A phone call between Barclays boss Bob Diamond and the Bank of Englandultimately led to some of the rate-rigging actions at the heart of the ongoing banking scandal, the bank said yesterday.

Henry Cecil has suffered a blow just as the Flat season swings into gear with the news that Manifest has been ruled out for the season.

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.

Frankie Dettori was made to earn his crust after Fareej required considerable urging to get up in the EBF Buy A Racing Post Yearling Bonus Candidate Maiden Stakes at Newmarket today.

Harbinger is poised to skip the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster next month as connections continue to search for a reason behind his lifeless display in the Great Voltigeur Stakes.