Sakhee's Secret, who gave East Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison a Group 1 success in last year's Darley July Cup, has been retired to stud.

The four-year-old has struggled to recapture the form that saw him storm home from Dutch Art in the six-furlong sprint at Newmarket last summer.

And, after he pulled muscles in his back leaving the stalls in the Nunthorpe Stakes back at Newmarket last month, Secret's connections have decided to retire him.

The son of Sakhee, who won five races and prize money totalling £282,178, will stand at Whitsbury Manor Stud in Hampshire with a fee of £6,500.

Morrison said Sakhee's Secret had been a pleasure to train as he had an excellent temperament and had always been a supreme athlete.

The chestnut colt was owned by Bridget Swire, whose colours were carried to victory by the Morrison-trained Taikoo at Goodwood.

The 25-1 chance held off Cleaver by a head under Robert Havlin in a mile and a half handicap.

However, there was a sting in the tail for Morrison, who picked up a £650 fine for a double declaration, with the three-year-old also down to run at Chester.

West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon's recuperation following the horrific M1 crash which left him seriously injured and claimed the life of his longtime friend Tim Corby has been boosted by a string of winners over the past week.

South Cape and Siberian Tiger gave him a double at Goodwood last Saturday, and Akhenaten made it an across-the-cards treble with victory at Chester.

Two days earlier, Channon notched an across-the-card double with Atlantic Sport, who pushed the trainer's prize-money for the season beyond the £1m mark with victory at Sandown, and Jollyhockeysticks, who scored at Great Leighs on Thursday.

Artistic Licence sprang a 20-1 surprise at Great Leighs, and Cerito made the long trip to Musselburgh pay off to keep Channon's bandwagon rolling.

Wantage trainer Henry Candy, whose Corrybrough finished a creditable fourth to African Rose in the Ladbrokes Sprint Cup at Doncaster, sent out Shanzu to score at Leicester.

Dane O'Neill completed a 884-1 treble with victory on the 22-1 shot in an extended mile handicap.

Candy also struck with the Amy Scott-ridden Granary at the Midlands course a week earlier.

Kingston Lisle trainer David Pinder sent out Gazboolou to land a gamble at Kempton.

The four-year-old was backed down from 9-1 to 4-1 favourite before taking a mile handicap under Fergus Sweeney by a head from Onenightinlisbon.

Dream In Waiting, the mount of apprentice Ashley Morgan, came up trumps for Whatcombe trainer Paul Cole in a Doncaster nursery.

And over the jumps, Cebonne followed up his recent Newton Abbot win for Blewbury trainer Sophie Leech with an easy success at Bangor.

The seven-year-old coasted home by 12 lengths under Paul Moloney in an extended three-mile handicap chase.