Monday's racing bulletin

The Five Live selection is Greenwich Meantime in the 1730 at Thirsk (all times BST).

Monday's racing pages reflect on a scintillating performance from Divine Proportions in the Prix de Diane Hermes, the French Oaks, at Chantilly.

Trainer Pascal Bary described the filly as "the best since Sea Bird", who was the stunning Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner in 1965.

Connections will now contemplate a tilt at this year's Arc, where she could face Epsom Derby winner Motivator.

There's also plenty of talk about this year's Royal Ascot meeting which gets underway at York on Tuesday.

Cornelius Lysaght column McEvoy eyes big chance

The five-day festival moves north, while the Berkshire track is being refurbished, and many of the papers have been highlighting the chances of young Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy.

The 24-year-old will have the pick of the powerful Godolphin string, due to Frankie Dettori's six-day ban, which has ruled the Italian out of the entire meeting.

The bookmakers rate McEvoy as the 9-4 second favourite behind Kieren Fallon, to finish as top jockey.

Monday's flat racing at Brighton gets underway at 1415 and the going is firm after a dry night.

Sir Mark Prescott's Quote Unquote can get favourite backers off to a winning start in the opener.

The going at Thirsk is good to firm, though that could change with heavy rain expected during the day.

Greenwich Meantime has been a beaten favourite on his last three runs but has an excellent chance to return to the winners enclosure in the 1730.

They have been watering the track at Windsor to maintain good to firm going for the evening meeting which starts at 1835.

The best bet could be the Michael Jarvis-trained Cheerleader in the final race at 2105.

The going at Warwick is good to firm, firm in places. McEvoy can warm-up for York with a win on Saaed bin Suroor's Summer Wave in the 1945.