Frankel was named Cartier Horse Of The Year at a glittering awards ceremony of invited guests in London.

Marco Botti would not be afraid to take on Frankel again after his stable star Excelebration trounced his rivals in the CGA Hungerford Stakes at Newbury.

GODOLPHIN have supplemented the Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Gamilati for the Jaguar Cars Lowther Stakes at York on Thursday.

FORMER owner Tony Shead paid tribute to Barry Hills after the legendary Lambourn trainer announced his retirement from the sport.

Legendary Lambourn trainer Barry Hills, 74, has retired and will hand over the licence to his son, Charlie.

Darryll Holland plans to be in the saddle on Friday after taking a couple of days off due to a neck complaint.

Hayley Moore, who is to call two races in the final of 'The Filly Factor' at the course tomorrow, had reason for an early celebration when landing the Longines Ladies Handicap on the Kevin Ryan-trained Captain Ramius at Ascot this afternoon.

ANTE-POST favourite Delegator will face 16 rivals in pursuit of victory in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket tomorrow.

Frankel features among 13 horses left in at the confirmation stage for the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday.

DONALD McCAIN is hoping Overturn can use his favourable draw to full advantage in today’s totesport.com Chester Cup.

FRANKEL will face a maximum of seven rivals in the totesport.com Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

LADIES Are Forever will not be the most fashionable or expensive horse in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket today but she has a fair old engine.

DUBAI Dewhurst runner-up Roderic O’Connor could represent Aidan O’Brien in the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud on Sunday.

Auden wrote off his odds-on Brighton defeat by taking the NGK Spark Plugs EBF Maiden Stakes at Newmarket today.

Harris Tweed will head to his winter quarters as a stayer to note after dominating every yard of the Listed Noel Murless Stakes at Newmarket today.

BOOKMAKERS have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday’s Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Bookmakers have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday's Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Samuel provided a warming narrative on a distinctively autumnal Yorkshire afternoon when winning the Doncaster Cup.

Impressive Newmarket winner Casual Glimpse has been supplemented for the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Prime Defender is expected to show his true colours when trying six and a half furlongs in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Sunday.

Starspangledbanner followed up his Royal Ascot win with a gritty display in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket today.

Barry Hills will run both Equiano and Prime Defender in Friday’s Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

THERE would surely be no more popular winner of the week than if Henry Cecil’s Manifest prevailed in the Ascot Gold Cup today.

CANFORD Cliffs arrived at Royal Ascot with a score to settle and left at the top of the podium in the three-year-old miling division after proving his worth in the St James’s Palace Stakes.

The Jersey Stakes sets the ball rolling on day two of Royal Ascot and there’s plenty of form in the race which ties in with yesterday’s feature, the St James’ Palace Stakes.

FAME AND GLORY and Sariska represent last year’s Classic form in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom tomorrow.

Kieren Fallon has been booked to ride Godolphin’s Al Zir in Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

Connections of Champagnelifestyle believe the filly has each-way claims in the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

ANTE-POST favourite St Nicholas Abbey features among a total of 19 horses remaining in the Investec Derby at Epsom following the latest forfeits.

A race-fit Prime Defender caught some coveted sprinting prospects on the hop in the Duke Of York Blue Square Stakes today.

Imposing made sure Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore started York's Dante meeting on the right footing with a performance fitting of his name.

Aidan O’Brien is hoping Cabaret can steal the show as he seeks to win the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York for the first time tomorrow.

Paco Boy is likely to face a small field in the totesport.com Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Australian sprinter Starspangledbanner is to make his northern hemisphere debut in the Duke Of York Blue Square Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Aviate could replace Timepiece as Henry Cecil’s main hope to win a ninth Investec Oaks if she maintains her unbeaten record in Wednesday’s Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York.

Gile Na Greine, third in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket last weekend, is among 19 entries for the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Barry Hills was denied a fifth totesport.com Chester Cup with Tastahil as dual-purpose performer Mamlook swooped for glory on the Roodee.

RICHARD Fahey is hopeful Halla San can make it third-time lucky when he lines up in the totesport.com Chester Cup today.

JOHN DUNLOP has found the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas elusive over the years but the race moved a massive step closer as Elusive Pimpernel stamped his mark on the Racing Post breezeupbonus.com Craven Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

Equiano has now experienced both sides of a tight finish to the Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes but this year the luck was on his side at Newmarket.

John Dunlop has found the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas elusive over the years but the race moved a massive step closer as Elusive Pimpernel stamped his mark on the Racing Post breezeupbonus.com Craven Stakes at Newmarket today.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S St Nicholas Abbey, the incredibly impressive winner of the Racing Post Trophy and 100-30 favourite with the sponsors, was among the entries revealed yesterday for the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas.

Hasty is expected to put behind her a slightly disappointing last run when she reappears in the Sakhee Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

Champagnelifestyle will aim to give her connections one last hurrah before the end of the season.