Frankie Dettori does not see Aidan O'Brien's feat of training the first three home in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe being matched.

Bryan Cooper is looking to win back-to-back renewals of the Grade One Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase on the promising No More Heroes at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Golden Horn’s owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer has given the strongest indication so far his champion three-year-old is likely to retire at the end of the season.

Fingal Bay, who remains the only horse to have beaten Simonsig under Rules, is out to finally fulfil his potential in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury this afternoon.

Henry de Bromhead reports Sizing Europe to be in fine shape ahead of his intended next outing in the Clonmel Oil Chase at the County Tipperary track on Thursday week.

Champion trainer Willie Mullins believes he has his strongest ever team with which to go to war with this season – a statement which will no doubt fill his contemporaries with dread.

Champion Hurdle runner-up My Tent Or Yours has been ruled out for the season after suffering a tendon injury.

Australia tries what connections feel could be his ideal distance of a mile and quarter for the first time in the Juddmonte International at York today.

Aidan O’Brien has finalised his jockey bookings for Saturday’s Investec Derby with Ryan Moore picking up the mount on Geoffrey Chaucer.

Sir Michael Stoute’s Snow Sky has suffered a scare ahead of Saturday’s Investec Derby after banging a joint in his box overnight.

Dermot Weld is double-handed in the Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Sunday as he attempts to add a Classic success to his blistering start to the season.

Kingman puts his Classic aspirations on the line in the Aon Greenham Stakes at Newbury.

Trainer Tony Martin believes the drying conditions will play to the strengths of Benefficient in today’s Ryanair Chase (2.40) at Cheltenham.

Ballycasey’s blip when falling in a schooling session after racing at Leopardstown has not unduly concerned Willie Mullins ahead of today’s RSA Chase (2.05) at Cheltenham.

Long Run could tackle the £100,000 Kempton Park Chase at the Sunbury track on February 22 as a step towards a crack at the Crabbie’s Grand National.

Melodic Rendezvous is “95% likely” to take his chance in the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

Tony McCoy moved to 3,991 career wins over jumps with a double at Ffos Las yesterday.

Declaration Of War and Al Kazeem are provisionally in line for a rematch at Leopardstown tomorrow after both horses were declared for the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes.

British trainer Charlie Hills is hoping to secure his second Irish Group 1 of the season when he sends Kiyoshi to the Curragh for tomorrow’s Moyglare Stud Stakes.

Dermot Weld has joined the roster of trainers supported by the Aga Khan in order for his owning and breeding operation to diversify in Ireland.

Leading owner Prince Khalid Abdullah paid tribute to “genius” Henry Cecil following the legendary trainer’s death on Tuesday.

John Oxx reports Saddler’s Rock to be in top condition ahead of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday week.

Trainer Charlie Hills believes Just The Judge will be suited by the track at the Curragh as the filly has her second chance at Classic glory in the Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas tomorrow.

Aidan O’Brien has mapped out an early-season plan for his dual Derby winner Camelot that will culminate with an appearance at Royal Ascot.

Jockey Barry Geraghty would not swap Bobs Worth for anything else in the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

David Pipe has still not decided whether to run his unbeaten novice chaser Dynaste in the RSA Chase or the Jewson Novices’ Chase at next week’s Cheltenham Festival.

Texas Jack is unlikely to run at the Cheltenham Festival despite his win in a Grade Two novice chase at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Long Run may set his own pace as the 2011 Gold Cup hero bids to reclaim his William Hill King George VI Chase crown at Kempton on Wednesday.

Former conditional champion jockey Rhys Flint has said he his to retire from race-riding.

Excelebration or Power could represent Aidan O’Brien in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville a week on Sunday.

Dermot Weld wasted no time in opening his account at this year's Galway Festival by taking the first race of the meeting, the Radissonhotelgalway.com & Galwaybayhotel.com Novice Hurdle, with Train Of Thought.

Curragh manager Paul Hensey is anticipating soft ground for this weekend’s Darley Irish Oaks meeting.

British Horseracing Authority head of handicapping Phil Smith is keen to see Investec Derby hero Camelot tested against older horses so his full potential can be realised.

Aidan O’Brien has any amount of fillies to choose from for the Oaks and Twirl can add her name to the list with victory in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York today.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien does not expect the rain-softened ground to trouble the unbeaten Maybe as she shoots for Classic glory in Sunday’s Qipco 1000 Guineas.

One might have thought that bookmakers would have sent Sir Des Champs galloping out in the Cheltenham Gold Cup betting, following that performance at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Shamiran got the better of British raider Weekend Millionair in a gruelling opening race as Punchestown’s depleted all hurdles and bumper card got under way in difficult conditions.

This afternoon’s thetote.com-sponsored Gold Cup and the other scheduled chase on the card at Punchestown have both been cancelled due to weather conditions.

Wishfull Thinking will try to end the campaign on a high in the Bet365 Celebration Chase at Sandown on Saturday.