Andrew Balding’s Bonfire emerged as the most serious threat to Investec Derby favourite Camelot with an impressive comeback performance in the Betfred Dante Stakes at York yesterday.

After his best ever National Hunt season, Donald McCain turned his attentions to the Flat and saddled the first two home in the StanJames.com Chester Cup through Ile De Re and Overturn.

Racing in Britain is doing its utmost to minimise the effects of the very heavy rain that has disrupted the sport over recent days.

NICKY Henderson does not spend too many afternoons at Newmarket but he has been known to grace Rowley Mile winner’s enclosure after the Betfred Cesarewitch and returns today with two live chances.

Jukebox Jury and Duncan provided a fantastic finish to the Irish Field St Leger, crossing the line together to dead-heat in the Classic.

Jimmy Fortune gave Opera Gal a masterful front-running ride to make every yard in landing the toteexacta August Stakes at Windsor today.

Roger Charlton’s unbridled excitement was clear for all to see after Top Offer translated some impressive homework into a winning racecourse debut at Newbury.

Class Is Class lived up to his name as he turned Haydock’s Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes into a procession under Kieren Fallon.

Wild Coco relished the wet conditions at Newmarket as she scored a first Listed success in the Newsells Park Stud Stakes this afternoon.

Eddie Ahern will miss the whole of Glorious Goodwood after being hit with an additional 14-day ban for an incident that happened in Sweden on May 31.

Geoff Oldroyd forecasts a bright future for Ladies Are Forever after the capable filly won the tyregiant.com Summer Stakes at York today.

LOLLY FOR DOLLY is to go for Group One glory back home in Ireland after living up to her name in the Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot.

JOHNNY MURTAGH showed his style at Royal Ascot when Frederick Engels landed a bit of a touch to provide trainer David Brown with his first winner at the Royal meeting in the Windsor Castle Stakes.

Kieren Fallon will sit out his two rides at Royal Ascot this afternoon.

Eddie Ahern stole the show at York with a terrific 117-1 treble, highlighted by Masamah’s victory in the feature sportingbet.com Sprint.

Exclusive new syndicate Decadent Racing made a perfect start as their first runner Morermaloke won in style at Lingfield today.

PAUL HANAGAN has landed the plum ride on Snow Fairy in Saturday’s Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

Eddie Ahern plans to return to the fray by mid-October after fracturing his right collarbone at Bath on Monday.

The drying ground at Doncaster has enabled Ed Dunlop to declare Snow Fairy for the Ladbrokes St Leger on Saturday.

Gordon Elliott is planning an exotic campaign for Dirar after the diminutive stayer provided the Irishman with his biggest success on the Flat in the totesport Ebor at York.

Michael Jarvis' young stayer Opinion Poll grabbed the first major prize of what could be many when coming home best of all under Frankie Dettori to win the Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup at York.

Glorious Goodwood is on the horizon and Eastern Aria is likely to appear in Mark Johnston’s team for the Sussex Downs spectacular after her gutsy triumph in the Plantation Stud Stakes at Newmarket.

Trainer Michael Dods landed his first Group-race success as Barney McGrew scored under an enterprising ride in the totesport.com Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle.

Approve dented a couple of lofty reputations when battling to success in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Henry Cecil hopes Jacqueline Quest can set the record straight in the Coronation Stakes after her crushing relegation into second place in the 1000 Guineas.

Henry Cecil’s strongly-fancied duo Aviate and Timepiece feature among a final field of 15 runners in the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

IN-FORM jockey Kieren Fallon is looking forward to the Investec Derby meeting having picked up a lively spare ride in the Oaks on Friday.

Henry Cecil cranked up Twice Over’s preparations for the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 16 with a gallop over nine furlongs on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket.

DARLEY SUN will have the services of Frankie Dettori when he makes his eagerly-anticipated debut for Godolphin in tomorrow’s Blue Square Henry II Stakes at Sandown.

Imposing made sure Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore started York's Dante meeting on the right footing with a performance fitting of his name.

JOHN DUNLOP has found the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas elusive over the years but the race moved a massive step closer as Elusive Pimpernel stamped his mark on the Racing Post breezeupbonus.com Craven Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

John Dunlop has found the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas elusive over the years but the race moved a massive step closer as Elusive Pimpernel stamped his mark on the Racing Post breezeupbonus.com Craven Stakes at Newmarket today.

A MAN living in a self-made hut on a tiny isolated island vowed last night to stay there despite being offered a rent-free house.

Eddie Ahern brushed off a dangerous skid on the icy roads around Lingfield to arrive in time for victory in the betdaq.co.uk Conditions Stakes today.

Henry Cecil has enjoyed a fine back-end to the season at Newmarket today as he struck with Timepiece in the Listed Casino At bet365.com EBF Montrose Fillies' Stakes.

Kieren Fallon expects Coordinated Cut to take some beating in Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster after partnering the colt in a recent spin.

Light From Mars proved strongest as he ran out a comfortable winner of the Best Price Guarantee At coral.co.uk Handicap today, the opening event of York's final meeting this term.

Kevin Ryan missed seeing Masked Dance bolt home under Darryll Holland in the Racing Again Tomorrow Selling Stakes at Ripon.

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

Dead heats are quite a rarity in racing but memories of Nunthorpe day in 1997 were evoked as Confront and Dream Eater could not be split in the Sky Bet City of York Stakes.

Dansant remains on course for the Breeders’ Cup Marathon at Santa Anita - despite his disappointing effort at Newbury.

Richard Hannon is fast turning the £200,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint into a benefit and registered his seventh success in 18 years as Monsieur Chevalier starred on day two of Newbury’s Dubai Summer Festival.

Sheikh Mohammed’s recent purchase of Jealous Again looks a sharp bit of business now as the Royal Ascot form took a giant boost through Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Misheer.

Father Time gave Henry Cecil his 71st Royal Ascot winner when streaking away with the King Edward VII Stakes today.