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remained indoors at Sandringham House.

Yesterday Buckingham Palace announced that the 90-year-old monarch, who is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, would be unable to go to the service.

It was an announcement that sent alarm bells ringing amid fears for her health.

At the end of last week royal sources had appeared confident that she would be well enough to attend church.

But despite the announcement, there was no suggestion that she had taken a turn for the worse yesterday.

It is understood that since she travelled to Norfolk – a day later than planned because of her illness – the Queen has been up and about and dealing with preparations for Christmas.

A palace spokesman said: “Her Majesty the Queen will not attend church at Sandringham.

“The Queen continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery.

“Her Majesty will participate in the Royal Family Christmas celebrations during the day.”

It is the first time the Queen has missed the church service at Sandringham since the Royal family moved their festive celebration there in

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She has spent every Christmas Day since 1988 at Sandringham and attended the parish church each time.

There are long-standing contingency plans in place if the Queen or any other member of her family falls ill while at Sandringham.

A team of doctors, under the supervision of Professor Huw Thomas, the Queen’s physician, is on call and arrangements are in place for the Queen to be transferred to hospital – usually Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge – if the sovereign needs emergency treatment.

The Queen’s illness emerged on Wednesday when she and Prince Philip failed to take a scheduled train service from London Kings Cross to King’s Lynn.

Police officers and station staff were waiting for the royal couple to arrive when the call came through that the trip was cancelled.

The following day they left Buckingham Palace in a helicopter for Sandringham.

Despite their advancing years, the monarch and 95-year-old Philip have generally remained in good health and have missed few official engagements in

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Prince Philip, recovering from a cold, on his way to church with Camilla and Charles

Show goes on as royals turn out at Sandringham MORE than 1,000 people turned out to see the Royal Family at Sandringham in Norfolk yesterday despite the absences of the Queen and the Cambridges.

The Duke of Edinburgh, 95, made it to two church services – at 9am and at 11am – while in recovery from his heavy cold.

There was also a double royal debut for the crowd.

The Queen’s great granddaughters, Savannah Phillips, who will be six on December 29, and her sister Isla, four, both attended St Mary Magdalene Church on

9p I`Z_Xi[ GXcd\i Christmas Day for the first time with their parents, Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips and his Canadian wife Autumn.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in a blue coat were joined by Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Princess Anne and Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

The service was relayed on loudspeakers and the crowd joined in the National Anthem and Once

In Royal David’s City.

Although not with his girlfriend Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, 32, joked with well-wishers on the way back after Mattins.

Ada Nesbitt, 93, decorated her wheelchair and wore tinsel and Santa earmuffs.

Her daughter Jane Nesbitt, 56, from Norfolk, said: “Harry said you expect to get noticed, dressed like that. It’s a pity to miss the Queen but if she’s not well she’s not well. We thought the Duke wasn’t coming but he obviously did his best.”

Prince Harry at Sandringham jokes with Ada Nesbitt, 93, in her wheelchair yesterday recent years due to illness.

The Queen was treated for the symptoms of gastroenteritis in 2013 and stayed overnight in hospital. She was forced to cancel an official trip to Rome.

In June last year, Buckingham Palace also took the unusual step of confirming the Queen’s visit to a private hospital for a routine medical check-up following speculation on social media about

the state of her health.

The Queen and Philip have been gradually scaling back their duties.

Last week the palace announced the monarch was standing down as patron of 25 charities and handing the responsibilities over to other members of her family.

Her last public engagements were on December 15 when she held a number of audiences including one

with the Archbishop of Canterbury.

She also hosted a lunch for her extended family at Buckingham Palace last Tuesday but the last time that she granted an audience was on December 9.

Yesterday Buckingham Palace declined to say when the Queen recorded her Christmas broadcast but it is understood that it was filmed on December 14.

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PRINCE George and Princess Charlotte joined their parents at church on Christmas Day for the first time yesterday.

It marked the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first Christmas away from the royal Sandringham estate since their children were born.

William and Kate and their children joined the Duchess’s parents and sister Pippa Middleton, along with fiance James Matthews, at St Mark’s Church in Englefield, Berks.

George, three, and 19-month-old Charlotte emerged from the church an hour later clutching candy canes, given to all children present to symbolise Jesus as a rock.

Kate, 34, wore a £369 maroon Hobbs Unlimited Celeste wool coat first seen in 2012.

Charlotte looked cute in a navy coat and dark red tights.

William, 34, wore a maroon tie, with George dressed in a long grey coat over maroon shorts and long blue socks.

Pippa, 33, wore a tweed check coat for the trip to the church, while millionaire hedge fund manager James, 41, arrived in a jacket and tie. They are set to be married on

Michael Middleton, James Matthews, James Middleton, Pippa and Carole May 20. The royal party were accompanied by Kate and Pippa’s brother James – there was no sign of his girlfriend, television presenter Donna Air – and their parents Michael and Carole, who wore a poncho.

William and Kate had said they plan to spend as much time with the Middletons as William’s side of the family at Christmas.

The church is about seven miles from Michael and Carole Middleton’s £5million seven-bedroom house in

Bucklebury. The Rev Nick WynneJones, a director of the Church of England’s evangelical council, took the service and praised the royal children for their behaviour afterwards.

There were colouring books in a side room for the children if they became fidgety.

But George and Charlotte stayed seated with their parents in the main part of the church.

The Rev Wynne-Jones added: “I know the Middletons. It’s their family church.”

Sweet exit... Princess Charlotte almost loses her candy cane yesterday

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9p Af_e @e^_Xd THE Queen yesterday hailed Britain’s “unsung heroes” as an inspiration to us all in her Christmas message.

Her Majesty told how she draws strength from meeting “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” as she addressed the nation.

The speech also highlighted Britain’s success in the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, where athletes won 214 medals.

The Queen also told how she was moved when she opened the new Cambridge base of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, where Prince William is a helicopter pilot.

The message was pre-recorded at Buckingham Palace before she caught a heavy cold which has disrupted her Christmas plans.

The Queen said: “To be inspirational you don’t have to save lives or win medals.

“I often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things – volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours, unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special.

“They are an inspiration to those who know them, and their lives frequently embody a truth expressed by Mother Teresa. She once said, ‘Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love’.”

The Queen wore a jade silk cloque dress by Angela Kelly and a pearl and diamond brooch, once worn by the Queen Mother. The message was filmed in the Palace’s Regency Room.

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floral display and a photograph of her with Prince Charles, released earlier this month to mark the end of her 90th year.

She said: “To mark my 90th birthday, volunteers and supporters of the 600 charities of which I have been patron came to a lunch

in The Mall. Many of these organisations are modest in size but inspire me with the work they do.

“From giving friendship and support to our veterans, the elderly or the bereaved, to championing music and dance, their selfless devotion and generosity of spirit is

an example to us all. On our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice, but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine.”

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THE Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall did not attend church at Sandringham yesterday as they grieved the loss of their baby.

Zara, who is convalescing after a miscarriage, spent the day with former England rugby player Mike and their daughter Mia, who is nearly three.

Zara, 35, and Mike, 38, announced in a statement on Christmas Eve that they had lost their second child.

Their spokeswoman would not give any details about the loss of the baby but it is understood Zara is not in any medical danger.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on what officials said was a private matter.

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9p EXk_Xe IXf BRITAIN is set to freeze after one of the warmest Christmases on record gives way to a bitter Arctic plunge.

The turnaround will be the next twist after a mild spell during which thermometers hit 59.2F (15.1C) in Aberdeen yesterday.

The figure just missed the Christmas Day record of 60F (15.6C), set in Devon in 1920.

The mercury will nosedive in the run-up to New Year, with blizzards threatening up to six inches of snow in parts of the country.

The cold snap comes as Storm Conor unleashes a 90mph parting shot across northern Britain today.

Powerful gales threaten damage to trees and buildings, with thousands at risk of Boxing Day blackouts because of falling power cables.

Scotland and the North are braced to near the brunt of today’s onslaught as the rest of the country starts to settle down.

A gust of 148mph was recorded across the top of the Cairngorm mountains yesterday, while winds reached 77mph in many parts of Scotland.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for wind in Scotland today, with a more serious amber alert in place across the Northern Isles.

A separate warning for up to six inches of snow has been issued across Scotland, where gales will whip up blizzard conditions.

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9cljk\ip Met Office forecaster Sophie Yeomans said the weather will calm down after today, although it will turn colder.

Chief forecaster Dan Suri added: “It will turn much colder early on Boxing Day, with blustery showers increasingly turning to snow.

“Gusts of wind of 40-50 mph, and much more on high ground, will lead to temporary blizzard conditions at times.

“Fresh snow accumulations of five to 10cm [up to four inches] are expected above about 200 metres, and of 10 to 15cm [up to six inches] above about 400 metres.

“Gusts of 70 to 80mph, locally 90mph, are possible for a time as a swathe of particularly strong winds associated with Storm Conor passes across the far north of Scotland and the Northern Isles.

“There is potential for renewed travel disruption, for example bridge closures and ferry delays, disruption to power supplies as well as large waves affecting coastal areas.”

Accuweather forecaster Eric Leister warned that strong winds will hit parts of Britain through today.

He said: “While the greatest threat for damaging or travel disruptive winds was on Sunday night as a band of rain and gusty winds crossed the area, a strong wind continuing into Boxing Day could still lead to rail, ferry and flight delays.

“High pressure will bring more tranquil weather to the entire

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The LGA’s environment spokesman Martin Tett said: “Councils are constantly monitoring up-to-theminute weather reports to make sure they can stay one step ahead of the weather. Council teams are ready to be drafted in to help

THOUSANDS of Santas made a splash for charity yesterday by taking a dip in the sea.

People took the plunge at numerous events, including in London, Newcastle upon Tyne, Porthcawl and Bournemouth to raise money for charity.

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provide a variety of services to ensure we are looking out for the more vulnerable members of our communities this winter, from carrying out emergency household repairs to delivering hot meals and portable heaters.

“Local authorities will be constantly updating websites with information on weather, gritting routes, road conditions, school

closures and bin collections.” James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said daytime temperatures would drop to mid-single figures across Britain over the coming days, with overnight lows of minus 3C (26.6F) in the North and freezing point elsewhere.

He said: “Boxing Day could see some heavy falls of snow in parts to the north and west of the country

Holidaymakers flock to book early in bargain summer break bonanza A STAMPEDE for bargain holidays kicks off today as firms slash hundreds of pounds from the cost of summer breaks.

Operators are cutting up to £400 from the price of family getaways.

More than one million people each day between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve will book their next holiday according to a study.

The six-day period will see 6.5 million people book a trip, according to a poll by travel protection body Atol.

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9p EXk_Xe IXf in-demand destination, with 28 per cent of people wanting to visit, followed by Italy (19 per cent), the United States (18 per cent) and Greece (13 per cent).

Thomas Cook kicked off the holiday sales bonanza by cutting the price on trips to Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands.

Managing director Chris Mottershead said: “Every year we see customers start to think about their next break away in the days after Christ-

mas. This year we’ve got a variety of deals available with something for everyone, whether you’re looking to go away as a family, couple or with friends as well as offers for destinations across Europe and further afield.”

The firm has slashed £400 from holidays to Rhodes, Greece, with a family of four able to go for £2,079 – down 16 per cent. Couples after a summer getaway can also cash in with the cost of a two-person trip to Mallorca down from £865 to £665.

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Exmouth, Devon, above, where hundreds of swimmers enjoyed unseasonably warm air temperatures as the mercury reached 55.4F (13C), a near-record for the time of year.

Nearly 1,000 people across Britain took part in the 52nd Christmas morning swim to raise money for children’s cancer charity Latch.

£300 from the cost of some holidays including getaways to the US and Barbados.

Thomson is offering discounts of more than £100 on holidays to Spain, Greece and the Balearic Islands.

Emma Coulthurst, from TravelSupermarket, said: “The holiday sale is just as much a part of the Christmas break now as bagging clothes and electrical bargains.

“We see a surge of people searching from their sofa for a deal from now until the end of January. It’s our busiest time of the year.”

with maybe rain or sleet further south.” Ladbrokes last night decided to refund all bets on a White Christmas after the balmy weather.

Spokeswoman Jessica Bridge said: “White Christmas punters were never given a proper run for their money this year. We’re feeling festive and a little merry from all the sherry and have decided to refund all wagers.”

J?FGG@E> JG<E;@E> =I<EQP 9<>@EJ MILLIONS of Britons will hit the shops today as the post-Christmas spending frenzy gets underway.

The next two days will see a peak in spending as Britons snap up discounts of up to 70 per cent.

About 22 million shoppers are expected to head out with experts predicting the total spend will exceed last year’s £3.74 billion.

Although prices will come down further in the New Year, the best deals are likely to get snapped up today.

Money guru Martin Lewis said: “Deals are almost always better in the

Boxing Day sales. What you tend to get in the January sales is discounts climbing up to 75 per cent for the stuff that hasn’t gone.”

Most major department stores will open from 6am, although John Lewis will be closed until tomorrow.

Online shoppers are also expected to splash out today.

Steve Richardson, director of analysts ShopperTrak UK, predicted that shopper numbers should peak tomorrow.

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9p DXib I\pefc[j TRIBUTES from a host of rock stars poured in after Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt died in hospital suffering from a severe infection.

The star, 68, whose career spanned half a century with Quo guitarist Francis Rossi, had visited a hospital in Marbella, Spain, because of complications with a shoulder injury, his manager Simon Porter said.

Yesterday, Queen’s Brian May said: “Shocked and so sad to hear of the passing of Rick Parfitt. Hard to find words. You truly joyfully rocked our world. RIP, dear buddy.”

The Who also offered their “condolences to the family and friends” on Twitter.

Parfitt was famous for opening Live Aid with Quo in 1985 with their hit Rockin’ All Over The World.

Live Aid co-organiser Midge Ure said: “Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt dies.

Dreadfully sad.

Lovely man.

Thoughts go out to his family and friends.”

Fellow rocker Bryan Adams tweeted: “RIP Rick Parfitt. Deepest condolences to Rick’s family, Francis Rossi, Simon Porter and all the members of Status Quo.” Spandau Ballet star Martin Kempt wrote: “RIP you lovely man Rick Parfitt. You rocked all around the world and back again. One of rock’s great characters. You will be

ÊKf dXep _\ nXj X ifZb jkXi# kf d\ _\ nXj j`dgcp ;X[Ë missed!” Parfitt’s death on Christmas Eve followed years of concern about his ill health, which had seen him stricken by multiple heart attacks and a cancer scare.

Most recently he had been forced to withdraw from his band’s tour after he collapsed and briefly “died” over the summer, according to Simon Porter.

Yesterday his son Rick Jr, one of Parfitt’s four children, also wrote a touching tribute, saying: “I cannot describe the sadness I feel right now.

To many he was a rock star, to me he was simply ‘Dad’, and I loved him hugely. RIP Pappa Parf”.

Parfitt and Rossi both received OBEs in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in 2010.

But the awards belied humble beginnings with the pair having first met in 1965 when they were separately playing the summer season at Butlin’s in Minehead.

Parfitt later joined Rossi in Status Quo in 1967 in time for the release of the psychedelic Pictures Of Matchstick Men which became their first hit, reaching number seven in January 1968.

They went on to build a huge dedicated fan base in a career spanning five decades. With hits like Caroline, Down Down and Whatever You Want, Quo enjoyed huge commercial success. They now boast worldwide record sales of 122 million and have spent 500 weeks in the UK album charts. Parfitt was mar-

Clockwise from top left, Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi on stage with Status Quo. Rick as a teenager at Butlins and with Rossi receiving their OBEs in 2010 and with his third wife Lyndsay and their twins Tommy and Lilly in 2011

ried three times, first to Marietta Broker with whom he had his first son Rick Jnr and daughter Heidi, who died when she was two-and-ahalf. He later married Patty Beedon with whom he had a son Harry.

His third marriage was to Lyndsay Whitburn, with whom he had twins Tommy and Lily in 2008.

Parfitt’s family and manager said in a statement: “We are truly devastated to have to announce that Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has passed away. This tragic news comes at a time when Rick was hugely looking forward to launching a solo career with an album and autobiography planned for 2017 following his departure from touring activities on medical advice.

“He will be sorely missed by his family, friends, fellow band members, management, crew and his dedicated legion of fans from throughout the world.”

Pictures: STEVE REIGATE & JOHN STILLWELL/PA

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Piers Sellers travelled on the Shuttle

SCIENTISTS are mourning the loss of British-born astronaut Piers Sellers, who has died at the age of 61.

Dr Sellers, originally from Crowborough, East Sussex, flew on three Space Shuttle missions between 2002 and 2010 and spent 35 days in space.

He died on Friday in Houston of pancreatic cancer, Nasa said.

In January, he wrote an emotional article for the New York Times about his diagnosis and he later featured in film star Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary Before The Flood.

Nasa administrator Charles Bolden led the tributes to Dr

9p DXib I\pefc[j Sellers, calling him “a tremendous public servant who was dedicated to Nasa, the nation and the world”.

He said: “He was a strident defender and eloquent spokesperson for our planet.

“Spacewalker and scientist, free thinker and friend to our planet, and all who seek new knowledge, to say he will be missed would be a gross understatement.”

He said Dr Sellers “devoted his life to saving the planet” and added: “His legacy will be one not only of urgency that the climate is warming

but also of hope that we can yet improve humanity’s stewardship of this planet. His cancer diagnosis became a catalyst for him to work even harder on efforts to save the planet from global warming.”

In July, Dr Sellers was awarded Nasa’s highest honour, its Distinguished Service Medal. He had been appointed an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List in 2011.

The University of Leeds and Edinburgh graduate was also praised for his optimism in both DiCaprio’s documentary and his piece for the New York Times outlining his diagnosis. Dr Sellers wrote: “As an

astronaut, I spacewalked 220 miles above the Earth. Floating alongside the International Space Station, I watched hurricanes cartwheel across oceans, the Amazon snake its way to the sea through a brilliant green carpet of forest, and gigantic night-time thunderstorms flash and flare for hundreds of miles along the Equator.

“From this God’s-eye-view, I saw how fragile and infinitely precious the Earth is. I’m hopeful for its future.”

He had gained his American citizenship in order to fulfil a childhood dream of going into space.

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THE Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of a world “awash with fear and division” as he delivered his Christmas message yesterday.

The Most Right Rev Justin Welby warned that the world had become “less predictable” during 2016.

But he also told a service at Canterbury Cathedral that a brighter future can emerge from the most difficult of times, when the “glory of God chases away the fear of terror”.

But critics, including former Ukip

9p :pi`c ;`ofe POPE Francis has warned that Christmas has become a “hostage” to material greed and an obsession with expensive gifts.

The Pontiff used one of his seasonal addresses in Rome to warn that we are abandoning the real joys of Christmas.

His Holiness told a huge gathering at the Vatican for his Christmas Eve homily that we should rediscover God’s message in the simple pleasures.

“Indifference can exist when Christmas becomes a feast where the protagonists are ourselves, rather than Jesus,” he said.

“When the lights of commerce cast the light of God into the shadows. When we are concerned for gifts, but cold toward those who are marginalised.”

He then added: “This worldliness has taken Christmas hostage. It needs to be freed.”

Pope Francis delivered his attack on materialism at St Peter’s Basilica, in front of a

9p :pi`c ;`ofe leader Nigel Farage, accused the archbishop of being “negative” in the wake of the historic Brexit vote and US President elect Donald Trump’s surprise election to the White House.

The archbishop said: “The end of 2016 finds us all in a different kind of world, one less predictable and certain, which feels more awash with fear and division. That uncertainty of

our world, our feelings, tells us that our values are in the wrong place.

“Economic progress, technological progress, communication progress hasn’t resulted in economic justice.

“It hasn’t delivered glory for us.”

But, he said: “It is amongst those on the edge, those ignored, and amongst persecuted believers that I have most clearly seen the glory of God this year.” He said the fear of

Pope hits at obsession with costly gifts that cheapens Christmas 10,000-strong crowd. It was dotted with armed police after a security crackdown prompted by the Christmas Market terror attack in Berlin.

Yesterday, this time before a crowd that had swelled to 40,000 in his traditional Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Francis spoke about the evils of terrorism, urging people to keep the victims of violence, war and conflict in their thoughts. “Peace to

those who have lost a person dear to them as a result of brutal acts of terrorism, which have sown fear and death into the hearts of so many,” he said.

He said he wanted to be heard by as many victims as possible, and highlighted a long list of countries blighted by conflict.

“This message of peace goes out to the ends of the Earth to reach all peoples, especially those scarred by war and harsh con-

flicts that seem stronger than the yearning for peace. It is time for weapons to be still forever in Syria, and the international community to actively seek a negotiated solution, so that civil co-existence can be restored in the country.

“Peace to the peoples who suffer because of the economic ambitions of the few, because of the greed and the idolatry of money, which leads to slavery.”

terror, the power of death, and the economies of injustice could be overcome.

The archbishop concluded: “The only place and person who can bring glory to us is the child of Bethlehem who became the victim on the cross.”

In response, Mr Farage tweeted: “Merry Christmas. Ignore all negative messages from the Archbishop of Canterbury and have a great day!”

Pictures: ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP, DAN KITWOOD/PA

The Pontiff waves from St Peter’s balcony yesterday

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Anger as thousands of homes without water A FAULT at a pumping station left thousands of homes high and dry yesterday.

Residents of south-west London woke up to find their water supply had been switched off by Thames Water due to a broken pump in Hampton, west London.

Disgruntled residents took to social media to express their outrage.

Sue Rahmani posted: “No water supply on Xmas day.

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Alex Rodrigues said: “Merry Christmas from Thames Water.”

A Thames Water spokeswoman said they had received 1,500 calls from customers about the water shortage by 11.15am. The spokeswoman said: “We apologise that customers are without water. This is because of an issue with our Hampton pumps.”

Carbolic soap is key to long life says Rita, 105 SCRUBBING with carbolic soap is the best habit for a long life, reveals Rita Evans who has just celebrated her 105th birthday.

She says she has remained healthy using the antiseptic coal tar soap since she was a 14-year-old.

Rita, who has 10 grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren, was born on December 15, 1911, in Swansea.

She was adopted as a baby by a childless couple.

9p 8e`c ;XnXi For the past seven years the former parlour maid has lived at a care home in Chirk, near Wrexham.

Despite her age, Rita loves to join in games like bingo and enjoys a singalong.

Lisa Johnson, manager at the care home, added: “Mrs Evans is a lovely lady and very much part of the family here.

“We’re delighted to be able to share this special day with her.”

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Bosses expecting a Brexit boom in 2017 BRITISH bosses are expecting 2017 to be a boom year following the vote to leave the EU, it was revealed last night.

A survey of the 34,000 members of the Institute of Directors has revealed that 60 per cent are “optimistic” or “very optimistic” about their prospects for the coming year.

The members, mostly drawn from small and medium sized businesses across the UK, cited expectations of higher revenue and profitability as particular bright spots.

Some 60 per cent expect to increase revenues in 2017.

The IoD said there are also notable improvements since the last survey in the number of firms looking to invest and increase staff numbers.

IoD chief Simon Walker said: “Businesses are becoming used to uncertainty.

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“And the early signs of the industrial strategy are certainly positive.”

His IoD colleague, economist James Sproule said: “Politicians must now look to build on this optimism with an ambitious pro-enterprise domestic agenda and a constructive start to our European negotiations.

“Confidence is a funny thing, and it can’t be taken for granted – a misjudged speech or signs that we aren’t making progress in Brussels could signal a sudden downturn.

“The Budget in March remains a vital moment for this Government and the economy as a whole.

Encouraging firms to invest must remain top of the agenda.”

Simon Walker welcomed the rise in confidence

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That being said, an EU army, whether we are part of it or not, remains a dangerous idea. Merging national armies is a complete waste of resources.

And after the many failings of the Brussels regime in recent years it is surely madness to give the EU control over defence as well.

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ETAILERS are hoping for a Boxing Day sales bonanza. If you didn’t get that present you desperately wanted yesterday, at least there’s a chance of finding it at a reduced price today. Good luck.

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N HER Christmas message the Queen chose to focus on the “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” who have inspired others through their actions. As Her Majesty put it, these include “volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours”. These people form a vital but often under-appreciated part of the fabric of British society.

Given that many of them will have had to put on hold their own Christmas celebrations so that others can enjoy the festive period, it was timely for the Queen to recognise their contribution.

One can only hope this lifted the spirits of millions of selfless people who do not always get the recognition they deserve.

But the Queen’s annual message is also an occasion to reflect on what an important institution the Royal Family remains.

Their own charitable endeavours – the Queen chose to highlight the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Prince’s Trust, both of which celebrated significant anniversaries this year – make such a difference to the lives of people up and down the country.

Moreover, the monarchy remains a key part of our national identity. At times of turmoil the Queen has provided a steady hand on the tiller and served as a unifying figure. That she has done so for more than 60 years is testament to her devotion and sense of civic duty.

Yesterday Her Majesty had to miss her usual Christmas Day church service for the first time in decades because she is still recovering from a heavy cold. It was, though, a welcome sight to see Prince Philip back on his feet and we can only wish the Queen a similarly swift recovery.

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ITH its generosity and excess the Christmas period has always disturbed puritans.

The religious zealots of the 16th and 17th centuries vociferously condemned the festival on the grounds that it was too vulgar and profane.

“What dicing and carding, what eating and drinking, what banqueting and feasting,” wailed fanatical Protestant Philip Stubbs in 1580. With that bleak authoritarianism which was its hallmark, Oliver Cromwell’s government even tried to ban the celebrations entirely. The grim campaign was only ended by the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.

Today we have our own killjoys. Unlike their forebears they don’t dress up their disapproval in the language of religious piety but they still see Christmas as a source of danger, offence and anxiety. What most people regard as a moment of cheerful relaxation they see as the potential cue to risky consumption and irresponsible inebriation.

Some of their negativity about Christmas stems from the fact that, even in our increasingly secular age, it is still at heart a Christian event.

As a result it does not sit easily with the fashionable agenda of diversity, which holds that all cultures are to be revered except our own.

Another cause of censure lies in the obsession with health and safety, which leads to the Christmas period being treated as a kind of lethal minefield.

According to the alarmist advice from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Christmas meals “need careful planning to avoid injuries” since “hot fat, boiling water and sharp knives make the kitchen one of the most dangerous places”.

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Nor is the Norwegian spruce “as innocent as it looks. Every year about 1,000 people are injured by their tree”. Even opening presents can be fraught, says the society, not least because of parents “accidentally stabbing themselves with scissors”.

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EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY: The average Christmas dinner contains 6,000 calories

C\f DZB`ejkip ;X`cp <ogi\jj Zfclde`jk survive among these spoilsports. A few years ago the TUC warned that the mistletoe was not a festive piece of foliage but a possible vehicle for sexual harassment. “There won’t be much Christmas cheer in your workplace if your winter wonderland turns out to be a danger zone,” said Frances O’Grady of the TUC. But by far the most intense source of puritanical reproach is focused on our traditional habit of indulgence in rich food and drink over the Christmas period. It is precisely because this is a time for conspicuous ingestion that the fingerwaggers are so aggrieved. In 1643 the anti-royalist parliament expressed its outrage that the Christmas holiday was “giving liberty to carnal and sensual delights”.

The public health lobbyists feel exactly the same way today.

They are appalled that over Christmas the public is estimated to put down its throat 250million pints of beer, 35million bottles of wine, 10 million turkeys and 25 million Christ-

mas puddings, each slice of which contains more than 1,000 calories. The average Christmas dinner contains 6,000 calories – far beyond the officially recommended range for men of 2,500 calories a day.

In their effort to change our ways the health advisers have been churning out their admonitions. “Make open-top mince pies, using less pastry,” urges the NHS Healthy Choices website, adding that dates should be swapped for chocolates.

In place of plum pudding, suggests the BBC’s Good Food guide, why not have sticky cinnamon figs? The Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland tells revellers to alternate “alcoholic drinks with water”, “avoid rounds”, “know your limits” and “drink slowly” in “sips not gulps”. I am sure that advice was eagerly followed in my home city of Belfast.

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on the NHS, especially through obesity. Such lectures are a direct consequence of having a vast, monolithic health service subsidised entirely by public funds, where citizens are held to have a duty to be healthy in order to reduce costs. But this is nonsense since smokers, drinkers and heavy eaters pay far more in taxes than they take out in treatment.

History shows that hostility to pleasure has always been manifested by jealous personality types, who think joylessness and austerity are virtues.

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S THE great American journalist HL Mencken wrote, the puritan is haunted by “the fear that someone, somewhere may be having fun”. The spirit of the ironhearted Cromwellian can be found in the 19th-century Victorian matron clucking about respectability, the 20thcentury hair-shirted Marxist railing at capitalism and the 21st-century green campaigner who sees all materialism as a form of evil.

What the busybodies seek is the chance to parade their moral superiority and to exert control. That is why they so eagerly wield the weapons of bureaucracy, including sugar taxes, equality audits, healthy drinking limits, calorie counters, environmental regulations and public health warnings.

But the best way to deny them influence is by celebrating with gusto.

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UNDO that top button and let it all hang out. In fact let it flop, flow and roll with it.

Not just the plum duff tum but everything, really. Kick off your new slippers, slide down on to the sofa and let it go. So many people are sighing “It’s been quite a year” and it’s true that it feels as though a juggernaut of change has barrelled past us while we shudder with the repercussions on the hard shoulder of life.

It’s hard to make sense of a lot of things in retrospect. We can’t always find clarity or the answers we seek so befuddlement is fine too.

For many of us the weeks leading up to Christmas Day have been a frenzy of preparation, merry-making and trying to guess the right gift choices for the most obdurately obscure people.

What we don’t realise is the toll such a breakneck pace of life takes on us. It’s as if you are walking against the tide in cement boots. This can come to feel so normal that we can’t trust or enjoy serious downtime: the sublime joy of nothingness.

Some are so hooked on the toxic negative energy of stress and burnout they use it to define their very being.

You know, the types who always make an entrance with “OMG, you won’t believe the day I’ve had.”

Even if we did our utmost to convince them that we do believe, they would still trundle on regardless with their tales of how the universe has conspired to make their lives a torment.

Coming to Boxing Day and this peaceful time between now and

New Year can, for some of us, seem like we’ve been at a Motorhead concert for weeks and suddenly someone pulled the plug leaving us with a howling silence to which we must now make the effort to acclimatise.

Try not to be tempted to get back to the “doing rather than being” mode by mindlessly trawling the sales on stress autopilot.

Why not instead invest in creative loafing? Doing very little. Moving less. Enjoying the reverie of your thoughts while Dorothy’s ruby slippers click her home somewhere on a TV channel. Really relish the glee of not being too responsible for having to do anything at all.

Admittedly it takes a bit of practice for those of us oppressed by the cult of busyness.

There are ends of cheeses to nibble and tidbits so divine you can skip the plate and eat straight from the fridge just like Nigella Lawson, pictured.

Allow your thoughts to marinade in sweet sherry and chocolate boxes. The new year will bring plenty of time for diet regimes and self-denial.

Let grievances and unfinished business roll over you and accept what you can’t change. Consciously choose to turn down the volume on negative and sad thoughts.

We do sometimes forget we always have a choice which thought avenue to go down. So today choose the one with a soft landing – whether that is the sofa, your favourite soap or a secret place in the labyrinth of your mind that reminds you that in the end everything is and will be all right.

Cards are always worth sending YOU know what a haul it is – you sigh and start to work your way through your Christmas card list.

Inevitably you come across an old friend you are out of touch with and um and ah whether to send a card. I was sad and glad I did.

I invested in a stamp and sent a card to an old friend I hadn’t heard from for a couple of years, included my business card in case they’d lost my details and inquired: “Lunch in 2017?”

Days later I received an email from my friend’s wife saying he had

died of a brain tumour two years ago but she didn’t know all his friends to tell.

I was so sad to hear this as I always imagined my irrepressible friend devouring life as he always had somewhere, someplace, even though I hadn’t heard from him.

So please do send that Christmas card – or any card at any time of the year for that matter – to those near and far with whom you may have lost touch but still care about.

It will always be a welcome investment.

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A FRIEND confessed she’s not making New Year’s resolutions any more. Why? “Because no one likes a skinny, sober, smug, superior show-off,” she replied. She could be on to something.

J?LK$<P< B<<GJ LJ JD@C@E> WE all need boosts to our self-esteem to keep us on top form. In a recent survey by Fitness First a good night’s sleep topped the list of things both men and women felt vital for keeping them feeling good. In second place for men was pay day and for women it was receiving a

compliment. Donald Trump is rumoured to have only three hours sleep per night to stay ahead of the competition.

But when you’ve billions in the bank and are President-elect of the most powerful country in the world, who needs kip to give you a boost?

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9p Af_e @e^_Xd ;\]\eZ\ <[`kfi A MILITARY plane carrying Russia’s Red Army Choir crashed into the sea yesterday killing all 92 on board.

The TU-154 Tupolev vanished from radar screens two minutes after taking off from a refuelling stop in Sochi, southern Russia.

It was taking 64 members of the choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble, to perform a New Year show for Russian troops in Syria.

The 33-year-old plane plummeted into the Black Sea after taking off in good weather and heading for Russia’s Hmeimim air base near Latakia, Syria.

The base is the launchpad of Russian air raids against forces trying to topple Syria’s president Bashar Assad.

A source ruled out terrorism, with another saying the likeliest cause of the crash was a technical or pilot error.

;`jXgg\Xi\[ An audio recording on Russian media, said to be the final conversation between air traffic controllers and the plane, apparently revealed no difficulties.

The crew’s voices were calm right up to the moment the plane disappeared. No SOS signal was sent. The plane had been carrying 84 passengers and eight crew.

Russian Defence ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said: “Fragments of the TU-154 plane of the Russian defence ministry were found 1.5km (one mile) from the Black Sea coast of the city of Sochi at a depth of 50 to 70m (165-230ft).

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The choir were on a Tupolev 154 jet, similar to the one above.

Vladimir Putin, left, declared a day of mourning ships, four helicopters a plane and a drone were conducting the search. Another six ships and a mini-submarine from Russia’s Black Sea fleet are on their way and will be joined by more than 100 divers.

President Putin declared today will be a national day of mourning The Alexandrov Ensemble is a prestigious choir founded in 1928

by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov who wrote the music to the Soviet Union’s national anthem.

Its cast includes an orchestra and dancers.

The dead included the Ensemble’s current director, Valery Khalilov, the inaugural winner of Russia’s state prize for achievements in human rights, Elizaveta Glinka, nine journalists, eight soldiers and

two civil servants. The TU-154 is the workhorse of the Russian Air Force and has flown regular trips to Syria with fighter escorts.

It is being phased out with only 50 left in service worldwide.

TU-154s have been involved in 39 fatal accidents including a crash near Smolensk, western Russia, which killed 96 in 2010 including Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

No survivors were seen in Black Sea search

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Victory for the DJ and his profesPamela, 67, and Pasha Kovalev sional partner Janette Manrara was danced a cha-cha-cha to Jump from extra sweet because he had been the first person voted off in the last the film Love Actually and scored 39.

Denise, 44, and Anton Du Beke series.

Six celebrity contestants returned were awarded a score of 38 for their Viennese waltz to Meet Me In St Louis to the ballroom for a festive edition. from the film.

It was also 72-year-old Frankie, 27, and Gorka head judge Len Goodman’s Marquez danced an Amerlast appearance on the ican smooth to Let It Go smash-hit BBC One show. from the movie Frozen and The line-up included scored 40. former Olympian and TV But it was Melvin, 36, presenter Denise Lewis, and Janette who came out pop star Frankie Bridge, on top with a faultless writer and actress Pamela Charleston to the song Stephenson, celebrity chef Sparklejollytwinklejingley, Ainsley Harriott and TV from the movie Elf. presenter Gethin Jones.

They also gained a This year’s Christmas Janette Manrara won perfect 40 from the judges, special went to the movies whose scores were combined with with couples performing routines votes from the studio audience to inspired by their favourite festive films decide the winner. including Home Alone, Polar Express, Melvin said: “This is the best Love Actually, Meet Me In St Louis, Christmas ever. I’m going to put this Elf and Frozen. trophy on my front door so people will Ainsley, 59, and Karen Clifton – know.” winner of the most recent series alongThe show closed with dancers and side Ode Oduba – scored 35 for their jive to Rockin’ Around The Christmas judges taking to the dance floor for a rendition of “Auld Len’s Syne” in a Tree, from Home Alone.

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Courtney Hughes, 18, delivered presents to hospitals, care homes and hospices over the festive period.

But, with more than 5,000 donations, she is now appealing for a company to lend her a giant container to help to store leftover gifts for next Christmas.

Her parents’ house is full to the brim with presents, with donations coming from all over the country and even the US. Nursing assistant Courtney, of Didcot, Oxfordshire, set up the charity after her granny spent Christmas in hospital when she was 13.

She said: “It has been floor to ceiling with presents at my house and at my grandad’s.

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“We have had some land offered to us where the container could be stored and we are hoping a firm could donate one.

“A container could cost a lot of money and we would love it if a firm was able to come forward to help out.”

Gifts donated included toys, books, toiletries, blankets, gloves, scarves, nappies, computer games and household items.

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TRICTLY Come Dancing is responsible for many things. It brought the paso doble into our homes, had us discussing the finer points of the foxtrot and somehow even made Ed Balls cool.

In short, Strictly has created a ballroom boom in Britain.

Despite being in its 14th year this series of the BBC One show was the most popular yet with the grand final pulling in its highest ratings to date.

A staggering 13.1 million viewers tuned in to watch Ore Oduba lift the glitterball trophy, up from 11.9 million last year. But the show’s biggest achievement is introducing ballroom dancing to a whole new generation of fans.

Thousands of young people have been inspired to samba, salsa and rumba their way across dancefloors all over Britain and it’s all thanks to Strictly.

President of the British Dance Council Bryan Allen says: “We are seeing a huge increase in the number of under-16 ballroom dancers because of Strictly Come Dancing. The show’s glamour and the high-profile celebrities and athletes attached to it have allowed ballroom dancing to shrug off its old-fashioned reputation and move into the 21st century. Kids can finally relate to ballroom.”

Mason Bevan is one such child who, inspired by the show’s fancy footwork, shunned rugby for ballroom lessons at the age of four after a local dance troupe performed at his school.

Eight years later Mason, now 12, from Beddau, Pontypridd, South Wales, is the UK’s Juvenile Ballroom and Latin Champion.

With UK and Welsh titles under his belt – as well as winning the German Open Championships 2016 and reaching the finals in the European and World ballroom championships – he is considered to be one of the best ballroom dancers of his generation.

“When I dance I feel like I could do anything,” says Mason, who travels all over the world competing for titles. He stars in new Channel 4 documentary The Ballroom Boys, which follows four youngsters from South Wales as they prepare for the biggest competition of the year: the UK Championships in Bournemouth.

With a serious shortage of male dancers there is an army of girls fighting for every boy. But Mason has been off the market for some years now after pairing up with 10-year-old Millie Davies-English.

Watching them glide effortlessly across the floor, Mason and Millie have the poise and grace of dancers years their senior.

Mason has worked incredibly hard to get to where he is today, fighting off stiff competition every step of the way. “Even though I’m number one it is a hard position to be in because you have to maintain it,” he says. “But I love dancing. I dance everywhere – in shops, in my living room.”

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ND it’s thanks to his older brother Lloyd, 16, that Mason discovered ballroom dancing in the first place.

Lloyd started dancing at a young age but soon gave it up because he was getting bullied.

“Lloyd had a bit of hassle at school so gave up after a couple of months and started playing rugby instead,” says dad Gareth, 48.

“But when Mason started showing an interest in ballroom I wasn’t concerned about bullying.

No matter what you do in life, if you stand out from the crowd you will always get attention.”

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Training for 16 hours a week after school Monday through to Friday and competing on a Sunday, the studio has become Mason’s second home. “I sometimes practise on a Saturday too. I love dancing and have made some great friends. My favourite dance to perform is the jive because it showcases my personality and I can add my own flair to it.”

The one part of ballroom that he isn’t so keen on is wearing fake tan and make-up.

“I don’t like fake tan because it’s so sticky but luckily I only have to wear it for the bigger events such as Blackpool,” says Mason, who admits he still gets nervous before a big competition.

Luckily mum Marsha, 43, and dad Gareth are on hand to offer him lots of support and words of encouragement.

The family have had to kiss their weekends goodbye because of the demanding competition schedule that sees them chauffeuring Mason the length and breadth of the country. “We travel all over from

Glasgow to Blackpool,” says Gareth, who manages a local engineering firm. “Mason has committed to this and we have got to support him. We know how much work he puts into it.”

While some might assume that Gareth would prefer his son to follow a more traditional pastime such as rugby, he says the opposite is true.

“Dancing is giving Mason a great skill set. We have watched him blossom into a dedicated young boy, who knows he has to work hard to achieve anything in life.

“It has boosted his confidence, keeps him physically fit and has taught him how to talk to people from all over the world and all walks of life.

“But most of all it has taught him the importance of picking yourself up after being knocked down.”

Despite his countless wins Mason admits that performing on Strictly Come Dancing was a personal highlight.

He was one of a few hand-picked guests invited to perform in this year’s opening dance sequence alongside the show’s star-spangled judging panel, professional dancers

and presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

After two days of rehearsals and fittings Mason expertly twirled his partner around the dancefloor in a flawless performance, which would have scored him a perfect 10.

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E ENTHUSES: “I love the show. It was an amazing experience. I got to appear in a show dance alongside judges Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood. I also got to meet all of them as well as contestant Danny Mac, who was really nice.”

Gareth, who was in the audience alongside Marsha, was bowled over by the reception his son received.

“The professional dancers were very kind, especially Giovanni Pernice, who spent time with us all,” says Gareth. “They posed for pictures with the children and signed autographs after rehearsals.

Anton du Beke was extremely funny and spent a lot of time making the kids laugh.”

With the highs come the lows and

even the dedicated Mason admits that like his brother before him he has been on the receiving end of name-calling in the school playground.

Says Gareth: “A few years ago there were a couple of individuals who were making unkind comments to Mason.

“But as soon as we found out about it we told the school and they dealt with it brilliantly.

“They delivered an anti-bullying talk to the whole school and that was the end of the matter.”

Mason is equally philosophical.

“If other children make comments about me I just ignore them but it doesn’t happen that much now,” he says.

In fact Mason’s peers are so impressed by his achievements that they voted him sports person of the year last year. That’s no easy feat considering the area’s strong links with rugby.

So how long does Mason see himself dancing for?

“For the rest of my life,” he says without a moment’s hesitation. ¬ The Ballroom Boys will air on December 29 at 7pm on Channel 4

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She was alone when the salesman called and said she felt pressured into agreeing the contract with UK Home Save Ltd. Her rights to a 14-day cooling off period were not explained or observed and she was upset when the work took less than an hour and the treatment could be bought elsewhere for £52.

While firms can charge what they like, there are strict rules around the sales process. After our coverage Crusader received emails from others who had lost out. Sheila’s bank Santander thought she had mis-selling grounds for a chargeback and has since returned her payment.

Meanwhile disabled couple Wilhelmina and Andrew Downie spent £5,000 on chairs they thought would offer them comfort and support, specifically asking for ones that were the same size as those they were replacing. But after a

TICKET PROBLEMS: On trains and when seeing Michael Ball and Alfie Boe botched home sale where they were unable to try them first, the furniture they received was too awkward to sit on.

They were told by supplier The Mobility Furniture Company Ltd that as they were tailor-made they could not be returned. However, after working with Crusader, son

Allan found paperwork from both the original and the new chairs, which revealed a mismatch in measurements that accounted for his parents’ discomfort. After we highlighted this the firm returned the Downies’ £5,000.

Wins such as these have made it another great year for Crusader,

which succeeded in clawing back more than £400,000 for victims. Elsewhere sections of the motor industry continued with disappointing treatment of their clients.

Kingswood Autos Ltd in Bristol and its director Arthur C h i g w a z a ’ s disregard for his consumers’ rights sparked one of our biggest postbags.

Cristina Gimenez test drove one of Kingswood’s used cars, completed the paperwork and handed over £950 in cash. Only then was she told the car “needed minor work” and could not be driven away.

That turned into “major engine damage”. Cristina returned the loan car but never got her cash back.

And angry customer Martin Bainbridge kept fighting, together with Crusader, after the Volkswagen car he paid £20,000 for in a credit contract had a faulty satnav that said he was in Germany. When repairs failed, Martin went to the Financial Ombudsman (FOS) arguing that his agreement

had been breached. It agreed, freeing him after months of worry.

The energy industry has also come under fire this year, not least because the cost-saving digital systems it has devised do not seem to have factored in how humans think and act.

Crusader helped scores of customers to get accurate bills after a year or more of waiting.

Fraud has featured heavily in our postbag, in particular some online subscription scams that took hundreds of pounds from people.

We also had success getting thirdparty agencies to acknowledge their moral, if not legal responsibilities, when things go wrong.

Daughter Jill Stanford and mum Jean had a great time seeing singers Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in the seats they had first paid for after we intervened after a ticket error.

Rail passenger Sophie Donnelly was recompensed when she was charged a penalty fare for mislaying her ticket yet produced proof she had paid. Her treatment laid bare failures in the appeals system, which is set for reform.

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Carrie, 60, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, became ill while flying from London to Los Angeles on Friday.

Passengers attempted to revive her with CPR and she was taken to hospital when the plane landed. Hospital sources said yesterday that there was “no change” and she remained in a critical condition in intensive care.

Star Wars co-star Harrison Ford, 74, said he was “shocked and saddened” about the news of his “dear friend”. “Our thoughts are with Carrie, her family and friends,” he added.

Harrison played Carrie’s love interest in the films and the actress revealed earlier this year in her memoir that the pair had a brief off-screen romance.

Carrie Fisher and, below, Mark Hamill, who starring as Princess Leia played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, said he was sending “all our love”. Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, tweeted his thoughts and prayers for “everyone’s favourite princess”.

Carrie’s brother Todd said she remained in intensive care in Los Angeles.

He added: “She’s obviously a very tough girl who’s survived many things.

“I encourage everyone to pray for her. We certainly do not know her condition. That’s why she is in the intensive care unit.”

Fans of the star also took to Twitter in their droves, using the hashtag #MayTheForceBeWithHer. The actress and novelist had been filming in London to promote her latest book, The Princess Diarist.

She had also been filming the third season of the British television comedy Catastrophe.

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54,000 Germans flee as huge RAF bomb found

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Emergency services, right, in a deserted street in Augsburg yesterday after the bomb, left, was found.

Below, the police flash a warning to evacuate engines and Messerschmitt fighter planes were built at different plants in the city.

Twelve Lancaster bombers took part in the 1942 Operation Margin mission, while almost 600 RAF aircraft pounded the city in the later attack.

The blockbuster or “cookie” was one of the largest bombs used by the RAF

Bells silenced after 655 years in sacking row THE bells at York Minster were silent on Christmas Day for the first time since 1361 – after the axing of its 30 ringers.

The 56 bells were rung on Thursday and again on Christmas Eve for the first time since October.

But there was no ringing yesterday, bringing an end to a 655-year-old tradition.

All 30 volunteer ringers were dismissed from their roles in October and told to reapply. At the time, York Minster said a new team of volunteers would be recruited, headed by a paid ringer.

But the new team is still not in place, and it is believed the bells will not ring again until April.

The axing of the ringers sparked an 18,000-signature online petition to get them reinstated so the bells could ring on Remembrance Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. Other helpers stepped in for last week’s ringing.

York Minster failed to answer requests for a comment.

during the Second World War. Although the Augsburg bomb was discovered last week, the plan to defuse it was delayed until yesterday to minimise the disruption to businesses.

Disposal officers were still working on the device yesterday and police chiefs said it was not known how long the process would take.

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MORE than 54,000 Germans fled their homes on Christmas Day after the discovery of an unexploded RAF “blockbuster” bomb.

Residents including hospital patients were led to safety in Germany’s biggest evacuation since the Second World War. The emergency in Augsburg, Bavaria, forced evacuees to stay with friends or family, or in temporary public shelters.

About one fifth of the city’s population was affected by the 1.8-tonne bomb’s unearthing by builders.

Up to 900 police officers moved residents out of 32,000 households within a mile’s radius of the missile.

Witnesses said Augsburg’s streets were empty and the city’s medieval cathedral and City Hall were sealed off.

One evacuee Tweeted: “Hopefully everything goes as planned and we may all go back home. To all the forces of strength.”

Another said: “Goodbye Augsburg!

See you again tonight hopefully.”

A third resident toasted the emergency crews, saying: “To all who must do service today because of the evacuation of the bomb, best regards!”

RAF and US bombers pounded Augsburg, outside Munich, in April 1942, then again two years later in February 1944. Both Nazi U-boat

FOUR people were arrested after a fight involving up to 100 broke out in the early hours of Christmas Day. Surrey Police said coins were thrown at officers and taxi drivers were intimidated during the trouble in Woking, which lasted about an hour.

Police and dog units, with back-up from a National Police Air Service helicopter, were sent to the scene after a call to the emergency services at 3am.

Four people were held on suspicion of public order offences.

Surrey Police have appealed for anyone who may have filmed the fight on their phone to contact them, and for witnesses to come forward.

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WELVE years after she last appeared in panto, Maureen Lipman has dusted off her best seasonal one-liners to return as the Wicked Fairy in Sleeping Beauty and admits it’s something of a busman’s holiday playing the villain.

“It’s not too much of a stretch, dear,” laughs Maureen, 70, who’s been clocking up 12 shows a week since early this month at London’s Richmond Theatre. “It’s not that different to me telling my kids off.

The Devil has the best tunes, we all know that, and I get to sing and get a bit of jazz in there too.

“At the end when the audience are all on their feet waving laser beams and things you do get exactly the same feeling as at the end of a big musical like Oklahoma that you’ve rehearsed for eight weeks as opposed to two.”

Well known for her stirring performances in films Educating Rita and The Pianist she’s also done at least 22 West End shows and has appeared on TV in everything from Doctor Who to Coronation Street, plus the hit ITV2 Ancient Rome sitcom Plebs last year.

Yet despite her prowess as an actress and her reputation for being sparky and opinionated she has shied away from pantomime since appearing in Aladdin at the Old Vic in 2004.

That panto stint was, she says, simply “too soon” after the death of her playwright husband Jack Rosenthal the same year from cancer.

“It was very brutal because I’d just lost my husband seven months before and the last thing I should have been doing was prancing around in a man’s suit with a moustache trying to make people laugh,” she admits. “I thought it would do me good but actually it kind of didn’t at all.”

Now it’s the younger generation of her family who’ve brought panto back on to her acting radar, namely grandchildren Ava, four, and Sacha, almost two, by her son Adam. She also has a daughter Amy. “Really panto is such hard work with two performances a day and at my time of life it’s probably a suicide mission,” admits Maureen, who has spoken of finding personal happiness again with her partner of several years Guido Castro, a retired businessman. “But I’ve got

Ava and Sacha – although he’s a bit young for pantomime – and I thought if they don’t see me making an absolute ass of myself now, when will they see it?

“As it happens, when I first told my granddaughter about, it she joked, ‘Well, I might come, I’ve got my own show you know!’

“I’ll be much more frightened of her watching me than she will be of me in my character.

Her review of my performance will be devastating, I’m sure.”

Maureen is no stranger to Richmond Theatre, estimating that she’s performed there at least 20 times previously.

“It’s an amazingly pretty, old, beautifully carved theatre. It certainly ain’t the village hall. Still, this is panto and the audiences do boo me. It’s quite hard to get the balance right between not actually frightening them witless and yet being a proper villain. That’s a responsibility.

“Growing up in Hull the only thing I ever saw at the theatre was pantomime, I never saw anything else. I thought that’s all theatre was about – shouting, ‘Oh no you don’t!’ at the people on stage.

“The first night we opened this year my chap came to watch and I fell over my costume when I was trying to stab Sleeping Beauty. But he told me afterwards that he’d thought it was all part of my act.

“I did send an email to [Birds Of A Feather actress] Lesley Joseph after the first few shows because she does panto every year and I said, ‘You never told me that it would be like this!’ and she said, ‘What? Two shows a day?

I love it!’

“She really does love it. And actually I love it too. I’m having such a nice time with these light entertainment people, it’s been so pleasant and if it wasn’t two shows a day I could quite happily continue with this for the rest of my career.

“I’ve put lots of stuff into the script that’s made it more personal – I’ve added a bit of Theresa May and lots of ‘ologies’.” She is of course referring to the well-known 1988 BT TV advert in which she

EVIL GENIUS: Maureen as the Wicked Fairy; with late husband Jack Rosenthal and enthusing about ologies in the 1988 BT phone ads plays a grandmother comforting her grandson over his failed exams, perking up when he reveals one of the few he passed was sociology.

“An ology? He gets an ology and says he’s failed. You get an ology and you’re a scientist!” she reassures him.

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ESPITE her jolly finale to 2016 Maureen has had to mourn the loss of several famous friends this year. They include much-loved comedienne Victoria Wood who died from cancer in April and whose memorial service she attended in London in July.

“It’s been a horrible year and it’s a very frightening time politically in the world too,” she adds. “But at the same time we also have to be

optimistic about the good things in life – which is not something I’m particularly gifted at. And we have to laugh and show our children that we’re not afraid. But none of this is easy.”

What she does find effortless is taking time off between panto performances. “I had Monday off last week and I was exhausted. But that’s the whole point – if you don’t suffer you don’t enjoy pleasure.

“I lay on the sofa with my dogs, watched three movies and Planet Earth and ate things I shouldn’t eat. But I was so appreciative of all those simple pleasures.”

Once she’s hung up her Wicked Fairy costume in early January she’s planning a short rest before returning to stage and screen.

“I hope I’ll continue to work, I want to. There’s always new stuff for an old dog. I thoroughly enjoyed

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doing Plebs last year in Bulgaria and I’m hoping they’ll write me back in.

“I’ll also be doing a documentary up in Hull about people getting over various traumas and I quite liked doing Have I Got News For You too so perhaps that will come up again.

“I’m not exactly on the A-list but the B-list keeps me working so that’s good. There’s always something for me to do.”

With that our interview comes to a close because the next “something” she must do is channelling her evil genius for a matinee performance as the Wicked Fairy. ¬ Maureen Lipman is appearing in Sleeping Beauty at the Richmond Theatre until January 8.

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F YOU have ever hit the Boxing Day sales you’ll know how stressful it can be. From rummaging through packed rails to queueing for changing rooms, it’s no wonder most people come home feeling frazzled with a bag of cut-price clothes they didn’t really need.

Thankfully it doesn’t have to be like that.

Daily Express fashion editor Antonia Kraskowski has all the advice you need for a successful day’s bargain-hunting.

ASSESS YOUR WARDROBE

In the days leading up to the sales, look through your wardrobe so you can work out which items you wear most and what you’re missing.

Do you need a new set of basic T-shirts or is it time to replace your favourite, slightly battered black heels?

Is an investment piece such as a beautiful camel coat or cashmere jumper just what your wardrobe needs? Ignore items that are too trend-driven and instead focus on classic pieces that will fit with your existing style and will get plenty of wear.

Fashion editor ANTONIA KRASKOWSKI reveals her top tips for bagging a bargain

that flat shoes are a must but if you’re thinking of buying items you’ll wear with heels, such as a party dress or smart workwear, throw a pair in your bag to wear when you try items on.

CHECK THE FIT

When trying on clothes, make sure to move around in them to check they fit. Try sitting down to ensure the waistband of skirts and trousers don’t dig in or fall down at the back and that hems don’t ride uncomfortably high on

KNOW YOUR SIZE

If you know what you want to buy before you head to the sales, make sure you know which size you need to avoid getting stuck in lengthy fitting room queues. When it comes to clothes, be realistic – don’t be tempted to buy a size smaller if yours is already gone. Strained seams are never a good look. It is better to buy a size up as a good seamstress or tailor will be able to take in the garment to fit you properly for a small fee.

skirts. If you’re wondering how well a particular dress or top will wear throughout the day, grab a handful of fabric and scrunch it up for a few seconds, then release.

If the wrinkles don’t drop out quickly, it doesn’t bode well for how the item will look after a few hours sitting down.

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Once you know what you want, create a wish list on the brand’s website. If you’ve missed out first time round, many sites will email you an alert when the item you like goes on sale or comes back in stock in your size.

It could mean you get your dream item for even less if someone else has returned it.

Be sure to shop around too – if the brand is available on several different websites, add it to your wish list on all of them so you get the best possible discount and keep a close eye on your inbox for notifications.

Most retailers offer an initial discount which increases as time goes on, so if you have nerves of steel it may be worth waiting for the price to drop further if your budget doesn’t stretch to the first sale price.

Setting a rough budget is a good way to stop yourself from getting carried away and buying things you won’t wear.

Don’t let it stop you from splurging on something truly amazing, though, if you stumble across the designer handbag or boots of your dreams at a bargain price.

OPENING TIMES

Before you head out, don’t forget to check what time your intended shops open as many operate different hours during the festive period. They may open ridiculously early, meaning you could miss the bargains, or later than usual, leaving you standing waiting in the cold.

DRESS FOR COMFORT

FLY SOLO

It may sound mean but unless you have a long-term shopping companion it’s best to brave the sales alone. Leave partners, friends or small children

behind or if you must bring someone with you, suggest splitting up for a few hours of dedicated shopping before meeting later in the day for some much needed post-sales relaxation.

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On the day, wear sensible clothing.

Loose-fitting items that you can slip on and off will stop you getting flustered in changing cubicles.

Put your essentials in a cross-body bag to keep your hands free for rummaging in the tightly-packed rails.

Don’t forget to carry a folded cotton tote for any smaller purchases and to avoid having to pay for a carrier bag each time you buy something.

If you’re planning a full day of shopping, it goes without saying

Browsing the rails more often than not leads to impulse buys. If you do find something that’s not on your list but you’re seriously tempted to buy, try to visualise it combined with clothes you already own.

My general rule is that it should go with at least three other outfits in your current wardrobe to be seriously considered.

CHECK THE RETURNS POLICY

Make sure you check the company’s returns policy. Some sales purchases may be final while many retailers have a shorter returns period when in sale or only offer a credit note rather than refunds.

Read the small print to avoid any pitfalls if you change your mind when you get home.

Before you hand over your money, check your items thoroughly for missing buttons, small tears and make-up stains as something that is easily fixable could get you an extra percentage off the price.

However check with the cashier as this could also mean that the sale is final and the company won’t accept the return if you change your mind at a later date.

SOFA SURFER

If the idea of fighting your way through the crowds is just too much, consider surfing the sales from the comfort of your sofa.

Many companies such as Selfridges and John Lewis start their online sales earlier than in store, meaning that you can snap up bargains without leaving your living room.

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Jo Malone Basil & Neroli Cologne, £86 (jomalone.co.uk) Fresh and feminine, this distinctive scent stood out from the rest this year.

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L’Oreal Paris Color Riche A L’Huile in Rouge Sauvage, £4.99 (boots.com) Not only is this bright red varnish a bargain but it gives salon-worthy nail colour in just one stroke.

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Urban Decay Comfort Matte Vice Lipstick in Bad Blood, £15 (urbandecay.co.uk) Highly pigmented, this lipstick is the perfect shade of deep red.

Its staying power will take you from desk to dancefloor without feathering or fading.

Runner-up: Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in The Queen, £23 (charlottetilbury.com)

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Shiseido Synchro Skin Lasting Liquid Foundation, £32 (houseoffraser.co.uk) This high-tech foundation provides

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Featuring wax, powder, two brush heads and mini tweezers it is all you need for perfect arches.

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Ciate Wonderwand Mascara, £19.50 (ciatelondon.com) Show-stopping lashes are just strokes away with this highly-pigmented, thickening mascara. The hourglass-shaped

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Dafni Hair-Straightening Ceramic Brush, £120 (johnlewis.com) This nifty hair-taming tool allows you to smooth frizz and straighten lacklustre locks in seconds. Simply brush the ceramic bristles from root to tip, twisting to add a curl.

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72 Hair Intense Replenishing Mask, £24.99 (72hair.com) For some serious TLC this rich conditioner will soften the driest locks. Apply to damp hair, leave for 10 minutes and wash off to reveal silky smooth tresses.

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Garnier Ambre Solaire Sensitive Advanced Dry Mist SPF50, £10.50 (boots.com) This gentle formula is non-sticky, sweat-proof and soothing.

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Jo Loves Salted Caramel Home Candle, £50 (joloves.com) From the queen of fragrance this smells good enough to eat. It will leave your home sweetly scented.

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Letters Prison staff cuts are to blame for spate of riots How many more prison riots have to happen before the Government realises that cutting staff is to blame? I know a prison officer and the staffing levels she talks about appal me, as they would any sensible person.

There is a simple answer, ignore the legal eagles who tell us we can’t deport foreign criminals and empty our prisons of them and get rid of a major cause of overcrowding.

Billions are sent abroad in foreign aid and we can’t afford decent police, prison and medical staffing levels. Get real, Mrs May, and get us out of the EU fast without giving in to their demands for billions in compensation for our exit.

Peter Hyde, Driffield, E Yorks

Buy British and boycott EU goods as Brexit nears I’m not a lover of Ukip but I did read leader Paul Nuttall’s article which was very good (“Now we must fight to make sure the PM delivers Brexit”, December 23).

But one sentence stands out. He says, “I would expect a spontaneous ‘buy British’ campaign to really take off.”

When this moment arrives, and it will, we should be ready to do just that. We all know about the cars and wines which we import from EU countries so hit the EU with everything that will hurt their pockets.

Alan Wood, Doncaster, S Yorks

Our dilly-dallying is giving Brussels time to regroup Some £350million a week is still going into EU coffers and we have not even started leaving.

Six months wasted giving the EU time to regroup and bring in new laws that we will be under as we haven’t activated Article 50 yet.

The four main contributors to the EU coffers will not want to make up the shortfall if we left and the other 23 nation states definitely won’t want to lose the goose that lays the golden egg.

As many other EU states are showing dissatisfaction with the EU, why can’t we just say, “If you leave we will trade with you.”?

Sorry but Brexit being led by a Remainer doesn’t fill me with a lot of confidence, I hope I’m wrong.

Richard Waring, Portsmouth

Lock all your doors if you don’t want to be burgled The majority of us know that it would be extremely foolhardy to leave our homes without making sure we locked the doors and shut the windows (“Get Britain out of the EU now, demand voters”, December 23).

That it would be unforgivable not to double-check who it is that you are going to allow to cross over your threshold and we would be appalled if anyone, at being refused entry, would repeatedly try to gain entry by climbing over the garden wall and through the back door.

So why do so-called intelligent people continue to think that these precautions can be ignored when it comes to border controls?

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Deport all foreign criminals to free space in our jails

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So the delusional Nick Clegg has joined up with Ken Clarke and Jacqui Smith to call for the prison population to be cut to 45,000 as we have yet another riot in our prison system (“‘Dangerous’ jail in lockdown as 60 inmates riot”, December 23).

These politicians live in nice, safe areas of the country.

Violent and dangerous prisoners who they would now like released are unlikely to be relocated to their affluent neck of the woods.

The solution is simple. Deport all foreign criminals.

There are thousands of them in our jails and we have yet another murderer (“Life for drunk who cut partner’s throat”, December 23) from Lithuania, for example.

Not all are from the EU but none are of any use to our economy and they are draining our country of resources to lock them up.

This would create a lot of space in our overcrowded jails while saving a lot of money in the process.

Dave Naylor, Birmingham CHAOS: Riot police on duty at HMP Birmingham

McKinstry tells it straight and talks sense on Syria I agree with every word of Leo McKinstry’s column. He is the only regular columnist speaking the truth about Syria (“A move towards peace in the bleak ruins of Aleppo”, December 22).

The Assad regime was never a threat to this country. The predicted massacres on the fall of eastern Aleppo have not materialised.

The so-called moderates were in fact extremists. We should be

working with the Russians, not trying to undermine them. The West’s policy of regime change has been a disaster.

Our best hope is Donald Trump.

Paul Harris, Burton Overy, Leics

Daily Express readers are always right on the money Prince Charles has got to As a Daily Express reader for more listen to common people years than I care to remember, I have to agree with your letter writer Brendan Morgan on his views regarding British taxpayers

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AS a proud patriot and loyal subject to my Queen and country I was appalled to read that while there are 208 pubs in Britain named after Queen Victoria, there isn’t a single one named after Queen Elizabeth II (Hickey, December 23). Every town should have one.

In these uncertain times it would serve as a strong reminder of British traditions and values.

Also, just think of the amount of tourist trade that could be drummed up by having such an establishment in central London.

The perfect place to toast Her Majesty.

Anthony Smith, Stoke-on-Trent

(Letters, December 23). Many millions have been wasted on fruitless foreign aid.

Money like that could help the NHS and pay a decent living pension to our elderly people. But then again, pigs might fly.

Steve Milligan, Oldham, Lancs

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I’VE bought the Daily Express for the majority of my adult life, mainly for its sports coverage.

While I agree with a lot of the opinions within the paper, I remain somewhat at odds with the Royal Family’s standing in Britain.

I have nothing against the Queen but I think that the presence of a royal family, especially one that doesn’t wield power, is something of an outdated concept.

The same goes for public houses named after monarchs. Pub names should reflect the local area, not an old lady from 200 miles down the road.

Arthur James, Manchester

As a keen royalist it gives me no pleasure to criticise our future king over his message to the world, referring to “populist” politics gaining support all over the globe (“Charles fears rise of religious intolerance”, December 23).

Unfortunately he has fallen for the “progressive versus regressive” wing who cannot accept the democratic will of the people.

Our future monarch should spend a little more time with Joe Public and perhaps understand the realities of everyday life.

I do not begrudge his life of the “silver spoon” but if Charles spent a couple of hours in the “greasy spoon” he could then be a real man of the people.

Please refrain from this soundbite, elitist, politically correct luvvie propaganda and let’s all stick to the facts and listen to the concerns of the people.

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3. However the earliest known use of the term Boxing Day dates back only to 1833 when the above practices were already dying away.

4. Boxing Day is also known as the Feast of Stephen as St Stephen’s Day is December 26.

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6. “No man ever talked in poetry ’cept a beadle on Boxin’ Day.” (Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens).

7. In 1994, South Africa changed its name for Boxing Day to Day of Goodwill.

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ROUND this time of year, we traditionally enjoy a reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s poem A Visit From St Nicholas, starting “Twas the night before Christmas,” but the night before Christmas was the day before yesterday, which was Saturday and therefore Beachcomberless. So today, I am bringing you instead the sequel: The Night After Christmas.

Twas the night after Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, except for a mouse.

“Yippee!” squeaked the mousey, “this really is great.

They’ve not tidied up and it’s all in a state.

There’s food on the table and crumbs on the floor, And Christmas gift wrapping from here to the door.

(I like all the gaudily coloured stuff best, I’ll carry it back in my mouth to my nest.)

But first there’s a mountain of stuff to peruse, From scraps of roast turkey to pudding and booze, And sprouts, roast potatoes, roast parsnips and peas, And even a half-eaten portion of cheese, And cream-covered pies made of berries or mince.

Or fruit quite exotic, like guava or quince.

I’ll lick at their biscuits with chocolate toppings, Then leave as my calling card piles of droppings.

But wait! I’ve seen something to ruin my mood, Before I have even begun on the food.

It smells like...oh no...it’s too foul to be true: This blob on the carpet is reindeer poo!

It’s clear – though I find it a strain to believe – They’ve not cleared it up after yesterday eve.”

The mouse clutched its stomach and ran to its nest, And that was the last that we saw of that pest.

The moral of this unhygienic sad fable Is clear up your carpets and diningroom table Before you start cooking and after the feast; Don’t let mouse or reindeer or some other beast Come in down the chimney or out of its hole To spread foul disease on its night-time patrol.

Some post-prandial minutes spent clearing this squalor Will stop mice or reindeer arousing your choler.

Collect up the gift-wrap and throw it away, Save food in the freezer for some other day.

It’s tempting I know to leave such things undone, When prostrate from food and the Christmas-time fun, But if you can’t stir yourself, heed this advice: Fresh reindeer poo’s great for deterring the mice.

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n Grantchester (Christmas Eve, ITV) it was snowing and excited little noses were pressed up against the windows of a certain shop.

The shop was Radio Rentals, and for Christmas 1954, all Mrs ‘Geordie’ Keating (Kacey Ainsworth) wanted was a telly.

I’m not sure what the Christmas schedules were like back then but at least there would have been fewer repeats. The times might have been a-changing in some respects (over at the church, the curate was putting on a version of the Nativity inspired by Marxist playwright Bertolt Brecht) but in others, tradition was stuck fast.

Pregnant, disowned by her husband and shunned by her father, Amanda (Morven Christie) was forced to seek refuge at the vicarage

Matt Baylis on the festive TV where the stoutly moral Mrs Maguire (Tessa Peake-Jones) proved less welcoming than any Bethlehem innkeepers.

This being the Christmas episode, of course, Mrs Maguire had a complete change of heart and Amanda gave birth to the baby Jesus (well, a baby anyway).

In the meantime, the Reverend Chambers (James Norton) trapped a femme fatale who’d evaded

capture for several years due to the cunning criminal trick of dyeing her hair different colours. I guess that was cutting edge in 1954.

Period drama is often a by-word for elegant backdrops and gentle themes, but Maigret’s Dead Man (Christmas Day, ITV) proved that retro can be rough and gritty too. In another epic adaptation of Simenon’s Parisian cop tales, Maigret (Rowan Atkinson) persuaded Mrs Maigret to run a dockside restaurant for a few days in order to trap a vicious criminal gang. (I’m not sure my wife would be that easily persuaded).

The clothes, cars and, of course, the Paris streets provided plenty of visual treats and contrasted sharply with the story of exploited migrants, dingy dosshouses, drugs and despair. Not a snowflake or a

Picks of the day Sitcom: Outnumbered, 10pm, BBC1 The Brockman family return to the small screen after almost three years for this special Christmas catch-up. It’s Boxing Day, appropriately enough, and the family has to carry out a special mission for grandad. However, as usual, things don’t go their way as they are beset by car, child, parent and emotional problems. Once again it’s up to Pete and Sue to put things right – but if they can’t do it, then it seems the kids will just have to sort things out instead. Hugh Dennis (far left) and Claire Skinner (far right) star with (from left) Tyger Drew-Honey as Jake, Ramona Marquez as Karen and Daniel Roche as Ben in another outing for Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin’s South London clan.

Drama: The Witness For The Prosecution, 9pm, BBC1 Wealthy widow Emily French (Kim Cattrall, left) is murdered and all the evidence points to Leonard Vole, who her housekeeper claims seduced the older woman into leaving him her vast fortune. Penniless solicitor Mayhew (Toby Jones) defends Leonard, who is certain his innocence can be proved by his wife Romaine. But will she testify or will his infidelity make her vengeful in the concluding part of this adaptation of the Agatha Christie short story?

Musical: The Entire Universe, 9.30pm, BBC2 Professor Brian Cox stars in this comedy musical telling the story of the creation of all things in just one hour. Popular physicist Brian (right), arrives at a TV studio with the impression he is going to be giving a lecture on the birth of the universe only to find that co-star Eric Idle has reinvented it as an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza with, among others, Noel Fielding (left) and Warwick Davis (centre).

Film: Captain Phillips, 9pm, ITV

Documentary: Lego’s Big Christmas, 8pm, Channel 4 A look behind the scenes in the run-up to the opening of the world’s biggest Lego store in London’s Leicester Square, following Duncan – Britain’s only certified Lego professional – who is attempting to build a giant model of Tower Bridge using almost six million bricks. The film also meets Sophie and Michael, two adult fans of the bricks and designer Justin, whose Lego version of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine is about to hit the shelves. /lmx

If you need a steady hand to successfully chart a movie’s progress, there’s no better candidate than Tom Hanks. Which makes him the ideal man to star in tonight’s thriller. Hanks (right) plays the captain of an American cargo ship which sets a dangerous course around Somalia.

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reindeer in sight, either. The same, surprisingly, went for this year’s Call The MIDWIFE (Christmas Day, BBC1) which eschewed the tinsel-strewn streets of Poplar for the plains of the Kalahari.

A sister-mission in South Africa needed help with the polio vaccination programme and, with the last spoonful of Christmas pud barely digested, a party of regulars was heading south, quick-time.

This being the fifth Christmas special, it was a good time to ditch regular staples of the season like the Nativity play and see some of the characters tested in a new environment. Usually restricted to dressing up as Santa and fixing bikes, handyman Fred (Cliff Parisi) brushed off his wartime skills and turned engineer. The usual beefy moral themes were still in there,

forgiveness, kindness to strangers, the sanctity of life. Seeing them play out under the African sun only made them burn brighter.

Doctor Who (Christmas Day, BBC1) was in New York for the third time since 2007, working with an assortment of caped and booted superheroes (and I don’t meant Santa Claus) to see off an alien invasion. With the entire cosmos, past, future and present to choose from, isn’t it a bit suspect that the Doctor (and the aliens) keep landing in Manhattan?

Isn’t it a shame, meanwhile, that those Victorian Bakers At Christmas (Christmas Day, BBC2) ended up peddling their wares at a point when no-one in the country wanted to see another cake, pie or pudding, historic or not?

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Animated adventure, with the voices of Dane Cook and Teri Hatcher. (W) 11.30 The Great Christmas Bake Off Part one of two. Previous contestants battle it out in a series of festive challenges. (AD) (R) (W) (S) 12.30 BBC News, Weather 12.45 Local News, Weather (S) v 12.50 Countryfile Ellie Harrison marks the centenary of Alf Wight, better known as James Herriot. (W) 1.50 The Moonstone Franklin Blake returns to England to try to recover a rare stolen Indian diamond. (R) (W) 2.40 Brave 2012 (PG) A princess uses magic to avoid an arranged marriage, but the spell has disastrous repercussions. Animated fantasy, with the voice of Kelly Macdonald. (AD) 4.05 The Gruffalo (AD) (R) (W) (S) 4.30 How To Train Your Dragon 2 2014 (PG) Premiere. Young Viking Hiccup tries to protect his homeland from a warlord raising an army of dragons. Animated adventure sequel, with the voice of Jay Baruchel. (AD) 6.05 BBC News, Weather (S) 6.20 Local News, Weather (S) v 6.30 Revolting Rhymes Part one of two. Three animations based on poems from Roald Dahl’s books. (AD)

6.15 Natural World: Honey Badgers – Masters Of Mayhem An investigation into the fearless reputation of the animal. (R) (W) (S) 7.15 Sign Zone: Nature’s Weirdest Events Why Spain is under attack from spaceballs. (R) (SL) 8.15 Around The World In 80 Days 1956 (U) Oscar-winning period adventure, based on Jules Verne’s novel, starring David Niven. (W) (S) 11.00 The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn 2011 (PG) Animated adventure, featuring the voices of Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis. (AD) (W) (S) 12.40 Dances With Wolves 1990 (12) Oscar-winning Western, directed by and starring Kevin Costner. With Mary McDonnell. (AD) (W) (S) v 3.30 Victorian Bakers At Christmas The bakers prepare Christmas recipes from the Victorian era, including twelfth cakes. (R) (S) v 4.30 Final Score Jason Mohammad presents a round-up of this afternoon’s Boxing Day results. (W) (S) v 5.20 West Side Stories – The Making Of A Classic Bruno Tonioli and Suzy Klein examine the creation of Broadway musical West Side Story.

6.20 Christmas University Challenge The first-round match sees Bristol take on Nottingham. (W) 6.50 Dad’s Army Captain Mainwaring’s brother gatecrashes a sherry party for local dignitaries. (R,S)

6.00 CITV: Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (R) 6.25 Super 4 (R) 7.05 Minion Madness (R) (W) (S) 7.20 Oddbods (R) 7.25 Max Steel (R) 7.55 Adventure Time (R) (W) 8.20 Signed Stories (R) (SL) 8.25 Almost Naked Animals (R) (W) (S) 8.55 Mr Bean: The Animated Series (AD) (R) (W) (S) 9.25 The Flintstones 1994 (U) Caveman Fred Flintstone is promoted to manager and gets embroiled in an embezzlement plot. Live-action comedy, with John Goodman. (AD) 11.05 Liar Liar 1997 (12) A boy makes a wish to prevent his lawyer father from telling lies, leaving the attorney struggling to get through a divorce case. Comedy, with Jim Carrey. (AD) 12.40 Hilda Ogden’s Last Ta-ra – A Tribute To Jean Alexander 1.40 The Nation’s Favourite Disney Song Stephen Mulhern narrates a tribute to classic Disney numbers from across the decades. (R) 2.40 Sleeping Beauty 1959 (U) A prince tries to break an evil witch’s enchantment that has condemned a princess to eternal sleep. Disney fantasy, with the voice of Mary Costa.

4.10 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 2004 (PG) The teenage wizard is alarmed to learn a dangerous fugitive sorcerer is searching for him. The third in the fantasy adventure series, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Gary Oldman.

6.45 ITV News, Weather (W) (S)

6.25 Planet 51 2009 (U) Animated sci-fi comedy, with the voice of Dwayne Johnson. (W) (S) 8.00 The Morning Line (S) 9.00 Aliens In The Attic 2009 (PG) A teenager finds a force of aliens hiding in his attic and must prevent the extraterrestrials taking over the world.

Children’s sci-fi comedy, with Carter Jenkins and Austin Butler. (W) (S) 10.40 The Simpsons (AD) (R,S) 11.05 The Simpsons (AD) (R,S) 11.35 Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World 2011 (PG) Two children learn their stepmother is a secret agent and help her battle an evil genius with the power to control time.

Adventure, starring Jessica Alba. (W) 1.15 Channel 4 Racing Nick Luck and Rishi Persad present live coverage of five races from Kempton Park and Wetherby. With commentary and analysis by Simon Holt, Graham Cunningham, Mick Fitzgerald and Tanya Stevenson. (S) 3.45 The Simpsons An adult Bart and Lisa return home for Christmas with their parents. (AD) (R,S) 4.10 The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe 2005 (PG) Four children discover a secret entrance to a mystical land that an evil witch has cursed with perpetual winter. Fantasy adventure, starring Tilda Swinton and Georgie Henley. (AD) (W) (S) 6.50 Channel 4 News (S)

6.00 Milkshake! Fun for youngsters.

7.45 Big Bash Cricket Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars.

Coverage of the round-robin match in the Australian domestic league, staged at Blundstone Arena. (S) 11.20 World’s Strongest Man 2016 The World Deadlift Championships. Action from the event, which took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. (R,S) 12.20 Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 1954 (U) A cowboy from a large backwoods family decides to get married, prompting his six hellraising brothers to follow suit.

Musical Western, directed by Stanley Donen, starring Howard Keel. (S) 2.20 West Side Story 1961 (PG) Two teenagers from rival New York street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, fall in love – but it causes already simmering tensions to explode.

Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s Oscar-winning musical based on Romeo And Juliet, starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer.

5.20 The Love Punch 2013 (12) Premiere. A man on the brink of retirement discovers his pension has been stolen by his company’s crooked new owner. He and his ex-wife head to France with a plan to get even by stealing a valuable diamond necklace the executive has bought for his fiancée. Crime comedy, with Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson. (S)

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8.30 Still Open All Hours New series. Granville and Gastric find themselves acting as marriage counsellors. (AD) (W)

Pride: Ben Schnetzer stars in the fact-based drama, 10.30pm

7.30 Nature’s Weirdest Events Chris Packham finds out about nature’s super-survivors, including the story of a frog whose dinner is fighting back and a prehistoric fish whose thirst for blood almost destroyed an entire fishing community. (AD) (W) (S)

8.30 Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me Part one of two. Gordon Buchanan encounters a family of African elephants in the wilds of Kenya and attempts to gain 9.00 The Witness For The trust so he can observe Prosecution Part one of two.

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7.00 Emmerdale Joanie tells Zak 7.00 The World’s Most that she does not want to remain Expensive Toys Documentary friends, even though it would exploring the craftspeople and make Kyle happy. (AD) (W) (S) inventors attempting to realise the 7.30 Coronation Street dreams of Britain’s billionaires by Toyah’s husband begs her to give creating luxurious gifts, from their marriage a chance and crystal-encrusted rocking horses Bethany awakes in hospital. (AD) to £22,500 doll’s houses. (R,S) 8.00 You’ve Been Framed!

Harry’s Naughty List Harry Hill narrates a selection of Christmas mishaps. (R) (W) (S) 8.30 Coronation Street A stunned Simon sees Peter kissing his mystery woman, while Sarah tells Gary they are finished.

9.00 Captain Phillips 2013 (12) Premiere. An American cargo ship sets a dangerous course around the coast of Somalia, while inland, four men are pressed into service as pirates by the local warlords. The captain is taken hostage when the raiding party hijacks the vessel, resulting in a tense five-day crisis. Factbased thriller, starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi.

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11.35 ITV News, Weather 11.55 Through The Keyhole Coronation Street star Shayne Ward, model Kelly Brook and comedian Johnny Vegas are asked to identify the homes of the rich and famous. (R) (W) (S)

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7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2016 Europe’s Strongest Man. Action from the contest at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, where Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson were among those who took part.

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8.00 Lego’s Big Christmas

8.00 Building The Ice Hotel The work of builders constructing Icehotel, a sophisticated structure built every year since 1990 in Lego store in Leicester Square, the village of Jukkasjarvi – more and following a man attempting than 120 miles inside the Arctic to build a giant model of Tower Circle. However, a heatwave Bridge. See Pick Of The Day. (AD) leaves the team struggling. (R,S)

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9.00 Football On 5: The Championship George Riley and Lynsey Hipgrave introduce action from the Boxing Day fixtures, which included Aston Villa v Burton Albion at Villa Park and Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday at St James’ Park. (S) 10.00 Football On 5: Goal Rush All the goals and highlights from the Boxing Day matches in Leagues One and Two. (S) 10.30 Britain’s Favourite Abba Songs A countdown of the Swedish pop group’s 20 most popular songs, as voted for by their fans, with celebrities including singers Jane McDonald, Claire Richards and Liz McClarnon and former Blue Peter presenters Janet Ellis and Peter Duncan introducing their favourite clips. Featuring rare footage of the band, fascinating facts and the stories of extreme fans. (R,S) 12.05 FILM: Muriel’s Wedding 1994 (15) Australian comedy, with Toni Collette. (S) 1.55 SuperCasino 3.10 Penguins Make You Laugh Out Loud (R,S) 4.00 Tattoo Disasters UK (R) (SL) (S) 4.25 Criminals: Caught On Camera (R,S) 4.45 Great Artists (R) (SL) (S) 5.10 House Doctor (R) (S) 5.35-6.00 House Doctor (R) (SL)

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8.05 My Wife And Kids US sitcom, starring Tisha Campbell-Martin. (S) 8.25 Dance Moms It is everyone’s last chance to impress Nancy. (S) 9.25 Dance Moms Reality series.

Abby gives the girls 45 seconds to prove they each deserve a solo. (S) 10.20 Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud Amusing and outrageous festive-themed videos. (S) 11.20 My Wife And Kids The family leaves for a Hawaiian holiday. (S) 11.50 My Wife And Kids Part two.

Michael and Jay find it hard to resist temptation. Damon Wayans stars. (S) 12.15 My Wife And Kids Michael gets the flight time wrong. (S) 12.45 My Wife And Kids US sitcom.

1.10 FILM: Santa Who? 2000 (U) Family comedy, with Leslie Nielsen.

3.05 FILM: Big Momma’s House 2000 (12) Comedy, starring Martin Lawrence and Nia Long. (S) 5.05 FILM: The Illusionist 2006 (PG) A very talented illusionist is bent on using his gift to save the love of his life from a marriage to a cruel and vicious prince. Mystery thriller, starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. (S) 7.10 FILM: The Haunted Mansion 2003 (PG) Overworked estate agent Jim Evers takes his beleaguered family to look round an isolated, crumbling mansion – but the resident ghosts are not pleased to see the visitors. Comedy, starring Eddie Murphy and Terence Stamp.

9.00 FILM: Green Lantern 2011 (12) A cocky test pilot is given a mysterious ring by a dying alien and transported to another world, where he learns he has been recruited into a galactic peacekeeping organisation.

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11.15 The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants To Live Forever?

Documentary exploring two years in the Queen singer’s life. (S) 1.25 Whitney And Bobby: Addicted To Love (S) 3.25 Ridiculousness 3.50 Access 4.00-6.00 Teleshopping. Home retail.

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9.10 Rookie Blue Andy’s romance with Callaghan becomes complicated.

10.00 Law & Order Part two. As the case continues, Assistant DA Antonella Ricci and eyewitness Billy Woodson’s mother are found dead.

11.00 Law & Order A man goes on a shooting spree in Central Park. (S) 12.00 CSI: Miami A film star dies after a stay in rehab. David Caruso stars.

1.00 NCIS The team tries to trace the history of a gun believed to have been used in a murder at a naval base. (S) 2.00 Person Of Interest Carter remains unaware that Laskey is spying on her for HR. 3.00 Rookie Blue Andy’s father – a former policeman – admits he may have committed a serious crime during an alcohol-induced blackout.

4.00 Law & Order Sanitation workers find the body of a teenage boy, and the investigation leads to a school bully who displays an enthusiastic interest in martial arts. (S) 5.00 Law & Order A schizophrenic woman is found strangled, leading Green and Briscoe to suspect a homeless man of her murder. (S) 6.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Catherine and her newly reshuffled team investigate the death of a famous actress. (AD) (S) 7.00 NCIS Gibbs and his team investigate the bizarre deaths of a marine and two of his friends. (AD) (S) 8.00 NCIS A blogger who accused the NCIS of a cover-up is found dead. (S) 9.00 NCIS: New Orleans Pride and the team investigate when a naval commander is found dead in his car.

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11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A baby is thrown out of a car. Richard Belzer stars. (S) 12.00 NCIS (S) 1.00 CSI: NY 2.00 CSI: NY (AD) (S) 3.00 Chicago PD 4.00-6.00 Teleshopping. Home retail.

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12.57 Weather. 1.00 The World At One. 1.45 Travels With Bob. 2.00 The Archers: Toby and Pip decide to abandon a tradition. 2.15 Drama: Unmade Movies: Hitchcock’s The Blind Man: By Alfred Hitchcock and Ernest Lehman. 3.45 A Point Of View: Reflections on a topical issue. 4.00 With Great Pleasure At Christmas: With Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. 5.00 PM: With Eddie Mair. 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast. 5.57 Weather. 6.00 Six O’Clock News. 6.15 Some Hay In A Manger: Part one of two. Festive comedy. 6.30 The Tim Vine Christmas Chat Show: See Radio Choice.

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6.00am How To Be Single (2016) (15) Comedy, with Dakota Johnson. 8.00 Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) (U) Family comedy sequel, starring Jason Lee. 9.45 Zootropolis (2016) (PG) With the voice of Ginnifer Goodwin. 11.45 The Jungle Book (2016) (PG) Starring Neel Sethi. 1.45pm The Top Ten Show 2016 2.00 Deadpool (2016) (15) Premiere.

Superhero adventure, starring Ryan Reynolds. 4.00 Zootropolis (2016) (PG) Disney animated comedy, with the voice of Ginnifer Goodwin. 6.00 The Jungle Book (2016) (PG) Disney adventure, starring Neel Sethi. 8.00 Deadpool (2016) (15) See Today’s Choice. 10.00 How To Be Single (2016) (15) Comedy, starring Dakota Johnson. Midnight Zoolander 2 (2016) (12) Comedy sequel, starring Ben Stiller. 1.45 Rock The Kasbah (2015) (15) Starring Bill Murray. 3.45 Star Wars: Rogue One Special 4.15 Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) (U) Family comedy sequel.

Sky Cinema Comedy

Sky 308

6.00am 27 Dresses (2008) (12) With Katherine Heigl.

8.00 Sky Cinema 2017 Preview 8.30 Magic Mike XXL (2015) (15) With Channing Tatum. 10.30 The Intern (2015) (12) With Robert De Niro. 12.35pm Grimsby (2016) (15) With Sacha Baron Cohen. 2.05 Trainwreck (2015) (15) With Amy Schumer. 4.15 Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) (15) With Renee Zellweger. 6.00 Magic Mike XXL (2015) (15) With Channing Tatum. 8.00 The Intern (2015) (12) Starring Robert De Niro. 10.05 Grimsby (2016) (15) With Sacha Baron Cohen. 11.35 Trainwreck (2015) (15) With Amy Schumer. 1.45am Office Space (1999) (15) With Ron Livingston. 3.20 Confetti (2006) (15) With Martin Freeman. 5.05 The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) (PG) With Peter Sellers.

Sky Cinema Action & Adventure Sky 307

6.00am Point Break (2015) (12) With Edgar Ramirez.

7.55 Independence Day (1996) (12) With Will Smith.

10.20 The Italian Job (1969) (PG) With Michael Caine.

12.05pm Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) (12) With Tom Cruise. 2.20 Sherlock Holmes (2009) (12) With Robert Downey Jr. 4.30 The Mummy (1999) (12) With Brendan Fraser. 6.35 Independence Day (1996) (12) With Will Smith. 9.00 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) (12) Spy thriller sequel, with Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner. 11.15 Point

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Park (1997) (PG) With Jeff Goldblum. 10.20 Jurassic Park III (2001) (PG) Action adventure sequel. 11.55 Jurassic World (2015) (12) Dinosaur adventure sequel, starring Chris Pratt. 2.05pm Jurassic Park (1993) (PG) Starring Sam Neill. 4.15 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) (PG) Dinosaur adventure sequel, with Jeff Goldblum. 6.25 Jurassic Park III (2001) (PG) Action adventure sequel, starring Sam Neill. 8.00 Jurassic World (2015) (12) Action adventure sequel, with Chris Pratt. 10.10 Back To The Future (1985) (PG) Sci-fi comedy adventure, starring Michael J Fox. 12.10am Back To The Future Part II (1989) (PG) Sci-fi comedy sequel, starring Michael J Fox. 2.00 Back To The Future Part III (1990) (PG) Sci-fi comedy sequel, starring Michael J Fox. 4.00 Back To The Future (1985) (PG) Sci-fi comedy adventure.

Sky Cinema Premiere, 8pm With comic-book characters and superheroes everywhere you look these days, Deadpool offers a refreshing change from the norm with his outspoken views and wild vigilante behaviour.

Ryan Reynolds effortlessly takes on the role of the fast-talking former mercenary who, upon developing terminal cancer, agrees to be the subject in a shady experiment in the hope of finding a cure.

However, the procedure leaves him horribly disfigured, but also possessing superhuman abilities which he immediately puts to use in a quest for revenge Comedy adventure, also starring Morena Baccarin. chris mchugh Break (2015) (12) With Edgar Ramirez. 1.15am John Wick (2014) (15) With Keanu Reeves. 3.05 Extraction (2015) (15) With Bruce Willis. 4.40 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) (PG) With Nicolas Cage.

Sky Cinema Family

Sky 306

6.25am The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (2015) (U) With the voice of Tom Kenny. 8.00 Home (2015) (U) Animated adventure. 9.35 Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League Vs Bizarro League (2015) (U) Animated action-adventure, with the voice of Nolan North. 10.30 Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) (U) With the voice of Adam Sandler. 12.05pm Minions (2015) (U) With the voice of Sandra Bullock.

1.40 Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (2015) (U) With the voice of Noah Schnapp. 3.15 Home (2015) (U) Featuring the voice of Jim Parsons.

4.50 Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) (U) Animated comedy. 6.25 Minions (2015) (U) Animated comedy, with the voice of Sandra Bullock. 8.00 Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (2015) (U) Animated comedy, with the voice of Noah Schnapp. 9.40 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (2015) (U) Animated comedy, with the voice of Tom Kenny.

11.20 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) (12)

TCM

Comedy sequel, starring Eddie Murphy. 1.15am Daddy Day Care (2003) (PG) Family comedy. 2.50 Barnyard (2006) (PG) With the voice of Kevin James. 4.30 Dino Time (2012) (PG) Featuring the voice of Melanie Griffith.

Sky Cinema Christmas

Sky 303

6.00am Prancer (1989) (PG) With Rebecca Harrell.

8.00 The Santa Clause 2 (2002) (U) With Tim Allen.

9.50 Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992) (PG) With Macaulay Culkin. Noon Pluto’s Christmas Tree (1952) Festive Disney short. 12.15 The Night Before (2015) (15) With Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 2.05 Fred Claus (2007) (PG) With Vince Vaughn. 4.05 The Santa Clause 2 (2002) (U) With Tim Allen. 5.55 Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992) (PG) With Macaulay Culkin.

8.00 The Night Before (2015) (15) Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 9.45 Fred Claus (2007) (PG) Comedy, starring Vince Vaughn. 11.45 This Christmas (2007) (12) With Delroy Lindo. 1.50am Prancer (1989) (PG) With Rebecca Harrell. 3.50 Shelby (2014) (PG) 5.30 Sky Cinema 2017 Preview

Sky Cinema Greats

Sky 304

6.00am Jurassic Park (1993) (PG) Action adventure, starring Sam Neill. 8.10 The Lost World: Jurassic

Sky 317

6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 6.30 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 7.05 The Mask (1994) (PG) Starring Jim Carrey. 9.15 The Wizard Of Oz (1939) (U) Musical fantasy. 11.15 The Mask (1994) (PG) Comic-book comedy. 1.20pm Rawhide 2.25 Miss Congeniality (2000) (12) Starring Sandra Bullock. 4.35 Memphis Belle (1990) (PG) Fact-based Second World War drama. 6.40 Escape To Victory (1981) (PG) With Michael Caine. 9.00 Where Eagles Dare (1968) (PG) Starring Richard Burton. Midnight On Deadly Ground (1994) (15) Ecological thriller. 2.00 Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura 3.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 3.30 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 4.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 4.30 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 5.30 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors

Film4

Freeview 15 - Sky 315

11.00am The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) (U) With Michael Caine. 12.45pm Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief (2010) (PG) Fantasy adventure.

3.05 Fantastic Four (2005) (PG) Sci-fi comic-book adventure, starring Ioan Gruffudd. 5.10 Johnny English (2003) (PG) Comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson. 6.50 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013) (PG) Comedy drama, directed by and starring Ben Stiller. 9.00 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) (12) Superhero adventure, with Chris Evans. 11.25 Solomon Kane (2010) (15) Period fantasy thriller. 1.30am The Duke Of Burgundy (2014) (18) Drama with an all-female cast.

entertainment satellite, cable and digital ITV2

Freeview 6 - Sky 118

6.00am The Hot Desk: Vicky Pattison 6.10 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Coming Out 7.00 You’ve Been Framed: The Next Generation 7.50 Emmerdale 8.55 Coronation Street 9.55 Film: Yogi Bear (2010) (U) Comedy based on the cartoon series, starring Anna Faris. 10.55 FYI Daily 11.00 Film: Yogi Bear (2010) (U) 11.35 Film: The Smurfs (2011) (U) Fantasy comedy, starring Neil Patrick Harris.

12.35pm FYI Daily 12.40 Film: The Smurfs (2011) (U) 1.40 Emmerdale 2.40 Coronation Street 3.45 Celebrity Catchphrase 4.50 Film: Uncle Buck (1989) (12) Family comedy, starring John Candy. 5.50 FYI Daily 5.55 Film: Uncle Buck (1989) (12) 6.50 Minion Madness 7.05 Film: Despicable Me (2010) (U)nimated comedy, with the voice of Steve Carell. 8.05 FYI Daily 8.10 Film: Despicable Me (2010) (U) 9.00 Film: Love Actually (2003) (15) Richard Curtis’ romantic drama. 10.00 FYI Daily 10.05 Film: Love Actually (2003) (15) 11.40 Family Guy 1.45am American Dad! 2.40 Film: The Nutty Professor (1996) (PG) Remake of the 1963 comedy, starring Eddie Murphy. 3.40 FYI Daily 3.45 Film: The Nutty Professor (1996) (PG) 4.15 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 5.05 Planet’s Funniest Animals 5.50 Nightscreen

ITV3

Freeview 10 - Sky 119

6.00am Wycliffe 6.50 Film: Anne Of Green Gables (2015) (U) 8.35 Film: On The Buses (1971) (PG) 9.40 FYI Daily 9.45 Film: On The Buses (1971) (PG) 10.20 Film: Holiday On The Buses (1973) (PG) 11.30 FYI Daily 11.35 Film: Holiday On The Buses (1973) (PG) 12.10pm Film: Mutiny On The Buses (1972) (PG) Comedy based on the sitcom, starring Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis. 1.15 FYI Daily 1.20 Film: Mutiny On The Buses (1972) (PG) 2.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 4.05 Film: Carry On Jack (1963) (PG) Comedy, with Bernard Cribbins. 5.10 FYI Daily 5.15 Film: Carry On Jack (1963) (PG) 6.00 Long Lost Family 7.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 9.00 An Audience With Victoria Wood 10.10 Housewife, 49 12.10am Film: Something’s Gotta Give (2003) (12) Romantic comedy, starring Jack Nicholson.

1.15 FYI Daily 1.20 Film: Something’s Gotta Give (2003) (12) 2.35 Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer 4.25 A Christmas Carol

ITV4

Freeview 24 - Sky 120

6.00am Goodwood Revival 6.50 Silverstone Classic 7.40 The Hand Of God: 30 Years On 8.35 Pawn Stars 9.30 Cash Cowboys 10.25 The Professionals 11.30 Bond Girls Are Forever 12.30pm Film: Jeremiah Johnson (1972) (PG) Western, starring Robert Redford.

1.35 FYI Daily 1.40 Film: Jeremiah Johnson (1972) (PG) 2.45 Film: Chisum (1970) (PG) Western, starring John Wayne and Forrest Tucker. 3.45 FYI Daily 3.50 Film: Chisum (1970) (PG) 5.00 Film: The Searchers (1956) (U) 6.05 FYI Daily 6.10 Film: The Searchers (1956) (U) 7.25 Merry Christmas Mr Bean 7.55 Film: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) (PG) 8.55 FYI Daily 9.00 Film: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) (PG) 10.00 Film: The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988) (15) 11.00 FYI Daily 11.05 Film: The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988) (15) 11.45 Film: Beetlejuice (1988) (15) 12.50am FYI Daily 12.55 Film: Beetlejuice (1988) (15) 1.40 River Monsters 2.50 Quincy ME 3.40 Tommy Cooper 4.10 The Wine Show 5.05 Minder

Sky1

Sky 106

6.00am Sinbad 7.00 The Flash 9.00 Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts 9.15 Modern Family 11.15 Futurama 11.45 Yonderland Christmas 12.45pm The Last Dragonslayer 3.00 Gillette Soccer Special 5.00 Modern Family 6.30 The Simpsons 8.00 A League Of Their Own Christmas Special 9.00 Film: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) (12) The shapechanging robots fight for control of a machine hidden somewhere on Earth with the power to destroy planets. Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox. 11.50 A League Of Their Own 12.40am Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 1.40 Harry Hill’s Tea-Time 2.10 Most Shocking 3.00 Agatha Raisin 4.00 Monkey Life 5.00 David Attenborough’s Galapagos

E4

Freeview 28 - Sky 136

6.00am Film: The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2012) (PG) Crime-busting dog Zeus teams up with a pampered poodle to foil a pair of jewel thieves during their owners’ Christmas getaway. Comedy sequel, with Gary Valentine.

7.40 Film: The Dog Who Saved The Holidays (2012) (PG) Crimebusting Labrador Zeus enjoys a Christmas break in California, where he runs into a pair of old enemies. Comedy sequel, starring Shelley Long and Gary Valentine. 9.25 Father Christmas 10.00 Baby Daddy. Hit comedy. 10.30 The Goldbergs 11.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.55 Film: Big (1988) (12) A boy is magically transported into the body of a 30-year-old man and applies his childlike enthusiasm to the problems of adult life.

Comedy, with Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins.

2.00pm The Snowman 2.30 The Snowman And The Snowdog 3.00 The Big Bang Theory:

Festive Guests 5.00 The Goldbergs 6.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Rude(ish) Tube Shorts 7.15 Film: Jingle All The Way (1996) (PG) A workaholic father competes with rival parents to get his son a popular action figure for Christmas.

Comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Jake Lloyd and Rita Wilson. 9.00 Made In Chelsea Christmas Party 10.00 In Bed With Jamie At Christmas 10.35 Tattoo Fixers At Christmas 11.40 Gogglebox 12.50am Naked Attraction 1.55 The Big Bang Theory 2.25 Made In Chelsea Christmas Party 3.20 In Bed With Jamie At Christmas 3.45 The Goldbergs

More4

Freeview 14 - Sky 138

8.55am Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 9.25 Food Unwrapped 9.50 Film: Great Expectations (1946) (PG) 12.15pm Film: Runaway Bride (1999) (PG) 2.35 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces At Christmas 3.40 Come Dine With Me Christmas 6.20 Paul O’Grady’s 100 Years Of Movie Musicals 8.00 Film: Les Miserables (2012) (12) A former prisoner tries to lead an honest life in post-revolutionary France, despite being pursued everywhere by a fanatical police inspector. He promises a poverty-stricken factory worker that he will raise her child, a relationship that gives his life new meaning, but both of them are drawn into an uprising against the reinstated monarchy. Musical, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway. 11.05 8 Out Of 10 Cats Christmas Special 11.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2.00am Man Down 3.10 Food Unwrapped

CHRISTMAS GOLD

Sky 110

7.00am Cheers 8.00 Only Fools And Horses 10.00pm The Royle Family Special: The Golden Egg Cup. Another chance to see

the one-off festive edition from 2009. Jim and Barbara have received a gift from their children – a large sum of cash to spend however they choose. 11.20 Extras Midnight Police Squad!

1.10 The Catherine Tate Show 1.45 Blandings 2.25 I Dream Of Jeannie 3.15 Police Squad!

Sky Living

Sky 107

6.00am Who’d Be A Billionaire 11.00 Stop, Search, Seize 1.00pm Criminal Minds 10.00 Conviction 11.00 Criminal Minds 1.00am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 3.00 Bones 4.00 Border Security: Canada’s Front Line

CBS Action

Freeview 64 - Sky 148

6.00am Teleshopping 9.00 Star Trek 6.45pm Star Trek 7.50 Star Trek 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 11.00 NCIS Midnight Walker, Texas Ranger 12.55 NCIS 3.40 Bonanza 4.40 The Streets Of San Francisco

CBS Reality

Freeview 66 - Sky 146

6.00am Teleshopping. Shopping from the confort of home. 9.00 Judge Judy 7.00pm Unsolved Mysteries 9.00 OAPs Who Kill 3.00am Teleshopping 4.00 Cops: Reloaded

BBC Four

Freeview 9 - Sky 116

7.00pm Britain’s Pompeii: A Village Lost In Time 8.00 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2016: Supercharged – Fuelling The Future 9.00 Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand 10.00 The Good Old Days Featuring Morecambe And Wise 11.00 Norman Wisdom: His Story Midnight Doris Day: Virgin Territory 1.00 Darcey Bussell: My Life On The BBC 2.00 Darcey Bussell’s Looking For Audrey 3.00 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2016: Supercharged – Fuelling The Future

sport Sky Sports 1

Sky 401

6.00am Football Gold 6.15 Football Gold 6.30 Football Gold 6.45 Football Gold 7.00 Football Gold 7.15 Football Gold 7.30 Football Gold 7.45 Football Gold 8.00 Football Gold 8.15 Football Gold 8.30 Gillette Xmas Soccer Special 8.45 Football Gold 9.00 Gareth Bale: Year Of The Dragon 9.30 Joe Hart: The Italian Job 10.00 Soccer AM Xmas Special 11.30 Gillette Xmas Soccer Special Noon Live Premier League. Watford v Crystal Palace (Kick-off 12.30pm). 3.00 Gillette Soccer Special 5.00 Live Premier League. Hull City v Manchester City (Kick-off 5.15pm). 7.30 Live EFL. Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday (Kick-off 7.45pm). 10.00 Nissan Match Choice.

Burnley v Middlesbrough. 11.00 Premier League Highlights. Watford v Crystal Palace.

11.30 Premier League Highlights. Hull City v Manchester City. Midnight Premier League Highlights 12.30 Premier League Highlights 1.00 Scottish Football Round-Up 1.15 Live NFL. Dallas Cowboys v Detroit Lions (Kick-off 1.30am). 4.45 Sporting Triumphs 5.00 Premier League 100 Club 5.30 Spanish Football Gold 5.45 Spanish Football Gold

Sky Sports 2

Sky 402

6.00am Sky Sports Cricket Gold 6.10 Sky Sports Cricket Gold 6.20 Sky Sports Cricket Gold 6.30 Great Sporting Moments 6.45 Great Sporting Moments 7.00 Jack: The Portrait Of An Artist 7.30 Sporting Triumphs 7.45 Sky Sports Cricket Gold 7.55 Live Test Cricket. South Africa

v Sri Lanka. Coverage of day one of the First Test.

3.30pm One-Day International Cricket 4.30 Tony Bellew: My Greatest Night 5.00 Sporting Triumphs 5.15 Live PRO12 Rugby Union.

Munster v Leinster (Kick-off 5.30pm). Coverage of the clash between the provincial rivals from Thomond Park. 7.45 Joshua/Molina: Behind The Ropes 8.15 Joshua’s Crowning Night 8.30 Joshua V Molina: The Gloves Are Off 9.00 Fight Night 11.00 Ringside Special. The story of the Fitzroy Lodge boxing gym. Midnight Ringside 1.00 Premier League Highlights 1.30 Premier League Highlights 2.00 Premier League Highlights 2.30 Premier League Highlights 3.00 Fight Night 5.00 Sky Sports Boxing Gold 5.15 Sky Sports Boxing Gold 5.30 Sky Sports Boxing Gold 5.45 Sky Sports Boxing Gold

Sky Sports Darts

Sky 403

6.00am The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 8.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 10.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship Noon The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 2.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 4.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 6.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 8.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship. Action from day six. 10.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship Midnight The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 2.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship 4.00 The Story So Far: World Darts Championship

BT Sport 1

Sky 413

6.00am Premier League Match Pack 6.30 Live Newcastle Jets V Wellington. Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix (Kick-off 6.35am). 8.45 Live Adelaide United V Sydney FC. Adelaide United v Sydney FC (Kick-off 8.50am). 11.00 Bundesliga: Goals Of The Season 11.15 Ligue 1: Goals Of The Season 11.30 Premier League Match Pack Noon Live Aldershot Town V Woking. Aldershot Town v Woking. 2.30 BT Sport Score 5.15 Vendee Globe Highlights 5.30 Test Cricket Highlights 6.45 Cricket: Big Bash League 7.45 Adelaide United V Sydney FC. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. 8.45 Serie A: Goals Of The Season 9.00 Ladbrokes SPFL Highlights 9.30 Bundesliga: Goals Of The Season 10.00 Live CFB: Independence Bowl. North Carolina State Wolfpack v Vanderbilt Commodores. 1.30am Herschel Walker 2.30 Pro Bull Riding – PBR 3.30 Bristol V Worcester Warriors

British Eurosport

Sky 410

7.30am European Rally Championship 8.30 FIA World Touring Cars 9.30 World Superbikes: Race Of The Season 10.30 British Superbikes: Race Of The Season 11.30 Isle Of Man TT 12.30pm WATTS 1.30 Adventure: Three Peaks Yacht Race 2.30 Cyclo-Cross 3.30 Athletics: IAAF World Challenge 4.30 US Open: Djokovic Vs Wawrinka 6.00 Cycling 7.30 Athletics European Championships 9.00 Athletics: Diamond League 10.00 Athletics: Diamond League 11.00 Snooker: World Championship.

Highlights. 1.00am Eurosport News

Comedy Central

Sky 112

FOX

Sky 124

Discovery

Sky 520

History

Sky 529

8.00am Impractical Jokers 10.00 Lip Sync Battle 11.00 Impractical Jokers 1.00pm Live At The Apollo 2.00 Friends 4.00 Lip Sync Battle 6.00 Live At The Apollo 7.00 Lip Sync Battle Christmas Special 8.00 Live At The Apollo 9.00 Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing 10.30 Jason Manford Live: First World Problems 11.30 Lip Sync Battle UK: Manford V Keegan Midnight A Gert Lush Christmas 1.00 Drunk History Christmas Special 2.00 Drunk History 2.30 Impractical Jokers 3.00 Idiotsitter 3.25 Inside Amy Schumer 3.50 Bob’s Burgers 5.00 Teleshopping 8.00am Law & Order: Criminal Intent 9.00 NCIS 11.00 Monk 1.00pm NCIS 11.00 Family Guy Midnight American Dad! 1.00 The Cleveland Show 3.00 Family Guy 4.00 American Dad! 5.00 Teleshopping 6.00am Fast N’ Loud 7.00 Alaskan Bush People 8.00 Running Wild With Bear Grylls 9.00 Auction Hunters: Pawn Shop Edition 10.00 Auction Hunters 8.00pm Harley And The Davidsons 10.00 Bitchin’ Rides 11.00 Diesel Brothers Midnight Harley And The Davidsons 2.00 Street Outlaws 3.50 Deadliest Catch 4.40 Wheeler Dealers 8.00am Forged In Fire 6.00pm American Pickers 7.00 Mountain Men 8.00 Ice Road Truckers 9.00 Pawn Stars 10.00 American Pickers 11.00 Forged In Fire Midnight Pawn Stars 1.00 American Pickers 2.00 Ice Road Truckers 3.00 American Pickers

Yesterday

Freeview 19 - Sky 537

Home

Freeview 25 - Sky 196

6.05am Mysteries At The Museum 6.50 The Re-Inventors 7.15 The Sixties 8.00 Sounds Of The Seventies 8.30 Sounds Of The Sixties 9.00 Top Of The Pops 1978: Big Hits 10.00 The Blue Planet 8.00pm Steptoe And Son 9.20 Porridge: Inside Out 10.20 Steptoe And Son 11.40 New York Rock At The BBC 12.40am The Sixties 1.35 Sounds Of The Seventies 2.00 Sounds Of The Sixties 7.00am Escape To The Country: Back-toback episodes. City-dwelling families, couples and individuals set out to find their ideal rural retreats with the help of a property expert.

National Geographic Sky 526

8.00am Science Of Stupid 1.00pm Supercar Megabuild 7.00 Air Crash Investigation 9/11: The Plane That Hit The Pentagon 8.00 Highway Thru Hell 9.00 Pope Vs Hitler 11.00 Air Crash Investigation Midnight Banged Up Abroad 1.00 The 90s: The Decade That Connected Us 2.00 Hubble’s Amazing Journey 3.00 Exomars: The Hunt For Life 4.00 A Year In Space 5.00 Teleshopping 5.30 Teleshopping

Christmas Food

Sky 133

Universal Channel

Sky 113

6.00am World’s Best Restaurants 10.00 James Martin: Home Comforts 2.00 Home Shopping 5.00 James Martin: Home Comforts 6.00am Sea Patrol 7.00 Teleshopping 8.00 Law & Order: Los Angeles Noon NCIS. Crime drama. 9.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2.00am Law & Order: Los Angeles

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Daily Express Monday December 26 2016

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DOWN 1 Peak gets horse in a pickle (8) 2 Fine diet, terribly exact (8) 3 High in an attic (5) 5 Hospital department to shout for a novice (7) 6 Prevent a number reporting delay (9) 7 Prophet – he managed to contain jail-break (6) 8 Stoppage is a hit (6) 9 Sturdy outbuilding (6) 15 Afterwards took friend to one side (9) 16 Preservative to scooter – new additive (8) 17 Example of trendy position (8) 19 Part of diet to ripen differently (7) 20 That woman’s lad upset the announcer (6) 21 Quietly got dressed and investigated (6) 22 Attack fool and get trouble (6) 24 Fellow I would find shy (5)

TO ENTER: Call 0904 161 1603 and leave your answer and details, or text DXMON followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to 84010. Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your standard network rate. Lines close at midnight tonight. Or send your grid containing the answer in the shaded squares by posting it to: Crusader Crossword, December 26, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by December 28 at the latest. SP: Spoke – 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquiries, call helpline number. ● The winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry routes after the closing date of January 4.

NEED HELP? Call 0904 161 1609 for 5 extra clues! Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge.

LAST THURSDAY’S SOLUTION

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ACROSS: 1 Cheapness, 6 Scar, 10 Nitre, 11 Amaryllis, 12 Termini, 13 Trouble, 14 Paraphernalia, 17 Mismanagement, 21 Nonstop, 22 Regatta, 24 Historian, 25 Nonet, 26 Mien, 27 Democracy. DOWN: 1 Cenotaph, 2 Enter, 3 Predisposition, 4 Examine, 5 Spartan, 7 Calibrate, 8 Rasher, 9 Hypoallergenic, 15 Reminisce, 16 Stealthy, 18 Applied, 19 Acronym, 20 Anthem, 23 Tonga. Prizeword: Herald

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THE DAILY EXPRESS 30-SECOND CHALLENGE

TEASER

TODAY’S ANSWERS: BEGINNER = 21; INTERMEDIATE = 43; ADVANCED = 326.

CROSSDOUBT

mensateaser: WIN Agatha Christie’s The Witness For The Prosecution on DVD A dramatic hit of the festive season, the BBC production of Agatha Christie’s The Witness For The Prosecution stars Toby Jones, Kim Cattrall and Andrea Riseborough. A brutal murder, we know whodunit – or do we?

Enter to win this powerful drama on DVD or purchase from www.acorndvd.com.

Can you make two common five-letter words from the nine letters given, using each letter only once? You can – but only if one letter features in both words in the squares on the right.

There’s at least one way to do it, and you have to have the right letter at the crossover – but which one is it?

See if you can find the answer within our target time. If you need help, ring our clue-line below to find out the crossover letter. Solution tomorrow.

Seven family members are sitting in a row at the pantomime. Grandad is between Grandma and Lauren. Lucy is next to Mum and Jack is between Dad and Grandma. Lucy and Lauren are sitting together sharing their sweets. Dad is next to the aisle.

In what order are they seated from the aisle?

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The Target uses words in the main body of Chambers 21st Century Dictionary (1999 edition)

HOW many words of four letters or more can you make from the letters shown here? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each must contain the centre letter and there must be at least one nine-letter word. No plurals or verb forms ending in “s”.

TODAY’S TARGET Good 15; very good 23; excellent 30 (or more). Solution tomorrow.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION abed abetted abide abutted adieu aide audit bade baited bated batted baud bead BEATITUDE betide betted bide bidet butted date daub daube debate debit debt debut diet duet edit etude idea tabued teed tide tied tubed

Call 0907 181 2585 for today’s Target solution *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge.

*SP: Spoke – Helpline 0333 202 3390

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Alphapuzzle® tests your logic and word power. Each grid number represents a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter or letters — below the main grid — to start. Solution tomorrow.

DIFFICULTY: 7/10; TARGET: 22 mins; CLUE: Weapons up! Nice and cosy.

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION: Across: Extort, Equate, Beloved, Event, Cosh, Jazzy, Quota, Pith, Lorry, Gymnast, Unkind, Circle.

Down: Setback, Album, Stylish, Brake, Grave (clue), Buoyant, Advantage, Squeeze, Ambit, Wager, Finance, Depth, Chatter.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

CAN you crack the Alphabeater? Each grid number represents a letter – or black square. As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet is used. But you have to complete the grid too! Use the given letters and black squares below the grid to start. The grid is ‘rotationally symmetrical’ – in other words, it looks the same if you turn the page upside down. Solution tomorrow.

Saturday’s solution Black squares: 4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 35, 39.

Across: Profit, Margin, Joule, Eve, Switchboard, Duchy, Modal, Scaffolding, Ago, Breve, Purged, Havens.

Down: Posed, Syrup, Oozes, Crawler, Juicy, Bye, Quicksilver, Axe, Maize, Gizzard, Gable, Nomad, Jokes.

Extra letter clues

0907 181 2560 (Deduct three minutes for each extra clue letter heard)

Full solution

0907 181 2558

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EXTRA LETTER CLUES: 0907 181 2568 (Hear up to six Extra Letters, deduct two minutes for each clue letter heard) Alternatively, for six extra letter clues direct to your mobile, text DXALPHA to 88010. Texts cost £1 plus normal network operator rate. FULL SOLUTION: 0907 181 2565; ACROSS ONLY: 0907 181 2561; DOWN ONLY: 0907 181 2562. *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge.

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Alphapuzzle® ©2016 Acorn Editorial Ltd. All words appear in Chambers Dictionary.

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For today’s solution call: 0907 181 2582

*Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge.

SUDOKU

Target: 16 mins

Fill the grid so that every column, row, and 3x3 square includes all of the digits from one to nine.

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS 1 Tasteless, 7 Ever, 8 Comma, 10 Ern, 11 Truman, 13 Asparagus, 14 Parent, 16 Ego, 18 Norse, 19 Oven, 20 To the fore.

DOWN 1 Testament, 2 Averse, 3 Trim, 4 Log, 5 Emerges, 6 Sandstone, 8 Charade, 9 Support, 12 Hunger, 15 Roof, 17 Ash.

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THE ALPHABEATER

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Take the online Mensa workout at www.mensa.org.uk or apply for a supervised IQ test in your area, email bookatest@mensa.org.uk or telephone 01902 772771. Mensa does not accept hyphenated words, and uses the Oxford Dictionary of English (Second Edition Revised) as its official reference.

Target times: Average: 20 mins Good: 16 mins SOLUTION STUCK? CALL FOR A CLUE Excellent: 12 mins 0901 322 5601 0901 322 5607 Friday’s solution: Both today’s words in a moment Halve your Target Time!

TASTY (across) *Calls cost 75p plus your telephone company’s ALIBI (down) network access charge.

TARGET

ALPHAPUZZLE

WIN £100 CASH

● Alternatively, for six Extra Letter clues to your mobile, text DXBEAT to 88010. Texts cost £1 plus your usual operator rate

PLAY MORE CROSSWORDS AND GAMES AT EXPRESS.CO.UK/PUZZLES

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Today’s solution: 0907 181 2573 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge.

Daily Express Monday December 26 2016

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For your chance to win £1,000 Cash! read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word.

Solution & winner

To enter call:

0904 161 1601

£1,000 WINNER: Mr H Katz, Edgware, London.

Call 0904 161 1602 for five extra clues! *Calls are £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your standard network rate. *SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquires, call this helpline.

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1 1996 action film starring John Travolta and Christian Slater (6,5) 6 Grammar, use of a single word to govern two others, as in he arrived in a car and a hurry; from Greek, ‘to yoke’ (6) 9 City of SW California founded by German immigrants in 1857 (7) 10 Second person to find a Golden Ticket in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) (6,4) 11 Savoury paste made from puréed capers, olives and anchovies, used especially in Provençal cuisine (8) 12 Former name (1824-1932) of the southern Russian city Gorno-Altaysk (5) 13 Arthur ___, US tennis player who won the US Open in 1968 and Wimbledon in 1975 (4) 16 European plant cultivated for its aromatic seeds, leaves and roots; Levisticum officinale (6) 19 James ___, star of the 1946 Christmas film It’s A Wonderful Life (7) 21 Of a notebook, folder etc, having separate pages that can be added or removed (5-4) 22 US actor who married actress Leighton Meester in 2014 (4,5) 23 English city known in Roman times as Deva (or Castra Devana) (7) 24 2016 animated film featuring the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake (6) G H T I N P A R E V I L L A R C T I E N C N L O C A D A C E L I N E O N N E D S G L O U P E O A T R R H V I T I L U E E E A J I L L S C O I F T K L R O N E I S O T S R U M E R S U MM E R

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1 Capital of the Republic of the Congo and formerly (1910–58) of French Equatorial Africa (11) 2 Country of SE Arabia ruled by Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said since 1970 (4) 3 Standard monetary unit of Nigeria, divided into 100 kobo (5) 4 2011-15 drama series starring Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp (7) 5 ‘Had we but ___ enough, and time’ Andrew Marvell ‘To His Coy Mistress’ (1681) (5) 6 and 19 Down Director of films including 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (4,6)

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BY TL PA SEITL O PS DE

For Monday, December 12

and leave your answer and details, or text BIGXWORD followed by a space, your answer, name and address to 84010 or just complete the crossword correctly and send it to: Daily Express, Prize Crossword (No 665), PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT Competition closes Friday, December 30 at 11:59pm. Winner picked at random from all entry routes after close date. Need Help?

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7 NIGHTS from oNly

ALL INCLUSIVE FOUR-STAR

MADEIRA

£439 PP

For a totally unique holiday on the beautiful Island of Madeira the four-star Montemar Palace is an ideal retreat in the lovely village location of Ponta Delgada. Sat on the cliffs of Ponta Delgada, on Madeira’s north coast, the Monte Mar Palace Hotel boasts great views of the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel is also surrounded by dramatic mountains and the beautiful Laurissilva Forest.

The area is perfect for walking and exploring the local sights such as the historical chapel or the caves and the unique feature of the area is the UNESCO Natural Heritage proclaimed endemic Laurissilva Forest.

Price includes

Departures

TACKLE the Alphapuzzle™ Challenge – and be in with a chance of a £100 cash prize.

FIRST, call the number below and make a note of today’s CLUE LETTERS and your personal PIN NUMBER to set your personal stop-watch running. Then, use the clue letters to work out the seven-letter word in the shaded squares.

When you crack the mystery word, call again, enter your Pin Number and STOP THE CLOCK. Winner selected at random from all correct entrants who beat the 25-minute Target Time.

Each grid number represents a different letter.

All 26 letters of the alphabet are used.

• Return flights from a choice of UK airports

January

£439

• Hold luggage

February

£439

• 7 nights’ accommodation

March

£439

• Daily breakfast, lunch and evening meals

April

£539

• All Inclusive drinks

May

£509

June

£509

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0907 181 2908

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Last week’s solution Across: Blimp, Nemesis, Knave, Vintner, Age, Nail, NEXUS, Ferry, Ideal, Glare, Ajar, Ask, Unequal, Elude, Patient, Bunny. Down: Bikini, Gazump, Imagine, Guest, Plea, Creature, Vend, Heal, Monoxide, Kerb, Sinus, Adjourn, Scrawl, Artery.

Call to book:

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CALVIN AND HOBBES

To order Complete Calvin and Hobbes at £70 (published by Andrews McNeel) call 01872 562310; visit www.expressbookshop.com; or send a cheque to Express Bookshop, PO Box 200 Falmouth TR11 4WJ. UK Delivery is free.

Bill Watterson

Lori Reid

Our top astrologer

Celebrating on this day: actor Jared Leto, 45, and actress Roxanne Pallett, 34.

Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23 Whether it’s festive high spirits or a busy workload, there’s a sense that change lies ahead. One thing you can rely on is home and family and that’s warming your heart today. Expect more visitors soon. Call me to hear when smart work ups your game.

Your restlessness puts you in an experimental mood. Even though you may be feeling confined and aching to get away, try not to act impulsively. Tonight’s quiet conversation touches your soul. Call me to hear why it’s time to lay new foundations.

0905 789 3701*

DILBERT

To order a copy of Optimism Sounds Exhausting: A Dilbert Book at £12.99 (published by Andrews McNeel) call 01872 562310; visit www.expressbookshop.com; or send a cheque to Express Bookshop, PO Box 200 Falmouth TR11 4WJ. UK Delivery is free.

Scott Adams

0905 789 3707*

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22 It’s a day of high emotions, surprise developments and unexpected visitors. But there’s also a feeling of good fortune and lots of reasons to keep celebebrating. At last you’re in your comfort zone tonight. Call me to hear when you’re at your most inventive.

Feeling the need to get away? If you’re picking up today’s restive feeling, this afternoon’s lively get-together could be just the distraction you need. Tonight’s news from faraway is calming and will reassure.

Call me to hear why friends hold the key.

0905 789 3702*

0905 789 3708*

Gemini May 22 – June 21

Lisa Wild

FAITH, HOPE AND SUE

Sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

People to see, places to go and things to do! It’s a high octane day and the party mood continues. Look forward to those quieter moments with your someone special that draws you closer tonight. Call me to hear when your executive powers excel.

0905 789 3703*

There’s a vortex of energy around you today. You’re aching to do something a little different, daring or even outrageous.

Don’t try to establish calm, at least not until tonight when you can relax. Call me to hear when you untangle that domestic problem.

0905 789 3709*

To hear Lori’s weekly and monthly horoscopes, call 0907

181 2948

Calls cost 80p per min plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Max call duration: 8mins.

LORI’S

PSYCHICS RUPERT AND THE TOY SCOUT No 30

“I thought this hay would be a treat, I’ll give the reindeer some to eat.”

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Willie lights the second of his lanterns and hangs it on the stocking tree, while Podgy empties a sack that he has been carrying. “I thought this hay would keep the reindeer happy while Santa Claus is filling our stockings,” says Podgy. They all agree that it is a fine idea, and then they scamper home. When he gets to bed Rupert is full of excitement about Christmas Day. “May I get up early and see if our plan has worked, Thoughts still whirl round Rupert’s head, Mummy?” he begs. © Express Newspapers 2016 His mummy tucks him up in bed.

Stuffed turkey roulade If you don’t have to cook for a large gathering and a whole turkey is too much, try this easy stuffed turkey roll instead using turkey escalopes. All the flavour of a traditional Christmas roast, but on the table in no time at all! This can also be sliced to make canapes for Christmas parties. Serves 4.

INGREDIENTS 1 box of sage & onion stuffing 4 large squares of tinfoil Butter for greasing 12 rashers of streaky bacon 4 large turkey escalopes One small jar of cranberry sauce

METHOD 1) Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan assisted gas mark 4.

2) Make up the stuffing with half the water described on the instructions.

3) Lightly grease the foil squares and place 3 rashers of bacon in the middle of each piece.

4) Top each bacon base with a turkey escalope, and spread a thin layer of the stuffing on top of each.

5) Spread a tablespoon of cranberry sauce on top of each, then carefully roll up from one end so the bacon is on the outside. Wrap each roll tightly in its piece of foil.

6) Place the rolls on a baking tray and transfer to the oven for 30 minutes, until the turkey is cooked through. Serve with vegetables.

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BT announced the acquisition of which mobile operator, creating the UK’s biggest telecoms company? a. EE b. Vodafone c. Three Who was promoted to chief executive of Sainsbury’s Argos following the grocer’s acquisition of Home Retail Group? a. Peter Griffiths b. Iain MacMillan c. John Rogers

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Old routine working for The New One

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TRAINERS make plans and the weather gods laugh.

Hurdle and can again beat My Tent Or Yours, who was behind him at Cheltenham, as well as the exciting second-season hurdler Yanworth.

Young Twiston-Davies, who has partnered the classy hurdler in 24 of his 26 races so far, takes over in the saddle.

The best bet on today’s holiday card is King George VI Chase favourite CUE CARD (3.15, nap).

Cue Card is a classic example of the improvement wrought by the new regime at the Colin Tizzard stable.

He won the King George at only his fourth attempt and this season he has shown himself as good as ever with a 15-length defeat of the former Gold Cup winner Coneygree in the Betfair Chase.

The part played by jockey Paddy Brennan in this upward curve cannot be underestimated either.

It is now seven Grade One jumping wins since Brennan’s

But in the case of Nigel Twiston-Davies and his carefully plotted, and quickly aborted, novice chase campaign for stable star The New One, it all turned out well in the end.

A deep frost ended all chance of The New One making an expected winning novice chase debut at Exeter earlier this month.

A week later he reverted to hurdles and won Cheltenham’s International Hurdle for the third time with Richard Johnson deputising for regular pilot Sam Twiston-Davies, who was claimed to ride for his boss Paul Nicholls.

Now Twiston-Davies snr has postponed steering the gelding over fences for the foreseeable future, saying: “Exeter was definitely the best abandonment that ever happened. I must send a Christmas card to Exeter.”

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32RED CASINO NOVICES’ HURDLE £11,261 (Class 2) 2m (8 declared)

BALLYHILL (17)(D) N Twiston-Davies 5 11-8 S Twiston-Davies 98 JENKINS (31) (D,F) N Henderson 4 11-8 ......................... D Bass 91 ELGIN (30) (D) A King 4 11-5 ................................W Hutchinson 98 ● GLARING (22) (D,F) Mrs A Perrett 5 11-5 ..........R Johnson ★99 BAZOOKA (F6) D Flood 5 11-0................................... Lizzie Kelly 71 17/6 MAXIMUS MARIDIUS (25) S Drinkwater 5 11-0 .........S Bowen 89 MOHAAYED (F153) D Skelton 4 11-0...........................H Skelton 92 57 PORT (38) J Fox 4 11-0 ...............................................J Sherwood 90 TONGUE STRAP: No. 7 HOOD: No. 6.

SP FORECAST: 4-7 Jenkins, 7-2 Elgin, 8 Ballyhill, 10 Glaring, 12 Mohaayed, 100 Maximus Maridius, Bazooka, 150 Port.

2015: Altior 5-11-8, N De Boinville 11-8 Fav (N Henderson), 10 ran.

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1 11L23U SAN BENEDETO (16) (D) 5 11 8 S Twiston-Davies 96 Runs: 19 Wins: 5(F,S,G) Trainer: P Nicholls

Places: 7 £64,052 Owner: Mr P J Vogt

2 81F0-23 SIZING TENNESSEE (16) 8 11 7A Coleman 89 Runs: 12 Wins: 4(S) Trainer: C Tizzard

Places: 1 £40,919 Owner: Ann & Alan Potts

3 2341-1L TWO TAFFS (37) 6 11 6 ...............H Skelton 90

Runs: 8 Wins: 3(GS,G) Places: 4 £24,819 D Skelton Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Pott

4 11/P60-1 GOLD PRESENT (30) (F) 6 11 5 ...N Fehily 91 Runs: 8 Wins: 3(GS,G) Trainer: N Henderson

Places: 2 £21,643 Mr and Mrs J D Cotton

5 2212/13 MAX WARD (23) (F) 7 11 4...... A P Heskin 97

Runs: 11 Wins: 3(G) Places: 3 £30,088 T R George Owner: Mr N T Griffith & H M Haddock

6 4-96141 ● POKER SCHOOL (9) 6 10 7 .R Johnson★99 Runs: 19 Wins: 5(S,GS,G) Places: 4 £47,108 I Williams A Chandler Medcroft Turner Westwoo

7 192/313 REMILUC (31) 7 10 6 ...............Sean Bowen 87

Runs: 11 Wins: 2(S,GS) Places: 4 £26,849 Trainer: C Gordon Owner: Gilbert & Gamble

TONGUE STRAP: No. 1 CHEEK PIECES: No. 1.

SP FORECAST: 3 Gold Present, 7-2 Poker School, 5 Two Taffs, 6 Sizing Tennessee, Max Ward, 8 San Benedeto, Remiluc.

2015: Full Shift 6-10-9, B J Geraghty 5-1 (N Henderson), 9 ran.

Gold Present 6-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, tracked leader from 1st, not fluent 3rd, bad mistake next, led 6th, clear from 2 out, comfortably, won at Doncaster 2m 3f nov hcap ch (3) gs in Nov beating Drumlee Lad (10-9) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran. Sizing Tennessee 13-2 (11-0) Tracked leader until 9th, driven after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, no impression on front pair when jumped right last, 3rd of 6, 12l behind Whisper (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov chs (2) gs. Two Taffs 7-1 (11-1) Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, headway before 3 out, 7th of 13, 37l behind Kruzhlinin (10-13) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) hvy in Nov. Poker School 8-1 (10-0) Held up and behind, in last trio after 10th, 9th and plenty to do after 3 out, headway on outside before 2 out, only 6th jumping 2 out, 2nd approaching the last, led soon after, clear in closing stages, won at Ascot 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs beating Dusky Lark (11-3) by 5l, 15 ran. Max Ward 20-1 (11-2) Held up last, outpaced when mistake 3 out, plugged on into modest 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 20l behind Altior (11-2) at Sandown 1m 7f nov chs Grade 1 (4yo+) (1) gs. San Benedeto 25-1 (11-8) 4th or 5th until reached at 10th and unseated rider, in a race won by Whisper (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov chs (2) gs, 6 ran. Remiluc 11-2 (10-3) Tracked leaders in 4th, mistake 1st, disputing 3rd when mistake 4 out, kept on, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Knockgraffon (11-0) at Newbury 2m nov hcap ch (3) gs in Nov.

GOSSIP FROM THE GALLOPS Lambourn: RATHER BE (12.45 Huntingdon) Newmarket: CAPOLAVORO (4.45 Wolverhampton) North: DICK DARSIE (12.40 Wetherby) West: CUE CARD (3.15 Kempton)

DEJA VU: The New One, left, bids to beat old rival My Tent Or Yours again

5 568969 GRAY WOLF RIVER (14) 5 11 0 . D Hiskett 71 Runs: 15 Wins: 1 Trainer: R Harper

£525 Owner: Mr R C Harper

5 1/517-21 MIGHT BITE (17) (F) 7 11 7 ............D Jacob 79

HOOD: No. 2.

SP FORECAST: 11-10 Yanworth, 2 The New One, 5 My Tent Or Yours, 7 Ch’tibello, 500 Gray Wolf River.

2015: Faugheen 7-11-7, R Walsh 1-4 Fav (W P Mullins), 5 ran.

Yanworth 4-5fav (11-4) Took keen hold, held up tracking leaders in 4th, headway on outside into 2nd 2 out, ridden before the last, driven upsides run-in, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Ascot 2m 3f hdl G2 (1) gs in Nov beating Lil Rockerfeller (11-8) by 3/4l, 5 ran. The New One 13-8fav (11-8) Made all, jumped slightly right at times, driven and stayed on well flat, won at Cheltenham 2m 1f hdl G2 (1) sft beating My Tent Or Yours (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran. My Tent Or Yours 7-4 (11-0) Held up, went 2nd before 4th, not fluent 2 out, ridden after last, no impression on winner final 150 yards, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind The New One (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hdl G2 (1) sft. Ch’tibello 5-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, led 3 out, kept on well from last, won at Haydock 2m hdl (2) hvy in Nov beating Melodic Rendezvous (11-3) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran. Gray Wolf River 50-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, well beaten after 3 out, 9th of 10, 23l behind Shimba Hills (11-11) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.

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association. There is little in the betting between the two Tizzard superstar stablemates, but Thistlecrack will surely have his chance at this level in the near future.

AMORE ALATO (2.05, nb) looks good in the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase.

The fact he is trained by the unheralded Johnny Farrelly probably explains his likely starting price of around 12-1.

On the strength of his latest victory in a three-mile Listed chase at Sandown in the hands of today’s partner Richard Johnson, he deserves to be much shorter than that. Johnson is the man to follow in the opening novices’ hurdle when GLARING (12.55) is expected to maintain his unbeaten record over jumps.

Amanda Perrett’s five-yearold had a Flat rating as high as 108 – albeit on the back of just one win – and took to hurdling with real elan when winning on his debut at Huntingdon.

2 346-112 ANIBALE FLY (22) 6 11 7 ... B J Geraghty 84 Runs: 10 Wins: 5(S) Trainer: A J Martin (IRE)

Places: 2 £90,988 Mr John P McManus

3 11P2/3-F CARACCI APACHE (12) 6 11 7 ......N Fehily 75

Runs: 9 Wins: 3(S,GS) Places: 1 £31,721 Trainer: N Henderson Hp Racing Caracci Apache

4 F1L4-21 CHURCHTOWN CHAMP (41) (D) 6 11 7 T Scudamore 80

Runs: 9 Wins: 3(S,G) Places: 2 £15,744 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: Coral Champions Club Runs: 8 Wins: 4(GS,G) £42,258 N Henderson The Knot Again Partnership Runs: 13 Wins: 3(S,GS) Places: 6 £58,064 Trainer: P Bowen Roddy Owen & Paul Fullagar

1 1F1-431 ● CUE CARD (37) (C&D,S) 10 11 10..P Brennan★99

Runs: 14 Wins: 4(F,GS,G) Places: 5 £51,163 Trainer: P Nicholls Owner: Woodhouse & Sutton

2 4/F18-11 JOSSES HILL (22) (C) 8 11 10 ......D Jacob 94

Runs: 15 Wins: 4(S,GS) Places: 4 £37,410 Trainer: C Tizzard Owner: Mrs Jean R Bishop

3 2P1P-2L SILVINIACO CONTI (37) (C&D) 10 11 10 N Fehily 95

Runs: 13 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 1 £83,418 D Skelton C J Edwards, D Futter, A H Rushworth

4 7113-52 TEA FOR TWO (22)(C&D) 7 11 10 Lizzie Kelly 92

Runs: 14 Wins: 6(S,G) Places: 1 £140,233 Trainer: P Nicholls Mr P J Vogt & Mr Ian Fogg

5 111-111

Runs: 33 Wins: 15(S,GS,G) Places: 6 £1,207,696 Trainer: C Tizzard Owner: Mrs Jean R Bishop

7 2-21U11 PRESENT MAN (16) (D) 6 11 7J Sherwood 84

Runs: 16 Wins: 7(S,GS,G) Places: 5 £173,451 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Mr A D Spence

8 10-2L13 ROYAL VACATION (10) (D) 6 11 7P Brennan81

Runs: 33 Wins: 16(S,GS,G) Places: 7 £1,117,270 P Nicholls Mr Chris Giles & Potensis Bloodstock L

9 P5-11P2 VIRGILIO (31) 7 11 7 ......................H Skelton 84 10 5-111L1

FRODON (16)(F) 4 11 0 S Twiston-Davies 85

BLINKERS: Nos. 6, 8 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 4, 7, 8, 9.

SP FORECAST: 5-2 Anibale Fly, 4 Frodon, 5 Might Bite, 6 Present Man, 8 Minella Daddy, 10 Amore Alato, 12 Virgilio, Churchtown Champ, 33 Others.

2015: Tea For Two 6-11-7, Lizzie Kelly 9-4 (N Williams), 7 ran.

Anibale Fly 7-2 (11-10) Ran 6th, went 4th before 4 out, pushed along after 2 out, kept on one pace into 2nd run-in, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Coney Island (11-10) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f nov chs Grade 1 (4yo+) (1). Frodon 14-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, closed 4 out, 2nd last, soon led, driven out, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) sft beating Aso (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran. Might Bite 1-2fav (11-0) Made all, travelling well when left clear 10th, hit 2 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Doncaster 2m 3f nov chs (4) gd beating Premier Bond (11-0) by 14l, 5 ran.

Present Man 5-1 (11-8) Made all, jumped badly right from 8th, kept on, driven out, won at Doncaster 3m nov chs Grade 2 (1) gd beating Potters Legend (11-8) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran. Minella Daddy 9-2fav (10-13) Led until 4th, chased leader, led approaching 2 out, clear when slightly hampered approaching the last and lost momentum, headed and outpaced final 100 yards, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Regal Encore (11-1) at Ascot 3m listed hcp chs (1) gs. Amore Alato 10-3 (10-9) Jumped well, pressed leader, led 3rd, made rest, pushed along before 3 out, clear from 2 out, driven before last, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 3m lst chs (1) gd in Nov beating Ballybolley (11-5) by 7l, 4 ran. Churchtown Champ 5-4fav (11-8) Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, blundered 12th, good headway to go 3rd before 7 out, led 3 out, soon clear, eased heavily run-in, won at Southwell 3m nov hcap ch (3) gd in Nov beating Pearl Swan (11-6) by 10l, 5 ran. Virgilio 7-1 (11-8) Tracked leader to 5 out, kept on to regain 2nd after last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Clan Des Obeaux (10-7) at Newbury 2m 4f nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Nov. Caracci Apache 25-1 (11-8) Mid-division, hit 2nd, headway tracking leaders 5th, fell 11th, in a race won by Beware The Bear (11-9) at Newbury 2m 7f nov hcap ch (3) gs, 12 ran. Royal Vacation 8-1 (11-4) Tracked (clear) winner until 8th, chased leading pair, not on terms when jumped slowly 10th, lost 3rd next, ridden and plugged on into modest 3rd again 2 out, kept on under pressure run-in, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Politologue (11-6) at Ascot 2m 5f nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs.

CHRISTMAS HDLE (GRD 1) 2.40 32RED.COM £56,950 (1) 2m (5) CH4

1 231-351 CH’TIBELLO (37) (D) 5 11 7 .......H Skelton 92

Runs: 8 Wins: 3(S,GS) Places: 2 £147,823 Trainer: D Skelton The Can’t Say No Partnership

2 3/22-332 MY TENT OR YOURS (16) (C&D) 9 11 7 N Fehily 95

Runs: 19 Wins: 8(S,A,GS,G) Places: 9 £580,756 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Mr John P McManus

3 1214F-1 ● THE NEW ONE (16) (C&D) 8 11 7 S Twiston-Davies★99 4 11112-1

Runs: 26 Wins: 17(S,GS,G) Places: 5 £820,668 Trainer: N Twiston-Davies S Such & Cg Paletta

YANWORTH (37) (D) 6 11 7 B J Geraghty 96

Runs: 10 Wins: 7(S,GS) Places: 2 £137,320 Trainer: A King Owner: Mr John P McManus

Runs: 17 Wins: 7(S,GS,G) Places: 3 £130,653 N Williams Mrs Jane Williams & Mr Len Jakeman

THISTLECRACK (30)(D) 8 11 10 T Scudamore 95

Runs: 17 Wins: 12(S,GS,G) Places: 1 £503,609 Trainer: C TizzardOwner: John and Heather Snook

BLINKERS: No. 3 TONGUE STRAP: No. 1.

SP FORECAST: 6-5 Cue Card, 5-4 Thistlecrack, 10 Josses Hill, 14 Tea For Two, 20 Silviniaco Conti.

2015: Cue Card 9-11-10, P Brennan 9-2 (C Tizzard), 9 ran.

Cue Card 15-8fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, soon tracked leaders, not fluent 10th, went 2nd 7 out, led 4 out, clear from 2 out, ridden run-in, won at Haydock 3m Grade 1 chs (1) hvy in Nov beating Coneygree (11-7) by 15l, 6 ran. Thistlecrack 1-8fav (11-9) Jumped well, made all, unchallenged, won at Newbury 2m 7f nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Nov beating Bigbadjohn (11-9) by 8l, 5 ran. Josses Hill 7-4fav (11-6) Made all, drew clear from last, stayed on strongly, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gs beating Tea For Two (11-5) by 6l, 5 ran. Tea For Two 6-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, closed from 6th, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Josses Hill (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gs. Silviniaco Conti 13-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, weakened before 4 out, 4th of 6, 42l behind Cue Card (11-7) at Haydock 3m Grade 1 chs (1) hvy in Nov.

ON THE APP STORE HANDICAP HURDLE 3.45 32RED £9,384 (3) 2m 5f (16)

MOSSPARK (43) (D) Miss E Lavelle 8 11-12 ................. N Fehily 94 DELL’ ARCA (F187) D Pipe 7 11-12 ........................ T Scudamore 90 BIG CHIEF BENNY (17) A King 5 11-10 ................W Hutchinson 94 ● DOESYOURDOGBITE (33) (D) Jonjo O’Neill 4 11-9 A Coleman ★99 5 1P-2112 INSTANT KARMA (58) M Bell 5 11-9 ....................B J Geraghty 95 6 4336L-5 OMESSA HAS (30) N Henderson 4 11-9 .........................D Jacob 93 7 530423- VICENZO MIO (274) (C) P Nicholls 6 11-5 S Twiston-Davies 98 8 322 MOSCATO (25) O Sherwood 5 11-2..................................L Aspell 91 9 114 SPIRITOFTHEGAMES (45) D Skelton 4 11-2 .............H Skelton 90 10 1/8-21 LISHEEN PRINCE (26) P Hobbs 5 11-1 .......................R Johnson 95 11 F3-122 SOUTHPORT (26) N Twiston-Davies 4 11-0W Twiston-Davies 95 12 1211/P7 MISTER GREZ (16) D Skelton 10 10-13 ...Bridget Andrews(3) 92 13 13L-223 ROTHMAN (38) C Gordon 6 10-9 ...............................A P Heskin 87 14 61F2-L9 KING COOL (32) G L Moore 5 10-8.................... A Glassonbury 87 15 13-9541 MUTHABIR (22) (D) R Phillips 6 10-6 .................. D Hiskett(5) 89 16 121P-6L MR FICKLE (32) (C) G L Moore 7 10-6.................J Nuttall(10) 85 BLINKERS: Nos. 2, 8, 12 VISOR: No. 16 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 6, 7, 13 HOOD: No. 13.

SP FORECAST: 6 Doesyourdogbite, 13-2 Spiritofthegames, 7 Instant Karma, Lisheen Prince, 10 Big Chief Benny, Omessa Has, Muthabir, Moscato, 12 Others.

2015: Baron Alco 4-11-4, Jamie Moore 7-1 (G L Moore), 14 ran.

TRACK FACTS: GOING: Good. Right Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2011-16): B J Geraghty 28% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2011-16): N Henderson 30% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 3.45 Omessa Has (tongue strap), Moscato (blinkers), 12.55 Mohaayed (tongue strap), Maximus Maridius (hood). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 2.05 Minella Daddy(hcp ch). 3.45 Big Chief Benny(hcp hdl), Dell’ Arca(hcp). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Anibale Fly (2.05) Ireland; Minella Daddy (2.05) 230 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 12.55 Mohaayed from Kevin Prendergast in Ireland to D Skelton.

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Sedgefield

Wetherby

ATR

12.10

2.10 Carnaross 2.45 Stilo Blue Native 3.20 Helmsley Lad

12.00

COUNTRY HARVEST FARM FOODS HANDICAP CHASE £3,249 (Class 5) 2m 77yds (9 declared)

1 21/1PU1- WORKING TITLE (273) (D) (T) S Drinkwater 14 11-12... Mr J Drinkwater(7) 89 2 3925-32 MONEY FOR NOTHING (13) Tristan Davidson 7 11-12........................ J England 95 3 8P7-73R DOWNTOWN BOY (19) R Craggs 8 11-2............................................Will Kennedy 86 4 5455L-2 PAMAK D’AIRY (34) (C&D) H Hogarth 13 11-0..................................... B Hughes 96 5 4212PL l MISS CONWAY (19) (D) M Walford 5 10-12.................................... J Greenall H99 6 036615 SPREAD BOY (24) (C&D) F Murtagh 9 10-6................................. L Murtagh(7) 95 7 4293P4 DUHALLOWCOUNTRY (7) (C&D) V Thompson 10 10-4................T Dowson(7) 92 8 33-PPP3 CAPTAIN SHARPE (9) (C&D) Kenny Johnson 8 10-3...................G Carson(7) 86 9 L-PUP22 HI BOB (18) Kenneth Slack 8 10-1........................................................ H Challoner 95 BLINKERS: Nos. 7, 9 TONGUE STRAP: No. 2 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 3, 4, 8 HOOD: No. 2.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 8, 7, 9, 4, 6.

SP FORECAST: 5-2 Hi Bob, 3 Money For Nothing, 6 Pamak D’airy, 8 Miss Conway, 10 Working Title, Duhallowcountry, 12 Captain Sharpe, Spread Boy, 14 Downtown Boy.

CONSTRUCTION NORTH EAST LTD NOVS’ HURDLE 12.30CASTLE £3,899 (4) 2m 3f 188yds (5) 2232-51 THUMB STONE BLUES (24) (C) (T) K Bailey 6 11-5........................... B Hughes 97 F23 COUSIN OSCAR (24) D McCain 4 10-12............................................Will Kennedy 79 226 INSTANT REPLAY (46) B Ellison 4 10-12................................................ A P Lane 79 3333-41 l JUSTFORJAMES (24) (C&D,F) M Hammond 7 10-12...Mr Joe Wright(7) H99 679 MISS LIZZY LAMB (13) Lucinda Egerton 5 10-5.........................Dean Pratt(5) 75 TONGUE STRAP: No. 1. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 4.

SP FORECAST: 11-8 Thumb Stone Blues, 13-8 Justforjames, 4 Instant Replay, 10 Others.

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19TH BIRTHDAY EMILY ROBSON ‘NH’ NOVS’ HURDLE 1.05 HAPPY £3,899 (4) 2m 178yds (10) 4/2411-1 MAHLERDRAMATIC (30) (D,F) B Ellison 6 11-5......................... N Moscrop(5) 93 41/P4 AFTER TONIIGHT (13) K Reveley 6 10-12.................................Mr J Dawson(5) 84 5-5U14 ASKGARMOR (24) Tristan Davidson 4 10-12.....................................D Irving(5) 76 5-022 DEAR SIRE (24) D McCain 4 10-12....................................................Will Kennedy 83 P740 DRAGONFLI (30) Lucinda Egerton 4 10-12..................................Dean Pratt(5) 80 22-212 l DUBAI ANGEL (30) J M Jefferson 5 10-12...................................... B Hughes H99 P-63406 IT’S A LONG STORY (15) Mrs B Butterworth 5 10-12....................H Challoner 82 3/PP-F5P KILLONE (22) W Coltherd 7 10-12............................................. Sam Coltherd(7) 54 11-6 MICKLEGATE RUN (175) G Swinbank 5 10-12.................................C Bewley(3) 93 LUP PEN HER IN (208) Kenneth Slack 6 10-5.............................. C McCormack(3) 71 TONGUE STRAP: No. 8 HOOD: Nos. 4, 10. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 6, 1.

SP FORECAST: 5-4 Dubai Angel, 7-4 Mahlerdramatic, 4 Dear Sire, 12 Micklegate Run, 20 After Toniight, 33 Askgarmor, 50 Pen Her In, 100 Killone, Dragonfli, 150 It’s A Long Story.

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BOXING DAY AT SEDGEFIELD HANDICAP CHASE 1.40 WYNYARD £5,697 (4) 2m 3f 65yds (9) 1 31-41L3 l KILRONAN CASTLE (47) D McCain 5 11-12................................Will Kennedy H99 2 1-FPP55 ATTIMO (15) (C&D) Sam England 7 11-9................................................ J England 95 3 U3/454R- SERGEANT PINK (F488) Mrs D Sayer 10 11-8........................ C McCormack(3) 91 4 5224PL- UNO VALOROSO (259) M Walford 8 11-8............................................... B Hughes 98 5 215P64 SAFARI JOURNEY (15) (C&D) Lucinda Egerton 12 11-6...........Dean Pratt(5) 94 6 244P40 ROMAN NUMERAL (18) D Thompson 8 10-9.......................................... R Day(5) 87 7 54PPL5 HAVE YOU HAD YOURS (21) Mrs J Walton 10 10-7.............Miss A Waugh(7) 87 8 0-2LLPL JEWELLERY (13) (D) Katie Scott 9 10-1.......................................S Mulqueen(5) 88 9 L6PLL4 ALCHIMIX (15) M Hammond 6 10-0.........................................Miss C Walton(3) 87 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 8 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 5, 9. S/H WINNERS: Nos. 2, 7, 5, 3, 4.

SP FORECAST: 13-8 Kilronan Castle, 9-2 Uno Valoroso, 5 Sergeant Pink, 6 Attimo, 8 Safari Journey, 12 Roman Numeral, 14 Have You Had Yours, 25 Alchimix, 50 Jewellery.

CHRISTMAS FROM PAXTONS HANDICAP HURDLE 2.10 MERRY £3,249 (5) 2m 178yds (14)

6-45L6F GRAND ENTERPRISE (18) H Hogarth 6 11-12......................................... R Day(5) 88 2-47746 SHY (19) G Charlton 4 11-12..................................................................... J Faltejsek 85 407 KNOW YOUR NAME (35) D McCain 5 11-12.............................................. A P Lane 90 44P5U/P HERECOMESTROUBLE (27) Lucinda Egerton 9 11-6.................Dean Pratt(5) 90 6/94123- l CARNAROSS (415) (D,F) Julia Brooke 7 11-4..................... Ross Turner(7) H99 FP6-867 BYRONEGETONEFREE (18) W Coltherd 5 11-1........................ Sam Coltherd(7) 91 4U3450 ANTON DOLIN (29) M Mullineaux 8 11-0......................................S Mulqueen(5) 86 2LL26L FOUR MILE BEACH (34) J M Jefferson 3 10-11................... Harry Russell(10) 90 0P4515 LOCHALSH (18) Katie Scott 5 10-8.................................................... C Bewley(3) 94 9/577-P7 DARK AND DANGEROUS (13) (D) S Waugh 8 10-8..............Miss A Waugh(7) 86 1342-3P FIDDLER’S FLIGHT (10) (C&D) J Norton 10 10-8................. C McCormack(3) 93 333424- COPT HILL (274) (C&D) Miss T Waggott 8 10-6.................................. B Hughes 90 8P75P2 MRS GRASS (9) (D) J Haynes 9 10-5................................................T Dowson(7) 91 PLLL- SCRUTINY (251) Mrs B Butterworth 5 10-4...................................... H Challoner 88 BLINKERS: Nos. 8, 10 VISOR: No. 13 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 9 CHEEK PIECES: No. 4 HOOD: No. 11. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 12, 10, 11, 9, 13.

SP FORECAST: 3 Carnaross, 4 Copt Hill, 6 Mrs Grass, 7 Grand Enterprise, 8 Four Mile Beach, 10 Lochalsh, 12 Shy, Anton Dolin, 20 Others.

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PROPERTY SERVICES HANDICAP HURDLE 2.45 WILLS £3,899 (4) 2m 3f 188yds

12.10 Same Circus 12.40 Smuggler’s Stash 1.15 Cloud Monkey 1.50 Definitly Red

EXTRA PLACES AT 188BET MARES’ NOVS’ HDLE £3,249 (Class 4) 2m 3f 154yds (7 declared)

THE Scout 12.00 Miss Conway 12.30 Justforjames 1.05 Dubai Angel 1.40 Kilronan Castle

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12L1-5P BRUCE ALMIGHTY (44) (D) D McCain 5 12-0...............................Will Kennedy 88 230314 HAG STONE (24) Tom Lacey 5 11-12........................Mr Thomas M O’Brien(7) 91 P0P-6P4 BIG WATER (27) G Swinbank 8 11-12..................................................C Bewley(3) 96 42LL35/ UN GUET APENS (640) J Ewart 8 11-12.................................... Lucy Alexander 87 5/16LF-5 ADRAKHAN (F16) W Storey 5 11-10.....................................Miss S M Doolan(7) 81 34172 ALL FOR THE BEST (26) (T) Robert Stephens 4 11-10...... Sam Coltherd(7) 84 11L543 GOLD CHAIN (96) (D) Mrs D Sayer 6 11-9........................................H Challoner 88 3-08504 BANK BONUS (24) (D) B Ellison 7 11-9......................................... N Moscrop(5) 91 21U22-P WESTERN BREEZE (58) (D) M Walford 7 11-9............................J Hamilton(3) 91 4-12P74 MR SNOOZY (25) M Walford 7 11-8..............................................Miss E Todd(7) 92 2U-PF61 l STILO BLUE NATIVE (34) (C) Rebecca Menzies 8 11-2.............. B Hughes H99 4314/6P POLITBUREAU (13) M Hammond 9 10-8................................ Miss C Walton(3) 84 TONGUE STRAP: No. 7 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 4, 7, 10, 12 HOOD: No. 8.

S/H WINNERS: Nos. 3, 1, 12, 11, 4.

SP FORECAST: 9-2 Gold Chain, 5 Stilo Blue Native, All For The Best, 13-2 Others.

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AID 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS STD OPEN NH FLAT 3.20 STRAY £1,949 (6) 2m 178yds (7) 1 61 BALLYVIC BORU (85) B Ellison 4 11-4................................................. K Wood(7) 73 2 3 BLOTTOS (18) Mrs S Smith 4 11-4.....................................................Will Kennedy 98 3 4-22 l HELMSLEY LAD (26) (F) J M Jefferson 5 11-4............................. B Hughes H99 4 L JULIE’S LAD (44) M Mullineaux 6 11-4........................................S Mulqueen(5) 90 5 MA PETIT LUMIER L James 6 11-4.......................................................H Challoner 54 6 6 FLEMINATOR (51) M Hammond 4 10-11.........................................J Hamilton(3) 93 7 OUT OF REACH Miss T Waggott 5 10-11................................................... A P Lane 58 SP FORECAST: 6-4 Helmsley Lad, 2 Blottos, 5-2 Ballyvic Boru, 16 Fleminator, 25 Others.

TRACK FACTS: GOING: Soft. Left Handed. TOP JOCKEY (2011-16): B Hughes 20% Strike rate. TOP TRAINER (2011-16): D McCain 24% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.05 Killone (tongue strap), 1.40 Attimo (cheek pieces, tongue strap), 2.10 Herecomestrouble (cheek pieces), Dark And Dangerous (blinkers), 2.45 Politbureau (cheek pieces), Bruce Almighty (cheek pieces).

BEATEN FAVOURITES: 12.00 Hi Bob(hcp hdl), Money For Nothing(hcp ch). 1.05 Dubai Angel.

2.10 Copt Hill(hcp hdl). LONGEST TRAVELLER: All For The Best (2.45) 276 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 1.05 Dear Sire from S Crawford in Ireland. 2.10 Scrutiny from F Murtagh. 2.45 Adrakhan from D Skelton. 3.20 Ballyvic Boru from J J Hanlon in Ireland.

1 1172 l SAME CIRCUS (30) D McCain 5 11-5................. J Cowley(5) H 99 2 1 STAR RIDER (20) H Morrison 4 11-5........................R McLernon 98 3 APALIS (F87) C Mann 4 10-12..............................D G Noonan(3) 62 4 PL-L LADY BROOME (F206) M Walford 5 10-12........ J Hamilton(3) 78 5 635- LLANTARA (273) T Symonds 5 10-12........................B Poste(3) 83 6 3213-33 MOSCANISI (22) Rebecca Menzies 5 10-12.....................T Kelly 98 7 111-R THE NIPPER (243) W Greatrex 5 10-12..................... G Sheehan 94 SP FORECAST: Evens The Nipper, 4 Star Rider, 9-2 Same Circus, 8 Moscanisi, 12 Llantara, 14 Apalis, 100 Lady Broome.

2015: Meeting abandoned due to Waterlogged course.

NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE 12.40188BET £3,899 (4) 3m 45yds

MEYRICK HCAP CHS (GRD 3) 1.50 ROWLAND £22,780 (1) 3m 45yds (10) CH4

1 2113-45 BLAKLION (30) (C&D) 7 11 12..J Bargary(3) 95

Leopardstown

Runs: 48 Wins: 7(S,G) Places: 13 £133,786 Trainer: C Mann Owner: Mrs Fidelma Toole

Runs: 21 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 7 £136,216 Trainer: Miss V Williams Hills of Ledbury (Aga)

Runs: 22 Wins: 7(S,GS,G) Places: 4 £169,413 Trainer: Mrs S Smith M B Scholey & R H Scholey

Runs: 24 Wins: 5(S,F,G) Places: 6 £61,964 Trainer: P Bowen Ednyfed & Elizabeth Morgan

4 11PP-L5 WAKANDA (30) (C,D) 7 11 8............ D Cook 93

5 F112U-0 HENRI PARRY MORGAN (30) (D,T) 8 11 7

D G Noonan(3) 83

6 22F1-13 l DEFINITLY RED (30) 7 11 0...H Brooke H99

Runs: 19 Wins: 9(S,GS) Trainer: B Ellison

Places: 6 £132,285 Owner: Mr P J Martin

Runs: 17 Wins: 3(GS,G) Places: 7 £44,373 Trainer: C Longsdon Swanee River Partnership

Runs: 30 Wins: 6(S,GS) Places: 8 £39,059 Trainer: W Greatrex No Dramas & Robert Aplin

Runs: 32 Wins: 3(S,F,G) Places: 8 £39,853 Trainer: M Hammond Owner: Mr R M Howard

Runs: 12 Wins: 4(S,GS) Trainer: Mrs P Sly

7 2B5-2L3 OUR KAEMPFER (31) 7 10 11.. R McLernon 85 8 7/51F1P- BALLYCULLA (254) (C&D) 9 10 9.G Sheehan 92

9 P223-L6 SILVER TASSIE (16) 8 10 5...F O’Toole(5) 83

10 382-UL1 ACTINPIECES (33) (C&D) 5 10 4

Miss G Andrews(3) 95

Places: 4 £27,648 Owner: Mrs P M Sly

TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 5, 7 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 5, 8.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 10, 8, 1, 6, 5, 2, 9, 4, 3.

SP FORECAST: 3 Yala Enki, 7-2 Blaklion, 5 Definitly Red, 6 Henri Parry Morgan, 8 Our Kaempfer, 10 Actinpieces, 14 Wakanda, Ballyculla, 16 Others.

GOING: Good to Soft. Left Handed. TOP JOCKEY (2011-16): D Cook 15% Strike rate. TOP TRAINER (2011-16): Mrs S Smith 13% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.15 Ballycash (hood), Kisumu (cheek pieces), 2.25 Bon Enfant (cheek pieces), Red Infantry (cheek pieces), 3.00 Mountain King (cheek pieces, tongue strap), 3.35 Skeaping (tongue strap), 12.40 Elusive Classic (cheek pieces), Cleve Cottage (cheek pieces), Inchcolm (cheek pieces). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 12.10 The Nipper. 1.15 Tobacco Road(hcp hdl). 1.50 Definitly Red(hcp ch). 2.25 Bon Enfant(hcp hdl), Grey Monk(hcp hdl), Lough Salt(hcp hdl), Verygoodverygood(hcp hdl). LONGEST UK TRAVELLER: Tobacco Road (1.15) 263 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 12.10 Apalis from J Lefebvre in France to C Mann, Lady Broome from J Riches to M Walford. 1.15 Blackfire from J O’Neill to T Symonds, Tour De Ville from S Durack to J Wainwright.

THE Scout

ATR

12.15 Bunk Off Early 12.45 Felix Mendelssohn 1.15 Bapaume 1.50 Artful Artist

12.15

HORSE & JOCKEY HOTEL MAIDEN HURDLE 4YO E5,879 2m (24 declared)

1 A NICE TOUCH A L Moore 11-7........................................Jody McGarvey 2 ATHENRY BOY (F64) J T Gorman 11-7......................... S D Torrens(7) 3 BUNK OFF EARLY (F432) W P Mullins 11-7................................R Walsh 4 CHANGING FAST O McKiernan 11-7.....................................B Browne(7) 5 FLORAMAR Ms Sandra Hughes 11-7..............................C D Timmons(5) 6 FU-375 FRIDAYNIGHTLIGHTS (24) T Cooper 11-7........................... M J Bolger 7 2-5 GENEVA BARRACKS (15) M Brassil 11-7............................ M P Fogarty 8 06 HIGHLAND FLING (16) G Cromwell 11-7.............................. J B Kane(7) 9 22 IMPERIAL WAY (22) Joseph P O’Brien 11-7........................B J Cooper 10 9 KILFENORA (15) E P Harty 11-7.........................Ambrose McCurtin(5) 11 KING OF COUNTRY (F560) M Halford 11-7..............Jonathan Moore 12 LETTER FOCUS (F84) B Duke 11-7.................................... S W Flanagan 13 0344 LOUPGAROU (25) Mrs J Harrington 11-7..............................R M Power 14 0 LYREEN LAD (16) A J Martin 11-7.................................................B Hayes 15 MEZAJY (F75) Denis Hogan 11-7................................... S A Mulcahy(7) 16 NEBULLA (F281) J Leavy 11-7...................................................... C R King 17 34 NO BRAINER (36) M F Morris 11-7.............................................M Enright 18 2- OUTSPOKEN (373) Joseph P O’Brien 11-7.............................M P Walsh 19 ROYAL CHORUS A J Martin 11-7............................................... D O’Regan 20 0 SEAWEED (16) A J Martin 11-7.................................................D J Mullins 21 236 WESTLAND ROW (11) G Elliott 11-7........................................ R Geraghty 22 0 CREEPING IVY (25) A J Martin 11-0.......................................R C Colgan 23 HAVASUPAI G A Kingston 11-0...............................................C D Maxwell 24 2614 JELAN (29) Mrs J Harrington 11-0........................................ D N Russell TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 7, 13, 17, 18, 22 HOOD: No. 7.

SP FORECAST: 15-8 Outspoken, 7-2 Bunk Off Early, 7 Imperial Way, 10 No Brainer, Jelan, 14 Westland Row, Loupgarou, 16 Nebulla, King Of Country, 20 Others.

2015: Coney Island 11-7, M P Walsh 13-8 Fav (E P Harty), 17 ran.

RECYCLING MAIDEN HURDLE 12.45THORNTONS E5,879 2m 2f

Runs: 23 Wins: 9(S,GS,G) Places: 5 £210,377 Trainer: N Twiston-Davies S Such & Cg Paletta

3 31P5-31 YALA ENKI (9) 6 11 8............ C Deutsch(3) 93

AT 188BET NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE 1.15 CASINO £3,249 (4) 2m 3f 154yds (18)

1 F443-30 AIR DE ROCK (29) Miss V Williams 4 12-0..........C Deutsch(3) 93 2 522224- GOOD VIBRATION (268) Mrs S Smith 5 11-12..........Derek Fox 96 3 3329-4L BOLLIN ACE (31) T Easterby 5 11-11.............Mr W Easterby(7) 91 4 76L-6L SWINTON DIAMOND (17) I Williams 5 11-10.Toby Wheeler(7) 98 5 2233L4 ALYASAN (16) D Thompson 5 11-9.....................................D Cook 95 6 77-4761 TOUR DE VILLE (118) (D) J Wainwright 6 11-9....Craig Nichol 97 7 842252 l CLOUD MONKEY (26) M Todhunter 6 11-8........... H Brooke H99 8 UU-FP69 THE DOORMAN (17) B Haslam 7 11-7.......................R McLernon 92 9 42-8289 MR CAFFREY (54) (T) J Flint 4 11-7.................................. R Flint 89 10 F1UF78- EASTER HUNT (403) Sara Ender 7 11-7 Miss Becky Smith(7) 83 11 L6L9-3F BLACKFIRE (193) T Symonds 4 11-7..........................B Poste(3) 91 12 33-622 CHILLI ROMANCE (47) F O’Brien 5 11-6.................N Slatter(5) 98 13 5-55U43 BALLYCASH (22) N Twiston-Davies 5 11-5......... J Bargary(3) 95 14 6-6732 TOBACCO ROAD (46) (T) D Pipe 6 11-5............D G Noonan(3) 95 15 563/37-4 ALONG CAME THEO (15) A Crook 6 11-2..............J Kington(3) 86 16 634-644 KISUMU (13) M Hammond 4 11-0............................. F O’Toole(5) 90 17 4-85P24 CAPTAIN MOWBRAY (41) Rebecca Menzies 5 10-11.....T Kelly 95 18 3-5LP48 LITTLE BRUCE (29) P Kirby 4 10-11...................................A Nicol 87 BLINKERS: No. 3 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 5, 8 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 5, 9, 16 HOOD: Nos. 13, 14. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 6.

SP FORECAST: 11-2 Tobacco Road, 6 Tour De Ville, 7 Blackfire, 8 Ballycash, Chilli Romance, 10 Good Vibration, Cloud Monkey, 12 Swinton Diamond, 14 Others.

2 LP40-24 SEVENTH SKY (23) 9 11 8......... J Greenall 85

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21642-4 CARLO ROCKS (31) Mrs C Bailey 6 12-2.................R McLernon 89 637P-21 l SMUGGLER’S STASH (19) (D,F) Mrs R Dobbin 6 11-12

Craig Nichol H99 651523 DICK DARSIE (24) (S) Mrs S Smith 6 11-12......................D Cook 98 3/224-63 CHARLIE WINGNUT (45) Mrs S Smith 9 11-9.......D Bourke(5) 98 P33P-04 LIME STREET (22) T Symonds 5 11-9........................B Poste(3) 88 U12404 MODULUS (8) P Winks 7 11-4.................................Ryan Winks(7) 87 2-187LP CLEVE COTTAGE (19) P Kirby 8 11-4.................................A Nicol 91 15-2632 DANEHILLS WELL (21) Mrs A C Hamilton 8 11-4.... G Sheehan 90 8533/F2 LAKEFIELD REBEL (30) H Hogarth 10 11-3.....................T Kelly 90 LF/626-L BALLYTHOMAS (15) D Thompson 9 11-2............... J Cowley(5) 90 41/64-71 MOORSTOWN (30) (D) (T) Miss L Russell 6 11-1.....Derek Fox 96 3243-22 LANDMEAFORTUNE (19) M Todhunter 7 11-0............ H Brooke 98 L7P422 BANKHALL (13) M Walford 5 10-13...................... J Hamilton(3) 98 320-L97 WICKED GAMES (21) Mrs R Dobbin 5 10-13......... F O’Toole(5) 89 1-38L6L ELUSIVE CLASSIC (18) Gemma Anderson 8 10-11 J Kington(3) 92 0LPD-P5 INCHCOLM (59) M Hammond 6 10-5.................... J Bargary(3) 89 BLINKERS: No. 2 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 7, 11, 2.

SP FORECAST: 5 Smuggler’s Stash, 11-2 Moorstown, 6 Dick Darsie, 7 Charlie Wingnut, 8 Bankhall, Lakefield Rebel, 10 Landmeafortune, Danehills Well, 14 Others.

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2.25 Solomn Grundy 3.00 Blakemount 3.35 Lift The Lid

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1 1/4-3 CASTELLO SFORZA (23) W P Mullins 5 11-12........................M P Walsh 2 FELIX MENDELSSOHN (F107) J P O’Brien 5 11-12............ D N Russell 3 22-2318 JIMMY BREEKIE (15) S Crawford 6 11-12..............................R C Colgan 4 33-1122 JOEY SASA (8) N Meade 7 11-12......................................... S W Flanagan 5 F/31-4 LOUGHADERRA PRINCE (65) A Fleming 7 11-12................. D O’Regan 6 8-90 PACTE IN THE PARK (191) S J Kenny 5 11-12.................. M P Fogarty 7 14161-2 BARRA (30) G Elliott 5 11-5......................................................B J Cooper TONGUE STRAP: No. 2 HOOD: No. 3.

SP FORECAST: 15-8 Castello Sforza, 9-4 Barra, 3 Joey Sasa, 7-2 Felix Mendelssohn, 16 Loughaderra Prince, 33 Jimmy Breekie, 50 Pacte In The Park.

2015: A Toi Phil 5-11-12, Mr P W Mullins 7-2 (W P Mullins), 7 ran.

GOING: Yielding. Left Handed. TOP JOCKEY (2011-16): R Walsh 27% Strike rate. TOP TRAINER (2011-16): W P Mullins 26% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.15 Do No Complain (cheek pieces), 2.55 Westerners Son (cheek pieces), 3.30 Champayne Lady (tongue strap), 12.15 Loupgarou (tongue strap), 12.45 Felix Mendelssohn (tongue strap). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 12.15 Bunk Off Early(hcp), King Of Country, Westland Row. 12.45 Castello Sforza, Joey Sasa. 1.50 Artful Artist, Concordin(hcp hdl), Mount Masada(hcp hdl).

2.55 Ball D’arc(hcp ch), Coolaghknock Glebe(hcp ch), Lake Takapuna, Riviera Sun(hcp ch). 3.30 Aeglos.

2.20 Identity Thief 2.55 Ball D’Arc 3.30 Trainwreck

FRANK JUVENILE HURDLE (GRADE 2) 3YO 1.15 KNIGHT E19,522 (1) 2m (10)

1 111 LANDOFHOPEANDGLORY (22) (D) Joseph P O’Brien 11-1......M P Walsh 2 41-11L SOIR DE CHANTENAY (22) (D) G Cromwell 11-1..................M Enright 3 15221 AMAULINO (69) C Bowe 10-12.............................................. M P Fogarty 4 61-2 BAPAUME (22) W P Mullins 10-12..................................................R Walsh 5 5351 CHAMPAGNE PAT (30) (D) Jonathan Sweeney 10-12.Ambrose McCurtin 6 6-2FPP2 DO NO COMPLAIN (133) T Cooper 10-12..............................B J Cooper 7 41132 LORD JUSTICE (16) (D) Joseph P O’Brien 10-12......................B Hayes 8 F13 MEGA FORTUNE (22) (D) G Elliott 10-12............................ D N Russell 9 1 PROSPECTUS (9) (D) G Cromwell 10-12....................Jonathan Moore 10 321623 ZIG ZAG (16) (D) Joseph P O’Brien 10-12....................Jody McGarvey TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 5, 7 CHEEK PIECES: No. 6.

SP FORECAST: Evens Landofhopeandglory, 7-4 Bapaume, 13-2 Mega Fortune, 12 Lord Justice, 16 Prospectus, 20 Zig Zag, 25 Champagne Pat, 33 Others.

2015: Apple’s Jade 10-5, J J Burke 12-1 (W P Mullins), 8 ran.

CAPITAL HANDICAP HURDLE (80-116) 1.50 CARDINAL E5,879 2m 2f (18)

752-25F BLAST OF KOEMAN (18) Robert Tyner 5 11-12..........Jody McGarvey 13P6/L7- ANGE D’OR JAVILEX (F499) C Byrnes 6 11-11................ M P Fogarty 631/264 TOP OTHE RA (36) Thomas Mullins 8 11-10.........................D J Mullins 11U7-PP AKORAKOR (29) (D) G Elliott 7 11-9......................................B J Cooper 047083 FRUITS OF GLORY (15) E Cawley 7 11-6.....................C D Timmons(5) 131/05-2 ANOTHER CHALLENGE (9) O McKiernan 8 11-5..............B Browne(7) 3P4747 STAY WITH IT (11) A McNamara 9 11-4........................................B Hayes PL9241 DAWERANN (15) G Elliott 7 11-3.....................................................R Walsh 518200 BASHFUL BEAUTY (36) J Feane 9 11-2.....................Jonathan Moore 1/FP41-3 CONCORDIN (29) R Tyner 8 11-2...............................................M P Walsh 3SL3-88 DEANO (18) Miss M Hallahan 9 11-2......................................... D O’Regan U37-9 BOLD BID (16) Mrs J Harrington 4 11-1..................................R M Power 290/77-3 ARTFUL ARTIST (24) A J Martin 7 10-12............................ D N Russell 0-64179 BLACK LABEL (F10) A McGuinness 5 10-12.................... S W Flanagan 95L1/L0 ROS BRIN (16) (C) G A Kingston 10 10-12..............................R C Colgan 3-0050 PLAYBOOK (15) Mrs J Harrington 5 10-11............................ M J Bolger 0/0941F- MOUNT MASADA (378) D E Fitzgerald 6 10-0.Rochelle Murphy(7) 800060 ERIC THE THIRD (32) P J Rothwell 7 9-10.............................M Enright BLINKERS: No. 14 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 4, 5, 13 CHEEK PIECES: No. 4 HOOD: Nos. 5, 12.

SP FORECAST: 4 Artful Artist, 11-2 Dawerann, 13-2 Akorakor, 8 Concordin, 10 Blast Of Koeman, Fruits Of Glory, Another Challenge, 12 Top Othe Ra, 14 Others.

2015: Ice Cold Soul 5-11-12, Jonathan Moore(7) 10-1 (N Meade), 18 ran.

STABLE SWITCH: 12.15 Bunk Off Early from A Oliver, King Of Country from C Appleby, Mezajy from Ed Walker, Nebulla from John Oxx, Outspoken from A P O’Brien. 12.45 Felix Mendelssohn from D M Simcock.

1.15 Amaulino from G Macaire in France, Do No Complain from S Culin. 1.50 Ange D’or Javilex from G M O’Neill, Bashful Beauty from N Lee. 3.30 Trainwreck from G Elliott.

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188BET.CO.UK HANDICAP HURDLE 2.25 £6,498 (3) 2m 5f 56yds

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44F1-21 l SOLOMN GRUNDY (31) (F,T) N Mulholland 6 11-12

S Corby(3) H 99 2131B8 NAUTICAL NITWIT (31) (C&D) P Kirby 7 11-9.................A Nicol 91 323115 VERYGOODVERYGOOD (32) N Twiston-Davies 5 11-7

J Bargary(3) 96 11237-8 BON ENFANT (39) (C&D) W Greatrex 5 11-7........... G Sheehan 97 5/U3LP-2 ONLY ORSENFOOLSIES (30) M Hammond 7 11-6

F O’Toole(5) 87 2223-L5 MAXIE T (17) M Hammond 5 11-4............Miss Becky Smith(7) 85 686-71L GREY MONK (206) (D) Sara Ender 8 11-2.............R McLernon 82 15234-7 WATERCLOCK (23) (D) M Hammond 7 11-2............... H Brooke 87 9PP-114 CRACKING FIND (38) Mrs S Smith 5 11-1.........................D Cook 96 2-32145 RED INFANTRY (9) I Williams 6 11-1...................... T Wheeler(7) 96 6L-6116 LOOKSNOWTLIKEBRIAN (43) (T) T Vaughan 5 10-12

D G Noonan(3) 89 LL4321 AGINCOURT REEF (28) (D) (T) R Teal 7 10-12.......H Teal(10) 92 54L3-14 LOUGH SALT (23) (C) M Walford 5 10-9...................J Greenall 92 41412-P TRANSIENT BAY (36) (C) P Kirby 6 10-3...........L Murtagh(7) 86 TONGUE STRAP: No. 7 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 4, 8, 10, 12, 14.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 12, 4, 7, 6, 5, 1, 14.

SP FORECAST: 7-2 Solomn Grundy, 7 Cracking Find, Verygoodverygood, 8 Only Orsenfoolsies, Agincourt Reef, 10 Bon Enfant, Red Infantry, 12 Others.

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TWITTER AT 188BET HANDICAP CHASE 3.00 £6,498 (3) 2m 3f 85yds

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26-0120 MOUNTAIN KING (29) G Elliott (IRE) 7 11-12............. H Brooke 91 76P-71L ASTRACAD (23) (D) N Twiston-Davies 10 11-9.. J Bargary(3) 90 L1241-L HOLLYWOODIEN (38) T Symonds 5 11-9..................J M Davies 89 3L51-25 l BLAKEMOUNT (16) (F) Mrs S Smith 8 11-9................D Cook H99 LP1U-74 RATHLIN (23) M Hammond 11 11-8......................... F O’Toole(5) 86 1232L-1 PILGRIMS BAY (24) (F,T) N Mulholland 6 11-6......S Corby(3) 91 25200/L LYVIUS (18) Mrs R Dobbin 8 11-5.............................Craig Nichol 93 2224-LL NOTNOWSAM (16) M Hammond 5 10-7.................J Kington(3) 81 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 5 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 5, 6 HOOD: No. 6.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 4, 3, 7, 1, 6, 5.

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Mountain King, 4 Blakemount, 9-2 Pilgrims Bay, 5 Hollywoodien, 6 Astracad, 14 Rathlin, 16 Lyvius, 25 Notnowsam.

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FREE BET AT 188BET HANDICAP HURDLE 3.35 £3,249 (4) 2m

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RACING POST NOVICE CHASE (GRADE 1) 2.20 E39,044 (1) 2m 1f

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1 5U56L3 VODKA WELLS (23) (D) Rebecca Menzies 6 12-0........T Kelly 93 2 33 GROOVEJET (44) (F) R Spencer 5 11-12................... G Sheehan 88 3 40L/80-2 DEEPSAND (20) (D) (T) Miss L Russell 7 11-12

A Thorne(10) 94 4 11F/8-L9 ENDLESS CREDIT (22) (D) M Hammond 6 11-12

F O’Toole(5) 89 5 1-2LL66 HARTSIDE (16) (C&D) P Winks 7 11-10................Ryan Winks(7) 86 6 21544P/ LADY BUTTONS (630) (D) P Kirby 6 11-9........................A Nicol 95 7 6L1-672 EL MASSIVO (29) (C&D) Harriet Bethell 6 11-8.............D Cook 90 8 L5L6-61 l LIFT THE LID (41) (D) (F,T) N Mulholland 6 11-8

S Corby(3) H 99 9 5313-9L CACTUS VALLEY (17) (C&D) M W Easterby 7 11-4.J Greenall 96 10 3LL-P34 CIRCUS STAR (23) (C&D) J E Dixon 8 11-2.......Mr J Dixon(7) 90 11 002 SKEAPING (30) (F) G Elliott (IRE) 3 10-12................. H Brooke 98 12 44 PONGO TWISTLETON (33) Jonjo O’Neill 3 10-7..R McLernon 88 VISOR: No. 5 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 8, 9, 11 CHEEK PIECES: No. 8.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 9, 10, 3, 7, 5, 6, 8, 1.

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Lift The Lid, 7-2 Groovejet, 6 Deepsand, 7 Pongo Twistleton, 8 Skeaping, 14 Vodka Wells, 16 Lady Buttons, 20 El Massivo, Hartside, 25 Others.

513F3L BAILY CLOUD (74) M F Morris 6 11-12......................................M Enright 126-211 IDENTITY THIEF (36) H de Bromhead 6 11-12....................B J Cooper 43/112-1 MIN (29) (D) W P Mullins 5 11-12....................................................R Walsh 48F-012 ORDINARY WORLD (36) H de Bromhead 6 11-12.............. D N Russell 1L5-014 ROAD TO RESPECT (22) N Meade 5 11-12....................... S W Flanagan L-511L3 THREE STARS (16) (D) H de Bromhead 6 11-12..................D J Mullins 1L164-1 TULLY EAST (25) A Fleming 6 11-12....................................... D O’Regan TONGUE STRAP: No. 1 CHEEK PIECES: No. 1.

SP FORECAST: 8-11 Min, 13-8 Identity Thief, 12 Three Stars, 16 Tully East, 25 Ordinary World, 33 Road To Respect, 66 Baily Cloud.

2015: Douvan 5-11-12, Mr P W Mullins 4-7 Fav (W P Mullins), 4 ran.

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RACING POST APP’ HANDICAP CHASE 2.55 ‘THE E11,983 2m 1f (13)

122-9L5 DANDRIDGE (23) A L Moore 7 11-12...................................... D N Russell 141U1/L JARRY D’HONNEUR (23) (D) W P Mullins 7 11-9................R M Power 2U2142 BALL D’ARC (16) G Elliott 5 11-3.............................................B J Cooper 2512L-4 DYSIOS (36) (C&D) D Cullen 8 10-13...................................... D O’Regan 34132-P WESTERNERS SON (36) (D) D A McLoughlin 8 10-11.....C D Maxwell 3270U1 POWERSBOMB (18) Brian M McMahon 6 10-7.................. M P Fogarty 1-P3542 LAKE TAKAPUNA (40) J H Culloty 5 10-6...........................D J Mullins 9-P8L82 CAOLANEOIN (23) Shane Nolan 10 10-5...............................R C Colgan 62U356 CASSELLS ROCK (8) A J Martin 6 10-5.....................Jonathan Moore 479012 RIVIERA SUN (36) (D) H de Bromhead 7 10-4.....................M P Walsh P733P-L FORTY FOOT TOM (29) (C&D) D Miley 11 10-3.............. S W Flanagan 4252F3- JUST GET CRACKING (274) James Dullea 6 10-1..................B Hayes 112F-83 COOLAGHKNOCK GLEBE (8) C Roche 8 9-13........................M Enright BLINKERS: No. 13 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 4, 8, 9 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 5, 10 HOOD: No. 6.

SP FORECAST: 4 Riviera Sun, 9-2 Ball D’arc, 6 Coolaghknock Glebe, 7 Jarry D’honneur, 8 Lake Takapuna, 10 Dandridge, Cassells Rock, 12 Powersbomb, Just Get Cracking, Caolaneoin, 14 Others.

2015: Dysios 7-11-5, R M Power 6-1 (D Cullen), 10 ran.

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INN FLAT RACE 4YO 3.30 LEP E4,296 2m

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27 AEGLOS (15) Joseph P O’Brien 11-9.......................... Mr T Hamilton(7) U ANJOU D’OR (37) M F Morris 11-9.............................Mr N Bashford(7) FLY RORY FLY N Meade 11-9...................................... Mr D J Benson(5) 5 MATIN D’ANJOU (22) J H Culloty 11-9.......................Mr B Linehan(7) 13 MIDNIGHT ESCAPE (29) G Elliott 11-9............Mr L J McGuinness(7) 56 MR CHAMPERS (15) A Keatley 11-9.......................... Mr S Clements(3) PALOMA BLUE H de Bromhead 11-9........................... Mr J P McKeown R’EVELYN PLEASURE Sean O O’Brien 11-9............ Mr E P O’Brien(7) 1- TRAINWRECK (310) H de Bromhead 11-9................... Mr R Deegan(7) YOUNG BIDDER Mrs J Harrington 11-9.............Miss K Harrington(5) BABY BOB Peter Fahey 11-2.............................................. Ms L O’Neill(7) 3-8 CHAMPAYNE LADY (16) A Fleming 11-2......... Miss A B O’Connor(7) TONGUE STRAP: No. 12.

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Trainwreck, 5 Midnight Escape, 6 Aeglos, 13-2 Fly Rory Fly, 7 Paloma Blue, 10 Champayne Lady, Young Bidder, 12 Mr Champers, 25 Others.

2015: Bacardys 11-9, Mr P W Mullins 11-8 Fav (W P Mullins), 8 ran.

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RACING: ALL YOUR HOLIDAY CARDS MARKET RASEN

THE SCOUT 12.00 Winning Ticket 12.35 London Prize 1.10 Groomed 1.45 Milly Baloo

2.20 Godsmejudge 2.55 Ping 3.30 Mwaleshi

1.10

Runs: 38 Wins: 5(S,GS,G) Places: 9 £57,021 Trainer: Mrs S Smith Owner: McGoldrick Racing

6 431683/ FRIENDSHIP BAY (1655) 12 11 1 .. J Banks 91 7 4L259-P SMART CATCH (27) 10 10 13 ... L Edwards 91

1.45

1 5UL725 PADS (15) (T) 6 11 12 ...........R Chapman(7) 95 Runs: 7 Trainer: I Jardine

Places: 1 £1,193 Owner: The Big Hats

2 251512 TRAPPER PEAK (19) (T) 7 11 9 ...A Wedge 93

Runs: 32 Wins: 4(S,GS,G) Places: 6 £19,454 Trainer: A Dunn Owner: Mr David Gilbert

3 22L52P ● WINNING TICKET (22) 5 11 7 Mr Z Baker(7) ★99 Runs: 9 Places: 3 £3,196 N Twiston-Davies Walters Plant Hire & Spiers & Hartwell

4 2P/42-2F PADDOCKS LOUNGE (11) 9 11 5 S Quinlan 89 Runs: 15 Wins: 1 Mrs S Leech

Places: 5 £3,358 Mrs Lesley Winrow-campbell

5 07F4-LL SEA BEAT (193) (T) 6 11 5 ...... J M Davies 94 Runs: 13 Wins: 1 Trainer: T Vaughan

£6,481 Owner: Mr T Vaughan

Runs: 7 Wins: 1(GS) Trainer: H Evans

Places: 2 £3,169 Owner: Mrs J Evans

Runs: 28 Wins: 4(F,G) Places: 3 £17,711 Trainer: A Carroll Owner: Cover Point Racing

GARTHWEST CHASE (NOVS’ LIMITED HANDICAP) £7,798 (3) 2m 5f 89yds (10) 1 LL10-37 MASTER JAKE (9) 8 11 8 .............I Popham 95 Runs: 13 Wins: 5(S) Trainer: D Skelton

Runs: 39 Wins: 5(F,S,GS) Places: 11 £46,275 Trainer: R Ford Owner: Mr Richard Ford

Places: 2 £12,928 Owner: Infinity Racing

2 313L2/3 VINNIE RED (22) 7 11 7 ............. P Moloney 96

Runs: 6 Wins: 1(G) Places: 4 £9,240 Trainer: F O’Brien Owner: Mr & Mrs William Rucker

9 27-66LL PARC DES PRINCES (21) (C,D,F) 10 10 2 S Shortall(3) 94

Runs: 34 Wins: 5(F,GS,G) Places: 4 £22,819 Trainer: N Richards Owner: Tarzan Bloodstock

3 2P-21L1 BELLS OF AILSWORTH (18) (T) 6 11 3 S Shortall(3) 90

10 P/LLLP-0 L’ES FREMANTLE (90) 5 10 0 .. M Quinlan 83 Runs: 6 Trainer: M Chapman

Runs: 11 Wins: 3(F,GS,G) Places: 4 £16,816 Trainer: T Vaughan Mr S Grys & Mr M O’boyle

Owner: Mrs M Chapman

4 15LL-6L MASTERPLAN (24) 6 11 0G B Watters(3) 91

Runs: 18 Wins: 4(S,G) Places: 2 £16,156 Trainer: C Longsdon Owner: Mr Gavin MacEchern

VISOR: Nos. 2, 5 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 3, 4 CHEEK PIECES: No. 8 HOOD: Nos. 1, 4. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 8, 2.

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Trapper Peak, 4 Winning Ticket, 5 Paddocks Lounge, Pads, 10 Smart Catch, Swaledale Lad, Parc Des Princes, 14 Sea Beat, 50 Others.

2015: Vertueux 10-10-0, L Edwards 16-1 (A Carroll), 9 ran.

Trapper Peak 9-2 (10-13) Prominent, 2nd 3 out, stayed on same pace flat, no impression on winner final 75 yards, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Rathealy (10-9) at Leicester 1m 7f sll hdl (5) gd. Winning Ticket 4-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, held up in 5th, slow 1st, mistakes 4th and 7th, jumped slowly and weakened next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by A Little Magic (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs, 6 ran.

Paddocks Lounge 20-1 (10-10) Pressed leader, led 5th, mistake 8th, fell 12th, in a race won by Goohar (11-4) at Towcester 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs, 14 ran. Pads 14-1 (10-12) Always behind, 5th of 6, 41l behind Above Board (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft. Parc Des Princes 17-2 (11-2) With leader, pushed along after 4 out, soon lost place, last of 8, 25l behind Daytripper (11-12) at Ayr 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft.

5 6154-34 SCOOTER BOY (27) 7 10 11 ..........A Wedge 88

Runs: 8 Wins: 1(S) Places: 2 £5,761 Trainer: A Hales The Scooter Boy Partnership

6 04-3PL8 MAKE ME A FORTUNE (20) 8 10 10 C Whillans(3) 88

Runs: 24 Wins: 4(S,GS,G) Places: 7 £32,351 Trainer: S Gollings Mr P W Baxter & Mr R C Key

7 62LP-5P NOBEL LEADER (20) 6 10 6 ......... J Banks 83 Runs: 9 Wins: 1 Trainer: H Evans

WINCANTON

Runs: 12 Wins: 1(S) Trainer: T Easterby

Runs: 17 Wins: 4(F,GS) Places: 2 £6,045 Trainer: M W Easterby Owner: Mr M J R Bannister

10 P2-1L44 NOMOREBLACKJACK (30) 5 10 3 Sean Quinlan 93 Runs: 8 Wins: 1 Trainer: Mrs S Smith

LINCOLNSHIRE NATIONAL HCAP CHS £9,747 (3) 3m 3f 123yds (10) 2.20 CLUGSTON 1 1112-P5 GONALSTON CLOUD (17) 9 11 12 A Wedge 90 Runs: 19 Wins: 8(S,GS) Trainer: N Kent

NOTARFBAD (18) (D) J Scott 10 12-3 .......................M Griffiths 85 ● DUSKY LARK (9) C Tizzard 6 12-3 ................... P O’Brien(5) ★99 SOMCHINE (23) (C,D,F) J W Mullins 8 11-12..........A Thornton 88 WINGS OF SMOKE (27) (D) T Vaughan 11 11-9 ..... A Johns(3) 87 JAUNTY INFLIGHT (25) (D) Dr R Newland 7 10-0B J Powell 95 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 4 HOOD: Nos. 1, 3.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 5, 1, 3, 4.

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Dusky Lark, 3 Jaunty Inflight, 4 Notarfbad, 9-2 Somchine, 5 Wings Of Smoke.

2015: Quite By Chance 6-11-2, Paul O’Brien(7) 10-3 Fav (C Tizzard), 9 ran.

GOING: Soft. Right Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2011-16): B J Powell 13% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2011-16): P Nicholls 32% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.40 Tikkapick (blinkers), 2.15 Masters Hill (blinkers), 3.25 Hollow Blue Sky (visor), Bears Rails (blinkers), 3.55 Telmadela (tongue strap), 12.30 Lizzie Langton (tongue strap). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 1.05 Jaunty Inflight(hcp hdl). 1.40 Tikkapick(hcp ch). 2.15 Blue Rambler, Masters Hill(hcp ch), Mr Mix(hcp hdl), Robert’s Star(hcp ch). 3.25 Paddy’s Field(hcp ch), Sonny The One(hcp ch). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Vive Ma Fille (12.30) 162 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 12.30 Bel Esprit from Grace Harris to Robert Stephens, Flow With Eve from P Gundry to W G M Turner, Vive Ma Fille from M Johnston to M Channon. 1.40 Lions Charge from N Mulholland to J W Mullins. 2.15 Knockgraffon King from Pip Hooley to D Steele. 3.55 Black Anthem from J P Dempsey in Ireland to B Barr, Jalamie from L Kenny in Ireland to G Smyly, Telmadela from A Slattery in Ireland to Mrs R Ford, The Mighty Ash from A Fitzgerald in Ireland to Mrs F M Shaw.

Places: 3 £26,693 Owner: Mr R J Jackson

2 3-23L1F GROVE SILVER (22) 7 11 9..Sean Quinlan 93

Runs: 23 Wins: 4(S) Places: 8 £28,263 Trainer: Jennie Candlish Owner: Mr Alan Baxter

2.50 Antartica De Thaix 3.25 Bears Rails 3.55 Dashing Perk

2-26PL3 0P2L-5P 34LF/P 243-23F 4/55ULR674/3445PF-086 045-134 LL6-L3 898/LL-5 L-UL8L2

QUARRYMAN (14) R Hodges 5 11-12 ...................... H Cobden(3) 98 LOUGH DERG ISLAND (20) A Dunn 8 11-9...............B J Powell 90 CHIVERS (28) D Steele 5 11-8 .................................... K Jones(5) 82 TIKKAPICK (14) C Tizzard 6 11-7 ............................ P O’Brien(5) 96 MA’IRE RUA (249) A Jones 9 11-3 ..............Mr M McIntyre(7) 92 LIONS CHARGE (F26) (F) J W Mullins 9 11-0 .......A Thornton 98 PUT THE BOOT IN (F6) F Brennan 4 11-0 .............James Best 87 ● CHAKISTO (46) T Vaughan 8 11-0....................... A Johns(3) ★99 PETRIFY (39) B J Llewellyn 6 10-8 ......................R Williams(3) 94 SANGRAM (62) J Frost 9 10-7..........................Miss B Frost(7) 85 NORPHIN (39) S Hodgson 6 10-6 .........................Alice Mills(5) 87 BLINKERS: No. 4 TONGUE STRAP: No. 9 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 3, 6, 9 HOOD: No. 8.

SP FORECAST: 2 Tikkapick, 4 Quarryman, 5 Chakisto, 13-2 Norphin, 10 Petrify, 12 Lough Derg Island, 14 Lions Charge, 16 Ma’ire Rua, 20 Others.

2015: Sadma 6-11-12, T Garner(3) 15-2 (N Lampard), 14 ran.

NETWORK HANDICAP HURDLE 2.15 PERTEMPS £11,574 (2) 2m 5f 82yds 430-437 4P11-86 3312F-5 1/13L-21 15/211P400-465 PL328-P 412L-2P 3225-1L 131F-45 UF-34L0 4-3122L 51PP2P/

(13)

BUYWISE (16) E Williams 9 11-12....................................C Ring(3) 98 THE EAGLEHASLANDED (17) P Nicholls 6 11-12 ...A Thornton 95 ● MR MIX (79) P Nicholls 5 11-11 ........................... H Cobden(3) ★99 ONEFITZALL (30) (D) P Hobbs 6 11-9 .....................T J O’Brien 94 HIT THE HIGHWAY (283) (D) G Smyly 7 11-7......N P Madden 90 RUACANA (48) T Vaughan 7 11-7.............................. A Johns(3) 90 MASTERS HILL (64) C Tizzard 10 11-5.................. P O’Brien(5) 95 WESTERN CAPE (37) (F) J W Mullins 5 11-5 ......... K Jones(5) 93 BLUE RAMBLER (16) I Williams 6 11-3 ....................James Best 93 THREE WAYS (65) J Snowden 5 11-2 ........................ M G Nolan 92 THEATRICAL STAR (57) C Tizzard 10 10-8..............B J Powell 96 ROBERT’S STAR (49) M Bradstock 6 10-1 ......C Hammond(7) 90 KNOCKGRAFFON KING (611) D Steele 11 10-0 Mr S Houlihan(7) 84 BLINKERS: Nos. 2, 7 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 10.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 5, 13, 3, 4, 6, 11, 2, 10, 8.

SP FORECAST: 7-2 Onefitzall, 5 Blue Rambler, Mr Mix, 8 Robert’s Star, 10 Buywise, 12 The Eaglehaslanded, Three Ways, 14 Western Cape, Theatrical Star, 16 Others.

2015: If In Doubt 7-11-6, T J O’Brien 9-2 (P Hobbs), 10 ran.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Runs: 34 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 10 £216,015 Trainer: David Dennis Favourites Racing Ltd

6 3P6L-P4 AMIDON (11) 6 11 1 ............. G B Watters(3) 91 Runs: 18 Wins: 1(S) Trainer: Mrs L Wadham

Places: 6 £13,119 Owner: Mr P H Betts

7 4FP-25P WILTON MILAN (40) 8 11 1 ..........I Popham 93

Runs: 30 Wins: 5(S,GS,G) Places: 5 £39,859 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: Mr Terry Warner

8 2U7-L12 ULTIMATUM DU ROY (13) (C) 8 10 13 B Harding 96 Runs: 43 Wins: 4(S,GS,G) Trainer: A Hales

Places: 8 £69,732 Owner: Mrs A Allen

Runs: 25 Wins: 4(S,GS) Trainer: H Evans

Places: 3 £18,630 Owner: Mr S D Faiers

9 1P4-7P6 AMIRAL COLLONGES (18) 6 10 10J Banks 87 10 3/L11F-0 ARMEDANDDANGEROUS (32) 11 10 9 M Quinlan 88

Runs: 21 Wins: 5(S) Places: 5 £21,930 T R Gretton Not The Peloton Partnership

BLINKERS: No. 10 VISOR: No. 6 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 3, 5, 9.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 6, 9, 10, 3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 7.

SP FORECAST: 7-2 Ultimatum Du Roy, 4 Grove Silver, 11-2 Godsmejudge, 8 Fill The Power, Wilton Milan, 10 Gonalston Cloud, Amidon, The Mumper, 14 Others.

2015: West Of The Edge 7-10-0, J Banks(3) 14-1 (D L Williams), 12 ran.

Ultimatum Du Roy 7-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 18th, 2nd before 4 out, no impression on winner before next, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Carloswayback (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs. Grove Silver 10-1 (10-8) Mid-division, in touch when fell 5 out, in a race won by Harry The Viking (9-13) at Kelso 4m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs, 12 ran. Godsmejudge 9-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, mistake bumped 2nd and lost place, rallied 9th, went 2nd 12th until after 15th, chased leading pair until soon after 4 out, went modest 3rd again last, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Dancing Shadow (11-4) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd.

FARM PARK NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE 2.55 RAND £2,924 (5) 2m 4f 139yds (13)

1 688725 FRASER CANYON (33) (T) T Vaughan 4 12-0 Mr Z Baker(7) 85 2 P52L4P LE LEGRO (24) (T) A Dunn 6 11-12 ................................ A Wedge 84 3 4/12L45- THE PIERRE LARK (251) D McCain 6 11-12..............H Stock(7) 85 4 497L0 YEATS BABY (32) I Williams 4 11-10 ...............................L Heard 86 5 22-560P IMPROVED (25) P Kirby 6 11-7............................G Cockburn(3) 82 6 454774 OVERTOUJAY (29) C Pogson 6 11-7 ............................A Pogson 88 7 26336/7 FEARLESS TUNES (20) Jennie Candlish 8 11-6 Sean Quinlan 85 8 764236/ ARMEDANDBEAUTIFUL (781) T R Gretton 8 11-2 ...M Quinlan 83 9 17L6-LP AMBER GAMBLER (35) I Williams 6 11-2 ..............J Hodson(5) 86 10 L62 FEELTHERHYTHM (26) C Grant 5 11-1 .......................P Moloney 87 11 L5-FPPL MY ANCHOR (90) A Day 5 10-6............................... D Burton(5) 85 12 0-53591 ● PING (51) N Richards 5 10-6 ....................................B Harding ★99 13 LLLP-PL BOBONYX (18) D L Williams 6 10-0 .................................J Banks 84 BLINKERS: No. 12 VISOR: No. 10 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 2, 4 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 4, 13.

SP FORECAST: 3 Ping, 6 Feeltherhythm, 7 Fraser Canyon, Le Legro, 8 Amber Gambler, 10 Overtoujay, Armedandbeautiful, 12 The Pierre Lark, Fearless Tunes, 14 Others.

2015: Milly Baloo 4-11-1, Derek Fox(3) 6-1 (T Easterby), 9 ran.

Ping 9-2 (10-0) Prominent, ridden before 2 out, kept on to lead run-in, won at Kelso 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Nov beating Pulpitarian (11-0) by 4l, 10 ran. Feeltherhythm 20-1 (10-10) Not always fluent, tracked leaders, 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Miss Maiden Over (11-3) at Catterick 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Nov. Fraser Canyon 6-1 (11-0) Held up, mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd before last, no extra and mistake last, 5th of 16, 18l behind Super Sam (11-7) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov.

LAKES LEISURE PARK HCAP HURDLE 3.30 CAISTOR £3,899 (4) 2m 2f 140yds (10)

1 22L2-54 OUR THOMAS (30) T Easterby 4 11-12........................B Harding 92 2 142-454 COBRA DE MAI (20) D Skelton 4 11-11 .........................I Popham 93 3 2-42215 VIVAS (24) (C&D) C Longsdon 5 11-11 .............G B Watters(3) 94 4 4/329-PP BOWIE (46) (C&D) N Kent 9 11-11 ................................... A Wedge 89 5 114P0-0 ISAAC BELL (44) A Hales 8 11-7 ......................................J Banks 87 6 5P5-L9L FIRST FANDANGO (25) (T) T Vaughan 9 11-5.. S Shortall(3) 90 7 41-2P8L FORT CARSON (20) (C&D) N King 10 11-5 ...............P Moloney 92 8 UL26-04 ● MWALESHI (22) (F) Mrs S Smith 11 11-3 ....... Sean Quinlan ★99 9 F127/23 NEXT EDITION (25) P Kirby 8 10-9 ...................G Cockburn(3) 90 10 L64L- KAUTO RIKO (248) T R Gretton 5 10-5 .....................M Quinlan 85 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 5, 6 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 4, 5.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8.

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Next Edition, 4 Mwaleshi, 5 Cobra De Mai, 6 Vivas, Our Thomas, 14 First Fandango, 16 Isaac Bell, 20 Kauto Riko, 25 Others.

2015: Spice Fair 8-11-6, J McGrath 7-1 (M Usher), 13 ran.

Next Edition 5-1 (10-6) Pulled hard, held up, headway 5th, close up, ridden and no impression 2 out, driven and stayed on to press for 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Chic Theatre (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs. Mwaleshi 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, led 4 out, headed after 3 out, one pace, 4th of 14, 14l behind One For Hocky (11-7) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs. Cobra De Mai 15-2 (11-11) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, 4th before next, no impression on leaders before last, 4th of 14, 8l behind Florrie Boy (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.

277L-12 DESERT QUEEN (18) H Fry 8 11-6 ............................N P Madden 94 1232-22 ●ANTARTICA DE THAIX (24) P Nicholls 6 11-0H Cobden(3) ★99 29-P15L KENTFORD MYTH (23) J W Mullins 6 11-0 .............A Thornton 87 BP5/415- MOLLYANNA (517) J Snowden 7 11-0........................ M G Nolan 83 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 2 HOOD: No. 2. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 4.

SP FORECAST: 4-7 Desert Queen, 15-8 Antartica De Thaix, 16 Mollyanna, 25 Kentford Myth.

2015: No corresponding race.

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TYRES NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE 1.40 BATHWICK £2,599 (5) 1m 7f 65yds (11)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

5 560-7L3 ● GODSMEJUDGE (17) 10 11 4 Mr Z Baker(7) ★99

TYRES EBF/TBA MARES’ NOVS’ CHS £6,498 (3) 2m 4f 35yds (4) 2.50 BATHWICK

THE SCOUT 12.30 On Demand 1.05 Dusky Lark 1.40 Chakisto 2.15 Mr Mix

12.30

143B62 L412-22 3-32123 L-46722 LU-L212

Places: 2 £572 Owner: Mr John Wade

TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 4 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 6 HOOD: No. 5.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 6, 1, 4, 8, 5.

SP FORECAST: 5-2 Bells Of Ailsworth, 3 Vinnie Red, 5 Milly Baloo, 10 Masterplan, Scooter Boy, Master Jake, 12 Nomoreblackjack, 16 Banny’s Lad, Make Me A Fortune, 25 Nobel Leader.

2015: Ballyadeen 7-10-3, J Banks(3) 16-1 (D L Williams), 8 ran.

Bells Of Ailsworth 9-4 (11-5) Tracked leaders, in 3rd, left in lead at 12th, drew clear before 2 out, easily, won at Taunton 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf beating Hannibal The Great (10-11) by 46l, 3 ran. Vinnie Red 5-2fav (11-8) Held up in touch, closed before 2 out, not quicken after last, ran on towards finish, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind New Member (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs. Milly Baloo 12-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, went 2nd soon after 4 out, led soon after 3 out, headed flat, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Susie Sheep (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft. Master Jake 9-1 (10-12) Tracked winner, mistake 2nd, not fluent 8th, lost 2nd after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 14, 29l behind Gino Trail (11-6) at Haydock 2m hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft. Masterplan 4-1 (10-13) Led until pecked and headed 13th, not fluent and lost 2nd next, chased leaders, mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off, blundered last, 5th of 7, 30l behind Pilgrims Bay (11-7) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.

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REMOVALS MID SEASON HCAP CHS 1.05 ARMISHAWS £7,912 (3) 1m 7f 149yds (5)

Places: 5 £8,562 Owner: Mr R W Metcalfe

9 46187P BANNY’S LAD (13) 7 10 3...... G Lavery(7) 90

MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE £3,249 (Class 4) 1m 7f 65yds (13 declared)

1 312142 ● ON DEMAND (16) (C,F) C Tizzard 5 11-10 ...... P O’Brien(5) ★99 2 19-1 SISTER SIBYL (32) H Morrison 5 11-3 .....................T J O’Brien 92 3 376L/ BEL ESPRIT (634) R Stephens 7 10-10 ..................... M G Nolan 77 4 75-LP0 CHOOCHOOBUGALOO (13) Mrs L Young 4 10-10 ...B J Powell 88 5 856-56 DAYTIME AHEAD (27) S Hodgson 5 10-10.....T Cheesman(5) 85 6 8/F4-2FL FLOW WITH EVE (81) W G M Turner 7 10-10 ..... D Prichard(7) 54 7 P576L0 GILLY GRACE (67) J Frost 6 10-10..................Miss B Frost(7) 81 8 21-24 GOODNITESWEETHEART (15) H Fry 5 10-10 ........N P Madden 83 9 43 LAGAVARA (36) N Twiston-Davies 4 10-10Mr H F Nugent(7) 95 10 7-7L LIZZIE LANGTON (20) R Walford 5 10-10 .............James Best 84 11 PL MACHIAVELIAN STORM (13) N Mitchell 4 10-10 Alice Mills(5) 65 12 152 TOBERDOWNEY (40) (F) O Sherwood 4 10-10 ............L Aspell 97 13 VIVE MA FILLE (F75) M Channon 4 10-10 .............A Thornton 77 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 10. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 12.

SP FORECAST: 5-2 On Demand, 3 Sister Sibyl, 7-2 Toberdowney, 5 Vive Ma Fille, 6 Lagavara, 10 Goodnitesweetheart, 33 Daytime Ahead, 50 Others.

2015: Awesome Rosie 4-10-10, T Bellamy(3) 15-8 Fav (A King), 8 ran.

Places: 2 £1,814 Owner: Mr S D Faiers

8 2223P-2 ● MILLY BALOO (25) (F) 5 10 6 B Harding★99

FARM PARK SHEEPSTAKE NOVS’ HURDLE £3,249 (4) 2m 148yds (15) 12.35RAND

GOING: Good to Soft. Right Handed. TOP JOCKEY (2011-16): P Moloney 16% Strike rate. TOP TRAINER (2011-16): C Longsdon 24% Strike rate.

FIRST TIME TONGUE STRAP: 2.20 Fill The Power (cheek pieces), Gonalston Cloud (cheek pieces), The Mumper, 2.55 Feeltherhythm (visor), Bobonyx (cheek pieces), 3.30 Isaac Bell (cheek pieces, t strap), Bowie (cheek pieces), 12.00 Paddocks Lounge (hood, t strap), Sea Beat (visor), 12.35 Peppay Le Pugh (hood), Sacred Summit. BEATEN FAVOURITES: 1.45 Vinnie Red(hcp hdl). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Trapper Peak (12.00), Seven Nation Army (12.35), Le Legro (2.55) 249 miles. STABLE SWITCH: No Qualifiers.

Runs: 17 Wins: 3(S,GS) Places: 4 £15,144 Trainer: N KingOwner: The Weighed In Partnership

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8 33L258 SWALEDALE LAD (41) (D) 9 10 6B Harding 91

1 23-2221 BANDSMAN (25) (C) D Skelton 5 11-5 ........................I Popham 96 2 12-31 ● LONDON PRIZE (25) I Williams 5 11-5 ......................L Heard ★99 3 24P AIN’T NO LIMITS (37) C Longsdon 4 10-12 ...G B Watters(3) 53 4 133/9-P CROCKETT (25) S Gollings 5 10-12 .......................C Whillans(3) 73 5 04 GENEROUS DAY (25) Henry Oliver 4 10-12 ............J M Davies 91 6 73-P MUSTANG ON (45) N Kent 6 10-12 .......................M Linehan(3) 53 7 24-P6 PEPPAY LE PUGH (32) David Dennis 5 10-12.........P Moloney 94 8 PETITE GANACHE N Richards 4 10-12 ................. S Shortall(3) 83 9 4-56 PICKNICK PARK (53) N Kent 4 10-12 .. Mr T P Broughton(7) 61 10 4200L QUARRY LAMI (23) Mrs S Leech 5 10-12 .................L Edwards 81 11 7-L SACRED SUMMIT (37) (T) T Vaughan 5 10-12 Mr Z Baker(7) 79 12 622L53 SEVEN NATION ARMY (32) (T) A Dunn 7 10-12 ....... A Wedge 97 13 5-22 STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (58) N Richards 4 10-12 ....B Harding 93 14 L-L HOOLEY TIME (31) Olly Williams 4 10-5 ........................J Banks 76 15 226/L9-L TIMEFORFIRTH (36) Jennie Candlish 6 10-5 ... Sean Quinlan 90 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 11, 12, 14 CHEEK PIECES: No. 12 HOOD: Nos. 6, 7.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 4, 12.

SP FORECAST: 11-10 Bandsman, 5-2 London Prize, 6 Seven Nation Army, 13-2 Strait Of Magellan, 16 Peppay Le Pugh, Petite Ganache, 33 Others.

2015: No corresponding race.

Bandsman 8-11fav (10-12) Made all, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs beating Hubertas (10-12) by 36l, 11 ran. London Prize 10-11fav (10-12) 2 lengths down and awkward last, shaken up run-in, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Leicester 1m 7f nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Moscato (10-12) by 1l, 13 ran. Seven Nation Army 7-1 (10-12) Led and disputed, pushed along before 2 out, every chance when went right last, 3rd and one pace run-in, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Misterton (10-12) at Taunton 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Nov. Strait Of Magellan 4-1 (11-0) Every chance 2 out until no impression after last, 2nd of 12, 8l behind Master Of Finance (10-11) at Ayr 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.

4 F2131-5 THE MUMPER (18) (C) 9 11 4... P Moloney 95

ALL ROUND FAMILY FUN ATTRACTION HCAP CHS £3,899 (4) 2m 1f 43yds (8)

136L5P ULIS DE VASSY (16) (C&D) Laura Morgan 8 11-12 ... A Wedge 92 14-F54F IRISH THISTLE (12) D L Williams 9 11-9 .........................J Banks 94 2367L-2 UN ANJOU (30) (D) David Dennis 8 11-7 .................P Moloney 95 6LF8-P3 UNZING (27) C Pogson 8 11-4 ........................................A Pogson 91 L3-2415 CRAFTY ROBERTO (16) A Hales 8 11-4 ......................B Harding 97 213P-64 MOSCOW ME (36) Henry Oliver 9 11-4 .....................J M Davies 97 L42-061 ● GROOMED (18) (D) Mrs S Smith 8 11-3 .......... Sean Quinlan ★99 L31133 NO CEILING (68) I Williams 6 11-2 ...................................L Heard 98 VISOR: No. 5 TONGUE STRAP: No. 5 CHEEK PIECES: No. 3 HOOD: No. 8.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 5, 7, 2, 6, 1, 3, 4.

SP FORECAST: 11-4 Groomed, 7-2 No Ceiling, 5 Unzing, 11-2 Crafty Roberto, 8 Moscow Me, 10 Irish Thistle, Un Anjou, 16 Ulis De Vassy.

2015: Chankillo 6-10-0, J Banks(3) 5-2 Fav (S-J Davies), 5 ran.

Groomed 11-2 (10-11) Led, pushed along before 4 out, narrowly headed 3 out, chased leader, ridden approaching last, led again run-in, kept on gamely, won at Newcastle 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft beating Rosquero (10-1) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran. No Ceiling 7-1 (11-2) In rear, headway before 5 out, ridden to go 3rd after last, one pace, 3rd of 10, 11l behind Foxtail Hill (11-6) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Oct. Unzing 16-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway after 8th, one pace and beaten from 3 out, went 3rd last, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Mercian Prince (11-9) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Nov. Crafty Roberto 7-1 (11-2) With leader, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 9, 17l behind Satanic Beat (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.

OF GRIMSBY SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE £2,599 (Class 5) 2m 148yds (10 declared) 12.00LEES

1 2 3 4 5

3 2/1-L664 FILL THE POWER (15) 10 11 6 .R Hogg(10) 98

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MEMORIAL CUP HANDICAP CHASE £7,912 (3) 3m 1f 30yds (10) 3.25 STALBRIDGE

1 U2L22-5 DAWSON CITY (37) P Gundry 7 12-1 ........................A Thornton 91 2 4411-PU SAINT RAPH (16) (C&D) R Walford 8 11-12 ...........James Best 96 3 L2U-4P3 ARDKILLY WITNESS (24)(C,D,F) J Snowden 10 11-12M Nolan 96 4 2PL33L VELATOR (17) (C) N Mulholland 9 11-12 .................N P Madden 91 5 1PP-31U EXPEDITE (37) B Pauling 5 11-11............................. H Cobden(3) 95 6 70711-3 BEER GOGGLES (14) R Woollacott 5 11-4 ................M Griffiths 93 7 1384-57 PADDY’S FIELD (18) B Pauling 6 11-3 .............T Cheesman(5) 92 8 1224-6U SONNY THE ONE (16) R Walford 6 11-3 .....................B J Powell 90 9 3214-L4 ● BEARS RAILS (18) C Tizzard 6 11-1 .....................T J O’Brien ★99 10 23L0-46 HOLLOW BLUE SKY (14) N Twiston-Davies 9 10-7 Mr H F Nugent(7) 92 BLINKERS: Nos. 3, 9 VISOR: No. 10 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 4 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 4, 5, 8. S/H WINNERS: Nos. 3, 6, 1, 5, 10, 7, 2, 8.

SP FORECAST: 3 Expedite, 5 Sonny The One, Ardkilly Witness, 6 Bears Rails, 8 Velator, 10 Paddy’s Field, 12 Hollow Blue Sky, Beer Goggles, 14 Others.

2015: Shockingtimes 8-11-6, T J O’Brien 6-1 (J Snowden), 7 ran.

KITCHENS STANDARD OPEN NH FLAT £1,624 (6) 1m 7f 65yds (14) 3.55 SOLSTICE

1 51 CESAR ET ROSALIE (34) N Mulholland 4 11-9.....N P Madden 92 2 4P64 BLACK ANTHEM (57) B Barr 4 11-2 ..................... NON-RUNNER 54 3 BLUE RHYTHM E Williams 4 11-2 ...................................C Ring(3) 81 4 L BUCK’S LAD (20) V Dartnall 6 11-2 ..........................A Thornton 86 5 15 ● DASHING PERK (10) Dr R Newland 5 11-2 ..........B J Powell ★99 6 1 JALAMIE (58) G Smyly 5 11-2 ......................................G Tumelty 60 7 2- JOHANOS (273) N Hawke 5 11-2 ............................ H Cobden(3) 84 8 LALOR R Woollacott 4 11-2............................... Mr S Houlihan(7) 59 9 RUN TO MILAN V Dartnall 4 11-2 .......................... D Prichard(7) 83 10 P221- TELMADELA (253) Mrs R Ford 6 11-2................... P O’Brien(5) 54 11 6/334P- THE MIGHTY ASH (295) Mrs F M Shaw 6 11-2 Mr M Legg(5) 54 12 VICTARION P Hobbs 4 11-2 ............................................ M G Nolan 86 13 DRINKS INTERVAL C Tizzard 4 10-9 ........................T J O’Brien 67 14 LADY WETHERED Miss L Blackford 4 10-9............James Best 63 TONGUE STRAP: No. 10.

SP FORECAST: 3 Dashing Perk, 7-2 Victarion, 4 Cesar Et Rosalie, 13-2 Drinks Interval, 10 Johanos, Blue Rhythm, 14 Telmadela, 16 Others.

2015: My Liege 4-11-2, A Wedge 5-1 (E Williams), 8 ran.

Daily Express Monday December 26 2016

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Brennan full of confidence PADDY BRENNAN, attempting a second victory on Cue Card in the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, believes Thistlecrack will need to be the best horse he has ever seen to beat him.

“If Cue Card runs up to his best and Thistlecrack still beats us, I will never have ridden against, or seen, a better horse,” said Brennan (pictured on Cue Card).

“I genuinely believe that. And that includes horses like Kauto Star and Denman, who I know all too well from my Imperial Commander days.

“OK, Thistlecrack may not have to run to the level of form that Kauto Star did when winning one or two of his King Georges – though he may have to.”

Colin Tizzard, who trains both Cue Card and Thistlecrack, cannot split the pair.

“If Thistlecrack can come out best given his inexperience he will have to be one of the best we have seen in a long while,” said Brennan.

“Cue Card has an official mark of 176 but I am sure his best

By Chris Goulding performances can be rated higher and nearer 180, so it will be one hell of a feat from Thistlecrack if he can beat us.

“Racing can be a great leveller and if we are beaten then so be it. But I will be going out there thinking I am on the best horse and not expecting defeat. I can’t wait.”

Tizzard said: “I always say in a race like this if you’ve two runners, you’ve twice as much chance of winning.

“They are the two at the head of the market, so let’s have it.”

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Daily Express Monday December 26 2016

Fontwell

FARM HANDICAP CHASE 1.45 WINTERFIELDS £4,549 (4) 2m 1f 96yds (6)

ATR

2.15 Darebin 2.50 Spellbound 3.25 Lock Towers

JOCKEYS’ HCAP HURDLE 12.05CONDITIONAL £3,249 (Class 5) 2m 3f 33yds (11 dec)

KASTANI BEACH (211) J W Mullins 10 11 13........... D Sansom(10) STRAITS OF MESSINA (17) T Symonds 7 11 12.....Mr J Nixon(5) SUDDEN WISH (16) G L Moore 7 11 10.......................J Nuttall(10) l MRS BURBIDGE (20) N Mulholland 6 11 10............C Gethings KINGSTON MIMOSA (20) (C) M Gillard 4 11 7................. M Heard EL TIBURON (40) (F) Sam Thomas 4 11 6...............H Beswick(7) LANDSCAPE (27) (D) D Steele 8 11 5..............................F Mitchell THEPARTYSOVER (20) (C&D) P Henderson 11 11 4.. L A McKenna(3) SHALIANZI (43) (C&D) C Gordon 6 10 12.................. W Clarke(7) SOBER SAILOR (43) M Hoad 9 10 10................................... K Edgar CAFE AU LAIT (67) (D) Mrs S Leech 6 10 5.............. S Sheppard BLINKERS: No. 9 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 4, 7, 8, 11 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11.

W-Factor: Mrs Burbidge (99); Straits Of Messina (90); Kastani Beach (88).

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Mrs Burbidge, 9-2 Straits Of Messina, 6 Sudden Wish, 8 Kingston Mimosa, 10 Kastani Beach, 12 Thepartysover, El Tiburon, 14 Shalianzi, 16 Others.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

6-45 21/2 1-L4 411 LP3 5-L9 4PL 467 94L 3F/4 0L8

ACCESS JUVENILE HDLE 3YO 12.35SOUTHERN £3,899 (4) 2m 1f 145yds (7) 1 231 2 1F4 3 LF4 4 5 6 6U 7 6

RAINBOW DREAMER (20) (C&D) A King 11 5.................T Cannon l SAINTEMILION (111) P Nicholls 11 5........................N Scholfield BOETHIUS (14) T Vaughan 10 12.................... W Featherstone(5) DUSTY RAVEN (F25) N Mulholland 10 12................Jamie Moore MASKED BANDIT (F77) Miss S Smith 10 12................... J Quinlan MASTERSON (71) M Channon 10 12.................................... D Crosse FUNNY OYSTER (20) C Gordon 10 5...........................M Goldstein TONGUE STRAP: No. 2 CHEEK PIECES: No. 1.

W-F: Saintemilion (99); Rainbow Dreamer (94); Funny Oyster (94).

SP FORECAST: 6-5 Saintemilion, 15-8 Rainbow Dreamer, 8 Dusty Raven, 12 Boethius, Masterson, 25 Masked Bandit, Funny Oyster.

NETWORK GROUP NOVS’ HURDLE 1.10 PERTEMPS £3,899 (4) 2m 1f 145yds (14)

ANYTHINGMAYHAPPEN (13) J Scott 5 10 12.Robert Hawker(7) ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL (58) Mrs A Perrett 4 10 12..... J Quinlan BARAYMI (265) J Snowden 4 10 12........................C Gethings(5) BASTIEN (62) A King 5 10 12.......................... W Featherstone(5) CALVA D’HONORE (37) B Pauling 5 10 12.......................T Cannon GENTLEMAN’S DREAM (31) G L Moore 4 10 12...A Glassonbury HOMERS ODYSSEY (16) C Gordon 6 10 12.................M Goldstein MAB DAB (34) Mrs L Jewell 5 10 12.......................... T Dowling(7) MIGHTY MUSTANG (407) Andrew Martin 6 10 12......... D Crosse SELFCONTROL P Nicholls 5 10 12.............................S Sheppard(5) l THE MIGHTY DON (16) N Gifford 4 10 12...............L Treadwell TWO HOOTS (222) P Nicholls 5 10 12.........................N Scholfield WESTERBEE (27) J W Mullins 5 10 12..................... D Sansom(10) KNIGHTLY PLEASURE (34) G L Moore 5 10 5.......Jamie Moore BLINKERS: No. 3 CHEEK PIECES: No. 2.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 13, 14.

W-F: The Mighty Don (99); Selfcontrol (98); Knightly Pleasure (97).

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Calva D’honore, 9-2 The Mighty Don, 6 Archangel Raphael, 7 Baraymi, 8 Bastien, Knightly Pleasure, 10 Others.

GOING: Good to Soft. Left Handed. TOP JOCKEY (2011-16): T Cannon 13% Strike rate. TOP TRAINER (2011-16): G L Moore 15% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.10 Baraymi (blinkers), 1.45 Major Milborne (visor), Bishops Court (cheek pieces, hood, tongue strap), 12.05 Landscape (cheek pieces, tongue strap), Kastani Beach (cheek pieces), 12.35 Saintemilion (tongue strap). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Classi Massini (2.50) 264 miles.

1 450 2 64 3 48L- 4 4-6 5 132 6 P 7 367 8 6-5 9 L/L- 10 11 3-12 12 3 13 P61 14 1-42

Huntingdon

2.30 Better Days 3.05 Kapgarde King 3.40 Ballymountain Boy

JOCKEYS’ HCAP HURDLE 12.15CONDITIONAL £3,249 (Class 4) 3m 1f (8 declared)

1 343 RIVER OF INTRIGUE (35) (F) N Henderson 6 11 12

A Doyle(10) 2 2P/3 CADEAU GEORGE (17) B Pauling 7 11 12......................... T Bellamy 3 223 l BENDOMINGO (28)(F) N Twiston-Davies 5 11 11

T Humphries(10) 4 P65 MONKHOUSE (35) K Bailey 6 11 8.................................M Hamill(6) 5 582 LETEMGO (42) (D) C Gordon 8 11 7.................................... K Moore 6 55-L BARENICE (36) A Hales 5 11 7.....................................A Bellamy(5) 7 56L DAMBY’S STAR (73) M Bradstock 6 11 0........... P K Donovan(5) 8 L95 AMERICAN LIFE (36) Mrs S Leech 9 10 12................P Cowley(8) VISOR: No. 8 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 6, 8 CHEEK PIECES: No. 4 HOOD: No. 5.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 5, 8.

W-Factor: Bendomingo (99); River Of Intrigue (97); Letemgo (97).

SP FORECAST: 11-4 Cadeau George, 4 Bendomingo, 9-2 River Of Intrigue, 5 Letemgo, 8 Barenice, 10 Monkhouse, American Life, 16 Damby’s Star.

NOVICES’ HURDLE 12.45LETTERGOLD £3,249 (4) 2m 3f 137yds

EVENT SERVICES HCAP HURDLE 2.15 WINNER £6,330 (3) 2m 1f 145yds (8) 1P4 CANTON PRINCE (53) (C&D) T Vaughan 5 11 12....Mr R Patrick(7) LP8- PROUTS PUB (282) (C&D) N Gifford 7 11 10.............L Treadwell 433 DISPUTED (30) C Gordon 6 11 9...................................M Goldstein 2-2P AMANTO (178) A Stronge 6 11 8......................... Mr J Newman(7) 308- DIVINE SPEAR (257) (F) N Henderson 5 11 7........... N Curtis(5) L-61 l DAREBIN (27) (C&D) G L Moore 4 11 7...............Jamie Moore 0/3-8 COOL SKY (22) I Williams 7 10 13....................................... D Crosse 88/5- TOPOLSKI (F26) D Arbuthnot 10 10 8..........................K Edgar(3) BLINKERS: No. 6 TONGUE STRAP: No. 4.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.

W-Factor: Darebin (99); Divine Spear (92); Canton Prince (90).

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Darebin, 4 Canton Prince, 9-2 Disputed, 5 Divine Spear, 10 Cool Sky, Amanto, 14 Prouts Pub, 16 Topolski.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

BOGNOR REGIS MARES’ HANDICAP 2.50 BUTLINS HURDLE £3,899 (4) 2m 5f 139yds (9)

312/ l SPELLBOUND (635) A King 7 11 12...............................T Cannon 325 HAPPY DIVA (30) Kerry Lee 5 11 9...................... Mr R Patrick(7) L-66 LA PAIMPOLAISE (34) G L Moore 4 11 9..................Jamie Moore 232 LOVES DESTINATION (16) C Gordon 5 11 8................ M Heard(5) 294 LAPALALA (13) P Hobbs 5 11 4..................................C Gethings(5) 580 CLASSI MASSINI (14)(T) P Bowen 5 11 0.......Miss Jodie Hughes(7) 367 WILDEHEARTED WOMAN (40) J Snowden 5 10 7..N Scholfield 2PF EASTER IN PARIS (8) P Henderson 7 10 7.................L Treadwell 9/58- ACT NOW (444) A Honeyball 7 10 3....................Mr W Gordon(7) TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 7, 9.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 4, 9.

W-F: Spellbound (99); Loves Destination (93); Happy Diva (91).

SP FORECAST: 3 Spellbound, 4 Happy Diva, 9-2 Loves Destination, 5 Lapalala, 8 Act Now, 10 Classi Massini, Wildehearted Woman, 16 La Paimpolaise, 25 Easter In Paris.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CRANES ACCESS HANDICAP 3.25 SOUTHERN CHASE £3,898 (5) 3m 1f 106yds (13)

327 REBLIS (27) (D) G L Moore 11 12 0............................. W Clarke(10) P-72 ITOLDYOU (28) (C) Mrs L Jewell 10 11 12................ T Dowling(7) 53F KID KALANISI (22) J Scott 5 11 12...............................N Scholfield 3L-4 l LOCK TOWERS (32) B Pauling 7 11 8...........................T Cannon PP/0 THE CLYDA ROVER (36) (C) Mrs H Nelmes 12 11 8.......S Sheppard(5) P-P4 LEITH HILL LEGASI (28) C Longsdon 7 11 5........ Mr J Nailor(7) 123- SHANANN STAR (247) G F Edwards 10 11 2................K Edgar(3) LP-2 GALE FORCE OSCAR (15) T Symonds 11 10 9.......Mr J Nixon(7) 5L5 SNOWBALL (37) D Arbuthnot 9 10 8............................L Treadwell L-02 KING CHARLIE (20) Miss S Smith 6 10 4........................ J Quinlan PPL/ ACCORDING TO THEM (643) D Steele 12 10 4.....Mr T Greatrex(7) P23 BONDS CONQUEST (14) J W Mullins 7 10 0...........Jamie Moore 0L3 MIDNIGHT MUSTANG (15) Andrew Martin 9 10 0..M Hamill(7) BLINKERS: No. 6 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 6, 8, 10, 11 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12 HOOD: No. 3.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11.

W-Factor: Lock Towers (99); Itoldyou (96); Gale Force Oscar (95).

SP FORECAST: 5 Lock Towers, 6 Kid Kalanisi, Reblis, 7 Gale Force Oscar, 8 Midnight Mustang, Snowball, 10 Itoldyou, Bonds Conquest, 12 Others.

BEATEN FAVOURITES: 1.10 Baraymi, Bastien, The Mighty Don. 1.45 Bishops Court(hcp ch). 2.50 Spellbound. 3.25 Bonds Conquest(hcp ch). STABLE SWITCH: 12.05 Sober Sailor from J Poulton. 12.35 Masked Bandit from S Dow, Saintemilion from W Himmel in France. 2.15 Amanto from P Nicholls.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

HANDICAP HURDLE 1.55 LETTERGOLD £3,249 (4) 2m 4f 145yds

RUK

THE Scout 12.15 Bendomingo 12.45 Rather Be 1.20 Caprice D’anglais 1.55 Midnight Gem

312 l MERCIAN KING (18)(F) Miss Amy Murphy 5 11 12.. J Quinlan 3F4 BISHOPS COURT (22) N Mulholland 6 11 11...............N Scholfield 1-F3 BERTENBAR (25) (C&D) D Skelton 12 11 7....................D England 463 VENETIAN LAD (42) (C) Mrs L Richards 11 11 6.......M Goldstein 8L0 MAJOR MILBORNE (11) J Snowden 8 10 13.W Featherstone(5) 447 BLAKE DEAN (42) C Gordon 8 10 6..................................T Cannon BLINKERS: No. 6 VISOR: No. 5 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 3, 6 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 3 HOOD: No. 2.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6.

W-Factor: Mercian King (99); Venetian Lad (98); Bertenbar (97).

SP FORECAST: 2 Mercian King, 11-4 Bertenbar, 3 Bishops Court, 11-2 Blake Dean, 12 Major Milborne, 20 Venetian Lad.

1 2 3 4 5 6

THE Scout 12.05 Mrs Burbidge 12.35 Saintemilion 1.10 The Mighty Don 1.45 Mercian King

racing: BUSY HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

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1 29-1 l RATHER BE (81) (S) N Henderson 5 11 5.................J McGrath 2 2-5 CHATEAU ROBIN (32) K Bailey 5 10 12.......................... T Bellamy 3 0 DAWN MISSILE (18) N Twiston-Davies 4 10 12.T Humphries(10) 4 6-9L DERRICK D’ANJOU (59) G McPherson 5 10 12.....Kielan Woods 5 62 FORZA MILAN (38) Jonjo O’Neill 4 10 12....................K Moore(3) 6 297 FREE RETURN (25) T H Weston 5 10 12..............................C Poste 7 450 MAGIC BULLET (22) N Henderson 5 10 12..............Mr H Hunt(7) 8 2-1P MARKOV (32) B Pauling 6 10 12....................Mr A R Ferguson(7) 9 2/2- ROLLO’S REFLECTION (564) B Case 6 10 12

Mr M J P Kendrick(7) 10 5 STICK TO THE PLAN (38) D Skelton 4 10 12

Bridget Andrews(3) 11 5-05 TORHOUSEMUIR (37) Sam Thomas 5 10 12......... Joshua Moore 12 F0 XHALE (25) Mrs C Bailey 4 10 12......................................R T Dunne 13 22-L MIDNIGHT BLISS (61) C Fryer 6 10 5........................F Gregory(7) TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 4, 13 HOOD: Nos. 7, 11.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1.

W-Factor: Rather Be (99); Magic Bullet (98); Stick To The Plan (98).

SP FORECAST: 11-8 Rather Be, 2 Forza Milan, 10 Markov, 12 Rollo’s Reflection, 14 Stick To The Plan, Chateau Robin, 16 Others.

WATER TREATMENT HCAP CHS 1.20 LETTERGOLD £2,599 (5) 2m 104yds (6) 1 4-F6 ELKSTONE (32) Mrs C Bailey 5 11 13...............................R T Dunne 2 P6U BENNACHIE (7) T Vaughan 7 11 12.........................................C Poste 3 P3-L VESUVHILL (15) B Case 7 11 9..............................................K Woods 4 L-3F VIKING MISTRESS (34) M Keighley 8 11 0......................A Tinkler 5 3U1 l CAPRICE D’ANGLAIS (7) (D) Richard Hobson 4 11 0(7ex)

C O’Farrell 6 P31 KNIGHT’S REWARD (33) (D) T Vaughan 6 10 9.Joshua Moore TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 4, 6 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 5, 6 HOOD: Nos. 1, 3. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6.

W-Factor: Caprice D’anglais (99); Knight’s Reward (93); Vesuvhill (92).

SP FORECAST: 15-8 Caprice D’anglais, 9-4 Knight’s Reward, 9-2 Viking Mistress, 6 Elkstone, 10 Vesuvhill, 16 Bennachie.

GOING: Good to Soft. Right Handed. TOP JOCKEY (2011-16): A Tinkler 17% Strike rate. TOP TRAINER (2011-16): N Henderson 37% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 2.30 Fingers Crossed (hood), Windy Writer (cheek pieces), 3.40 Justice Knight (hood), Delatite (cheek pieces), 12.45 Midnight Bliss (tongue strap), Derrick D’anjou (tongue strap).

BEATEN FAVOURITES: 12.15 Bendomingo(hcp hdl). 1.20 Elkstone(hcp ch). 1.55 Whispering Storm. 3.40 Colonial Dreams. LONGEST TRAVELLER: Le Legro (3.05) 193 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 1.55 Whispering Storm from P Nicholls to N Mulholland. 3.40 Derrydoon from K McLintock to B Rothwell.

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1 U34 GULSHANIGANS (26) N Twiston-Davies 4 11 13

T Humphries(10) 2 748 JUST JOELLIOTT (31) S Durack 6 11 12........................ C O’Farrell 3 6-40 SUPPLY AND DEMAND (44) Jonjo O’Neill 5 11 12....K Moore(3) 4 613 l MIDNIGHT GEM (29) (C&D) C Longsdon 6 11 11..... T Bellamy 5 465 KNIGHT’S PARADE (F19) Mrs S Humphrey 6 11 11.....J McGrath 6 432- WHISPERING STORM (248) N Mulholland 6 11 8

Mr James King(7) 7 1/L-F LIGHTS OF BROADWAY (25) Mike Murphy 10 11 7

Jordan Williams(7) 8 U-31 WHATTHEBUTLERSAW (20) D F Davis 7 11 6...................M Grant 9 2/21- PERIQUEST (386) (C&D) A Hales 7 11 6............... Joshua Moore 10 3-65 SEYMOUR STAR (5) A Ralph 8 11 5....................................A Tinkler 11 F44 RED ADMIRABLE (22) (D) G McPherson 10 11 5...Kielan Woods 12 44-2 MISS TONGABEZI (25) P Webber 7 11 4.....Fergus Gregory(10) 13 PUP ROCKNROLLRAMBO (11) I Williams 9 10 11....................R T Dunne 14 6L2 PATTARA (22) (C) Noel Williams 7 10 9.................... T Garner(3) TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 5, 6, 9, 11, 14 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 5, 11 HOOD: Nos. 12, 14.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 5, 11.

W-Factor: Midnight Gem (99); Gulshanigans (96); Periquest (96).

SP FORECAST: 5 Whispering Storm, 11-2 Midnight Gem, 6 Gulshanigans, 7 Supply And Demand, Whatthebutlersaw, 8 Miss Tongabezi, 10 Periquest, Pattara, 16 Others.

FAMILY NOVICES’ HCAP CHS 2.30 DRUMMOND £3,899 (4) 2m 3f 189yds (10)

1 35P BOY IN A BENTLEY (62) K Bailey 6 11 8........................ T Bellamy 2 F-43 PYRSHAN (31) G McPherson 7 11 8...........................Kielan Woods 3 214- BAGGING TURF (265) G L Moore 6 11 8................ Joshua Moore 4 L-23 MOVIE LEGEND (17) Mrs L Wadham 6 11 8....................R T Dunne 5 3-87 WINDY WRITER (37) S Lycett 6 11 5.............................. C O’Farrell 6 6/47- FINGERS CROSSED (311) P Webber 6 11 3..........................C Poste 7 9F1 l BETTER DAYS (16) (D) N Twiston-Davies 5 11 2

T Humphries(10) 8 L44 RUNNING WOLF (8) A Hales 5 10 8..............................K Moore(3) 9 57-5 CLONUSKER (28) Mrs L Jewell 8 10 3...................... T Garner(3) 10 3-P9 KAYFLIN (20) Mrs L Jewell 8 10 3....................................T Phelan TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 8, 9 CHEEK PIECES: No. 5 HOOD: Nos. 6, 10. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 3, 6, 8, 9.

W-F: Better Days (99); Boy In A Bentley (93); Bagging Turf (92).

SP FORECAST: 3 Better Days, 4 Movie Legend, 9-2 Bagging Turf, 5 Pyrshan, 7 Boy In A Bentley, 8 Fingers Crossed, 14 Running Wolf, 20 Others.

AND AMY DRUMMOND HCAP CHASE 3.05 KATY £2,599 (5) 2m 7f 129yds (8)

1 L4P LE LEGRO (24) A Dunn 6 11 12............................... 2nd Preference 2 293 RIDDLESTOWN (11) (C) C Fryer 9 11 12..............Mr J Andrews(7) 3 113 YUKON DELTA (28) (F) G L Moore 9 11 11............ Joshua Moore 4 LFL BOSS IN BOOTS (42) T Vaughan 8 11 10........................R T Dunne 5 712 l KAPGARDE KING (56) J Snowden 5 11 10

Miss Page Fuller(7) 6 2-P4 ALBATROS DE GUYE (14) (C) Miss A N-Smith 6 11 2.J McGrath 7 4-UL KAPRICORNE (35) (F) Mrs S Leech 9 10 4...............P Cowley(7) 8 4L2 LARTETA (14) Mrs S Humphrey 7 10 0.......................K Moore(3) BLINKERS: Nos. 2, 3 VISOR: No. 6 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 6, 7 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 4, 7, 8 HOOD: Nos. 4, 5.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 6, 7.

W-Factor: Kapgarde King (99); Yukon Delta (96); Riddlestown (95).

SP FORECAST: 5-2 Yukon Delta, 3 Riddlestown, 5 Kapgarde King, 7 Kapricorne, Le Legro, 10 Boss In Boots, 14 Albatros De Guye, 16 Larteta.

OPEN NH FLAT RACE 3.40 INTERMEDIATE £1,754 (6) 1m 7f 171yds (12)

1 1-1 SOLIGHOSTER (45) (D) N Mulholland 4 11 7.Mr James King(7) 2 502 l BALLYMOUNTAIN BOY (20) M Keighley 5 11 0.......A Tinkler 3 4 COLONIAL DREAMS (37) N Henderson 4 11 0.............J McGrath 4 7- COYOACAN (269) W Greatrex 4 11 0............................ C O’Farrell 5 DELATITE J Berry 4 11 0............................................. Joshua Moore 6 8L/4- DERRYDOON (357) (F) B Rothwell 6 11 0...........................C Poste 7 5 FULGUS (61) Richard Hobson 4 11 0................................ T Bellamy 8 JUSTICE KNIGHT M Scudamore 4 11 0............................R T Dunne 9 2 LINENHALL (41) B Pauling 4 11 0.............................................D Bass 10 L ON THE PROWL (37) B Case 4 11 0.....................................K Woods 11 POTTERS HEDGER (F) Mrs L Wadham 4 11 0.............K Moore(3) 12 6 LOOE BAY (37) D F Davis 4 10 7...........................................M Grant CHEEK PIECES: No. 5 HOOD: No. 8.

W-Factor: Ballymountain Boy (99); Delatite (96); Coyoacan (95).

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Linenhall, 7-2 Colonial Dreams, 5 Solighoster, 6 Ballymountain Boy, 10 Coyoacan, 14 Fulgus, Potters Hedger, 16 Others.

Limerick

THE Scout

ATR

12.25 Grande Waltz 12.55 Val De Ferbet 1.25 Ornua 2.00 Bellshill

12.25

HOLMES O’MALLEY MAIDEN HDLE 3YO E5,653 2m (11 declared)

1 GRANDE WALTZ (F79) John Murphy 11 0...D E Splaine 2 JEFFERSON DAVIS (F154) Eoin Doyle 11 0...B T O’Connell 3 5 LACHARES (15) Ellmarie Holden 11 0........... D E Mullins 4 LEOMAR (F82) G Elliott 11 0...................... Jack Kennedy 5 0 MRMATHEMATICS (30) Seamus G O’Donnell 11 0

E O’Connell(7) 6 7 PAPAL MOTEL (15) Andrew McNamara 11 0.S G McDermott 7 542 TOUT EST PERMIS (15) M F Morris 11 0...........A Ring(5) 8 ZOFFANYS PRIDE (F94) C Byrnes 11 0.......P T Enright 9 4 BRACKLIN PRINCESS (15) Thomas Cleary 10 7

P E Corbett(3) 10 CULRUA FOCUS (F84) E Sheehy 10 7.........R Treacy(5) 11 DENHAM SOUND (F83) C Byrnes 10 7......I J McCarthy SP FORECAST: 6-4 Leomar, 3 Tout Est Permis, 11-2 Jefferson Davis, 6 Zoffanys Pride, 10 Denham Sound, 14 Lachares, 16 Grande Waltz, 25 Bracklin Princess, 50 Others.

12.55

SIGNSPLUS HURDLE E7,009 2m 4f

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1 17- ALTO ESQUA (274) C Byrnes 6 11 11.............P T Enright 2 123 CONSHARON BOY (162) (D) T O’Brien 6 11 11

D E Splaine 3 41-L HUNTERS CALL (34) John Neilan 6 11 11....C Brassil(7) 4 LL3 NOTWHATIAM (39) (C) R P Rath 6 11 11...... D E Mullins 5 442 VAL DE FERBET (18) Andrew McNamara 7 11 11

S G McDermott 6 2/12- ALLBLAK DES PLACES (324) W P Mullins 4 11 7.P Townend 7 131 RUNFORDAVE (23) G Elliott 4 11 7.......... Jack Kennedy TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 5.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.

SP FORECAST: 10-11 Allblak Des Places, 4 Val De Ferbet, 9-2 Runfordave, 7 Consharon Boy, 14 Alto Esqua, 20 Notwhatiam, 25 Hunters Call.

2.35 Never Again 3.05 Black Zero 3.40 Maisy Belle

AIRPORT NOV CHS (GRD 2) 2.00 SHANNON E19,305 (1) 2m 3f 120yds (6)

131 ATTRIBUTION (16) H de Bromhead 6 11 7...P T Enright 2-11 BELLSHILL (30) (D) W P Mullins 6 11 4........P Townend 415 DIAMOND KING (22) G Elliott 8 11 4....... Jack Kennedy 4-51 HAYMOUNT (37) (D) W P Mullins 7 11 4.Mr P W Mullins 2-14 NAMBOUR (36) M F Morris 6 11 4............................A Ring 6-16 WHO’S THAT (23) (C&D) L P Cusack 8 10 11.S G McDermott TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 5 CHEEK PIECES: No. 6.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5.

SP FORECAST: 4-5 Bellshill, 9-4 Diamond King, 8 Nambour, 10 Haymount, 12 Attribution, 25 Who’s That.

1 2 3 4 5 6

BROTHER MARES HCAP HDLE 2.35 O’KELLY E7,461 2m (10) 1 5L-U DRAGON FEI (F38) (D) D A McLoughlin 6 11 10.C Brassil(7) 2 451 KNOCKRAHA PYLON (15) (D) Adrian Maguire 6 11 9

P Townend 3 81P HEAD TURNER (F64) (D) P A Fahy 5 11 8..S G McDermott 4 331- NEVER AGAIN (F247) (C&D) J J Walsh 4 11 8.B T O’Connell 5 P-P0 I’M ALL YOU NEED (F135) (D) P Nolan 6 11 4...D G Hogan 6 F7F ROUTES CHOICE (43) (C) J P Dempsey 5 11 4.L P Dempsey 7 649 WHIZZZEY RASCAL (50) G Elliott 5 11 3.Jack Kennedy 8 L40 PRESENTING MAHLER (8) J Ryan 6 11 2.... D E Mullins 9 052 GOULANE DAVINA (24) S Spillane 7 11 1.Mr D M Spillane(7) 10 477 PIXIE LANE (25) C Bowe 6 10 4..................I J McCarthy TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 3, 4, 6, 8, 9.

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Knockraha Pylon, 4 Never Again, 6 Goulane Davina, 7 Head Turner, Whizzzey Rascal, 12 Others.

MR. BINMAN HCAP CHASE (0-116) MAIDEN HDLE 2m 3f 120yds (13) 1.25 FUTURETICKETING.IE E5,653 2m 3f (13) 3.05 E5,653 1 212 CHAMPAGNE CLASSIC (15) G Elliott 5 11 12..Jack Kennedy 2 11-3 WITHOUT LIMITES (30) Miss E Doyle 4 11 9.. B T O’Connell 3 F33 BOBO MAC (23) M Hourigan 5 11 4............... D E Mullins 4 3/ BRAVISSIMO (737) W P Mullins 5 11 4..........P Townend 5 544 BRODER (36) J J Walsh 4 11 4................ C A Landers(7) 6 L CIRCUS JACK (18) Turlough O’Connor 4 11 4

Mr T O’Connor(7) 7 3-54 JUMP FOR DOUGH (23) W J O’Doherty 5 11 4.....A Ring(5) 8 MONKSHOOD G Elliott 4 11 4.............. Katie O’Farrell(7) 9 F13 ORNUA (18) H de Bromhead 5 11 4................P T Enright 10 421 THE PIPERS COTTAGE (211) P Coffey 5 11 4

John J Fitzpatrick(7) 11 566 TOUGH BUT HONEST (24) E McNamara 4 11 4

R Treacy(5) 12 5F6 UP FOR DISCUSSION (30) E Bolger 5 11 4.....L P Dempsey 13 34P WHOYAKODDING (29) G Ahern 5 11 4........ P F Mangan SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 2.

SP FORECAST: 7-4 Champagne Classic, 5-2 Bravissimo, 6 Without Limites, Ornua, 7 Bobo Mac, 14 Monkshood, 16 Jump For Dough, 25 The Pipers Cottage, Broder, 33 Others.

F - Fontwell H - Huntingdon K - Kempton M - Market Rasen S - Sedgefield Wc - Wincanton We - Wetherby Wl - Wolverhampton Absolutely Awesome.Wl 2.05 According To Them..... F 3.25 Act Now...................... F 2.50 Actinpieces............. We 1.50 Adrakhan.................... S 2.45 After Toniight............ S 1.05 Agincourt Reef........ We 2.25 Ain’t No Limits.......... M 12.35 Air De Rock............. We 1.15 Albatros De Guye.......H 3.05 Alchimix..................... S 1.40 All For The Best......... S 2.45 Along Came Theo..... We 1.15 Alyasan................... We 1.15 Amanto...................... F 2.15 Amber Gambler......... M 2.55 American Life.............H 12.15 Amidon...................... M 2.20 Amiral Collonges....... M 2.20 Amore Alato...............K 2.05 Anibale Fly.................K 2.05 Antartica De Thaix...Wc 2.50 Anton Dolin................ S 2.10 Anythingmayhappen... F 1.10 Apalis...................... We 12.10 Archangel Raphael...... F 1.10 Ardkilly Witness.......Wc 3.25 Armedandbeautiful.... M 2.55 Armedanddangerous.. M 2.20 Askgarmor.................. S 1.05 Astracad................. We 3.00 Attimo........................ S 1.40 Bagging Turf...............H 2.30 Ballycash................. We 1.15 Ballyculla................ We 1.50 Ballyhill......................K 12.55 Ballymountain Boy.....H 3.40 Ballythomas............ We 12.40 Ballyvic Boru.............. S 3.20 Bandsman.................. M 12.35 Bank Bonus................ S 2.45 Bankhall.................. We 12.40 Banny’s Lad............... M 1.45 Baraymi...................... F 1.10 Barenice.....................H 12.15 Bastien....................... F 1.10 Bazooka......................K 12.55 Bears Rails...............Wc 3.25 Beer Goggles............Wc 3.25 Bel Esprit.................Wc 12.30 Bell Heather............. Wl 4.45 Bells Of Ailsworth..... M 1.45 Bendomingo...............H 12.15 Bennachie...................H 1.20 Bertenbar................... F 1.45 Better Days................H 2.30 Big Chief Benny..........K 3.45 Big Water................... S 2.45 Bishops Court............. F 1.45 Black Anthem...........Wc 3.55 Blackfire.................. We 1.15 Blake Dean................. F 1.45 Blakemount............. We 3.00 Blaklion................... We 1.50 Blottos....................... S 3.20 Blue Rambler............Wc 2.15 Blue Rhythm.............Wc 3.55 Bobonyx.................... M 2.55 Boethius..................... F 12.35 Bollin Ace................ We 1.15 Bon Enfant.............. We 2.25 Bonds Conquest......... F 3.25 Boss In Boots.............H 3.05 Bowie........................ M 3.30 Boy In A Bentley.........H 2.30 Bruce Almighty.......... S 2.45 Buck’s Lad................Wc 3.55 Buywise....................Wc 2.15 Byronegetonefree...... S 2.10 Cactus Valley.......... We 3.35 Cadeau George...........H 12.15 Cafe Au Lait............... F 12.05 Cahar Fad................. Wl 2.35 Caius College Girl..... Wl 3.10 Calva D’honore........... F 1.10 Canton Prince............. F 2.15 Capolavoro............... Wl 4.45 Caprice D’anglais.......H 1.20 Captain Mowbray..... We 1.15

Captain Sharpe........... S 12.00 Caracci Apache...........K 2.05 Carlo Rocks............. We 12.40 Carnaross................... S 2.10 Castilo Del Diablo..... Wl 3.45 Cesar Et Rosalie.......Wc 3.55 Ch’tibello....................K 2.40 Chakisto...................Wc 1.40 Charlie Wingnut....... We 12.40 Chateau Robin............H 12.45 Chilli Romance......... We 1.15 Chiswick Bey............ Wl 4.45 Chivers.....................Wc 1.40 Choochoobugaloo.....Wc 12.30 Churchtown Champ.....K 2.05 Circus Star.............. We 3.35 Classi Massini............. F 2.50 Cleve Cottage.......... We 12.40 Clonusker...................H 2.30 Cloud Monkey.......... We 1.15 Cobra De Mai............. M 3.30 Colonial Dreams.........H 3.40 Cool Sky..................... F 2.15 Copt Hill..................... S 2.10 Coral Sea.................. Wl 2.05 Cottesloe................. Wl 1.00 Cousin Oscar.............. S 12.30 Coyoacan....................H 3.40 Cracking Find.......... We 2.25 Crafty Roberto.......... M 1.10 Crockett.................... M 12.35 Cue Card.....................K 3.15 Dakota City.............. Wl 1.00 Daleelak................... Wl 2.35 Damby’s Star..............H 12.15 Danehills Well.......... We 12.40 Darebin...................... F 2.15 Dark And Dangerous... S 2.10 Dashing Perk............Wc 3.55 Dawn Missile...............H 12.45 Dawson City.............Wc 3.25 Daytime Ahead.........Wc 12.30 De Vegas Kid............ Wl 2.05 Dear Sire.................... S 1.05 Deepsand................. We 3.35 Definitly Red........... We 1.50 Delatite......................H 3.40 Dell’ Arca...................K 3.45 Derrick D’anjou..........H 12.45 Derrydoon..................H 3.40 Desert Queen...........Wc 2.50 Dick Darsie.............. We 12.40 Disputed..................... F 2.15 Divine Spear............... F 2.15 Doesyourdogbite........K 3.45 Dougan..................... Wl 4.15 Dovil’s Duel.............. Wl 3.10 Downtown Boy............ S 12.00 Dragonfli.................... S 1.05 Drinks Interval.........Wc 3.55 Dubai Angel................ S 1.05 Duhallowcountry........ S 12.00 Dusky Lark...............Wc 1.05 Dusty Raven............... F 12.35 Easter Hunt............. We 1.15 Easter In Paris........... F 2.50 El Massivo............... We 3.35 El Tiburon................... F 12.05 Elgin...........................K 12.55 Elkstone.....................H 1.20 Elusive Classic......... We 12.40 Elusive Cowboy........ Wl 1.00 Emenem................... Wl 1.35 Endless Credit......... We 3.35 Evening Attire.......... Wl 4.45 Examiner.................. Wl 3.45 Expedite...................Wc 3.25 Fast Tack................. Wl 2.05 Fearless Tunes.......... M 2.55 Feeltherhythm.......... M 2.55 Ferryview Place........ Wl 3.10 Fiddler’s Flight........... S 2.10 Fill The Power........... M 2.20 Final Venture........... Wl 4.15 Fingers Crossed.........H 2.30 Fire Empress............ Wl 3.10 First Fandango.......... M 3.30 Fleminator.................. S 3.20 Flow With Eve...........Wc 12.30 Forceful Appeal........ Wl 3.45 Fort Carson............... M 3.30 Forza Milan................H 12.45 Four Mile Beach.......... S 2.10 Foylesideview........... Wl 3.10 Fraser Canyon........... M 2.55 Free Return................H 12.45 Friendship Bay.......... M 12.00

1 3FP KILCREA (25) J J Mangan 9 11 12............E O’Connell(7) 2 123 SHOW AND GO (18) H de Bromhead 7 11 10...P E Corbett(3) 3 462 CAHIRCONREE (11) S Neville 6 11 9...................A Ring(5) 4 482 KNOCKRAHA BOSS (15) Adrian Maguire 7 11 6.P Townend 5 0-84 LISCLOGHER LAD (16) S G Walsh 9 11 6..... S J Gray(3) 6 175 EIRI NA CASCA (37) Denis Hogan 7 11 5.......D G Hogan 7 L57 BLACK ZERO (8) (C&D) M J McDonagh 8 11 0.C Brassil(7) 8 5-P6 MAGUIRE’S GLEN (9) Miss E Doyle 8 10 13....B T O’Connell 9 2-3P ARTHAMINT (22) E McCarthy 8 10 12.... Jack Kennedy 10 78L RIGHTBACK ATYA (8) P J Rothwell 8 10 12

John J Fitzpatrick(7) 11 08-0 DRISHOGUE BOY (217) N Brett 9 10 8......I J McCarthy 12 456 KILMURRY KID (44) John Hayes 13 10 3.... D E Mullins 13 L-L1 PAUSE AND PONDER (16) Robert Tyner 7 10 0

P T Enright BLINKERS: No. 1 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 4, 9, 10 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 6, 7, 10, 12.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12.

SP FORECAST: 4 Knockraha Boss, 5 Cahirconree, 11-2 Show And Go, 6 Pause And Ponder, 7 Eiri Na Casca, 8 Arthamint, 12 Others.

RUNNERS’ INDEX Frivolous Prince....... Wl 3.10 Frodon........................K 2.05 Fulgus........................H 3.40 Funny Oyster.............. F 12.35 Gale Force Oscar........ F 3.25 Generous Day............ M 12.35 Gentleman’s Dream.... F 1.10 Gentlemen................ Wl 4.15 Gilly Grace...............Wc 12.30 Glaring.......................K 12.55 Godsmejudge............. M 2.20 Gold Chain.................. S 2.45 Gold Present..............K 1.30 Gonalston Cloud........ M 2.20 Good Vibration........ We 1.15 Goodnitesweetheart.Wc 12.30 Grand Enterprise........ S 2.10 Gray Wolf River..........K 2.40 Grey Monk............... We 2.25 Groomed.................... M 1.10 Groovejet................ We 3.35 Grove Silver.............. M 2.20 Gulshanigans..............H 1.55 Hag Stone................... S 2.45 Happy Diva................. F 2.50 Hard To Handel......... Wl 1.00 Harry Holland........... Wl 4.45 Hartside.................. We 3.35 Have You Had Yours... S 1.40 Head Space............... Wl 4.45 Heart Locket............ Wl 1.00 Helmsley Lad.............. S 3.20 Henri Parry Morgan.We 1.50 Herecomestrouble...... S 2.10 Hi Bob........................ S 12.00 High Baroque............ Wl 3.45 Hit The Highway.......Wc 2.15 Hochfeld................... Wl 1.35 Hollow Blue Sky........Wc 3.25 Hollywoodien........... We 3.00 Homers Odyssey......... F 1.10 Hooley Time.............. M 12.35 Improved................... M 2.55 Inchcolm.................. We 12.40 Instant Karma............K 3.45 Instant Replay............ S 12.30 Irish Thistle............... M 1.10 Isaac Bell.................. M 3.30 It’s A Long Story........ S 1.05 Itoldyou...................... F 3.25 Jalamie....................Wc 3.55 Jaunty Inflight.........Wc 1.05 Jenkins......................K 12.55 Jewellery................... S 1.40 Johanos....................Wc 3.55 John Reel................. Wl 3.45 Josses Hill..................K 3.15 Julie’s Lad.................. S 3.20 Just Joelliott.............H 1.55 Justforjames.............. S 12.30 Justice Knight............H 3.40 Kapgarde King............H 3.05 Kapricorne.................H 3.05 Kastani Beach............ F 12.05 Kauto Riko................. M 3.30 Kay Sera................... Wl 2.35 Kayflin........................H 2.30 Kentford Myth..........Wc 2.50 Kid Kalanisi................ F 3.25 Killone........................ S 1.05 Kilronan Castle........... S 1.40 King Charlie................ F 3.25 King Cool....................K 3.45 Kingston Mimosa........ F 12.05 Kisumu.................... We 1.15 Knight’s Parade..........H 1.55 Knight’s Reward.........H 1.20 Knightly Pleasure....... F 1.10 Knockgraffon King....Wc 2.15 Know Your Name........ S 2.10 Kristal Hart.............. Wl 2.35 L’es Fremantle.......... M 12.00 La Havrese............... Wl 2.35 La Paimpolaise........... F 2.50 Lady Broome........... We 12.10 Lady Buttons........... We 3.35 Lady Wethered.........Wc 3.55 Lagavara..................Wc 12.30 Lakefield Rebel........ We 12.40 Lalor.........................Wc 3.55 Landmeafortune...... We 12.40 Landscape.................. F 12.05 Lapalala...................... F 2.50 Larteta.......................H 3.05

Le Legro.....................H 3.05 Le Legro.................... M 2.55 Leith Hill Legasi......... F 3.25 Letemgo.....................H 12.15 Letmestopyouthere.. Wl 1.35 Lift The Lid.............. We 3.35 Lights Of Broadway....H 1.55 Lightscameraction... Wl 4.15 Lily Fontana............. Wl 2.05 Lime Street............. We 12.40 Linenhall.....................H 3.40 Lions Charge............Wc 1.40 Lisheen Prince............K 3.45 Little Bruce............. We 1.15 Lizzie Langton..........Wc 12.30 Llantara.................. We 12.10 Lochalsh..................... S 2.10 Lock Towers............... F 3.25 London Prize............. M 12.35 Looe Bay....................H 3.40 Looksnowtlikebrian. We 2.25 Los Cerritos............. Wl 2.35 Lough Derg Island....Wc 1.40 Lough Salt............... We 2.25 Loves Destination...... F 2.50 Lyvius...................... We 3.00 Ma Petit Lumier......... S 3.20 Ma’ire Rua................Wc 1.40 Mab Dab..................... F 1.10 Machiavelian Storm..Wc 12.30 Magic Bullet...............H 12.45 Mahlerdramatic.......... S 1.05 Mailshot................... Wl 1.35 Major Milborne........... F 1.45 Make Me A Fortune... M 1.45 Makhfar.................... Wl 3.10 Malaysian Boleh....... Wl 4.45 Markov.......................H 12.45 Masked Bandit............ F 12.35 Master Jake.............. M 1.45 Masterplan................ M 1.45 Masters Hill..............Wc 2.15 Masterson.................. F 12.35 Max Ward...................K 1.30 Maxie T.................... We 2.25 Maximus Maridius.......K 12.55 Mercian King.............. F 1.45 Micklegate Run........... S 1.05 Midnight Bliss.............H 12.45 Midnight Gem.............H 1.55 Midnight Mustang....... F 3.25 Might Bite..................K 2.05 Mighty Mustang.......... F 1.10 Milly Baloo................ M 1.45 Minella Daddy.............K 2.05 Miss Conway............... S 12.00 Miss Lizzy Lamb......... S 12.30 Miss Tongabezi...........H 1.55 Mister Grez................K 3.45 Modulus................... We 12.40 Mohaayed...................K 12.55 Mollyanna.................Wc 2.50 Money For Nothing..... S 12.00 Monkhouse.................H 12.15 Moorstown.............. We 12.40 Moscanisi................ We 12.10 Moscato.....................K 3.45 Moscow Me................ M 1.10 Mosspark....................K 3.45 Mountain King......... We 3.00 Movie Legend.............H 2.30 Mr Caffrey............... We 1.15 Mr Christopher......... Wl 4.45 Mr Fickle....................K 3.45 Mr Mix......................Wc 2.15 Mr Snoozy.................. S 2.45 Mrs Burbidge.............. F 12.05 Mrs Grass................... S 2.10 Mustang On............... M 12.35 Muthabir.....................K 3.45 Mwaleshi................... M 3.30 My Anchor................. M 2.55 My Mistress.............. Wl 2.35 My Tent Or Yours.......K 2.40 Mythical Madness..... Wl 3.45 Mythmaker............... Wl 4.15 Nautical Nitwit........ We 2.25 Next Edition.............. M 3.30 No Ceiling.................. M 1.10 Nobel Leader............. M 1.45 Nomoreblackjack....... M 1.45 Nonchalant............... Wl 3.10 Norphin....................Wc 1.40 Notarfbad.................Wc 1.05

OF LIMERICK MARES FLAT 3.40 LYONS E4,296 2m (9)

1 4/ CRACKERDANCER (737) R Hackett 6 11 9.Mr T N Brett(7) 2 264 GOOD TO FLOW (16) P A Fahy 6 11 9.... Mr R O Harding(3) 3 9- KRISDENOEL (427) J J Walsh 5 11 9...... Mr E Walsh(7) 4 LINDAS PELDER John Neilan 5 11 9......Mr A M King(7) 5 MAG BRADY D Hickey 5 11 9................ Mr P T Hickey(7) 6 MAISY BELLE A J McNamara 5 11 9.Mr R W Barron(7) 7 2P-9 MARIENSTAR (228) G J O’Keeffe 5 11 9.Mr D L Queally(3) 8 TELLEMNOTHING David Barry 5 11 9.Mr R P Quinlan(3) 9 MISS SAPPHIRE W P Mullins 4 11 6.........Mr P W Mullins TONGUE STRAP: No. 1 HOOD: No. 1.

SP FORECAST: 1-2 Miss Sapphire, 6 Good To Flow, 8 Crackerdancer, 12 Marienstar, 14 Tellemnothing, 20 Maisy Belle, Lindas Pelder, Mag Brady, 25 Krisdenoel.

Best from Down Royal ATR THE Scout 12.20 Art Of Payroll 12.50 Refused A Name 1.20 Grand Jesture 1.55 The Story Teller

2.30 Black Ace 3.00 Tethra 3.35 Oakley Hall

HCAP HDLE (80-102) 3.00 MARTINSTOWN E5,653 2m (23) 1 L5L MILL FORGE (52) M McCausland 9 11 12..... P W O’Reilly(4) 2 008 CELTIC MONARCH (9) (D) M McNiff 7 11 11...C Leonard(4) 3 44F SUMMER STORM (11) (D) J J Hanlon 6 11 11

Rachael Blackmore(2) 4 60-0 DOLDRUM BAY (15) A Lynch 5 11 10..............K Darcy(4) 5 0LL- RAYDARI (422) (D) R K Watson 8 11 10...C M Walsh(4) 6 314 BALYNACLASH WARIOR (9) (D) R P Rath 10 11 8

J J Slevin(4) 7 42F BROUGHTONS STAR (15) G Elliott 9 11 7.C M Collins(4) 8 P/L-5 FLINDERS RIVER (52) N C Kelly 8 11 5....M P Burke(4) 9 7-PL SPORTS BARROW (23) (D) C A McBratney 4 11 5

Dylan Robinson(4) 10 493 TETHRA (30) D A McLoughlin 5 11 5.........A W Short(4) 11 256 VERONA OPERA (29) S Crawford 5 11 5.W J Boyes(4) 12 000 CASTLEHUME (8) G Elliott 4 11 3...............D P Maher(4) 13 SFL KEADY LADY (8) K Thornton 5 11 3...................D Meyler 14 33F MR MOONDANCE (129) M McNiff 5 11 3....P D Kennedy 15 850 FIESOLE (16) Eoin Doyle 4 11 2.................... B J Foley(4) 16 P00 KING CHRISTOPHE (F17) Nicole McKenna 4 11 2.M Bowes(2) 17 579 RAMORE WILL (23) I Ferguson 5 11 2.......F J Hayes(4) 18 5/57 BACKINTHESADDLE (40) B Arthey 8 10 12.... N M Kelly(4) 19 36P- COURT JESTER (274) (C&D) S Wilson 10 10 10.S Crimin(4) 20 957 FRENCH AMBASSADOR (15) C O’Dwyer 6 10 9..R A Doyle(4) 21 0L0 BOOGILY LANE (29) S McConville 5 10 9........RESERVE 22 100 PRESENTING JULIO (23) (D) L Lennon 8 10 8....RESERVE 23 8-0L SHANROE SOCIETY (24) (D) R K Watson 10 10 4. RESERVE BLINKERS: No. 23 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 5, 7, 18, 22 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 9, 16 HOOD: Nos. 11, 20.

SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 2, 19.

SP FORECAST: 4 Broughtons Star, 11-2 Mr Moondance, 6 Tethra, Summer Storm, 13-2 Balynaclash Warior, 12 Verona Opera, 14 French Ambassador, Court Jester, 16 Others.

Notnowsam............. We 3.00 Omessa Has................K 3.45 On Demand...............Wc 12.30 On The Prowl..............H 3.40 Onefitzall.................Wc 2.15 Only Orsenfoolsies.. We 2.25 Oratorio’s Joy.......... Wl 1.00 Our Channel.............. Wl 3.45 Our Kaempfer.......... We 1.50 Our Thomas............... M 3.30 Out Of Reach.............. S 3.20 Outlaw Torn.............. Wl 2.35 Overtoujay................ M 2.55 Paddocks Lounge....... M 12.00 Paddy’s Field............Wc 3.25 Pads.......................... M 12.00 Pamak D’airy.............. S 12.00 Parc Des Princes....... M 12.00 Pattara.......................H 1.55 Pen Her In.................. S 1.05 Pensax Lady............. Wl 2.35 Peppay Le Pugh......... M 12.35 Percy’s Lass............. Wl 3.10 Perfect Cracker........ Wl 3.45 Periquest...................H 1.55 Petite Ganache.......... M 12.35 Petrify......................Wc 1.40 Picknick Park............ M 12.35 Pilgrims Bay............ We 3.00 Ping........................... M 2.55 Poetic Force............. Wl 1.35 Poker School..............K 1.30 Politbureau................ S 2.45 Pongo Twistleton.... We 3.35 Port............................K 12.55 Potters Hedger..........H 3.40 Present Man...............K 2.05 Prouts Pub................. F 2.15 Put The Boot In........Wc 1.40 Pyrshan......................H 2.30 Quarry Lami.............. M 12.35 Quarryman...............Wc 1.40 Quintessential.......... Wl 2.05 Rainbow Dreamer....... F 12.35 Rather Be...................H 12.45 Rathlin.................... We 3.00 Ravenhoe................. Wl 4.45 Ready....................... Wl 3.45 Reblis......................... F 3.25 Red Admirable............H 1.55 Red Infantry............ We 2.25 Remiluc......................K 1.30 Riddlestown................H 3.05 River Of Intrigue........H 12.15 Robert’s Star...........Wc 2.15 Rock Warbler............ Wl 4.45 Rocknrollrambo..........H 1.55 Rollo’s Reflection.......H 12.45 Roman Numeral.......... S 1.40 Rothman.....................K 3.45 Royal Vacation...........K 2.05 Ruacana....................Wc 2.15 Run To Milan.............Wc 3.55 Running Wolf..............H 2.30 Sacred Summit.......... M 12.35 Safari Journey........... S 1.40 Saint Raph................Wc 3.25 Saintemilion............... F 12.35 Sakhalin Star............ Wl 3.10 Same Circus............ We 12.10 San Benedeto.............K 1.30 Sangram...................Wc 1.40 Scooter Boy.............. M 1.45 Scrutiny..................... S 2.10 Sea Beat.................... M 12.00 Selfcontrol................. F 1.10 Sergeant Pink............. S 1.40 Seven Nation Army.... M 12.35 Seventh Sky............ We 1.50 Seymour Star.............H 1.55 Shadow Spirit........... Wl 1.00 Shalianzi..................... F 12.05 Shanann Star.............. F 3.25 Shy............................. S 2.10 Silver Tassie............ We 1.50 Silviniaco Conti..........K 3.15 Sister Sibyl...............Wc 12.30 Sizing Tennessee........K 1.30 Skeaping.................. We 3.35 Smart Catch.............. M 12.00 Smokethatthunders.. Wl 4.45 Smuggler’s Stash.... We 12.40 Snowball..................... F 3.25 Sober Sailor............... F 12.05 Solar Deity............... Wl 3.45 Solighoster.................H 3.40 Solomn Grundy........ We 2.25

Somchine..................Wc 1.05 Sonny The One.........Wc 3.25 Southport...................K 3.45 Speed Freak............. Wl 2.05 Spellbound................. F 2.50 Spiritofthegames.......K 3.45 Spread Boy................. S 12.00 Spring Loaded.......... Wl 4.15 Stamp Duty.............. Wl 2.35 Star Ascending......... Wl 2.35 Star Rider................ We 12.10 Stick To The Plan.......H 12.45 Stilo Blue Native........ S 2.45 Strait Of Magellan..... M 12.35 Straits Of Messina...... F 12.05 Street Jazz.............. Wl 2.05 Sudden Wish............... F 12.05 Sunglider.................. Wl 1.00 Sunshineandbubbles.Wl 1.00 Supply And Demand....H 1.55 Swaledale Lad............ M 12.00 Swinton Diamond..... We 1.15 Tea For Two...............K 3.15 Telmadela.................Wc 3.55 The Clyda Rover......... F 3.25 The Doorman........... We 1.15 The Eaglehaslanded..Wc 2.15 The Mighty Ash........Wc 3.55 The Mighty Don.......... F 1.10 The Mumper.............. M 2.20 The New One..............K 2.40 The Nipper............... We 12.10 The Pierre Lark......... M 2.55 Theatrical Star.........Wc 2.15 Thepartysover............ F 12.05 Thistlecrack...............K 3.15 Three Ways...............Wc 2.15 Threediamondrings... Wl 1.00 Thumb Stone Blues..... S 12.30 Tikkapick..................Wc 1.40 Timeforfirth.............. M 12.35 Tingo In The Tale...... Wl 3.10 Tivra......................... Wl 2.05 Tobacco Road.......... We 1.15 Toberdowney............Wc 12.30 Topolski..................... F 2.15 Torhousemuir.............H 12.45 Tour De Ville........... We 1.15 Transient Bay.......... We 2.25 Trapper Peak............. M 12.00 Two Hoots.................. F 1.10 Two Taffs...................K 1.30 Ulis De Vassy............. M 1.10 Ultimatum Du Roy..... M 2.20 Un Anjou.................... M 1.10 Un Guet Apens........... S 2.45 Uno Valoroso.............. S 1.40 Unzing....................... M 1.10 Velator.....................Wc 3.25 Venetian Lad.............. F 1.45 Verygoodverygood.. We 2.25 Vesuvhill....................H 1.20 Vicenzo Mio................K 3.45 Victarion..................Wc 3.55 Viking Mistress..........H 1.20 Vinnie Red................. M 1.45 Virgilio.......................K 2.05 Vivas......................... M 3.30 Vive Ma Fille.............Wc 12.30 Vodka Wells............. We 3.35 Wakanda.................. We 1.50 Waterclock.............. We 2.25 Westerbee.................. F 1.10 Western Breeze.......... S 2.45 Western Cape...........Wc 2.15 Whatthebutlersaw......H 1.55 Whispering Storm.......H 1.55 Wicked Games......... We 12.40 Wildehearted Woman.. F 2.50 Wilton Milan.............. M 2.20 Windy Writer..............H 2.30 Wings Of Smoke........Wc 1.05 Winning Ticket........... M 12.00 Winterlude................ Wl 3.45 Wishing Time............ Wl 2.05 Woodukheleyfit........ Wl 1.35 Working Title.............. S 12.00 Xhale..........................H 12.45 Yala Enki................. We 1.50 Yanworth....................K 2.40 Yeats Baby................ M 2.55 Yukon Delta................H 3.05

RACING: IRISH ACE STAYS IN IRELAND

VROUM VROUM MAG is a surprise omission from the 32Red Christmas Hurdle at Kempton this afternoon.

“All is fine with her,” said Patrick Mullins, son of the mare’s trainer Willie.

“Willie just decided he’d keep her at home this Christmas.

“It’s probably a bit up in the air which race she’ll run in at this stage.

“They’ve all got another bit of work to do so we’ll see where we are this week.

Vroum Vroum Mag, the impressive winner of the Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March, has numerous

WOLVERHAMPTON ATR 1 (8) 343 ORATORIO’S JOY (107) (C&D,F) J Osborne 6 9 13 .T J Murphy 2 (1) 181 HARD TO HANDEL (14) (C&D) Clare Ellam 4 9 12 S Drowne 3 (10) 394 DAKOTA CITY (19) (C&D) Miss J Feilden 5 9 10A Beschizza 4 (5) 315 ● SUNGLIDER (17) (C) D O’Meara 3 9 8 ..............D Tudhope 5 (3) 780 COTTESLOE (J18) (D) N Mulholland 7 9 6 ........... D Costello 6 (7) 414 HEART LOCKET (17) (D,F) M W Easterby 4 9 6 Nathan Evans(3) 7 (4) 283 SHADOW SPIRIT (31)(T) I Jardine 3 9 2............. P Cosgrave 8 (6) 445 ELUSIVE COWBOY (J18) Stuart Edmunds 3 8 13S Donohoe 9 (2) 132 THREEDIAMONDRINGS (9) (D) B Powell 3 8 8 ..E Greatrex(3) 10 (9) 371 SUNSHINEANDBUBBLES (19) D Loughnane 3 8 5 Josephine Gordon VISOR: Nos. 3, 4 TONGUE STRAP: No. 9 CHEEK PIECES: No. 10 HOOD: No. 2.

W-Factor: Sunglider (99); Hard To Handel (94); Oratorio’s Joy (92).

SP FORECAST: 4 Heart Locket, 9-2 Oratorio’s Joy, 5 Hard To Handel, 6 Sunglider, 8 Shadow Spirit, Threediamondrings, 10 Others.

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1 (4) 155 ● MAILSHOT (113) (F) M Johnston 9 7 ....................... J Hart 2 (3) 022 LETMESTOPYOUTHERE (10) P Evans 9 2 .Katherine Glenister(7) 3 (5) L21 HOCHFELD (23) (C&D) M Johnston 8 8.............P McDonald 4 (2) 151 POETIC FORCE (14) (C&D) A Carroll 8 4.................J Haynes 5 (6) 210 EMENEM (6) S Dow 8 3 .................................... Hollie Doyle(5) 6 (1) 014 WOODUKHELEYFIT (159) (C) S Kirk 8 0 ..........M Godwin(5) TONGUE STRAP: No. 4.

W-Factor: Mailshot (99); Hochfeld (92); Letmestopyouthere (80).

SP FORECAST: 5-2 Hochfeld, 7-2 Letmestopyouthere, 4 Mailshot, 5 Poetic Force, 6 Woodukheleyfit, 8 Emenem.

CASINO EBF MAIDEN STAKES 2YO 2.05 32RED £4,205 (5) 5f 20yds (10)

54 ABSOLUTELY AWESOME (252) S Dixon 9 5 Josephine Gordon D77 DE VEGAS KID (69) A Carroll 9 5 .....................G Downing(3) FAST TACK J J Quinn 9 5 .................................................. J Hart 322 ● CORAL SEA (39) (F) C Hills 9 0 ................C Shepherd(3) 38 LILY FONTANA (30) R Fahey 9 0 ..........................T Hamilton L9 QUINTESSENTIAL (16) R Fahey 9 0 ........................ B McHugh 324 SPEED FREAK (16) R Beckett 9 0 ....................... H Crouch(3) 558 STREET JAZZ (7) J Given 9 0 ........................................T Eaves 5 TIVRA (137) B Smart 9 0............................................. C Beasley WISHING TIME D O’Meara 9 0 ..............................P Mulrennan BLINKERS: Nos. 7, 8 HOOD: No. 4.

W-Factor: Coral Sea (99); Speed Freak (97); De Vegas Kid (96).

SP FORECAST: 3 Coral Sea, 9-2 Wishing Time, 5 Speed Freak, 6 Fast Tack, 7 De Vegas Kid, 8 Street Jazz, 12 Tivra, Absolutely Awesome, 16 Others.

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APP HANDICAP (DIV 1) 2.35 BETWAY £2,911 (6) 1m 1f 103yds

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1 (2) 562 LA HAVRESE (23) (C&D) Miss L Siddall 5 9 9.........P Aspell 2 (11) 377 DALEELAK (11) M Johnston 3 9 7..........................P McDonald 3 (3) 21L KRISTAL HART (J27) N Mulholland 7 9 5 ............ D Costello 4 (5) 0LL LOS CERRITOS (37) (D) Oliver Greenall 4 9 5 ..... S Drowne 5 (8) 909 STAR ASCENDING (16) (C,D) Jennie Candlish 4 9 4 T Hamilton 6 (6) 351 KAY SERA (10) (C) A Newcombe 8 9 3 ............ E J Walsh(3) 7 (10) 612 PENSAX LADY (30) (C&D) D Loughnane 3 8 13 S Donohoe 8 (9) L72 ● OUTLAW TORN (4) (C&D) R C Guest 7 8 11 ..... C Beasley 9 (1) 735 CAHAR FAD (30) (C&D) Steph Hollinshead 4 8 10 A Beschizza 10 (4) 685 MY MISTRESS (44) P McEntee 4 8 7 .....Josephine Gordon 11 (7) 779 STAMP DUTY (10) (C&D) Suzzanne France 8 8 7 ...B McHugh BLINKERS: No. 9 VISOR: No. 5 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 4, 9 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 3, 4, 10 EYE COVERS: No. 8.

W-Factor: Outlaw Torn (99); Pensax Lady (98); La Havrese (97).

SP FORECAST: 7-2 Kay Sera, 4 Outlaw Torn, 5 Pensax Lady, 6 La Havrese, 8 Kristal Hart, 10 Daleelak, 12 Cahar Fad, Star Ascending, 16 Others.

APP HANDICAP (DIV 2) 3.10 BETWAY £2,911 (6) 1m 1f 103yds (8) (1) (10) (6) (2) (11) (9) (5) (7) (3)

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DOVIL’S DUEL (23) A Newcombe 5 9 7............ H Crouch(3) NONCHALANT (30) Hugo Froud 5 9 7.......................K O’Neill SAKHALIN STAR (10) R C Guest 5 9 5.................... C Beasley TINGO IN THE TALE (10) Mrs S Leech 7 9 4 .......DOUBTFUL CAIUS COLLEGE GIRL (26) Miss N L-Beavis 4 9 4 . T J Murphy MAKHFAR (25) (F) K Morgan 5 9 3 ..................... P Cosgrave PERCY’S LASS (16) B Ellison 4 8 13 .............................T Eaves FIRE EMPRESS (14) J Unett 3 8 11 ..............................R Powell ● FERRYVIEW PLACE (4) (C&D) I Williams 7 8 10 .. S Donohoe FOYLESIDEVIEW (10) (C&D) H Chisman 4 8 7 Josephine Gordon 11 (4) 3L4 FRIVOLOUS PRINCE (46) (C) P Evans 3 8 5 .....Hollie Doyle(5) VISOR: Nos. 9, 11 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 9, 11 CHEEK PIECES: No. 6 EYE COVERS: No. 3 HOOD: No. 8.

W-F: Ferryview Place (99); Sakhalin Star (93); Dovil’s Duel (92).

SP FORECAST: 7-2 Sakhalin Star, 4 Dovil’s Duel, 9-2 Ferryview Place, 13-2 Nonchalant, Percy’s Lass, 15-2 Makhfar, 10 FOthers.

TRACK FACTS: GOING: Standard. Left Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2011-16): S W Kelly 12% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2011-16): P Evans 12% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 2.05 Speed Freak (blinkers), 2.35 Los Cerritos (cheek pieces, tongue strap), Star Ascending (visor), 3.10 Makhfar (cheek pieces). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 1.35 Woodukheleyfit. 4.15 Dougan(hcp), Lightscameraction(hcp).

DRAW: No advantage. LONGEST TRAVELLER: Shadow Spirit (1.00) 205 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 1.00 Hard To Handel from D O’Meara. 1.35 Poetic Force from J Portman. 2.05 Absolutely Awesome from Mrs D Sanderson, De Vegas Kid from F O’Donnell in Ireland.

2.35 Los Cerritos from Mrs S Leech to O Greenall. 3.45 Our Channel from W Haggas to J Osborne. 4.15 Final Venture from G Swinbank.

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Broomhead also saddles Ordinary World and Three Stars.

Willie Mullins claimed this Grade One prize for the third time in five years with the brilliant Douvan 12 months ago and now relies on the exciting Min. Runner-up to Altior in last season’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham, the five-year-old made a flying start to his chasing career with a stylish 10-length victory at Navan last month.

The Mouse Morris-trained Baily Cloud, Noel Meade’s Road To Respect and Tully East from Alan Fleming’s yard complete the line-up.

Yanworth. Ch’Tibello, who had My Tent Or Yours in third place when winning the Betfair Hurdle at Haydock, takes his chance along with the rank outsider Gray Wolf River.

At Leopardstown Identity Thief and Min are the stars among the seven horses declared for the Racing Post Novice Chase.

Identity Thief, a former leading hurdler, is two from two since having his attentions turned to fences this season, most recently winning the Grade Two Craddockstown Novice Chase at Punchestown.

His trainer Henry De

entries over the festive period at Leopardstown.

These include the Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle, the Lexus Chase and the Ryanair Hurdle.

Five horses now line-up for the Grade One Christmas Hurdle.

My Tent Or Yours renews rivalry with the The New One who he beat in the 2013 running of the race.

But The New One came out on top when the pair ran at Cheltenham earlier in the month. JP McManus, the owner of My Tent Or Yours, will also be represented by

THE SCOUT 1.00 Sunglider 1.35 Mailshot 2.05 Coral Sea 2.35 Outlaw Torn

BETWAY MIDDLE HANDICAP £4,205 (Class 5)1m 4f 50yds (10 declared)

NURSERY 2YO 1.35 32RED.COM £7,876 (3) 1m 141yds

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3.10 Ferryview Place 3.45 MYTHICAL MADNESS 4.15 Lightscameraction 4.45 Mr Christopher

HANDICAP £12,450 (2) 1m 1f 103yds 3.45 BETWAY

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1 (5) L0L OUR CHANNEL (153) (F) J Osborne 5 9 10 ........... W Carson 2 (8) 764 SOLAR DEITY (16) (C&D) J Chapple-Hyam 7 9 7 S Donohoe 3 (11) 657 WINTERLUDE (16) (C&D) Jennie Candlish 6 9 5 T J Murphy 4 (10) 121 ● MYTHICAL MADNESS (16) (C&D,F) D O’Meara 5 9 4 D Tudhope 5 (4) 742 JOHN REEL (63) (C) P Evans 7 9 4Katherine Glenister(7) 6 (9) 003 EXAMINER (16) (F) S C Williams 5 9 0 ................ P Cosgrave 7 (1) 614 FORCEFUL APPEAL (9) (C) S Dow 8 8 12 ......... T Marquand 8 (6) 475 PERFECT CRACKER (16) (C&D) C Cox 8 8 11 ..............R Tate 9 (2) 340 CASTILO DEL DIABLO (222) D M Simcock 7 8 11 ....T Eaves 10 (3) 260 READY (16) (C&D) Clare Ellam 6 8 10 ..................... S Drowne 11 (7) 2-74 HIGH BAROQUE (21) R Fahey 4 8 6 ........................ B McHugh CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 4, 9, 10.

W-Factor: Mythical Madness (99); Examiner (87); Forceful Appeal (86).

SP FORECAST: 7-2 Mythical Madness, 5 Solar Deity, Examiner, 6 Our Channel, 7 John Reel, 10 Forceful Appeal, High Baroque, 12 Perfect Cracker, 14 Others.

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(4) 252 ● LIGHTSCAMERACTION (76) Miss G Kelleway 4 9 7 P Cosgrave 2 (5) 413 DOUGAN (10) (C&D) P Evans 4 9 4 ..........................E J Walsh 3 (1) 124 FINAL VENTURE (121) (D) P Midgley 4 9 4 .....P Mulrennan 4 (3) 832 GENTLEMEN (10) (C&D) P McEntee 5 9 4 Josephine Gordon 5 (6) 102 MYTHMAKER (44) (D) B Smart 4 9 4..................... C Beasley 6 (2) 602 SPRING LOADED (33) (C&D) P D’Arcy 4 9 4 ........ S W Kelly BLINKERS: No. 1 HOOD: No. 4.

W-Factor: Lightscameraction (99); Final Venture (98); Mythmaker (98).

SP FORECAST: 9-4 Lightscameraction, 3 Mythmaker, 7-2 Final Venture, 5 Dougan, 8 Spring Loaded, 12 Gentlemen.

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1 (10) 014 EVENING ATTIRE (16) (C&D) W Stone 5 9 9 Hollie Doyle(5) 2 (11) L14 ● MR CHRISTOPHER (19) (C&D) T Dascombe 4 9 8 A Beschizza 3 (4) 370 SMOKETHATTHUNDERS (156) (C&D) J Unett 6 9 7 P Cosgrave 4 (8) 821 CAPOLAVORO (23) (C&D,S) R Cowell 5 9 6 .. E J Walsh(3) 5 (3) L42 RAVENHOE (11) (D) M Johnston 3 9 4.................P McDonald 6 (7) 600 BELL HEATHER (11) R Fahey 3 9 2 .......................... B McHugh 7 (2) 336 MALAYSIAN BOLEH (11) (C&D) B Ellison 6 8 13.......T Eaves 8 (9) 614 HEAD SPACE (31) P Evans 8 8 13 .. Katherine Glenister(7) 9 (6) 415 ROCK WARBLER (35) (D) Oliver Greenall 3 8 13 J P Sullivan 10 (1) 356 CHISWICK BEY (26) (D) R Fahey 8 8 12 ..............T Hamilton 11 (5) 079 HARRY HOLLAND (26) T Dascombe 4 8 9...............K O’Neill BLINKERS: No. 7 TONGUE STRAP: No. 9 CHEEK PIECES: No. 2 HOOD: No. 9.

W-Factor: Mr Christopher (99); Capolavoro (97); Ravenhoe (95).

SP FORECAST: 11-4 Capolavoro, 11-2 Evening Attire, 6 Mr Christopher, 7 Head Space, 8 Malaysian Boleh, 10 Chiswick Bey, Ravenhoe, 12 Rock Warbler, 16 Others.

G UA R A N T E E D !

VITAL STATISTICS IN-FORM TRAINERS (last 10 days) Sam England 75% (1 wins and 2 places from 4 runners), G Swinbank 67% (2/2/6), M Walford 62% (1/4/8), Dr R Newland 60% (2/1/5), M W Easterby 60% (2/4/10), Miss S Smith 60% (1/2/5), E Williams 57% (5/7/21), H Morrison 57% (3/1/7), N Twiston-Davies 52% (6/9/29), J J Quinn 50% (1/2/6), Mrs R Dobbin 50% (1/1/4), R Fahey 50% (2/7/18), Rebecca Menzies 50% (2/2/8), Suzzanne France 50% (1/1/4).

IN-FORM JOCKEYS S W Kelly 58% (3 wins and 8 places from 19 runners), L Treadwell 54% (1/6/13), J Sherwood 50% (1/1/4), Mr J Andrews 50% (1/1/4).

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DARTS: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

SPORT IN BRIEF Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership

HAMILTON (0)....... 0 CELTIC (1)..........3 Griffiths 41 Armstrong 54 Dembele 84

Att: 5,003

RANGERS (1) ........ 1 INVERNESS (0) ...0 Waghorn 13

P Celtic .......................18 Rangers ....................19 Aberdeen ..................18 Hearts ......................19 St Johnstone .............18 Ross County..............19 Dundee .....................19 Kilmarnock ...............19 Partick .....................19 Motherwell ...............18 Hamilton...................19 Inverness CT .............19

Att: 48,528 W D L F 17 1 0 50 11 5 3 26 9 4 5 32 7 7 5 34 7 6 5 24 4 8 7 20 5 4 10 18 4 7 8 16 4 6 9 22 4 5 9 22 2 10 7 19 3 7 9 23

A 13 18 18 25 20 32 26 31 29 31 28 35

Pts 52 38 31 28 27 20 19 19 18 17 16 16

Scottish Championship

AYR (2) ................. 4 DUMBARTON (1) 4 McKenna 31 Harkins 43 Forrest 74 (pen) Cairney 85

R Thomson 45 Harvie 52 J Thomson 84 Stevenson 88 Att: 1,227

DUNDEE UTD (2) ... 2 ST MIRREN (1) ...1 Fraser 28 Murray 45

Sutton 27 Att: 7,247

Boyle 88

Mvoto 49 Att: 15,409

HIBERNIAN (0) ...... 1 RAITH (0) ...........1 MORTON (1) ......... 1 QN OF STH (0)....0 Att: 1,638

O’Ware 17

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P Dundee Utd ...............18 Hibernian ..................18 Morton .....................17 Falkirk......................17 Raith ........................17 Queen of South .........18 Dumbarton................18 Ayr ...........................18 Dunfermline ..............17 St Mirren ..................18

W 11 10 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 2

D L F 5 2 27 6 2 30 6 4 24 5 5 24 7 4 20 5 8 22 6 8 20 6 8 18 5 8 21 5 11 17

A 13 10 18 20 16 29 28 28 28 33

Pts 38 36 27 26 25 20 18 18 17 11

Scottish League One

ALBION ................ P EAST FIFE .........P Due to adverse weather conditions.

ALLOA (0).............. 1 BRECHIN (1).......2 Kirkpatrick 54 Att: 386

Trouten 41 (pen) Love 58

Buchanan 40 Att: 819

McKernon 55 (pen) Cummins 58

Agnew 22

Brown 10, Ryan 77 Att: 317

LIVINGSTON (1) .... 1 QUEEN’S PRK (0) 2 STRANRAER (1)..... 1 AIRDRIE (1) ........2

RUGBY UNION

Aviva Premiership EXETER ..............31 LEICESTER .......... 10 Exeter—T: Waldrom (2), Penalty, Devoto.

C: Steenson (4). P: Steenson.

Leicester—T: Thacker, Kitto.

SARACENS .........21 NEWCASTLE .......... 6

Saracens—T: Bosch, Ashton. C: Farrell. P: Farrell (3). Newcastle—P: Hodgson (2).

WASPS...............40 BATH .................. 26 Wasps—T: Wade (3), Young. C: Gopperth (4). P: Gopperth (4). Bath—T: Batty, Attwood, Ellis, Tapuai. C: Ford (3).

P Saracens ..11 Wasps ......11 Bath .........11 Exeter ......11 Leicester ..11 North’pton 11 Harlequins 10 Newcastle .11 Gloucester 10 Sale .........11 Worcester.10 Bristol ......10

W 9 9 8 6 7 5 5 5 3 3 1 0

D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0

L 2 2 3 4 4 6 5 6 5 7 7 10

B 6 6 4 9 3 4 3 3 7 4 2 4

F 283 359 261 307 257 194 206 174 228 196 171 138

A 122 231 175 215 227 197 237 259 217 269 309 316

Pts 42 42 36 35 31 24 23 23 23 18 10 4

BOXING DAY’S DIARY CRICKET

First Test (day 1 of 5): South Africa v Sri Lanka (Port Elizabeth, 08am).

Second Test (day 2 of 5): Australia v Pakistan (Melbourne, 11.30pm).

ICE HOCKEY

Elite Lge: Braehead v Belfast, Coventry v Cardiff, Fife v Edinburgh, Manchester v Dundee, Nottingham v Sheffield.

RUGBY UNION

Aviva Premiership (3pm): Bristol v Worcester.

Guinness PRO12 (5.30): Cardiff Blues v Newport Gwent D’gons (2.05), Edinburgh v Glasgow (4.05), Munster v Leinster.

Greene King IPA Championship (2pm): Bedford v Jersey (3pm), Nottingham v Yorkshire Carnegie, Rotherham Titans v Doncaster.

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RATINGS 0-3 Oh dear 4-6 Small beer 7-9 So near 10 Sporting seer

1. Which manager did Jose Mourinho accuse of humiliating him after his worst defeat in 222 Premier League games?

2. At which Grand Prix did Lewis Hamilton claim his 50th F1 win?

3. Who scored both of Arsenal’s goals in their 2-0 EFL Cup win over Reading?

4. Which South African all-rounder has signed for Lancashire?

5. Which marquess drew up the rules of boxing in 1866?

6. In which heptathlon event did Jessica Ennis-Hill record the fastest ever time at the 2012 Olympics?

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10. Which cricket county play home games at the Oval?

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Van Barneveld, 49, is heading back to England from the Netherlands to prepare for his second-round match with Alan Norris tomorrow, a day on which he could not be more driven to succeed.

Mason celebrates his first birthday that day and grandad Barney has a warning to Norris: “I will never ever lose on the 27th. It will give me that real determination.”

When Mason was born, Dutchman Van Barneveld was at the championship where he progressed to the semi-finals, beating Michael Van Gerwen on the way before losing to Adrian Lewis.

And he is pumped up to go even further this time as he chases a sixth world crown. “The little kid is giving me so much energy,” said Van Barneveld.

“I remember when Mason was born I was walking out of the hotel and luckily for me, we had Facetime.

I called my daughter and I saw my grandchild for the first time. Everyone was there except his grandfather, that meant a lot. He inspired me for the rest of the tournament and you could see the emotions during it.

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so many tough matches – against Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting, Michael Smith. At the end I was thinking, ‘Ray, this could be your year’.

“I never turned up against Adrian Lewis. He had some crucial finishes and he played really well.”

Van Barneveld, who last won the world crown in 2007 when he beat Phil Taylor in that

The little kid is my life, my inspiration

sensational Circus Tavern match, has Mason’s name on the collar of his darts shirt and he cannot wait to get him on the oche.

He said: “Mason is my life at the moment, he is my inspiration.

“In a month or two he is going to be walking and I cannot wait to teach him the old game. I bought him a set of darts with the magnetic board and in the next 10 years I am going to teach my grandchild to maybe be a fantastic darts player.

“My daughter lives half an hour from me and I see him one or two times a week and he is such a great little fella. He gives me joy and the strength to fight, every time he is laughing and he is such a funny guy.

“I never ever expected it. I have three children; you love your children but having a grandchild is something else – it is different. It is fantastic.”

Van Barneveld was so fluent as he beat Robbie Green in the first round at what is his 25th world championship.

“Someone told me this the other day and I was not aware of it. Wow, that is a long time,” said Van Barneveld, who was a four-time BDO winner before switching to the PDC. “I am celebrating Christmas but with your head, you are always there for the world championship. You know you have to leave and then prepare for the next phase as this is where I want to play well.

“I am still capable of winning and lifting trophies.

The world championship means all and everything to me.”

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THE Six Nations is going to be fascinating in 2017 what with Ireland flambeeing the Southern Hemisphere elite and England unbeatable, but the highlight of the rugby year will be the Lions tour.

Rarity value always elevates the Lions, as do the machinations of combining four teams into one, but throw in the fact that the opposition are the world-champion All Blacks this time and we are in drooling territory.

A tour to New Zealand is a fearsome challenge on every front and for Warren Gatland, assistant coach in South Africa for 2009, head coach on the last tour to Australia and this time as he completes the set, chemistry is the key component to the squad of 39 he will name in April.

“You want good people and good characters,” reflected Gatland, currently in New Zealand spending the festive period with his family.

“It’s not just about players; you want people who will fight for their positions. There were a couple in Australia in 2013 who had really good Six Nations campaigns but it seemed on that tour like they were just happy to be part of the squad.

“How will they handle disappointment? There was one player pretty disappointed in 2013 about not being picked for the first Test and he threw his toys out of the cot but he regathered himself.

“In 2009, there was a very well recognised

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player in the last week who was not involved in the last Test and had too much to drink on the Wednesday night and wouldn’t get out of bed for training.

“If I’d have been in charge, I would have got him on the plane and sent him home. Tell him to explain to his family and the rugby world why he wasn’t prepared to turn up to training on the last week of the Lions tour.”

Gatland is a Kiwi and nearly, but not quite, an All Blacks hooker himself so he knows the scale of the task ahead. It is not just the three-Test series which will stretch the tourists but every one of the tour games

too, such is New Zealand’s depth of talent. Unity is everything for the Lions. Hence the character test.

His stand-off and key playmaker in Australia four years ago was Ireland’s Johnny Sexton. He may well be again if he shakes off his hamstring issues, but Gatland wants to double check that if he is not fit he can fulfil a supportive role too.

“The Lions can be a different sort of beast when you have the quality of players to choose from that we will. It’s different,” said Gatland.

“Johnny hasn’t played a lot of rugby recently. The conversation with Johnny might go: ‘We might take you

on tour but there’s been a little bit of concern about your durability. If you do pick up a knock or an injury and you’re out for a couple of weeks the quality of the squad is such that someone else could step into your shoes.

“When you come back in an Ireland situation, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been out, you go straight back into the team as No 1. If you come into a Lions situation, if someone is playing well, you might not be going back into that starting side as a 10, you might be sitting on the bench or not involved.

“How are you going to be able to handle that? Are you going to be prepared for that?

What’s your attitude around the team and squad going to be like?’

“If I’m doing my job properly, I’ve had that conversation with him and potentially he’s got his head right and he’s prepared for that potential eventuality if it does happen.”

There will be similar conversations with other players in the weeks ahead.

There will be other slightly different ones too.

Gatland added: “I can think of one player now and the conversation with him might go: ‘I don’t see you starting Tests but given your experience you will be brilliant playing in the midweek side and a great tourist. If there’s injuries and your form is good enough there’s no reason you can’t play in Tests but this is where I see you at the moment. Are you happy with that role?’”

It is a curious and complex business putting together a squad to beat the best on the other side of the world. But if the head coach’s painstakingly thought-out blending process works, the Lions have a shot.

“If we get things right off the field, we’ve a chance of getting them right on it,” he said.

PLANNING AHEAD: The meticulous Gatland is already getting ready for some tough talking with potential squad members like Sexton, inset right

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Sutcliffe aims for New Year to remember RUGBY LEAGUE

LIAM SUTCLIFFE has no abiding memory of Leeds Rhinos’ wretched By Ross Heppenstall 2016 campaign – Warrington away... so because there are too many games when you many horror stories to came in next day and pick from. didn’t want to talk Brian McDermott’s about it because you side won a historic were upset, down, Treble in 2015, disappointed and collecting the League angry.

Leaders’ Shield before “Going through the marching to glory in the Challenge Cup final and kind of adversity we did can only make you Super League Grand stronger as a person Final. and as a team. We are Yet the past 12 just looking forward to months descended into getting back out there.” a waking nightmare as Leeds have recruited the Rhinos’ Kirkstall training headquarters modestly during the was destroyed winter, signing in the Boxing Jack Day floods, Ormondroyd, leaving them Cory Aston without a and Manly home and hooker Matt wrecking their Parcell. pre-season.

Sutcliffe is Leeds ended keen to the campaign rediscover his in the bottom best form and four, at risk of form a potent relegation SUTCLIFFE: Lows partnership before they with boyhood safeguarded their hero Danny McGuire. top-flight status in a He added: “Towards strong run Sutcliffe the back end of the believes bodes well for year I started to get a 2017, ending the year in lot fitter. I lost a lot of style by finishing top in weight that I was the Qualifiers. carrying at the start of Sutcliffe, 22, rated as the year, when I came one of the best young back too heavy. prospects in the game, “This year I have will line up for the come back for preRhinos in today’s season in good shape opening friendly at and better prepared. home to Wakefield.

“Growing up I stood He said: “Everyone in the South Stand has come back really watching Leeds and the determined and it’s a next thing I was different attitude to running out with Danny last year because we McGuire, someone I’ve don’t want to go always looked up to. through the trauma of “It was a bit weird at 2016 again. first but I’ve been “It would probably be playing first-team for a hard to pick one few years now, so it’s particular low point second nature and from last season it’ll be great to because there were so hopefully put some many. Salford away, performances in this Widnes away, coming season.”

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FOOTBALL: PREMIER LEAGUE

Karl’s lows all over as Toon thrive NEWCASTLE keeper Karl Darlow has come a long way since making a decidedly shaky debut 12 months ago.

Rafa Benitez’s side go into tonight’s game against Sheffield Wednesday at St James’ Park top of the league and bang on course for promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt.

And Darlow, below, has played a key role in the Magpies’ march to the top of the table having been a league ever-present since taking over from Matz Sels.

The former Nottingham Forest man, who saved two first-half penalties at the City Ground a fortnight ago, is a firm favourite of the Toon Army who have compiled a song in his honour.

It is quite a turnaround considering Darlow’s decidedly dodgy first game when he looked a bag of nerves and let a Darren Fletcher header squirm under his body in a 1-0 defeat at West Brom last December.

“That afternoon was tough,” he said. “I did not have a good game.

In fact, I was terrible.

“It was a real low point. I was devastated and couldn’t believe I’d played so badly because I knew in myself I was better than that and did not do myself justice.

“But I always knew that given a run of games, I would be fine.

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through.” Ironically Darlow’s chance for redemption came after Sels had a nightmare of his own against a Midlands club, allowing a soft equaliser by Aaron Tshibola against Aston Villa.

The Belgian international, a £6m signing from Gent of whom Benitez had high hopes, had struggled to adapt to Championship football and was taken out of the firing line.

Darlow returned in Newcastle’s astonishing 4-3 comeback win against Norwich and has barely put a foot wrong since, some crucial saves helping the Magpies storm to the top of the table with eight straight league wins in a row.

He added: “It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster.

We were playing poor football early this year, then displayed a bit of character but it was too late to escape relegation.

“Thankfully, we’re now showing our fans that we can play football and we’re doing an awful lot better than last season.

“We just need to keep growing.”

They will have to do it without playmaker Jonjo Shelvey, who starts a five-match ban for racist abuse this evening, with forgotten man Cheick Tiote in line for a return to the Newcastle midfield in front of a sell-out crowd.

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By Darren Witcoop ARSENE WENGER is fuelling Arsenal’s title push by ordering his players to adopt a siege mentality approach from inside the dressing room.

During his 20-year reign, Wenger has come through tough periods where supporters have called for his head. Even Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil, two of Arsenal’s most influential players, have not escaped heavy criticism in recent times.

Wenger, who faces West Brom today bidding to return to winning ways after successive defeats, says the inner sanctum of the dressing room is where the recovery process begins and ends.

“It’s not easy to walk out sometimes in a hostile environment and perform at your best,” said the Arsenal manager.

“I believe what is important is the strength you find inside –

you respond inside the club to be united inside the dressing room. There’s a special thing happening for a football player in the dressing room.

“I spoke with David Beckham about that recently.

I asked him, do you miss it?

“He said, ‘Football I can play every day and I’m invited to all the charity games. But I miss the dressing room, that kind of being together for something special, fighting together, that’s what you miss.’ That helps them to get over it.”

Fourth-placed Arsenal have slipped nine points off leaders Chelsea following successive away defeats but Wenger says there is time to make

amends and, most significantly make up ground, adding: “We have just lost two games, of course it’s tough, but Man City didn’t win for six, Tottenham for four or five, Manchester United as well.

“All the teams go through that. It’s the teams who responded well together who have the most successful seasons.

“In 20 years I have had very few seasons where you start on the motorway and you finish on the motorway with no car in front of you.”

Tony Pulis is ready to have a Christmas drink with

Wenger although the pair have been in a running feud for six years. “That’s down to him,” said Pulis. “It’s all according to what wine he will produce.”

The two have had a cool relationship since the Gunners’ boss slammed Pulis’ ‘rugby tactics’ at Stoke.

But Pulis believes Wenger could end his barren spell in the Premier League this time around saying: “They have a wonderful squad and one well capable of winning the title this season. Yes there will always be criticism that they should have won more titles.

“But he has done a fantastic job.”

LOCKER-ROOM MENTALITY: Wenger says team spirit will help Giroud and Co through a rough patch

Karanka calls Xmas truce AITOR Karanka has buried the hatchet with Burnley boss Sean Dyche ahead of today’s Turf Moor clash.

Dyche’s claim rivals Boro were buying their way into the Premier League had incensed Karanka but now both are plying their trade in the top flight, he prefers to accentuate the positive.

“Sean Dyche is doing a good job because he got promotion, then got relegated but the following season he got promoted again,” said Karanka.

“He’s doing well in the Premier League and playing the way they are playing at home, adding the points they are adding at home, they will be OK this season.

“He has his style and up to this moment he has been successful. They went down but kept going in the same way and got their reward.” Dyche is

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also happy to call a Christmas truce to the phoney war, saying: “We’re fine, I commend him on the job he’s doing there.

“It’s difficult to get in the Premier League, we’ve had to do it ourselves. I’m told their fans have a song about me, I’m sure it’s complimentary!

“But I don’t know where the reaction comes from. I can’t remember saying anything but good things – particularly about their chairman and the amount that he’s put in to back every manager.”

Koeman planning spree EVERTON manager Ronald Koeman plans to splash the cash in January – with five new faces to bolster their bid for the top six.

A new centre-back, midfielder, winger and striker are among Koeman’s priorities with Manchester United duo Morgan Schneiderlin, left, and Memphis Depay at the top of his list.

Everton may also revive their interest in Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel, who is at Zenit St Petersburg, and Valenica defender Aymen Adbennour.

“If I compare, I like to do more business now in January than we did than when in charge of Southampton,” said Koeman ahead of today’s clash with Leicester. “But that’s all about what we need. We will lose

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Idrissa Gueye to the Africa Cup of Nations. We have a long-term injury in Yannick Bolasie.

“We have the physical problems with injuries of James McCarthy and we know Gareth Barry cannot play games every two or three days.”

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, meanwhile, has revealed his highly-paid champions turned Scrooge on him this Christmas.

Last season when Everton visited the King Power, the Italian boss gave them a tenor – opera star Andrea Bocelli. This time around he did not even get a fiver, Ranieri saying: “My gift this year – nothing. They never put their hands in their pockets!”

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By Tony Banks ANTONIO CONTE has told Michy Batshuayi he should watch Diego Costa to learn how to become a top Premier League striker.

Belgian starlet Batshuayi is hoping to make his first league start for Chelsea today against Bournemouth – despite the fact he signed for £33.2million back in July.

Costa has been in stellar form with 13 goals as Chelsea have shot to the top of the table and his superb displays have barely given ex-Marseille man Batshuayi a look in.

But Costa, along with midfielder N’Golo Kante, is suspended after picking up five bookings, leaving the way free for Batshuayi to step in.

Conte said: “Every player, every forward, is different in their characteristics. Michy is different to Diego. Above all, he’s a younger player. He can improve a lot. If you stay close to Diego, you can learn a lot to improve your experience and improve your skills. Training with great players improves you.”

Batshuayi has made just 10 appearances as substitute and three starts in the EFL Cup, netting three goals in the process.

West Ham, who Chelsea narrowly beat to his signature in the summer, have tried to capitalise on his frustration with a loan offer, which Conte refused.

The Chelsea boss, whose team go into the Christmas period six points clear at the top and looking for their 12th straight win, added: “Michy’s attitude, his behaviour, have been fantastic. He wants to improve his quality. Technical quality, physical quality.

“We are working a lot with him on tactical aspects. He’s showing great commitment, great work-rate during training, great passion.

“For sure, he wants to play and it’s not easy when you have Costa in front of you. And this is a Costa, who is playing fantastic football and scoring a lot of goals.

“If I decide to put Michy in the starting XI, it’s because he

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Okaka urged to take it easy WALTER MAZZARRI wants Stefano Okaka to ease himself back into action after two hamstring injuries disrupted a promising start to his Watford career.

The Italian striker, below, has made just two starts for the Hornets since signing in August.

Okaka impressed against Everton earlier this month with two goals before breaking down again. But he is expected to return against Sam Allardyce’s Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road today and Mazzarri believes he is trying too hard.

“Okaka’s problem was he did not do the summer preparation with the whole team,”

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By Ian Baker said the Watford boss.

“But against West Ham in September he gave 110 per cent and went over his limit. I have to follow him very carefully from the day he returns. He’s a very generous player. Against Everton he was really tired and made the last run and got injured.

“I always ask him if he wants to continue but now I have to take the decision as he will always say he is OK.” With Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo struggling for goals, Mazzarri will try to sign a new striker.

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MASTER AND PUPIL: Conte wants Batshuayi to learn the striker’s art from Costa

is ready to play. He must do what he knows, what we are doing in the training sessions.

If Michy is here, it’s because he deserves to stay here.”

Bournemouth captain Simon Francis is using memories of last season’s shock Stamford Bridge triumph to try to derail Chelsea’s title charge.

Francis was part of the Cherries side that beat the then-Premier League champions 1-0 12 months ago to help condemn Jose Mourinho to the sack.

Asked if his men can stage a repeat, defender Francis said: “I don’t see why not. We won

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there last season and deserved it. We took the game to them and played some great stuff.

“It’s going to take that again. Every single man is going to have to perform at their best to get anything.

“But it will be harder than last season because of the run they have been on.

“They are not going to win every game between now and the end of the season. They are going to slip up so we’ve got to hope it is Boxing Day. “We will be raring to go and catch them on an off-day.

“The majority of last season we were underdogs going into games and especially the big

ones, and we had a few upsets.

It’s not going to be any different now and the way the club is, we wouldn’t want it any other way.

“That’s always been our story. Can we go there and upset the apple cart? That’s the main aim.

“Our away form needs to turn round and there is no better place to do that than Stamford Bridge.”

On-loan defender Nathan Ake cannot play against his parent club so Francis will be asked to partner Steve Cook at the heart of defence with Adam Smith coming in at right back.

WEST HAM manager Slaven Bilic believes opposite number Bob Bradley is under no more pressure than any other Premier League boss.

The American’s job at Swansea is seemingly at risk.

The South Wales side find themselves stranded in the relegation zone and have won just twice so far under Bradley, who was only appointed in October.

But Bilic, right, is not offering his rival any extra sympathy.

“There’s no manager who hasn’t been under pressure – even Antonio Conte at Chelsea was under pressure for a couple of weeks,” he said ahead of today’s trip to the Liberty Stadium. “So is

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By Ian Baker and Alex Bywater Bradley, so am I. You were under pressure or you’re going to be under pressure.

“So learn from the time when you are under pressure.

He’s an experienced manager.”

Bradley is spending his first Christmas in south Wales, thousands of miles away from family in the USA. But he hopes home comforts can help his team today. “The players love playing in front of our supporters and the wins over Palace and Sunderland produced a great atmosphere,” he said.

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POOLS GUIDE BOXING DAY (3pm unless stated)

Premier League 25 Arsenal v West Brom .........................

26 Burnley v Middlesbrough....................

27 Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth..............

28 Hull v Manchester City (5.15) ............

(Live on Sky Sports 1) 29 Leicester v Everton ...........................

30 Manchester Utd v Sunderland ............

31 Swansea v West Ham (3pm)..............

32 Watford v Crystal Palace (12.30)........

(Live on Sky Sports 1) Sky Bet Championship 33 Aston Villa v Burton...........................

34 Barnsley v Blackburn .........................

35 Brentford v Cardiff (1pm) ...................

36 Huddersfield v Nott Forest .................

37 Ipswich v Fulham ..............................

38 Newcastle v Sheff Wed (7.45) ...........

(Live on Sky Sports 1) 39 Preston v Leeds ................................

40 Reading v Norwich ............................

41 Rotherham v Wigan...........................

42 Wolves v Bristol City .........................

Sky Bet League One 43 Bolton v Shrewsbury .........................

44 Bradford City v Scunthorpe ................

45 Bristol Rovers v Coventry ...................

46 Fleetwood Tn v Bury ..........................

47 Millwall v Swindon ............................

48 Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton...........

49 Oxford Utd v Northampton .................

Peterborough v Gillingham .................

Port Vale v Walsall ............................

Rochdale v Chesterfield .....................

Sheff Utd v Oldham...........................

Southend v AFC Wimbledon (1pm) .....

Sky Bet League Two Cheltenham v Barnet ........................

Crewe v Carlisle ................................

Grimsby v Accrington Stanley .............

Hartlepool v Blackpool.......................

Leyton Orient v Crawley Tn (1pm) .......

Luton v Colchester ............................

Mansfield v Morecambe ....................

Newport Co v Portsmouth ..................

Notts County v Doncaster ..................

Plymouth v Wycombe ........................

Stevenage v Cambridge Utd ...............

Yeovil v Exeter ..................................

Ladbrokes Premiership 1 Hamilton v Celtic .......................SAT 2 Rangers v Inverness CT ..............SAT Ladbrokes Championship Dunfermline v Falkirk.........................

3 Ayr v Dumbarton ........................SAT 4 Dundee Utd v St Mirren ..............SAT 5 Hibernian v Raith (1pm) ..............SAT 6 Morton v Queen of South ...........SAT Ladbrokes League One Peterhead v Stenhousemuir ...............

7 Albion v East Fife .......................SAT 8 Alloa v Brechin ...........................SAT 9 Livingston v Queen’s Park ............SAT 10 Stranraer v Airdrieonians .............SAT Ladbrokes League Two Forfar v Clyde ...................................

11 Annan Athletic v Berwick .............SAT 12 Cowdenbeath v Arbroath..............SAT 13 Montrose v Stirling .....................SAT Vanarama National League Aldershot v Woking (12.15) ...............

(Live on BT Sport 1) Barrow v Gateshead ..........................

Braintree Tn v Dag & Red ..................

Bromley v Sutton ..............................

Dover v Maidstone Utd ......................

Guiseley v Lincoln City ......................

North Ferriby Utd v York (12.30) ........

Solihull Moors v Chester FC ...............

Torquay v Forest Green......................

Tranmere v Macclesfield ....................

Wrexham v Southport ........................

Vanarama National League—North: Fylde v Chorley, Telford v Alfreton Tn, Altrincham v FC United of Manchester, Boston Utd v Gainsborough, Brackley v Gloucester, Darlington 1883 v FC Halifax, Harrogate Tn v Stockport County, Salford City v Bradford P A, Stalybridge v Curzon Ashton, Tamworth v Nuneaton (1pm), Worcester v Kidderminster.

South: Bath C v Hungerford Tn, Chelmsford v Bishop’s Stortford, Concord Rangers v East Thurrock, Dartford v Ebbsfleet United, Eastbourne Borough v Whitehawk, Gosport Borough v Poole Tn (1pm, Hemel Hempstead v Hampton & Richmond, Margate v Welling, St Albans v Oxford City (1pm), Truro City v Weston-S-Mare, Wealdstone v Maidenhead (1.30).

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‘Impossible role? I’m thriving JOSE MOURINHO says managing Manchester United is not a burden.

David Moyes makes his first return to Old Trafford today since being sacked in April 2014, when he said that managing United was “an impossible job” due to the legacy of Sir Alex Ferguson.

But Mourinho claims he is enjoying the challenge and will not let the pressures get to him.

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By Richard Tanner “I don’t feel it as a burden,” he said. “I feel the great history of the club as only a positive thing and not negative things. The problem is if you have the conditions to follow the success of history – then that’s a different story.”

Asked if Moyes had a bigger challenge because

he was the first to take over following Ferguson’s retirement, Mourinho said: “I wouldn’t mind to be at a club with great expectations but to have Ryan Giggs, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and Javier Hernandez in the team.”

But having been sacked by Chelsea last season, Mourinho has some sympathy for Moyes. “A manager who is not sacked is not a manager, or at least is not a good manager,” he

said. “We have to be sacked. So I think it was just a bad moment in David’s career and he has to do what I did – what we all do – move on – and he did that.

“After Manchester United he went to Spain – which was also a different experience for him – then back to England, back in the Premier League.

“He moved on and this is what we have to do and what Alan Pardew now has to do [after he

FOOTBALL: PREMIER LEAGUE DAVID MOYES will be engulfed by mixed emotions when he steps out at Old Trafford today.

He was in the dream job that turned into a nightmare. Now he is just in a nightmare with Sunderland locked into their annual relegation battle with no funds to strengthen.

Moyes was proud to be offered the United job, frustrated he did not get the signings he wanted – Gareth Bale, Cesc Fabregas and Toni Kroos – and sorry he was not given more time. And he will reflect ruefully how times have changed.

Jose Mourinho, the man many United fans wanted to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson, was in the opposition dugout for Moyes’ first home game.

Now the roles are reversed. The Special One is in the home dug-out; the Chosen One is in the other corner.

Three years on and United are more or less in the same place where he left them – outside the top four Moyes believes the struggles of Louis van Gaal and Mourinho to restore United to former glories show what a difficult job it was to follow Ferguson.

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TANNER REPORTS months into a six-year contract he thought gave him the safety net to rebuild.

“Most people, myself included, would say whoever took over from Sir Alex wouldn’t have had an easy ride,” he said, “Whether it was Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola or David Moyes. It would have been a difficult job for whoever took over.

“I had my chance to do it and I had to do it in my time. I didn’t believe I had to do it in nine months, or even 12 months. I was given plenty of reassurances.

“I only say that because I had a long contract. People would now see it has taken a while for United to start to get back to where people see them and the club want to be.”

Asked if he would do it again he said: “One hundred per cent. Very few people are offered the job at United and I was honoured to be offered it.

You have to be half-decent to be offered the job. They have a very good manager in charge now and they had very good

and experienced one in Van Gaal. I think they would all say that going to Manchester United is a different animal to maybe even some of the clubs they have managed before.

“My time was too short. As I have said many times, you have to win games and I didn’t win enough games that’s the first thing.”

Look back at Moyes’ record as he approached Christmas in 2013 and it was almost identical to Mourinho’s at this stage. Both lifted the Community Shield in their first competitive games; both guided the club through to the knockout stages of European competitions and the semi-finals of the League Cup. And in the Premier League, United were only two points worse off after 17 games than they are now.

In all competitions Moyes record was played 27, won 15, drawn six and lost six. That compares favourably to Mourinho’s record after the same number of games – won 16, drawn six, lost five.

But after winning six successive games in December, United’s fortunes plummeted in the New Year and Moyes

was sacked. Had he got Bale, Kroos and Fabregas it might have been different.

He says Sir Alex had even offered hope that Cristiano Ronaldo might return from Real Madrid.

But none of the deals materialised and Moyes first and only signing that summer was the much-maligned Marouane Fellaini for £27million, although he did add Juan Mata the following January.

“A lot of players come into United and have not necessarily made the difference. But given time and having got to this period, I would have hoped I would be working with a successful team now.

But it was a great experience and one I wouldn’t change,” said Moyes.

He was touched when Norma Charlton, wife of United legend and director Sir Bobby, invited his wife to today’s game. She is unable to go due to family commitments but Moyes said: “It was a classy moment, which reflects United more than anything. “ No bitterness then, just regrets at what might have been.

My time was just too short

HARD TIMES: United fans turned on Moyes, and he is struggling with Sunderland

on these great expectations’ was sacked on Thursday

by Crystal Palace]. They could have sacked him a couple of days later on Christmas Day – which would have been even nicer!

“Alan Pardew has to move on, enjoy his family and a new job will arrive.

I’m like this.

I’m pragmatic. No problem.

It’s part of football.”

Mourinho, however, said he was not surprised that old foe Arsenal Wenger was not punished by the FA the way he

was for his comments on referees “being protected like lions in the zoo” following Arsenal’s defeat at Manchester City last Sunday.

“I’m not surprised. I can’t say more than that,” said Mourinho.

“When I read his quotes I felt there would be no problem for him.

“It doesn’t irritate me because I’m not happy with the problems others have. Some people, not just in football but in life,

it looks like they are happy, not with the things they get but happy with bad things others get. I’m not like that.

“I’m not happy that other people are in trouble, or that they have problems. I’m just unhappy when I have them. That’s it.”

But Mourinho is concerned that Premier League leaders Chelsea have been given more time to recover for their clash with Tottenham at

White Hart Lane on January 4 because the game has been moved back 48 hours for television.

“You don’t need to be a scientist to understand that to play with one day’s rest is different to playing with four days’ rest,” he said. “It’s completely different.

“For me, the point is why? But over the years nobody really answered me because I had this also when I was in Chelsea.”

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LOTS TO CELEBRATE: Guardiola backs Stones

Stones will return after Pep’s talk

By Richard Tanner and Ian Whittell PEP GUARDIOLA says he has not lost faith in John Stones and won’t be buying another central defender in January.

Stones was dropped for Manchester City’s last two games after a number of high-profile mistakes since his £47m summer move from Everton.

And City’s defensive problems have fuelled speculation that Guardiola will buy a new centre-back with Southampton’s Virgil van Dyke linked with a move to the Etihad.

But Guardiola said: “Van Dyke? He’s not going to come here next month. It’s impossible because he’s a Southampton player and we don’t want him now.

“If you ask me today about signings then no.

Maybe next week if we realise we need something special in one position to keep one more player in that position, especially in the full-backs then maybe. But in the other positions we are quite happy.”

City looked far more secure without Stones in the wins against Watford and Arsenal when Guardiola reverted to an orthodox back four and they conceded only one goal.

But the City boss says the 22-year-old simply needed a breather after a hectic start to life at City, adding: “It’s the first time in his career he played every three days.

PHELAN: Feeling the heat

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He has never played before in the Champions League.

Every three days you have to be focused.

And he had played a lot.

“If I didn’t have confidence in him he would not have played the games he played.

“I know people think if a player doesn’t play it is because the coach doesn’t trust him any more. That is not the truth.”

Hull manager Mike Phelan admits he wants to work quickly in the January transfer window but first needs some points.

He said: “We need a win. We have to get better and we have to keep reinforcing that to the players.

“We’re halfway into the season. It’s been mediocre. We had a good start.

“We haven’t gained an advantage since then but we haven’t lost an advantage either as there are quite a few teams in that area.

“You could gain three or six points very quickly to put you in a very different position come January.”

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Spurs will cry Wilf yet again

Liverpool face fight to keep Brazil star

By Ian Baker TOTTENHAM are considering a fresh approach for winger Wilfried Zaha to hand Sam Allardyce his first big decision at Crystal Palace.

Spurs are keen admirers of the 24-year-old, having had three bids rejected in the summer.

Their initial £12million approach was derided as “ridiculous” by Palace chairman Steve Parish and two more bids culminated in £18m being rejected.

But PSG will move in anyway, although they face competition from both Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Coutinho is aware of their interest and has become unsettled at Anfield with the prospect of a glamour move abroad.

Sources close to Coutinho have indicated his friend Neymar has told Barcelona Coutinho would be open to a move to the Nou Camp, but they want to wait until the summer.

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But they are now understood to be weighing up a £25m offer to finally bring in their man, which will test new Palace chief Allardyce’s resolve.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino said: “I don’t want to speak about the player in another club.

“That was another rumour. I like good players and maybe he is a good player. But I don’t like to start focusing on some names. Then you start a rumour.

“With the best players, it is difficult for their teams to allow the good players to leave halfway through the season.

“If some special situation happens, we need to be open.

But it will be tough or difficult to improve the squad.”

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The French champions failed with a £22m offer for the Brazilian forward last summer, but are ready to come back again with a double-your-money offer to prise him away.

Coutinho, 24, has been out for seven weeks with ankle ligament problems, and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has ruled him unlikely to return in time for the New Year’s Day top of the table clash with Manchester City.

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