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Phoenix Of Spain was a surprise winner of the Group 1 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (1600m) at the Curragh on Saturday, defeating Too Darn Hot for Charlie Hills and Jamie Spencer.

Battaash showed an electric turn of foot to decisively land back-to-back runnings of the Group 2 Armstrong Aggregates Temple Stakes (1000m) at Haydock on Saturday under Jim Crowley and round off a golden half-hour for trainer Charlie Hills.

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have trained two Karaka yearling purchases in the white, red and green colours of the Zame family, and both of them are now black-type winners.

William Buick does not know when he will be able to return to the saddle as he recovers from a fall that has left him with post head-injury syndrome.

Calyx, who? The 2-13 favourite, who was the ante-post market leader for the Commonwealth Cup after three victories, was firmly put in his place by Hello Youmzain, who coasted clear under Kevin Stott in the Armstrong Aggregates Sandy Lane Stakes.

Supplementary entry Mehdaayih headlines 16 contenders going forward for the £523,750 G1 Investec Oaks at Epsom Downs on day one of the Investec Derby Festival, Investec Ladies' Day, Friday, May 31.

On to the racing this weekend and I now have a lot to live up to, but thankfully we have some pretty decent stuff to look at from the likes of Chester Goodwood York and Haydock – as well as the little matter of the Irish 1000 and 2000 Guineas from The Curragh of course.

UK jockey Tom Marquand succeeds with appeal over Bath nine day suspension for careless riding

Barney Roy continued his comeback when getting up to score cosily in the Listed Prix Montretout at Longchamp and secure his spot in the Godolphin team for Royal Ascot.

Calyx went so fast at Ascot last time he blew Frankie Dettori's cap right off and replacement Rab Havlin may well have to hold on to his at Haydock.

Last season's Investec Derby hero Masar continues to please trainer Charlie Appleby and has been pencilled into the trainers' strong squad of older horses for Royal Ascot next month.

If his hotheaded tendencies have been consigned to the past, then Battaash could be ready to take the sprint division by storm again.

Hermosa will face nine rivals in a bid to become the fourth filly to complete the English and Irish 1,000 Guineas double on Sunday.

Magna Grecia, winner of the Qipco 2,000 Guineas three weeks ago, will be attempting to become the fifth Aidan O’Brien-trained colt to complete the Newmarket-Curragh Guineas double when he clashes with Too Darn Hot and 12 other rivals in the Tattersalls-sponsored Classic.

Private Secretary will swerve the world's premier Classic at Epsom next week, but is 14-1 with Paddy Power for the world's oldest after a stylish success in the Listed Cocked Hat Stakes at Goodwood.