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Spencer relishing Glory bid.

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Jamie Spencer is looking forward to being reunited with Fame And Glory as they go for back-to-back victories in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday week.

Aidan O'Brien's stayer also won the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at the Berkshire course in the autumn to prove himself top class.

The trainer's son, Joseph O'Brien, was in the saddle when Fame And Glory made a successful reappearance in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan last month, and Spencer expects the six-year-old to be in prime condition when he defends his crown.

Kissed heads Chantilly team.

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Kissed, a late withdrawal from the Investec Oaks, is among four Aidan O'Brien possibles for the Prix de Diane Longines at Chantilly on Sunday.

O'Brien took the unbeaten daughter of Galileo out at Epsom because of the drying ground, yet still went on to win the fillies' Classic with Was.

The Ballydoyle trainer has also left in Twirl, who was only 11th at Epsom, plus French 1000 Guineas second Up, as well as Wonderful, at the latest forfeit stage for the French equivalent of the Oaks.

Smullen sweet on Emulous.

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Pat Smullen is excited at the prospect of Emulous going for the Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The jockey was delighted with her victory in the Group Three Equestrian Stakes at the Curragh on her seasonal reappearance last month, when she had to give weight to all her eight rivals and comfortably beat One Spirit by a length and three-quarters.

Colombo backed for Coventry.

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Cristoforo Colombo has virtually halved in price for next week's Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot after being the subject of a sustained gamble.

Coral now make the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt their 7-2 favourite from 6-1 for the Group Two event, the fourth race on the opening afternoon of the showpiece meeting, following his maiden win at Navan last month.

His sire, Henrythenavigator, who was also trained by O'Brien, won the Coventry in 2007.