The G1 Prix Rothschild (1600m) at Deauville on Sunday (3 August) signals the start of the month-long festival at the chic Normandy coastal resort.

See The Fire’s potent late surge saw her get to within a neck of winning the G1 Nassau Stakes (1984m) at last year’s Glorious Goodwood meeting and, on Thursday (31 July), Oisin Murphy’s mount has a first-rate chance of setting that record straight.

French raider Calandagan finally got his Ascot revenge for his defeat in the Coronation Cup landing the King Goerge.

A high-class field of eleven has been declared to run in the G1 Grosser Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2000m) at Munich on Sunday (27 July).

Saturday’s (26 July) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2392m) will be the most valuable race ever run at Ascot and four of its five declared runners are world-class quality middle-distance performers by any measurement.

One of the favourite days in the year sees the running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

The big Cups double in Melbourne are in the planning for a French-trained galloper.

Aidan O’Brien and Adrian Murray were among the winners on Irish Oaks Day at the Curragh, with Royal Ascot heroine True Love and the progressive Arizona Blaze both adding Group 2 sprint honours to their records.

With a wildcard entry available for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October, it is little surprise to see a competitive field of six line up for Sunday’s Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris, run over the same course and distance at Longchamp.

Chantilly Lace will attempt to cap a series of eye-catching efforts with a return to the winners’ circle in the Scott Roberts @ Metcalfe Real Estate Handicap (1600m) at Hawera on Saturday.