There is a vast age range in the contestants for this mile race and the probable winner is one of the greybeards.Peter Walwyn, like many of us, is not the force of old, but he has a likely aspirant here in BEN GUNN (nap 4.05), a course and distance winner who announced a return to form at Chepstow last time out.The betting race of the day is the Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon, which can go to Pipalong (3.20) now that the ground has changed in her favour. This will tell us more."Further consideration at Headquarters should be reserved for Mubrik (next best 3.35), who was second to the outstanding Russian Revival, a stablemate from John Gosden's Stanley House stables, at Ascot last Saturday.The betting patterns suggested he had no chance that day and it will be interesting to see how he fluctuates during the course of today. The daughter of Rainbow Quest is trained at Evry by Godolphin's continental agent, David Loder, who supervised the filly to a debut success at Chantilly.The form of that race has not worked out particularly well, but such is Loder's record in these islands that she will almost certainly start favourite on the July Course today."David thinks a lot of her," Crisford says "She's a nice filly and she's ready for a step up in class. Ours is still an immature horse but we expect him to run well."The Godolphin blue marauders will also be in evidence at Newmarket this afternoon when Dignify contests the Listed Sweet Solera Stakes. But we've always felt that he's got sufficient speed to be competitive in a top race over a mile and this seems the right thing to do."It's a very good race with the likes of Sendawar and Slickly in there The competition is extremely tough. "He's got the [easy] ground on his side, which is an important factor. You can't be sure what the going is going to be like at York next week."We know he gets a mile and quarter and we know he's very good over that distance.

He's beaten Group Two horses over that trip and beaten them comprehensively, and the door remains open for him to race over that trip in the future. "We decided that this was the right race for him at this point in his career," Simon Crisford, the Godolphin racing manager, said yesterday. Godolphin had four horses entered for tomorrow's race and now rely on a sole animal who was also a consideration for Tuesday's International Stakes at York. Sendawar, the St James's Palace Stakes winner from Royal Ascot, is almost surely the best over a mile in Europe at the moment.

Certainly no older horse will turn out tomorrow to test the three-year-old's authenticity.Another French horse, Andre Fabre's Slickly, is no fool either, yet it is Dubai Millennium, Godolphin's Predominate Stakes winner, as well as their Derby disaster, who should provide the most potent challenge to Sendawar. And like team Britannia's 15th century longbowmen, a modest band which overcame great opposition, it will be the small field for the French race which will, in all probability, provide the memorable moments. There are just six runners in Normandy tomorrow, yet it still promises to be a contest of some enlightenment. RACING PROVIDES an Agincourt in reverse this weekend. England has the numbers, in the shape of nine televised races, while France has the quality, tomorrow's Group One Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville. Rosselli runs in Thursday's Group One Nunthorpe Stakes at York following a pleasing racecourse gallop at Beverley.JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL Coral: 3-1 Royal Anthem, 7-2 Almutawakel, 6-1 Greek Dance, 8-1 Compton Admiral, 10-1 Chester House, Kissogram, 12-1 Fruits Of Love, 14-1 Saffron Walden, Fantastic Light, 16-1 Golden Snake, 20-1 others.EBOR HANDICAP DECLARATIONS (31): Yavana's Pace (M Johnston 9st12lb); Travelmate (J Fanshawe 9st4lb); Rainbow Ways (B Hills 9st1lb); Theatreworld (A P O'Brien Irl 9st); Jaseur (J Gosden 8st12lb); Mardani (M Johnston 8st10lb); Salmon Ladder (P Cole 8st10lb); Benatom (D Elsworth 8st10lb); Pairumani Star (J Dunlop 8st8lb); JustIn Time (T Mills 8st5lb); Red Ramona (J Akehurst 8st4lb); Vicious Circle (L Cumani 8st4lb); Mowbray (P Cole 8st3lb); Kadir (M Tregoning 8st3lb); Eminence Grise (H Cecil 8st1lb); Genghis Khan (A P O'Brien Irl 8st); Glenmead (A Stewart 7st13lb); Diaghilef (M Buckley 7st13lb); Prince Alex (Mrs A Perrett 7st11lb); Suplizi (P Bowen 7st8lb); Borgia (R Charlton 7st8lb); Deploy Venture (S Woods 7st8lb); Ashgar (C Brittain 7st4lb); Hill Farm Blues (W Brisbourne 7st4lb); Arabian Moon (C Brittain 7st3lb); Nichol Fifty (M Tompkins 7st3lb); Knockholt (S Woods 7st3lb); Rudi Knight (Miss V Williams 7st2lb); Ligne Gagnante (W Haggas 7st1lb); Who Cares Wins (C Brittain 6st9lb); Legendary Lover (J Jenkins 6st8lb)..YORKSHIRE OAKS DECLARATIONS: Lady In Waiting (P Cole); Silver Rhapsody (H Cecil); Calando (Saeed bin Suroor); Cerulean Sky (R Collet Fr); Ela Athena (M Jarvis); Fairy Queen (Saeed bin Suroor); Mary Stuart (Sir Michael Stoute); Mistle Song (C Brittain); Mother Of Pearl (P Chapple-Hyam); Noushkey (M Jarvis); Ramruma (H Cecil); Sunspangled (A P O'Brien Irl); Zahrat Dubai (Saeed bin Suroor).. Frankie Dettori rides Mark Johnston's Mardani. Royal Anthem and Almutawakel were yesterday cut for Tuesday's Juddmonte International by Coral. Godolphin will be represented by Almutawakel and Central Park.Ramruma, the Oaks and Irish Oaks winner, heads the 13 entries for the Yorkshire Oaks.

Clive Brittain's three-year-old is now 25th in the weights for the contest which has a safety limit of 22 Arabian Moon is 10-1. Henry Cecil's Endorsement has been taken out of the race Cecil still has Eminence Grise entered Aidan O'Brien has left in Theatreworld and Genghis Khan Travelmate is 7-1 favourite The surprise withdrawal was High And Mighty. ARABIAN MOON'S prospects of running in the Ebor Handicap at York on Wednesday increased yesterday when 31 were left in the mile and threequarter handicap. 156 R Stelten 77 79.COMPLETE FIRST-ROUND SCORES AT MEDINAHUS unless stated, par 7266S Garcia (Sp)68J Haas; M Weir (Can); JP Hayes69B Watts; J Kelly; S Cink; B Jobe; C Pavin70B Zabriski; R Karlsson (Swe); D Duval; T Lehman; N Price (Zim); T Woods; M Brooks; L Roberts; L Westwood (GB); C Perry; M James (GB); H Irwin; M A Jimenez (Sp); T Tryba71M Calcavecchia; N Faldo (GB); J Furyk; D Love; S Struver (Ger); B Langer (Ger); R Mediate; B Estes; B Friend; S Hoch; E Romero (Arg); A Cejka (Ger)72G Hjertstedt (Swe); M Reid; A Coltart (GB); H Sutton; J Sluman; B Faxon; D Clarke (GB); M O'Meara; R Beem; C Franco (Para); K Wentworth; J Huston; S Stricker; J Parnevik (Swe); S Pate; T Izawa (Japan); L Wadkins; P Mickelson; A Magee; C Montgomerie (GB); E Els (SA); B Geiberger73S Keppler (GB); F Lickliter; J L Lewis; B Tway; I Woosnam (GB); J Sindelar; F Couples; S Flesch; P Goydos; J Freeman; A Cabrera (Arg); J Maggert; N Ozaki (Japan); G Turner (NZ); T Bjorn (Den); N Henke; L Janzen; S Verplank; P Lawrie (GB); J Leonard; O Browne; K Triplett74K Sutherland; T Herron; T Armour; G Day; V Singh (Fiji); G Kraft; J Van de Velde (Fr); J Cook; M Gilmore; S Schneiter; B Boyd; S Kendall; K Perry; T Pernice; S Dunlap; D Waldorf; R Goosen (SA); B Ford; C DiMarco; S Kelly75D Kestner; G Norman (Aus); T Watson; D Frost (SA); P Stewart; B Mayfair; D Hart; B Andrade; C Parry (Aus); P O'Malley (Aus); H Frazar; C Tucker; J Overton; S Jones; K Schall76R Allenby (Aus); J Carter; P-U Johansson (Swe); D Toms; G Bryan; S Leaney (Aus); B Murray77J Sandelin (Swe); S Gump; D Paulson; B Crenshaw; P Sjoland (Swe); T Stelten; C Stadler; S Maruyama (Japan); T Kite; P Azinger; S Appleby (Aus)78W DeFrancesco; K Thompson; T Thelen; T Tolles; J Lankford; H Tanaka (Japan); B Chamblee; B Glasson79L Nelson; B Upper; J M Olazabal (Sp); C Toulson80M Baker; B Hughes (Aus); M Swilor; S Spence81S DavisWithdrew: S Elkington (Aus); F Minoza (Phil) (15 players unable to finish first round on Thursday). "They are a tiny minority but because of their standing in the game they have a big voice. This whole controversy is devastating to the vast majority of American players."The talk about donating cash to charity is a mask, a smokescreen that looks good in public. Some of those players would prefer the money in their own pockets."EARLY SECOND ROUND SCORES (US unless stated): 138 L Westwood (GB) 70 68 139 S Kendall 74 65 143 C Franco (Para) 72 71; C Perry 70 73 149 B Boyd 74 75 154 H Tanaka (Japan) 78 76; B Hughes (Aus) 80 74 155 M Baker 80 75.