Flotilla produced a record-breaking performance when getting up in the final strides to land the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French 1000 Guineas) at Longchamp yesterday.

Ralph Beckett’s Secret Gesture skipped almost to the head of every bookmaker’s ante-post Investec Oaks market after a wildly impressive victory through pouring rain at Lingfield.

Menorah heads the weights for the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday after 25 horses were left in at the confirmation stage.