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Sunday saw Juddmonte filly Dispatches strike in the Listed Prix Melisande at ParisLongchamp and Yvonne Jacques's homebred son of Frankel, Tenability, victorious in the Listed Tapster Stakes at Goodwood.

Friday's Gr.1 Oaks looked a competitive renewal beforehand, but in the end it was Shapoor Mistry's homebred Frankel filly Thundering On who held sway in some style.

OASIS DREAM has been pensioned from stud duties, bringing to a close his outstanding service to Juddmonte and the breeding industry after 23 seasons at Banstead Manor Stud.

Kingman colt Purview was particularly impressive as he proved a class apart in the competitive Listed Orby Stakes at the Curragh on his seasonal bow on Saturday.

Francis-Henri Graffard’s regally-bred daughter of Frankel, Zayida, promoted her potential Classic claims yesterday afternoon when securing a maiden Stakes success in the nine-furlong Listed Prix Finlande at Chantilly for owner/breeder the Aga Khan Studs.

Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's Gr.1 St Leger runner-up, Frankel colt Rahiebb, booked his ticket to next month's Gr.1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with a belated first blacktype victory in the Gr.2 Yorkshire Cup on the Knavesmire on Friday (15th May).

Victorious in yesterday’s (15th May) Gr.2 Dante Stakes over ten and a half furlongs at York, Frankel colt Item is now unbeaten in three career starts and has emerged as one of the main players for next month’s Gr.1 Derby at Epsom.

Minnie Hauk (Frankel) comfortably ran down a breakaway leader to make a pleasing winning return in the Gr.2 Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Of the first three from last year's Gr.1 Middle Park to line up in Friday's Gr.3 Commonwealth Cup Trial, David Armstrong's Coppull (Bated Breath) came back strongest.

Frankel colt Ancient Egypt made a winning start to his three-year-old campaign when landing the Listed Newmarket Stakes on his seasonal debut on Friday (1st May).