Frankel will face seven rivals when he bids to maintain his unbeaten record in the Qipco-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

JOHNNY MURTAGH is favourite to ride Dubawi Gold in the Qipco-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Henry Cecil’s Frankel could face up to nine rivals in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

FRANKEL is likely to have the help of his stablemate and three-parts brother Bullet Train as a pacemaker in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot next month.

Dick Turpin is gunning for Frankel after snatching Group One glory in the Premio Vittoria Di Capua in Milan on Saturday.

Dick Turpin landed the second Group One victory of his career as he held fellow British raider Cityscape in the Premio Vittorio Di Capua at San Siro.

Pat Dobbs expects to be sidelined for about six weeks after breaking his upper arm in a freak accident at Newmarket on Saturday.

Dubawi Gold swept through for a cheeky success in the Betfair Celebration Mile at Goodwood today to somewhat replenish Richard Hannon's strength in the division.

MARCO Botti is confident Excelebration can make the most of the absence of old rival Frankel in the CGA Hungerford Stakes at Newbury today.

RICHARD Hughes admits he has trod very carefully around the stewards in the run-up to next week’s Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

FRANKEL is a shade of odds-on for his eagerly-anticipated Qipco Sussex Stakes clash with Canford Cliffs following Dream Ahead’s victory in the Darley July Cup.

Dick Turpin returned to winning ways in the totesport.com Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot.

ANDRE Fabre has another leading three-year-old colt on his hands in the shape of Mutual Trust after his narrow victory in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly yesterday.

STRONG Suit attempts to provide Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes with a second successive win in tomorrow’s Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly.

ROYAL Ascot 2011 will start with a clash of the titans as Goldikova takes on Canford Cliffs in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday.

CANFORD Cliffs remains firmly on course for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot after coming through a racecourse gallop at Kempton with flying colours.

Canford Cliffs remains firmly on course for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot after coming through a racecourse gallop at Kempton with flying colours.

Goldikova’s eagerly-anticipated clash with Canford Cliffs remains on the cards in next week’s Queen Anne Stakes with the two star milers both among the six-day entries for Royal Ascot.

GOLDIKOVA got her 2011 season off to a winning start in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp yesterday.

THE Richard Hannon team is divided on which of their two will come out on top in what promises to be a vintage renewal of the Lockinge, as they are housed in different parts of the stable.

CANFORD CLIFFS, long the apple of trainer Richard Hannon’s eye, makes his anticipated seasonal return in this afternoon’s Lockinge Stakes at Newbury and, though now in his third year on the track, the Everleigh enthusiasm for the colt is, if anything, on the increase.

Teddy Grimthorpe has dismissed suggestions Timepiece will be deployed as a pacemaker when she faces stablemate Midday in the totesport.com Middleton Stakes at York tomorrow.

CANFORD Cliffs is set for his clash with Twice Over after the pair remained among a field of 11 at the five-day stage of this weekend’s JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

READING the Irish Examiner article “Levy to take €500 a year from pensions” provides for yet another example of the lies and blatant hypocrisies that our politicians spout to get our votes.

CASAMENTO has been confirmed a definite runner in Saturday’s Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

CHAMPION Australian racehorse So You Think has arrived at Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stables in preparation for the new Flat season.

MICHAEL STOUTE completed his set of major European honours as a reborn Workforce shook off a difficult midsummer and the sustained challenge of Japanese runner Nakayama Festa in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Freddie Head’s wonder mare Goldikova raced into the record books by securing her 11th Group One triumph in the Qatar Prix de la Foret at Longchamp.

Canford Cliffs could run again this season as connections of the three-year-old mull a foreign trip with their star colt.

BOOKMAKERS have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday’s Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Bookmakers have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday's Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Rip Van Winkle gatecrashed the sponsor’s party as he stole the Juddmonte International at York from under the noses of Twice Over and Byword.

Fame And Glory could clash with stablemate Cape Blanco in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 4.

AIDAN O’Brien is looking forward to seeing Rip Van Winkle in action in today’s Juddmonte International Stakes at York.

Connections of Paco Boy blamed the testing Deauville ground for his reverse in yesterday’s Prix Jacques le Marois.

RICHARD HUGHES will adopt his customary waiting tactics on Dick Turpin in Tuesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes at York.

Richard Hughes will adopt his customary waiting tactics on Dick Turpin in Tuesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes at York.

HENRY Cecil’s Midday looks a knocking bet to rack up successive wins in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes on the final day of Glorious Goodwood today.

DICK Turpin looks set to sidestep a fourth clash with his stable companion Canford Cliffs in Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes at Goodwood due to the likely fast conditions.

JUST when you thought the Championship was settling down, along comes Louth-Meath, Joe Sheridan, Dick Turpin, and the most infamous touchdown in Croke Park since either a) Vincent Clerc got a match-winning try for France in 2007 or b) those two “lovebirds” got freaky on the field back in 2002.

LOUTH boss Peter Fitzpatrick last night insisted that if the GAA have ‘any decency’ they will replay yesterday’s Leinster SFC final.

Richard Hannon’s Dick Turpin finally gained the first Group One success of his career with a stunning display in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly.

ANTE-POST favourite Twice Over heads a select field of six runners set to go to post in tomorrow’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Godolphin have been forced to call a halt on the career of Australian import Denman as he will not be fit enough to do himself justice in next week's Darley July Cup.