Godolphin have earmarked the Strensall Stakes at York as the next port of call for Hala Bek after his winning comeback at Nottingham.

JOHNNY MURTAGH has a second King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory in his sights with Dylan Thomas at Ascot today.

Johnny Murtagh is looking forward to getting back aboard Dylan Thomas in tomorrow’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

SIR PERCY, winner of last year’s Vodafone Derby, is unlikely to race again.

KNOW of anyone, prior to the race now, who thought Sunday’s renewal of the Budweiser Irish Derby wasn’t sub-standard?

Underfoot conditions at Royal Ascot next week appear crucial to the participation of Sir Percy in Wednesday’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes.

DYLAN THOMAS will face a maximum of 10 rivals in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.

High-class five-year-old Manduro is likely to tackle the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 20.

Peter Chapple-Hyam’s hot favourite Authorized heads a field of 19 for Saturday’s Vodafone Derby at Epsom, after none of the five-day confirmations were withdrawn.

Marcus Tregoning has maintained the same tradition as with last year’s Vodafone Derby winner Sir Percy by taking Aqaleem for a spin at Lingfield in preparation for the big race.

BOOKMAKERS predict Authorized will be one of the shortest favourites for years when he aims to give Frankie Dettori an elusive first win in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Septimus faces six rivals on his first start since last year’s Vodafone Derby at the Curragh tomorrow.

SIR PERCY could limber up for a planned trip to Royal Ascot with an outing in the betfair.com Brigadier Gerard Stakes next month.

Youmzain could renew rivalry with Sir Percy in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot later in the season.

Trainer David Ferraris was shocked yet overjoyed as Vengeance Of Rain created history by becoming the first horse trained in Hong Kong to win at the Dubai World Cup after taking the 5million Sheema Classic.

Sir Percy is set to drop back in trip at Royal Ascot after finishing a creditable fourth on his seasonal reappearance in Dubai.

Trainer Marcus Tregoning is optimistic about Sir Percy’s chances of victory in the Dubai Sheema Classic as the Vodafone Derby winner continued his smooth progress towards Saturday’s Dubai World Cup meeting.

MARCUS TREGONING has been delighted with Sir Percy’s progress since the four-year-old arrived in Dubai ahead of his bid for glory in the Sheema Classic on Saturday.

IF the three-year-olds at Ballydoyle have a lot to prove, then the same cannot be said of the older horses.

Sir Percy heads the list of 32 horses standing their ground in the lingfieldpark.co.uk Winter Derby, but trainer Marcus Tregoning warns his charge is unlikely to line up on March 24.

Mountain will bid to justify recent market support for the JCB Triumph Hurdle when he makes his eagerly-awaited National Hunt debut at Sandown tomorrow.

Mountain, a leading fancy for the JCB Triumph Hurdle, makes his long-awaited hurdling bow at Sandown tomorrow.

Sixties Icon could be set for a fascinating clash with Sir Percy in the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic on March 31.

YOU have got to say Sunday’s AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown has a far more interesting shape to it than might have been expected.

JP McNamara was awarded a special recognition award by his peers at the 17th Lesters Ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night.

Ouija Board could make history at the 2006 Cartier Racing Awards by becoming the first dual horse of the year.

Sir Percy is reported to be in good form despite his lacklustre effort in yesterday's Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

Pride made amends for finishing second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with victory in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

Sir Percy is taken to reward the patience of connections by landing what promises to be a fascinating renewal of the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

Sir Percy will face seven rivals as he makes his long-awaited reappearance in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

SIR PERCY is 4-1 favourite to add the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday to his Vodafone Derby triumph.

Sir Percy is firmly on course for Saturday’s Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket after recovering from a shoulder problem.

Marcus Tregoning is hoping he can get Sir Percy to post for the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday week.

Marcus Tregoning is hoping he can get Sir Percy to post for the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday week.

Multidimensional will bid to book his place in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes when he works at Newmarket on Saturday.

Connections of Derby hero Sir Percy have indicated that they are extremely tempted to run their charge in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Hala Bek, a close but unlucky fourth behind Sir Percy in the Vodafone Derby, will not run again this season.

Aidan O’Brien has all but ruled leading ante-post fancy Septimus out of the Ladbrokes St Leger at York on Saturday week.

Hala Bek has recovered from the setback which ruled him out of the Irish Derby and is back in work at Newmarket.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S Holy Roman Emperor heads 135 entries for the £250,000 Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on October 14.

Visindar, who was ruled out of last month’s Prix Eugene Adam at Maisons-Laffitte due to a setback, will also miss the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes and is unlikely to be seen out again until later in the year.

Visindar, who was ruled out of last month’s Prix Eugene Adam at Maisons-Laffitte due to a setback, will also miss the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes and is unlikely to be seen out again until later in the year.

VODAFONE Derby hero Sir Percy could begin his autumn campaign in a Group Three race at Newbury on September 15.

CONNECTIONS of Irish Derby third Best Alibi expect him to regain the winning thread in today’s Group Two Skybet York Stakes.