Some of the key personalities involved with the three star horses -
Dubawi, Rakti and Starcraft - set to contest what promises to be a
sensational Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Newmarket a week tomorrow will be
giving an update on their horses and discussing their hopes and
expectations for the race. Between them, these three outstanding horses
have already won 13 Group One races in five different countries and are now
set for an eagerly anticipated showdown in the race acknowledged as the
all-aged mile championship of Europe. Michael Jarvis, trainer of Rakti, and
Luca Cumani, who took charge of the ex-Australian Starcraft at the start of
the year, have confirmed their attendance on Tuesday and we are hoping to
have a Godolphin representative present to give us the latest on Dubawi.

We are also hoping that Frankie Dettori will be there to talk about
his delight at the prospect of being reunited with Dubawi in the big race
and to consider whether the Ascot Festival could possibly be as lucky for
him at Newmarket as it has been at Ascot in the past!

Newmarket's Managing Director, Lisa Hancock, will briefly set the
scene for Newmarket's record-breaking autumn, when 18 Group Races,
including 7 Group One's, will be run over a period of just 22 days. Clerk
of the Course, Michael Prosser, will provide an update on the ground and
how the Rowley Mile will be split over the autumn in order to ensure the
best possible racing surface for such an important period of world class
racing.

12.15pm* Champagne or coffee
12.30pm* Press Conference

* IMPORTANT: If there is a divided race, the first race time is likely to
be brought forward by half an hour to 1.15pm and the Press Conference would
therefore start at 12 noon (with champagne and coffee from 11.45am)

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Alistair Haggis, 01638 675 553 or 07884 026 487