Playful Act may yet get her chance to bid for Classic glory after making a successful return to action in the bet365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock Park today.

BRUNEL landed a share of first prize in the Prix de la Porte Maillot at Longchamp yesterday after lightning knocked out the photo-finish equipment.

Promotion, owned by the Queen, is 9-2 favourite with Ladbrokes to make amends for an unlucky run at the Royal Ascot meeting in Saturday’s Bet365 Old Newton Cup at Haydock.

Frankie Dettori took a giant step towards clinching the jockeys’ title with a treble at Leicester today as Kieren Fallon ended the afternoon in hospital.