Alex Ferguson’s famous red colours were carried to a ready success at Kempton by the Charlie Hills-trained Sand Boy.

One of the most durable members of the all-weather community will take centre stage today when Dvinsky competes for the 200th time in a race named in his honour at Kempton.

Al Ghazal looks yet another high-ranking Godolphin two-year-old judged by his success in the ladbrokes.com Squirrel Conditions Stakes at Leicester.

Michael Jarvis evidently considered Befortyfour pretty smart to let him take his chance at Royal Ascot on just his second start and the gelding again did little wrong on his seasonal reappearance at Lingfield.