Joseph O’Brien feels Leading Light makes his job look easy as the colt attempts to maintain his unbeaten run this season in the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger at the Curragh tomorrow.

Aidan O’Brien has two good reasons to give Tapestry her next start in the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on September 13.

A resurgent Cavalryman met the specialist demands of the Sussex Downs better than his opponents as he led home Ahzeemah in an Artemis Goodwood Cup one-two for trainer Saeed bin Suroor at Goodwood yesterday.

Brown Panther looks good value to complete back-to-back victories in the Artemis Goodwood Cup.

Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton is the latest trainer to come forward and reveal one of her horses has tested positive for morphine.

Leading Light, winner of the Queen’s Vase 12 months ago, heads the ante-post market for next Thursday’s Ascot Gold Cup after the latest declaration stage yesterday.

Grandeur is a red-hot favourite with the sponsors after 23 horses stood their ground at the confirmation stage for the coral.co.uk Winter Derby at Lingfield on Saturday.

Dunaden and Green Moon, winners of the last two Emirates Melbourne Cups, head the weights for this year’s renewal at Flemington Park on November 5.

Sheikh Mohammed is facing fresh embarrassment following the seizure of 124 medical products, none of which have been approved for use on horses in Britain, at part of his Dalham Hall Stud operation in Newmarket.

Retirement from football has allowed Michael Owen more time to concentrate on racing interests and his beloved Brown Panther offered up his greatest success as an owner to date in the Artemis Goodwood Cup yesterday.

Tommy Carmody’s Royal Diamond, runner-up in the Ebor at York, stepped up to Group One level to claim the Gain Horse Feeds Irish St Leger in a pulsating finish at the Curragh.

The Dick Hern Listed Fillies’ Stakes at Haydock (4.00) is a really competitive looking race but it provides an opportunity for the rapidly progressive Dank to earn some black type.

Jockey Pat Smullen believes St Nicholas Abbey is the one to beat in tomorrow’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Connections of New Pearl are upbeat about the colt’s chance in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday – despite an odds-on reverse last time ou

Ireland defender John O’Shea, below left, has teamed up with England striker Wayne Rooney to purchase a racehorse — and he’ll be going into action imminently.

Wayne Rooney made an inauspicious start as a racehorse owner when Pippy, his first runner, finished last in the Manor House Stables Lily Agnes Stakes at Chester.

Wayne Rooney made an inauspicious start as a racehorse owner when Pippy, his first runner, finished last in the Manor House Stables Lily Agnes Stakes at Chester.

Wayne Rooney gets his first taste of racehorse ownership today as Pippy makes his racecourse debut at Chester.

Michael Owen has not abandoned all hope of remaining at Manchester United beyond the end of this season.

William Haggas has no serious stamina concerns about Sooraah when she tackles a mile and a quarter for the first time in the Blue Square Winter Derby at Lingfield on Saturday.

A decision on a successor to Richard Hills as retained jockey to owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum is expected to be made soon.

GAUL WOOD can make it second-time lucky as he returns to action in the Place Only Betting At bluesq.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Lingfield today.

FAME And Glory has been installed as the 5-4 favourite for Saturday’s Irish Field St Leger after featuring among 13 confirmations for the race.

Kieren Fallon is to ride Brown Panther in Saturday’s Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster.

RED-HOT Ladbrokes St Leger favourite Sea Moon is now one of just 17 horses left in the final Classic of the season at Doncaster on September 10.

Marco Botti would not be afraid to take on Frankel again after his stable star Excelebration trounced his rivals in the CGA Hungerford Stakes at Newbury.

BROWN Panther bids to confirm himself a realistic Ladbrokes St Leger prospect in the CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury today.

BEAR Behind is the sole British representative in a field of five for the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte tomorrow.

Michael Owen’s Brown Panther is likely to head for the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster without another run.

ANDRE Fabre has another leading three-year-old colt on his hands in the shape of Mutual Trust after his narrow victory in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly yesterday.

ED Vaughan would not be keen on running Dance And Dance in the totesport Mile and Glorious Goodwood if he were to be saddled with top weight.

The Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes at York on August 19 has attracted a classy entry of 61 juveniles.

CELERINA, narrowly denied by Margot Did at Ayr on Saturday, is likely to have her next race in the Rockingham Handicap at the Curragh next month.

WITH Banimpire winning yesterday’s Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot, trainer Jim Bolger once again proved that his runners possess an innate toughness that allows them triumph against apparent adversity.

MICHAEL OWEN was in tears in the winner’s enclosure after his Brown Panther turned the King George V Stakes into a procession.

LOLLY FOR DOLLY is to go for Group One glory back home in Ireland after living up to her name in the Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Ryan Moore headed for the Derby meeting in fine touch as well-backed newcomer Illaunglass headlined an 18-1 Lingfield treble for the in-demand jockey.

McBirney came with a late flourish to make a winning appearance on turf on a marathon eight-race card at Haydock this afternoon.

RICHARD FAHEY is praying Wootton Bassett can keep his unbeaten record intact when he makes his seasonal return in tomorrow’s Poule D’Essai Des Poulains (2000 Guineas) at Longchamp.

PAUL HANAGAN is looking forward to seeing Wootton Bassett return to scene of his finest hour to contest Sunday’s French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp.

JOHN Gosden’s Private Joke looks a cut above his rivals in the More Live Football Betting At totesport.com Handicap at Wolverhampton today.

GRUDGE can steal the show at Wolverhampton today by winning the SP+ For Bigger Wins At totesport.com Handicap.

GODOLPHIN team were in inspired form at Lingfield with a flying Frankie Dettori delighting punters with a hat-trick of wins.

A victory at the Galway Festival would have been rather more enjoyable than one on a quiet afternoon at Lingfield but connections of First In The Queue had to settle for the latter.