Last year’s English and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo heads a nine-strong line-up for the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

YEATS is reportedly “flying” ahead of his bid to secure a record-equalling third Gold Cup at Royal Ascot today.

AIDAN O’Brien and Johnny Murtagh were in fearful form on day one of Royal Ascot and bookmakers are expecting the pair to hit their satchels hard again today.

BOOKMAKERS left Ascot in good shape after getting the better of the opening salvo with the punters on the first day of Royal Ascot yesterday.

Haradasun justified the adventurous decision to move him from Australia to the care of Aidan O'Brien by getting his new stable off to the best possible start at Royal Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes.

RAVEN’S Pass finds himself with one final chance to prove he is up to taking on the best milers around in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

HARADASUN and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

Haradasun and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday's Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

Connections of Haradasun are hoping the former Australian star can take a leading role at Royal Ascot next week.

Frankie Dettori treated the Newbury crowd to his trademark flying dismount after Godolphin struck in Group One company for the first time this season with Creachadoir in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes.

HARADASUN can herald his arrival in Europe with victory in the Group One Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury today.

HARADASUN will have his first run for Aidan O’Brien since leaving Australia when he faces 11 rivals in the Juddmonte Lockinge at Newbury tomorrow.

El Segundo went one place better than last year by winning the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Australia.