Fast Track

Some careers are revived in the most unexpected way. For Delegator, who failed to realise his Classic ambitions, an ingenious change in tactics has sent him on his way to proving himself to be one of Europe's top sprinters.
Today the son of Dansili, who was given a new lease of life in the sprinting division when Godolphin ingeniously dropped him to six furlongs to land the Duke of York Stakes (Group 2), can cement his status as one of his stable's leading lights.
Godolphin's longest serving trainer Saeed Bin Surour, who knows a thing or two about training superstars, rates Delegator as one of the premier horses in the team and is hoping he live up to that boast by winning today's Darley July Cup (Group 1) at Newmarket racecourse.
All eyes will be on the five-year-old, who was pulled out of the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot due to soft ground, as he bids to give Bin Surour a career-first success in the race which is the highlight of the July Meeting and also comprises the British Champions' Series and Global Sprint Challenge.
Bin Surour is anxiously praying that the ground conditions will suit his horse at Newmarket today.
"The horse is happy. His last piece of work was really good, it gave me a good feeling he's going to the race ready," said the Emirati trainer. "He's one of the best horses in the company at this time.
Ground concerns
"It will not be easy to win a Group One - you need everything to go right in a six-furlong race - but he is doing really well. I hope the ground suits him this time and it would be good to see him win again."
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford was just as eager to see Delegator run a big race.

"His preparation has been very good. He's in excellent shape and we've got the ground, all being well, to suit him," he said on the Godolphin website.
"He goes into the race with a rating of 112 - that's not good enough to win the July Cup so he needs to prove to everyone that he's better than his current rating. We believe he can.
"Sprinting has been in the back of our mind for a long time, but we just haven't had the opportunity to do it," he added,
"I know there's rain about, but I don't think it's a significant amount and hopefully not enough to jeopardise our chances."
If the rain doesn't 16 rivals will be hoping to spoil Delegator's party in the £400,000 contest.
Main threat
The main threat appears to be Australian sprinter Star Witness, who raced twice at Royal Ascot, where he finished a close second in the King's Stand on the opening day before running a respectable third in the Golden Jubilee four days later.
The four-year-old's trainer, Danny O'Brien, is hoping his horse will be a deserving winner."There's never a Group One race in a country like England that's easy to win, and if we can win on Saturday we'll have done a very good job," he said.
Two other horses with Dubai connections, Elzaam and Dream Ahead, also oppose.
The Roger Varian-trained Elzaam represents Shaikh Hamadan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, who has previously won the race with Elnadim (1998) and Hamas (1993).
Dream Ahead is owned by Dubai-based businessman Khalifa Bin Dasmal.
British jockey Hayley Turner takes the ride for trainer David Simcock, where she will bid to become only the second woman to ride a Group One winner in Britain after Alex Greaves dead-heated on Ya Malak in the Nunthorpe Stakes in 1997.