Paul Hanagan has paid full tribute to his big rival Silvestre de Sousa after retaining his Flat jockeys’ championship title.

THE Aidan O’Brien-trained So You Think looks set to be the sole European representative in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on November 5.

SO YOU THINK will attempt to regain the winning thread in a field of 12 for the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot tomorrow.

WORKFORCE satisfied connections as he continued his Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe build-up with a workout at Sandown.

SEAMIE HEFFERNAN can hardly wait to be reunited with So You Think as he bids for his third European Group One in the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

The Champion Stakes at Leopardstown is the highlight of the weekend's action and I can't entertain any other result than a victory for So You Think but, if you're expecting a flashy performance, you may be disappointed.

HENRY CECIL will give Midday the chance to gain revenge on stablemate Twice Over in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on October 15.

SEAMIE HEFFERNAN is set to continue his association with So You Think in Saturday’s Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

PRINCE Khalid Abdullah found the most spectacular way to end a wait to win a race he has sponsored for more than 20 years as Twice Over beat his own Midday in a gripping conclusion to the Juddmonte International Stakes at York yesterday.

Prince Khalid Abdullah found the most spectacular way to end a wait to win a race he has sponsored for more than 20 years as Twice Over beat his own Midday in a gripping conclusion to the Juddmonte International Stakes at York.

JIM BOLGER’S incredibly durable filly Banimpire makes the journey from Ireland as she bids to secure her seventh victory of the season in tomorrow’s Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

AIDAN O’BRIEN has won two of the last three runnings of the Juddmonte International Stakes – and bookmakers are clearly anticipating Await The Dawn extending his fine record in the 10-furlong showpiece.

Dual Classic winners Blue Bunting and Snow Fairy feature among the nine fillies declared for the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday.

Olivier Peslier will take the plum ride on Ed Dunlop’s Snow Fairy in Thursday’s Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

GODOLPHIN’S dual Classic winner Blue Bunting is set to be the headline act in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks at York on Thursday.

HENRY Cecil’s multiple Group One-winning mare Midday is an intended runner in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday.

Await The Dawn will be Aidan O’Brien’s main contender for the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday week.

WORKFORCE is “progressing well” as connections build towards the defence of his crown in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October.

Midday was hailed as ’the queen of Goodwood’ following her unprecedented third triumph in the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.

IN 2009, Midday bounced back from a pretty disappointing effort in the Irish Oaks to win the Nassau Stakes, and just a year ago she also rediscovered a winning thread to take the Group 1 Goodwood contest.

HENRY Cecil believes Midday is a better horse this year as she attempts to win the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood for the third consecutive season.

Henry Cecil believes Midday is a better horse this year as she attempts to win the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood for a third successive season.

HENRY Cecil’s multiple Group One winner Twice Over will attempt to redeem his reputation in the Sky Bet York Stakes on July 23.

Henry Cecil’s multiple Group One winner Twice Over will attempt to redeem his reputation in the Sky Bet York Stakes on July 23.

Misty For Me floored multiple Group One winner Midday in sensational style when making all the running in the Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

Misty For Me upstaged Midday in remarkable fashion when making all the running to land the Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

TOP-CLASS fillies Midday and Snow Fairy will lock horns for a second time in a mouthwatering Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon.

MICHAEL Stoute’s Carlton House is an intended runner in Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.

Top-class fillies Midday and Snow Fairy feature among a field of eight declared for the Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

Roger Charlton’s fine mare Clowance has been confirmed as in foal after a scan and has subsequently been retired as a result.

AFTER a week-long saga over their intended Derby rides, it was finally down to the action at Epsom as Johnny Murtagh's supreme effort on Dancing Rain forced Kieren Fallon and Wonder Of Wonders to settle for second in yesterday's Investec Oaks.

St Nicholas Abbey, the one-time 2010 Derby favourite, makes it to Epsom a year late for the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom on Friday, which has attracted a small but select field of five.

St Nicholas Abbey features among just seven possible runners in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom on Friday following the confirmation stage.

TOM Queally is looking forward to seeing multiple Group 1-winning mare Midday pit her wits against the boys in next Friday’s Coronation Cup at Epsom.

Super mare Midday could try to upstage the colts in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom on June 3.

AFTER the dust settled on the spate of Epsom Derby trials over the last few weeks, the picture for Britain’s premier Classic once again looks like it’s come down to the annual battle between the Derrinstown and the Dante.

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 has suffered a blow just as the Flat season swings into gear with the news that Manifest has been ruled out for the season.

More an established star now rather than a name for the future, Tom Queally still could not believe his luck as he managed to top his 2009 Group One tally this year.

Ed Dunlop is keen to keep the options open for his talented youngster Native Khan.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe favourite Behkabad is reported to be in rude health following his narrow victory in the Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday.

Midday was the heroine in the Qatar Prix Vermeille at Longchamp as Sariska again refused to race.

YORKSHIRE Oaks heroine Midday is on course to bid for further Group One honours in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp on Sunday week.

Yorkshire Oaks heroine Midday is on course to bid for further Group One honours in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp on Sunday week.