MEANDRE repaid the faith of trainer Andre Fabre as he thwarted the front-running Seville to land the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp last night.

ONE of the more interesting pieces of paper floating around from bookmakers, in the wake of Treasure Beach’s victory in yesterday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh, was an offering from William Hill.

LET'S put Carlton House to the side and accept that if he wins this afternoon's Investec Derby at Epsom it's just one more of life's little irritants - one particularly familiar but not exclusive to our beloved sport of horse racing.

Kieren Fallon will have to wait until the morning to find out if he will be able to ride Recital in the Investec Derby after a day of drama at the High Court in London.

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.

HENRY Cecil’s World Domination puts his huge reputation on the line in what promises to be an enlightening totesport Dante Stakes at York today.

Henry Cecil’s World Domination puts his huge reputation on the line in what promises to be an enlightening totesport Dante Stakes at York tomorrow.

THE well-regarded Dubai Prince can land the Group 3 JRA Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon.

Casamento gave Irish trainer Mick Halford his first Group One success when taking the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster under Frankie Dettori.

MOUSE Morris’ horses appear to be well forward and his China Rock gets the vote to land the Grade 2 Gowran Park Champion Chase at the Kilkenny track this afternoon.

CASAMENTO has been supplemented for the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

THE family of a woman who died alone in a hospital toilet are still in the dark as to what happened to her — nine months later.

SO MUCH for nothing at stake at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. Arsenal lost their unbeaten run stretching back to April, top spot in Group H and with it, the benefits for the knockout stage of winning Group H.

Rangers 2 Chelsea 0

RAFAEL BENITEZ marked the end of French striker Djibril Cisse’s career at Liverpool by revealing that he wanted “a different style of player up front.”

Rafael Benitez marked the end of French striker Djibril Cisse’s career at Liverpool by revealing that he wanted “a different style of player up front”.

THE FRAGILE peace between the biggest managerial protagonists in the Premiership will be tested to the limit tomorrow as the focus switches to a relationship which has dominated the spotlight already this season.

Arsenal will have to break the bank to sign Spanish wing wizard Jose Antonio Reyes after his agent claimed Seville had turned down a £21m (€29m) bid.