Sky Lantern, confidently handled by Richard Hughes, oozed class as she proved a facile winner of the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Connections of Energizer expect the German import to be suited by the step up to a mile and a half when he tackles the Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur Stakes at York this day week.

Dermot Weld's ever-popular Famous Name landed the first Group Two race of his illustrious career in the Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon.

Successful with Princess Highway at Royal Ascot last week, Dermot Weld struck with another high-class three-year-old filly when Caponata landed the listed Naas Oaks Trial in Naas last night.

Richard Hughes may have suffered disappointment in the feature race of the day at the Curragh, but Cay Verde provided some consolation as he booked his Royal Ascot ticket.

ON a day when reigning champion Pat Smullen completed a superb treble to keep his title ambitions alive, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Nephrite defeated the highly regarded, odds-on favourite Born To Sea in the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

FAMOUS Name, which struggled in Group 1 company last time, bounced back to winning form when coasting to an easy six lengths victory over Jan Vermeer in the featured Group 3 Irish Daily Mail International at the Curragh last night.

Famous Name bagged a seventh Group Three success as he strolled to victory in the Irish Daily Mail International Stakes at the Curragh.

BANIMPIRE became the first filly to win the Group 3 P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes since 1996 when turning over Ballydoyle pacemaker Regent Street and odds-on favourite Recital at Leopardstown yesterday.

DUBAI Prince was a highly impressive winner of the Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

The progressive Emulous crowned a superb weekend for millionaire owner Khalid Abdullah when outclassing her rivals in the listed Garnet Stakes at Naas yesterday.

FAMOUS Name powered to victory over Steinbeck in the Group 3 Jockey Club Of Turkey Meld Stakes at Leopardstown last night, the ninth career win for Khalid Abdullah’s classy five-year-old.

Sense Of Joy, a one-time leading fancy for the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas, has been retired.

Last year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Rail Link has been ruled out for the season due to a tendon injury.

Leading Ascot Gold Cup fancy Host Nation has been retired following a setback.

Passage Of Time, ante-post favourite for the Vodafone Oaks, has been found to be suffering from a throat problem.

Connections of Monzante are hoping for a good run in the Aktiv Kapital UK Ltd Dee Stakes at Chester tomorrow.

Day Flight will bypass a second crack at the Blue Square Ormonde Stakes as he is reported to be slightly “below par”.

Michael Stoute’s Home Affairs has undergone tests to ascertain the extent and nature of the injury that forced his 11th-hour withdrawal from Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.