The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup has had some vociferous critics down the years but with the organisers settling on a format that seems to work, Ascot staged a tremendously successful renewal on Saturday.

Stand Guard joined La Estrella on a mark just one short of the British all-weather-winning record when the pair’s much anticipated clash at Southwell was called off at the 11th hour.

The 12-year-old Captain Cee Bee was far too good for his younger rivals in the Grade 2 Friends’ Of Tipperary Hurdle at Tipperary yesterday.

Aryal ran a race full of promise on his debut at Lingfield at the start of the month and normal improvement should make him difficult to beat in the BetVictor Cheltenham Festival Antepost Pioneers Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Kempton today.

Milton Bradley’s Regal Parade is aiming for his own unique piece of racing history in today’s William Hill Ayr Gold Cup.

The Dandy Nicholls-trained Inxile made all to register back-to-back wins in the listed Abergwaun Stakes in Tipperary last night.

Paul Hanagan's double contrasted with a major net loss for Silvestre de Sousa on a day when all three champion jockey aspirants were in direct competition at Nottingham.

Our Jonathan gave owner Dr Marwan Koukash back-to-back victories in the William Hill Gold Cup at Ayr.

Hoof It has been all the rage for the Group 1 Nunthorpe since he produce a scintillating weight-carrying performance to land the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood.

KEVIN Ryan expects conditions to suit both his runners in the William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon today.

INXILE notched the eighth listed win of his career, and his fourth in Ireland this season, when making all to land the Abergwaun Stakes for the father and son combination of Dandy and Adrian Nicholls at Tipperary last night.

GOLF guru Andrew “Chubby” Chandler wants to aim higher with Hoof It after the four-year-old attempts to defy the welter burden of 10st in the Blue Square Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood.

Inxile picked up another decent pot for ’sprint king’ Dandy Nicholls with a customary all-the-way success in the Galtee Midsummer Sprint Stakes at Cork.

The opening race on totesport Dante day at York saw a local winner as Mick Easterby's Ancient Cross landed the totepool Stakes.

TAKE a chance on Elusive Award in a competitive Summer Barbeque Evenings Handicap at Naas this afternoon.

ST NICHOLAS ABBEY and Unaccompanied are among a fascinating list of entries for the Geegeez.co.uk Alleged Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Frankie Dettori won his second successive William Hill Ayr Gold Cup and Dandy Nicholls his sixth as Redford streaked home at 14-1 today.

Doncaster winner Poet’s Place remains among 173 entries for Saturday’s William Hill Ayr Gold Cup.

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

In-form Thirsk trainer Dandy Nicholls teamed up with his son, Adrian, to complete a short-priced double at Catterick.

YEATS is one of five horses taken out of Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the latest forfeit stage yesterday.

Garnica has been declared a non-runner for this afternoon's William Hill (Ayr) Gold Cup.

Robin Bastiman brought the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes home to Yorkshire as he saddled Borderlescott to successive wins in the Group One sprint on the final day of the Ebor meeting today.

Markab and Prohibit dominate the betting with sponsors Blue Square for the fiercely-competitive Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood on Saturday.

Jockeys and trainers issued glowing appraisals of Ffos Las after the Welsh track staged its inaugural Flat meeting yesterday.

Weather more associated with the depths of winter tried to blight the inaugural Flat meeting at Ffos Las - but the fixture still received a universal thumbs-up from jockeys and trainers.

Regal Parade benefited from a well-judged ride by Adrian Nicholls to take the totepool City Plate at Chester today.

HINDU Kush landed the featured Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes for Dandy Nicholls at Leopardstown last night.

Pure Poetry could attempt to secure two Classic trials in less than a week after providing Richard Hannon with a seventh victory in Kempton's Oddschecker.com Easter Stakes.

BORDERLESCOTT, winner of the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at Newmarket, justified odds-on favouritism in the listed Mercury Stakes at Dundalk last night.

NOW that Dermot Weld’s horses have struck form again, he had a treble at Leopardstown on Wednesday night, it should pay dividends to keep him very much on our side and his Italian import, Le Cadre Noir, gets the nap to land the Listed Belgrave Stakes at Fairyouse tomorrow.

Sophie Doyle has struck up a good partnership with Croeso Bach and the pair finally got off the mark in the Join BetfairClub ROA Handicap at Brighton.

DANDY Nicholls has a better record than most at Chester over recent years and Heywood can defy a penalty in the Kemira Growhow Handicap this evening.

Nawamees continued his remarkable run at the lowest grade by landing the Celebrate Your Birthday at Lingfield Park Claiming Stakes.

Irish raider Nans Best (18-1) showed the way home under Pat Cosgrave in the W&D McCulloch Rail Division Handicap on the first day of the Ayr Gold Cup meeting.

Dandy Nicholls will be five-handed in his bid to win the totesport Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday and he made a flying start to the three-day fixture when Northern Bolt won the opening You Can't Predict FA Maiden Auction Stakes today.

Andre Fabre has an eighth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe success in his sights after Manduro proved his stamina over a mile and a half in the Prix Foy at Longchamp.

British raider Benbaun continued his love affair with the Curragh when proving most game in holding off Dandy Man in the Nolan & Brophy Auctioneers Flying Five.

SNAEFELL, a little unlucky in running when beaten four lengths by long-absent Empirical Power at Cork, slammed better opposition in the Listed Bud Light Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Mick Channon's Majestic Roi could only finish second as All Is Vanity made every yard of the running in the Prix De Sandringham Mitsubishi Motors at Chantilly.

Dandy Nicholls is looking to add another top sprinting prize to his impressive haul as he sends Tax Free to contest Sandown Park’s Betfair Temple Stakes on May 31.

CHAMPION Hurdle aspirant Harchibald proved hugely disappointing when trailing in fourth of five behind Scarthy Lad in the Tipperary Hurdle at Tipperary yesterday.

Keys Of Cyprus has a long way to go to mirror the achievements of his half-brother Continent but he nevertheless made an impressive start to his racing career in the Ouse Maiden Stakes at Catterick today.

ANOTHER key trial for the Vodafone Derby passed without punters getting much in the way of Classic clues as Unfurled outfought Aidan O’Brien’s hope Indigo Cat to claim the Letheby & Christopher Predominate Stakes at Goodwood yesterday.