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Indian Ink winning the Coronation Stakes at Ascot. Picture by Steven Cargill

Indian Ink, who produced a sparkling performance when storming to a six-length success in the Group One Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 22, heads a top class 37-strong entry for the £200,000 UAE Hydra Properties Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday, July 11, day one of the Ritz Club July Festival.

Richard Hannon’s charge relished the give underfoot at the Royal Meeting and connections will no doubt be hoping for similar conditions in the Group One contest at Newmarket, run over a mile.

Darjina and Finsceal Beo, separated by just a head in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp on May 13, finished third and eighth respectively behind Indian Ink at Royal Ascot, and could bid for revenge at the July Course next month.

Darjina and Finsceal Beo, separated by just a head in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp on May 13, finished third and eighth respectively behind Indian Ink at Royal Ascot, and could bid for revenge at the July Course next month.

The John Oxx-trained Arch Swing chased home Finsceal Beo in the Stan James 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile on May 6 before disappointing behind the same rival in the Irish equivalent. She finished a decent fourth in the Coronation Stakes last time and makes up part of the seven-strong Irish entry.

Nannina went down by just three-quarters of a length to 50/1 chance Rajeem in a tactical renewal of the UAE Hydra Properties Falmouth Stakes last year and proved her current well-being with a clear-cut success in the Group Two Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 20, defeating Satwa Queen by three lengths. Her handler, John Gosden, has also entered Costume, third in the Listed Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 20.

Having racked up an incredible seven-timer last season for trainer Michael Bell, Red Evie started 2007 in terrific style when landing the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on May 19 by a head from Ramonti, only to finish seventh to that rival in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot a month later.

Simply Perfect, trained by Jeremy Noseda, was a Group One scorer as a two-year-old and finished an excellent third behind Finsceal Beo in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on her seasonal return. She was last seen running sixth to Light Shift in the Oaks at Epsom on June 1, when she looked to find the 12-furlong trip too far.

The Chris Wall-trained Wake Up Maggie gained a well deserved first Pattern success with an emphatic three and a half length victory in the Group Three Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield on May 12. She could bid for the Group One prize along with stable companion Expensive.

Echelon, who has four wins to her name in Group Three company, dual Listed scorer Wasseema and Heaven Sent, second to Championship Point in the Listed Wolferton Handicap at Royal Ascot on June 22, are the three contenders for the Sir Michael Stoute stable, while Pam Sly has entered her 2006 Stan James 1000 Guineas heroine Speciosa, unplaced in the Lockinge Stakes last time out having chased home the top-class Manduro on her seasonal reappearance in the Weatherbys Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket on April 19.

The Brian Meehan-trained Rainbow Promises looked a bit special when coasting to a facile five-length success in a Lingfield Polytrack maiden in October but has not been seen since, while Clive Brittain, who supplied last year’s shock scorer Rajeem, has another candidate for honours in the shape of Darrfonah, a 10-furlong Listed winner at Newbury on June 14.

French-based trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias is represented by Impressionnante, twice runner-up at the highest level and winner of the Group Two Prix de Sandringham at Chantilly in June, 2006, and Gwenseb, unplaced in the Windsor Forest Stakes on her latest outing.

The single South African entry is Irridescence, trained by Mike de Kock. Successful three times at the highest level, the globetrotting mare’s latest victory came in the Audemars Piquet Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin in April, 2006.

Michael Prosser, Director of Racing for Newmarket Racecourses, said: "The UAE Hydra Properties Falmouth Stakes has attracted a fantastic international entry, as befits a very valuable prize with Group One status.

"With the likes of Indian Ink, Finsceal Beo and Darjina entered, it has the makings of a classic renewal, while it is especially pleasing to have South African challenger Irridescence added to the mix. It will certainly ensure the best possible start to the Ritz Club July Festival on Wednesday, July 11."

For further information, please contact:

Alistair Haggis, Press Officer at Newmarket Racecourses, on 01638 675553 or 07884 026 487 alistair.haggis@jockeyclubracecourses.com

UAE HYDRA PROPERTIES FALMOUTH STAKES (GROUP ONE)

Class 1, Group One, £200,000 Total Prize Fund. One mile of the Bunbury Mile course, Wednesday, July 11, 2007 For three-year-olds and upwards, fillies and mares only. Weights three-year-olds 8st 10lb; four-year-olds and upwards 9st 5lb. Entries closed June 20, entries revealed June 27 (37 entries). Six-day confirmation & £15,000 supplementary entry stage Thursday, July 5. Final declaration stage, 10.00am, Monday, July 9. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Tuesday, June 25, 2007.

Form Horse Age/Wt Owner Trainer

4-1 ALEAGUEOFTHEIROWN (IRE) 3-8-10 Jay Syndicate David Wachman IRE

50-2414 ALEXANDER TANGO (IRE) 3-8-10 Noel O'Callaghan Tommy Stack IRE

11-1204 ARCH SWING (USA) 3-8-10 Pat Garvey John Oxx IRE

2033-22 BAHIA BREEZE 5-9-05 S Balfour Rae Guest

1410 CHANTILLY TIFFANY 3-8-10 Ballygallon Stud Ltd Ed Dunlop

3250 CHERRY HINTON 3-8-10 Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE

3-3413 COSTUME 3-8-10 Khalid Abdulla John Gosden

1-113 DARJINA (FR) 3-8-10 Princess Zara Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupre FR

2-(0)0001 DARRFONAH (IRE) 3-8-10 Saeed Manana Clive Brittain

125-115 ECHELON 5-9-05 Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute

66(1)210 EXPENSIVE 4-9-05 M Tilbrook Chris Wall

11-1210 FINSCEAL BEO (IRE) 3-8-10 Michael Ryan Jim Bolger IRE

3/023-66 FLASHY WINGS 4-9-05 Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon

262-540 GWENSEB (FR) 4-9-05 Wertheimer et Frere Carlos Laffon-Parias FR

5045-15 HARVEST QUEEN (IRE) 4-9-05 Bakewell Bloodstock Ltd Peter Makin

13-3122 HEAVEN SENT 4-9-05 Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute

121620- IMPRESSIONNANTE 4-9-05 Wertheimer et Frere Carlos Laffon-Parias FR

211-251 INDIAN INK (IRE) 3-8-10 Raymond Tooth Richard Hannon

1154-30 IRRIDESCENCE (SAF) 6-9-05 Team Valor Mike de Kock SAF

01-120 MAJESTIC ROI (USA) 3-8-10 Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon

2345-31 NANNINA 4-9-05 Cheveley Park Stud John Gosden

332132 PEEPING FAWN (USA) 3-8-10 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE

212-30 RAHIYAH (USA) 3-8-10 H E Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Jeremy Noseda

(1)- RAINBOW PROMISES (USA) 3-8-10 Michael Tabor Brian Meehan

1115-10 RED EVIE (IRE) 4-9-05 Terry Neill Michael Bell

411-20 SANDER CAMILLO (USA) 3-8-10 Sir Robert Ogden Jeremy Noseda

150-106 SCARLET RUNNER 3-8-10 Nicholas Jones John Dunlop

3123-50 SILCA CHIAVE 3-8-10 Aldridge Racing Partnership Mick Channon

2611-00 SILK BLOSSOM (IRE) 3-8-10 Edward Kessly Barry Hills

3011-36 SIMPLY PERFECT 3-8-10 Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Jeremy Noseda

1406-20 SPECIOSA (IRE) 4-9-05 Michael Sly, Dr Tom Davies, Pam Sly Pam Sly

141-020 SWEET LILLY 3-8-10 Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon

1220-21 TOPATOO 5-9-05 Mrs P Bowring Mark Tompkins

52022-1 WAKE UP MAGGIE (IRE) 4-9-05 J Lambton Chris Wall

1113-40 WASSEEMA (USA) 4-9-05 Hamdan Al Maktoum Sir Michael Stoute

3-160 YAQEEN 3-8-10 Hamdan Al Maktoum Michael Jarvis

37 entries

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained

37 entries

7 Irish-trained

3 French-trained

1 South African-trained