CHARLES Byrnes struck at the double last night, registering an across the card brace with Cyborg at Bellewstown and Alfa Beat at Wexford.

Mr Dinos, winner of the 2003 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, has been retired.

Gold Cup winner of 2003 Mr Dinos is to be given a midsummer break by trainer Paul Cole before being brought back for an autumn campaign on softer ground.

LAST year’s winner Papineau heads a field of 18 – the biggest in the race’s history – for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot at York tomorrow.

Trainer Paul Cole today reported Mr Dinos to be “on schedule” for next month’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot at York.

MR DINOS (above) is “very sore” after his run in the Ascot Gold Cup at the Royal meeting on Thursday.

Mr Dinos is “very sore” after his run in the Ascot Gold Cup at the Royal meeting on Thursday.

PAPINEAU maintained his unbeaten record since joining the royal blue ranks of Godolphin as he gave his owners a fourth success in the last nine years in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot yesterday.

PAPINEAU maintained his unbeaten record since joining the royal blue ranks of Godolphin as he gave his owners a fourth success in the last nine years in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot yesterday.

Papineau landed a fourth Gold Cup victory for the Godolphin team at Royal Ascot this afternoon.

VINNIE ROE has been taken out of today's Gold Cup at Royal Ascot

Vinnie Roe has been taken out of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Paul Cole is expecting Mr Dinos to put up a good defence of his title in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Mr Dinos has been installed as 2-1 favourite to repeat last year’s victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday.

Frankie Dettori has lost his appeal against a two-day ban imposed by the Sandown stewards last week.

Frankie Dettori will have his appeal, against a two-day ban imposed by the Sandown stewards last week, heard by the Jockey Club’s disciplinary panel tomorrow.

Last year’s winner Mr Dinos heads a field of 10 declared at today’s 48-hour final stage for the £100,000 (€149,820) bonusprint.com Henry II Stakes at Sandown on Monday.

MILLENARY proved himself the class act on the Knavesmire yesterday as he took the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup in impressive fashion.

Leading stayer Mr Dinos is likely to kick off his 2004 campaign in Thursday’s Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup.

MR DINOS ran out a superb winner of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot yesterday.

CHAMPION trainer Aidan O’Brien has declared Black Sam Bellamy for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Paul Cole’s St Leger fifth Mr Dinos was the star of the show in the French equivalent, the Prix Royal-Oak, at Longchamp this afternoon.

There were no surprise withdrawals from the Rothmans Royals St Leger at today‘s confirmation stage, with 13 horses remaining in the last Classic of the season.