John Oxx has expressed his delight after being sent five juveniles to train for Godolphin.

The Currabeg handler enjoyed success with Sheikh Mohammed in previous times with horses such as Witness Box, Heart Lake and Russian Snows running in the owner's maroon and white colours.

With Sheikh Mohammed's interests now concentrated in the Godolphin operation, Oxx is thrilled to have been sent some regally-bred individuals to run in the famous royal blue silks.

He said: "It was very nice to train for Sheikh Mohammed for over 20 years, and to have five two-year-olds for him again.

"They have just come out of a pre-training yard. They are ready to move on with and are in good condition and ready to go.

"Hopefully in a couple of months time we might have something on the track. They haven't done any fast work yet and are quite a bit away from the track."