Conditions at the Curragh have eased to good after 13 millimetres of rain fell ahead of the three-day Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby meeting which starts on Friday.

Major bookmaking firms have suspended ante-post betting on Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

MARCUS TREGONING is confident Sir Percy will appreciate the drop to 10 furlongs at Royal Ascot next week.

Frankie Dettori completed an amazing weekend with an all-the-way win on Lawman in the Prix du Jockey-Club at Chantilly today.

Sublimity and Philip Carberry landed odds of 16-1 in a thrilling renewal of the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, the feature race on the opening day of the 2007 Cheltenham Festival.

Oneway must carry top weight if he lines up in the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

VISINDAR had his odds for the Vodafone Derby slashed after registering a thoroughly convincing success on his seasonal bow at Longchamp yesterday.

Ante-post favourite Horatio Nelson and Marcus Tregoning’s Sir Percy top 136 entries for the 2006 Vodafone Derby on June 3.

Crozan has been introduced as a 20-1 shot for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup with VC Bet after a number of inquiries about Nicky Henderson’s five-year-old.

Carte Diamond is reported to be in good health after making the long trip to Australia in preparation for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Baracouda’s eclipse in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle left the bookmakers dancing for joy on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Bookmakers were generally happy after Red Marauder won a thrilling renewal of the Martell Grand National.