociferous critics down the years but with the organisers settling on a format that seems to work, Ascot staged a tremendously successful renewal on Saturday.

Channel 4 remains "proud" of its Royal Ascot coverage, despite dwindling audiences throughout the week.

John Oxx is praying the rain stays away from the Curragh to allow My Titania to get her shot at Classic glory in tomorrow’s Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Hidden Cyclone puts his Queen Mother Champion Chase credentials on the line in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

Trainer Shark Hanlon is eyeing Ascot compensation with Hidden Cyclone after his appeal against the result of the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase was dismissed.

Seal Of Approval turned the Qipco British Champions Fillies And Mares Stakes at Ascot into a procession.

Kieren Fallon will takes the reins on Ascription as he bids for compensation at Ascot today after being ruled out of last week’s Cambridgeshire.

Aidan O'Brien was thrilled to see exciting juvenile War Command put a shock reverse behind him with a stylish victory in the Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon.

James Doyle demonstrated his Ascot prowess once again by helping the Great Britain and Ireland team to take the lead in the opening event of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.

Three-time Coronation Cup hero St Nicholas Abbey will bypass Royal Ascot and instead be targeted at the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at the same track in July.

John Oxx intends giving Saddler’s Rock one run on home soil ahead of the Ascot Gold Cup.

Ascot’s big card on Saturday has been abandoned due to snow.

A 9lb rise in the weights was not enough to stop Ivor's King completing a hat-trick in the Gardiner & Theobald Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Ascot this afternoon.

Excelebration bids to supplement his impressive Ascot success just two weeks ago in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita.

Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe insists she has not formulated a masterplan in which Cirrus Des Aigles inflicts a first career defeat upon Frankel at Ascot on Saturday.

Set fire to those fascinators — Ladies Day fashion needs a complete overhaul, says Annmarie O’Connor. Here’s her guide to style at the races.

Stablemates Jamesie and Seanie could both be readied for a trip to Ascot next month after running with credit at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Shergar Cup ‘veteran’ Hayley Turner is relishing the prospect of captaining the first all-female team at Ascot today.

A turn-up in the Darley July Cup had looked a distinct possibility and it was supplied by 20-1 shot Mayson as he led for virtually all the six furlongs at a saturated Newmarket.

The late defection of would-be favourite So You Think from the Eclipse (3.45 Sandown) detracts hugely from the contest, leaving a much more wide-open race. When winning the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, Aidan O’Brien’s colt had the fast-finishing Farhh, who has assumed favouritism, back in third place.

Beware of hype, especially when it’s coming from those whose only desire is the selling of newspapers.

Eddie Ahern will be fine to take up his two mounts on the final day of Royal Ascot after a nasty incident at the track on Friday.

Colour Vision and Frankie Dettori survived a stewards’ inquiry as they held off fellow Godolphin runner Opinion Poll to take top honours in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.