Luca Cumani may have had an “inkling” earlier in the year that a parting of the ways could come with Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, owner of King George winner and leading Arc contender Postponed.

John Gosden’s Gretchen lived up to her stout breeding with a game-staying performance in the DFS Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster.

Connections of Diamondsandrubies are expecting a stern examination of their filly as she lines up in the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood today.

Andrea Atzeni is set to ride Postponed in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Mahsoob could earn himself a crack at the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot if he can keep his unbeaten record intact at Newmarket today.

Luca Cumani is looking forward to seeing Connecticut test his powers at a higher level later this summer following an impressive return to action in the totepool Pontefract Castle Stakes yesterday.

Postponed can get off the mark for the season by taking this afternoon’s Harwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot for Luca Cumani and jockey Adam Kirby.

Curvy put herself in the frame for a crack at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with a cosy victory in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday.

All eyes will be on Forgotten Rules on Thursday as the unbeaten favourite bids to give Dermot Weld another Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, ground permitting.

SOLOW (Queen Anne Stakes, Tuesday)

Ed Dunlop’s Chester Cup winner Trip To Paris has been supplemented for Thursday’s Ascot Gold Cup at a cost of £35,000.

Andre Fabre’s Territories has been ruled out of Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot due to a setback.

John Gosden’s unbeaten Coolmore-owned colt Christophermarlowe is among 14 entries for Saturday’s Betfred.com Derby Trial Stakes at Lingfield.

Teenage rider Donnacha O’Brien hit the headlines at the Curragh yesterday with a landmark success on El Salvador in the Irish Cesarewitch.

Luca Cumani believes Velox ticks the right boxes as the Newmarket trainer seeks to win the Betfred Cambridgeshire for a third time at Newmarket today.

Kiyoshi proved her considerable talents remain very much intact with a brilliant victory under the soon-to-retire Jamie Spencer in the Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster yesterday.

Owner Barry Hurley is dreaming of Group One glory in Dubai after Captain Cat strutted his stuff in the betfred.com Superior Mile at Haydock.

Peter Niven had many great times as a jockey but is just as excited for the biggest moment of his training career as he saddles the well-fancied Clever Cookie in today’s Betfred Ebor at York.

Taghrooda could earn a tilt at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe if she can clinch a third Group One of a glorious summer in today’s Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

A reputation can be made easily, but real achievements have to be earned on the track.

St Leger favourite Kingston Hill puts his Classic credentials on the line in the Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur Stakes at York today.

Mount Athos is set to miss the rest of the year after suffering an injury setback.

Cotai Glory shone as brightly as the Glorious Goodwood sunshine yesterday as he offered Charlie Hills some respite with his first British Group winner of the season in the bet365 Molecomb Stakes.

The Irish Oaks at the Curragh last Saturday, or at least the delay in getting the race away, was a bit of a farce.

Aidan O’Brien’s Royal Ascot heroine Bracelet fought off stable companion Tapestry and British raider Volume to clinch Classic glory in a thrilling renewal of the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday night.

Bracelet gave trainer Aidan O’Brien a fourth victory in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh with a determined effort in the hands of Colm O’Donoghue.

Leading owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum will wait until later in the week before deciding whether to let star fillies Taghrooda and Tarfasha lock horns for a second time in Saturday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

A son of the great Frankel, together with his dam Crystal Gaze, was sold for £1,150,000 (€1.4m) to MV Magnier in the inaugural Goffs London Sale at The Orangery, Kensington Palace last evening.

Paul Hanagan received rich praise from those associated with Taghrooda as he showed the assurance to match the athleticism of the filly beneath him to secure a first Classic winner in the Investec Oaks at Epsom yesterday.

Ger Lyons is looking forward to seeing what Obliterator can do when he starts his three-year-old campaign in the ebm-papst Feilden Stakes at Newmarket today.

Red Cadeaux was a heroic runner-up once again as British-trained horses filled two of the first three places in the Emirates Melbourne Cup, but best-laid plans to finally crack the great Flemington handicap must wait yet another year.

Dunaden and Green Moon, winners of the last two Emirates Melbourne Cups, head the weights for this year’s renewal at Flemington Park on November 5.

Just Pretending heads five possibles from the Aidan O’Brien stable among 15 remaining in the Kilboy Estate Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Investec Derby fourth Battle Of Marengo features in a list of 15 confirmations for the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday.

Flotilla produced a record-breaking performance when getting up in the final strides to land the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French 1000 Guineas) at Longchamp yesterday.

Ralph Beckett’s Secret Gesture skipped almost to the head of every bookmaker’s ante-post Investec Oaks market after a wildly impressive victory through pouring rain at Lingfield.

Little is given away by the Coolmore camp but the hints were there that Magician could well be the superior of their two Chester Derby trial winners this week.

Gentildonna survived a stewards’ inquiry to see off Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe runner-up Orfevre and win the Japan Cup at Tokyo racecourse yesterday.

A distinct lack of pace was blamed for the largely disappointing European showing in the Emirates Melbourne Cup yesterday, which was won by Green Moon.

A distinct lack of pace was blamed for the largely disappointing European showing in the Emirates Melbourne Cup, which was won by Green Moon.

Luca Cumani plans to start afresh with Afsare once he has recovered from the problem which ruled him out of last week’s Sportingbet Cox Plate.

Australian jockey Damien Oliver has described allegations that he backed a rival horse in a race in which he was riding as “hurtful”.

Luca Cumani has confirmed Ryan Moore will partner ante-post favourite Mount Athos in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 6.