Simeon, a fine third to Sulamani and Act One in the French Derby, is likely to go abroad again in search of Group One glory.

The Mark Johnston-trained Simeon is to be supplemented for the Prix du Jockey Club, the French Derby, at a cost of €60,000 on Thursday.

Moon Ballad remains down Godolphin’s pecking order for the Vodafone Derby - despite winning one of its most important trials, the Convergent Dante Stakes, at York today.

Mark Johnston, who has already bagged three recognised trials for the Vodafone Derby, will try for another with Sir George Turner in the Convergent Dante Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Mark Johnston, who has already bagged three recognised trials for the Vodafone Derby, will try for another with Sir George Turner in the Convergent Dante Stakes at York on Wednesday.

BRITAIN’S premier Classic took a knock after Fight Your Corner bounced back from a poor reappearance effort to give Mark Johnston his second Vodafone Derby trial victory in 10 days at Chester yesterday.

Mark Johnston’s Sagitta 2000 Guineas hope Love Regardless pleased connections in a workout under big-race jockey Kevin Darley at Ripon this morning.

Right Approach, the English Queen’s possible Vodafone Derby contender, could make his seasonal reappearance at Sandown on Friday.

Middleham trainer Mark Johnston, who is considering a tilt at the Sagitta 2000 Guineas with Love Regardles and York’s Dante Stakes with Fight Your Corner, clearly has plenty to look forward to this season.

Bulgaria’s former king, Simeon II, was named today as the country’s next prime minister and will form its next Government after his party won a landslide victory in last month’s elections.

Voters in Bulgaria’s parliamentary election flocked yesterday to a party led by their former king, setting the stage for the first return by a monarch to politics in ex-communist Europe.

Oppressed for decades by drab communists and suffering now from the belt-tightening of their centre-right leaders, Bulgarians look ready to turn to royalty on Sunday when they elect a new parliament.