Immortal Verse confirmed the superiority of French three-year-old fillies as she led home a memorable one-two for the Collet family in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

With 72 Royal Ascot winners already under his belt, Henry Cecil could be forgiven for taking his foot off the gas as the years roll on but the legendary trainer has one of his strongest ever teams this year.

Saeed bin Suroor is in no rush to make future plans for Antara following her fine effort in defeat in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood last weekend.

James Fanshawe is bidding for his third victory in five years in tomorrow’s Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot as Spacious goes for back-to-back wins in the race.

Pyrrha stuck to her guns in determined fashion to land the totesport 0800 221 221 Chartwell Fillies' Stakes at Lingfield.

Michael Bell will make a late call on whether Royal Ascot winner Moneycantbuymelove steps up to Group One company in the Abu Dhabi Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket next week.

Bookmakers continue to count the cost of Royal Ascot despite making a bright start to day two.

Alaivan gave the Classic-winning team of John Oxx and Mick Kinane further cause for celebration with a highly-promising victory at Gowran Park.

Hungerford trainer Clive Cox has a pleasant dilemma to deal with through Miracle Seeker, the 10-1 winner of the totesport 0800 221 221 Oaks Trial at Lingfield.

Aidan O’Brien produced another possible Classic candidate as Alessandro Volta took advantage of Curtain Call’s absence in the totesport.com Derby Trial at Lingfield.

Cheveley Park Stud are to launch a two-pronged attack on the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week through Cesare and Nannina.

Nannina and Peeress are likely to begin their respective campaigns in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes on May 19.

Soviet Song’s Royal Ascot target is more likely to be the Windsor Forest Stakes rather than the Queen Anne Stakes.

ELITE Racing Club are likely to wait a couple of days before deciding on running plans for Soviet Song and New Seeker, their two possibles for the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes on Saturday.

James Fanshawe is hoping his stable star Soviet Song will return to action in either the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes on May 20 or the Ridgewood Pearl Stakes a week later.

MICK KINANE rounded off a memorable day at York by completing a 195-1 treble on Beautyandthebeast (9-2) in the closing Sandringham Handicap.

Soviet Song may make her seasonal debut in the Windsor Forest Stakes rather than the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot at York next week.

Im Spartacus looked to be a handicap snip before the betfair.com Stakes at York today and so it proved as the Chester runner-up battled to a convincing victory.