ROYAL ASCOT heroine Banimpire and multiple Group One-winning mare Snow Fairy feature among the entries for the bet365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock on Saturday.

Royal Ascot heroine Banimpire and multiple Group One-winning mare Snow Fairy feature among the entries for the bet365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock on Saturday.

BOOMERANG BOB is to seek Pattern-race glory in France following his fine effort at Royal Ascot.

Boomerang Bob is to seek Pattern-race glory in France following his fine effort at Royal Ascot.

Officials at Taunton have announced an 8am precautionary inspection due an adverse weather forecast.

Aidan O’Brien’s unbeaten colt Rip Van Winkle is among 13 horses declared for the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

John Hills is planning to take on the crack two-year-old colts with Ashram in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday week.

Peter Chapple-Hyam had a welcome tonic with the victory of Brave Prospector in today's £100,000 (€127,062) Betfair Sprint at York.

Johnny Murtagh demonstrated his prowess as a master tactician with a 220-1 double on Listen and Candidato Roy at Ascot.

Candidato Roy pulled off a big shock at Ascot as he ploughed a lone furrow to take the totesport.com Challenge Cup with a pillar-to-post success for trainer William Haggas and jockey Johnny Murtagh.

Excellent Art, Ramonti and Asiatic Boy have stood their ground at the final declaration stage for the BGG Sussex Stakes.

Lemonette can make amends for an unlucky run last time out by claiming tomorrow’s Play Backgammon At willhill.com Handicap at Lingfield.

Richard Quinn has been granted a license by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority to return to race riding after an absence of 11 months.

John Hills will start Dark Islander off in the Vodafone Diomed Stakes on Derby day at Epsom.

FLYING FALCON looks the one to beat in the Sunderlands Imperial Cup – the feature event on Sandown’s traditional pre-Cheltenham Saturday card.

Gaspara can continue David Pipe’s fantastic first season as a trainer as she looks a worthy favourite for tomorrow’s Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown.

Thursday’s meeting at Taunton hinges on a 7.30am precautionary inspection in today.

John Hills is dreaming of further stateside glory for improving three-year-old Dark Islander.

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.

Party Boss and Near Dock lead the British challenge as the Dubai International Racing Carnival kicks off at Nad Al Sheba tomorrow.

Reading extended their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with a classy 5-1 victory against Cardiff.

Jeff Smith looks to have another smart juvenile in his ownership after Doctor Dash showed plenty of speed to capture the Listed Weatherbys Bank Stonehenge Stakes at Salisbury today.

Coca-Cola Championship leaders Wigan continued their pace-setting start to the season as as Nathan Ellington and Jason Roberts fired them to a 2-1 win over Cardiff.

MANCHESTER UNITED want face-to-face peace talks to end the dispute between Alex Ferguson and the club’s largest shareholder John Magnier.

A row in the stands between former England striker Ian Wright and a Queen’s Park Rangers supporter over-shadowed Manchester City’s Carling Cup win at Loftus Road.

Cambridge boss John Taylor had no complaints about his side's 4-1 defeat in the LDV Vans Trophy final.