#Tees Spirit

The Queen will be without a runner at Epsom on Derby day after her final horse was not declared. Just Fine had been due to contest the World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap at the prestigious fixture. The gelding's trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has the favourite for the feature Cazoo Derby (4.30pm). The big race is the only Flat Classic the Queen has…

Darryll Holland: trainer was thrilled with his winner Thursday: Beverley Darryll Holland rode often enough at Beverley to know that a two-year-old who can win well from stall 14 of 14 must be pretty special and he is thinking of Royal Ascot for Primrose Ridge. The filly, second in the Brocklesby at Doncaster last month before being beaten at…

Chris Kellett (left) with Grassroots Series stayers' final winner Blistering Barney and groom Anna McCormack Wednesday: Nottingham An advertisement in the Racing Post changed Chris Kellett's career six years ago and the private trainer to Andy Bell celebrated his biggest winner when Blistering Barney landed the Grassroots Series Stayers' Final. The…

BIG DAY FOR: Christophe Head entering the progressive filly Tigrais in this (against colts) rather than the Marcel Boussac hints she could be well above-average, and that she's got plenty of gears for this sort of test to boot. She's consigned her modest debut run at Chantilly in mid-July firmly to the past with subsequent wins at Deauville and…

The first Sunday of October in Paris always serves up a feast of Breeders' Cup clues. The pi èce de r ésistance, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), is historically the key race for the Turf (G1), even long before the "Win and You're In" (WAYI) provision. Since we've covered the leading Arc contenders in the "10 storylines to know" feature, let's…