Racing: Just James is sprint favourite

Just James, trained by Jeremy Noseda, is 11-2 favourite with the sponsors for Saturday's William Hill Trophy at York.

The highlight of the course's Timeform Charity Day, the event is Britain's most valuable sprint handicap for three-year-olds and has attracted 37 entries, including six from Tim Easterby's yard.

His contingent is headed by last year's Weatherbys Super Sprint winner Good Girl and she could be joined by Travelling Times, Artie, Fayr Jag, Secret Spoof and Silver Band. Although the entries are dominated by northern-trained runners, Newmarket is represented by James Fanshawe's Curfew, the Alex Stewart-trained Selective and Neville Callaghan's Essenin.

BETTING: 11-2 Just James, 8-1 Fire Up The Band, 9-1 Fayr Jag, Impressive Flight, 10-1 Jonny Ebeneezer, Selective, 12-1 Baldour, Baralinka, Curfew, Waterside, 14-1 Jakeal, Pinchback, 16-1 Artie, Esenin, Flur Na H Alba, Noble Nick, Silver Band, 20-1 others.

* Connections of last week's Vodafone Diomed Stakes winner Nayyir are still considering plans for Royal Ascot. Trainer Gerard Butler nominated the Queen Anne Stakes as his next target but William Hill have made the four-year-old 2-1 favourite for the Royal Hunt Cup.

Butler said: "We need to take a good look at the opposition in the Queen Anne but we will confirm him for that and then we will confirm his entry for the Royal Hunt Cup.

"We will have to have a good look at both races before deciding but we would probably lean more towards the Queen Anne."