Anthem Alexander must be strongly fancied to make a successful seasonal debut in the Group 3 Racing Post Lacken Stakes in Naas, unless the expected rain causes a serious deterioration in ground conditions.

Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning shared a double with classy two-year-olds Parish Boy and Lucida in Naas yesterday.

Royal Ascot heroine Integral clinched a first Group One victory with an impressive display in the Qipco Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket yesterday under Ryan Moore.

Marco Botti is optimistic that Al Thakhira can put a nightmare trip to America behind her when she has her first run of the season in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury.

French filly Vorda carries plenty of stable confidence heading into the Connolly’s Red Mills Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket (2.35).

Appointed retained jockey for Prince Khalid Abdullah this week, James Doyle celebrated in style when guiding the Clive Brittain-trained Rizeena to victory in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Roger Varian is considering a return to Ascot for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Ektihaam after reporting the colt “none the worse” following a nasty slip at the track on Saturday.

Winning Express bids to quell some stamina doubts when she steps up to seven furlongs for the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket today.

Sendmylovetorose and My Special J’s are both set to be supplemented for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on September 9.

A French victory in Newmarket’s Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes had been expected yesterday but it came through the less obvious source of the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained Giofra.

Ger Lyons could not be happier with Lightening Pearl as he prepares the Group One-winning filly for the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 6.

Aidan O’Brien’s Maybe will end the season unbeaten after connections decided to draw stumps for the year.

MAYBE retained her unbeaten record and gave Aidan O'Brien his sixth Moyglare Stud Stakes success when justifying odds-on favouritism in the Group 1 feature at the Curragh yesterday.

Angels Will Fall is having a break following her disappointing run in the Lowther Stakes at York.

HAYLEY Turner reinforced her position as one of the leading riders in the land after Margot Did swooped to conquer in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes.

Richard Hughes closed the gap on leading jockey Paul Hanagan to just four today as Sweet Cecily's success in the EBF Bosra Sham Fillies' Stakes kick-started a Newmarket double for the rider.

WETHERBY’S Charlie Hall meeting kicks off with a cracking card, highlighted by the Bet365 Handicap Chase in which Neptune Equester is fancied to strike for Brian Ellison.

Majestic Dubawi will be heading to Newmarket for her next start in either the Cheveley Park or the Rockfel Stakes.

Hooray continued what could be a surprisingly busy build-up towards a Group One challenge with what trainer Sir Mark Prescott felt was her best performance to date in the totepool Sirenia Stakes at Kempton.

Serena Brotherton enjoyed another taste of the limelight on King George day at Ascot as she reclaimed the Longines Handicap.

KIEREN Fallon’s decision to ride Seta in the StanJames.com 1000 Guineas was a consequence of her sparkling home-work.

John Coupland bettered his total for 2009 in one fell swoop as Tanley (9-1) won division one of the Bet Test Match Cricket – Betdaq Handicap at Lingfield.

FREE Judgement should open his account in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Auction Maiden at Dundalk tonight, where Mastercraftsman will be the star attraction in the Group 3 Diamond Stakes.

Connections of Misheer will regroup and formulate a plan of attack for the Cherry Hinton Stakes winner after testing conditions ruled her out of the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Frankie Dettori delighted the sparse Friday afternoon crowd at Newbury with an 181/2-1 double for Godolphin, courtesy of victories for Sand Vixen and Najd.

Lady Darshaan may be aimed at the totescoop6 Two-Year-Old Trophy, a race her half-brother Total Galley won last autumn.

Lady Of The Desert may go straight for the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket in the autumn following her victory at Ascot on Saturday.

MEMORIES of Clive Brittain’s two greatest fillies came flooding back as Misheer captured the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes for the venerable Newmarket trainer yesterday.

Top-class sprinter Kingsgate Native is set to return to training this season after an unsuccessful stint at stud.

Alsadaa set himself up for a lucrative campaign back over hurdles after routing the field in the Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final at Ascot.

Kevin Prendergast is eyeing a possible tilt at Newmarket’s Cheveley Park Stakes for Shimah following her fine effort in defeat at the Curragh on Sunday.

Jeremy Noseda has issued an upbeat bulletin on Temple Stakes winner Fleeting Spirit, with all roads now leading to the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

John Best is confident last year’s Nunthorpe winner Kingsgate Native will be able to handle the step up to six furlongs.

Elletelle, winner of the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot last summer, will be trained with a crack at the Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas in mind.

Connections of Natagora are growing in confidence ahead of her bid for glory in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday week.

John Gosden sent out a dazzling 1785-1 four-timer on the opening day of the season at Newmarket, topped by Infallible’s smooth success in the Leslie Harrison Memorial Nell Gwyn Stakes.

INFALLIBLE swooped to the head of the stamjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas market when coming from the clouds to take the Leslie Harrison Memorial Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

Jupiter Pluvius, Aidan O’Brien’s leading candidate for the Stan James 2000 Guineas, pleased the Ballydoyle handler when working this morning.

SEASONED punters have grown accustomed to tearing up the odd ante-post betting slip after the traditional trials featuring 1000 and 2000 Guineas hopefuls have taken place.

Spirit Of Sharjah will attempt to build on a promising first start for Peter Chapple-Hyam in the Willmott Dixon Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Elletelle is on course for a crack at the Cheveley Park Stakes on October 5 after delighting handler Ger Lyons on the gallops.

Connections of Nijoom Dubai acknowledge she is not quite the finished article if dreams of winning the Cheveley Park Stakes are to be realised.

Maze is in prime form to put his unbeaten record on the line in the Iveco Solario Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.

Clive Brittain is favouring a crack at the Moyglare Stud Stakes on September 2 with his impressive Sweet Solera winner Albabilia.