Roger Charlton admits a decision on whether ante-post favourite Bated Breath will take his chance in the Darley July Cup is unlikely to be made until this morning.

Jockey plans for the Darley July Cup have been taking shape with Ryan Moore, Luke Morris and Jimmy Fortune all being booked for the six-furlong championship at Newmarket on Saturday.

The Fugue was catapulted towards the head of the betting for the Investec Oaks after an imperious display in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York yesterday.

DREAM AHEAD is the new favourite for Saturday’s Betfred Sprint Cup after Deacon Blues was deemed an “unlikely” runner in the Haydock contest.

THE classy Hooray should prove tough to beat in the listed Fairy Bridge Stakes in Tipperary tonight.

DREAM Ahead bids to cement his place as Europe’s champion sprinter when he takes on a quality field in the Prix Maurice de Gheest – Goldikova at Deauville tomorrow.

A decision on whether Society Rock travels over to France this weekend to take in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville will be made later this week.

James Fanshawe has been forced to concede that it is ’highly unlikely’ his Golden Jubilee winner Society Rock will be fit enough to run in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket next week.

Lady Of The Desert will miss the Darley July Cup after taking longer than expected to recover from an injury problem.

There was little to choose between punters and bookmakers after a week-long battle in the betting ring came to a close at Royal Ascot on Saturday.

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

There’s been plenty of evidence from the first two days of Newmarket’s July meeting that those horses that raced prominently at Royal Ascot are struggling to reproduce their form.