A piece of work on Thursday will determine whether Changingoftheguard is prepared for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Bankable will bid for Group One success at the Melbourne Spring Carnival next month after obliging as the odds-on favourite in the Fortune Stakes at Sandown.

THE three-year-old colts have been getting the better of the exchanges with their more mature counterparts this season and, therefore, it’s no surprise that Godolphin’s Kite Wood is favourite to see off his seniors in today’s Group 3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury.

Gary Moore has today ruled third-favourite Mourilyan out of next week's totesport Ebor in favour of another outing in Group company at either York or Newbury.

JOHNNY Murtagh was in double form at Nad Al Sheba last night, highlighted by his victory on Herman Brown’s My Central in the Group Three Balanchine Stakes.

The Al Fahidi Fort takes centre stage at Nad Al Sheba on Thursday night, with South African maestro Mike de Kock double-handed in the Group Two contest.

Trainer Doug Watson and jockey Daragh O’Donohoe notched a treble on the opening night of the UAE racing season at Nad Al Sheba.

Kevin Shea was seen at his very best on Herman Brown's Linngari as the pair became the first to record successive victories in the Group Two Al Fahidi Fort, the mile grass feature at Nad Al Sheba this evening.

Cambridgeshire winner Formal Decree could have his second start in Dubai on Thursday, where he features among a strong entry of 25 for the Group Three Al Rashidiya.

MICK KINANE was seen at his very best aboard Formal Decree as the Cambridgeshire winner made a perfect local debut in the fourth Dubai International Racing Carnival at Nad Al Sheba last night.

Mick Kinane was seen at his very best aboard Formal Decree as the Cambridgeshire winner made a perfect local debut in the fourth Dubai International Racing Carnival at Nad Al Sheba this evening.

Richard Hills made virtually all the running on Count Trevisio at Nad Al Sheba as the Godolphin team made a winning return to the UAE with their first runner of 2007.

Frankie Dettori was on the mark when producing Stetchworth Prince with a perfectly-timed challenge at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai on Friday.

Clive Brittain’s Kandidate and Robbie Osborne’s Latino Magic head the English and Irish challenge in Thursday night’s Group Two Al Fahidi Fort over a mile on the Nad Al Sheba grass.

Gerard Butler's Jack Sullivan bids to win the Group Three Maktoum Challenge II over nine furlongs on dirt for the second year running at Nad Al Sheba on Thursday.