Royal Millennium, an excellent fourth in Group One company last time out, appreciated the drop in class to gain a well-deserved victory in the Ballygallon Stud Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh today.

BRYAN SMART is hoping the sun does not shine too much at Haydock this week as he prepares Monsieur Bond for a crack at the Stanleybet Sprint Cup.

CASHMANS’ Bookmakers have installed Tout Seul, fourth behind Refuse To Bend at Newmarket, as joint favourite at 4-1, with the Aidan O’Brien stable, for Saturday’s Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Alamshar has been the subject of some significant support today for the Vodafone Derby at Epsom in June.