Racing/News round-up: Alexander Goldrun attempts to step up on her impressive runner-up spot in the Boylesports Irish 1,000 Guineas when she tackles the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly tomorrow.
The Jim Bolger-trained filly, who will be ridden by Kevin Manning, is one of three foreign raiders, with Aidan O'Brien seeking to end a rare Classic drought with Baraka and Clive Brittain sending Menhoubah.
Alexander Goldrun's main rivals should come from the home crew, with French 1,000 Guineas winner Torrestrella trying to bid a victorious adieu to France as she has been sold to race in the United States.
Oliver Peslier, her rider in the Guineas, has been claimed for Colony Band, so trainer Francois Rohaut has lured Gerald Mosse back from Hong Kong to see if the five-time winning Diane jockey can conjure up more magic.
Peslier has a good chance on Colony Band, while Andre Fabre's main hope of following up last year's victory with Nebraska Tornado rests with Grey Lilas. She was supplemented for €30,000 earlier this week.
Grey Lilas has ground to make up on Torrestrella after finishing second in the Guineas, but the camp are confident of giving jockey Gary Stevens his first Classic winner in Europe.
Meanwhile, stalls handlers and their employers RaceTech reached agreement yesterday in their dispute over allowances. Industrial action that began a week ago has been dropped with immediate effect, lifting the threat to next week's Royal Ascot meeting.
It also leaves the way for High Voltage to make the step back down to handicap company pay by claiming the William Hill Trophy at York today. Karl Burke's three-year-old tackled Listed class at Haydock last time and was not disgraced when third behind Moss Vale over 6f.
The winner just had a bit too much speed but High Voltage kept on well enough to finish six lengths behind. Listed company may just have been a step too far but High Voltage put up a really good performance to win on his seasonal bow at Ripon when he had to give weight away to all but one of his 14 rivals.
