Racing: Singspiel fit for stud duty

Singspiel, who fractured a leg on the eve of the Breeders' Cup, has recovered well enough to return to Britain from the USA today. The five-year-old will go straight to the Dalham Hall Stud of his owner, Sheikh Mohammed. He will commence stallion duties in the New Year.

Michael Stoute, Singspiel's trainer, said: "He has progressed very, very well and everyone is extremely happy to let him travel back now."

Pilsudski, Stoute's other globe-trotting star, leaves the trainer's care on 11 January to take up stallion duties in Japan.