Today’s Hampton Court Stakes at Ascot represents a significant lowering of his sights for Fencing Master but the horse once fancied for the Newmarket 2000 Guineas has quite a lot to prove after a particularly disappointing effort in the Irish 2000 Guineas last time out.

FRANKIE DETTORI was at his peerless best as he rode an approximate 238-1 hat-trick to light up the Rowley Mile racecourse at Newmarket.

Hearts Of Fire provided the Pat Eddery team with Italian Group One glory in the Gran Criterium at San Siro racecourse in Milan.

Ahmed Ajtebi upstaged Frankie Dettori by beating Godolphin's number one jockey into third as the Dubai national struck aboard Vale Of York in the Peter Willett Stakes at Goodwood today.