Gleneagles is set to get an entry in the Breeders' Cup as the dust settles on his defeat at Ascot on Saturday.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained dual 2000 Guineas winner had missed a number of engagements due to unsuitably soft ground since winning the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, and his participation in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at the weekend was in some doubt right up until the 11th hour.

He eventually got the go-ahead to clash with Solow, but had to settle for sixth place, with O'Brien regretting the decision to run.

The Ballydoyle trainer said: "He seems to be fine. The ground has been holding us up all year and I was saying 'no' (to him running) all year.

"We always do what is right for the horse and he is a very low moving, very fast miler and I should have said no again.

"We'll do a little bit with him in the (Monday) morning and we'll also make an entry (for the Breeders' Cup)."

Gleneagles is a best-priced 16-1 for the Breeders' Cup Classic, in which he could clash with Triple Crown hero American Pharoah.

Nigel Twiston-Davies delight as the new one off to a winning start

The New One started the long road back to a third tilt at the Champion Hurdle with what has become a customary success in the williamhill.com Hurdle at Kempton Park.

For the third year in succession the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained seven-year-old claimed the two-mile Listed event to get his season under way on a winning note.

Travelling well throughout the race, the 2-11 favourite, making his first start since finishing fifth behind Faugheen at Cheltenham in March, put it to the pacesetting Rayvin Black on the turn for home, before moving on after jumping the second-last together.

Although needing to be shaken up by Sam Twiston-Davies, the dual Grade One winner soon asserted on the run-in, seeing off the attentions of Stephanie Frances by two lengths in workmanlike fashion, to complete a double on the day for the father and son team

The New One was nevertheless pushed out to 20-1 from 16-1 for the Champion Hurdle by William Hill.

Twiston-Davies said: "He has not run for a long time and he's bigger than he has been at this time of the season.

"The race was run slowly and it was a bit of a dawdle, but he was very quick over the last two, which was lovely to see and I'm chuffed to bits.

"He'll go to Haydock next for the Betfair meeting and then on to the International at Cheltenham - basically he'll have the same sort of programme as last season."

Fond Memory (9-2) got the ball rolling for the pair when scoring at the meeting for the second successive year with a battling success in the William Hill-Bet On The Move Handicap Chase.

Twiston-Davies said: "He tried really hard and has a lot of heart. I am chuffed to bits with him. He won at this meeting last year and obviously likes Kempton and these meetings in the autumn."

Maputo continued his rise through the ranks since switching from the Flat when outclassing his opponents with consummate ease in the William Hill-On Your Mobile Novices' Hurdle.

Hurdling with fluency, the 5-6 favourite, a Group Three winner on the level when trained by Mark Johnston, crossed the line with six lengths in hand under Aidan Coleman.

Trainer John Ferguson, who claimed the race back in 2013 with Sea Lord, said: "He has got bags of pace from the Flat and he has taken to hurdling well.

"He was a bit keen on his first run at Perth and the hood has helped him. He is an exciting horse to have in the yard.

"The Paddy Power meeting is a possibility as that is where we took Sea Lord and Parlour Games after this."

Alan King enhanced his exceptional record in the William Hill-In The App Store Juvenile Hurdle after Oceane made it two wins from as many starts.

After opening his account at Fontwell the 2-9 favourite gave the Barbury Castle handler his fifth win from the last eight renewals of the two-mile event when proving too strong for his rivals.

King said: "I am delighted with that. They have gone a good gallop from the flag-fall. It has not told us much, but he has enjoyed it."

'Special' Muhaarar heads for retirement after Ascot wonder show

Charlie Hills hailed Muhaarar "the best I've trained" after his sprinting superstar made a case for being ranked right among the very best in the division in recent years with a scintillating display at Ascot on Saturday.

Considered a Classic prospect at the start of the year and a luckless eighth in the French 2000 Guineas, the three-year-old was a brilliant winner of the inaugural Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot and has dominated since.

Further Group One victories in the July Cup at Newmarket and the Prix Maurice de Gheest confirmed his status as Europe's best sprinter and he looked better than ever in the British Champions Sprint. His retirement has now been confirmed.

Hills said: "He only lost five kilos and has taken the race really well.

"It has taken time for him to get that sprinting mentality. We spent a lot of time trying to get him to settle and trying to help him get a mile and then coming back to six furlongs, they have to learn to sprint.

"He's a pretty special horse. He has the right attitude, a wonderful temperament and everything you need in a racehorse really.

"That's pretty much him done now. I think he'll be going to stud shortly and there'll be a string of mares waiting for him I'm sure.

"Our job is to try and find another one like him now, which won't be easy.

"It's not easy to find good horses and he's the best I've trained, without a shadow of a doubt."

Angus Gold, racing manager for owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, believes Muhaarar should be regarded as one of the sprinting greats.

"He was fantastic and we are enormously lucky to be associated with such a brilliant horse," said Gold.

"To me, that was his best performance and what a fantastic way to go out, showing off his talent on the world stage.

"The horse has a brilliant mind and constitution, but a huge amount of credit has to go to Charlie and his team for keeping him in such good shape for so long.

"That's definitely it now and he's going to become a very important part of Sheikh Hamdan's breeding operation.

"A lot of people are comparing him to Dayjur (three-time Group One winner for the owner in 1990), but they are very different horses.

"Dayjur was a 'blitz 'em' horse, while I don't really think Muhaarar is an out-and-out sprinter.

"That might sound strange for a horse that's won four Group Ones over six furlongs, but physically he's not built like a sprinter and I think he just has an enormous amount of class.

"You don't get many really top-class sprinters in this part of the world - Dayjur and Oasis Dream are two - and I think he deserves to be mentioned alongside them now."

Clive Cox retains faith in Kodi Bear despite Qeii reverse

Clive Cox has not lost any faith in Kodi Bear despite a slightly disappointing showing in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

The three-year-old came into the Group One contest in a rich vein of form following summer successes in the Sovereign Stakes at Salisbury and the Celebration Mile at Goodwood, but beat just one horse home, albeit beaten less than four lengths by the brilliant Solow.

Cox feels the fact his stable star had been off the track since late August led to him not running up to his best, but is confident he will prove his worth next season.

"I think he went there a bit too fresh and he was keen early on in the race. I think that was visible," said the Lambourn handler.

"He was still only beaten three and three-quarter lengths by the best around at the moment and with another winter on his back, I'm still confident he's definitely a top-class horse.

"It was just one of those things, but he's a horse everyone here has always held in high regard and it's not too difficult to see him making his mark at the top level next season."

Roger Charlton confirms time test for Breeders' Cup Mile

Time Test has been given the green light to contest the Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland at the end of this month.

A brilliant winner of the Tercentenary Stakes at Royal Ascot over a mile and a quarter before finishing fourth in York's Juddmonte International, the Dubawi colt came back to a mile to run out a decisive victor in last month's Joel Stakes at Newmarket.

Connections decided to sidestep the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot and trainer Roger Charlton has confirmed he will now be prepared for a trip across the Atlantic.

"Time Test worked well at Wolverhampton on Thursday under Ryan Moore and the plan is that he departs for Lexington, Kentucky next Saturday to enable him to run in the Breeders' Cup Mile," Charlton told his website www.rogercharlton.com.

"Wolverhampton were most accommodating, allowing us to use the stalls which were positioned similar to how it will be in Keeneland and he worked a mile with two lead horses. He looks very well and is in a good place.

"At this stage it is tricky to know exactly what will turn up, but it appears that Esoterique will prove to be the greatest danger.

"A good draw will be essential."