Classic winner and multiple Group One victor Sayyedati has died aged 17.

IRELAND’S challenge for a fourth consecutive Vodafone Derby victory has been strengthened with the addition of the unbeaten colts Refuse To Bend and Alamshar to the entries for the premier Classic.

Patience is always a virtue, particularly in horse-racing, and supporters of Red Carpet can be rewarded with a first win for more than two years when he is rolled out in the Charlton Hunt Supreme Stakes at Goodwood tomorrow.

UNBEATEN in three races Van Nistelrooy lost his record when proving no match for the tough Dermot Weld trained Refuse To Bend in the Group One Aga Khan Studs National Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.