The cream of older European milers will charge up the straight for the traditional launch of Royal Ascot in Tuesday’s (18 June) G1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m).

As usual there is the Royal Parade preceding the days festivities and the weather is expected to be cool but fine.

Dubai Turf hero will be joined by the progressive Darlinghurst and Zarakem.

Aidan O’Brien is ‘looking forward’ to unleashing his champion stayer Kyprios in this year’s Ascot Gold Cup.

Ryan Moore's masterclass gets Luxembourg back to winning ways.

Emily Upjohn bids to make it back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Coronation Cup at Epsom on Friday.

Acutely aware of the difficult task confronting Massive Sovereign as he prepares for the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 May), Zac Purton hopes the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner can defy ratings and high-class international raider Rebel’s Romance.

Charlie Appleby says Hong Kong is one of the world’s major racing capitals he is determined to crack as he enters his 12th season as a Godolphin trainer and he believes Rebel’s Romance is the right horse to do the job for him in the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 May).

Aiming for an extraordinary eighth victory in the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 May), Tony Cruz is concerned how La City Blanche and Five G Patch will handle potentially rain-affected conditions.

California Spangle could feature again this season after tuning up smartly in a barrier trial over 1200m at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 21 May) in 1m 11.28s with Brenton Avdulla for trainer Tony Cruz.

The margin was 6 lengths in both the Middleton and the Dante!