Lady Rothschild will let John Gosden decide whether her star colt Nathaniel will lock horns with Frankel in the Juddmonte International at York.

Looking at Great Heavens winning the Irish Oaks at the Curragh last Sunday made you wonder if she might well emerge as a huge threat to Camelot in his bid to emulate Nijinsky and land the Triple Crown at Doncaster in September.

Twenty four hours is a long time in racing.

Curragh manager Paul Hensey is anticipating soft ground for this weekend’s Darley Irish Oaks meeting.

The Lancashire Oaks (2.55) at Haydock has attracted a really good field of fillies and odds of 4-1 field highlight the openness of the race.