Racing: Tomba does the business

Tomba, trained by Brian Meehan, won the Group Three Grosse Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten, Germany on Saturday. The three-year-old tracked the leaders until driven to the front entering the final two furlongs by Michael Tebbutt and held on well to score a half-length victory over Global Player. Aldino, the mount of Stephen Davies, was third with favourite Macanal, winner of the race 12 months ago, out of the money.

The Sussex Stakes second Starborough is set for a quick reappearance in the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville on Sunday. David Loder reckons the St James's Palace Stakes winner has come on for the race at Goodwood 10 days ago and is keen to take advantage of the colt's wellbeing.

"Starborough is very well and will probably run in the Prix Jacques le Marois next Sunday," the trainer said yesterday "The way he has come out of the Sussex Stakes he was probably a little bit ring-rusty in that race. It has really sharpened him up so possibly he was rusty after a break."

Starborough went down by three quarters of a length to Ali-Royal at Goodwood. He landed the nine-furlong Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on his last visit to France in June but Loder said: "This year he will stay at a mile. It's up to Sheikh Mohammed if he stays in training next year but if he does he will then be campaigned at up to 10 furlongs."

Eveningperformance, beaten just a short-head in last year's Nunthorpe Stakes at York, will bid to go one better in the five-furlong Group One contest on Thursday week.

Henry Candy's charge, slow to come hand this spring after being troubled with a cough, disappointed when tenth in the King George Stakes at Goodwood.