SO YOU THINK will attempt to regain the winning thread in a field of 12 for the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot tomorrow.

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.

Henry Cecil’s Frankel could face up to nine rivals in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

FRANKEL is likely to have the help of his stablemate and three-parts brother Bullet Train as a pacemaker in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot next month.

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.

Patience was rewarded in droves for the Richard Hannon team when Canford Cliffs lowered the colours of Goldikova in a vintage renewal of the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

ROYAL Ascot 2011 will start with a clash of the titans as Goldikova takes on Canford Cliffs in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday.

Goldikova’s eagerly-anticipated clash with Canford Cliffs remains on the cards in next week’s Queen Anne Stakes with the two star milers both among the six-day entries for Royal Ascot.

CANFORD CLIFFS, long the apple of trainer Richard Hannon’s eye, makes his anticipated seasonal return in this afternoon’s Lockinge Stakes at Newbury and, though now in his third year on the track, the Everleigh enthusiasm for the colt is, if anything, on the increase.

CASAMENTO has been confirmed a definite runner in Saturday’s Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

FRANKIE Dettori landed his second major success in less than 24 hours when steering Rio De La Plata to victory in the Premio Roma GBI Racing at Capannelle yesterday.

JOHNNY MURTAGH is expecting Makfi to prove a “tough nut to crack” in the Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot today.

BOOKMAKERS have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday’s Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Bookmakers have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday's Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Michael Jarvis intends to give Rainbow Peak the chance to shine over a longer trip at Newbury on Friday.

Criquette Head-Maarek’s Fuisse prevailed in a blanket finish for the Prix du Moulin in which Paco Boy could finish only fourth.

Saeed bin Suroor will assess ground conditions before committing Rio De La Plata to Saturday’s totesport.com Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock.

New Planet looked a useful recruit for the John Quinn stable when landing a gamble on his debut in the Welcome To Yorkshire Action Packed Outdoors Maiden Stakes at Pontefract today.

A dream week for trainer Freddie Head and jockey Davy Bonilla continued at Chantilly as Tamayuz repelled the British raiders in the Prix Jean Prat.

Hopes are high in the Godolphin camp that Rio De La Plata, a Group One winner as a juvenile, can bag his first success at three in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on Sunday.

Connections of Falco are hoping that having their own pacemaker will help the French 2000 Guineas hero return to winning ways in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on Sunday.

DUKE Of Marmalade and Henrythenavigator feature among the 55 entries for the Juddmonte International at York on August 19.

STUBBS Art will bid to make it third time lucky when he seeks to overturn two Classic defeats by Henrythenavigator in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

Frankie Dettori is hoping Rio De La Plata will be fit to take his chance in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot next week.

FORMER Vodafone Derby favourite New Approach looks set to take his chance at Epsom on Saturday after all.

Former Vodafone Derby favourite New Approach looks set to take his chance at Epsom on Saturday after all.

A final decision has still to be made regarding Casual Conquest’s participation in the Vodafone Derby, but connections intimated again today he remains likely to be supplemented for the premier Classic.

FOLLOWING much soul-searching, New Approach is the choice to land the Boylesports’ Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh this afternoon.

GODOLPHIN could be doubly-represented in the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday week.

Zarkava turned in another spellbinding display under Christophe Soumillon to win the French 1000 Guineas at Longchamp.

Frankie Dettori admits his probable ride in next month’s Vodafone Derby is up in the air.

Frankie Dettori has Classic glory in his sights as the Italian eyes a historic victory at Newmarket in this weekend’s 200th running of the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas.

GODOLPHIN’S 2000 Guineas options were whittled down to two last night after Fast Company was ruled out of the stanjamesuk.com-sponsored Classic.

Dewhurst runner-up Fast Company has been ruled out of the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas by Godolphin after meeting with a setback.

Ibn Khaldun has emerged as Godolphin’s leading contender for Saturday’s stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

GODOLPHIN hope to have two runners in the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday but are in no hurry to decide which of their three possibles will represent them.

ANTE-POST punters and bookmakers still face a confused picture ahead of the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas despite all the major players standing their ground at the forfeit stage.

New Approach, Twice Over and Raven’s Pass all stood their ground as there were no surprise defectors from the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas at the latest forfeit stage.

Statistics are against Kempton’s oddschecker.com Easter Stakes as a Classic trial but no criticism could be attached to the performance of this year’s winner Il Warrd.

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

Winker Watson will have his unbeaten juvenile status tested for the first time in the Stan James 2000 Guineas on May 3 after Peter Chapple-Hyam announced the colt will head to Newmarket without a prep race.

NEW Approach has been rated 3lb higher than his former stablemate and last year’s top European two-year-old Teofilo on account of his victory in a better-quality renewal of the Dewhurst Stakes.

Fran Berry believes Curtain Call’s first career victory in the Beresford Stakes has “set him up nicely” for the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster tomorrow.

Newmarket racegoers look set for a treat on Saturday as all the major contenders have been declared for the Darley Dewhurst Stakes.