Jon Lees

Philip Byrnes finished first past the post on favourite Marian Avenue, trained by his father Charles Byrnes, but the horse was disqualified by Limerick stewards

King Charles and Queen Camilla will attend Epsom Downs for the Betfred Derby 2026 on Saturday, marking their first Derby appearance as monarchs and continuing a royal tradition synonymous with the famous meeting

The 19-year-old apprentice, who had ridden 59 winners, was found dead at home in Newmarket in October last year hours after his final ride at Nottingham

Aidan O’Brien trains seven of the candidates for the Betfred-sponsored race including big race favourite Benvenuto Cellini, likely mount of Ryan Moore

Venetia Williams, a 66-year-old trainer who triumphed at Aintree in 2009 with 100-1 winner Mon Mome, admitted travelling at 58mph in a 50mph zone on the M4 motorway

Aidan O’Brien trains four of the candidates for the Betfred-sponsored race including big race favourite Benvenuto Cellini, the likely mount of Ryan Moore

Precise had entered contention after winning the Irish 1,000 Guineas but was not declared on Wednesday after 33mm of rain fell at Epsom on Tuesday

Zac Lloyd, at 22 already one of the top riders in Australia, will ride for the first time in Britain at Doncaster on Friday night on a £520,000 Godolphin horse trained by Charlie Appleby

Every non-thoroughbred horse within a 1 mile radius of the track has been injected and travellers have agreed not to bring any horses or ponies to the Downs this year

Joe Fanning, who is 55 and an integral member of the Charlie Johnston stable, rode out for the first time since undergoing surgery for prostate cancer in February