GER LYONS, whose horses are now threatening to hit top gear, was on the mark at Cork last night when Rain Delayed took the featured Listed Cork Stakes over six furlongs.

NEW Approach has been rated 3lb higher than his former stablemate and last year’s top European two-year-old Teofilo on account of his victory in a better-quality renewal of the Dewhurst Stakes.

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, the successful multiple ownership team, have announced their first Irish syndicate.