WESTERNER will start a warm favourite to confirm his status as the best stayer in Europe when he bids for back-to-back victories in the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp tomorrow.

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

Warrsan took the Vodafone Coronation Cup for the second year running at Epsom this afternoon.

Elie Lellouche may have been out of luck with Risk Seeker in the bonusprint.com Henry II Stakes this afternoon, but the Chantilly trainer still ended the day with a big winner after Actrice’s victory in the Group Two Prix Corrida.

Elie Lellouche’s ultra-smart stayer Westerner sets out on the road to the Ascot Gold Cup when tackling the Group Three Prix de Barbeville at Longchamp tomorrow.

Falbrav, favourite for Sunday’s Hong Kong Cup, enjoyed a canter at Sha Tin under the eye of trainer Luca Cumani this morning.

Pat Eddery signed off after an illustrious career as a jockey with three rides in Mauritius today, but there was no fairytale ending.

PAT EDDERY will be taken on by some of the world’s best riders when he finally retires from the saddle after the Air Mauritius/Beau Rivage International Jockeys’ Challenge in Mauritius on Sunday week.

Pat Eddery will be taken on by some of the world’s best riders when he finally retires from the saddle after the Air Mauritius/Beau Rivage International Jockeys’ Challenge in Mauritius on Sunday week.

Paul Cole’s Blue Tomato will return to action in the Group Three Prix Eclipse over six furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte tomorrow.

PAUL EDDERY ended an 11-month spell without a winner by riding a 135 and a half to one double for trainer Derek Haydn-Jones at Southwell yesterday.

BRIGHT SKY cut down Six Perfections in the closing stages to snatch victory by a neck in the Group Two Prix d’Astarte at Deauville yesterday.

REFUSE TO BEND’S Vodafone Derby price was on the slide yesterday when negative vibes emerged after the Dermot Weld-trained colt galloped yesterday morning.

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.

BIG things were expected of Black Sam Bellamy as a full-brother to dual Derby winner Galileo but it has taken Aidan O’Brien’s charge a while to live up to his sibling’s achievements.

Glam Rock, John Gosden’s late-maturing three-year-old filly, steps up to French Listed class in the Prix de Liancourt over 10 furlongs at Longchamp on Tuesday.