Farraaj is set to try his hand in Group company after defying the steadier of 9st 11lb in the 55th John Smith's Cup at York.

Certify had no great difficulty in extending Godolphin’s record in the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile to three in a row when coming home unchallenged at a windswept Newmarket yesterday.

Penitent rewarded the decision of his connections to bypass the Lincoln by gaining Listed glory at Doncaster 24 hours later.

Richard Fahey may have been out of luck with Wootton Bassett in the French Guineas but his excellent form continued as Kay Gee Bee landed the feature race at Ripon.

Blue Bajan could make a belated racecourse reappearance for new trainer David O’Meara in the totesport.com Chester Cup on Wednesday.

Racing at Ayr this afternoon had to be abandoned after three races following a nasty pile up.

Hotham is a bit of a character pre-race but once the stalls open he always puts his best foot forward and he gave trainer Noel Wilson one of his biggest wins in the National Express Reserve Consolation Handicap at Musselburgh.

Jamie Spencer will have his crucial appeal against a two-day ban heard by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority disciplinary panel tomorrow.

Aidan O’Brien sent out another possible Vodafone Derby candidate as Admiralofthefleet put up an impressive display in the Group Three Aktiv Kapital UK Ltd Dee Stakes at Chester.

TONY CULHANE was taken to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield after suffering a shoulder injury in a crashing fall at Pontefract yesterday.

Bentong looked a class act when he recorded a narrow but convincing success in the £50,000 (€73,200) Weatherbys Insurance Summer Sprint at Redcar.

Edward Lynam will look at targets in Ireland for Free Roses after making the journey over to Ayr pay off with victory in the Listed EBF Land O’Burns Fillies’ Stakes.

Charlie Delta took his winning haul to three with an emphatic success under top apprentice Danny Tudhope in the opening race at Nottingham.

Balwearie continued the revival of Linda Perratt’s fortunes with a narrow victory in the Seasons Holidays Handicap at Ayr this afternoon.

Apprentice Danny Tudhope stole the show at Ayr today when completing a near 109-1 treble with three superbly judged front-running rides on Lets Roll, Acomb and Tartatartufata.

ST PETERSBURG found just one too good for him on his seasonal bow at Doncaster, but he showed the way home under Philip Robinson in the Pontefract Park Handicap yesterday and is set to step up in class.