AIDAN O’Brien has decided against running unbeaten juvenile Maybe in the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket on Friday.

Aidan O’Brien has decided against running unbeaten juvenile Maybe in the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket on Friday.

MICK KINANE led the tributes to Michael Jarvis, one of British Flat racing’s longest-serving and most respected trainers until his retirement in February, who died yesterday at the age of 73.

Former Newmarket trainer Michael Jarvis died today at the age of 73.

ROGER Varian is hopeful Hot Prospect can kick off a profitable second half of the campaign in the Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock today.

Godolphin’s Ascot Gold Cup runner-up Opinion Poll will bid to secure a deserved first victory of the campaign in the Artemis Goodwood Cup on Thursday.

CLASSIC winners Blue Bunting and Treasure Beach are among a quality 36-strong entry for the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on September 10.

JOHN GOSDEN’S Maqaasid finished a fine third behind Blue Bunting in the Newmarket 1,000 Guineas earlier in the month and her trainer is hoping this tough filly can gain some compensation in tomorrow’s French equivalent.

Teddy Grimthorpe has dismissed suggestions Timepiece will be deployed as a pacemaker when she faces stablemate Midday in the totesport.com Middleton Stakes at York tomorrow.

HENRY Cecil makes his first ever visit to the Cheltenham Festival today and could even mark his appearance with a winner.

Michael Jarvis, one of Newmarket’s longest-serving trainers, has been forced into retirement due to ill health.

EVAN WILLIAMS has his string in decent nick and can bag another success courtesy of Phidippides in this afternoon’s Leicester Annual Members Novices’ Chase.

Gentoo finished strongly under Christophe Lemaire to take top honours in the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp.

Klammer looks to have left Jane Chapple-Hyam’s care on a winning note by shading a three-way finish to the John Smith’s Extra Smooth Stakes at Newbury.

MASTER Of Hounds is proving increasingly popular ahead of Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster as Aidan O’Brien bids to continue his excellent recent record in the race.

Master Of Hounds is proving increasingly popular ahead of Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster as Aidan O'Brien bids to continue his excellent recent record in the race.

Irish raiders Casamento and Dunboyne Express feature among a final field of 10 runners in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.

FRANKIE Dettori will ride Casamento in the Racing Post Trophy after the colt was supplemented for the Group One feature at Doncaster on Saturday.

Michael Jarvis believes it is a “strong possibility” that Laaheb will be given the rest of the year off following his last-gasp victory at Ascot on Sunday.

NOEL MEADE’S horses have found a nice bit of form of late and Dark Prospect can keep the momentum going for the Co Meath trainer in the All Creatures Veterinary Novice Hurdle at Roscommon this afternoon.

Pressing is on course to bid for more glory abroad when he goes on his travels again in two weeks’ time.

Laaheb will attempt to supplement his recent Kempton success in the Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot on Sunday.

Delegator will face 14 rivals as he makes his eagerly-anticipated return to action in the Dubai Duty Free Cup at Newbury on Friday.

Doncaster winner Poet’s Place remains among 173 entries for Saturday’s William Hill Ayr Gold Cup.

Michael Jarvis intends to give Rainbow Peak the chance to shine over a longer trip at Newbury on Friday.

Opinion Poll, the vanquished Doncaster Cup favourite, could drop back in trip for the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp.

Laaheb will go in search of further Pattern-race honours at Ascot later this month following his facile win at Kempton on Saturday.

Brian Meehan is impressed by the opposition set to face Waiter’s Dream in the Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes at Doncaster on Saturday.

The unbeaten Wootton Bassett heads a five-strong team from the Richard Fahey stable in the Weatherbys Insurance £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow.

Gold Cup winner Rite Of Passage features among 17 possible runners in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday.

Hooray continued what could be a surprisingly busy build-up towards a Group One challenge with what trainer Sir Mark Prescott felt was her best performance to date in the totepool Sirenia Stakes at Kempton.

A victory at the Galway Festival would have been rather more enjoyable than one on a quiet afternoon at Lingfield but connections of First In The Queue had to settle for the latter.

Twice Over bridged a 32-year gap for 10-times champion trainer Henry Cecil as he provided the legend of the Turf with a fourth Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.

ANTE-POST favourite Twice Over heads a select field of six runners set to go to post in tomorrow’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Elzaam is in fine form following his gallant effort in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday.

CONTREDANSE, trained by Luca Cumani and ridden by Kieren Fallon, won the Italian Oaks at San Siro yesterday.

Rainbow Peak is heading for Royal Ascot following his encouraging recent seasonal debut.

Michael Jarvis has doubts about Laaheb acting on the track when he goes for the Festival Stakes at Goodwood tomorrow.

Sajjhaa is to leap straight from maiden company to the highest level by taking her chance in the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

WORKFORCE is set to bolster owner Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Investec Derby team after delighting connections in a racecourse gallop.

Expensive Problem is proving to be the complete opposite to Jack Smith as he continued his invaluable contribution to the Epsom trainer's small stable by landing division one of the totetrifecta Handicap at Lingfield today.

JOHN DUNLOP has found the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas elusive over the years but the race moved a massive step closer as Elusive Pimpernel stamped his mark on the Racing Post breezeupbonus.com Craven Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

Equiano has now experienced both sides of a tight finish to the Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes but this year the luck was on his side at Newmarket.

Henry Cecil has enjoyed a fine back-end to the season at Newmarket today as he struck with Timepiece in the Listed Casino At bet365.com EBF Montrose Fillies' Stakes.