Rock veterans Status Quo are stranded in Moscow – and face a lengthy rail and road slog to get home as a result of the air travel crisis.

Stubbs Art is reported to have made the necessary progress to suggest another bold effort against Henrythenavigator and New Approach in Saturday’s Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas.

Evan Williams ended a barren spell of three weeks when McEvoy gave Classic-winning owner Phil Cunningham his first National Hunt success with victory at Ludlow.

Geoff Huffer, trainer of dual 2000 Guineas winner Cockney Rebel, has decided to quit training for a second time.

GEORGE WASHINGTON heads a 15-strong list of possibles for Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN is a reasonably confident choice to land what looks a somewhat sub-standard Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh tomorrow.

COCKNEY REBEL will face a maximum of 10 rivals in his bid to land the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot next week.

Cockney Rebel will face a maximum of 10 rivals in his bid to land the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot.

Connections of Cockney Rebel are “just coming down to earth” after the colt became the first since Rock Of Gibraltar in 2002 to land the Irish 2000 Guineas on the back of the English equivalent.

AIDAN O’Brien’s Duke Of Marmalade is now as short as 3-1 for Saturday’s Boylesports 2000 Guineas at the Curragh.

COCKNEY Rebel and Vital Equine spearhead the 20 horses still engaged in Saturday’s Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the five-day confirmation stage.

Cockney Rebel and Vital Equine spearhead the 20 horses still engaged in Saturday’s Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the five-day confirmation stage.

Aidan O’Brien has suggested that Vodafone Derby fancy Eagle Mountain is more likely to run in the Boylesports 2000 Guineas at the Curragh next weekend.

Cockney Rebel, trained by Geoff Huffer and ridden by Olivier Peslier, won the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.