Illinois will take on seven rivals as he bids to follow in the illustrious footsteps of his recently retired stablemate and claim Ascot Gold Cup glory at the Royal meeting on Thursday.

There were notable returns to form at Chantilly on Sunday as Godspeed landed the Group 2 Prix de Sandringham whilst Reyevka showed significant improvement to capture the Listed Prix Marchand d'Or, both bouncing back from below-par efforts earlier in the season.

The connections of Shes Perfect, demoted to second place in the Group One Emirates Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French 1000 Guineas) at Longchamp on Sunday have decided to launch an appeal.

It was a dramatic end to the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches as the Francis-Henri Graffard-trained Zarigana (Siyouni) was awarded the victory in the steward’s room,

Amidst celebrations of a job well done on Sunday at Newmarket, trainer Charlie Appleby was able to issue an update and provide running plans for 2000 Guineas winner and third, Ruling Court and Shadow Of Light.