Robert Cowell is hoping the rain stays away from Ascot as he prepares to saddle Goldream in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash at Ascot today.

Criquette Head-Maarek insists that stall 15 will be “no problem” for Treve as the unbeaten filly bids to beat the statistics in tomorrow’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.15) at Longchamp.

Cirrus Des Aigles continued his worrying decline with yet another defeat at Deauville yesterday.

Moonlight Cloud created history at Deauville yesterday with a mesmerising performance in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Prix Jacques le Marois.

Jockey Joseph O’Brien is praying the rain stays away from Ascot to allow St Nicholas Abbey show his true brilliance in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Joanna Morgan believes her Britainnia Stakes hero Roca Tumu will handle a step back up in trip following his Royal Ascot success.

Maxios got up close home to deny Planteur in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp.

Hong Kong’s domination of Singapore’s most prestigious meeting of the year was completed when John Moore posted a magnificent one-two after Military Attack was chased home by stablemate Dan Excel in the Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji yesterday.

Last year’s German Derby winner Pastorius made a winning start to the new campaign by claiming the first Group One race in Europe of 2013, the Prix Ganay, at Longchamp.

Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe insists she has not formulated a masterplan in which Cirrus Des Aigles inflicts a first career defeat upon Frankel at Ascot on Saturday.

Aidan O’Brien’s Imperial Monarch reappears in the Canadian International at Woodbine tomorrow.

Olivier Peslier ended a 14-year wait for a fourth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in very unlikely fashion as the unfancied filly Solemia induced more Japanese heartbreak at Longchamp yesterday.

Solemia denied Japan a first victory in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as the filly got up in the last strides to beat Orfevre in a thrilling renewal at Longchamp.

Hayley Moore demonstrated her class as a rider and upheld family honour to win Ascot's Longines Handicap for the second year in a row.

Mick Channon, who went all the way to the top as a soccer player with Southampton and England, cemented his place as a first-class trainer when saddling Samitar to land the Etihad Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

John Oxx’s Akeed Mofeed is one of five new entries for the Investec Derby at Epsom on June 2.

There would not be a more poignant winner of the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan than Aidan O’Brien’s St Nicholas Abbey.

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

So You Think will attempt to regain the winning thread in a field of 12 for the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

John Gosden’s Elusive Kate completed a four-timer with a wide-margin victory in the Total Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp.

Sir Michael Stoute cannot envisage Sea Moon having any issues with the extended test of the Ladbrokes St Leger as the red-hot favourite attempts to provide the trainer with just his second victory in the Doncaster Classic.

Olivier Peslier has expressed delight after being chosen to ride Sea Moon in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster next weekend.

Snow Fairy bids to make the most of the absence of old rival Midday when going for glory in 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.

Paul Nicholls and Willie Mullins, the respective British and Irish champion jumps trainers, will be the recipients of the select team of horses Graham Wylie plans to keep in training.

TOP jockeys from around the world will be going all out for personal and team glory in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot.

GOLDIKOVA won an unprecedented fourth successive Group 1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville.

GOLDIKOVA will attempt to get back to winning ways in tomorrow’s Prix Rothschild at Deauville.

Watar swooped late and fast to land the Prix Maurice De Nieuil at Longchamp today.

GODOLPHIN have warned that Delegator, the ante-post favourite for the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow, will only run if the ground is suitable.

AIDAN O’BRIEN plans to have three big contenders in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as he goes for a sixth successive win in the Classic at the Curragh on Sunday week.

PATIENCE was rewarded in droves for the Richard Hannon team when Canford Cliffs lowered the colours of Goldikova in a vintage renewal of the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Patience was rewarded in droves for the Richard Hannon team when Canford Cliffs lowered the colours of Goldikova in a vintage renewal of the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

A BRITISH High Court judge is deciding whether Kieren Fallon can ride in tomorrow’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

Connections of Carlton House remain “extremely hopeful” the Investec Derby favourite will make Saturday’s race, despite suffering a late setback.

Johnny Murtagh has emerged a contender to ride Native Khan in the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Olivier Peslier is unable to partner Ed Dunlop’s Native Khan in the Investec Derby as he is retained to ride in France on the same day.

GOLDIKOVA got her 2011 season off to a winning start in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp yesterday.

Goldikova got her 2011 season off to a winning start in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp.

Doug Watson was delighted to see his horses bounce back into winning form in style as he saddled a hat-trick at Meydan.

SNOW FAIRY turned in another jaw-dropping display to win the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin yesterday.

Snow Fairy turned in another jaw-dropping display to win the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin.

Colm O’Donoghue is the new favourite to become Coolmore’s number one jockey after Christophe Soumillon ruled himself out of the job.