The European arm of Sheikh Mohammed’s global Godolphin operation is set to launch its biggest ever assault on the spring carnival with as many 10 horses on the short list to travel to Melbourne.

Speed is the order of the day on day four of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, Friday, July 29, with the £312,100 Group Two Qatar King George Stakes the highlight.

There's a whiff of Wales about Hawkbill. Seeing is believing, and the progressive punches above their perceived weight is in the record books, but they're still to meet their Waterloo, more than a hunch that a proper rival will make a short story out of the fairytale.

Elite Army added his name to a Hardwicke Stakes bulging with star contenders by underlining his liking for Ascot with a triumph in the Carey Group Buckhounds Stakes.