RACING: Godolphin's big guns continue to dominate the betting for the £750,000 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.

Sakhee, winner of last year's Juddmonte International and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barriere, is as low as 5 to 4 favourite with William Hill for Saturday's Ascot showpiece.

He has however not raced since disappointing in the Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba in March, but has pleased connections in his recent work.

His stablemate Grandera is 15 to 8 after impressing with wins in the Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji in May and the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot last month.

Aidan O'Brien, successful with Galileo last year, will field only a second team this time round. He took out dual Derby hero High Chaparral and Coral-Eclipse winner Hawk Wing at the last forfeit stage and is likely to run Bach and/or Della Francesca.

The weather will play an important part in other trainers' plans.

Marcus Tregoning has his fingers crossed for a dry week ahead of Nayef's bid and he admitted that the colt's tilt at the race has taken on extra significance with the death of owner Hamdan Al Maktoum's stallion Nashwan on Friday.

At Tipperary yesterday, light-weight Temony make every yard a winning one in the valuable Tote Exacta Handicap Chase.

Tony Mullins's 4 to 1 shot jumped big and bold for three-pound claimer Ross Geraghty to come home with nine lengths to spare over Sparkey Smith, with Carina Bay a further seven lengths adrift in third.

"That was his first run against those handicappers and that was a real jumping performance," said Mullins, before he outlined future plans for the seven-year-old, "That puts him in the Plate picture. If he got balloted out or anything like that there is one or two other Galway options available."

Timber King carried the JP McManus colours for the first time in the Betdaq Hurdle and the new partnership reaped handsome dividends when the Christy Roche-trained six-year-old landed the €32,500 winner's purse in the hands of Paul Moloney.

His task was eased somewhat when warm 6 to 4 market leader The Gatherer, also owned by McManus, crashed out at the final flight when closing.

Jim Bolger recorded his eighth win in the Stillorgan Handicap, formerly known as the Golden Pages, when Masnada landed the €60,000 event under Gordon Power at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Bolger doubled up in the EBF Fillies' Maiden with Bronntanas.