Grandeur is a red-hot favourite with the sponsors after 23 horses stood their ground at the confirmation stage for the coral.co.uk Winter Derby at Lingfield on Saturday.

Retirement from football has allowed Michael Owen more time to concentrate on racing interests and his beloved Brown Panther offered up his greatest success as an owner to date in the Artemis Goodwood Cup yesterday.

Wayne Rooney gets his first taste of racehorse ownership today as Pippy makes his racecourse debut at Chester.

Masked Marvel presented John Gosden and William Buick with back-to-back victories in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster.

BROWN Panther bids to confirm himself a realistic Ladbrokes St Leger prospect in the CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury today.

BEAR Behind is the sole British representative in a field of five for the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte tomorrow.

Michael Owen’s Brown Panther is likely to head for the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster without another run.

McBirney came with a late flourish to make a winning appearance on turf on a marathon eight-race card at Haydock this afternoon.

RICHARD FAHEY is praying Wootton Bassett can keep his unbeaten record intact when he makes his seasonal return in tomorrow’s Poule D’Essai Des Poulains (2000 Guineas) at Longchamp.

JOHN Gosden’s Private Joke looks a cut above his rivals in the More Live Football Betting At totesport.com Handicap at Wolverhampton today.

Nubar Boy cashed in first time out for Tom Dascombe when coming with a forceful challenge in the Try Betdaq For An Exchange Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Lingfield today.

Bryan Smart and Phillip Makin have struck up a fruitful partnership in the absence of Tom Eaves and the trainer-jockey combination followed up Friday's Southwell hat-trick as Snow Bay struck at the Nottinghamshire track.

Bertoliver clocked his second success on the Roodee when making all under Philip Robinson to claim the toteplacepot Handicap at Chester today.

As widely expected, Michael Owen is to team up with trainer Tom Dascombe at the Manchester United star’s Manor House Stables in Cheshire.

Tom Dascombe is still mulling an offer to take over as trainer at footballer Michael Owen’s Cheshire yard.

Jamie Spencer rode his way back into The British Queen’s good books after denying her a Royal Ascot winner by partnering Royal Stream to victory in the £40,000 Warwick Racecourse Eternal Stakes.

Tom Dascombe is confident Don't Tell Mary will give a good account of herself in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday week.

High Heeled kicked her male rivals into touch and staked her claim for the Oaks when finishing with a flourish in the Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup Conditions Stakes at Newbury.

Racegoers braving the only British card beating the frost on Sunday at Lingfield were treated to an absolute thriller in the Play Coral Slots In Shop And Online Handicap.

Tom Dascombe has endured both highs and lows this year but the rising star of the training ranks is signing off 2008 in electric form and claimed the first treble of his career at Lingfield.

Tom Dascombe is quietly confident Firth Of Fifth can make his presence felt in the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Tom Dascombe has excelled with his two-year-olds this year and Willridge proved the latest winner from that division for the Lambourn trainer when he made all in the Mary Wort Memorial Maiden Stakes at Salisbury.

Superlative Stakes winner Firth Of Fifth is to be entered in the Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Little White Lie overcame the ground concerns of his owners to continue his fine record for his new trainer in Newmarket’s feature handicap on Friday, the £100,000 (€125,029) Ladbrokes Bunbury Cup.

William Buick and David Probert helped Kingsclere trainer Andrew Balding bag a 203-1 double on day two of the Newmarket July Festival.

Connections of Natagora are growing in confidence ahead of her bid for glory in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday week.

Manassas was diverted from a Group engagement this weekend to a much easier assignment at Yarmouth and those who took the tip were rewarded as the juvenile powered home as the 5-2 joint-favourite.

Beaver Patrol ensured his place in the totesport Ayr Gold Cup on September 22 by making all in the Inkerman London Handicap at Newbury.

Charlie Mann’s waiting game with Prairie Moonlight paid dividends after an impressive performance at Ludlow.