Arod, Elm and Endless given lockinge entries

All three are set to run in advance, with the Ger Lyons-trained Endless Drama likely to contest Sunday's Gr.3 Gladness Stakes at the Curragh, and Arod and Elm Park being considered for the Gr.2 bet365 Mile at Sandown on April 22.

Arod was third, beaten just one length, in last year's Lockinge Stakes (pictured, second right), and trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam is happy with the five-year-old following a disappointing trip to Australia at the end of last year. Jockey Oisin Murphy visited the trainer's Newmarket yard earlier this week to ride Arod, who is said to be, "fresh, very well, and looking fantastic in his coat".

Andrew Balding, the trainer of Elm Park, is also happy with his colt, who he says is "a bigger, stronger model this year". Balding hopes to take the four-year-old to a racecourse for a gallop ahead of his first race of the season.

Arod and Elm Park are owned by Qatar Racing, while Endless Drama runs for a partnership involving Sheikhs Khalifa and Suhaim plus Qatar Racing. Last seen in public when chasing home Gleneagles in the Gr.1 Irish 2000 Guineas, Endless Drama suffered a muscle pull during that race, and, being a big colt, was given plenty of time to recover.

He recently worked with two stable companions at the Curragh after racing, looked a picture and pleased Lyons.

Photograph of 2015 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes by Laurence Squire