AIDAN O’BRIEN accounted for six of the 22 standing their ground at yesterday’s first forfeit stage for Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. They are High Chaparral, Black Sam Bellamy, Yesterday, Brian Boru, Dalcassian and Fontanesi.

Dermot Weld was dreaming of victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after Vinnie Roe secured his place in racing history with an unprecedented third Irish Field St Leger triumph at the Curragh yesterday.

Vinnie Roe made history by becoming the first horse to win the Irish Field St Leger for a third time at the Curragh today.

Vinnie Roe made history by becoming the first horse to win the Irish Field St Leger for a third time at the Curragh today.

VINNIE ROE can land an unprecedented third consecutive win in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh today.

Bollin Eric has been confirmed a definite starter for Saturday's Group 1 Irish Field St Leger by trainer Tim Easterby.

ANTE-POST favourite Brian Boru heads a total of 15 horses left in the Seabiscuit St Leger at yesterday’s confirmation stage ahead of the final Classic of the season at Doncaster on Saturday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S horses are coming to the boil just in time for a tilt at the late-season’s biggest prizes and the Ballydoyle squad struck on the opening day of York’s prestigious Ebor meeting with a one-two in the Daily Telegraph Great Voltigeur Stakes.

ALAMSHAR received a glowing assessment yesterday from senior British Horseracing Board handicapper Nigel Gray.

David Chapman is eyeing a tilt at the Ayr Gold Cup with his tough and consistent Quito after the gelding obliged at Newcastle on Saturday.

Connections of Kris Kin believe that the Vodafone Derby winner can confirm the form with Epsom third Alamshar in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot tomorrow.

Falbrav was today given the go-ahead to run in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

ASCOT’S going on Saturday will be a “big factor” in the performance of Kris Kin in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, according to big-race jockey Kieren Fallon.

QUALITY not quantity is the order of the day in the Princess Of Wales’s UAE Equestrian And Racing Federation Stakes at Newmarket today.

Royal Ascot winner High Accolade is set to take on older horses for the first time in the £100,000 (€145,000) Princess of Wales’s UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation Stakes at Newmarket on Tuesday.

Mamool was installed as favourite for the Ascot Gold Cup after Godolphin finally shrugged off the blues on the final day of York’s Dante meeting.

Keith Dalgleish, who rode Yavana’s Pace into third place in the Grade One Canadian International at Woodbine, Toronto, last night jetted back to his native Scotland and took the riding honours with a 19-1 treble at Hamilton today.

Highest, runner-up in Saturday's Rothmans Royals St Leger, could be handed the Coronation Cup as a preliminary target for next season.

Bollin Eric became the first Yorkshire-trained winner of the Rothmans Royals St Leger since Peleid in 1973 when staying on strongly to land the Doncaster Classic for Malton-based Tim Easterby today.

FRENCH DERBY winner Sulamani will have the benefit of a pacemaker when he takes on High Chaparral in a mouth-watering clash at Longchamp on Sunday.

There were no surprise withdrawals from the Rothmans Royals St Leger at today‘s confirmation stage, with 13 horses remaining in the last Classic of the season.

Dante Stakes runner-up Bollin Eric is set to miss Sunday week’s French Derby, Tim Easterby has announced.

Moon Ballad remains down Godolphin’s pecking order for the Vodafone Derby - despite winning one of its most important trials, the Convergent Dante Stakes, at York today.

A total of 16 horses have been left in next week’s Group Two Convergent Dante Stakes at York after the confirmation stage.

Middlethorpe, winner of the first race of the new Flat season on turf at Doncaster last Thursday, can follow up at Catterick tomorrow.