Even before George Washington’s death at Monmouth Park on Saturday night there had been little cheer for the Irish or British raiders from a Breeders’ Cup card that produced 11 American winners out of 11.

JIM BOLGER admits Finsceal Beo has a huge task in front of her when taking on Dylan Thomas and cohorts in today’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes.

A highly-unorthodox Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe preparation is on the agenda for Manduro, with Andre Fabre considering dropping the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes winner back to a mile following his Royal Ascot victory.

Brian Meehan has revealed that Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Red Rocks is likely to take in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot before heading to the Coral Eclipse.

Manduro bids to end a year-long winless spell in tomorrow’s Weatherbys Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket.

PRIDE bowed out of racing on a high with victory in a thrilling renewal of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin yesterday.

SIR PERCY is 4-1 favourite to add the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday to his Vodafone Derby triumph.

WON’T it be great if Holy Roman Emperor and Teofilo go head-to-head in Sunday’s Group One National Stakes at the Curragh?

DYLAN THOMAS can strike a much-needed blow for the three-year-olds by landing the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon.

Frankie Dettori is in line for the plum ride aboard hot favourite Sixties Icon in the Ladbrokes St Leger at York on Saturday week.

IT has been a campaign of unfulfilled promise for Race For The Stars, but she should be capable of landing the Denny Cordell EBF Fillies Stakes at Gowran Park tonight.

Connections of Ouija Board are hoping Frankie Dettori will be available to ride the mare in Saturday’s Vodafone Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.

A DECISION on Ouija Board’s participation in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes will “probably go to the wire”.

Brian Meehan has issued an upbeat bulletin ahead of David Junior’s tilt at the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.

A DECISION on Ouija Board’s Royal Ascot target will be made today.

A decision on Ouija Board’s Royal Ascot target will be made tomorrow.

Ouija Board found it all too much in the desert heat as she and jockey Kieren Fallon were tactically outfought in the $5m Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad al Sheba.

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.

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.

Elie Lellouche believes everything is in Westerner’s favour as his grand campaigner bids to sign off his career with victory in Sunday’s Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase.

Ed Dunlop sees no reason why Ouija Board cannot enhance her glittering CV with more glory in the Japan Cup on November 27 and the Hong Kong Cup on December 11.

Trainer Ed Dunlop put the finishing touches to Ouija Board’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes preparations this morning as the filly strode out under Jamie Spencer.

They were queuing around the block to catch a glimpse of Ouija Board this morning as Newmarket trainer Ed Dunlop opened the doors to Gainsborough Stables.

Ouija Board has wintered well and is back in training with Ed Dunlop to be prepared for a seasonal reappearance in the Vodafone Coronation Cup.

Dermot Weld will wait until the week of the race before committing Grey Swallow to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 3.

Quiff romped home in the Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks today to put herself firmly in the picture for the St Leger.

Connections of Ouija Board are considering a trip to America for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in October.

Trainer Ed Dunlop is considering dropping back to 10 furlongs with Ouija Board after she completed the English/Irish Oaks double with an emphatic success at the Curragh yesterday.

OUIJA BOARD is 8-11 favourite with Cashmans to complete the English-Irish Oaks double at the Curragh on Sunday.

Newmarket trainer Ed Dunlop declared himself happy with Ouija Board this morning after the Epsom heroine completed her final piece of work ahead of the Irish Oaks at the weekend.

Godolphin confirmed today that Frankie Dettori will leave it until the last possible moment before committing himself to one of the Dubai outfit’s two fillies in the Vodafone Oaks.