Peter Niven had many great times as a jockey but is just as excited for the biggest moment of his training career as he saddles the well-fancied Clever Cookie in today’s Betfred Ebor at York.

Pallasator boosted his claims for the Betfred Ebor with an emphatic victory in the GL Events Owen Brown Handicap at Ascot yesterday.

Dermot Weld’s Flying Jib and Aidan O’Brien’s Wonderfully finished down the field as former O’Brien inmate Minorette claimed top honours in Saturday’s Belmont Oaks.

James Doyle demonstrated his Ascot prowess once again by helping the Great Britain and Ireland team to take the lead in the opening event of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.

Declaration Of War has jumped to a prominent position in the betting for Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown after owners Coolmore suggested the colt was a “possible” runner.

Red Cadeaux finally delivered a deserved Group One success as he fended off his rivals in the Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin yesterday.

Rosdhu Queen, trained by William Haggas and ridden by Johnny Murtagh, won the Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.

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.

William Haggas has ruled star filly Dancing Rain out of next Thursday’s Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

Fast Or Free ended a blank afternoon for favourite backers as he justified market support with victory in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Impressive Newbury maiden winner Vow could be asked to tackle the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York on May 16.

Alan McCabe continues to be peeved by Caspar Netscher's underdog status, but the Nottinghamshire trainer can have another attempt at confounding the experts in the Qipco 2000 Guineas after the colt came out on top in Newbury's Aon Greenham Stakes this afternoon.

William Haggas admits he was a little disappointed with Beaten Up after he finished sixth in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan on Saturday.

Paul d’Arcy is not concerned that Edinburgh Knight will be carrying top weight in the William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster today.

JOHNNY Murtagh is the latest jockey based in Ireland to announce that he will dramatically reduce his riding appearances in Britain because of the controversial new whip rules.

Johnny Murtagh is the latest jockey based in Ireland to announce that he will dramatically reduce his riding appearances in Britain because of the controversial new whip rules.

Dancing Rain was an impressive all-the-way winner of the Qipco British Champions Fillies' And Mares' Stakes to give Johnny Murtagh a quickfire double at Ascot.

Caspar Netscher gave Alan McCabe the biggest success of his training career when gaining just reward for his consistency with a hard-fought victory in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes at York.

THE weight of money for Wonder Of Wonders in tomorrow’s Darley Irish Oaks suggests the filly is poised to reverse Investec Oaks form with Dancing Rain and if that is the case it will bring trainer Aidan O’Brien one step closer to a second Irish Classic clean sweep.

William Haggas is keen to see if Dancing Rain can follow up her victory in the Oaks at Epsom with success in the Darley-sponsored Irish equivalent at the Curragh on Sunday.

Green Destiny, one of the leading contenders for tomorrow’s Royal Hunt Cup, is set to miss the mile handicap.

AFTER a week-long saga over their intended Derby rides, it was finally down to the action at Epsom as Johnny Murtagh's supreme effort on Dancing Rain forced Kieren Fallon and Wonder Of Wonders to settle for second in yesterday's Investec Oaks.

Michael Haggas has become the new agent of leading jockey William Buick.

Auden wrote off his odds-on Brighton defeat by taking the NGK Spark Plugs EBF Maiden Stakes at Newmarket today.

Harris Tweed will head to his winter quarters as a stayer to note after dominating every yard of the Listed Noel Murless Stakes at Newmarket today.

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.

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

FAME AND GLORY and Sariska represent last year’s Classic form in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom tomorrow.

WILLIAM Haggas is looking forward to seeing South Easter return to the scene of his finest hour to contest Thursday’s Betfair Huxley Stakes at Chester this afternoon.

William Haggas is likely to step Penitent and South Easter up in class after giving the Newmarket trainer a big across-the-card double on Saturday.

Azizi gets his first taste of Pattern-race action in the Jaguar All-New XJ Autumn Stakes at Ascot, with trainer William Haggas expecting the improving colt to acquit himself well.

William Haggas admits it would be a “dream” to think that Aqlaam could follow up the victory of King’s Apostle in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville on Sunday.

King's Apostle is likely to bid for more Group One glory in next month's Betfred Sprint Cup following his victory in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville.

Secret Society progressed from his second-place finish in the Britannia Stakes to be produced late by Jamie Spencer and claim the totescoop6 at Ascot.

William Haggas put down a good marker for his strong Royal Ascot team as Triple Aspect landed the Agfa Healthcare Scurry Stakes over Sandown’s flying five furlongs.

William Haggas will have a close look at the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot on Thursday for Nosedive after his impressive performance in winning at Sandown.

Nosedive and Bikini Babe both produced impressive displays in the two-year-old races at Sandown that might well secure them trips to Royal Ascot next week for the Norfolk and Chesham Stakes respectively.

The Investec Derby field has been reduced to 12 as William Haggas’ South Easter will miss the race.

There were plenty of Royal Ascot clues on show at Newmarket as a three-day meeting kicked off with Martyr, Bell’s Ocean and Roaring Forte all bound for the Queen’s course next month.

Roaring Forte will head to Royal Ascot after leading from pillar to post in the Edmondson Hall Solicitors & Sports Lawyers Handicap over seven furlongs at Newmarket.

Conquest is set to bid to become the first sprinter since Coastal Bluff in 1996 to complete the Stewards’ Cup and Ayr Gold Cup double when he lines up in Scotland on Saturday.

Danehill Destiny will aim to break her duck in Group company in the Laundry Cottage Stud Firth Of Clyde Stakes at Ayr on Saturday.