RACING NEWS: Kieren Fallon became the first jockey to complete a century for the year when the Michael Stoute-trained Peeress won the racingpost.co.uk Fillies' Rated Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.
Fallon is seeking his seventh championship and his successes in 2004 on the domestic front include the two Epsom Classics, the Vodafone Derby on North Light and the Vodafone Oaks on Ouija Board.
Twenty of his wins were on the all-weather tracks before the turf season started and they do not count in the championship race, in which he finished this afternoon's meeting nine in front of Daryll Holland.
After receiving a rapturous reception from his legions of fans on his return to the winner's enclosure on the 2 to 1 favourite, he said: "It is good to get to 100, especially on a horse owned by Cheveley Park Stud. They are very good to me and I love riding for them.
"I am fortunate to have been able to ride some very good horses again this year. I have had a few sticky patches when I have not had a winner for two or three days, but fortunately I have usually come back and had a stack.
"I had a blank day yesterday, but at least Peeress has won for me today, and it is special when you ride a winner for Cheveley Park."
Fallon also paid tribute to his nearest pursuer Holland.
"Daryll is working very hard. He has dashed off to Southwell's evening meeting, and if I have any hiccups along the way, he is going to pick up the pieces," he said. "If he won the title he would deserve it." And he added with a smile: "It won't be long before he wins it anyway - I won't go on forever."
Soviet Song turned in a sparkling performance to make it nine wins from nine starts in Falmouth Stakes and in the process, the 11 to 4 second-favourite gave Johnny Murtagh a first victory on Newmarket's July course - a remarkable statistic given that he has ridden top-class winners all around the world.
Attraction rallied bravely under Kevin Darley as her rival drew alongside, but she never really looked like fending off the challenge and had to settle for the first runner-up spot of her career, two and a half lengths clear of third-home Baqah, after trying to lead all the way.
Meanwhile, Sulamani can get his campaign back on track with a win in the Princess Of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket today.
The Godolphin five-year-old was a bit of a letdown on his seasonal reappearance at Ascot when he could only finish fourth behind Rakti despite being sent off the 11 to 4 favourite.
He never really got into the race that day as Frankie Dettori dropped him out before attempting to lay down a challenge two furlongs out.
He could not find the necessary turn of foot.
The 10-furlong trip that day would probably not have helped Sulamani show his best, and the step back up to a mile and a half should be more to his liking.
On the best of his form from last season, which included wins in the Dubai Sheema Classic and the Arlington Million, Sulamani will be tough to beat.
Top Seed put up a good performance to finish third at Royal Ascot last time and he can go a couple of places better in the Bahrain Trophy.
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