Diamondsandrubies is bound for the Darley Irish Oaks after a sparkling display to hold off Legatissimo in a driving finish to the Sea The Stars Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

A beaten favourite on her debut in Naas, Most Beautiful might be capable of making amends in the opening Irish Stallion farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden in Cork tonight.

Richard Hughes will retire from riding at the end of the Flat campaign before embarking upon a training career in 2016.

Richard Hughes will retire from riding at the end of the Flat campaign before embarking upon a training career in 2016.

As a son of Galileo out of the brilliant race mare Ouija Board, Australia is certainly bred to be a Classic contender and he gets his chance in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket today.

Reigning champion Flat trainer in Britain, Richard Hannon is to retire at the end of the year.

Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes left Goodwood dejected the last time the Qipco Sussex Stakes had been dubbed ’Duel on the Downs’ but the latest renewal offered glorious revenge for Toronado.

Dawn Approach will bid to give his trainer, Jim Bolger, a first British 2000 Guineas victory when he puts his unbeaten record on the line in the first Classic of the season, this afternoon at Newmarket.

Frankel will attract rather more attention the next time he appears than in this frenetic fortnight of sporting drama, but maintained his standing as the undisputed champion of his own discipline in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

Frankel has long ceased to be a lucrative betting option but very few will be hoping for anything other than another impressive victory for the world’s top racehorse as he lines up in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Even if he’s an unbackable price for the vast majority of punters, Frankel’s presence in the opening Queen Anne Stakes (2.30) at Royal Ascot provides a fitting start to the flat racing’s finest week.

Frankel will face a maximum of six rivals when he makes his highly-anticipated seasonal debut in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury tomorrow.

FRANKEL has been officially rated 4lb clear of the field as the best racehorse on the planet after the announcement of the World Thoroughbred Rankings.

Frankel achieved a rating of 136 in the World Thoroughbred Rankings revealed in London today.

Roger Charlton was left rueing his luck after Bated Breath and Cityscape were both allotted wide draws at the Hong Kong International meeting.

HENRY CECIL does not expect Frankel to resume front-running tactics on his final scheduled appearance of the year in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

CAPE Blanco is to be retired to stud after sustaining a knee injury when winning at Belmont Park in America on Saturday.

Cape Blanco is to be retired to stud after sustaining a knee injury when winning at Belmont Park in America on Saturday.

POUR MOI, ante-post favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, will not race again and is to be retired to Coolmore for the 2012 breeding season, the stud announced on Saturday.

Dubawi Gold swept through for a cheeky success in the Betfair Celebration Mile at Goodwood today to somewhat replenish Richard Hannon's strength in the division.

Richard Hannon has confirmed his stable star Canford Cliffs has been retired to stud.

HARBOUR Watch soothed some of the discomfort suffered by Richard Hannon and his team from the defeat of Canford Cliffs as he blazed clear in yesterday’s Tanqueray Richmond Stakes at Goodwood.

HENRY Cecil confirmed the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as the next intended port of call for incredible Sussex Stakes winner Frankel.

HENRY Cecil declared Frankel to be the greatest horse he had ever set eyes upon after his colt turned the much-publicised clash with Canford Cliffs into an almost hopeless mis-match in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Goodwood yesterday.

Henry Cecil declared Frankel to be the greatest horse he had ever set eyes upon after his colt turned the much-publicised clash with Canford Cliffs into an almost hopeless mis-match in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Goodwood today.

THE SUSSEX STAKES provides the stage for the big clash every racing fan has been waiting for, but, with a small field and no guaranteed pace, there’s the potential for a result that will hinge on mid-race tactics.

THE waiting is over and the scene set for the tumultuous clash between Canford Cliffs and Frankel in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Goodwood today.

THE stage is set for the highly-anticipated clash between Frankel and Canford Cliffs after both names featured among four declarations for tomorrow’s Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

HENRY Cecil insists he could not be happier with Frankel as his highly-anticipated clash with Canford Cliffs looms ever closer.

CONNECTIONS of Frankel have reiterated their faith in Tom Queally ahead of the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

THE Group 2 Sky Bet York Stakes is the feature event on the Knavesmire this afternoon and it looks an ideal opportunity for Henry Cecil’s Twice Over to rediscover some winning form.

RICHARD Hughes admits he has trod very carefully around the stewards in the run-up to next week’s Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

WORKFORCE looks poised for a second crack at the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes after delighting connections in a gallop at Newmarket.

FRANKEL could step up in trip to 10 furlongs on the inaugural Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot in October after connections described a crack at York’s Juddmonte International as “probably unlikely”.

FRANKEL is a shade of odds-on for his eagerly-anticipated Qipco Sussex Stakes clash with Canford Cliffs following Dream Ahead’s victory in the Darley July Cup.

FRANKEL is still on course to put his reputation on the line against his elders in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood later this month.

HENRY Cecil’s multiple Group One winner Twice Over will attempt to redeem his reputation in the Sky Bet York Stakes on July 23.

Henry Cecil’s multiple Group One winner Twice Over will attempt to redeem his reputation in the Sky Bet York Stakes on July 23.

Frankel is on course to take on older horses for the first time in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 27.

CONNECTIONS of Dunboyne Express are praying for soft conditions at the Curragh for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Sunday.

It would be easy to envisage Richard Hannon’s link with the Coolmore empire growing stronger after an emphatic Salisbury victory for Pink Sapphire.

The Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on July 2 has emerged a possible destination for Canford Cliffs.

THE much-hyped Frankel made it a magnificent seven from seven in the St James’ Palace Stakes at Ascot on Tuesday, but this really was most disappointing.

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.