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David Egan keen on the battle of Mishriff and St Marks Basilica Andrew Nelis racing

  David Egan is relishing the prospect of a rematch between Mishriff and St Mark's Basilica in the Juddmonte International at York on August 18. Egan was aboard when the pair met in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown in July, where Aidan O'Brien's French 2000 Guineas and Derby winner came out on top in impressive fashion, with Mishriff edged for second by Addeybb.                   Andrew Nelis racing 

Enable to face six rivals in the Eclipse Andrew Nelis

Enable will face six rivals in a mouthwatering renewal of the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Sunday. John Gosden's superstar is back in training for a fifth season after narrowly missing out in her bid for a record-breaking third win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe last October. Enable won the 10-furlong Group One first time out last term, beating Magical, and she faces another stiff task this time, although no three-year-olds are permitted this year.                     Andrew Nelis Racing 

Enable looks to eclipse as next port of call Sandown Andrew Nelis

The  Coral -Eclipse at Sandown remains the most likely comeback target for superstar mare  Enable . The daughter of Nathaniel was just denied in her bid for an historic third consecutive victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the end of last season, filling the runner-up spot behind Waldgeist to end her sequence of 12 straight victories. Less than a fortnight later, Enable’s owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah delighted racing fans by confirming his charge would stay in training as a six-year-old – with a return to Paris in the autumn top of the agenda. Connections decided against an appearance at Royal Ascot, but the owner’s racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe reports the  John Gosden -trained mare to be firmly on course for the Eclipse on July 5 following a pleasing workout under Frankie Dettori last week. “It’s been a gradual build-up – she’s a six-year-old mare, so I don’t think John wants to do anything too quickly,” Grimthorpe told Sky Sports Racing. “She’s ...