Mad Rush is the clear favourite for Wednesday’s totesport Ebor after the heavy ground at York saw a number of leading fancies ruled out.

Ante-post favourite Bukit Tinggi is among a maximum field of 20 declared for the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Saturday.

Henry Cecil expects to have "eight or nine" runners at Ascot next week as the Warren Place maestro aims to add to his staggering tally of 70 winners at the Royal meeting.

Barry Hills used an informative afternoon at Newmarket to unleash a useful sort in Yankadi, who shrugged off negative market vibes to capture the Renault Master EBF Maiden Stakes.

Mount Kilimanjaro can continue on the upward curve in the WBX.com Henry II Stakes at Sandown.