MEDIA PUZZLE and Vinnie Roe, first and fourth respectively in the 2002 renewal, head Dermot Weld's six-strong squad for the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 2.

A total of 291 nominations have been made for the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 2.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S main hopes in the 227th renewal of the St Leger at Doncaster could lie with Vodafone Derby runner-up The Great Gatsby, along with Roosevelt and Brian Boru, third and fourth respectively in the Irish equivalent.

QUALITY not quantity is the order of the day in the Princess Of Wales’s UAE Equestrian And Racing Federation Stakes at Newmarket today.

RUSSIAN RHYTHM achieved a feat that has proved beyond every top-class filly who has attempted it since 1979 by adding yesterday's Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot to last month's Sagitta 1000 Guineas success.