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Originally Posted by adzzzbatch

Keeping So You Think the Arc perhaps?

No he has been retired to Coolmore's stud forthwith.

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Originally Posted by denphone

No he has been retired to Coolmore's stud forthwith.

Oh shame, I did re read your early post and saw that he was probably going to be retired.

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FALLEN HEADS FALMOUTH FIELD.

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Coronation Stakes heroine Fallen For You is one of 21 confirmations for the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.

The John Gosden-trained filly produced a career-best effort in storming to a three-and-a-quarter-length success at Royal Ascot.

In-form Gosden has also left in Elusive Kate, winner of the Prix Marcel Boussac last season but not seen since finishing eighth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf, and Windsor Forest winner Joviality.

Sir Henry Cecil's Chachamaidee goes for Group One glory after looking slightly unlucky behind Joviality at the Royal meeting, being slowly away before finishing fast for second.

CITYSCAPE READY TO SERVE IT UP.

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Connections of Cityscape are hopeful of a bold show in today's Coral-Eclipse at Sandown even though he is having his first crack at 10 furlongs.

The six-year-old was among the top rank over a mile last term and made quite an impression on his first start over nine furlongs, blazing to victory in the Dubai Duty Free at Meydan. He subsequently disappointed in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin.

"I don't think the trip is a big question, he stayed nine furlongs very well in Dubai. He made virtually all there and was in front from a long way and won by six lengths in a good time. This is slightly longer and is an unknown, but we would hope he sees it out," said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager for owner Khalid Abdullah.

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NATHANIEL LANDS ECLIPSE THRILLER.

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Nathaniel produced a tremendous performance on his first run of the year to land a thrilling Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Sharply away from the stalls, the John Gosden-trained King George winner (7-2) was always in the perfect position under a confident William Buick as he tracked the pacesetting City Style.

Sent on fully three furlongs out, Nathaniel found plenty for pressure to repel the strong challenge of 11-4 favourite Farhh by half a length without ever looking likely to be caught, while Twice Over, the winner in 2010, ran a terrific race to finish third.

HEAVENS KEEPS IT IN THE FAMILY.

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Great Heavens put up an impressive and timely display in the bet365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock Park.

Fifty minutes before her full-brother Nathaniel galloped to glory in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, the lightly raced filly added a Group Two contest to the family haul in convincing fashion.

Rab Havlin set out to make it a stamina test on the John Gosden-trained 11-4 favourite and she duly obliged to make it three wins from as many starts this season.

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CALEDONIA IN VICTORY CHARGE.

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Caledonia Lady squeezed between the gaps just in time to give trainer Jo Hughes a career-high success in the Coral Charge at Sandown.

Hayley Turner sat just on the heels of the leaders but could not get through until the final moments and dived for the line on the 10-1 shot as Confessional flashed home wide for second, just a nose behind.

DETTORI SHINES ON LORA.

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Mahmood Al Zarooni's Falls Of Lora is a very smart filly on her day and a terrific ride from Frankie Dettori saw her open her British account for the season in the Coral Distaff at Sandown.

The daughter of Street Cry (14-1) had not performed up to scratch on her reappearance at Royal Ascot and had to carry a penalty in this competitive Listed race.

She came with a convincing challenge up the far rail but had to really stick her neck out in a three-way finish to hold Ladys First and Bana Wu by a head and a short head.

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VOW TO DESCEND IN CLASS.

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Vow is set to have her sights lowered when she returns from a mid-season break.

The William Haggas-trained filly finished fourth in the Epsom Oaks before making a swift return in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot, where she was a well-beaten sixth.

Connections have given her a holiday before a likely return in Group Three company, after which she will be geared towards a crack at the Qipco British Champions Fillies' And Mares' Stakes, formerly known as the Pride Stakes, on October 20.

SECRET'S OUT FOR YORK RETURN.

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Secret Witness is set for a return to York for his next run after finishing fourth in a Group Three sprint at the Curragh on his last start.

Ron Harris's durable sprinter has a good record on the Knavesmire and ran there on consecutive days in May, winning and then finishing second under a penalty to stable companion Judge'n Jury.

His latest outing came on desperate ground in Ireland and he was far from disgraced behind Definightly, with Judge'n Jury this time occupying second spot as the stablemates clashed again.

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WHICH IN FRAME FOR SECRETARIAT.

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Speaking Of Which could go to America in search of Grade One glory after being denied a run in the Irish Derby.

The Secretariat Stakes over a mile and a quarter at Arlington in August is being considered for the Dermot Weld-trained colt.

An impressive winner of the Group Three Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh in May, the son of Invincible Spirit had been expected to bustle up Camelot in the Classic, but the plan was scrapped because of testing conditions.

"He might go to the Secretariat in Arlington next month over a mile and a quarter," said Stan Cosgrove, racing manager to owners Moyglare Stud.

PISCO FLOPS IN FRANCE.

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Pisco Sour finished last on his European debut for the Godolphin team in the Prix Messidor at Maisons-Laffitte.

Saeed bin Suroor's colt was hard at work quite a way from home in the Group Three over a mile and was completely outclassed on the day by Tin Horse.

The Didier Guillemin-trained winner took a while to find his rhythm after encountering plenty of mid-division jostling, but found a nice gap in the end to defeat Prince D'Alienor convincingly in the hands of Thierry Jarnet.

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GOSDEN IN NO RUSH WITH NAT.

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John Gosden has confirmed there will be no quick decision on whether Coral-Eclipse winner Nathaniel will defend his crown in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot later this month.

The Newmarket handler expressed concerns about the close proximity of the two Group One races in the immediate aftermath of the Sandown contest and has reiterated his stance.

"Because of the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics there are only two weeks, it's compressed, between the Eclipse and the King George, and that is not ideal when you've had a lay-off and have a tough race like Saturday's," Gosden told At The Races.

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GOSDEN LOOKS TO CURRAGH FOR HEAVENS.

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Nathaniel's full-sister Great Heavens could be supplemented for the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on July 22.

The John Gosden-trained filly impressed in winning the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock in heavy ground on Saturday and is now unbeaten in three starts this season.

Gosden said: "We can look at the Irish Oaks as a possibility, we could supplement her - I never enter in the Irish Classics at the early stages because they are very expensive."

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MARNANE JUST DANDY FOR NEWMARKET.

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Dandy Boy will try to bridge the gap between handicap company and Group One class after being supplemented for the Darley July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday.

Trained by David Marnane, Dandy Boy was last seen winning the Wokingham at Royal Ascot and has been added to the field at Headquarters to the tune of £30,000.

Marnane told At The Races: "He pleased us going into Ascot and has pleased us as much, if not more, since coming out of Ascot. We sat down and had a good chat, he won well at Ascot and we decided to take our chance."

LEGER GAMBLE SET FOR GOODWOOD PREP.

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Ladbrokes St Leger second-favourite Michelangelo is more likely to take in a Classic trial at Glorious Goodwood than run at Newmarket this Thursday.

Michelangelo represents John Gosden, winner of the Leger for the last two seasons, and the trainer is thinking of running Shantaram in this week's Bahrain Trophy instead.

"I'm not sure we'll run both of them - Shantaram will probably run and we were more thinking of the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood with Michelangelo," Gosden said.

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FLAME BURNS BRIGHT FOR DETTORI.

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Frankie Dettori spoke of his pride after carrying the Olympic torch at Ascot racecourse.

The hugely popular Italian, who rode all seven winners at the Berkshire track on an unforgettable day in September 1996, was taking part on the 53rd day of the torch's journey.

Former Olympic gold medal-winning heptathlete Denise Lewis brought the torch into the course, where she was greeted by a crowd of more than 10,000 people, and she handed it on to Dettori.

The jockey completed a circuit of the parade ring on former Cheltenham Festival winner Monsignor, who was on loan from the charity HEROS (Homing Ex-Racehorses Organisation Scheme).

MOORE READY TO ROCK AT NEWMARKET.

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Ryan Moore has been booked by James Fanshawe to ride Group One-winning sprinter Society Rock in Saturday's Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

The leading fancy was beaten just half a length on his return to action in the Duke Of York Stakes, and was then an unlucky fifth under Johnny Murtagh behind Black Caviar in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, a race he had won 12 months earlier.

Moore has never ridden the horse before and is an unusual booking for the Newmarket trainer, who has only used him 10 times in the last five seasons.

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Hannon Duo Seek July Joy.

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The trainer's stalwart Libranno lifted the six-furlong Group Two prize two years ago and the juvenile maestro would appear to hold a very strong hand.

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TROPHY HERO SHAN STAKES LEGER CLAIM.

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Fears about the ground for Shantaram proved unfounded as John Gosden and William Buick's fantastic summer continued at Newmarket in the Bahrain Trophy.

A big drift in the market out to 9-4 suggested there was not much confidence behind the Lingfield Derby Trial runner-up, despite the form being franked by Main Sequence at Epsom, with William Haggas' Valiant was sent off favourite, though he was the first horse beaten.

ALHEBAYEB BATTLES TO JULY SUCCESS.

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Alhebayeb (9-2) confirmed the promise of his run in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot when rallying well to win the TNT July Stakes at Newmarket.

Champion jockey Paul Hanagan found himself on the wide outside early on but drifted into the middle of the track to make his challenge, though David Barron's chestnut looked to have done enough a furlong out, but the hill took its toll and Hanagan got another run out of his mount, holding off the late lunge of the outsider Lewisham by a neck.

The win was a first Group success for Hanagan in his new job as Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's retained rider.

FIORENTE TAKES PRINCESS FOR STOUTE.

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Fiorente (11-2) gave Sir Michael Stoute an incredible ninth victory in the Princess of Wales's Goldsmiths Stakes at Newmarket as jockey Ryan Moore secured a quick double.

With the field spread across the track, Harris Tweed tried to see them all off, kicking on some way out, but Red Cadeaux loomed up and went over to the far side looking the likely winner.

However, Moore's mount really picked up in fine style and with Joshua Tree for company, he strode out to win by two and three-quarter lengths with Red Cadeaux fading into third.

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FAHEY OUTLINES MAYSON OPTIONS.

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Mayson will be considered for all the top European sprints later this year following his astonishing victory in the Darley July Cup.

Richard Fahey's four-year-old put in a career-best performance when bouncing back to form after two poor efforts to take the Newmarket Group One by five lengths.

While Fahey named the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp in October as Mayson's prime objective, the North Yorkshire trainer will also consider three other contests - the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York, the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville and the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock in September.

MONARCH WINS DRAMATIC GRAND PRIX.

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Joseph O'Brien led all the way on Imperial Monarch to take a dramatic renewal of the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp.

Badly hampered when well beaten in the French Derby at Chantilly on his last trip abroad, the Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old was kept well out of trouble this time as he set the pace in a nine-runner field.

O'Brien junior had to be at his strongest all the way up the straight as he was hard pressed by Andre Fabre's pair Last Train and Saint Baudolino, but he just managed to keep them at bay, and it was David Lanigan's challenger Main Sequence who ran into serious bother this time.

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IMPROVED HANDED MAROIS TARGET.

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Brian Meehan has confirmed the Prix Jacques le Marois as the intended target for Royal Ascot winner Most Improved.

The son of Lawman bounced back from an early-season setback and a luckless run in the French Derby to win the St James's Palace Stakes.

LANIGAN MULLING LEGER RUN.

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Main Sequence emerged as a possible rival to Camelot in the Ladbrokes St Leger following his unlucky run in the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp on Saturday night.

David Lanigan's stable star took runner-up honours behind Aidan O'Brien's colt in the Investec Derby and could try to prevent the 2000 Guineas and Irish Derby hero capturing the Triple Crown in the final Classic of the season at Doncaster on September 15.