Twenty-one left in Coronation

A total of 21 horses remain in the Vodafone Coronation Cup at Epsom next month after today`s forfeit stage.

Godolphin have five entries still in the Stg£250,000 Group One contest headed by Fantastic Light, who was second to Daliapour last year.

In the meantime the five-year-old Rahy horse, the Emirates World Series Racing Champion in 2000, tackles Sunday`s Tattersalls Rogers Gold Cup at the Curragh.

Godolphin also have Mutafaweq, Ekraar, Give The Slip and Hatha Anna in the Coronation Cup.

John Dunlop has both Millenary and Golden Snake in the June 8 contest.

Millenary showed progressive form throughout 2000, culminating with a fine success in the Rothman`s Royals St Leger and he made a bright start to this year when winning the Group Two Sagitta Jockey Club Stakes early in May from Sandmason, with Wellbeing in fourth.

Dunlop`s other entry, Golden Snake, is a real globetrotter who scored in Group One events at Cologne and San Siro last season, and also opened his 2001 campaign in style, taking the Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp at the end of April.

Sir Michael Stoute has the star filly Petrushka, who enjoyed a brilliant 2000 with wins in the Irish Oaks, Yorkshire Oaks and Prix de l`Opera-Hotel at Longchamp.

She also finished fourth to Love Divine in the Vodafone Oaks and third in the Sagitta 1000 Guineas.

Last year`s winning owner, the Aga Khan, has recent Chester scorer Adilabad engaged, while Stoute`s third entry is Little Rock.

There is a strong overseas entry with six Irish raiders and three trained in France.

The Irish contingent, which includes a trio trained by permit-holder Luke Comer, is headed by the Aidan O`Brien`s Bach, who finished second on his seasonal debut at the Curragh earlier this month.

France is represented by Hightori who ran a brilliant race to be a short-head second to Observatory in the Group One Prix d`Ispahan at Longchamp last weekend.

Andrew Cooper, clerk of the course at Epsom, said: 'It is heartening to see such a strong potential field for the Vodafone Coronation Cup which is run on a superb Friday, which also has the premier fillies` Classic, the Vodafone Oaks.'