Andrew Nelis racing

  Andrew Balding is hoping a holiday break will give Alcohol Free the time she needs to freshen up for a shot at the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Champions Day. Alcohol Free, a three-time Group One winner, disappointed in sixth when tried over a-mile-and-two-furlongs for the first time in the Juddmonte International at York last week.                      Andrew Nelis racing 

Ghaiyyath is set to tackle next month's Juddmonte International at York before a possible second crack at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the autumn. Charlie Appleby's five-year-old tried to make all in the ParisLongchamp feature last October before dropping away, but he has been in stellar form so far this term. After winning a Group Three in Dubai in March, Ghaiyyath has made a glorious European return - blazing to victory in the Coronation Cup before lowering the colours of Enable in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown....