Jockey Pat Cosgrave has been given a six-month ban for improper riding by the Emirates Racing Authority.

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Gamilati gave notice that she will be a force to be reckoned with at this year's Dubai Carnival and beyond with a fine comeback victory at Meydan today.

TONY MCCOY was one of nine jockeys at Wetherby hit with a 10-day suspension for failing to stop after a race had been voided yesterday.

Kieren Fallon pledged to concentrate every effort into securing a seventh jockeys’ title after riding his 100th winner of the season at Lingfield today.

Society Rock, trained by James Fanshawe and ridden by Pat Cosgrave, won the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Markab’s rags-to-riches story continued when he raced to a decisive success in record time to land the Group One Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock.

Likeable two-year-old fillies Speedfit Girl and Ishbelle starred on the racecourse at Windsor today on an afternoon when football dominated proceedings.

Racegoers at Newmarket next week will be thrilled by Aidan O’Brien’s Starspangledbanner after the trainer confirmed the Royal Ascot winner bang on target for the Darley July Cup.

NEW kid on the block William Knight stole the plaudits with a headline-grabbing double at Ascot yesterday.

The betting suggested Richard Hannon's Zebedee was a good thing in the Aldermore Conditions Stakes at Ascot and punters were queuing up for their money some way from home.

Timepiece is evidently regarded as a hot prospect at Henry Cecil's stable and she showed it on the track with an authoritative victory at Lingfield.

Recalcitrant continues to prove the meaning of his name is all wrong with a battling victory in the Hollow Lane Handicap Stakes at Lingfield.

Robin Bastiman brought the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes home to Yorkshire as he saddled Borderlescott to successive wins in the Group One sprint on the final day of the Ebor meeting today.

Markab secured the big-race success he richly deserved when coming out on top in a thrilling finish to the William Hill Great St Wilfrid Stakes at Ripon today.

An on-the-ball Richard Hughes and Desert Auction spoiled an opportunity for Star Rover to complete a remarkable double at Goodwood on Thursday.

January made the journey from Ireland more than worthwhile when running out an impressive winner of the Ringside Suite Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton.

BORDERLESCOTT, winner of the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at Newmarket, justified odds-on favouritism in the listed Mercury Stakes at Dundalk last night.

SHE’S OUR MARK should record an overdue success in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Race at Dundalk tonight.

Rookie trainer Paul Green realised an ambition as Franny Norton brought Timber Treasure home in front in the Gallagher Ltd at Haydock Park today.

Willie Muir experienced plenty of ’seconditis’ at this time last year but admitted after We Have A Dream’s gutsy triumph in Folkestone’s Bet Romania v France – Betdaq Handicap that the cards are falling in his favour this time around.

Stan Moore had a welcome winner at Lingfield when Southwest Star was driven home by champion jockey Seb Sanders in the Great Family Deals at pontins.com Handicap.

There was drama at Southwell after four jockeys in the Great Family Holiday Deals pontins.com Handicap failed to stop after a false start had been signalled.

Irish raider Nans Best (18-1) showed the way home under Pat Cosgrave in the W&D McCulloch Rail Division Handicap on the first day of the Ayr Gold Cup meeting.

Dandy Nicholls will be five-handed in his bid to win the totesport Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday and he made a flying start to the three-day fixture when Northern Bolt won the opening You Can't Predict FA Maiden Auction Stakes today.

Karl Burke will gear Calmdownmate towards a big prize at the Curragh next month after his convincing victory in the EBF BBC Radio York103.7FM & 104.3FM Novice Stakes at Ripon.

Jockey Neil Callan is in top form at present and he made it nine winners in the past seven days when completing a near 10-1 double on Rio Taffeta and Bahamian Ballet at Catterick.

Robert Winston is harbouring hopes of taking the top rider title at York’s three-day Ebor meeting.

Trainer Andrew Balding and jockey Francis Norton teamed up to good effect at Haydock, notching a 31.5-1 double courtesy of Generosia and Banknote.

Brazilian apprentice Silvestre de Sousa stole the limelight when he booted Handsome Cross home a narrow winner of the GNER Scottish Cup at Musselburgh.

No racecourse generates greater betting turnover than Ascot during its Royal Meeting and so it was apt that Partners In Jazz landed a gamble in the totesport Victoria Cup, the feature event as racing returned following a gap of a year and a half for redevelopment.

Forcing tactics paid dividends for Manouche when Kevin Ryan’s charge held off the 8-11 favourite Historic Appeal by half a length in the Jock Whitelaw Maiden Stakes at Musselburgh.

Dancing Lyra is proving a real money-spinner for the Richard Fahey stable and he took his tally to two wins from as many starts for the Malton trainer with a battling performance in the DM Hall Handicap at Musselburgh.

Philip Robinson notched a quickfire hat-trick at Newmarket today.

DERMOT WELD’S Mermaid Island, a costly failure on bad ground at Listowel, made no mistake in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Maiden at a sparsely attended Thurles yesterday.

GALWAY Hurdle hero Cloone River made a smashing start over fences when outclassing his rivals in the Meadowlands Hotel Beginners Chase at Tralee yesterday.

TOM MULLINS, the latest of the Mullins dynasty to join the training ranks, saddled his first Tramore winner last night when Bob What took the Tom Murphy Car Sales Mercedes Benz Handicap Chase.

FAVOURITE NATION can land the nap in a fascinating little four-runner Richmond Race at Leopardstown this evening.

THE Brian Meehan-trained Leitrim House put himself in line for the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas when running out a three-and-a-half-length winner of the Group Three Rock Of Gibraltar EBF Tetrarch Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

The Brian Meehan-trained Leitrim House put himself in line for the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas when running out a three-and-a-half-length winner of the Group Three Rock Of Gibraltar EBF Tetrarch Stakes at the Curragh today.

ONE intrepid layer went 1-2 Aidan O’Brien’s newcomer, In Excelsis, in the Irish Stallion Farms’ Maiden at Tipperary last night and was quickly accommodated.

Michael Kinane signed off as stable jockey to Aidan O’Brien with a double for the Ballydoyle trainer on the last day of the Irish Flat season at Leopardstown yesterday.

Michael Kinane celebrated his 13th Irish jockeys’ championship with a brilliant 355-1 four-timer on the last day of the season at Leopardstown today.

PAUDIE O’CONNOR, who took out a licence six months ago, saddled his first winner when 14-1 shot Beale Hill landed the Liscahill Bumper at Thurles yesterday.