Charlie Appleby will delay his decision over Line Of Duty’s possible participation in next month’s Investec Derby.

Godolphin’s lightly-raced performer Auxerre is among 56 horses left in at the five-day stage for the Unibet Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday.

The race was overshadowed by the fatal injury sustained by last year's Epsom Derby runner-up passing the post for the first time.

National Hunt stalwart Jessica Harrington lapped up her first Royal Ascot winner when Alpha Centauri romped home in the Coronation Stakes in record time.

Investec Derby runner-up Dee Ex Bee appears increasingly likely to line up in the Irish equivalent at the Curragh on June 30.

Godolphin's royal blue silks were carried to victory in the Investec Derby for the first time as Masar caused a 16-1 upset at Epsom.

Aidan O’Brien has three runners as he bids to maintain his stranglehold on the Centennial Celebration-MBNA Chester Vase Stakes on the Roodee today.

Henry Candy is in no hurry to make the next move with Limato after conditions scuppered any realistic chance he had in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan on Saturday.

Tony Martin is already plotting a return to Australia next year after Heartbreak City was agonisingly denied by Almandin in the Emirates Melbourne Cup yesterday.

New Bay is on course to take on the best of this year’s Classic generation in what promises to be a fascinating renewal of the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Ante-post favourite Ivan Grozny features in a maximum field of 20 runners in the Betfred Ebor at York tomorrow.

Hawkbill, winner of the Coral-Eclipse, is among 55 entries for the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on October 15.

Skiffle stated her case for Royal Ascot as she put the icing on the cake of a magnificent four-timer for William Buick at Goodwood.

Perhaps not with a bang, but the Flat was back in Britain this weekend and it was Godolphin who were smiling at Doncaster as Secret Brief claimed the Betway Lincoln.

The Racing Post produced a fascinating front page story on Tuesday relating to Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation attempting to take on Ballydoyle-Coolmore in a far more meaningful manner.

Air Force Blue was “very popular” on the eve of the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes - despite Aidan O’Brien issuing a cautionary note about ground conditions at Newmarket for his star two-year-old colt.

Cirrus Des Aigles is the headline act at Longchamp tomorrow when he bids to win the Qatar Prix Dollar for a fourth time.

Here’s a tip for the remaining few weeks of the flat campaign: Keep Aidan O’Brien very much on your side.

Gleneagles confirmed his position as the star miler of his generation after handing Aidan O’Brien a record-breaking seventh success in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday.

Dual Guineas hero Gleneagles turned in a dominant performance in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Dual 2000 Guineas winner Gleneagles heads a field of six for the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Tryster showed the engine of a potentially high-class horse when coming from almost last to first with a sensational burst of speed to secure the Coral Easter Classic All-Weather Middle Distance Championships Conditions Stakes at Lingfield yesterday.

Godolphin have signalled their intent for 2015 by recruiting William Buick and James Doyle to ride as joint-number one jockeys.

Third in the Dubai World Cup last March, the Charlie Appleby-trained Cat O’Mountain, in the familiar Goldolphin blue, landed the Group 3 Diamond Stakes in Dundalk last night.

Adelaide, an unlucky-in-running third in the Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday, will be trained for a tilt at the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on October 25.

Joseph O’Brien feels Leading Light makes his job look easy as the colt attempts to maintain his unbeaten run this season in the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger at the Curragh tomorrow.

Andre Fabre expects Fintry to put up a good show despite an enforced 90-day lay-off when she returns in the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Atalanta Stakes at Sandown today.

Take Cover catapulted the largely unknown David Griffiths into the Glorious Goodwood spotlight yesterday by using his blistering speed in the Betfred King George Stakes.

Kingman has been given the go-ahead to meet top four-year-old Toronado in tomorrow’s Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Kingman and Night Of Thunder are set to clash for the third time this season in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot as both appeared among 12 entries at the latest forefeit stage.

Australia was on the drift for the Investec Derby with Paddy Power yesterday but the favourite’s jockey, Joseph O’Brien, remains excited about his prospects.

Henry de Bromhead’s Enjoy Responsibly is fancied to lead his rivals a merry dance in the Tullamore Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan tonight.

Frankie Dettori can look towards the Guineas weekend with a positive feeling about at least one Classic ride after the courageous performance of Sandiva in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

Joseph O’Brien, the man in the hotseat when Ruler Of The World makes his debut for new part-owners Al Shaqab Racing in the Dubai World Cup, believes the colt has the scope to enjoy a long and prosperous season.