Kevin Prendergast’s consistent Mustameet continued his good run of form when scoring for the fourth time this season in the ladbrokes.com International Stakes at the Curragh.

YES, you would have to say we have just witnessed as eventful an Epsom Derby as has ever been run.

DARSI gave crack Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon a birthday to remember with a third success in the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) at Chantilly yesterday.

KIEREN FALLON has scotched suggestions he was not happy with the decision to allow the ill-fated Horatio Nelson take his chance in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Ireland’s leading Vodafone Derby hope Horatio Nelson suffered fatal injuries in the closing stages of the race.

Sir Percy got up in the dying strides to claim a thrilling victory in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom.

Big event of the day in racing is the Vodafone Epsom Derby and the Irish team of Kieran Fallon and Aidan O'Brien are going for an Oaks/Derby double this weekend.

KIEREN FALLON will bid to cement his position as the undisputed King of Epsom with success aboard Horatio Nelson in the Vodafone Derby today.

Kieren Fallon will bid to cement his position as the undisputed King of Epsom with success aboard Horatio Nelson in the Vodafone Derby tomorrow.

WELL, the chickens finally came home to roost yesterday and Kieren Fallon rides Horatio Nelson in Saturday’s Epsom Derby.

LEADING bookmakers are fearing the ‘Fallon factor’ ahead of Saturday’s Vodafone Derby at Epsom.

IT is virtually certain Kieren Fallon will partner Horatio Nelson in Saturday's Epsom Derby, after the son of Danehill sparkled in a crucial gallop at Ballydoyle yesterday morning.

Kieren Fallon faces a tough choice as he decides what to ride in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Tuesday could be D-Day for Kieren Fallon as to what he rides in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

AIDAN O'BRIEN yesterday expressed his delight with George Washington, despite the colt only managing to finish second in the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Robert Winston was left nonplussed by Vodafone Derby possible Papal Bull after the jockey put Sir Michael Stoute’s colt through his paces on Wednesday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S chances of winning a third Vodafone Derby received another boost at York yesterday when Septimus threw his hat into Epsom ring with victory in the totesport Dante Stakes.

ANTE-POST activity on the Vodafone Derby hotted up with Visindar cementing his claims with an emphatic victory in the Group Two Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud while some bookmakers have removed Hala Bek and Sir Percy from their lists.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is looking forward to the Vodafone Derby with Horatio Nelson following his encouraging effort in the Stan James 2000 Guineas.

Aidan O’Brien is looking forward to the Vodafone Derby with Horatio Nelson following his encouraging effort in the Stan James 2000 Guineas

KIEREN FALLON is set to take the ride on favourite George Washington for Aidan O’Brien in today’s Stan James 2000 Guineas.

Marcus Tregoning is not concerned about the preliminaries upsetting his star colt Sir Percy in the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket tomorrow.

George Washington has hardened at the head of the market as he bids to justify favouritism and give Aidan O’Brien back-to-back wins in the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

George Washington heads 14 entries at the final 48-hour declaration stage for Saturday’s Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Aidan O’Brien insists he is happy with the form of his Classic big guns as the build-up continues to the Stan James Guineas Festival at the weekend.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is happy with his Classic squad as the build-up to the Stan James Guineas Festival continues to gather pace ahead of the weekend.

Aidan O’Brien, who is still refusing to panic about the form of his string, has confirmed that Derby favourite Horatio Nelson will take his chance in the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

GEORGE WASHINGTON is 2-1 favourite with the sponsors to give Aidan O’Brien a fourth triumph in the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

Jamie Spencer will this season call on a private plane to help him in his bid to defend his champion jockey’s crown.

VISINDAR had his odds for the Vodafone Derby slashed after registering a thoroughly convincing success on his seasonal bow at Longchamp yesterday.

Jim Bolger is concerned about the prospect of soft ground for Heliostatic in the Group Three Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes tomorrow.

GEORGE Washington, ante-post favourite for the Stan James 2000 Guineas, has been added to the Vodafone Derby field at the second-entry stage.

Kieren Fallon is keeping his fingers crossed ante-post favourite George Washington will see out the trip in the Stan James 2000 Guineas next month.

KIEREN FALLON is eagerly looking forward to his second season as the Ballydoyle number one.

THE principal message to emerge from yesterday’s annual press day at Ballydoyle is that George Washington will win the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next month-if he gets the trip.

Aidan O’Brien is preparing to perform a delicate balancing act with ante-post Stan James 2000 Guineas favourite George Washington.

KIEREN FALLON has “high hopes” for Stan James 2000 Guineas favourite George Washington after a fruitful private racecourse gallop.

Ante-post favourite Horatio Nelson and Marcus Tregoning’s Sir Percy top 136 entries for the 2006 Vodafone Derby on June 3.

Kevin Barry takes a break next week from his duties on the Ballydoyle gallops to focus on the National coursing meeting in Clonmel. Colm O'Connor reports.

Brendan McDonald, part-owner of Amadeus Wolf, paid a glowing tribute to Kevin Ryan, trainer of the Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes hero, during his winner’s speech at York yesterday evening.

WOULDN'T you be almost tempted to have a few quid (euro!) here and there through the winter on Horatio Nelson for next year's Epsom Derby?

George Washington will miss the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket after connections decided the ground was unsuitable.

George Washington has been installed the 4-6 favourite by Cashmans for the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

Sylvester Kirk hopes that Opera Cape’s fine effort at Longchamp two weeks ago has not taken the edge off him for the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.