RESTORATION, who had been hugely disappointing until getting off the mark in a maiden at Kilbeggan last Friday night, continued his upward curve when taking the Kerryman four-year-old Hurdle at Tralee yesterday.

Mick Channon is pleased he resisted running Flashy Wings in the Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas and is saving her for the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

KIEREN FALLON is set to take the ride on favourite George Washington for Aidan O’Brien in today’s Stan James 2000 Guineas.

Mick Channon paid a huge compliment to his Stan James 1000 Guineas hope Flashy Wings when he compared her to his previous champions Bint Allayl and Queen’s Logic at his press morning at West Ilsley.

Mikael Magnusson will have his first British Classic runner when I’m In Love contests the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 7.

Easy Air could run at Lingfield on Monday after being taken out of tomorrow’s intercasino.co.uk Easter Stakes at Kempton at the overnight stage.

Mick Channon hopes to strike while the iron is hot with Wovoka after the hard-working gelding defied top weight to take the cantorspreadfair.com Nursery at Newbury.

Rob Roy’s disappointing year was given some belated lustre as he set the record straight in the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London Joel Stakes at Newmarket.

Henry Cecil earned a cheer from his loyal followers when sending out Focus Group to take the opening event at a rainy Newmarket.

Kerrin McEvoy was in sparkling form at Goodwood, completing a treble that included both feature races.

Marlborough trainer Richard Hannon enjoyed a welcome change of luck on Town Moor when he saddled Nasheej to win the Murphy’s Fastflow May Hill Stakes at Doncaster on Thursday.

FLASHY WINGS, ante-post favourite for next year’s 1000 Guineas, is unlikely to take up her engagement in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Michael Jarvis is carefully monitoring the ground at Newmarket ahead of Iffraaj’s planned run in the Listed Countrywide Steel & Tubes Hopeful Stakes.

Mick Channon has decided to give his unbeaten filly Flashy Wings a mid-season break before deciding on a late-summer programme for the filly.

David Junior gave a taste of what is hopefully to come as he proved the star act on the opening day of Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse meeting this afternoon.

OUIJA BOARD, the outstanding filly of last season, has a great opportunity to stamp her authority on the colts in what is not a vintage renewal of the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot at York today.

LADY FONIC has a leading chance in a competitive looking O2 Customer Care EBF Maiden at Limerick tonight.

Eswarah leapt to the head of the Vodafone Oaks market after easily accounting for five rivals in the 10-furlong Swettenham Stud Fillies’ Trial Stakes at Newbury today.

TIMMY MURPHY believes Irish raider Wild Passion will be the main threat to his mount Marcel in today's ladbrokes.com Tolworth Hurdle.

PUNCTILIOUS has her first start for Godolphin in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at the opening of York’s three-day Dante meeting and the classy filly can stake her claim for the Vodafone Oaks.

Pat Eddery signed off with a winner at one of his favourite racecourses as Desert Quest took the spoils in the Tote Exacta Stakes at Windsor today.

KALAMAN and Trade Fair are vying for favouritism for tomorrow’s Group One Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

KEEP Pat Smullen on your side if tempted to have a wager at Killarney this evening.

THE talented and consistent Native Scout can provide the answer to the Gowla Power-Pak Chase at Tipperary this evening.

THIS weekend’s Classic trials have attracted a bumper number of entries with some of last season’s leading juveniles engaged at Newbury, Thirsk and Leopardstown.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy heads for Newton Abbot this afternoon still seven short of Richard Dunwoody’s all-time record for a jump jockey of 1,699 winners after drawing a blank from his five rides at Southwell on Monday.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy remained seven short of Richard Dunwoody’s all-time record for a jump jockey of 1,699 winners after drawing a blank from his five rides at Southwell today.

Pat Eddery went into second place on his own on the all-time list of winning jockeys in Britain at Goodwood on Friday evening.

Monday saw one of the two French raiders for Saturday’s Sagitta 2000 Guineas nibbled at in the ante-post market on the Newmarket showpiece.