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

Aidan O’Brien is responsible for a remarkable 36 entries in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes, which will be run at Sandown on July 5.

Trainer David Ferraris was shocked yet overjoyed as Vengeance Of Rain created history by becoming the first horse trained in Hong Kong to win at the Dubai World Cup after taking the 5million Sheema Classic.

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.

Godolphin’s in-form Caradak tops 19 confirmations for the VC Bet Challenge Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

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.

Bargain buy Sierra Vista once again showed she is a horse for the big occasion with a record-breaking victory in the williamhillpoker.com Be Friendly Handicap at Haydock Park.