John Oxx is keen to let Ebasani test the water at Pattern level in the PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Navan.

Connor King added to his growing reputation when landing the featured J And B O’Sullivan Builders Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap aboard the Andy Oliver-trained Jazz Girl at Killarney last night.

Sleeping Beauty, who made dramatic improvement from her first run to the second, is the nap choice to score at the third time of asking in the Follow Us On Facebook Fillies And Mares’ Maiden at Fairyhouse this evening.

Aidan O’Brien announced the probable riding arrangements for his three 2000 Guineas candidates at Newmarket on Saturday at Tipperary last night.

Curragh manager Paul Hensey is anticipating soft ground for this weekend’s Darley Irish Oaks meeting.

Andrew Balding’s Bonfire emerged as the most serious threat to Investec Derby favourite Camelot with an impressive comeback performance in the Betfred Dante Stakes at York yesterday.

Bonfire aims to keep his Derby dream alive on his seasonal return in today’s Stobart Barristers Dee Stakes at Chester.

CLASS and style are two of the key components of Royal Ascot and Duke Of Marmalade provided both by the bucketload when turning the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes into a one-horse show yesterday.

AIDAN O’Brien and Johnny Murtagh were in fearful form on day one of Royal Ascot and bookmakers are expecting the pair to hit their satchels hard again today.

MANDURO’S achievements during 2007 have led to Andre Fabre’s horse being acclaimed an exceptional leader of the World Thoroughbred Rankings.

Manduro’s achievements during 2007 have led to Andre Fabre’s horse being acclaimed an exceptional leader of the World Thoroughbred Rankings.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp must have appeared like a black cloud on the horizon for Baron Georg Von Ullmann after Manduro was ruled out of the main event.

Frankie Dettori treated racegoers who headed to Longchamp ahead of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to a flying dismount after securing a Yorkshire victory aboard Anna Pavlova in the Prix de Royallieu.

German raider Toylsome won the Group One Prix de la Foret at Longchamp, with Welsh Emperor faring best of the British and Irish raiders in second.

Manduro is making good progress at Andre Fabre’s stable after successful surgery on the off-hind cannonbone fracture he sustained when winning the Prix Foy last month.

Baron Georg von Ullman, owner of the retired Manduro, will have a runner in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after all.

Authorized has begun his serious preparation ahead of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Andre Fabre has hailed the recently retired Manduro as the best horse he has ever trained.

TRAINER Andre Fabre has confirmed that leading Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hope Manduro will miss next month’s feature and will not race again.

Manduro has been retired after sustaining an injury at Longchamp yesterday.

Manduro remains “under observation” after suffering an injury when winning at Longchamp yesterday.

CORAL and Ladbrokes have issued revised prices on the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe following informed speculation Manduro suffered an injury in the wake of his win in the Prix Foy at Longchamp yesterday.

Andre Fabre has an eighth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe success in his sights after Manduro proved his stamina over a mile and a half in the Prix Foy at Longchamp.

Tom Queally is set to ride more horses for leading owner Baron Georg von Ullman in Germany.

JIM BOLGER admits Finsceal Beo has a huge task in front of her when taking on Dylan Thomas and cohorts in today’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes.

Pam Sly is keen to get several more runs into Speciosa this autumn before the 1000 Guineas winner is retired to the paddocks.

DYLAN THOMAS is a short-priced favourite to record back-to-back victories in Saturday’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, with several of his potential rivals already dropping by the wayside.

AUTHORIZED comprehensively avenged his Coral-Eclipse defeat and confirmed his early-season promise as he stole the show in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York yesterday.

Brian Meehan is mulling his options with Red Rocks as preparations for a repeat bid in the Breeders' Cup Turf gradually gather momentum.

Manduro enhanced his already tall reputation with an impressive victory in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville.

Connections of Manduro believe Europe’s top middle-distance performer can demonstrate his versatility with victory in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois at Deauville on Sunday.

Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Red Rocks may bid to retain his title without the aid of another run.

Andre Fabre is unfazed by the prospect of dropping Manduro back down to a mile for the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard-Jacques le Marois on Sunday.

JOHNNY MURTAGH has a second King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory in his sights with Dylan Thomas at Ascot today.

Johnny Murtagh is looking forward to getting back aboard Dylan Thomas in tomorrow’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Aidan O’Brien expressed concerns over the prospect of trying conditions for Dylan Thomas in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

GODOLPHIN admit Laverock has it to do if he is to bolster the tremendous record of Sheikh Mohammed’s operation in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Godolphin admit Laverock has it to do if he is to bolster the tremendous record of Sheikh Mohammed’s operation in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

FRENCH 1000 Guineas winner Darjina is set for a mouth-watering clash with Finsceal Beo and Simply Perfect among others in the Prix d’Astarte at Deauville on July 29.

Manduro, rated by many as the best horse in the world on turf, is likely to have his next start in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville on August 12.

A highly-unorthodox Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe preparation is on the agenda for Manduro, with Andre Fabre considering dropping the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes winner back to a mile following his Royal Ascot victory.

Peter Chapple-Hyam’s impressive Derby winner Authorized heads 37 high-class entries for the £750,000 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 28.

DYLAN THOMAS will face a maximum of 10 rivals in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.

High-class five-year-old Manduro is likely to tackle the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 20.