A crack at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe will be “seriously considered” for Snow Fairy if the ground is suitable at Longchamp on October 2.

THE Wille Mullins-trained Dorset Square took full advantage of his apparently lenient flat mark when justifying 6/5 favouritism in the John Madden & Sons Handicap in Ballinrobe last night.

Last year's Irish Derby winner Fame And Glory put his disappointing seasonal reappearance behind him by running away with the High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes at The Curragh.

KIEREN Fallon believes St Nicholas Abbey will have to be a “freak” if he is to make a winning return to action in the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

LAST year’s Irish Derby hero Fame And Glory is set to make his seasonal reappearance in the New Tote Sports Lounge Alleged Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

One-time Derby aspirant Washington Irving takes the next step along the road to forging a new career for himself in the totepool Premier Kelso Hurdle.

EXCITING novices Sweeps Hill and Some Present were involved in a farcical, cat-and-mouse battle for the four-runner Tote Sports Lounge Novice Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday.

SATURDAY will reveal a lot about St Nicholas Abbey.

Mick Kinane believes Sea The Stars is as strong now as he has been at any stage this season as he bids for glory in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

AIDAN O’BRIEN appears in confident mood as he prepares Fame And Glory for what looks set to be a third clash with Sea The Stars in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday week.

PRAISE from weighing room veteran Mick Kinane is praise indeed and there is no doubting Sea The Star’s place in his affections after the Irish wonder rattled off his fourth Group One success in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York yesterday.

Doctor Fremantle fared best of the foreign raiders in the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp this evening but was no match for an ultra-impressive winner in Montmartre.

Aidan O’Brien is “leaning” towards giving George Washington the chance to shine in the Breeders’ Cup Classic next month.

HURRICANE RUN, brilliant winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, will miss a crack at the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

Andre Fabre will wait a week before deciding whether Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Hurricane Run heads to the Breeders’ Cup.

Motivator is set for a few days on the easy list before beginning his build up to next month’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Kevin Darley will travel to Newmarket tomorrow for his first experience of Motivator before teaming up with the Derby winner in the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Motivator is “highly unlikely” to run in Saturday’s Baileys Irish Champion Stakes if the ground remains firm at Leopardstown.

MOTIVATOR is “highly unlikely” to run in Saturday’s Baileys Irish Champion Stakes if the ground remains firm at Leopardstown.

Polar Jem spearheads a strong British challenge in Deauville this weekend as the ultra-tough mare takes her chance in the Group Two Prix Jean Romanet.

Michael Bell has been inundated with calls from jockeys wanting to ride Motivator in the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 10.

Scorpion is to be targeted at the Ladbrokes St Leger following his record-breaking success at Longchamp last week.

Motivator has the speed to join racing legends such as Mill Reef and Nashwan by adding the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday to his victory in the Vodafone Derby.

MOTIVATOR has the speed to join racing legends such as Mill Reef and Nashwan by adding the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday to his victory in the Vodafone Derby.

MICHAEL BELL is giddy with expectation.