NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3 1 JAPAN 2 PRIVATE SECRETARY 3 PONDUS JAPAN ran an excellent third to
stablemate Anthony Van Dyck in the Derby - and that form should make him very hard to beat.
His yard won the premier Classic in his absence through Masar, who himself is now on the sidelines, and it could be that his
stablemate now picks up the baton for the autumn.
Ryan Moore opts to partner the beautifully-bred US Army Ranger who maintained his unbeaten record with defeat of the re-opposing
stablemate Port Douglas in last month's Chester Vase.
ROI DES FRANCS upstaged his odds on
stablemate Pont Alexandre in the Grade 2 Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase at Naas yesterday.
Richard Fahey's juvenile kept on gamely in the closing stages to beat
stablemate Rufford (20-1) by just under a length for Tony Hamilton.
Experienced international campaigners Cavalryman and Wigmore Hall look interesting, while Ahzeemah, beaten three lengths by
stablemate Cavalryman in the Dubai Gold Cup represents another chance for Godolphin.
The German ace went wheel-to-wheel with his
stablemate late in the race, earning a stern rebuke from team principal Christian Horner, before emerging in front and taking his 27th race win.
Willie Mullins runs Cooldine and J'y Vole, who both ran well in the rearranged John Durkan Chase, while
stablemate Kempes will join them.
TAQLEED can prove the fly in the ointment for
stablemate Nationalism in the totesport.com Cambridgeshire at Newmarket.
Strong Suit assumed 2000 Guineas favouritism as he followed in the footsteps of Canford Cliffs by getting up in the final strides of the Coventry Stakes, while his elder
stablemate returned to rule the roost in the St James's Palace Stakes.
KAUTO Star and
stablemate Denman clash once again in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup - but it is likely to be all one-way traffic in round three of the Festival battle.