Frankie Dettori is hoping Godolphin’s new purchase Electrocutionist will handle the dirt surface in the Group Two Maktoum Challenge III at Ned Al Sheba on Thursday.

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.

Connections of Bago have not yet ruled out a tilt at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere at Longchamp next month.

BAGO failed to live up to his star billing at Longchamp yesterday as Valixir and Prospect Park fought out a thrilling finish to the Prix Niel Casino Barriere d’Enghien.