Beaten just a head by Ascot specialist Blue Point in this race in 2019, Michael Stoute’s charge was touched off in similarly agonising fashion last year when Hello Youmzaim came out on top.

Just an hour after Create Belief gave Murtagh (as a trainer) and stable-jockey Ben Coen a first Royal Ascot success, Shane Kelly delivered 6/5 favourite Sonnyboyliston with a well-timed challenge

Murtagh enjoyed many memorable days in the saddle at the meeting - but very few will have given him as much satisfaction as this victory.

Daragh Ó Conchúir spent an afternoon at Leopardstown with some of racing's unsung heroes — the team of stalls handlers who get risk injury to get races on

Thunder Eclipse looks another likely two-year-old winner for Fozzy Stack, in the LimerickRaces. ie Median Auction Maiden in Limerick this evening.

Narrowly denied a first Royal Ascot winner with Liffey River, Joseph O’Brien recorded a double on homesoil when both Relaxed Artist and Hype delivered under Declan McDonogh in Leopardstown Thursday night.

Subjectivist - so impressive in the Dubai Gold Cup last time out and a Group One winner in France before that - took three lengths out of the field and was never likely to be found out for a lack of stamina.

Bred and owned by the Aga Khan, this filly is a daughter of dual Derby-winner Harzand and shaped like a future winner on her recent debut at the Curragh

The 8/11 favourite cruised into the lead on the home-turn and won more comfortably than her half-length margin over Wouldn’t You Agree suggests

Aidan O’Brien’s dual Classic heroine was back on a racecourse for the first time in 300 days

Stradivarius would join Yeats as the only other horse to have won four Gold Cups

Jim Bolger’s charge had won the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket earlier in the season, run respectably in the French equivalent on soft ground and then been touched off by stablemate Mac Swiney in the Irish version

Zawara, trained for the Aga Khan by Dermot Weld, landed the five-runner Thomastown Race in glorious sunshine in Gowran Park, holding the late surge of Eaglefield.

The Joseph O’Brien-trained Sangria might put her experience to good use in today’s Limerick opener, the seven-furlong Irish EBF Median Sires Series 2-Y-0 Maiden.

Having only his second run for the yard, Ingleby Mackenzie landed the Clonmel Show Opportunity Handicap Chase at the expense of top-weight Silver Star

After two outings in the point-to-point field, the seven-year-old campaigned consistently in bumpers, finishing placed five times from six outings

Karl Burke’s Lord Of The Lodge looked set to make the journey from North Yorkshire worthwhile when he grabbed an early lead under Gavin Ryan and led his rivals a merry dance.

Kevin Prendergast’s charge was held up by Chris Hayes but his anticipated late challenge failed to materialise and he filled eighth spot last time out

The four-year-old was second on her Group Three debut when contesting the Blue Wind Stakes at Naas last time

Lord Of The Lodge spent the winter and early spring plying his trade to good effect at Britain’s all-weather tracks, predominantly over seven furlongs.

‘A lot of British yards did not have a good season’. Irish handicapper believes British may stay on back foot

Winner of his maiden at Dundalk in mid-March, the son of Brazen Beau followed-up by scoring over this course and distance, off 89, at Easter.

'They went a good gallop and he sat and tried to save and save on him. Then, when he went for him, he stayed at it well'

The daughter of Getaway showed promise in her two bumper outings, behind Mr Jackman and Finest Evermore

Lordan had to work a lot harder on board the Willie Mullins-trained My Sister Sarah, a 141-rated hurdler, in the two-mile Virtual Listowel Writers Week Handicap

Cut to right-hind leg early on contributed to a disappointing run from the 11-8 favourite

The 11-4 favourite joins an elite band of horses to complete the French 2000 Guineas/Derby double

The Godolphin-owned son of Frankel shot clear in the final furlong

The Richard Hannon-trained Oh This Is Us picked up smartly for Tom Marquand

Tom Dascombe's charge was a largely unconsidered 28-1 shot

The 242nd renewal of the Epsom Classic could produce another equine superstar

Placed in two of her four juvenile starts, Ahandfulofsummers was beaten a half-length by Aidan O’Brien’s Divinely in the Group 3 Kilcarn Stud Flame Of Tara Stakes at the Curragh last August

Lightly-raced Miss Tempo, a first horse to be owned by the Waterford-based Ferroandel Syndicate, justified even-money favouritism in the Kilemaden Mares Maiden Hurdle

Trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Frankie Dettori, Snowfall (11-2) was travelling supremely well with two furlongs to run and when her irrepressible rider gave the signal, she simply sprinted away to the line

The outgoing HRI CEO takes over from Pat Keogh 

The trainer is 80 this year but is as passionate as ever – and is hopeful his colt Mac Swiney can ride to victory in the Derby

The Aidan O’Brien-trained daughter of Camelot is a warm favourite for today’s fillies’ Classic at Epsom on the back of finishing fourth in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket last month.

Magnanimous, ridden for Joseph by Shane Crosse, proved a smooth winner

Galway trainer Stephen Mahon had his licence suspended until April 14th, 2025

Officials said that: “Mr. Baffert’s record of testing failures threatens public confidence in thoroughbred racing and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby."

With an official rating of 115, seasonal debutant Sinawann sets the standard in the Glencairn Stakes, one of two listed events at Leopardstown this afternoon.

The Tipperary-based trainer, who is originally from Cork, was thrilled with the win

Aidan O'Brien still has the hot favourite for this weekend's feature in Bolshoi Ballet

Owners are to make a welcome return to Irish racecourses on Monday following last week’s announcement by the Government that up to 200 people can attend outdoor events from June 7.

The  daughter of Caravaggio defied her inexperience to win on her debut and can build on that Tipperary success

The 4-1 shot provided Curragh trainer Michael O’Callaghan with his first success of the season