William Haggas is making no secret of the regard in which he holds Betfred Cambridgeshire ante-post favourite Mukhadram ahead of his date with destiny.

George Margarson is concerned the ground might be too soft for Excellent Guest in his bid to go one better in the 32Red Bunbury Cup at Newmarket today.

CAPE Blanco is to be retired to stud after sustaining a knee injury when winning at Belmont Park in America on Saturday.

Aidan O'Brien is responsible for the six of the 16 five-day entries for Saturday's Dubai Dewhurst Stakes as he seeks to win the seven-furlong race for a third time.

GEORGE Margarson is thrilled to have two realistic chances in the Betfair Summer Double First Leg International at Ascot today in Imperial Guest and Excellent Guest.

Tom Queally helped Imaginary Diva to a belated success in the hardingscatering.co.uk Handicap on a grey afternoon at Brighton.

A wedding commitment caused Richard Hughes to miss the opportunity of bolstering his title challenge with two Richard Hannon-trained winners at Leicester today.

Likeable two-year-old fillies Speedfit Girl and Ishbelle starred on the racecourse at Windsor today on an afternoon when football dominated proceedings.

George Margarson challenged Young Mick to put behind him his recent luckless run at Newbury when he lines up in the totesport.com September Stakes at Kempton on Saturday.

Mad Rush is the clear favourite for Wednesday’s totesport Ebor after the heavy ground at York saw a number of leading fancies ruled out.

LEADING fancy Arc Bleu will not line up in next week’s totesport Ebor at York, with connections electing to give him a break following his Galway Festival exertions.

Trainer George Margarson has two big handicaps in mind for Young Mick following his creditable effort in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock.

Evan Williams ended a barren spell of three weeks when McEvoy gave Classic-winning owner Phil Cunningham his first National Hunt success with victory at Ludlow.

Generous Jem will be aiming to keep it in the family when she lines up in Friday’s EBF PricewaterhouseCoopers Harvest Stakes at Ascot.

Sporting Gesture is likely to bid for a sixth course win at his beloved York on Sunday after giving amateur Chris Collins a first career success on the Knavesmire.

Young Mick is on target to bid for back-to-back victories in the Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes on his belated seasonal debut at Ascot in a month’s time.

The unbeaten Raven’s Pass heads a field of 10 declared for the Iveco Solario Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.

Pillar Of Hercules cost a massive 400,000 guineas at the breeze-up sales last year and can start to repay some of that price tag at Yarmouth.

RICHARD Hannon has five chances of adding to his outstanding tally of six winners in the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury tomorrow.

Richard Hannon will launch his usual strong assault on the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury on Saturday, for which 31 possibles remain.

Young Mick is set to make his seasonal bow in the July Course Conditions Stakes at Newmarket later this month.

George Margarson is never a man afraid to take on the big battalions when he thinks he has the suitable ammunition and the trainer is certainly sweet on his latest prospect Dry Speedfit.

Young Mick is unlikely to take up his entry in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot, according to trainer George Margarson.

Michael Dods may be making a trip to the unusual surroundings of Royal Ascot next month after the eye-catching victory of Rubirosa at Ripon.

Tony Culhane took the riding honours at Pontefract with a 44-1 double highlighted by Sweet Lilly’s success in the £40,000 (€59,440) Listed totesport.com Silver Tankard Stakes.

Young Mick is likely to bid for a second Group Three victory on October 21 in the Stan James St Simon Stakes at Newbury.

Young Mick is unlikely to travel to Australia for the Emirates Melbourne Cup, despite taking his winning tally for the year to 10 at Ascot yesterday.

George Margarson will wait until the 48-hour declaration stage on Friday before deciding which race Young Mick will tackle at Ascot on Sunday.

Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats has been handed top weight of approximately 9st 4lb for the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 7.

MICHAEL STOUTE rarely misjudges a horse and his one-time Classic hope Wasseema returned to her best when making all in the Listed Independent Newspaper EBF Valiant Stakes at Ascot yesterday.

Young Mick, winner of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at the Royal meeting, returned to the scene of his finest hour to capture the National Bank of Dubai Cup.

Tournedos showed his liking for the twists and turns of the Roode as he claimed the totesport.com Chester City Wall Stakes for a second consecutive year today.

Prince Of Light maintained Mark Johnston's rich vein of form by winning the opening contest at sun-kissed Chester today.

Tarandot is to have the totesport Cesarewitch as her end-of-season target following her brave effort in the Northumberland Plate.

George Margarson is hoping the rain stays away from Haydock so that he can run Young Mick in the bet365 Old Newton Cup.

Young Mick may bid to follow up his Royal Ascot success in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock on Saturday week.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained Rohaani has been installed as 11-4 favourite by the sponsors for the Coral Rosebery Stakes over 10 furlongs at Kempton tomorrow.

HAVING ridden a double at Folkestone 24 hours earlier, Jamie Spencer repeated the trick at Yarmouth yesterday and gave the Michael Bell stable a brace of their own when foiling a major gamble in the Win More At Breckalnd Bingo Thetford Handicap.

Connections of Imperial Stride, trained by Michael Stoute (pictured) have high hopes their progressive colt can complete a four-timer in the 32Red.com September Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

Polar Jem spearheads a strong British challenge in Deauville this weekend as the ultra-tough mare takes her chance in the Group Two Prix Jean Romanet.

Dane O’Neill will miss two days of the Glorious Goodwood meeting after picking up two separate suspensions when completing a 156-1 double at Newmarket today.

Tony McCoy notched a treble as punters picked up some of the Christmas expenses at Fontwell today.

George Margarson will wait to see what happens with the weather before committing Polar Jem to an outing at Windsor on Saturday.

Favourite Pax galloped to an emotional success in the Sarah Lunn Memorial Handicap at York today.