French raider African Rose is one of 16 acceptors for the rearranged Ladbrokes Sprint Cup at Doncaster on Saturday.

GODOLPHIN hope to have two runners in the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday but are in no hurry to decide which of their three possibles will represent them.

French challenger Natagora heads a quality field of 14 juvenile fillies in the skybet.com Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.

The emir of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been succeeded by younger brother Sheikh Mohammed following his death earlier today aged 62.

Michael Jarvis sends Josh across the Channel to Deauville tomorrow for the Listed Prix Herod.

Richard Hughes could be out of action for three weeks after puncturing a lung in a fall at Leicester on Saturday.

FRANKIE DETTORI teamed up with old friend Absolute Utopia for a victory which got him off the mark for the season in the jockeys’ championship.

Paul Cole’s Blue Tomato will return to action in the Group Three Prix Eclipse over six furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte tomorrow.

Irish-trained filly Dimitrova, impressive winner of the American Oaks at Hollywood Park, heads a strong European challenge for the 250,000 Garden City Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Belmont tomorrow.

Last year’s champion two-year-old Johannesburg heads 13 entries from Aidan O’Brien’s stable for the £220,000 (€352,000) Darley July Cup at Newmarket.