Tony Martin has reported his Northumberland Plate winner Arc Bleu to have come out of the race in tip-top condition.

Bookmakers’ nightmare Tony Martin has shaken up the market for the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate as Arc Bleu sneaked into Saturday’s big race at Newcastle as the first reserve.

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

EAGLE’S PASS, owned by two New York-based Kerrymen, Niall O’Dowd and Denis Kelleher, ran his rivals ragged to land the valuable Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee yesterday.

A total of 28 horses were eliminated from the Ascot Stakes on Tuesday following a reduction in the safety limit to 20.