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READY MEAL: ‘Chef’ Corbyn is happy to go into the mix at the ballot box

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OUTLOOK: Windy again tomorrow in the north and west with spells of rain and drizzle, mainly in the west. Stormy on Monday in the far north with wintry showers. Fine elsewhere.

CORBYN: I’LL WIN GENERAL ELECTION JEREMY Corbyn has vowed Labour is ready for a General Election if Theresa May calls a snap poll – despite trailing the Tories in the opinion polls. The Labour leader said the party was in a “very strong, organised position” should she decide to go to the country early. He said he would order Labour MPs to vote for the repeal of the Fixed-Terms Parliaments Act to enable the Prime Minister to seek a dissolution of Parliament. “If she calls an election, we're ready for it,” Mr Corbyn said. “We've more members than ever, we’ve paid off all our debts, we don’t have any mortgages, we’re in a strong, organised position. “If there’s a vote to dissolve Parliament then obviously we will vote with it. “I will work with Opposition parties to try and defeat this Government,” With Labour 17 points behind the Tories according to one recent opinion poll, his comments are likely to be treated with scepticism by some Labour MPs. SNAP POLL?: Mrs May news@dailystar.co.uk

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Aid wages row BRITAIN’S foreign aid section pays the highest wages in Westminster. Pen-pushers at the Department for International Development get an average salary of £53,000 a year. Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said: “It is deeply disappointing that the British people’s generosity on aid is being frittered away on inﬂated civil service salaries – not on aiding the world’s poorest people.”

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X FACTOR’S Honey G had her hopes of hitting the Christmas No1 spot dashed last night. The rapper’s bid to reach the top of the festive charts was ruined when it was revealed Clean Bandit’s Rockabye had clinched the prized seasonal slot. Honey did not even make the top 10. The star, who recently signed to Simon Cowell’s label Syco, performed The Honey G Show on ITV’s This Morning in the hope of drumming up extra sales. Honey said: “I’d love to give Simon a No1 single.” Despite a lyric blunder, some viewers appeared to love the track and took to the internet to praise it. Comments included “You’ve gotta be one miserable b****r if you didn’t enjoy that!” and “Honey G – that was amazing, proud of you girl.” Honey, real name Anna Gilford, told host Eamonn Holmes The X Factor had already made her rich. And she admitted: “I can actually afford Christmas presents for people.” Charts: Wired – P12-13

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BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba has joked that he became a victim of “the Strictly curse” as he danced his way to the title. On ITV’s Loose Women, he told how his dance partner Joanne Clifton had become close friends with his wife Portia. Portia admitted she got on “massively” with Joanne and they went shopping together. Sitting beside her, Ore, 30, laughed as he said: “I was the third wheel! I was the victim of the Strictly curse!”

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KERRY Katona is celebrating a fairytale Christmas – as the star of a smash-hit panto.

The ex-Atomic Kitten singer, 36, is getting rave reviews for her Fairy Godmother performances.

MAGIC: Fairy Godmother Kerry

And the notorious party animal is loving her success. Kerry has been dogged by drink and drug battles and online trolls suggested she would

She’s a panto hit...oh yes she is!

struggle to cope with the panto’s three-shows-a-day schedule. But top theatre critics are backing the mum of ﬁve. The Stage magazine praised her turn in Cinderella at the New Theatre Royal, Lincoln. Handing the show four out of ﬁve stars, the reviewer said: “The cast is made up of experienced professionals, working to-

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gether to give a balanced and well-rehearsed performance. “Kerry Katona is a delightfully down-to-earth Fairy Godmother – one big name in a panto can sometimes upset the balance, but not in this case.” And the production has been ranked second in the top 10 must-see pantos this season. Kerry said it proved the haters

wrong. She tweeted: “Putting a big [middle ﬁnger emoji] up to every1 who thought I was gonna be crap and not turn up to work! 4 stars in TheStage and 2 in the top 10 Pantos to see!” Her mum Sue replied: “Never doubted you for 1 minute baby.... true professional and a fantastic actress...love you baby girl xx” ruth.mckee@dailystar.co.uk

DAILY STAR, Saturday, December 24, 2016

Ireland sprouts a hero

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Batteries in chocs THE Co-op is recalling chocolate Santas after batteries were found inside two of them. The High Street giant said there were two “alleged tampering incidents” involving the hollow £1 milk chocolate foil-wrapped ﬁgures. The Co-op has sold 165,000 of the German-made Santas, which are available from other retailers, and has advised consumers not to eat them.

THE stars of Loose Women turned the air blue yesterday when they cheekily referred to a raunchy act made by Kate Price in a sex tape. The cast were taking part in a live panto of Cinderella in which Kate starred as Prince Charming alongside Andrea McLean as Cinders. Things turned saucy when the “ugly sisters”, Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha, tried on the glass slipper. As Nadia tried to squeeze her foot into the shoe, Kay said: “She hasn’t even got her big toe in yet.” The pair were referring to a leaked sex tape Kate made with her ex Dane Bowers which involved a raunchy act using her toe. The glamour model answered: “That’s kinky.”

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CHRISTMAS dinner has been saved – by a million Brussels sprouts from Ireland. Britain’s crop of the festive favourites was ravaged by poor summer weather and swarms of hungry diamondback moths. Supermarkets have turned to Ireland to save the day. Pat Farrell from the Irish Farmers’ Association said: “Thirty tons of sprouts went over about a month ago – that’s up to one million sprouts. “Thankfully Irish growers didn’t have the same weather and disease-related problems to cope with this year.” Farmer Mike Capps from Boston, Lincs, explained: “We’ve had the biggest pile of damaged sprouts ever seen.” AN Alzheimer’s pill is on the horizon – based on sprouts! The veg contains a nutrient which combats neurological disorders.

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Saucy antics at Kate panto

Santa’s Kell of a date KELLY Brook shows off an early Christmas present – after a trip to Santa’s grotto. The curvy babe, 37, proved you are never too old for Father Christmas. She proudly held the framed snap of her and Christmas Day’s busiest man while on a night out with boyfriend Jeremy Parisi. The model was wrapped up snug in a fur-lined coat on the romantic trip to Paris.

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PLAYING FOOTSIE: ‘Prince’ Kate with slipper. Top left, with Andrea

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GRUB’S UP: John outside his lap dancing club

Would you like breast or a leg, sir?

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LAP dancing club boss John Clarkson will dish up a three-course Christmas dinner for 50 homeless people today. The 35-year-old will lay on free soft drinks and turkey with all the trimmings. For once, the question “Do you prefer leg or breast?” won’t be a reference to the scantily-clad girls who perform pole-dancing for

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punters at Liverpool’s X In The City. John said: “I don’t think the club will look anything like it does under normal operating hours. “The pole is kind of tucked away in a corner so I don’t think they’re going to walk straight into it.” The father-of-four said he

jumped at the chance to help because “it’s just nice to give something back”. After the meal, each diner will be handed a goody bag stuffed with hats, gloves, torches, toiletries and blankets. John has teamed up with the charities Help The Homeless Kitchen and Liverpool’s Street Care Team to lay on the party.

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SAUCY: Karlie strips to her undies on US mag’s website

A VERY MERRY SEXMAS

Karlie’s so hot in red BLONDE bombshell Karlie Kloss looks red-hot in her racy lingerie. The American model puckered up in a photoshoot for an Advent calendar. Stunning Karlie, 24, can also be seen in saucy suspenders as she strips off on Day 23 of the festive countdown, which can be found online at US Love magazine’s website.

Girls game for a love-in A SAUCY 60% of women admit they are ready for a frisky festive love-in. Randy couples across the nation could be spending much of the Christmas break between the sheets.

Many women even confessed they could give their partners the elbow and romp with a bit on the side to satisfy their booming lust. And affairs website Victoria Milan said the right gift would help get a girl in the mood.

Naughty Most women put naughty lingerie at the top of their racy Christmas wishlist, with other top prezzies including sexy games and sizzling Santa outﬁts. Boss Sigurd Vedal said: “It is very interesting to see that women prefer sexy presents they can wear themselves, and that the excitement of a new year is what stands out for of them. “Holidays are a difﬁcult time for

® by KATE NELSON many and it’s not surprising that people seek adventures when stress hits them.” Loose Women presenter Saira Khan recently revealed that she would gift her husband some hot action for Christmas. The former Apprentice contestant confessed earlier this year that she allowed him extra-marital romps because she had lost her sex drive. But speaking on the ITV show this week, the 46-year-old presenter said: “I thought I’d give my husband some festive fumble!” And there’s extra reason to spice things up in the bedroom, since break-ups rocket around the Christmas period. Relationships expert Tracey Cox explained: “Signiﬁcant dates are a wake-up call. It’s the equivalent of someone screaming at them through a loudspeaker: ‘For God’s sake, you’ve been unhappy for ages. Do something about it!’”

Eve-n more savings! BRAVE bargain hunters holding out for top deals were set to splurge £1billion today as shops slashed prices by over 50%. The “Super Saturday” battle of the brands saw High Street store Oasis cut

prices by up to 70%, as did River Island and New Look. Pre-Christmas cuts reached record highs for the sixth year in a row, said ﬁnance ﬁrm Deloitte, with economic uncertainty sparking bigger discounts.

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Maddie misery KATE and Gerry McCann say their 10th Christmas without missing daughter Madeleine will be “inevitably tinged with pain and longing”. The couple, from Rothley, Leics, said they hoped support from others would “keep us strong”.

CELEB BIG BOTHER CELEBRITY Big Brother’s summer series was the most complained-about show of 2016. The Channel 5 hit clocked up a whopping 3,643 complaints.

C5 reality show had most TV complaints

TV watchdog Ofcom yesterday revealed that the reality show, which was screened in August, sparked more controversy than anything else on telly this year. ® by PETER DYKE The biggest storm came when gay entertainer been really badly treated Christopher Biggins slated for so long. Then came a bisexual people, suggesting period where they were they were responsible for respected. the spread of Aids. “But suddenly, a killer The panto star disease then came along said: “Gays had which was attributed to BISEXUALS SLUR: Biggins

homosexuals – but was actually a bisexual disease.” Biggins, 68, also made a sick joke about Nazi gas chambers to Jewish housemate Katie Waissel – but that was not shown. He was removed from the house over the shock

comments. Ex On The Beach star Stephen Bear’s sex antics with former X Factor wannabe Chloe Khan also produced a deluge of complaints. Despite the rows, Ofcom ruled that Channel 5 did not break any guidelines.

Biggins yesterday went on TV and said he intended to put his CBB shame behind him in the new year. He told ITV’s Lorraine Kelly: “It’s way behind me now – 2017 is going to be brilliant.” peter.dyke@dailystar.co.uk

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SPEIDI HIT BY ‘HATE’ CLAIM CBB bosses are gearing up for an All Star Wars with three housemates already at each other’s throats. Of the old faces making a return, Austin Armacost and Speidi are big enemies. US reality star Austin, who was a housemate last year, thinks Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are a disgrace and damaged America’s reputation when they appeared on the show in 2013. He bitched: “Speidi were a disaster. I hate them – as everyone in America does.” Speidi were reality stars

® by PETER DYKE on US series The Hills and are making a comeback to the Channel 5 series, which starts on Tuesday, January 3. The show has the theme All Stars Versus New Stars with former contestants being pitted against new ones. Among the old faces joining Speidi and Austin are playboy Calum Best, X Factor stars Jedward, Loose Woman Coleen Nolan, ex-Strictly star James Jordan and WAG Nicola McLean.

ENEMY: Austin

DAILY STAR, Saturday, December 24, 2016

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JUSTICE: Amri lies dead after blasting ofﬁcer Movio (right) before being shot by Scata (below right)

GAMBLING RAP: Joey

Barton on bets charge FOOTBALL star Joey Barton is in trouble with the FA over allegations that he placed more than 1,200 football bets over the last 10 years. Barton, due to rejoin Premier League side Burnley next month, is alleged to have placed the wagers on “football matches or competitions”. The 34-year-old was given a one game ban earlier this year for breaking Scottish FA rules on gambling while with Rangers. An FA spokesman said: “Joey Barton has been charged for misconduct in relation to betting. “He has until January 5 to respond to the charge.” The bets are alleged to have been made between March 2006 and May 2016. Barton’s Rangers contract was ripped up following a training ground row.

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Finger of suspicion A BUNGLING burglar left behind a crucial piece of evidence during a raid – part of his own ﬁnger. The severed digit was found wedged in a fence at Ancoats, Manchester. A police spokeswoman said the “top half of a ﬁnger” was left in the fence “presumably by someone trying to climb over”.

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LITTERBUG James Wood, 18, who dumped 400 EU poll “Leave” leaflets by a roadside, was fined £210 by Sheffield magistrates.

The world’s most-wanted man – who killed 12 people when he ploughed a 25-ton truck into Berlin shoppers – wounded one of the policemen.

FEAR: A Gaddaﬁ-era Libyan ﬂag is raised

Libya hijack pair free 118 PLANE hijackers released 118 terrified passengers in Malta after a four-hour stand-off yesterday. Two supporters of dead Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi surrendered after diverting an internal flight in the north African country to the Mediterranean island. The men, who were armed with guns and a grenade, also asked for political asylum. Evil Gaddafi was finally brought down in 2011 but Libya remains politically unstable.

But Luis Scata, who only joined the police nine months ago, chased Amri through the streets of Milan before gunning him down. The shoot-out started when Scata and colleague Christian Movio thought they recognised the 24-yearold Tunisian suspect and demanded to see his ID. Amri immediately pulled a .22 calibre pistol from his jacket, shouting “police b******s” and “Allahu Akbar” – Arabic for “God is greatest”. Then he opened fire, hitting Movio, 36, in the shoulder. As the officer slumped to the pavement, Amri ran off through the square outside the northern Italian city’s Sesto San Giovanni railway station, hiding behind cars while still firing at 29-year-old Scata. Both officers tried to save Amri after he was finally shot, but he died 10 minutes later. Italian interior minister Marco Minniti said the officers were

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heroes. He said he wanted to “hug” Scata and after visiting Movio in hospital added: “Everyone can have a happier Christmas because of their bravery.” Movio said from his hospital bed: “I asked Amri to open his backpack. My colleague’s behaviour was exemplary. He reacted as soon as Amri pulled out the pistol and shot me.’’ Islamic State news outlet Amaq conﬁrmed Amri had carried out Monday’s massacre in Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed “deep thanks” to the Italian ofﬁcers. She has ordered an in-

vestigation after it emerged German authorities tracked Amri for months before losing him. They then arrested the wrong man and after ﬁnally identifying Amri believed he was still in Berlin despite him crossing three countries to reach Milan. Video footage last night emerged showing him pledging allegiance to IS and vowing to “slaughter inﬁdels like pigs”. Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage said Amri’s escape to Italy showed border-free movement between 26 European states was “a risk to public safety” and must be ended. jerry.lawton@dailystar.co.uk

MUM WAS VICTIM

KILLED: Nada Cizmar

THE mother of a five-year-old boy was identified last night as one of the victims of the Berlin Christmas market massacre. DNA analysis confirmed that logistics company worker Nada Cizmar was among the 12 people killed after she had been reported missing by her husband Petr. He wrote on social media yesterday: “After three days of uncertainty and great sorrow I have to announce that my wife Nada Cizmar was a victim of the Monday terrorist attack.’’ The couple were from the Czech Republic but had been working in Berlin. Czech foreign minister Lubomir Zaoralek said he was “saddened” by the news that Nada was a victim.

DAILY STAR, Saturday, December 24, 2016

STAR Wars actress Carrie Fisher is ﬁghting for her life after a massive heart attack. She was given life-saving CPR by a doctor and nurse who happened to be on board a ﬂight to Los Angeles.

BATTLE: Carrie on TV

Carrie, 60, who played Princess Leia in the space saga, stopped breathing on the United Airlines plane, and a ﬂight attendant asked if there were any medical experts on board. She was taken

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to hospital by LA Fire Department paramedics when the ﬂight touched down 15 minutes later. Carrie had been in the UK to promote her autobiography The Princess Diarist, including a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show. She is the daughter of famous Hollywood couple Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. ross.kaniuk@dailystar.co.uk

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IMAGES have emerged of Prince Harry’s actress girlfriend Meghan Markle taking on the paranormal in a spooky TV drama. Meghan, 35, appeared in two episodes of US show Fringe. She joined stars Anna Tonov and Joshua Jackson as Junior FBI Agent

Amy Jessup in the long-running sci-ﬁ fantasy series in 2009. Meghan is seen kicking down doors armed with a gun as she investigates a strange car crash in New York City. An insider said: “Budget cuts stopped her from being a regular character.”

DAILY STAR, Saturday, December 24, 2016

VALUE: Melbourne

Flying to Oz miles better AIR passengers heading to Melbourne have the UK’s best-value flights. The 10,500-mile journey to the Australian city costs an average of just 8.4p per mile, a study reveals. In contrast, flights from the UK to the Nigerian city of Lagos are the most expensive long-haul flights, costing 17p per mile. For Europe-bound Brits, the Spanish island of Gran Canaria offers the best deal at 9.7p per mile. The worst value European flights from the UK are to Dublin, with an average fare of 43p per mile. And the short hop from Glasgow to Belfast – a distance of only 96.47 miles – costs travellers 70p per mile, making it the most expensive route in the study. The research by travel search engine kayak.co.uk analysed thousands of flights on 150 of Britain’s most popular airline routes. Suzanne Perry, travel expert at Kayak, said: “It is interesting to see that in some cases, travellers can pay nearly 10 times as much per mile of air travel.”

STAR TWO trafﬁc wardens saved 17-month-old Amelia Thomas from choking on a pasty during a shopping trip with mum Kimberley at Aberdare, Rhondda.

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Caged for £80k con A SERIAL benefits cheat has been jailed after stealing £80,000 of handouts over eight years. Maliha Parveen had a job as a teaching assistant but claimed to be out of work. The 65-year-old from Rochdale admitted benefit fraud and was sentenced to eight months in prison. Judge Jonathan Foster told her at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court: “This is not the first time this has happened. You haven’t learnt your lesson.”

BANJO’S P-LUCKY BRITAIN’S oldest rescue cat Banjo, aged 27, has been rehomed after being found dumped in Bristol last September.

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GRAND TOUR Hammond’s ‘respect’ at Cenotaph THE Grand Tour took a cheeky swipe at BBC rival Top Gear in its latest episode.

Presenter Richard Hammond mocked his former show over a controversial stunt performing donuts near the Cenotaph in London earlier this year.

While road-testing the new Ford Mustang on the Amazon Prime show, The Hamster drove past the war memorial in Whitehall. And he told viewers: “That is the Cenotaph where we remember TYRE LINES: Near the Cenotaph those who died ﬁghting for us.

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JEREMY Clarkson has revealed his own teenage children are embarrassed by him – and even try to disown him. The father-of-three said: “At parents’ evenings I sit on my school chair and say: ‘Yes sir, no sir.’ When you’ve got kids, you’ve got to be good. Have they tried to disown me? Yep, all the time.”

® by JOE KASPER Slowing down here. Show some respect.” In March, former Friends star Matt LeBlanc was seen being driven at high speed around Westminster by US rally driver Ken Block. Photos later emerged of large tyre marks near the memorial. Show host Chris Evans had to issue an apology and the controversial Whitehall footage was never aired. But as usual, the latest episode of The Grand Tour was not without its own controversy. Hammond was accused of making a homophobic statement – suggesting he did not like eating ice cream because he is “straight”. Fan Jake Wilson tweeted: “Hammond is a f***ing idiot.” The Grand Tour declined to comment.

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Mary’s US bid is half baked THE American version of the Great British Bake Off has flopped. The BBC show was the most watched programme of 2016 in the UK. But the US spin off has been panned by viewers and critics – despite starring Mary Berry. The Great American Baking Show’s first episode on ABC last month brought in 4.6million viewers. Four times as many watched American sports show Thursday Night Football. More than 12m regularly tuned into the show on the BBC, with 15m watching October’s final. The drawback comes as judge Paul Hollywood’s new book flopped. The Weekend Baker failed to make the 2016 Top 100 Food & Drink books after selling less than 10,000 copies. Rival judge Mary Berry’s book has sold more than 228,000. It is believed sales have been hit by Hollywood’s decision to move to Channel 4 with the show.

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GOOD news – the Arctic Monkeys will be back in 2017. The band are in a Sheffield studio working on new material, their first since 2013’s AM. Fans spotted Alex Turner and co in local bars in their hometown. Now BBC’s Shamir Masri says: “Alex told me they are coming back to Sheffield to pen a new album – it IS happening.”

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GET ready for a dancehall Christmas after Clean Bandit landed the year’s most-coveted chart accolade. Yep, the trio are No1 with reggae-inﬂuenced hit Rockabye, making it seven weeks at the top with 589,000 sales. Cellist Grace Chatto said: “To now be Christmas No1 is mind-blowing. We did think about making a Christmas version but there wasn’t any need!” But is this the end for the Christmas single? Campaigns by Inspiral Carpets, The Dave Clark Five and London Hospices Choir all failed to get in the Top 30.

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IF you see a merry fella singing on the streets of Essex this Christmas, don’t cross the road – it’s probably just Olly Murs. After a rocky 2015 when he hosted the ill-fated revamp of The X Factor, the singer made a sensational chart-topping comeback with latest album 24 HRS. The winner of Wired’s Best Male award in the Readers’ Poll has been waiting patiently for the festive season to toast his success. So you can understand if he’s ready to let loose with some tinsel and mistletoe. “I’ve been waiting for

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Christmas to celebrate the album going to No1,” Olly told me. “I have done something Christmassy every day in December for the build-up but I can’t wait to go out with my mates. “The problem is they all have girlfriends so they aren’t allowed out any more unless they get a special visa. “I’m single so I’m a little bit lost, I’ve been Billy No Mates. But now they’re free, watch out.” Like many of us it sounds like Olly will be nursing a sore head tomorrow morning, but it wouldn’t be the first time. He explained: “My worst ever hangover was on Christmas Day last year. “My dad had this whiskey called Knob Creek, it’s a really strange drink but really tasty. “On Christmas Eve he was filling up my glass quite a bit, then at 6 o’clock I woke up with this banging headache and it didn’t shift. “So Christmas Day wasn’t much fun but it was the first time my dad and I had a proper drink together. “It was a real manly drink. So as a result it was a really special hangover.”

Jumper Olly loves the holiday season and certainly isn’t afraid of a festive jumper. But his mum takes Christmas to another level. “My mum gave me the weirdest gift once,” he revealed. “This really bad rug that had my name in it with a photo of my single cover on it too. “It was horrendous, I had to laugh, I was like: ‘Mum what is this? I’m not a kid. That’s the sort or thing you have in your bedroom when you’re just 10 years old.’ “She said: ‘No I thought you could put it in your new apartment.’ ‘No Mum please take it back!’” With homewares like that, no wonder Olly’s still single! Thousands of people will be waking up to ﬁnd Olly Murs in their stockings tomorrow morning. Making his album 24 HRS was an emotional experience. The star explained: “A lot of the songs were about a break up so it was tough at times. “But it’s not just about my girlfriend. I wasn’t perfect in this relationship, so I took a look at myself and wrote about me and my life from a different perspective.” Songs like Flaws and Years & Years are two of the star’s most personal material ever. But he’s never lost the knack for writing a big pop chorus:

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“People don’t do pop records any more – tracks like Unpredictable sound like a proper pop record. I’m into feel-good pop records. “The most unpredictable thing I’ve done is ﬂy my mates to play golf in Paris. “I wanted to treat my mates as a thank you for all their support.” The album is called 24 HRS which begs the question, what would he do with just one day

left? “That’s easy,” he smiles. “I would like to hang out at the White House for the day and see what goes on behind the scenes. Or maybe Buckingham Palace and just see how the Queen works.”

Awards 2017 promises to be another big year for Olly with an arena tour and, of course, awards season is fast approaching. The boy from Witham told

me: “I’m performing at the BRIT Awards launch in January. “I’m hoping to be nominated and pick an award up. I’d really like one. “The fact that I’m performing at the launch means I’m doing something right. Then my tour will be special. “There’s a party at my parent’s house, I’m leaving it late, so I might just throw a concert there.” Seeing as he

loves the festive season so much how about an Olly Murs Christmas album one day? “I think I have a Christmas album in me, I would never rule it out,” he said excitedly. “My producers have always suggested it. “It’s difﬁcult to get it right but I’m open to the idea. Next Christmas, we’ll see.” Meanwhile, I’ll get the bottle of Knob Creek out in anticipation...

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DAILY STAR, Saturday, December 24, 2016

Muse’s a noise too far

POLICE: RAF KIDNAP MAY BE ROAD RAGE Force closes in on knife-wielding pair

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GLASTONBURY Festival headline act Muse played so loudly this year they broke the local council limit by three decibels and received dozens of noise complaints. The rock trio of Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, performed in June as the Friday night main act and breached the licence conditions set by Mendip District Council. The band were heard playing at three decibels above the 65-decibel limit outside the festival site boundaries. The limit is roughly the equivalent of a loud conversation in the same room as the listener. Muse had the only ofﬁcial noise breach during the festival, with headliners Adele and Coldplay keeping it down.

POLICE were last night probing claims the attempted kidnap of an airman near an RAF base was sparked by road rage. The officer had been on a jog near his base when two knife-wielding men swooped. The pair tried to bundle him into their waiting car but the military man managed to fight off both attackers. At first, detectives feared the snatch attempt was a complex terror plot. But police yesterday revealed they were probing whether flaring tempers behind the wheel could have sparked the outburst in July. They were last night seeking fresh information on the Ford Galaxy pair in a bid to solve the case. Police hotlines were flooded with calls in the aftermath of the frenzied attack.

Cracking Det Supt Paul Durham, from Norfolk Police, claimed his officers were on the brink of cracking the case. He said: “The work the team has carried out over the last five months has been very productive, particularly in identifying the most important drivers of the vehicles seen in the CCTV footage we released. “What has been established through the painstaking CCTV work is that something definitely happened to the victim while he was out on his run in the area where he reported being attacked. “Certainly, I am becoming increasingly persuaded that the solution to this mystery will be found locally.” Two months after the failed kidnap bid, RAF serviceman Corrie McK-

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Paris is in mood for snog PARIS Jackson shows off her fantastic ﬁgure as she frolics on the beach with her boyfriend. Pop legend Michael’s daughter is enjoying a holiday in Maui, Hawaii, with Michael Snoddy. The pair snogged as Paris, 18, sported a skimpy swimsuit and musician Michael showed off his bright purple hair.

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ENDER CHELLE IS A NEW FACE EASTENDERS character Michelle Fowler is set to make a sensational return – but played by a new actress. The Walford original was portrayed by actress Susan Tully from the ﬁrst episode in 1985 until October 1995. Susan, who is now a successful TV director, has turned down advances to tempt her back over the last 20 years. Now show bosses have replaced her with Jenna Russell, who could appear in the role over the Christmas period. Michelle had two chil-

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NACER CHADLI admits most of his friends thought that he was barmy to join West Brom.

The Baggies’ £13m record buy could have settled for the easy life at Tottenham. Or he could have cashed in on one of several mega-money offers to play in China or Russia. But the Belgian ace says he knew exactly what he was doing when he agreed to join Tony Pulis at The Hawthorns in the summer. Too much time on the bench at Spurs meant missing out on Euro 2016 with Belgium, which convinced Chadli it was time to move on. Now he is a central ﬁgure in West Brom’s unexpected surge into the top half of the Premier League table and is loving every minute of it. “A lot of my friends could not understand me coming here, that is true,” said Chadli.

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“But then people don’t understand the meaning of playing football. “They are not in my position and they probably don’t love the game as much as I do. “People sometimes prefer to be at a bigger club but being involved, even if it is at a smaller club, would be my choice every time.” Chadli says that money didn’t enter his thinking when working out his next move. “If I wanted money I could have gone to China and Russia because I had those offers,” said the winger who made 72 starts in three years at Spurs. “It was never about money. I chose West Brom because they are a good family club and people take good care of you. Everybody respects each other. “I didn’t play a lot at Spurs in the last six months before the Euros so it was a logical choice (not to be picked). I almost expected it. “That was the reason I decided to leave this summer and I didn’t think

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that my chances to play at Spurs would improve.” Pulis bet his new star man that he would get him back in the Belgium team, with a slap-up meal resting on it. It’s a bet Chadli was happy to lose. “The most important thing was to play for a club and be involved in the Premier League,” said Chadli. “When I did that the next goal was to reach the Belgium team. “I lost the bet with the manager but I haven’t bought him dinner yet. It’s good for me after missing the European Championships.” Chadli’s White Hart Lane connection should ensure he gets a lively reception when he squares up to Arsenal on Boxing Day. “We will see if they welcome me in a special way,” he said with a smile. “It’s always nice to play at the Emirates. It’s a great atmosphere and I liked playing there with Spurs.” He may be settled at West Brom but there are still some things the 27-year-old isn’t happy about. “I do like chips, obviously, coming from Belgium. But in Birmingham I can’t ﬁnd very good chips,” he said. As a Muslim he doesn’t celebrate Christmas but he still looks forward to the festive period. “No, I don’t celebrate it,” he said. “My family are coming over so it’s a nice time because they can come and spend time with me and we can have dinner together and things like that.” Maybe he will get to honour his bet with the boss whose old-school approach must have come as something of a culture shock. “He’s very clever actually and very clear with players,” he added. “He understands players, what they can and can’t do. He’s very detailed. “I think his style is good. For me it is something different. If he’s not happy he’s going to tell you – then he can be a bit scary.”

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End all the idle gossip about Ozil ARSENE WENGER claims Mesut Ozil is not lazy – he just looks it. Former Gunners defender Martin Keown blasted Ozil’s effort in their defeat to Manchester City last weekend, accusing the German of “walking when Arsenal did not have the ball.” That came after Starsport columnist Paul Merson slammed Ozil for not doing enough to defend the corner from which Everton scored their winner in Arsenal’s previous game. But Wenger said: “He is a guy who works much harder than people think and his body language goes a bit against him sometimes.

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® by PAUL BROWN the pitch at Manchester City. When you do not win the ball back immediately, you suffer after because you have to win it back a little bit deeper. “That’s certainly what people highlighted in our game. I don’t give him any leeway when the team doesn’t have possession. “He has to do his job like everybody else and usually he does it well. His main strength is of course when we have the ball and he suffers more when we don’t. “At City, he suffered more than others because we didn’t have enough of the ball. Unfortunately, if you want to have the ball, you have to win it back.” Wenger also revealed that Danny Welbeck is back in full training for the ﬁrst time since injuring a knee in May. He said: “Of course it’s fantastic for him to be back. ‘‘It’s like starting a new career – but we still have got to be patient with him.”

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AARON RAMSEY faces a late fitness test for Arsenal. The Wales midfielder has only made 10 appearances in an injury-hit campaign and is bidding to shake off his latest hamstring problem. Alex OxladeChamberlain also has a hamstring issue, while Danny Welbeck is back in training. JAMES MORRISON is a doubt for West Brom, having had flu this week. The midfielder did not train until Friday. Jonny Evans could return after missing the last two games with a calf injury. Last season: Arsenal 2 West Brom 0. Top scorers (all competitions): Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 14; Salomon Rondon (West Brom) 7. Referee: Neil Swarbrick.

9LIEC? SEAN DYCHE will have winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson back after four games with a hamstring injury. Full-back Matt Lowton will miss out with a one-match ban for totting up five bookings this season. Liverpool loanee Jon Flanagan will deputise. MIDDLESBROUGH winger Viktor Fischer is out for up to three weeks with a knee injury. The former Ajax midfielder hobbled off during the first half of Boro’s 3-0 Premier League victory over Swansea last Saturday. Head coach Aitor Karanka hopes to have Cristhian Stuani (foot) fit again. Last season: No fixture. Top scorers: Sam Vokes (Burnley) 4; Alvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) 5. Referee: Craig Pawson.

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:?<CJ<8 m 9FLIE<DFLK? STRIKER Diego Costa and midﬁelder N’Golo Kante serve one-match bans. The Premier League leaders could turn to Michy Batshuayi to replace 13-goal Costa or switch from the 3-4-3 formation which has seen them win 11 straight league games. . BOURNEMOUTH’S Junior Stanislas and Andrew Surman could be in contention. Manager Eddie Howe is planning to make a late decision on the ﬁtness levels of both, while Lewis Cook remains sidelined for due to an ankle injury. Last season: Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 1. Top scorers: Diego Costa (Chelsea) 13; Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) 5. Referee: Mike Jones.

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M8E :FLC; ;I@M< BFG KF >CFIP LIVERPOOL proved they are in the title race by scraping a late winner at Everton on Monday. But it’s very rare for a team to win the Premier League without a top class goalkeeper and a decent back four. Liverpool don’t have either of those things. Both their keepers have a mistake in them and their back four just don’t defend very well. When things get tighter towards the end of the season and the pressure is really on, they might start to struggle. Losing Sadio Mane to the Africa Cup of Nations will hurt them too, especially with Philippe Coutinho injured. Will the goals dry up? I ﬁnd it strange that James Milner is playing at left-back as well. He’s a seven or eight out of 10 player every week but he’s being shoehorned in at left-back. If Liverpool can go and get Virgil van Dijk from Southampton for £40m they have got every chance of winning the title because he is the best defender around at the moment. But there are so many other teams still in the hunt and such a long way to go, and I think Liverpool have big weaknesses that could prove fatal.

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THISTLECRACK can keep his unbeaten record over fences with victory in the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. It is unheard of for a novice to win this Grade One race, but stranger things have happened in 2016. Rule The World’s Grand National victory in April was his one and only win over fences. It is also the weakest of King Georges, so if ever there was a year for a novice to win this is it. THISTLECRACK (3.15) has taken well to fences in his first season, scoring impressively at Chepstow, Cheltenham and Newbury. He will come under pressure for the first time today, but can lead home a Colin Tizzard-trained 1-2. His stablemate Cue Card’s seven Grade One wins over fences include last year’s King George. When you consider Thistlecrack has yet to win a top-level chase, you can see why Cue Card will be hard to beat. Silviniaco Conti won this in 2013 and 2014 but has finished behind Cue Card in their three subsequent head-to-heads. At 10, he is surely past his best. Josses Hill has won Grade Twos but not at the top level. He left Tea For Two for dead last time at Huntingdon and should beat that one again. They are both honest enough but their lack of a turn of foot means they will need to improve to play a leading role in the closing stages.

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Star Form PUNTER POINTERS WHO’S HOT WHO’S NOT

TERRIFIC TRAINERS: (Most wins last 14 days) P Nicholls 13; N Henderson 13; N Twiston-Davies 10; G Elliott 8; B Pauling 7; P Hobbs 6; Jonjo O’Neill 6; E Williams 6; T R George 6; D O’Meara 5; A Carroll 5; A King 5; C Tizzard 5. SUFFERING STABLES: (Runners since last win) S Hodgson 119; S Dixon 85; G Charlton 77; R Harper 69; Kenny Johnson 66; S Waugh 65; M Hoad 64; Mrs H Nelmes 58; B Haslam 52; D Steele 51; B Rothwell 51; Mrs L Jewell 50; Mrs S Humphrey 48; Mrs J Walton 48; D L Williams 47; J Ewart 47; R Woollacott 45; A J Martin 45; M Chapman 44; N Kent 44; W G M Turner 40; F Brennan 40; H Hogarth 38; T Easterby 36; G Smyly 36; Steph Hollinshead 35; J Norton 33; Mrs C Bailey 31; Clare Ellam 30; M Gillard 30. HOT JOCKS: (Most wins last 14 days) S Twiston-Davies 11; B J Geraghty 10; R Johnson 9; A Coleman 8; G Downing 6; T Eaves 6; G Sheehan 6; A P Heskin 6; D Jacob 6; P Brennan 6; Jamie Bargary 5. RIDE OUT OF LUCK: (Rides since last win) J M Davies 69; A P Lane 62; J Hodson 49; G Carson 49; D Burton 46; Derek Fox 44; S Drowne 41; Joshua Moore 41; W Twiston-Davies 41; R Williams 40; M Hamill 37; M G Nolan 37; C Hammond 37; Miss S M Doolan 36; F O’Toole 36.

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OMESSA HAS (3.45, Kempton) is well regarded by connections and is better than her last run.

HANDICAP BLOT MRS BURBIDGE (2.05, Fontwell) was value for a great deal more than the winning margin and capable of defying a 9lb rise.

ONE TO SWERVE THISTLECRACK (3.15, Kempton) was a top-class staying hurdler and unbeaten in three chase starts but is only a novice and faces a much tougher test.

ONE TO FOLLOW BIG AMIGO was unlucky in running over ﬁve furlongs at Newcastle on Wednesday. Watch out for him when he is stepped up in trip.

NEW QUARTERS

FONTWELL: 12.05 Sober Sailor (ex J Poulton to M Hoad), 12.35 Masked Bandit (S Dow), 12.35 Saintemilion (W Himmel), 2.15 Amanto (P Nicholls). HUNTINGDON: 1.55 Whispering Storm (ex P Nicholls), 3.40 Derrydoon (K McLintock). KEMPTON: 12.55 Mohaayed (ex Kevin Prendergast). MARKET RASEN: None. SEDGEFIELD: 1.05 Dear Sire (ex S Crawford), 2.10 Scrutiny (F Murtagh), 3.20 Ballyvic Boru (J J Hanlon). WETHERBY: 12.10 Apalis (ex J Lefebvre), 12.10 Lady Broome (J Riches), 1.15 Blackfire (J O’Neill), 1.15 Tour De Ville (S Durack). WINCANTON: 12.30 Bel Esprit (ex Grace Harris), 12.30 Flow With Eve (P Gundry), 12.30 Vive Ma Fille (M Johnston), 2.15 Knockgraffon King (P Hooley), 3.55 Black Anthem (J P Dempsey), 3.55 Jalamie (L Kenny), 3.55 Telmadela (A Slattery), 3.55 The Mighty Ash (A Fitzgerald). WOLVERHAMPTON: 1.00 Hard To Handel (ex D O’Meara), 1.35 Poetic Force (J Portman), 2.05 Absolutely Awesome (Mrs D Sanderson), 2.05 De Vegas Kid (F O’Donnell), 2.35 Los Cerritos (Mrs S Leech), 3.45 Our Channel (W Haggas), 4.15 Final Venture (G Swinbank).

LONGEST TRAVELLERS

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MAGIC COMBINATIONS

FONTWELL: D Sansom rides 1.10 Westerbee for J W Mullins, previous combinations 2 wins from 7 mounts 29% strike rate at course. HUNTINGDON: None. KEMPTON: Lizzie Kelly rides 3.15 Tea For Two for N Williams, previous combinations 3 wins from 8 mounts 38% strike rate at course. MARKET RASEN: J Banks rides 1.10 Irish Thistle, 2.55 Bobonyx for D L Williams, previous combinations 3 wins from 5 mounts 60% strike rate at course. SEDGEFIELD: C Bewley rides 1.05 Micklegate Run, 2.45 Big Water for G Swinbank, previous combinations 2 wins from 3 mounts 67% strike rate at course. WETHERBY: Mr J Dixon rides 3.35 Circus Star for J E Dixon, previous combinations 2 wins from 7 mounts 29% strike rate at course. WINCANTON: T J O’Brien rides 3.25 Bears Rails, 3.55 Drinks Interval for C Tizzard, previous combinations 3 wins from 8 mounts 38% strike rate at course. WOLVERHAMPTON: M Godwin rides 1.35 Woodukheleyfit for S Kirk, previous combinations 5 wins from 13 mounts 38% strike rate at course.

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1 /4-3 CASTELLO SFORZA (23)(BF) W P Mullins 5 11 12 ....M P Walsh 120 2 FELIX MENDELSSOHN (F107)(T*) J P O’Brien 5 11 12 ..D N Russell — 3 2310 JIMMY BREEKIE (15)(S)(H) S Crawford 6 11 12 ....R C Colgan 80 4 1122 JOEY SASA (8)(BF,G) N Meade 7 11 12 ......... S W Flanagan 116 5 31-4 LOUGHADERRA PRINCE (65) A Fleming 7 11 12 ... D O’Regan 98 6 0-00 PACTE IN THE PARK (191) S J Kenny 5 11 12.... M P Fogarty 83 7 61-2 BARRA (30)(S) G Elliott 5 11 5 ............................... B J Cooper 90 Star Betting: — 15-8 Castello Sforza, 9-4 Barra, 3 Joey Sasa, 7-2 Felix Mendelssohn, 16 Loughaderra Prince, 33 others. 2015: A Toi Phil 5 11 12, Mr P W Mullins 7-2 (W P Mullins), 7 ran. STARFORM: CASTELLO FSORZA DANGER: Felix Mendelssohn

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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 -305 FRIDAYNIGHTLIGHTS (24) T Cooper 11 7 ......... M J Bolger 79 7 2-5 GENEVA BARRACKS (15)(H*,T) M Brassil 11 7....M P Fogarty — 8 06 HIGHLAND FLING (16) G Cromwell 11 7...........J B Kane (7) 73 9 22 IMPERIAL WAY (22) Joseph P O’Brien 11 7 ........ B J Cooper — 10 0 KILFENORA (15) E P Harty 11 7 ...... Ambrose McCurtin (5) 79 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)(T*) Mrs J Harrington 11 7........ R M Power 42 14 0 LYREEN LAD (16) A J Martin 11 7...............................B Hayes 54 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)(T) M F Morris 11 7 ..................... M Enright 117 18 2- OUTSPOKEN (373)(T) 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 55 21 236 WESTLAND ROW (11)(BF) G Elliott 11 7............. R Geraghty — 22 0 CREEPING IVY (25)(T) A J Martin 11 0................ R C Colgan 26 23 HAVASUPAI G A Kingston 11 0 ............................C D Maxwell — 24 2614 JELAN (29) Mrs J Harrington 11 0 ......................... D N Russell — Star Betting: — 15-8 Outspoken, 7-2 Bunk Off Early, 7 Imperial Way, 10 No Brainer, Jelan, 14 Westland Row, Loupgarou, 16 others. 2015: Coney Island 11 7, M P Walsh 13-8 Fav (E P Harty), 17 ran. STARFORM: IMPERIAL WAY DANGER: Bunk Off Early

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111 LANDOFHOPEANDGLORY (22)(D3,G,S) J P O’Brien 11 1 M P Walsh 120 2 -11L SOIR DE CHANTENAY (22)(D,S) G Cromwell 11 1 ..M Enright 22 3 5221 AMAULINO (69)(G) C Bowe 10 12 .......................M P Fogarty — 4 61-2 BAPAUME (22) W P Mullins 10 12 ............................... R Walsh 67 5 5351 CHAMPAGNE PAT (30)(D)(T) J Sweeney 10 12 A McCurtin 118 6 FPP2 DO NO COMPLAIN (133)(P*) T Cooper 10 12 .... B J Cooper — 7 1132 LORD JUSTICE (16)(D2,G,S)(T) Joseph P O’Brien 10 12 ..B Hayes 125 8 F13 MEGA FORTUNE (22)(D,G) G Elliott 10 12 ........ D N Russell 131 9 1 PROSPECTUS (9)(D) G Cromwell 10 12 ..... Jonathan Moore 62 10 1623 ZIG ZAG (16)(D,G) Joseph P O’Brien 10 12 ..Jody McGarvey 116 Star Betting: — Evens Landofhopeandglory, 7-4 Bapaume, 13-2 Mega Fortune, 12 Lord Justice, 16 Prospectus, 20 others. 2015: Apple’s Jade 10 5, J J Burke 12-1 (W P Mullins), 8 ran.

1 3F3L BAILY CLOUD (74)(G)(P,T) M F Morris 6 11 12 .... M Enright 131 2 -211 IDENTITY THIEF (36)(S) H de Bromhead 6 11 12 ....B J Cooper 144 3 12-1 MIN (29)(D,S) W P Mullins 5 11 12 ............................... R Walsh 125 4 -012 ORDINARY WORLD (36)(G) H de Bromhead 6 11 12 D N Russell 142 5 -014 ROAD TO RESPECT (22)(S) N Meade 5 11 12 ....S W Flanagan 137 6 11L3 THREE STARS (16)(D,G,S) H de Bromhead 6 11 12 ...D J Mullins 139 7 64-1 TULLY EAST (25)(S) A Fleming 6 11 12.................D O’Regan 136 Star Betting: — 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.

evens fav (10-13) STARFORM LANDOFHOPEANDGLORY Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to challenge entering straight, pushed along approaching last and led early run-in, ridden and kept on well, won at Fairyhouse 2m 3yo hdl Grd 3 (1) beating Bapaume (10-9) by 1l, 6 ran. Bapaume 6-1 (10-9) Led, pressed before 2 out, mistake last and soon headed, ridden and kept on one pace run-in, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Landofhopeandglory (10-13) at Fairyhouse 2m 3yo hdl Grd 3 (1). Mega Fortune 13-8 (10-9) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to challenge entering straight, pushed along and no impression in 3rd before last, kept on one pace run-in, 3rd of 6, 2¼l behind Landofhopeandglory (10-13) at Fairyhouse 2m 3yo hdl Grd 3 (1). Lord Justice 8-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, went 2nd from 3 out, ridden after last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 2¾l behind Cliffs Of Dover (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 1f 3yo hdl Grd 2 (1) gd.

on strongly from last, easily, impressive, won at Navan 2m 1f beg chs in Nov beating Three Wise Men (11-12) by 10l, 17 ran. Identity Thief 2-5fav (11-4) Tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order from 4 out, improved to dispute lead before last, pushed along to lead run-in, eased close home, won at Punchestown 2m nov chs Grade 2 (1) sft in Nov beating Ordinary World (11-4) by 1l, 5 ran. Three Stars 10-3 (11-6) Led, joined briefly 8th, led next, ridden and headed 2 out, disputed 2nd at last, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 1l behind Attribution (11-0) at Navan 2m 1f nov chs (1). Tully East 7-2 (11-12) Settled behind leaders, closer in 5th halfway, progress and slight mistake 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well run-in, won at Thurles 2m 2f beg chs beating A Sizing Network (11-12) by 6l, 14 ran.

STARFORM: LANDOFHOPEANDGLORY DANGER: Bapaume

STARFORM: MIN DANGER: Identity Thief

MIN 1-3fav (11-12) Made all, wandered STARFORM approaching 1st, went clear from 3 out, stayed

MARKET RASEN TRACKFACTS Tight right-hand oval circuit of one mile two furlongs. The sharp bends favour the handy type. With eight fences that are not difficult, nor are the five hurdles. TOP JOCKEYS (with mounts) P Moloney 9 winners, (16.1% strike rate), +£3.25, B Harding 8, (11.0%), -£6.00, J Banks 7, (26.9%), -£1.00, A Pogson 7, (9.9%), -£4.00, S Quinlan 4, (7.3%), -£3.00, A Wedge 4, (11.4%), -£3.00, G Watters 4, (30.8%), -£1.00.

12.00

SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE

Class 5 (8 flights) 2m 1f (10 run) £2,599

1 L025 PADS (15)(H) I Jardine 6 11 12 ................. Ross Chapman (7) 95 2 1512 TRAPPER PEAK (19)(G,S)(T,V) A Dunn 7 11 9 ......A Wedge 93 3 L52P WINNING TICKET (22)(T) N Twiston-Davies 5 11 7 Mr Z Baker (7) 99 4 2-2F PADDOCKS LOUNGE (11)(H,T*) Mrs S Leech 9 11 5 Sean Quinlan 89 5 4-LL SEA BEAT (193)(V*) T Vaughan 6 11 5.................J M Davies 94 6 603/ FRIENDSHIP BAY (1655)(S) H Evans 12 11 1 ......... J Banks 91 7 50-P SMART CATCH (27)(G) A Carroll 10 10 13 ............L Edwards 91 8 L250 SWALEDALE LAD (41)(D2,G,S)(P) R Ford 9 10 6 ... B Harding 91 9 66LL PARC DES PRINCES (21)(C,D,G,S) N Richards 10 10 2 S Shortall (3) 94 10 LP-0 L’ES FREMANTLE (90) M Chapman 5 10 0 ............M Quinlan 83 LONG HANDICAP: L’es Fremantle 7-13. Star Betting: — 9-4 Trapper Peak, 4 Winning Ticket, 5 Paddocks Lounge, Pads, 10 Smart Catch, Swaledale Lad, Parc Des Princes, 14 others. 2015: Vertueux 10 10 0, L Edwards 16-1 (A Carroll), 9 ran. STARFORM: WINNING TICKET DANGER: Trapper Peak

12.35

NOVICES’ HURDLE

Class 4 (8 flights) 2m 1f (15 run) £3,249

1 2221 BANDSMAN (25)(C,S) D Skelton 5 11 5 ...................I Popham 96 2 2-31 LONDON PRIZE (25)(G) 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 /0-P CROCKETT (25)(S) S Gollings 5 10 12 ............ C Whillans (3) 73 5 04 GENEROUS DAY (25) Henry Oliver 4 10 12 ..........J M Davies 91 6 03-P MUSTANG ON (45)(H) N Kent 6 10 12 ............ M Linehan (3) 53 7 4-P6 PEPPAY LE PUGH (32)(H*) 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 200L QUARRY LAMI (23) Mrs S Leech 5 10 12 ..............L Edwards 81 11 0-L SACRED SUMMIT (37)(T*) T Vaughan 5 10 12 Mr Z Baker (7) 79 12 2L53 SEVEN NATION ARMY (32)(S)(P,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)(T) Olly Williams 4 10 5 ............... J Banks 76 15 L0-L TIMEFORFIRTH (36) Jennie Candlish 6 10 5 ... Sean Quinlan 90 Star Betting: — 11-10 Bandsman, 5-2 London Prize, 6 Seven Nation Army, 13-2 Strait Of Magellan, 16 others. 2015: No corresponding race. STARFORM: BANDSMAN DANGER: London Prize

1.10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

HANDICAP CHASE

Class 4 (12 fences) 2m 1f (8 run) £3,899

6L5P ULIS DE VASSY (16)(CD,D,G,S) Laura Morgan 8 11 12....A Wedge 92 F54F IRISH THISTLE (12)(S) D L Williams 9 11 9 .............. J Banks 94 0L-2 UN ANJOU (30)(D,G,S)(P) David Dennis 8 11 7 ...P Moloney 95 0-P3 UNZING (27)(S) C Pogson 8 11 4 ..............................A Pogson 91 2415 CRAFTY ROBERTO (16)(S)(T,V*) A Hales 8 11 4 ... B Harding 97 P-64 MOSCOW ME (36)(G,S) Henry Oliver 9 11 4 .........J M Davies 97 -061 GROOMED (18)(D,G,S) Mrs S Smith 8 11 3 ..... Sean Quinlan 99 1133 NO CEILING (68)(G,S)(H) I Williams 6 11 2................L Heard 98 Star Betting: — 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. STARFORM: GROOMED DANGER: Un Anjou

Outspoken 12.15 Barra 12.45 Bapaume 1.15 Dawerann 1.50 Min 2.20 Powersbomb 2.55 Trainwreck 3.30

TRACKFACTS A left handed rectangle that extends for 1m6f with a run in of of 3f and an uphill finish. Its long straights and sweeping bends make it ideal for long striding gallopers. 7 hurdles and 9 fences per circuit. TOP TRAINERS (with runners) W P Mullins 75 winners, (27.5% strike rate), -£2.58, A J Martin 17, (11.0%), +£3.75, Mrs J Harrington 14, (10.6%), +£6.33, G Elliott 13, (9.2%), +£22.38. TOP JOCKEYS (with mounts) R Walsh 37 winners, (27.2% strike rate), -£16.44, B J Cooper 22, (13.7%), +£7.08, D N Russell 18, (12.9%), -£27.30, R M Power 15, (12.5%), +£14.96.

1.45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 -0L5 DANDRIDGE (23)(G)(T) A L Moore 7 11 12 ........ D N Russell 139 2 U1/L JARRY D’HONNEUR (23)(D,S) W P Mullins 7 11 9....R M Power — 3 2142 BALL D’ARC (16)(BF,G,S) G Elliott 5 11 3 ........... B J Cooper 135 4 2L-4 DYSIOS (36)(CD,S)(T) D Cullen 8 10 13.................D O’Regan 125 5 32-P WESTERNERS SON (36)(D,S)(P*) D A McLoughlin 8 10 11 C D Maxwell 129 6 00U1 POWERSBOMB (18)(G)(H) Brian M McMahon 6 10 7 M P Fogarty 123 7 3542 LAKE TAKAPUNA (40)(BF) J H Culloty 5 10 6 ... D J Mullins 125 8 0L02 CAOLANEOIN (23)(S)(T) Shane Nolan 10 10 5 ... R C Colgan 122 9 U356 CASSELLS ROCK (8)(G)(T) A J Martin 6 10 5 ...Jonathan Moore 120 10 0012 RIVIERA SUN (36)(BF,D,G,S)(P) H de Bromhead 7 10 4 M P Walsh 119 11 3P-L FORTY FOOT TOM (29)(CD,G,S) D Miley 11 10 3 ... S W Flanagan — 12 2F3- JUST GET CRACKING (274)(G,S) James Dullea 6 10 1 B Hayes 113 13 F-03 COOLAGHKNOCK GLEBE (8)(BF,S)(B) C Roche 8 9 13...M Enright 107 Star Betting: — 4 Riviera Sun, 9-2 Ball D’Arc, 6 Coolaghknock Glebe, 7 Jarry D’honneur, 8 Lake Takapuna, 10 others. 2015: Dysios 7 11 5, R M Power 6-1 (D Cullen), 10 ran.

RIVIERA SUN 15-8fav (10-2) Soon tracked STARFORM leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 4th from 4th, challenged 3 out, every chance when mistake last, stayed on well run-in, just failed, 2nd of 7, shd behind Westerner Point (10-4) at Cork 2m 1f hcp chs in Nov. Coolaghknock Glebe 6-5fav (11-7) Held up in touch, 7th at 3rd, improved to dispute 3rd 2 out where mistake, challenged from before last, soon every chance, no extra and one pace close home, 3rd of 11, ¾l behind Effernock Lad (10-10) at Navan 2m 1f hcp chs 0-116. Ball D’Arc 4-1fav (10-6) Towards rear, closer in 8th 4 out, 3rd on outer next, ridden in 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace in 2nd run-in, not trouble winner, 2nd of 15, 7l behind Oscar Knight (9-10) at Navan 2m 4f Handicap Chase (Grade B) (0-150) (4yo+). Jarry D’honneur 9-2 (11-7) Prominent, 2nd, jumped left at times, dropped to 8th approaching straight and no extra, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Peoples Park (10-3) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f hcap ch. Lake Takapuna 3-1fav (11-3) Soon disputed lead, headed before 5th, back on terms approaching 3 out, led after 2 out, pressed and slight mistake last, headed and kept on without matching winner run-in, 2nd of 9, 1½l behind Prickly (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m Novice Chase (0-123) (4yo+) sft in Nov. STARFORM: RIVIERA SUN DANGER: Coolaghknock Glebe

INN FLAT RACE 3.30 LEP 4YO 2m (12 runners)

PATRICK WEAVER

Class 3 (14 fences) 2m 5f (10 run) £7,798

STARFORM: BELLS OF AILSWORTH DANGER: Vinnie Red

CHASE 2.20 HANDICAP Class 3 (18 fences) 3m 4f (10 run) £9,747 1 2-P5 GONALSTON CLOUD (17)(S)(P*) N Kent 9 11 12 ..A Wedge 90 2 3L1F GROVE SILVER (22)(S) Jennie Candlish 7 11 9...Sean Quinlan 93 3 L664 FILL THE POWER (15)(G,S)(P*) Mrs S Smith 10 11 6...R Hogg (10) 98 4 31-5 THE MUMPER (18)(C,S)(T*) N King 9 11 4 ..........P Moloney 95 5 -0L3 GODSMEJUDGE (17)(G,S)(P,T) David Dennis 10 11 4 ... Mr Z Baker (7) 99 6 L-P4 AMIDON (11)(S)(V) Mrs L Wadham 6 11 1 ...G B Watters (3) 91 7 -25P WILTON MILAN (40)(G,S)(T) D Skelton 8 11 1 ......I Popham 93 8 -L12 ULTIMATUM DU ROY (13)(C2,G,S)(T) A Hales 8 10 13 .. B Harding 96 9 -0P6 AMIRAL COLLONGES (18)(S)(P) H Evans 6 10 10 ...J Banks 87 10 1F-0 ARMEDANDDANGEROUS (32)(S)(B,T) T R Gretton 11 10 9 M Quinlan 88 Star Betting: — 7-2 Ultimatum Du Roy, 4 Grove Silver, 11-2 Godsmejudge, 8 Fill The Power, Wilton Milan, 10 others. 2015: West Of The Edge 7 10 0, J Banks(3) 14-1 (D L Williams), 12 ran.

SILVER 10-1 (10-8) Mid-division, in STARFORM GROVE 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. 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. 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. Fill The Power 8-1 (11-10) Chased leader and early reminders, reminders after 9th, one pace from 4 out, 4th of 10, 21l behind West Of The Edge (11-1) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft. STARFORM: GROVE SILVER DANGER: Ultimatum Du Roy

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20 AEGLOS (15)(BF) Joseph P O’Brien 11 9 ..Mr T Hamilton (7) 106 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) 52 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) — 3-0 CHAMPAYNE LADY (16)(T*) A Fleming 11 2 ....Miss A B O’Connor (7) — Star Betting: — 9-4 Trainwreck, 5 Midnight Escape, 6 Aeglos, 13-2 Fly Rory Fly, 7 Paloma Blue, 10 Champayne Lady, Young Bidder, 12 others. 2015: Bacardys 11 9, Mr P W Mullins 11-8 Fav (W P Mullins), 8 ran. STARFORM: MIDNIGHT ESCAPE DANGER: Aeglos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

0-30 L2/3 21L1 L-6L 4-34 3PL0 P-5P 3P-2 100P 1L44

OF AILSWORTH 9-4 (11-5) Tracked STARFORM BELLS 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, 2¼l 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, 2½l 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.

Bunk Off Early Joey Sasa Landofhopeandglory Concordin Identity Thief Ball D’Arc Trainwreck

CHASE 2.55 HANDICAP (11 fences) 2m 1f (13 runners) %11,983

GARTHWEST CHS (NOVICES’ LIMITED H’CAP)

MASTER JAKE (9)(S)(P) D Skelton 8 11 8 ..............I Popham 95 VINNIE RED (22)(BF,G) F O’Brien 7 11 7 ..............P Moloney 96 BELLS OF AILSWORTH (18)(G,S)(T) T Vaughan 6 11 3..S Shortall (3) 90 MASTERPLAN (24)(G,S)(T) C Longsdon 6 11 0 ... G B Watters (3) 91 SCOOTER BOY (27)(S)(H) A Hales 7 10 11 .............A Wedge 88 MAKE ME A FORTUNE (20)(G,S)(P) S Gollings 8 10 10...C Whillans (3) 88 NOBEL LEADER (20) H Evans 6 10 6......................... J Banks 83 MILLY BALOO (25)(S) T Easterby 5 10 6 ................B Harding 99 BANNY’S LAD (13)(G,S) M W Easterby 7 10 3.. G Lavery (7) 90 NOMOREBLACKJACK (30) Mrs S Smith 5 10 3 .. Sean Quinlan 93 LONG HANDICAP: Nomoreblackjack 10-1. Star Betting: — 5-2 Bells Of Ailsworth, 3 Vinnie Red, 5 Milly Baloo, 10 Masterplan, Scooter Boy, Master Jake, 12 Nomoreblackjack, 16 others. 2015: Ballyadeen 7 10 3, J Banks(3) 16-1 (D L Williams), 8 ran.

STAR TIP

Winning Ticket 12.00 Paddocks Lounge London Prize 12.35 Bandsman No Ceiling 1.10 Un Anjou Vinnie Red 1.45 Master Jake Grove Silver 2.20 Godsmejudge Feeltherhythm 2.55 Fraser Canyon Vivas 3.30 Next Edition

GOING: HURDLE COURSE: GOOD TO SOFT-GD IN PLACES CHASE COURSE: SOFT IN PLACES PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES TOP TRAINERS (with runners) C Longsdon 34 winners, (24.1% strike rate), -£13.19, D Skelton 18, (24.0%), -£2.67, F O’Brien 16, (25.0%), +£10.00, T Vaughan 12, (9.2%), -£5.25, D McCain 12, (10.8%), -£5.84, S Gollings 10, (16.1%), -£6.00, P Kirby 10, (12.2%), -£2.50, I Williams 8, (16.3%), -£6.00, N King 8, (9.4%), -£8.00, H Evans 7, (26.9%), +£0.88, N Twiston-Davies 7, (20.0%), -£2.00.

HANDICAP HURDLE 2.55 NOVICES’ Class 5 (10 flights) 2m 5f (13 run) £2,924 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

FRASER CANYON (33)(T) T Vaughan 4 12 0 ..Mr Z Baker (7) 85 LE LEGRO (24)(T) A Dunn 6 11 12 .............................A Wedge 84 THE PIERRE LARK (251) D McCain 6 11 12 ...... H Stock (7) 85 YEATS BABY (32)(P,T) I Williams 4 11 10 ..................L Heard 86 IMPROVED (25)(G) P Kirby 6 11 7 .................G Cockburn (3) 82 OVERTOUJAY (29) C Pogson 6 11 7........................A Pogson 88 FEARLESS TUNES (20) Jennie Candlish 8 11 6 ... Sean Quinlan 85 ARMEDANDBEAUTIFUL (781) T R Gretton 8 11 2 ....M Quinlan 83 AMBER GAMBLER (35) I Williams 6 11 2 ......... J Hodson (5) 86 FEELTHERHYTHM (26)(V*) C Grant 5 11 1 .........P Moloney 87 MY ANCHOR (90) A Day 5 10 6........................... D Burton (5) 85 PING (51)(S)(B) N Richards 5 10 6 ...........................B Harding 99 BOBONYX (18)(P*) D L Williams 6 10 0...................... J Banks 84 LONG HANDICAP: Bobonyx 8-12. Star Betting: — 3 Ping, 6 Feeltherhythm, 7 Fraser Canyon, Le Legro, 8 Amber Gambler, 10 Overtoujay, Armedandbeautiful, 12 others. 2015: Milly Baloo 4 11 1, Derek Fox(3) 6-1 (T Easterby), 9 ran. STARFORM: PING DANGER: Fraser Canyon 0025 2L4P L4500L0 560P 4004 36/0 236/ 6-LP L62 FPPL 3501 P-PL

HURDLE 3.30 HANDICAP Class 4 (10 flights) 2m 3f (10 run) £3,899 1 2-54 OUR THOMAS (30)(S) T Easterby 4 11 12 ..............B Harding 92 2 -454 COBRA DE MAI (20)(S) D Skelton 4 11 11 ..............I Popham 93 3 2215 VIVAS (24)(CD,G)(T) C Longsdon 5 11 11 ...G B Watters (3) 94 4 0-PP BOWIE (46)(CD,C,G)(P*) N Kent 9 11 11 ..................A Wedge 89 5 P0-0 ISAAC BELL (44)(G,S)(P*,T) A Hales 8 11 7 ............ J Banks 87 6 -L0L FIRST FANDANGO (25)(G,S)(T) T Vaughan 9 11 5 .. S Shortall (3) 90 7 2P0L FORT CARSON (20)(CD,G,S) N King 10 11 5 .......P Moloney 92 8 6-04 MWALESHI (22)(S) Mrs S Smith 11 11 3 .......... Sean Quinlan 99 9 0/23 NEXT EDITION (25)(G) P Kirby 8 10 9 ..........G Cockburn (3) 90 10 64L- KAUTO RIKO (248) T R Gretton 5 10 5 ...................M Quinlan 85 Star Betting: — 9-4 Next Edition, 4 Mwaleshi, 5 Cobra De Mai, 6 Vivas, Our Thomas, 14 First Fandango, 16 Isaac Bell, 20 others. 2015: Spice Fair 8 11 6, J McGrath 7-1 (M Usher), 13 ran. STARFORM: COBRA DE MAI DANGER: Vivas

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Star Form

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STAR TIP

On Demand 12.30 Sister Sibyl Dusky Lark 1.05 Somchine Tikkapick 1.40 Quarryman Onefitzall 2.15 Mr Mix Desert Queen 2.50 Desert Queen Expedite 3.25 Saint Raph Victarion 3.55 Cesar Et Rosalie

GOING: SOFT PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES

12.30

MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE

Class 4 (8 flights) 1m 7f (13 run) £3,249

1 2142 ON DEMAND (16)(C2,G)(T) C Tizzard 5 11 10 P O’Brien (5) 99 2 10-1 SISTER SIBYL (32)(S) H Morrison 5 11 3 ...............T J O’Brien 92 3 06L/ BEL ESPRIT (634) Robert Stephens 7 10 10 ............ M G Nolan 77 4 -LP0 CHOOCHOOBUGALOO (13) Mrs L Young 4 10 10 .B J Powell 88 5 6-56 DAYTIME AHEAD (27) S Hodgson 5 10 10 ....T Cheesman (5) 85 6 -2FL FLOW WITH EVE (81) W G M Turner 7 10 10... D Prichard (7) 54 7 06L0 GILLY GRACE (67) J Frost 6 10 10 ................ Miss B Frost (7) 81 8 1-24 GOODNITESWEETHEART (15) H Fry 5 10 10 ....N P Madden 83 9 43 LAGAVARA (36) N Twiston-Davies 4 10 10 Mr H F Nugent (7) 95 10 0-0L LIZZIE LANGTON (20)(T*) 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)(S) O Sherwood 4 10 10 .............L Aspell 97 13 VIVE MA FILLE (F75) M Channon 4 10 10..............A Thornton 77 Star Betting: — 5-2 On Demand, 3 Sister Sibyl, 7-2 Toberdowney, 5 Vive Ma Fille, 6 Lagavara, 10 Goodnitesweetheart, 33 others. 2015: Awesome Rosie 4 10 10, T Bellamy(3) 15-8 Fav (A King), 8 ran. STARFORM: ON DEMAND DANGER: Sister Sibyl

CHASE 1.05 HANDICAP Class 3 (13 fences)

2m (5 run) £7,912

1 3B62 NOTARFBAD (18)(D3,G,S)(H) J Scott 10 12 3 .......M Griffiths 85 2 2-22 DUSKY LARK (9)(S)(T) C Tizzard 6 12 3 .............P O’Brien (5) 99 3 2123 SOMCHINE (23)(C,D2,G,S)(H) J W Mullins 8 11 12 ...A Thornton 88 4 6022 WINGS OF SMOKE (27)(D,G,S)(T) T Vaughan 11 11 9 A Johns (3) 87 5 L212 JAUNTY INFLIGHT (25)(BF,D,S) Dr R Newland 7 10 0 B J Powell 95 Star Betting: — 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.

LARK 9-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, in STARFORM DUSKY lead 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and joined last, soon headed and one pace run-in, 2nd of 15, 5l behind Poker School (10-0) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs. Jaunty Inflight 8-11fav (10-6) Hit 1st, tracked leaders, tracked leader 3 out, ridden to lead next, driven flat, headed near finish, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Crafty Roberto (11-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f con hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs. Notarfbad 7-2 (11-12) Led until 4th, led again before next, headed 9th, kept on same pace from 2 out, 2nd of 3, 5l behind Astre De La Cour (11-5) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf. Somchine 33-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway on outside after 12th, hampered 4 out, 2nd 2 out, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Call Me Vic (11-12) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd. Wings Of Smoke 9-2 (11-8) Went 2nd before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Cody Wyoming (11-7) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Nov. STARFORM: DUSKY LARK DANGER: Jaunty Inflight

TOP JOCKEYS (with mounts) B J Powell 17 winners, (13.4% strike rate), +£42.50, T J O’Brien 16, (11.8%), -£1.50, H Cobden 15, (48.4%), -£3.00, A Thornton 8, (11.1%), -£4.00, Mr M Legg 8, (30.8%), +£24.00, M G Nolan 6, (9.8%), -£6.00, M Griffiths 5, (6.8%), -£6.00, James Best 4, (4.9%), -£8.00.

1.40

NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE

Class 5 (8 flights) 1m 7f (11 run) £2,599

1 6PL3 QUARRYMAN (14)(P) R Hodges 5 11 12 ............H Cobden (3) 98 2 L-5P LOUGH DERG ISLAND (20) A Dunn 8 11 9 ............B J Powell 90 3 LF/P CHIVERS (28)(P) D Steele 5 11 8 ............................K Jones (5) 82 4 -23F TIKKAPICK (14)(BF)(B*) C Tizzard 6 11 7..........P O’Brien (5) 96 5 ULR- MA’IRE RUA (249) A Jones 9 11 3 ..............Mr M McIntyre (7) 92 6 344- LIONS CHARGE (F26)(P) J W Mullins 9 11 0 .........A Thornton 98 7 -006 PUT THE BOOT IN (F6) F Brennan 4 11 0 ........... James Best 87 8 -134 CHAKISTO (46)(S)(H) T Vaughan 8 11 0 ............... A Johns (3) 99 9 6-L3 PETRIFY (39)(P,T) B J Llewellyn 6 10 8 ............. R Williams (3) 94 10 LL-5 SANGRAM (62) J Frost 9 10 7 ......................... Miss B Frost (7) 85 11 L0L2 NORPHIN (39) S Hodgson 6 10 6.........................Alice Mills (5) 87 Star Betting: — 2 Tikkapick, 4 Quarryman, 5 Chakisto, 13-2 Norphin, 10 Petrify, 12 Lough Derg Island, 14 Lions Charge, 16 others. 2015: Sadma 6 11 12, T Garner(3) 15-2 (N Lampard), 14 ran. STARFORM: TIKKAPICK DANGER: Norphin

2.15

PERTEMPS NETWORK H’CAP HURDLE

Class 2 (11 flights) 2m 5f (13 run) £11,574

1 -430 BUYWISE (16)(G,S) E Williams 9 11 12 ..................... C Ring (3) 98 2 1-06 THE EAGLEHASLANDED (17)(G,S)(B,T) P Nicholls 6 11 12 ...A Thornton 95 3 2F-5 MR MIX (79)(BF,S) P Nicholls 5 11 11 .................H Cobden (3) 99 4 L-21 ONEFITZALL (30)(D,S) P Hobbs 6 11 9 ..................T J O’Brien 94 5 11P- HIT THE HIGHWAY (283)(D2,S) G Smyly 7 11 7 ...N P Madden 90 6 -465 RUACANA (48)(S) T Vaughan 7 11 7 ...................... A Johns (3) 90 7 20-P MASTERS HILL (64)(BF,S)(B*) C Tizzard 10 11 5..........P O’Brien (5) 95 8 L-2P WESTERN CAPE (37)(G,S) J W Mullins 5 11 5 ............K Jones (5) 93 9 5-1L BLUE RAMBLER (16)(BF,G) I Williams 6 11 3 ................J Best 93 10 F-45 THREE WAYS (65)(S)(T) J Snowden 5 11 2 ............ M G Nolan 92 11 34L0 THEATRICAL STAR (57)(G,S) C Tizzard 10 10 8 ..B J Powell 96 12 122L ROBERT’S STAR (49)(BF,G) M Bradstock 6 10 1 ...C Hammond (7) 90 13 P2P/ KNOCKGRAFFON KING (611)(S) D Steele 11 10 0 ..........Mr S Houlihan (7) 84 LONG HANDICAP: Knockgraffon King 9-12. Star Betting: — 7-2 Onefitzall, 5 Blue Rambler, Mr Mix, 8 Robert’s Star, 10 Buywise, 12 The Eaglehaslanded, Three Ways, 14 others. 2015: If In Doubt 7 11 6, T J O’Brien 9-2 (P Hobbs), 10 ran.

MIX 4-1fav (10-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent STARFORM MR 3 out, soon ridden, effort when mistake next, kept on flat, held towards finish, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Ballyoptic (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Oct. Onefitzall 7-2 (11-3) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along to lead 2 out, pressed last, stayed on to assert inside final 150 yards, won at Newbury 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gs in Nov beating Gibralfaro (11-10) by 1l, 11 ran. Blue Rambler 1-16fav (11-4) Tracked winner, ridden before 2 out, kept on and well held from last, last of 2, 16l behind Duel At Dawn (10-12) at Doncaster 3m nh nov hdl (3) gd. Robert’s Star 7-4fav (11-4) Led after 1st, headed approaching 4 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 33l behind Oldgrangewood (11-8) at Kempton 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Nov. Buywise 10-1 (11-5) Blundered 6th, hampered 12th, some headway before 2 out, no impression, 7th of 16, 19l behind Frodon (1010) at Cheltenham 2m 5f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) sft. STARFORM: MR MIX DANGER: Onefitzall

NOVICES’ CHASE 2.50 MARES’ Class 3 (17 fences) 2m 4f (4 run) £6,498 1 L-12 DESERT QUEEN (18)(G,S)(T) H Fry 8 11 6 .........N P Madden 94 2 2-22 ANTARTICA DE THAIX (24)(S)(H,T) P Nicholls 6 11 0 ..H Cobden (3) 99 3 P15L KENTFORD MYTH (23)(G) J W Mullins 6 11 0.......A Thornton 87 4 415- MOLLYANNA (517)(S) J Snowden 7 11 0 ................ M G Nolan 83 Star Betting: — 4-7 Desert Queen, 15-8 Antartica De Thaix, 16 Mollyanna, 25 Kentford Myth. 2015: No corresponding race. STARFORM: DESERT QUEEN DANGER: Antartica De Thaix

TRACKFACTS Right-handed oval track of one mile three furlongs and a short run-in of 190yds. With nine quite stiff fences and six hurdles per circuit, well suited to a galloping type. TOP TRAINERS (with runners) P Nicholls 87 winners, (32.5% strike rate), +£8.50, C Tizzard 37, (16.5%), +£22.00, P Hobbs 26, (15.9%), -£3.00, H Fry 18, (22.8%), +£5.53, J Scott 15, (12.6%), +£38.00, N Mulholland 9, (7.3%), -£12.00, J W Mullins 8, (8.7%), -£7.00, T Vaughan 8, (16.7%), -£1.60, N Twiston-Davies 6, (18.8%), -£2.00, R Woollacott 6, (10.3%), -£3.00, E Williams 5, (16.1%), +£5.00, J Snowden 5, (11.9%), -£1.00, R Hodges 4, (18.2%), -£3.00.

CHASE 3.25 HANDICAP Class 3 (21 fences) 3m 1f (10 run) £7,912 1 22-5 DAWSON CITY (37)(S) P Gundry 7 12 1 .................A Thornton 91 2 1-PU SAINT RAPH (16)(CD,C,G,S)(T) R Walford 8 11 12..............J Best 96 3 -4P3 ARDKILLY WITNESS (24)(C,D,G,S)(B) J Snowden 10 11 12 M G Nolan 96 4 L33L VELATOR (17)(C,G,S)(P,T) N Mulholland 9 11 12 ....N P Madden 91 5 -31U EXPEDITE (37)(G,S)(P) B Pauling 5 11 11 ..........H Cobden (3) 95 6 11-3 BEER GOGGLES (14)(S) R Woollacott 5 11 4 ..........M Griffiths 93 7 4-50 PADDY’S FIELD (18)(BF,S) B Pauling 6 11 3T Cheesman (5) 92 8 4-6U SONNY THE ONE (16)(BF,S)(P) R Walford 6 11 3 ...B J Powell 90 9 4-L4 BEARS RAILS (18)(S)(B*) C Tizzard 6 11 1 ...........T J O’Brien 99 10 0-46 HOLLOW BLUE SKY (14)(S)(V*) N Twiston-Davies 9 10 7 Mr H F Nugent (7) 92 Star Betting: — 3 Expedite, 5 Sonny The One, Ardkilly Witness, 6 Bears Rails, 8 Velator, 10 Paddy’s Field, 12 others. 2015: Shockingtimes 8 11 6, T J O’Brien 6-1 (J Snowden), 7 ran.

5-1 (10-9) Chasing leaders when STARFORM EXPEDITE blundered and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Beware The Bear (11-3) at Ascot 3m nov hcap ch (3) gs 9 ran. Ardkilly Witness 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leading trio, hit 3 out, rallied into 3rd approaching next where went right, no impression, went badly right last, 3rd of 9, 7l behind More Buck’s (11-12) at Sandown 3m amat hcap chs (3) gd. Sonny The One 9-4fav (11-6) Tracked leader until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along in dispute of 4th when blundered badly and unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Better Days (10-0) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs, 9 ran. Bears Rails 5-1 (11-5) In touch, in mid-division, lost place 13th, mistake 4 out, rallied after 3 out, 4th and beaten when not fluent next, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 12l behind Brandon Hill (1112) at Warwick 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft. Velator 6-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, chased new leader 10th until 12th, chased leaders, weakened approaching next, soon behind, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Dancing Shadow (11-4) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd. STARFORM: EXPEDITE DANGER: Dawson City

OPEN NH FLAT RACE 3.55 STANDARD Class 6 1m 7f (14 runners)

£1,624

51# CESAR ET ROSALIE (34)(A) N Mulholland 4 11 9 N P Madden 92 2 4P64 BLACK ANTHEM (57) B Barr 4 11 2.....................J Savage (7) 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 10 221- TELMADELA (253)(T*) Mrs R Ford 6 11 2 ...........P O’Brien (5) 54 11 34P- 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 Star Betting: — 3 Dashing Perk, 7-2 Victarion, 4 Cesar Et Rosalie, 13-2 Drinks Interval, 10 Johanos, Blue Rhythm, 14 others. 2015: My Liege 4 11 2, A Wedge 5-1 (E Williams), 8 ran. STARFORM: DASHING PERK DANGER: Cesar Et Rosalie

WOLVERHAMPTON ALL-WEATHER CARD MIDDLE HANDICAP 1.00 BETWAY Class 5 1m 4f (10 runners)

£4,205

1 (8) 2343 ORATORIO’S JOY (107)(CD2,C2,A,F,G) J Osborne 6 9 13 T J Murphy 92 2 (1) 0101 HARD TO HANDEL (14)(CD,C,A,G,S)(H) Clare Ellam 4 9 12 S Drowne 94 3 (10) 4304 DAKOTA CITY (19)(CD,A)(V) Miss J Feilden 5 9 10 ...A Beschizza 88 4 (5) 3315 SUNGLIDER (17)(C,A)(V) D O’Meara 3 9 8.......D Tudhope 99 5 (3) 0000 COTTESLOE (J18)(D3,A,G) N Mulholland 7 9 6 ..... D Costello 88 6 (7) 4414 HEART LOCKET (17)(D2,A,F) M W Easterby 4 9 6 ..............N Evans (3) 91 7 (4) 5203 SHADOW SPIRIT (31) I Jardine 3 9 2................P Cosgrave 84 8 (6) 3445 ELUSIVE COWBOY (J18) Stuart Edmunds 3 8 13 ..... S Donohoe 82 9 (2) 0132 THREEDIAMONDRINGS (9)(D,A)(T) B Powell 3 8 8... E Greatrex (3) 92 10 (9) 0301 SUNSHINEANDBUBBLES (19)(A)(P) D Loughnane 3 8 5 Jo Gordon 84 Star Betting: — 4 Heart Locket, 9-2 Oratorio’s Joy, 5 Hard To Handel, 6 Sunglider, 8 Shadow Spirit, Threediamondrings, 10 others. 2015: Bayan Kasirga 5 9 2, T Hamilton 7-2 (R Fahey), drawn (3), 9 ran. STARFORM: HEART LOCKET DANGER: Hard To Handel

1.35

32RED.COM NURSERY Class 3 2YO 1m 1f

(6 runners) £7,876

(4) 4155 MAILSHOT (113)(A,G) M Johnston 9 7 .......................J Hart 99 (3) 4022 LETMESTOPYOUTHERE (10)(S) P Evans 9 2 ... K Glenister (7) 80 (5) L21 HOCHFELD (23)(CD,A) M Johnston 8 8 ...........P McDonald 92 (2) 6151 POETIC FORCE (14)(CD2,A)(T) A Carroll 8 4 .....J Haynes 75 (6) 4210 EMENEM (6)(A) S Dow 8 3..........................Hollie Doyle (5) 76 (1) 014 WOODUKHELEYFIT (159)(BF,C,A) S Kirk 8 0 M Godwin (5) 80 Star Betting: — 5-2 Hochfeld, 7-2 Letmestopyouthere, 4 Mailshot, 5 Poetic Force, 6 Woodukheleyfit, 8 Emenem. 2015: Nokhada 9 4, J P Spencer 9-2 (D M Simcock), drawn (3), 7 ran. STARFORM: HOCHFELD DANGER: Letmestopyouthere 1 2 3 4 5 6

CASINO EBF MAIDEN STAKES 2.05 32RED Class 5 2YO 5f (10 runners) £4,205 1 (1) 54 ABSOLUTELY AWESOME (252) S Dixon 9 5 ..... J Gordon 94 2 (7) 4D00 DE VEGAS KID (69) A Carroll 9 5 ................ G Downing (3) 96 3 (5) FAST TACK J J Quinn 9 5..............................................J Hart 75 4 (4) 3322 CORAL SEA (39)(H) C Hills 9 0...................C Shepherd (3) 99 5 (8) 30 LILY FONTANA (30) R Fahey 9 0 ..................... T Hamilton 82 6 (6) L0 QUINTESSENTIAL (16) R Fahey 9 0 ..................B McHugh 75 7 (10) 0324 SPEED FREAK (16)(B*) R Beckett 9 0........... H Crouch (3) 97 8 (2) 3550 STREET JAZZ (7)(B) J Given 9 0 ............................ T Eaves 94 9 (9) 5 TIVRA (137) B Smart 9 0 ....................................... C Beasley 94 10 (3) WISHING TIME D O’Meara 9 0 .........................P Mulrennan 91 Star Betting: — 3 Coral Sea, 9-2 Wishing Time, 5 Speed Freak, 6 Fast Tack, 7 De Vegas Kid, 8 Street Jazz, 12 others. 2015: Sir Roger Moore 9 5, P Mulrennan 6-5 Fav (C Hills), drawn (5), 7 ran. STARFORM: CORAL SEA DANGER: Speed Freak

APP HANDICAP (DIV 1) 2.35 BETWAY Class 6 1m 1f 103yds (11 runners) £2,911 1 (2) 2 (11) 3 (3) 4 (5)

LA HAVRESE (23)(CD2,D,A,G) Miss L Siddall 5 9 9 ...P Aspell 97 DALEELAK (11)(G) M Johnston 3 9 7 ...............P McDonald 90 KRISTAL HART (J27)(A,F,S)(P) N Mulholland 7 9 5...D Costello 97 LOS CERRITOS (37)(D,A,S)(P*,T*) Oliver Greenall 4 9 5 S Drowne 86 5 (8) 4000 STAR ASCENDING (16)(C,D,A,G)(V*) Jennie Candlish 4 9 4 T Hamilton 93 6 (6) 5351 KAY SERA (10)(C,A) A Newcombe 8 9 3 ...... E J Walsh (3) 93 7 (10) 1612 PENSAX LADY (30)(CD2,A) D Loughnane 3 8 13...S Donohoe 98 8 (9) 3L02 OUTLAW TORN (4)(CD6,A,G)(E) R C Guest 7 8 11 ...C Beasley 99 9 (1) 3035 CAHAR FAD (30)(CD2,A)(B,T) Steph Hollinshead 4 8 10 ... A Beschizza 85 10 (4) 0605 MY MISTRESS (44)(A)(P) P McEntee 4 8 7.... Josephine Gordon 86 11 (7) L000 STAMP DUTY (10)(CD2,A,S) Suzzanne France 8 8 7 B McHugh 82 LONG HANDICAP: Stamp Duty 8-6. Star Betting: — 7-2 Kay Sera, 4 Outlaw Torn, 5 Pensax Lady, 6 La Havrese, 8 Kristal Hart, 10 Daleelak, 12 others. 2015: Roman De Brut 3 8 12, T Eaves 7-4 Fav (Ronald Thompson), dr (8), 8 ran. STARFORM: PENSAX LADY DANGER: Kristal Hart 6562 4300 -21L L0LL

TRACKFACTS Left-hand oval flat all weather Tapeta track of just under a mile. There is a run-in of two furlongs. Stalls today 7f Outside; Remainder Inside. TOP TRAINERS (with runners) P Evans 108 winners, (12.4% strike rate), -£161.79, M Johnston 106, (18.5%), -£117.28, R Fahey 76, (12.7%), -£75.86, J Osborne 62, (16.6%), -£60.60. TOP JOCKEYS (with mounts) S W Kelly 74 winners, (11.9% strike rate), -£204.90, T Eaves 63, (8.2%), -£1.00, D Tudhope 53, (20.9%), +£11.00, W Carson 49, (9.6%), -£199.33.

APP HANDICAP (DIV 2) 3.10 BETWAY Class 6 1m 1f 103yds (11 run) 1 (8) 2 (1) 3 (10) 4 (6)

£2,911

DOVIL’S DUEL (23)(G,S) A Newcombe 5 9 7 .. H Crouch (3) 92 NONCHALANT (30) Hugo Froud 5 9 7 ...................K O’Neill 82 SAKHALIN STAR (10)(S)(E) R C Guest 5 9 5 ... C Beasley 93 TINGO IN THE TALE (10)(A,S) Mrs S Leech 7 9 4 DOUBTFUL 88 5 (2) L0L0 CAIUS COLLEGE GIRL (26)(S) Miss N L-Beavis 4 9 4 T J Murphy 84 6 (11) 0410 MAKHFAR (25)(A,G)(P*) K Morgan 5 9 3 .........P Cosgrave 89 7 (9) 0-L0 PERCY’S LASS (16) B Ellison 4 8 13 ....................... T Eaves 87 8 (5) -006 FIRE EMPRESS (14)(H) J Unett 3 8 11 ..................R Powell 82 9 (7) 0023 FERRYVIEW PLACE (4)(CD3,A,G)(T,V) I Williams 7 8 10 S Donohoe 99 10 (3) 3000 FOYLESIDEVIEW (10)(CD,A) H Chisman 4 8 7 Josephine Gordon 88 11 (4) 03L4 FRIVOLOUS PRINCE (46)(C,A,S)(T,V) P Evans 3 8 5 Hollie Doyle (5) 91 LONG HANDICAP: Foylesideview 8-6. Star Betting: — 7-2 Sakhalin Star, 4 Dovil’s Duel, 9-2 Ferryview Place, 13-2 Nonchalant, Percy’s Lass, 15-2 Makhfar, 10 others. 2015: No corresponding race. STARFORM: DOVIL’S DUEL DANGER: Ferryview Place 2603 4604 0504 2200

HANDICAP 3.45 BETWAY Class 2 1m 1f 103yds

(11 run) £12,450

1 (5) 1L0L OUR CHANNEL (153)(A,G,S) J Osborne 5 9 10 ... W Carson 81 2 (8) 0064 SOLAR DEITY (16)(CD2,C2,A)(P) J Chapple-Hyam 7 9 7 S Donohoe 80 3 (11) 0650 WINTERLUDE (16)(CD,C,A,G) Jennie Candlish 6 9 5 T J Murphy 82 4 (10) -121 MYTHICAL MADNESS (16)(CD2,A,G)(P) D O’Meara 5 9 4 D Tudhope 99 5 (4) 0042 JOHN REEL (63)(C2,A,G) P Evans 7 9 4 Katherine Glenister (7) 84 6 (9) 1003 EXAMINER (16)(A,S) S C Williams 5 9 0...........P Cosgrave 87 7 (1) 0614 FORCEFUL APPEAL (9)(C,A) S Dow 8 8 12...T Marquand 86 8 (6) 3405 PERFECT CRACKER (16)(CD4,A,G) C Cox 8 8 11.R Tate 84 9 (2) 4340 CASTILO DEL DIABLO (222)(A,G)(P) D M Simcock 7 8 11 T Eaves 81 10 (3) 2260 READY (16)(CD,A,G,S)(P) Clare Ellam 6 8 10..... S Drowne 75 11 (7) 2-04 HIGH BAROQUE (21)(G) R Fahey 4 8 6 .............B McHugh 86 Star Betting: — 7-2 Mythical Madness, 5 Solar Deity, Examiner, 6 Our Channel, 7 John Reel, 10 Forceful Appeal, High Baroque, 12 others. 2015: Second Wave 3 8 10, M Lane 13-8 Fav (C Appleby), drawn (4), 7 ran.

MADNESS 3-1fav (9-3) Led inside STARFORM MYTHICAL final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) beating Sennockian Star (8-5) by nk, 13 ran. Examiner 20-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, switched right inside final furlong, ran on well, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mythical Madness (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2). Solar Deity 12-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Mythical Madness (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2). Our Channel 20-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, eased, last of 17, 41l behind Fire Fighting (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul. John Reel 18-1 (8-11) Keen tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Tawdeea (9-12) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-110 (2) gd in Oct. STARFORM: MYTHICAL MADNESS DANGER: Examiner

PATRICK WEAVER Heart Locket Poetic Force Speed Freak Outlaw Torn Dovil’s Duel Mythical Madness Mythmaker (nb) Malaysian Boleh

STAR TIP 1.00 1.35 2.05 2.35 3.10 3.45 4.15 4.45

Sunglider Hochfeld Coral Sea Outlaw Torn Nonchalant High Baroque Lightscameraction Rock Warbler

PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES

BETWAY SPRINT CONDITIONS STAKES Class 2

(6 runners)

£12,450

1 (4) 0252 LIGHTSCAMERACTION (76)(BF,A,G)(B) Miss G Kelleway 4 9 7 P Cosgrave 99 2 (5) 4413 DOUGAN (10)(BF,CD,D3,A) P Evans 4 9 4.........E J Walsh 96 3 (1) 4124 FINAL VENTURE (121)(D2,G) P Midgley 4 9 4..P Mulrennan 98 4 (3) 4032 GENTLEMEN (10)(CD,D4,A,G)(H) P McEntee 5 9 4 Josephine Gordon 95 5 (6) 0102 MYTHMAKER (44)(D5,A,G) B Smart 4 9 4 ........ C Beasley 98 6 (2) 0602 SPRING LOADED (33)(CD,D7,A,G) P D’Arcy 4 9 4 . S W Kelly 96 Star Betting: — 9-4 Lightscameraction, 3 Mythmaker, 7-2 Final Venture, 5 Dougan, 8 Spring Loaded, 12 Gentlemen. 2015: Chookie Royale 7 9 4, T Eaves 7-4 Fav (K Dalgleish), dr (8), 8 ran.

16-1 (9-3) Led, headed towards STARFORM MYTHMAKER finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Lord Of The Land (9-3) at Lingfield 6f Listed stks (1) pol in Nov. Dougan 3-1fav (9-7) Headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Jordan Sport (8-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2). Lightscameraction 4-1fav (8-11) Chased leader, switched right off rail halfway, edged right and led going well over 1f out, ridden and hung badly right inside final furlong, ended on far side and headed close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Mirza (9-4) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Oct. Final Venture 8-1 (9-0) Stumbled start, made most until headed inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 10, 1/2l behind Alpha Delphini (9-0) at Beverley 5f Listed stks (1) gd in Aug. Spring Loaded 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Justice Good (9-4) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Nov. STARFORM: MYTHMAKER DANGER: Dougan

HANDICAP 4.45 SUNBETS.CO.UK Class 5 7f (11 runners)

£4,205

1 (10) 1014 EVENING ATTIRE (16)(CD,D2,A,G,S) W Stone 5 9 9 Hollie Doyle (5) 94 2 (11) 0L14 MR CHRISTOPHER (19)(CD3,C,A)(P) T Dascombe 4 9 8 ...A Beschizza 99 3 (4) 3300 SMOKETHATTHUNDERS (156)(CD,C,A,G,S) J Unett 6 9 7 . P Cosgrave 90 4 (8) 2021 CAPOLAVORO (23)(CD2,A,G) R Cowell 5 9 6 . E J Walsh (3) 97 5 (3) 5L42 RAVENHOE (11)(D,G,S) M Johnston 3 9 4 ......P McDonald 95 6 (7) 3600 BELL HEATHER (11)(S) R Fahey 3 9 2 ..............B McHugh 93 7 (2) 4336 MALAYSIAN BOLEH (11)(CD2,D3,A,G)(B) B Ellison 6 8 13 .. T Eaves 94 8 (9) 3614 HEAD SPACE (31)(A,G) P Evans 8 8 13 ...Katherine Glenister (7) 89 9 (6) 1415 ROCK WARBLER (35)(D,A)(H,T) Oliver Greenall 3 8 13....J P Sullivan 90 10 (1) 1356 CHISWICK BEY (26)(D4,A,G,S) R Fahey 8 8 12 ... T Hamilton 93 11 (5) 0000 HARRY HOLLAND (26)(A) T Dascombe 4 8 9 ......K O’Neill 93 Star Betting: — 11-4 Capolavoro, 11-2 Evening Attire, 6 Mr Christopher, 7 Head Space, 8 Malaysian Boleh, 10 others. 2015: No corresponding race. STARFORM: MR CHRISTOPHER DANGER: Capolavoro

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CARD IS THE ACE IN PACK AT KEMPTON

Colin Tizzard can make it back-to-back wins with CUE CARD (3.15) in the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day

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Kempton – Nicky Henderson has won this race twice in the last four years and can be on the mark again with GOLD PRESENT. He looked an excellent chasing prospect when making a winning start on his fencing career with a near ﬂawless round of jumping to score at Doncaster. Despite a 7lb hike in the ratings, he remains well treated judged on his hurdle mark. Two Taffs has always looked the type to improve for the switch to fences and he could make his presence felt but Poker School is feared more. The way he quickened clear at Ascot was very impressive and the booking of Richard Johnson also takes the eye.

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Wetherby – Charlie Deutsch has ridden YALA ENKI twice and won on him both times. The first time was over hurdles and then at Haydock nine days ago on his British debut over fences. He was an accomplished chaser in France and he sailed over the big Haydock fences and looked to have enjoyed himself despite only half the race being visible due to fog. He was clear of his rivals four out and won easing down by eight lengths and looks capable of defying the handicapper’s 10lb hike. This is a drop in class for Blaklion, who ran a blinder in the Hennessy when fifth to Native River and that level of form gives him every chance in this company. He may pose the main threat though Definitly Red remains of interest off his present mark.

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Kempton – Frodon is in receipt of a very useful 7lb from his rivals and must be a leading player after his success at Cheltenham in the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup. He steps up to this trip for the ﬁrst time but there is very reason to believe that it will play to his strengths. That also applies to ANIBALE FLY, who was doing all of his best work at the ﬁnish in a Grade One Fairyhouse contest over two and a half miles. He had earlier opened his account over fences at Navan when he was not extended to score and more importantly the form of the race has boosted.

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Kempton – Nicky Henderson has won this race more than any other trainer with six victories. In 2013 he took it with My Tent Or Yours, who proved half a length too good for The New One after the latter made a bad error at the final flight. THE NEW ONE has been more productive of the two since then and handed out a comfortable beating when the pair met at Cheltenham earlier this month. He was runner-up 12 months ago but can go one better this time though he has to overcome the progressive Yanworth. He is in the same ownership as My Tent Or Yours and is the choice of retained jockey Barry Geraghty which is no surprise considering he has won five of his six outings over hurdles. He has been campaigned over further on his last three starts but does possess a decisive turn of foot.

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HIS TURN: The New One can make up for past Kempton defeats

Kempton – This is a disappointing turnout but Colin Tizzard looks likely to take this prize home again but will it be with last year’s hero Cue Card or the young pretender Thistlecrack? The latter was a very classy staying hurdler and it has been a seamless transition to fences, winning all three starts without breaking sweat. His jumping will come under scrutiny, though, despite just four opponents and the more battle-hardened CUE CARD may just edge it. He was in a rich vein of form when taking this 12 months ago and there is every reason to believe that he would have picked up the Cheltenham Gold Cup but for falling three out. His superior fencing may prove crucial. Silviniaco Conti, winner in 2103 and 14, is not the force of old while Josses Hill easily accounted for Tea For Two at Huntingdon but there are stamina concerns.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

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32RED CASINO NOVICES’ HURDLE Class 2

(8 flights)

(8 runners)

£11,261

1 0-01144 BALLYHILL (17)(D,G) N Twiston-Davies 5 11 8 ................ S Twiston-Davies 98 2 1-21 JENKINS (31)(D,G,S) N Henderson 4 11 8.............................................D Bass 91 3 51-21 ELGIN (30)(D,G,S) A King 4 11 5 ............................................... W Hutchinson 98 4 1 GLARING (22)(D,GS) Mrs A Perrett 5 11 5 ......................................R Johnson 99 5 BAZOOKA (F6) D Flood 5 11 0 ........................................................Lizzie Kelly 71 6 10/6 MAXIMUS MARIDIUS (25)(H*) S Drinkwater 5 11 0 .................Sean Bowen 89 7 MOHAAYED (F153)(T*) D Skelton 4 11 0 ........................................ H Skelton 92 8 50 PORT (38) J Fox 4 11 0.................................................................... J Sherwood 90 Star Betting: — 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.

10-11fav (11-0) Held up in touch, went 2nd before 3 STARFORM JENKINS out, led before last, kept on strongly, won at Newbury 2m NH mdn hdl (3) sft in Nov beating Bags Groove (11-0) by 5l, 13 ran. Glaring 33-1 (10-12) In touch in chasing group, hit 1st, closed from 3 out, led 2 out, ran on strongly flat, won at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs beating Burbank (10-12) by 1½l, 16 ran. Elgin 9-4 (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway before 4th, challenged before 2 out, led last, held on well towards finish, ridden out, won at Newcastle 2m (4) sft in Nov beating Dubai Angel (11-0) by 2½l, 11 ran. Ballyhill 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on same pace last, 4th of 12, 6l behind Pingshou (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f nov hdl (3) gd. Mohaayed 16-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 16th of 18, 22l behind Creggs Pipes (9-7) at Galway 1m 1f hcp in Jul (flat). STARFORM: JENKINS DANGER: Glaring

CHASE (NOVICES’ LIMITED HANDICAP) 1.30 32RED.COM Class 3 (16 fences) 2m4f110yds (7 runners) £12,512

1.30 to 3.15 on CH4

PATRICK WEAVER Jenkins (nap) Poker School Virgilio The New One Thistlecrack Instant Karma

GOING: GOOD-GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES JACKPOT AND PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES TRACKFACTS Right-hand triangular course of one mile five in extent with a run-in of 175yds. There are ten fences and six hurdles per circuit, a fair test for a jumper.

CHRISTMAS HURDLE (GRADE 1) 2.40 32RED.COM Class 1 (8 flights) 2m (5 runners)

D Skelton 5 11 7 ........................................... H Skelton

N Henderson 9 11 7 .........................................N Fehily

3 214F-1 THE NEW ONE (16)(CD3,D3,G,S)

4 1112-1 YANWORTH (37)(D2,G,S)

5 560060 GRAY WOLF RIVER (14)

A King 6 11 7 .......................................... B J Geraghty R Harper 5 11 0 ............................................. D Hiskett

NEW ONE 13-8fav (11-8) Made all, jumped slightly right at STARFORM THE times, driven and stayed on well flat, won at Cheltenham 2m 1f hdl G2 (1) sft beating My Tent Or Yours (11-0) by 3½l, 6 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 ¾l, 5 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, 3½l 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 2¼l, 4 ran.

I Williams 6 10 7.......................................... R Johnson 99

7 02/313 REMILUC (31)(G,S) 87

Star Betting: — 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.

PRESENT 6-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, tracked leader from STARFORM GOLD 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 3½l, 7 ran. 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. 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. 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. 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. STARFORM: GOLD PRESENT DANGER: Poker School

KAUTO STAR NOVICES’ CHASE (GRADE 1) 2.05 32RED Class 1 (18 fences) 3m (10 runners) £39,865 1 U240-1 AMORE ALATO (50)(D,F,G,S) J Farrelly 7 11 7 .......................................... R Johnson 99

2 46-112 ANIBALE FLY (22)(S)(T) A J Martin (IRE) 6 11 7 .......................... B J Geraghty

3 P2/3-F CARACCI APACHE (12)(G,S) N Henderson 6 11 7 .........................................N Fehily

4 1L4-21 CHURCHTOWN CHAMP (41)(D,G,S)(T) D Skelton 6 11 7 .....................................T Scudamore

5 510-21 MIGHT BITE (17)(G) N Henderson 7 11 7 .........................................D Jacob

6 -22112 MINELLA DADDY (9)(BF,D2,G,S)(B) P Bowen 6 11 7 ....................................... Sean Bowen

7 -21U11 PRESENT MAN (16)(D,F,G)(T) P Nicholls 6 11 7 ....................................... J Sherwood

8 0-2L13 ROYAL VACATION (10)(D,G,S)(B*,T) C Tizzard 6 11 7...........................................P Brennan

9 5-11P2 VIRGILIO (31)(G,S)(T) D Skelton 7 11 7 ........................................... H Skelton

10 -111L1 FRODON (16)(G,S) P Nicholls 4 11 0 ..............................S Twiston-Davies

Star Betting: — 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.

6 -06141 POKER SCHOOL (9)(G,S)

C Gordon 7 10 6 ...................................... Sean Bowen

5 212/13 MAX WARD (23)(G) T R George 7 11 4 ......................................A P Heskin

N Twiston-Davies 8 11 7 ..................S Twiston-Davies 99

/P60-1 GOLD PRESENT (30)(G) N Henderson 6 11 5 .........................................N Fehily

2 22-332 MY TENT OR YOURS (16)(CD,D5,A,G,S)(H)

3 341-1L TWO TAFFS (37)(G) D Skelton 6 11 6 ........................................... H Skelton

£56,950

1 31-351 CH’TIBELLO (37)(D2,G,S)

2 1F0-23 SIZING TENNESSEE (16)(S) C Tizzard 8 11 7..........................................A Coleman

Elgin Poker School Virgilio Yanworth (nb) Cue Card (nap) Spiritofthegames

STARFORM 1.30 Gold Present (nap), 2.05 Anibale Fly (nb), 3.15 Cue Card (treble) CLOCKFORM 3.15 Cue Card 5pts win

1 11L23U SAN BENEDETO (16)(D,F,G,S)(P,T) P Nicholls 5 11 8 ..............................S Twiston-Davies

STAR TIP 12.55 1.30 2.05 2.40 3.15 3.45

Star Betting: — 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.

FLY 7-2 (11-10) Ran 6th, went 4th before 4 out, STARFORM ANIBALE pushed along after 2 out, kept on one pace into 2nd run-in, 2nd of 7, 2¼l 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 1½l, 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 1¾l, 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, 1¾l 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. STARFORM: ANIBALE FLY DANGER: Frodon

KEY TO THE CARDS: our racecards are designed to give you a better, easier to understand guide to the runners. Brackets after the racecard number indicate the draw in Flat races. In the form figures, an ‘L’ indicates the horse finished in last place and a # indicates Bumper form. Figures in brackets after each horse’s name indicate the number of days since the horse last ran. (C) indicates a course winner, (D) indicates a winner over the same distance as today’s race. (B) or (V) indicates that the horse wears blinkers or a visor. (T) indicates that the horse wears a tongue strap. * indicates if wearing blinkers or visor for first time. (P) indicates that the horse is wearing a Cheek Piece. (BF) stands for beaten favourite. (F) is winner on firm going, (G) on good going, (S) on soft going and (A) on the all weather. The figures in the last column after the jockey’s name is an exclusive Clockform rating giving a guide to the horse’s chance. The highest figure denotes the top rated, which is also pinpointed by a .

STARFORM: THE NEW ONE DANGER: Yanworth

KING GEORGE VI CHASE (GRADE 1) 3.15 32RED Class 1 (18 fences) 3m (5 runners)

£119,026

1 F1-431 CUE CARD (37)(CD,D3,G,S)(T) C Tizzard 10 11 10.......................................P Brennan 99

2 F10-11 JOSSES HILL (22)(C2,G,S) N Henderson 8 11 10 .......................................D Jacob

3 P1P-2L SILVINIACO CONTI (37)(CD2,D2,G,S)(B) P Nicholls 10 11 10 ..........................................N Fehily

4 113-52 TEA FOR TWO (22)(CD,G,S) N Williams 7 11 10 ..................................... Lizzie Kelly

5 11-111 THISTLECRACK (30)(D2,G,S) C Tizzard 8 11 10....................................T Scudamore

Star Betting: — 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.

CARD 15-8fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, soon tracked STARFORM CUE 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. STARFORM: CUE CARD DANGER: Thistlecrack

32RED ON THE APP STORE HANDICAP HURDLE

3.45 Class 3

(10 flights)

2m5f

(16 runners)

£9,384

1 2/51-L6 MOSSPARK (43)(D3,S) Miss E Lavelle 8 11 12................................... N Fehily 94 2 LLP04-4 DELL’ ARCA (F187)(B) D Pipe 7 11 12...................................... T Scudamore 90 3 21L1-62 BIG CHIEF BENNY (17)(BF,G,GS) A King 5 11 10................ W Hutchinson 94 4 11 DOESYOURDOGBITE (33)(D,G,S) 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)(T*) N Henderson 4 11 9 ....................................... D Jacob 93 7 530423- VICENZO MIO (274)(C,S)(T) P Nicholls 6 11 5 ................ S Twiston-Davies 98 8 322 MOSCATO (25)(B*) O Sherwood 5 11 2............................................... L Aspell 91 9 114 SPIRITOFTHEGAMES (45) D Skelton 4 11 2................................... H Skelton 90 10 1/0-21 LISHEEN PRINCE (26) P Hobbs 5 11 1...........................................R Johnson 95 11 F3-122 SOUTHPORT (26) N Twiston-Davies 4 11 0 ...................... W Twiston-Davies 95 12 1211/P0 MISTER GREZ (16)(B) D Skelton 10 10 13.................... Bridget Andrews(3) 92 13 13L-223 ROTHMAN (38)(H,T) C Gordon 6 10 9............................................A P Heskin 87 14 61F2-L0 KING COOL (32) G L Moore 5 10 8 ..........................................A Glassonbury 87 15 13-0541 MUTHABIR (22)(D,F,GS) R Phillips 6 10 6 ...................................D Hiskett(5) 89 16 121P-6L MR FICKLE (32)(C,G,S)(V) G L Moore 7 10 6 ............................J Nuttall(10) 85 Star Betting: — 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.

10-1 (11-0) Held up behind, headway to STARFORM SPIRITOFTHEGAMES chase leaders before 2 out, went 4th between last 2, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with front trio, 4th of 9, 13l behind Peregrine Run (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov hdl G2 (1) gd in Nov. Instant Karma 20-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway before 4 out, chased leaders next, stayed on to challenge after last, soon every chance, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 12, ½l behind Sternrubin (11-10) at Ascot 2m Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Oct. Doesyourdogbite 25-1 (11-5) Close up, going well from 2 out, led last, kept on well, won at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Book Direct (10-12) by 4½l, 11 ran. Lisheen Prince 10-11fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden after last, kept on well, won at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov beating Alf ‘n’ Dor (10-12) by 3½l, 13 ran. STARFORM: SPIRITOFTHEGAMES DANGER: Instant Karma

Saturday, December 24, 2016

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PATRICK WEAVER The Nipper 12.10 Carlo Rocks 12.40 Tobacco Road 1.15 Blaklion 1.50 Solomn Grundy 2.25 Mountain King 3.00 Lift The Lid 3.35

HUNTINGDON

STAR TIP Star Rider Dick Darsie Chilli Romance Definitly Red Bon Enfant Blakemount Skeaping

PATRICK WEAVER

STAR TIP

Bendomingo 12.15 Stick To The Plan 12.45 Caprice D’anglais 1.20 Periquest 1.55 Pyrshan 2.30 Kapricorne (treble) 3.05 Solighoster 3.40

Bendomingo Stick To The Plan Vesuvhill Pattara Better Days Yukon Delta Linenhall

GOING: GOOD TO SOFT

12.10

MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE

Class 4 (11 flights) 2m 4f (7 run) £3,249

1 1102 SAME CIRCUS (30)(G) D McCain 5 11 5............... J Cowley (5) 99 2 1 STAR RIDER (20)(G) 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 3-33 MOSCANISI (22) Rebecca Menzies 5 10 12...................... T Kelly 98 7 11-R THE NIPPER (243)(BF,G,S) W Greatrex 5 10 12 .....G Sheehan 94 Star Betting: — Evens The Nipper, 4 Star Rider, 9-2 Same Circus, 8 Moscanisi, 12 Llantara, 14 Apalis, 100 Lady Broome. STARFORM: THE NIPPER DANGER: Star Rider

12.40

NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE

42-4 CARLO ROCKS (31)(S) Mrs C Bailey 6 12 2 ...........R McLernon 89 P-21 SMUGGLER’S STASH (19)(D,S)(B) Mrs R Dobbin 6 11 12 .....Craig Nichol 99 1523 DICK DARSIE (24) Mrs S Smith 6 11 12 ...........................D Cook 98 4-63 CHARLIE WINGNUT (45) Mrs S Smith 9 11 9 ...... D Bourke (5) 98 P-04 LIME STREET (22) T Symonds 5 11 9 ...................... B Poste (3) 88 2404 MODULUS (8) P Winks 7 11 4 .............................Ryan Winks (7) 87 00LP CLEVE COTTAGE (19)(S)(P*) P Kirby 8 11 4 .................A Nicol 91 2632 DANEHILLS WELL (21)(P) Mrs A C Hamilton 8 11 4 .... G Sheehan 90 3/F2 LAKEFIELD REBEL (30) H Hogarth 10 11 3 .................... T Kelly 90 26-L BALLYTHOMAS (15)(S) D Thompson 9 11 2........ J Cowley (5) 90 4-01 MOORSTOWN (30)(D,S) Miss L Russell 6 11 1..........Derek Fox 96 3-22 LANDMEAFORTUNE (19)(P) M Todhunter 7 11 0 ......H Brooke 98 P422 BANKHALL (13)(P) M Walford 5 10 13 ............... J Hamilton (3) 98 -L00 WICKED GAMES (21) Mrs R Dobbin 5 10 13 ........F O’Toole (5) 89 0L6L ELUSIVE CLASSIC (18)(P*) Gemma Anderson 8 10 11 ......J Kington (3) 92 D-P5 INCHCOLM (59)(P*) M Hammond 6 10 5 ............. J Bargary (3) 89 Star Betting: — 5 Smuggler’s Stash, 11-2 Moorstown, 6 Dick Darsie, 7 Charlie Wingnut, 8 Bankhall, Lakefield Rebel, 10 others. STARFORM: SMUGGLER’S STASH DANGER: Moorstown

NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE

Class 4 (11 flights) 2m 4f (18 run) £3,249

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

3-30 AIR DE ROCK (29) Miss V Williams 4 12 0 .......... C Deutsch (3) 93 224- GOOD VIBRATION (268) Mrs S Smith 5 11 12 .........Derek Fox 96 0-4L BOLLIN ACE (31)(B) T Easterby 5 11 11 .....Mr W Easterby (7) 91 L-6L SWINTON DIAMOND (17) I Williams 5 11 10 ....Toby Wheeler (7) 98 33L4 ALYASAN (16)(G)(P,T) D Thompson 5 11 9 ....................D Cook 95 4061 TOUR DE VILLE (118)(D,G,S) J Wainwright 6 11 9.....Craig Nichol 97 2252 CLOUD MONKEY (26) M Todhunter 6 11 8 ..................H Brooke 99 FP60 THE DOORMAN (17)(G)(T) B Haslam 7 11 7 .........R McLernon 92 0200 MR CAFFREY (54)(P) J Flint 4 11 7 ................................... R Flint 89 F00- EASTER HUNT (403)(G) Sara Ender 7 11 7 ......Miss Becky Smith (7) 83 0-3F BLACKFIRE (193) T Symonds 4 11 7........................ B Poste (3) 91 -622 CHILLI ROMANCE (47) F O’Brien 5 11 6 ...............N Slatter (5) 98 5U43 BALLYCASH (22)(H*) N Twiston-Davies 5 11 5 ... J Bargary (3) 95 6032 TOBACCO ROAD (46)(BF)(H) D Pipe 6 11 5 ..... D G Noonan (3) 95 30-4 ALONG CAME THEO (15) A Crook 6 11 2........... J Kington (3) 86 -644 KISUMU (13)(P*) M Hammond 4 11 0 ....................F O’Toole (5) 90 5P24 CAPTAIN MOWBRAY (41) Rebecca Menzies 5 10 11 .... T Kelly 95 LP40 LITTLE BRUCE (29) P Kirby 4 10 11 ................................A Nicol 87 Star Betting: — 11-2 Tobacco Road, 6 Tour De Ville, 7 Blackfire, 8 Ballycash, Chilli Romance, 10 Good Vibration, Cloud Monkey, 12 others. STARFORM: BALLYCASH DANGER: Alyasan

CHASE (GRADE 3) 1.50 HANDICAP Class 1 (19 fences) 3m (10 run) £22,780 1 3-45 2 0-24 3 5-31 4 P-L5 5 2U-0

BLAKLION (30)(CD,D,G,S) N Twiston-Davies 7 11 12 ......J Bargary (3) 95 SEVENTH SKY (23)(G,S)(P,T) C Mann 9 11 8 .........J Greenall 85 YALA ENKI (9)(G,S) Miss V Williams 6 11 8........ C Deutsch (3) 93 WAKANDA (30)(C,D2,G,S) Mrs S Smith 7 11 8 ...............D Cook 93 HENRI PARRY MORGAN (30)(D2,G,S)(P,T) P Bowen 8 11 7 D G Noonan (3) 83 6 1-13 DEFINITLY RED (30)(BF,S) B Ellison 7 11 0...............H Brooke 99 7 -2L3 OUR KAEMPFER (31)(G,S)(T) C Longsdon 7 10 11.....R McLernon 85 8 F1P- BALLYCULLA (254)(CD,D,S)(P) W Greatrex 9 10 9 ......G Sheehan 92 9 3-L6 SILVER TASSIE (16)(G,S) M Hammond 8 10 5....F O’Toole (5) 83 10 -UL1 ACTINPIECES (33)(CD,S) Mrs P Sly 5 10 4 .....Miss G Andrews (3) 95 Star Betting: — 3 Yala Enki, 7-2 Blaklion, 5 Definitly Red, 6 Henri Parry Morgan, 8 Our Kaempfer, 10 Actinpieces, 14 others. STARFORM: YALA ENKI DANGER: Blaklion

HANDICAP HURDLE 2.25 188BET.CO.UK Class 3 (12 flights) 2m 5f (14 run) £6,498 1 1-21 SOLOMN GRUNDY (31)(S) N Mulholland 6 11 12 ... S Corby (3) 99 2 31B0 NAUTICAL NITWIT (31)(CD,G) P Kirby 7 11 9 ..............A Nicol 91 3 3115 VERYGOODVERYGOOD (32)(BF,G,S) N T-Davies 5 11 7.....J Bargary (3) 96 4 30-0 BON ENFANT (39)(BF,CD,G,S)(P*) W Greatrex 5 11 7 .... G Sheehan 97 5 LP-2 ONLY ORSENFOOLSIES (30)(S) M Hammond 7 11 6 F O’Toole (5) 87 6 3-L5 MAXIE T (17)(S) M Hammond 5 11 4 ....... Miss Becky Smith (7) 85 7 -01L GREY MONK (206)(BF,D,G,S)(T) Sara Ender 8 11 2 ... R McLernon 82 8 34-0 WATERCLOCK (23)(D,G)(P) M Hammond 7 11 2 .......H Brooke 87 9 -114 CRACKING FIND (38)(G) Mrs S Smith 5 11 1 .................D Cook 96 10 2145 RED INFANTRY (9)(G)(P*) I Williams 6 11 1 ... Toby Wheeler (7) 96 11 6116 LOOKSNOWTLIKEBRIAN (43)(S) T Vaughan 5 10 12 .... D G Noonan (3) 89 12 4321 AGINCOURT REEF (28)(D,S)(P) R Teal 7 10 12 .... H Teal (10) 92 13 3-14 LOUGH SALT (23)(BF,C,S) M Walford 5 10 9 ...........J Greenall 92 14 12-P TRANSIENT BAY (36)(C,S)(P) P Kirby 6 10 3 ....L Murtagh (7) 86 Star Betting: — 7-2 Solomn Grundy, 7 Cracking Find, Verygoodverygood, 8 Only Orsenfoolsies, Agincourt Reef, 10 others. STARFORM: SOLOMON GRUNDY DANGER: Lough Salt

3.00

TWITTER AT 188BET HANDICAP CHASE

Class 3 (16 fences) 2m 3f (8 run) £6,498

1 0120 MOUNTAIN KING (29)(G,S)(P*,T) G Elliott (IRE) 7 11 12 ....H Brooke 91 2 -01L ASTRACAD (23)(D,G,S) N Twiston-Davies 10 11 9 .... J Bargary (3) 90 3 41-L HOLLYWOODIEN (38)(G,S) T Symonds 5 11 9 ...... J M Davies 89 4 1-25 BLAKEMOUNT (16)(G,S) Mrs S Smith 8 11 9 .................D Cook 99 5 U-04 RATHLIN (23)(G,S)(P,T) M Hammond 11 11 8 .....F O’Toole (5) 86 6 2L-1 PILGRIMS BAY (24)(G,S)(H,P) N Mulholland 6 11 6 S Corby (3) 91 7 00/L LYVIUS (18)(G,S) Mrs R Dobbin 8 11 5...................Craig Nichol 93 8 4-LL NOTNOWSAM (16)(S) M Hammond 5 10 7 .......... J Kington (3) 81 Star Betting: — 9-4 Mountain King, 4 Blakemount, 9-2 Pilgrims Bay, 5 Hollywoodien, 6 Astracad, 14 Rathlin, 16 Lyvius, 25 Notnowsam. STARFORM: MOUNTAIN KING DANGER: Pilgrims Bay

3.35

FREE BET AT 188BET HANDICAP HURDLE

Class 4 (9 flights) 2m (12 runners) £3,249

1 56L3 VODKA WELLS (23)(D,G,S) Rebecca Menzies 6 12 0 .... T Kelly 93 2 33 GROOVEJET (44) Richard Spencer 5 11 12...............G Sheehan 88 3 00-2 DEEPSAND (20)(D2,S)(T) Miss L Russell 7 11 12 ....A Thorne (10) 94 4 0-L0 ENDLESS CREDIT (22)(D2,S) M Hammond 6 11 12 .... F O’Toole (5) 89 5 LL66 HARTSIDE (16)(CD2,D2,S)(V) P Winks 7 11 10 ....... Ryan Winks (7) 86 6 44P/ LADY BUTTONS (630)(D,S) P Kirby 6 11 9 ....................A Nicol 95 7 -602 EL MASSIVO (29)(CD,D,G,S) Harriet Bethell 6 11 8 .......D Cook 90 8 6-61 LIFT THE LID (41)(D,S)(P,T) N Mulholland 6 11 8 .... S Corby (3) 99 9 3-0L CACTUS VALLEY (17)(CD,S)(T) M W Easterby 7 11 4 ....J Greenall 96 10 -P34 CIRCUS STAR (23)(CD,D2,S) J E Dixon 8 11 2 .. Mr J Dixon (7) 90 11 002 SKEAPING (30)(T*) G Elliott (IRE) 3 10 12..................H Brooke 98 12 44 PONGO TWISTLETON (33) Jonjo O’Neill 3 10 7 ....R McLernon 88 Star Betting: — 9-4 Lift The Lid, 7-2 Groovejet, 6 Deepsand, 7 Pongo Twistleton, 8 Skeaping, 14 Vodka Wells, 16 others. STARFORM: LIFT THE LID DANGER: Groovejet

STAR TIP

PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES

CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ H’CAP H’DLE

1343 2P/3 6223 2P65 P502 55-L /56L LL05

12.45

1.20

NOVICES’ HURDLE

Class 4 (10 flights) 2m 4f (13 run) £3,249

HANDICAP CHASE

(5) (12 fences) 2m 104yds (6 run) £2,599

1 4-F6 ELKSTONE (32)(BF)(H) Mrs C Bailey 5 11 13 ...........R T Dunne 80 2 LP6U BENNACHIE (7)(G,S)(T) T Vaughan 7 11 12 ..................C Poste 90 3 P3-L VESUVHILL (15)(S)(H) B Case 7 11 9 ................ Kielan Woods 92 4 L-3F VIKING MISTRESS (34)(T) M Keighley 8 11 0............ A Tinkler 87 5 P3U1 CAPRICE D’ANGLAIS (7)(D,S)(P) Richard Hobson 4 11 0(7ex) C O’Farrell 99 6 -P31 KNIGHT’S REWARD (33)(D,G,S)(P,T) T Vaughan 6 10 9 Joshua Moore 93 Star Betting: — 15-8 Caprice D’anglais, 9-4 Knight’s Reward, 9-2 Viking Mistress, 6 Elkstone, 10 Vesuvhill, 16 Bennachie. 2015: Sonofagun 9 11 12, R Johnson 9-4 Fav (I Williams), 6 ran. STARFORM: KNIGHT’S REWARD DANGER: Caprice D’Anglais

HANDICAP HURDLE 1.55 LETTERGOLD Class 4 (10 flights) 2m 5f (14 run) £3,249 1 5U34 GULSHANIGANS (26) N Twiston-Davies 4 11 13 .... T Humphries (10) 96 2 -040 JUST JOELLIOTT (31) S Durack 6 11 12 ................. C O’Farrell 82 3 6-40 SUPPLY AND DEMAND (44) Jonjo O’Neill 5 11 12 ...... K Moore (3) 87 4 2613 MIDNIGHT GEM (29)(CD,G) C Longsdon 6 11 11 .... T Bellamy 99 5 F465 KNIGHT’S PARADE (F19)(G,S)(P,T) Mrs S Humphrey 6 11 11 ..... J McGrath 89 6 432- WHISPERING STORM (248)(BF)(T) N Mulholland 6 11 8 Mr James King (7) 95 7 /L-F LIGHTS OF BROADWAY (25)(S) Mike Murphy 10 11 7 Jordan Williams (7) 84 8 U-31 WHATTHEBUTLERSAW (20)(G,S) D F Davis 7 11 6 M Grant 93 9 /21- PERIQUEST (386)(CD,S)(T) A Hales 7 11 6 Joshua Moore 96 10 3-65 SEYMOUR STAR (5) A Ralph 8 11 5 A Tinkler 84 11 PF44 RED ADMIRABLE (22)(D,G,S)(P,T) G McPherson 10 11 5 Kielan Woods 90 12 44-2 MISS TONGABEZI (25)(H) P Webber 7 11 4 Fergus Gregory (10) 92 13 -PUP ROCKNROLLRAMBO (11) I Williams 9 10 11 ............R T Dunne 91 14 -6L2 PATTARA (22)(C,S)(H,T) Noel Williams 7 10 9 ..... T Garner (3) 90 Star Betting: — 5 Whispering Storm, 11-2 Midnight Gem, 6 Gulshanigans, 7 Supply And Demand, Whatthebutlersaw, 8 others. 2015: Ballinalacken 7 11 5, D England 16-1 (Clare Ellam), 12 ran. STARFORM: PERIQUEST DANGER: Midnight Gem

2.30

12.05

Class 4 (12 flights) 3m 1f (8 run) £3,249

NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE

Class 4 (16 fences) 2m 4f (10 run) £3,899

1 U35P BOY IN A BENTLEY (62) K Bailey 6 11 8.................. T Bellamy 93 2 F-43 PYRSHAN (31)(T) G McPherson 7 11 8 ............... Kielan Woods 90 3 214- BAGGING TURF (265)(S) G L Moore 6 11 8 ..... Joshua Moore 92 4 L-23 MOVIE LEGEND (17) Mrs L Wadham 6 11 8 ..............R T Dunne 87 5 3-00 WINDY WRITER (37)(P*) S Lycett 6 11 5 ................. C O’Farrell 81 6 /40- FINGERS CROSSED (311)(S)(H*) P Webber 6 11 3 ....C Poste 85 7 60F1 BETTER DAYS (16)(D,G,S) N Twiston-Davies 5 11 2 ... T Humphries (10) 99 8 -L44 RUNNING WOLF (8)(S)(T) A Hales 5 10 8 ............. K Moore (3) 90 9 50-5 CLONUSKER (28)(S)(T) Mrs L Jewell 8 10 3 ......... T Garner (3) 80 10 3-P0 KAYFLIN (20)(H) Mrs L Jewell 8 10 3.............................T Phelan 78 LONG HANDICAP: Clonusker 9-8, Kayflin 8-9. Star Betting: — 3 Better Days, 4 Movie Legend, 9-2 Bagging Turf, 5 Pyrshan, 7 Boy In A Bentley, 8 Fingers Crossed, 14 others. 2015: Pandy Wells 6 10 0, A Bellamy(10) 12-1 (G McPherson), 6 ran. STARFORM: BETTER DAYS DANGER: Bagging Turf

CHASE 3.05 HANDICAP Class 5 (19 fences) 3m (8 runners) £2,599 LE LEGRO (24)(T) A Dunn 6 11 12 ....................2nd Preference 88 RIDDLESTOWN (11)(C,G,S)(B) C Fryer 9 11 12 ..... Mr Jack Andrews (7) 95 YUKON DELTA (28)(G,S)(B) G L Moore 9 11 11 ....Joshua Moore 96 BOSS IN BOOTS (42)(G,S)(H,P) T Vaughan 8 11 10 .....R T Dunne 89 KAPGARDE KING (56)(G)(H) J Snowden 5 11 10..... Miss Page Fuller (7) 99 ALBATROS DE GUYE (14)(C,S)(T,V*) Miss A N-Smith 6 11 2 ....J McGrath 95 KAPRICORNE (35)(S)(P,T) Mrs S Leech 9 10 4.....Patrick Cowley (7) 89 LARTETA (14)(G)(P) Mrs S Humphrey 7 10 0 ......... K Moore (3) 90 LONG HANDICAP: Larteta 9-10. Star Betting: — 5-2 Yukon Delta, 3 Riddlestown, 5 Kapgarde King, 7 Kapricorne, Le Legro, 10 Boss In Boots, 14 others. 2015: Xenophon 7 10 13, B Ffrench Davis(7) 7-1 (Olly Williams), 10 ran. STARFORM: YUKON DELTA DANGER: Riddlestown 2L4P 5203 3113 0LFL -012 2-P4 4-UL 04L2

OPEN NH FLAT RACE 3.40 INTERMEDIATE Class 6 2m (12 runners) £1,754 1 1-1# SOLIGHOSTER (45)(D,S) N Mulholland 4 11 7 ... Mr James King (7) 93 2 -502# BALLYMOUNTAIN BOY (20) M Keighley 5 11 0 ........ A Tinkler 99 3 4# COLONIAL DREAMS (37)(BF) N Henderson 4 11 0 .... J McGrath 93 4 0- COYOACAN (269) W Greatrex 4 11 0 ........................ C O’Farrell 95 5 DELATITE(P*) J Berry 4 11 0................................ Joshua Moore 96 6 L/4- DERRYDOON (357) B Rothwell 6 11 0 .............................C Poste 90 7 5# FULGUS (61) Richard Hobson 4 11 0 ........................... T Bellamy 55 8 JUSTICE KNIGHT(H*) M Scudamore 4 11 0 .............R T Dunne 68 9 2# LINENHALL (41) B Pauling 4 11 0 ..................................... D Bass 92 10 L ON THE PROWL (37) B Case 4 11 0 ................... Kielan Woods 87 11 POTTERS HEDGER Mrs L Wadham 4 11 0 .............. K Moore (3) 80 12 6# LOOE BAY (37) D F Davis 4 10 7..................................... M Grant 90 Star Betting: — 9-4 Linenhall, 7-2 Colonial Dreams, 5 Solighoster, 6 Ballymountain Boy, 10 Coyoacan, 14 Fulgus, Potters Hedger, 16 others. 2015: Westend Story 4 11 0, R Johnson 10-11 Fav (P Hobbs), 12 ran. STARFORM: SOLIGHOSTER DANGER: Linenhall

PATRICK WEAVER

Straits Of Messina Saintemilion Archangel Raphael Bertenbar Divine Spear Act Now Kid Kalanisi

GOING: GOOD TO SOFT

1 20-1 RATHER BE (81)(G,S) N Henderson 5 11 5 ...............J McGrath 99 2 2-5 CHATEAU ROBIN (32) K Bailey 5 10 12 .................... T Bellamy 94 3 0 DAWN MISSILE (18) N Twiston-Davies 4 10 12 ....T Humphries (10) 80 4 6-0L DERRICK D’ANJOU (59)(T*) G McPherson 5 10 12 ....Kielan Woods 86 5 62 FORZA MILAN (38) Jonjo O’Neill 4 10 12 ................ K Moore (3) 93 6 5200 FREE RETURN (25) T H Weston 5 10 12.........................C Poste 89 7 L450 MAGIC BULLET (22)(H) N Henderson 5 10 12 ....Mr H Hunt (7) 98 8 2-1P MARKOV (32)(S) B Pauling 6 10 12..........Mr A R Ferguson (7) 55 9 2/2- ROLLO’S REFLECTION (564) B Case 6 10 12 Mr M J P Kendrick (7) 84 10 5 STICK TO THE PLAN (38) D Skelton 4 10 12 Bridget Andrews (3) 98 11 5-05 TORHOUSEMUIR (37)(H) Sam Thomas 5 10 12 ... Joshua Moore 92 12 F0 XHALE (25) Mrs C Bailey 4 10 12 .................................R T Dunne 86 13 22-L MIDNIGHT BLISS (61)(T*) C Fryer 6 10 5 ...... Fergus Gregory (7) 80 Star Betting: — 11-8 Rather Be, 2 Forza Milan, 10 Markov, 12 Rollo’s Reflection, 14 Stick To The Plan, Chateau Robin, 16 others. 2015: Expedite 4 10 12, T Dowling(10) 25-1 (C Mann), 16 ran. STARFORM: RATHER BE DANGER: Forza Milan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Mrs Burbidge 12.05 Rainbow Dreamer 12.35 Calva D’honore 1.10 Bishops Court 1.45 Cool Sky 2.15 Lapalala 2.50 King Charlie 3.25

PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES

RIVER OF INTRIGUE (35)(G) N Henderson 6 11 12 Alan Doyle (10) 97 CADEAU GEORGE (17)(S) B Pauling 7 11 12 T Bellamy 96 BENDOMINGO (28)(BF) N Twiston-Davies 5 11 11T Humphries (10) 99 MONKHOUSE (35)(G)(P) K Bailey 6 11 8 M Hamill (6) 89 LETEMGO (42)(D,G,S)(H) C Gordon 8 11 7 K Moore 97 BARENICE (36)(T) A Hales 5 11 7 A Bellamy (5) 89 DAMBY’S STAR (73) M Bradstock 6 11 0 P K Donovan (5) 89 AMERICAN LIFE (36)(S)(T,V) Mrs S Leech 9 10 12 Patrick Cowley (8) 87 Star Betting: — 11-4 Cadeau George, 4 Bendomingo, 9-2 River Of Intrigue, 5 Letemgo, 8 Barenice, 10 Monkhouse, American Life, 16 Damby’s Star. 2015: Flemi Two Toes 9 10 5, Romain Clavreul(10) 16-1 (Mrs S Humphrey), 14 ran. STARFORM: RIVER OF INTRIGUE DANGER: Letmego

Class 4 (19 fences) 3m (16 run) £3,899

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1.15

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

PATRICK WEAVER

SEDGEFIELD

GOING: GOOD TO SOFT-GOOD IN PLACES

12.15

PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES

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CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ H’CAP H’DLE

(5) (10 flights) 2m 3f (11 run) £3,249

6-45 KASTANI BEACH (211)(G,S)(P*) J W Mullins 10 11 13 D Sansom (10) 88 21/2 STRAITS OF MESSINA (17)(S) T Symonds 7 11 12 ..... Mr J Nixon (5) 90 1-L4 SUDDEN WISH (16)(G)(P) G L Moore 7 11 10 .... J Nuttall (10) 86 5411 MRS BURBIDGE (20)(G,S)(P,T) N Mulholland 6 11 10 C Gethings 99 2LP3 KINGSTON MIMOSA (20)(C,G)(P) M Gillard 4 11 7 ....M Heard 86 5-L0 EL TIBURON (40) Sam Thomas 4 11 6 ............... H Beswick (7) 82 04PL LANDSCAPE (27)(D,S)(P*,T) D Steele 8 11 5 ...........F Mitchell 84 0460 THEPARTYSOVER (20)(CD,D,G,S)(T) P Henderson 11 11 4 L A McKenna (3) 88 9 L04L SHALIANZI (43)(CD,D,G,S)(B) C Gordon 6 10 12 William Clarke (7) 86 10 3F/4 SOBER SAILOR (43) M Hoad 9 10 10............................. K Edgar 82 11 00L0 CAFE AU LAIT (67)(D,S)(P,T) Mrs S Leech 6 10 5 .....Stan Sheppard 86 Star Betting: — 9-4 Mrs Burbidge, 9-2 Straits Of Messina, 6 Sudden Wish, 8 Kingston Mimosa, 10 Kastani Beach, 12 others. 2015: Hassadin 9 11 12, H Cobden(3) 5-1 (M Blake), 8 ran. STARFORM: MRS BURBIDGE DANGER: Straits Of Messina 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

JUVENILE HURDLE

(4) (9 flights) 3YO 2m 2f (7 run) £3,899

1 231 RAINBOW DREAMER (20)(CD,G)(P) A King 11 5 .... T Cannon 94 2 41F4 SAINTEMILION (111)(T*) P Nicholls 11 5 ............. N Scholfield 99 3 LF4 BOETHIUS (14) T Vaughan 10 12 .............. W Featherstone (5) 88 4 DUSTY RAVEN (F25) N Mulholland 10 12 .............Jamie Moore 81 5 MASKED BANDIT (F77) Miss S Smith 10 12 .............. J Quinlan 63 6 6U MASTERSON (71) M Channon 10 12 ............................ D Crosse 84 7 6 FUNNY OYSTER (20) C Gordon 10 5 ......................M Goldstein 94 Star Betting: — 6-5 Saintemilion, 15-8 Rainbow Dreamer, 8 Dusty Raven, 12 Boethius, Masterson, 25 Masked Bandit, Funny Oyster. 2015: Harley Rebel 10 12, Mr S Quinlan(7) 8-1 (N Mulholland), 7 ran. STARFORM: SAINTEMILION DANGER: Rainbow Dreamer

1.10

NOVICES’ HURDLE

Class 4 (9 flights) 2m 2f (14 run) £3,899

1 -450 ANYTHINGMAYHAPPEN (13) J Scott 5 10 12 Robert Hawker (7) 90 2 64 ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL (58)(P) Mrs A Perrett 4 10 12 ... J Quinlan 93 3 40L- BARAYMI (265)(BF)(B*) J Snowden 4 10 12.....C Gethings (5) 90 4 4-6# BASTIEN (62)(BF) A King 5 10 12 ............. W Featherstone (5) 85 5 132 CALVA D’HONORE (37)(G) B Pauling 5 10 12 ........... T Cannon 94 6 P GENTLEMAN’S DREAM (31) G L Moore 4 10 12 ....A Glassonbury 53 7 -360 HOMERS ODYSSEY (16) C Gordon 6 10 12 ...........M Goldstein 93 8 6-5# MAB DAB (34) Mrs L Jewell 5 10 12 ......................T Dowling (7) 87 9 L/L- MIGHTY MUSTANG (407) Andrew Martin 6 10 12 ...... D Crosse 82 10 SELFCONTROL P Nicholls 5 10 12................Stan Sheppard (5) 98 11 3-12 THE MIGHTY DON (16)(BF,G) N Gifford 4 10 12 ..L Treadwell 99 12 3# TWO HOOTS (222) P Nicholls 5 10 12 .................... N Scholfield 90 13 2P61 WESTERBEE (27)(A,S) J W Mullins 5 10 12...... D Sansom (10) 93 14 1-42 KNIGHTLY PLEASURE (34)(S) G L Moore 5 10 5 .....Jamie Moore 97 Star Betting: — 9-4 Calva D’honore, 9-2 The Mighty Don, 6 Archangel Raphael, 7 Baraymi, 8 Bastien, Knightly Pleasure, 10 others. 2015: No corresponding race. STARFORM: THE MIGHTY DON DANGER: Two Hoots

1.45

WINTERFIELDS FARM HANDICAP CHASE

Class 4 (13 fences) 2m 1f (6 run) £4,549

1 P312 MERCIAN KING (18)(S) Miss Amy Murphy 5 11 12.... J Quinlan 99 2 43F4 BISHOPS COURT (22)(BF)(H,P*,T) N Mulholland 6 11 11 N Scholfield 88 3 1-F3 BERTENBAR (25)(CD2,C2,G,S)(P,T) D Skelton 12 11 7 D England 97 4 P463 VENETIAN LAD (42)(C7,G,S) Mrs L Richards 11 11 6M Goldstein 98 5 -0L0 MAJOR MILBORNE (11)(S)(V*) J Snowden 8 10 13 W Featherstone (5) 90 6 1440 BLAKE DEAN (42)(G,S)(B,T) C Gordon 8 10 6.......... T Cannon 88 Star Betting: — 2 Mercian King, 11-4 Bertenbar, 3 Bishops Court, 11-2 Blake Dean, 12 Major Milborne, 20 Venetian Lad. 2015: Showboater 6 11 9, D Bass 4-6 Fav (B Pauling), 5 ran. STARFORM: MERCIAN KING DANGER: Bertenbar

2.15

WINNER EVENT SERVICES H’CAP HURDLE

Class 3 (9 flights) 2m 2f (8 run) £6,330

1 11P4 CANTON PRINCE (53)(CD,G) T Vaughan 5 11 12Mr R Patrick (7) 90 2 LP0- PROUTS PUB (282)(CD,C,A,G,S) N Gifford 7 11 10 .. L Treadwell 90 3 2433 DISPUTED (30)(G,S) C Gordon 6 11 9.....................M Goldstein 89 4 2-2P AMANTO (178)(T) A Stronge 6 11 8 .............. Mr J Newman (7) 84 5 300- DIVINE SPEAR (257)(G,S) N Henderson 5 11 7 .... N Curtis (5) 92 6 L-61 DAREBIN (27)(CD,S)(B) G L Moore 4 11 7 ...........Jamie Moore 99 7 /3-0 COOL SKY (22)(G,S) I Williams 7 10 13 ....................... D Crosse 88 8 0/5- TOPOLSKI (F26)(G,S) D Arbuthnot 10 10 8 .............K Edgar (3) 84 Star Betting: — 9-4 Darebin, 4 Canton Prince, 9-2 Disputed, 5 Divine Spear, 10 Cool Sky, Amanto, 14 Prouts Pub, 16 Topolski. 2015: Prouts Pub 6 11 7, L Aspell 10-1 (N Gifford), 9 ran. STARFORM: DIVINE SPEAR DANGER: Darebin

HANDICAP HURDLE 2.50 MARES’ Class 4 (11 flights) 2m 6f (9 run)

£3,899

1 312/ SPELLBOUND (635)(BF,S) A King 7 11 12 ................ T Cannon 99 2 -325 HAPPY DIVA (30)(T) Kerry Lee 5 11 9 ............Mr R Patrick (7) 91 3 L-66 LA PAIMPOLAISE (34)(G) G L Moore 4 11 9 .......Jamie Moore 87 4 -232 LOVES DESTINATION (16)(S) C Gordon 5 11 8 ... M Heard (5) 93 5 -204 LAPALALA (13) P Hobbs 5 11 4 ..........................C Gethings (5) 90 6 2500 CLASSI MASSINI (14) P Bowen 5 11 0 ....Miss Jodie Hughes (7) 90 7 -360 WILDEHEARTED WOMAN (40)(G)(T) J Snowden 5 10 7 N Scholfield 87 8 02PF EASTER IN PARIS (8) P Henderson 7 10 7 ............L Treadwell 84 9 /50- ACT NOW (444)(S)(T) A Honeyball 7 10 3...... Mr W Gordon (7) 87 Star Betting: — 3 Spellbound, 4 Happy Diva, 9-2 Loves Destination, 5 Lapalala, 8 Act Now, 10 Classi Massini, Wildehearted Woman, 16 others. 2015: At First Light 6 11 8, D Bass 10-1 (D Weston), 6 ran. STARFORM: LOVES DESTINATION DANGER: Lapalala

CRANES ACCESS H’CAP CHASE 3.25 SOUTHERN (5) (19 fences) 3m 1f 106yds (13 run) £3,898 1 -320 REBLIS (27)(D,G,S)(P) G L Moore 11 12 0.......William Clarke (10) 93 2 P-02 ITOLDYOU (28)(C3,G,S)(P) Mrs L Jewell 10 11 12 ....T Dowling (7) 96 3 253F KID KALANISI (22)(H) J Scott 5 11 12................... N Scholfield 90 4 3L-4 LOCK TOWERS (32) B Pauling 7 11 8 ......................... T Cannon 99 5 PP/0 THE CLYDA ROVER (36)(C,G,S)(P) Mrs H Nelmes 12 11 8 Stan Sheppard (5) 86 6 P-P4 LEITH HILL LEGASI (28)(S)(B,T) C Longsdon 7 11 5 Mr J Nailor (7) 93 7 123- SHANANN STAR (247)(P) G F Edwards 10 11 2 ....K Edgar (3) 87 8 LP-2 GALE FORCE OSCAR (15)(S)(T) T Symonds 11 10 9 Mr J Nixon (7) 95 9 55L5 SNOWBALL (37)(S) D Arbuthnot 9 10 8 ...................L Treadwell 88 10 L-02 KING CHARLIE (20)(P,T) Miss S Smith 6 10 4 .......... J Quinlan 90 11 PPL/ ACCORDING TO THEM (643)(S)(T) D Steele 12 10 4 Mr T Greatrex (7) 83 12 -P23 BONDS CONQUEST (14)(BF)(P) J W Mullins 7 10 0 .... Jamie Moore 87 13 P0L3 MIDNIGHT MUSTANG (15) Andrew Martin 9 10 0 .. M Hamill (7) 88 LONG HANDICAP: Bonds Conquest 9-13, Midnight Mustang 9-7. Star Betting: — 5 Lock Towers, 6 Kid Kalanisi, Reblis, 7 Gale Force Oscar, 8 Midnight Mustang, Snowball, 10 others. 2015: Call The Detective 6 11 12, F de Giles 2-1 Fav (A Stronge), 6 ran. STARFORM: KING CHARLIE DANGER: Gale Force Oscar

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STAR TIP 12.00 12.30 1.05 1.40 2.10 2.45 3.20

Money For Nothing Justforjames Dubai Angel Uno Valoroso Copt Hill All For The Best Blottos

GOING: GOOD TO SOFT-GOOD IN PLACES

12.35

Hi Bob Thumb Stone Blues Mahlerdramatic Kilronan Castle Carnaross Hag Stone Helmsley Lad

PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES TRACKFACTS Sharp undulating left-hand track with a run in of 220yds. With eight easy fences and five hurdles per circuit. A severe test of stamina for chasers when the ground is heavy. TOP TRAINERS (with runners) D McCain 64 winners, (24.4% strike rate), -£1.90, Mrs S Smith 31, (14.9%), -£15.70, J M Jefferson 27, (27.3%), +£8.17, M Hammond 26, (16.6%), +£12.25, B Ellison 25, (19.7%), +£2.38

12.00

HANDICAP CHASE

Class 5 (13 fences) 2m

(9 runners)

£3,249

1/1PU1- WORKING TITLE (273)(D,G,S) S Drinkwater 14 11 12 Mr J Drinkwater (7) 89 2 3025-32 MONEY FOR NOTHING (13)(BF)(H,T) Tristan Davidson 7 11 12 J England 95 3 0P0-03R DOWNTOWN BOY (19)(P) R Craggs 8 11 2 ..........................Will Kennedy 86 4 5455L-2 PAMAK D’AIRY (34)(CD,D3,G,S)(P) H Hogarth 13 11 0 ............B Hughes 96 5 -4212PL MISS CONWAY (19)(D,G) M Walford 5 10 12 ............................. J Greenall 99 6 4036615 SPREAD BOY (24)(CD,S) F Murtagh 9 10 6 .......................... L Murtagh (7) 95 7 L4203P4 DUHALLOWCOUNTRY (7)(CD,S)(B) V Thompson 10 10 4 .T Dowson (7) 92 8 33-PPP3 CAPTAIN SHARPE (9)(CD,G,S)(P) Kenny Johnson 8 10 3...G Carson (7) 86 9 L-PUP22 HI BOB (18)(BF,S)(B) Kenneth Slack 8 10 1..............................H Challoner 95 Star Betting: — 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. 2015: Roxyfet 5 10 13, F O’Toole(7) 13-8 Fav (M Hammond), 5 ran. STARFORM: MISS CONWAY DANGER: Money For Nothing

12.30

NOVICES’ HURDLE

Class 4 (10 flights) 2m 4f

(5 runners)

£3,899

1 2232-51 THUMB STONE BLUES (24)(C,S)(T) K Bailey 6 11 5 ................B Hughes 97 2 F23 COUSIN OSCAR (24) D McCain 4 10 12.................................Will Kennedy 79 3 226# INSTANT REPLAY (46) B Ellison 4 10 12 ......................................A P Lane 79 4 3333-41 JUSTFORJAMES (24)(CD,S) M Hammond 7 10 12 ..... Mr Joe Wright (7) 99 5 600 MISS LIZZY LAMB (13) Lucinda Egerton 5 10 5 ................. Dean Pratt (5) 75 Star Betting: — 11-8 Thumb Stone Blues, 13-8 Justforjames, 4 Instant Replay, 10 Cousin Oscar, 66 Miss Lizzy Lamb. 2015: Point The Way 4 10 12, J Reveley 3-1 (B Ellison), 6 ran. STARFORM: THUMB STONE BLUES DANGER: Justforjames

HURDLE 1.05 NOVICES’ Class 4 (8 flights)

2m 1f

(10 runners)

£3,899

1 /2411-1 MAHLERDRAMATIC (30)(D,G,S) B Ellison 6 11 5..............N Moscrop (5) 93 2 41/P4 AFTER TONIIGHT (13)(G) K Reveley 6 10 12 ................ Mr J Dawson (5) 84 3 5-5U14# ASKGARMOR (24) Tristan Davidson 4 10 12 ..............................D Irving (5) 76 4 5-022# DEAR SIRE (24)(H) D McCain 4 10 12 ....................................Will Kennedy 83 5 P040 DRAGONFLI (30) Lucinda Egerton 4 10 12............................Dean Pratt (5) 80 6 22-212 DUBAI ANGEL (30)(BF,S) J M Jefferson 5 10 12 .........................B Hughes 99 7 P-63406 IT’S A LONG STORY (15) Mrs B Butterworth 5 10 12 ..............H Challoner 82 8 /PP-F5P KILLONE (22)(T*) W Coltherd 7 10 12 ............................ Sam Coltherd (7) 54 9 11-6# MICKLEGATE RUN (175)(G,S) G Swinbank 5 10 12 ............C Bewley (3) 93 10 LUP PEN HER IN (208)(H) Kenneth Slack 6 10 5 ..................C McCormack (3) 71 Star Betting: — 5-4 Dubai Angel, 7-4 Mahlerdramatic, 4 Dear Sire, 12 Micklegate Run, 20 After Toniight, 33 Askgarmor, 50 Pen Her In, 100 others. 2015: Barney Dwan 5 11 5, CP Shoemark(3) 1-2 Fav (F O’Brien), 10 ran. STARFORM: DUBAI ANGEL DANGER: Mahlerdramatic

1.40

HANDICAP CHASE

Class 4 (14 fences)

2m 3f

(9 runners)

£5,697

KILRONAN CASTLE (47)(G,S) D McCain 5 11 12................Will Kennedy 99 ATTIMO (15)(CD,S)(P*,T) Sam England 7 11 9........................... J England 95 SERGEANT PINK (F488)(G,S) Mrs D Sayer 10 11 8....C McCormack (3) 91 UNO VALOROSO (259)(S) M Walford 8 11 8................................B Hughes 98 SAFARI JOURNEY (15)(CD,G,S)(P) Lucinda Egerton 12 11 6 Dean Pratt (5) 94 6 B244P40 ROMAN NUMERAL (18)(G) D Thompson 8 10 9 ...........................R Day (5) 87 7 -54PPL5 HAVE YOU HAD YOURS (21)(G,S) Mrs J Walton 10 10 7 Miss A Waugh (7) 87 8 0-2LLPL JEWELLERY (13)(D,G,S)(T) Katie Scott 9 10 1 ................. S Mulqueen (5) 88 9 2L6PLL4 ALCHIMIX (15)(P) M Hammond 6 10 0 .......................... Miss C Walton (3) 87 LONG HANDICAP: Alchimix 9-7. Star Betting: — 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. 2015: My Friend George 9 10 6, H Brooke 4-1 (Kenneth Slack), 7 ran. STARFORM: KILRONAN CASTLE DANGER: Safari Journey 1 2 3 4 5

31-41L3 1-FPP55 3/454R5224PL3215P64

2.10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

HANDICAP HURDLE Class 5 (8 flights)

2m 1f

(14 runners)

£3,249

GRAND ENTERPRISE (18) H Hogarth 6 11 12 ..............................R Day (5) 88 SHY (19)(T) G Charlton 4 11 12 ....................................................J Faltejsek 85 KNOW YOUR NAME (35) D McCain 5 11 12 .................................A P Lane 90 HERECOMESTROUBLE (27)(P*) Lucinda Egerton 9 11 6 .Dean Pratt (5) 90 CARNAROSS (415)(D,G,S) Julia Brooke 7 11 4................ Ross Turner (7) 99 BYRONEGETONEFREE (18) W Coltherd 5 11 1 ........... Sam Coltherd (7) 91 ANTON DOLIN (29)(G) M Mullineaux 8 11 0 ...................... S Mulqueen (5) 86 FOUR MILE BEACH (34)(B) J M Jefferson 3 10 11..... Harry Russell (10) 90 LOCHALSH (18)(G,S)(T) Katie Scott 5 10 8 ............................C Bewley (3) 94 DARK AND DANGEROUS (13)(D,S)(B*) S Waugh 8 10 8 Miss A Waugh (7) 86 11 1342-3P FIDDLER’S FLIGHT (10)(CD2,S)(H) J Norton 10 10 8 ... C McCormack (3) 93 12 333424- COPT HILL (274)(BF,CD,S) Miss T Waggott 8 10 6 .....................B Hughes 90 13 00P05P2 MRS GRASS (9)(D,S)(V) J Haynes 9 10 5 ..............................T Dowson (7) 91 14 PLLL- SCRUTINY (251) Mrs B Butterworth 5 10 4 ................................H Challoner 88 Star Betting: — 3 Carnaross, 4 Copt Hill, 6 Mrs Grass, 7 Grand Enterprise, 8 Four Mile Beach, 10 Lochalsh, 12 Shy, Anton Dolin, 20 others. 2015: Fiddler’s Flight 9 10 11, C McCormack(3) 13-2 (J Norton), 7 ran. STARFORM: FIDDLER’S FLIGHT DANGER: Mrs Grass 6-45L6F 2-40046 400 44P5U/P /04123FP6-060 04U3450 32LL26L L0P4515 /500-P0

PROPERTY SERVICES HANDICAP HURDLE 2.45 WILLS Class 4 (10 flights) 2m 4f (12 runners) £3,899 1 12L1-5P BRUCE ALMIGHTY (44)(D,G,S)(P*) D McCain 5 12 0 ........Will Kennedy 88 2 -230314 HAG STONE (24)(G) Tom Lacey 5 11 12 .........Mr Thomas M O’Brien (7) 91 3 P0P-6P4 BIG WATER (27)(S) G Swinbank 8 11 12 .................................C Bewley (3) 96 4 42LL35/ UN GUET APENS (640)(S)(P) J Ewart 8 11 12 ................Lucy Alexander 87 5 /16LF-5 ADRAKHAN (F16)(G) W Storey 5 11 10 ....................Miss S M Doolan (7) 81 6 34102 ALL FOR THE BEST (26)(S) Robert Stephens 4 11 10 Sam Coltherd (7) 84 7 611L543 GOLD CHAIN (96)(D3,G,S)(P,T) Mrs D Sayer 6 11 9..............H Challoner 88 8 3-00504 BANK BONUS (24)(D2,G)(H) B Ellison 7 11 9 ....................N Moscrop (5) 91 9 21U22-P WESTERN BREEZE (58)(D,G) M Walford 7 11 9 ................J Hamilton (3) 91 10 4-12P04 MR SNOOZY (25)(S)(P) M Walford 7 11 8 ......................... Miss E Todd (7) 92 11 2U-PF61 STILO BLUE NATIVE (34)(C,S) Rebecca Menzies 8 11 2 ..........B Hughes 99 12 4314/6P POLITBUREAU (13)(S)(P*) M Hammond 9 10 8 .......... Miss C Walton (3) 84 Star Betting: — 9-2 Gold Chain, 5 Stilo Blue Native, All For The Best, 13-2 Hag Stone, Mr Snoozy, 8 Bank Bonus, 10 Bruce Almighty, 12 Adrakhan, 14 others. 2015: Divine Port 5 11 10, Jake Greenall 4-1 Fav (G Swinbank), 11 ran. STARFORM: HAG STONE DANGER: Stilo Blue Native

OPEN NH FLAT RACE 3.20 STANDARD Class 6 2m 1f (7 runners)

£1,949

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# HELMSLEY LAD (26) J M Jefferson 5 11 4....................................B Hughes 99 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 Star Betting: — 6-4 Helmsley Lad, 2 Blottos, 5-2 Ballyvic Boru, 16 Fleminator, 25 Out Of Reach, 50 Ma Petit Lumier, 66 Julie’s Lad. 2015: Tomngerry 5 11 4, Megan Carberry(5) 6-4 Fav (B Ellison), 4 ran. STARFORM: BLOTTOS DANGER: Helmsley Lad

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Aces

ROMFORD BAGS CARD 11.03

(A8)

400m

1 2 3 4 5 6

11.19

12.32

11.28

1 2 3 4 5 6

(A6)

400m

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(A5)

400m

1 2 3 4 5 6

5121 CONFIDENT NICKY (NAP) (rl ep) .........24.88 3562 Action Lily (md rl ep)...............................24.68 5135 Fahy Lola (md ep) ..................................24.71 4321 Cos I Can (sa fw) ...................................24.67 3451 Lemming Chloe (wd ep) .........................24.93 2344 Newlawn Kathy (wd ro) ..........................24.87 Star betting: 3 Cos I Can, 7-2 Fahy Lola, Action Lily, 4 Confident Nicky, Newlawn Kathy, 9-2 Lemming Chloe.

11.48

(A1)

400m

1 2 3 4 5 6

11.11 1 2 3 4 5 6

11.34

GET XMAS CRACKING

400m

114 REDHOT HAYLEY (rl ro) .......................24.62 4144 Gable Force (rl ro) ..................................24.73 4526 Swift Hersilia (sa fw) ...............................24.31 4421 Beatabout (md ep).................................24.58 1512 Metro Buddy (wd ep) ..............................24.55 5541 Only Duke (wd sa) ..................................24.63 Star betting: 5-2 Swift Hersilia, 7-2 Metro Buddy, 4 Beatabout, Redhot Hayley, 9-2 Only Duke, 11-2 Gable Force.

344 FREEDOM QUATTRO (sa fw) ...............24.84 4356 Windy Blue Rae (sa fw) ..........................24.91 6463 Ten Of Spades (md ro)...........................24.84 6 61 Bigwood Billy (md fw) .............................24.81 2516 Boyzie (wd ep) ........................................25.10 1164 Gemmas Cookie (wd ro) .......................24.90 Star betting: 3 Bigwood Billy, Gemmas Cookie, 7-2 Freedom Quattro, 4 Boyzie, 9-2 Windy Blue Rae.

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

(A2)

1435 Halls Orient (rl fw)...................................24.93 3661 Forge Magpie (rl ro)................................25.26 4656 Saleen Bluebell (md ro) ..........................24.78 2322 REDWOOD DAZZLER (md ro) ..............24.88 5431 Knockalton Pride (wd ro)......................24.81 1453 Little Kimye (wd ro).................................25.33 Star betting: 5-2 Knockalton Pride, 11-4 Redwood Dazzler, 7-2 Saleen Bluebell, 4 Halls Orient, 11-2 Forge Magpie, 6 Little Kimye.

1 2 3 4 5 6

POOLE LINE-UP

CRAYFORD BAGS CARD 12.18

(A4)

400m

(A8)

380m

6363 Ho Lee Moses (rl ep) ..............................24.16 2256 Peteles Gem (rl ep) ................................23.85 135 WESSIE BEAUTY (ep ro) ......................23.90 55 Cloutem Vic (md ep) .............................24.78 4326 Any Number (wd ro) ...............................23.78 3 25 Mikey Junior (wd ro) ...............................24.15 Star betting: 9-4 Any Number, 3 Wessie Beauty, Peteles Gem, Mikey Junior, 5 Ho Lee Moses, 8 Cloutem Vic.

(A8)

380m

6542 Vics Astra (rl ro)......................................24.54 2551 Dudleys Meilleur (sa fw) .........................24.70 1 Lispole Susie (md ep).............................24.54 4 42 Special Redhot (md ro) ..........................24.59 1122 MARBELLA LILLIE (wd ro) ...................24.70 3222 Young Dream (wd ro) ............................24.61 Star betting: 3 Vics Astra, Young Dream, 7-2 Marbella Lillie, 4 Special Redhot, 9-2 Lispole Susie.

6554 Wil Con Kie (rl ep) ..................................00.00 3545 Jacobs Jet (rl ro).....................................24.14 3 54 Lets Go Again (md fw) ..........................24.30 6335 DEANS CRAIG (ep md) .........................24.20 4156 Drumgower Mist (wd ep) ........................23.93 616 Whitby Boy (wd fw).................................24.04 Star betting: 5-2 Drumgower Mist, 3 Wil Con Kie, Whitby Boy, 4 Deans Craig, 11-2 Jacobs Jet, 8 Lets Go Again.

12.47

11.42

(A3)

400m

1 2 3 4 5 6

(A7)

380m

12.27

5323 Kelva Keegan (rl ep)...............................00.00 131 BELINDAS JETTA (nb) (rl ro) ...............34.59 5 11 Ardrine Arya (sa md) ............................34.37 1145 Chippys Leggit (md ro) ...........................34.24 1516 Unleashthenight (wd ro) .........................34.68 4261 Mercury Pegasus (wd ep) ......................34.61 Star betting: 3 Belindas Jetta, Chippys Leggit, 7-2 Ardrine Arya, Kelva Keegan, 5 Mercury Pegasus, 11-2 Unleashthenight.

12.42

1.04

11.57

1.12

400m

(A7)

380m

3122 RISING BULLET (ep ro) ........................24.11 3352 Rathduff Cat (rl ep) .................................23.96 653 Some Performance (md ep) ...................24.15 3232 Deerpark Tam (md ep) ..........................23.99 2353 Moyar Kewell (wd ro)..............................24.04 6223 Fawkham Porsche (wd ep).....................23.95 Star betting: 3 Rising Bullet, Deerpark Tam, Fawkham Porsche, 7-2 Rathduff Cat.

12.58

(A2)

(A8)

1 2 3 4 5 6

3326 Triangle Heather (rl ro) ...........................23.94 333 Boomtown Vic (rl ro) ...............................24.05 6323 GOODHEARTEDWOMAN (md ep) .......23.75 1566 Gracor Spark (md ep).............................23.98 6434 Anfield Mary (wd ep) ..............................23.85 6512 Besomi Lewis (wd fw) ...........................23.83 Star betting: 3 Goodheartedwoman, Besomi Lewis, 7-2 Triangle Heather, 9-2 Anfield Mary, Boomtown Vic, 5 Gracor Spark.

1 2 3 4 5 6

540m

1 2 3 4 5 6

3611 Ants Lazer (sa ro)..................................24.54 1151 INTREPIDUS (rl ro) ................................24.67 1546 Silver Causeway (md ro) ........................24.81 6554 Dooncaha Boy (sa fw) ............................24.47 1556 Slick Sanya (md ro) ................................24.56 6152 Full Steam Ahead (wd ep) ......................24.61 Star betting: 3 Ants Lazer, 7-2 Dooncaha Boy, 4 Silver Causeway, Full Steam Ahead, 9-2 Slick Sanya, Intrepidus.

1 2 3 4 5 6

(S5)

(A6)

380m

1 Always Popular (sa rl) ............................00.00 2 66 Droopys Jimena (rl ep) ...........................24.48 3 515 Lemming Fitz (md ro) .............................23.75 4 32d1 Quivers Stella (md ro) ...........................23.93 5 2241 Bardarbunga (sa fw) ...............................23.93 6 5113 PURPLE PEG (wd ro) ............................23.77 Star betting: 9-4 Bardarbunga, Purple Peg, 5-2 Lemming Fitz, 7-2 Quivers Stella.

(A5)

380m

6643 Droopys Afton (sa fw) .............................24.44 4233 NANS HARDY BOY (rl ro) .....................24.20 6233 Flemish Status (md ro) .........................24.33 4413 King Jake (md fw)...................................24.56 5564 Droopys Cairns (wd ep)..........................24.76 2513 Suki Mart (wd ep) ...................................24.40 Star betting: 3 Nans Hardy Boy, Flemish Status, 7-2 Suki Mart, 4 Droopys Afton, 9-2 King Jake.

1 2 3 4 5 6

6664 Bibbys Legend (rl sa) .............................24.49 5263 Hes Easy (rl ro) ......................................24.60 4551 Grice Power (md ro) ...............................24.34 5222 CHOSEN WELL (md ro) ........................24.64 5234 Chopchop Arthur (wd ep) .......................24.44 1314 Newlawn Wonder (wd ro) .....................24.50 Star betting: 3 Chopchop Arthur, Newlawn Wonder, 7-2 Grice Power, 9-2 Chosen Well.

1 2 3 4 5 6

252 CROSSFIELD JANET (rl ror).................24.02 5246 Glenside Sky (sa fw) ..............................23.87 6436 Rogue Assassin (md ep) ........................23.87 2621 Ballymac Silk (sa ro) .............................23.93 5453 Suirview Zippy (wd ep) ...........................23.98 5324 Ceroc Blyth (wd ep) ................................23.90 Star betting: 3 Glenside Sky, Rogue Assassin, 7-2 Ballymac Silk, Ceroc Blyth, 9-2 Crossfield Janet.

244 Stunning Willow (sa fw) ..........................23.74 1 15 Small Wishes (ep rl) ..............................23.57 6 35 Unlikely View (md ep).............................23.80 1122 FAWKHAM MERCEDES (sa ro)............23.68 2126 Defiant (wd ro) ........................................23.52 2545 King Pat (wd ep) .....................................23.96 Star betting: 3 Small Wishes, Defiant, 7-2 Fawkham Mercedes, Unlikely View, 9-2 Stunning Willow.

12.04

1.19

12.12

1.27

(S2)

575m

1 2 3 4 5 6

1236 Teachersknowall (rl ro) ...........................36.71 355 Open Tiara (rl ro) ....................................35.70 4263 Miss Dallas (sa fw) ................................35.91 2122 LIMITING (nb) (md ep) ..........................35.98 6344 Underground Vada (wd ro) .....................36.26 1655 Sneezys Saver (wd ro) ...........................36.06 Star betting: 3 Open Tiara, Miss Dallas, Limiting, 4 Underground Vada, 9-2 Sneezys Saver, 6 Teachersknowall.

(A1)

400m

1 2 3 4 5 6

6126 Teejays Tel (rl ep)..................................24.17 4521 PLANET CLAIRE (rl ro) .........................24.22 2545 Halfway To Ricky (md ep) ......................24.28 3612 Dudleys Rocket (md fw) .........................24.22 2234 To Tone Steve (wd ep) ...........................24.22 5342 Burtonlodge Lady (wd ep) ......................24.30 Star betting: 11-4 Teejays Tel, 7-2 Planet Claire, Burtonlodge Lady, 9-2 Dudleys Rocket, To Tone Steve, Halfway To Ricky.

(A6)

380m

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 522 TOMBOY CINDY (sa fw)........................23.74 2 4216 Pesky Ted (rl ep) ...................................23.53 3 1553 Droopys Corona (md ro).........................23.92 4 14 4 Snowdon Jet (md ep) .............................23.78 5 163 Mystical Wizard (wd ro) ..........................23.71 6 423 Shanbally Gizmo (wd ro) ........................23.95 Star betting: 9-4 Pesky Ted, 7-2 Tomboy Cindy, Snowdon Jet, 4 Mystical Wizard, 5 Droopys Corona, 11-2 Shanbally Gizmo.

1 2 3 4 5 6

3.28

4.27

(A3)

380m

1152 Organised Chaos (rl ro) ........................23.44 2425 Swift Thruxton (rl ro) ...............................23.52 111 DROOPYS ANDES (NAP) (md ro) ........23.49 335 Glenrock Dazl (sa fw) .............................23.63 3 42 Droopys Fontana (wd ep) .......................23.64 2345 Jimmy Luckie (wd ro) .............................23.40 Star betting: 3 Organised Chaos, Droopys Andes, Jimmy Luckie, 4 Swift Thruxton, 5 Glenrock Dazl, 11-2 Droopys Fontana.

NEWCASTLE BAGS RUNNERS 1.33

(A7)

480m

1 2 3 4 5 6

2.27

(A4)

480m

(A6)

480m

3621 Cover Me (ep rl) .....................................29.82 3452 Hans Solo (sa fw) ...................................30.01 5553 Ashgrove Mccoy (sa fw) .........................29.95 5432 Highclere Robin (md ro) .......................30.19 3425 Quarterland Samy (wd ep) .....................30.35 6341 ALNWICK TASSY (wd fw) .....................30.03 Star betting: 9-4 Cover Me, 4 Ashgrove Mccoy, Highclere Robin, Alnwick Tassy, 5 Hans Solo.

1 2 3 4 5 6

3156 Queenies Angey (rl ro) ...........................29.56 4344 Darcys Puma (rl ep) ...............................29.50 5211 OLD FORT HARLEY (NAP) (md ep).....29.60 2636 Black Wrap (ep ro) .................................29.65 6131 Shellam Tyra (sa fw) .............................29.70 2143 Queenies Vinny (ep ro) ..........................29.58 Star betting: 5-2 Old Fort Harley, 3 Queenies Vinny, 4 Queenies Angey, 9-2 Shellam Tyra.

1 2 3 4 5 6

5513 KATHNOTTHEBOSS (ep ro) .................29.71 6556 Payday Kitten (sa fw) .............................29.95 1354 Lisnakill Bruno (md fw) ...........................29.72 3423 Steeple Rd Twirl (sa fw)........................30.05 1164 Sunoak Freya (wd ro) .............................29.96 5434 Geordie Cassie (wd ro) ..........................29.88 Star betting: 2 Kathnottheboss, 7-2 Lisnakill Bruno, Geordie Cassie, 4 Payday Kitten.

1 2 3 4 5 6

1.48

2.47

3.48

4.47

(H’cap)

480m

1 2 3 4 5 6

(H’cap)

640m

6251 TARGET ELGIN (7m) (ep h) ..................29.66 1656 Target Katie (6m) (md h) ........................29.38 163 Slaneyside Priya (5m) (md ep) ...............29.90 1351 Fabulous Profit (4m) (fw h)...................29.62 5342 Highclere Swift (3m) (md h)....................29.29 4542 Till Linnet (Scr) (sa wd) ..........................29.35 Star betting: 5-2 Highclere Swift, 3 Target Elgin, 7-2 Fabulous Profit, 4 Till Linnet, 11-2 Slaneyside Priya.

1 2 3 4 5 6

3654 Romeo Alvaro (8m) (ep h) ......................39.35 2565 Target Carla (8m) (ep h).........................39.50 5656 Blastoff Herrera (4m) (fw h) ....................39.40 6536 Pippys Jet (1m) (fw h) ............................39.98 5333 THE MOPPITT (1m) (md h) ...................39.78 2245 Troopers Hero (Scr) (ep h) ...................39.68 Star betting: 5-2 Romeo Alvaro, 7-2 The Moppitt, 4 Target Carla, Troopers Hero, 9-2 Pippys Jet.

1 2 3 4 5 6

2.08

3.07

4.08

(A4)

1 2 3 4 5 6

480m

3316 Sion Winter (sa ro) ................................29.77 1456 Bellmore Bling (rl ep) ..............................29.54 6 61 Oor Millie (md ro)....................................29.49 1643 What Will Be (ep ro) ...............................29.79 4432 GREENWELL GEM (sa fw) ...................29.64 2334 Lilys Mate (wd ro) ...................................29.71 Star betting: 9-4 Oor Millie, 11-4 Lilys Mate, 3 Sion Winter, 9-2 Greenwell Gem, 5 Bellmore Bling. 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 ¬ÊAmore 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

1 2 3 4 5 6

(D2)

290m

233 FANE ADEEKAY (rl ep).........................17.50 3263 Nyla Edson (sa fw) .................................17.41 5513 Dunbar Survivor (md ep) ......................17.67 2625 Canny Make It (md ep) ...........................17.72 1624 Target Scolari (sa fw) .............................17.43 4525 Queenies Bubba (wd ro) ........................17.51 Star betting: 9-4 Nyla Edson, 7-2 Fane Adeekay, Target Scolari.

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

(H’cap)

640m

6426 Air Supply (9m) (ep h) ............................39.83 5544 Lispole Cranky (4m) (fw h) .....................39.48 4415 Oor Alan (4m) (ep h) ..............................39.55 6422 Susie Knows (4m) (fw h) ........................39.91 1152 Missys Pet (2m) (md h) .........................39.62 4241 SHAZABABBAROO (Scr) (fw h) ...........39.54 Star betting: 11-4 Shazababbaroo, 3 Lispole Cranky, 7-2 Air Supply, 4 Oor Alan, 5 Missys Pet.

(A3)

1 2 3 4 5 6

480m

5143 Fridays Mo Chara (rl ro) .........................29.11 1416 Tourbo Misty (rl ep) ................................29.28 5113 SOME EDITION (nb) (sa fw)..................29.30 4116 Daniels Saviour (sa fw) ..........................29.13 2511 Target Razz (ep ro)................................29.35 2115 Amadan Beag (wd ro) ............................29.06 Star betting: 7-4 Amadan Beag, 7-2 Some Edition, 4 Target Razz, 9-2 Fridays Mo Chara.

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 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

89: 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 ¬ÊLondon 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

(A5)

480m

1456 Tubbercurry Ruby (ep ro) .......................29.59 Corrakelly Storm (sa ro) .........................00.00 4215 Woodys Ariana (sa fw) ...........................29.70 4433 Hollow Shadow (md ep) .........................29.72 4141 Target Orla (sa ro) .................................29.66 2131 COLLIERY GUNNER (sa fw) .................29.86 Star betting: 5-2 Target Orla, 11-4 Woodys Ariana, Colliery Gunner, 7-2 Tubbercurry Ruby.

(A7)

480m

1.38

1.58

(A5)

450m

1 2 3 4 5 6

3363 Foulkscourt Dad (ep rl) ...........................27.35 6134 SPRINGWELL MARIO (rl ro) .................27.22 6225 Our Duster (md ep) ...............................27.42 1144 Redhills Zephyr (md ro) ..........................27.72 3626 Tamna Hi (wd ro)....................................27.44 4641 Ide Mitch (wd ep) ....................................27.59 Star betting: 2 Springwell Mario, 7-2 Foulkscourt Dad, Our Duster, 5 Redhills Zephyr, 11-2 others.

2.18

(A3)

450m

1 2 3 4 5 6

231 IDE DOCKET (nb) (rl ep) .......................27.02 5233 Dundee Nancy (rl ep) ............................27.20 2332 Bluebird Dot (sa fw) ................................26.80 3514 Ide I Dont Know (md ro) .........................27.30 6652 Field Panther (wd ep) .............................27.22 3542 Postman Mac (wd ro) .............................27.31 Star betting: 3 Ide Docket, Bluebird Dot, 7-2 Dundee Nancy, 4 Postman Mac, 5 others.

2.37 1 2 3 4 5 6

(A6)

450m

5445 Boderan Rose (rl ep) ..............................27.57 4451 Any Leeway (sa ep)................................27.86 2434 Mardi Mel (md ep) ..................................27.44 6322 MATCHING MAC (md ep) .....................27.64 6332 Away Day Mammy (wd fw) ...................27.72 6456 Coolykereen Hype (wd ro)......................27.44 Star betting: 11-4 Mardi Mel, 3 Boderan Rose.

2.57

(A4)

450m

1 2 3 4 5 6

1456 Ballydaniel Moon (sa fw) ........................27.29 1621 Ide St John (rl ro) ..................................27.44 1566 Firpits Bill (md ro) ...................................27.39 6223 SHANBALLY FLY (md ro) .....................27.44 4336 Satin Eagle (sa ro)..................................27.36 4146 Exceptformondays (sa fw) ......................27.53 Star betting: 3 Ballydaniel Moon, 7-2 Shanbally Fly, Satin Eagle, Exceptformondays, 9-2 others.

3.17

(A2)

450m

1 2 3 4 5 6

6613 Chancy Chappie (rl ep) ..........................27.07 2165 Silver Ripple (rl ro)..................................27.20 4411 ELLEN N GRACE (md ro) .....................27.41 3146 Roaming Garcia (md ro) .........................27.05 1414 Michelle Lad (sa ro) ..............................27.17 1634 Our Black Dream (wd ro)........................27.21 Star betting: 11-4 Chancy Chappie, 7-2 Roaming Garcia, Michelle Lad, 4 Silver Ripple, 9-2 others.

3.38 1 2 3 4 5 6

°OLD FORT HARLEY (2.27) looks the best bet on the card. He is on a hat-trick and up against only one recent winner. °SHAZABABBAROO (3.48) should win his handicap, despite giving distance to his rivals.

4.18

1 2 3 4 5 6

(A5)

450m

4563 Bound Tobe High (rl ro) ..........................27.43 3134 IDE RYR (sa fw) .....................................27.49 3566 Glenbrenton Lad (md ro) ........................27.68 6555 Group Kawasaki (md fw) ........................27.35 6315 Liberty Boy (wd ro) ...............................27.74 1356 Scooby Star (wd ep) ...............................27.59 Star betting: 5-2 Ide Ryr, 3 Group Kawasaki,.

3.58

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 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

450m

3353 Janet Louise (sa ro) ..............................28.19 4516 Ide Classic (rl ep) ...................................28.05 5624 Redhills Strauss (md ro) .........................28.32 5235 FAIRHILL DAN (md ro)..........................28.23 3653 Seven Is Lucky (wd ro) ...........................28.29 5456 Millwards Lily (ep wd) .............................28.24 Star betting: 9-4 Ide Classic, Fairhill Dan, 7-2 Janet Louise, 6 others.

1 2 3 4 5 6

1365 Photoflash (rl ro) .....................................30.08 5556 Woodys Aurora (ep ro) ...........................29.90 1144 Tubbercurry Kay (md ro) ......................30.07 526 Swift Regent (md ro) ..............................30.44 435 Romeo Duke (wd ro) ..............................30.01 4152 QUEENIES HI (wd ro) ............................30.10 Star betting: 3 Photoflash, Woodys Aurora, 7-2 Tubbercurry Kay, Romeo Duke, 9-2 Queenies Hi.

(A8)

1 2 3 4 5 6

(A4)

450m

5541 Spoton Rosefinch (rl ro) .........................27.57 3464 Whitemount Dawn (sa fw) ......................27.49 1625 Cooneen Benji (sa fw) ............................27.54 5513 Springwell Wells (md ro) ........................27.49 6314 Galtee Spirit (sa fw) ..............................27.12 2114 SEAVIEW JASPER (wd ro) ...................27.48 Star betting: 2 Galtee Spirit, 3 Seaview Jasper

(A3)

450m

1 2 3 4 5 6

2634 Spoton Goldfinch (rl ro) ..........................27.42 5113 IDE RUBY ROO (NAP) (rl ep)................27.37 3253 Rivermoor Holly (md ro) .........................27.24 5541 Shellgrove Clint (md ep) .........................27.36 4125 Nutbrown Nellie (ep ro) ........................27.26 4655 Blue Haste (wd ro)..................................27.20 Star betting: 3 Nutbrown Nellie, Blue Haste, 7-2 Ide Ruby Roo, Rivermoor Holly, 5 others.

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 ¬Three horses to note today

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Star Bets THE NEW ONE (2.40 Kempton) seemed revitalised with front-running tactics when scoring at Cheltenham and with another small ﬁeld on Boxing Day he might be able to dictate the pace again. The Nigel Twiston-Davies yard is in good form and with question marks over his rivals he appears the value in the Christmas Hurdle. MIKE SHINNERS

THERE are three televised Christmas crackers in the Sky Bet Championship, starting with Newcastle and Sheffield Wednesday’s Boxing Day clash. Title favourites Newcastle are 8-13 to claim a fifth win in seven matches against their in-form visitors at St James’ Park. The South Yorkshire side moved up to sixth in the table with last week’s derby victory against Rotherham – their third win in the last four matches. Three of Newcastle’s five defeats have come at home and Wednesday look a decent price at 19-4 to dampen the Magpies’ festive celebrations. But I can’t ignore Dwight Gayle at the moment. His four goals in the last three

Steve Bramley COLUMN

matches make him an irresistible bet to score in a Toon win at our 11-8. Second place Brighton are 8-15 favourites to keep the pressure on Rafa Benitez’s men with victory over Ian Holloway’s QPR, who are 5-1 in Tuesday’s Sky lunchtime clash. The Seagulls are on

a 14-match unbeaten run and show no sign of slipping up. Brighton have won the last three meetings with the R’s to nil, and with Glenn Murray in great form, I think they’ll extend that run to four at 11-8 and expect Murray to get the opener at 3-1 Derby (7-10) are another team in a rich seam of form and can see off 17-4 Birmingham on Tuesday. Last week’s draw at Fulham halted a seven-match winning run for Steve McClaren’s men

3-10 15-8 4-11 9-1 6-4 1-4 1-5 9-5 8-5 5-4

1-3 21-10 2-5 17-2 7-5 3-10 1-4 15-8 13-8 27-20

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1-3 19-10 4-11 17-2 7-5 2-7 2-9 15-8 6-4 13-10

7-20 19-1 2-5 15-2 6-4 1-3 1-4 15-8 8-5 13-10

2-7 17-10 4-11 8-1 6-4 1-3 1-4 9-5 13-8 13-10

1-3 21-10 4-11 9-1 6-4 2-7 2-9 19-10 8-5 11-8

4-6 8-11 13-20 4-6 11-10 11-8 23-20 5-4 23-20 6-5 23-20 21-20 8-15 4-6 4-7 6-10 13-20 8-11 4-6 8-11 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 2-1 7-4 2-1 2-1 4-6 8-13 4-6 4-6 11-8 7-5 6-4 6-4 17-10 17-10 9-5 13-8 15-8 13-8 2-1 13-10 6-5 11-8 5-4 13-10

8-13 4-6 Evs 23-20 10-11 6-5 8-15 11-20 8-13 4-6 7-10 4-5 19-10 2-1 8-13 4-6 7-5 29-20 8-5 9-5 9-5 2-1 21-20 5-4

4-9 4-7 23-20 13-10 3-4 5-6 4-6 1-6 3-4 Evs 11-10 11-10 21-20 11-10 2-4 10-11 6-4 13-8 3-5 4-6 4-11 1-2 6-5 7-5

1-2 23-20 4-5 7-10 3-4 21-20 21-20 4-5 6-4 13-20 2-5 13-10

1-2 13-10 17-20 8-11 4-5 6-5 23-20 5-6 11-8 8-13 4-9 23-20

2-5 Evs 4-6 8-13 8-13 Evs 10-11 4-6 6-5 8-15 2-5 21-20

1-2 6-5 4-5 4-6 8-11 11-10 23-10 5-6 31-20 13-20 2-5 13-10

Evs 5-4 11-4 11-4 13-10 5-4 13-5 2-1 Evs 13-8 17-20 Evs 3-4 5-6 14-5 3-1 14-5 5-2 21-20 11-10 13-10 13-8 11-8 13-10

11-10 13-5 5-4 5-2 Evs 20-21 3-4 3-1 13-5 21-20 7-5 7-5

23-20 11-4 13-10 11-5 21-20 19-20 17-20 11-4 5-2 Evs 11-8 29-20

Evs 5-2 5-4 11-5 Evs 5-6 3-4 11-4 13-5 Evs 23-20 13-10

23-20 27-10 13-10 5-2 21-20 19-20 4-5 3-1 13-5 11-10 11-8 29-20

14-1 14-1 2-5 2-5

12-1 12-1 4-9 4-9

14-1 4-11

14-1 9-20

21-20 11-10 4-9 4-9 1-3 4-11 11-10 5-4 15-8 2-1

11-10 10-21 4-11 5-4 15-8

21-20 4-9 4-11 6-5 2-1

Evs 11-10 2-5 4-9 3-10 4-11 11-10 6-5 15-8 19-10

Evs 11-10 13-20 8-13 4-11 4-11 6-4 13-8 8-15 4-6

23-20 8-13 4-11 31-20 8-13

23-20 11-10 23-20 4-6 8-13 13-20 2-5 1-3 2-5 6-4 13-8 8-5 4-6 4-7 13-20

11-10 21-20 11-10 23-20 Evs 23-20 12-5 21-10 21-10 9-4 9-4 11-5 5-4 6-5 5-4 5-4 11-10 5-4 4-6 8-11 3-4 8-11 4-6 3-4

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8-1 29-20 7-1 3-10 7-4 10-1 12-1 6-4 9-5 11-5

17-2 31-20 8-1 1-3 2-1 10-1 12-1 8-5 9-5 11-5

17-2 6-4 15-2 3-10 19-10 9-1 14-1 6-4 17-10 21-10

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9-1 17-10 7-1 7-20 19-10 8-1 14-1 8-5 17-10 11-5

9-1 13-8 15-2 1-3 17-10 8-1 11-1 6-4 17-10 21-10

9-1 13-8 8-1 1-3 2-1 11-1 12-1 13-8 9-5 9-4

17-4 23-10 23-10 19-4 4-1 10-3 13-10 4-1 2-1 6-4 11-8 11-5

7-2 19-10 9-4 4-1 7-2 3-1 6-4 9-2 9-5 13-8 13-8 19-10

9-2 11-5 23-10 5-1 9-2 7-2 13-10 9-2 2-1 6-4 13-10 21-10

9-2 11-5 5-2 5-1 4-1 18-5 11-8 9-2 19-10 17-10 29-20 21-10

4-1 12-5 5-2 9-2 7-2 7-2 5-4 4-1 13-8 7-5 5-4 9-4

9-2 23-10 9-4 11-2 22-5 18-5 11-8 9-2 2-1 6-4 11-8 11-5

11-2 23-10 10-3 4-1 10-3 12-5 5-2 10-3 7-4 17-4 7-1 21-10

5-1 2-1 10-3 7-2 11-4 12-5 12-5 3-1 13-8 4-1 6-1 9-5

6-1 6-1 11-2 11-2 12-5 21-10 9-4 23-10 10-3 3-1 16-5 17-5 15-4 18-5 7-2 4-1 15-4 16-5 10-3 7-2 5-2 23-10 9-4 5-2 12-5 9-4 12-5 12-5 3-1 3-1 16-5 31-10 9-5 19-10 9-5 7-4 17-4 4-1 9-2 4-1 15-2 13-2 5-1 7-1 2-1 9-4 2-1 2-1

13-5 19-20 2-1 Evs 13-5 3-1 10-3 10-11 19-20 23-10 2-1 15-8

2-1 19-20 2-1 5-4 13-8 11-4 10-3 10-11 21-20 12-5 13-8 2-1

12-5 20-21 21-10 21-20 13-5 14-5 7-2 10-11 20-21 13-5 19-10 19-10

23-10 Evs 21-10 6-5 5-2 11-4 3-1 Evs Evs 14-5 15-8 19-10

But he is marginally the favourite at 5-4 to gain backto-back victories. It’s a bold move to run 11-8 chance Thistlecrack as he could have tackled the less demanding Feltham Chase for novices on the same card. Be sure to take advantage of our happy hour between 11am and noon when we will be top price Thistlecrack. Our ambassador Nicky Henderson saddles 14-1 shot Josses Hill who was supplemented at a cost of £10,000 and the master of Seven Barrows is realistic about his chances in his exclusive Stan James Roadtocheltenham.com blog. In it he also has all the latest news on Arkle favourite Altior who is odds-on but should win Tuesday’s Wayward Lad Novices Chase at the Sunbury track. Yanworth is on the StanJames.com Champion Hurdle trail in the Boxing Day

1-5 13-2

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23-10 5-2 13-5 5-2 11-2 11-2 6-1 11-2 15-2 8-1 8-1 15-2 2-1 21-10 23-10 11-5 Evs 7-5 13-10 5-4

5-2 6-1 8-1 9-4 11-8

9-4 12-5 10-11 Evs 9-5 2-1 21-20 11-10 23-10 5-2 13-5 29-10 3-1 17-5 5-6 37-40 10-11 Evs 2-1 5-2 2-1 2-1 7-4 19-10

13-5 21-10 11-5 9-4 23-10 23-10 17-4 18-5 9-2 15-4 4-1 22-5 8-1 7-1 7-1 13-2 7-1 8-1 13-10 7-5 7-5 13-10 7-5 11-8 17-4 3-1 4-1 15-4 4-1 19-5 12-5 11-10 2-1 4-1

21-10 23-10 11-5 23-10 23-10 11-10 6-5 23-20 11-10 5-4 15-8 2-1 19-10 21-10 21-10 11-4 10-3 10-3 7-2 18-5

ODDS SHOWN ARE BEST AVAILABLE AT TIME OF GOING TO PRESS. How to read the fixed odds (left to right): Best odds for home win; pools number; last three home results, most recent on right; middle column - best price draw; last three away results, most recent on right; best odds for away win.

MAKE sure you save Brett Williams on enough room for the the festive racing festive feast with the King George VI Chase taking centre stage Christmas Hurdle and will be on Boxing Day. favourite to beat The New Last year’s winner Cue Card faces stern opposition from his stablemate Thistlecrack at Kempton.

last year’s King George

trip from Ireland worthwhile. Back to Yorkshire and top weight Solomn Grundy can score for Neil Mulholland after winning last time. In the ﬁnale, go for Dan Skelton’s Spiritofthegames who ran well in a decent contest at Cheltenham.

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE DWW............. Arsenal 9-2 West Brom ....WDL WLW .............Burnley 11-5 Middlesbrough DDL WWW ............Chelsea 4-1 Bournemouth WLL WDD ....................Hull 19-4 Man City .......WWL LDW ............Leicester 12-5 Everton ........... LLL WWD.......... Liverpool 5-1 Stoke .............DWL DDW ............ Man Utd 11-2 Sunderland ...WLL DWW... Southampton 23-10 Tottenham ......DLL LWW ...........Swansea 5-2 West Ham...... LDD WLW .............Watford 12-5 Crystal Pal .....LLD SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 33 WWW .......Aston Villa 11-4 Burton Albion LDL 34 DLW ............ Barnsley 5-2 Blackburn......LWL 35 LLW ...........Brentford 5-2 Cardiff.............LLD T DWW........... Brighton 16-5 QPR ................DLL T WWW ............... Derby 14-5 Birmingham ..DWL 36 DLW ..... Huddersfield 27-10 Nottm Forest WWL 37 LWD .............. Ipswich 12-5 Fulham ..........WLD 38 WLW .........Newcastle 14-5 Sheff Wed .....DWL 39 DDW .............Preston 12-5 Leeds ............WWL 40 WWW ........... Reading 12-5 Norwich .......... LLL 41 LLW ........ Rotherham 12-5 Wigan ............DWL 42 LLD ................Wolves 12-5 Bristol City ..... LLL SKY BET LEAGUE ONE 43 WWW ..............Bolton 7-2 Shrewsbury...LLW 44 WWD........... Bradford 12-5 Scunthorpe ..WWL 45 DLW ........ Bristol Rov 11-4 Coventry......... LLL 46 WWW ........Fleetwood 3-1 Bury ................ LLL 47 WDL ...............Millwall 3-1 Swindon .........LDL 48 DLW ............MK Dons 5-2 Charlton ........LWD 49 WWD........Oxford Utd 5-2 Northampton LLW M WLW ......... Peterboro 29-10 Gillingham.....WLL M WDL ............Port Vale 12-5 Walsall ...........LWL M WWW ......... Rochdale 16-5 Chesterfield ..LWL M WLW .......... Sheff Utd 15-4 Oldham .......... LDD M WDW..........Southend 5-2 Wimbledon .... DDL SKY BET LEAGUE TWO M DLL ........Cheltenham 5-2 Barnet .......... DWW M LWL .................Crewe 13-5 Carlisle .......... LDD M DDL..............Grimsby 5-2 Accrington ..... LLL M WWL .........Hartlepool 5-2 Blackpool .....WLW M LLW ............Leyton O 13-5 Crawley TownLLW M WLD ................. Luton 13-5 Colchester.....LWD M WWD..........Mansfield 11-4 Morecambe ....DLL M WLL Newport County 13-5 Portsmouth . DWW M LLL ............. Notts Co 13-5 Doncaster.....WWL M LLW ...........Plymouth 13-5 Wycombe ....WWW M DLL .......... Stevenage 12-5 Cambridge UWWW M WWL ................Yeovil 12-5 Exeter ...........LWW LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP 1 DDL.............Hamilton 11-2 Celtic ...........WWW 2 WWW ...........Rangers 7-2 Inverness CT .LLD LADBROKES SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP 3 LLL ...................... Ayr 5-2 Dumbarton ...WWL 4 WWW ..... Dundee Utd 7-2 St Mirren .......LLW 5 DWW..........Hibernian 15-4 Raith .............. DDL 6 WDD .............. Morton 13-5 Queen of Sth..LLD M DDW ..... Dunfermline 5-2 Falkirk............DWL LADBROKES SCOTTISH LEAGUE ONE 7 LWL ................ Albion 5-2 East Fife .......LWW 8 WDD ..................Alloa 3-1 Brechin ..........WLL 9 WLW ........ Livingston 15-4 Qn’s Park .... WWD 10 LWL ........... Stranraer 13-5 Airdrieonians WWL M LLD ...........Peterhead 7-2 Stenhsmuir ...LLW LADBROKES SCOTTISH LEAGUE TWO 11 LWW .Annan Athletic 13-5 Berwick .......... LLL 12 WWL ...Cowdenbeath 5-2 Arbroath ...... WDW 13 LDW ........... Montrose 11-4 Stirling ...........WLL M WLW ................Forfar 3-1 Clyde .............. LLL 25 26 27 28 29 T 30 W 31 32

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Wetherby 1.15 Chilli Romance Kempton 1.30 Max Ward Wetherby 1.50 Our Kaempfer Kempton 2.05 Anibale Fly Wetherby 2.25 Solomn Grundy Kempton 3.45 Spiritofthegames

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while Birmingham are still coming to terms with the sacking of Gary Rowett. There’s value in backing the Rams to win by exactly one goal at 5-2.

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Try the Max factor HOW would you like to celebrate Christmas with a £500,000 windfall? It could be yours in the Boxing Day Scoop6, plus Fred is offering £100,000 for an individual Betfred or totepool winner. We start at Wetherby where Fergal O’Brien can score with Chilli Romance who ran well at Bangor and steps up in trip. At Kempton, try impressive Huntingdon scorer Max Ward who will appreciate returning to handicaps after chasing Altior’s tail last time. In the Rowland Meyrick at Wetherby, the selection is the potentially well treated Our Kaempfer who can land this good prize for Charlie Longsdon. Next is Grade One action at Kempton where Anibale Fly, who was second at Fairyhouse, can make the

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Gayle to call the Toon in almighty clash The

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One, Ch’tibello and My Tent Or Yours. It is disappointing that Vroum Vroum Mag has not been declared. With Faugheen and Annie Power seemingly in hiding, she may have emerged as her owner’s main Champion Hurdle candidate. Native River heads the market at 5-1 for the Welsh National at Chepstow on Tuesday and adds class to a race that is often a real slog. But he had a hard race at Newbury, so Kerry Lee’s Bishops Road looks a lively alternative having been primed for this assignment. He has been backed into 16-1 as has Vyta Du Roc. We have laid a few shrewd bets on the grey who may give Nicky Henderson a ﬁrst win in the marathon contest. At Leopardstown on Tuesday, Min takes on Identity Thief while Valseur Lido and Djakadam go head-to-head in a compelling renewal of the Lexus Chase on Wednesday. After this feast, there will certainly be no room for Christmas pudding!

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Yanworth (2.40 Kempton). The Ascot Hurdle form is solid and the way he won suggested the drop back to 2m may suit.

Jenkins (12.55 Kempton) looked good at Newbury and can cement his place at the head of the Sky Bet Supreme market.

Yanworth has not run over the minimum trip for 12 months but he can take the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton (2.40).

Valseur Lido (3.00 Leopardstown) in the Lexus Chase on Wednesday.

In the Welsh National (2.40 Chepstow), Vyta Du Roc is overpriced to win the Chepstow showpiece.

Lisheen Prince could be well treated for his handicap debut in the last at Kempton (3.45).

Bishops Road (2.40 Chepstow) should ﬁnish in the money in the Welsh Grand National on Tuesday.

Our Kaempfer (1.50 Wetherby). ...and your best each-way Three good efforts in novice chases but can take his form to a racing tip? new level in big-ﬁeld handicaps. Give us a King George Tricast?

Thistlecrack – Cue Card – Tea For Two.

Thistlecrack – Josses Hill – Cue Card.

What is your top football bet this weekend?

Watford can take the London derby against managerless Palace. The Hornets have only lost three at home.

Leicester look overpriced at home to beat Everton.

I like this new-look Fulham and they can win at Ipswich.

Arsenal to win with both teams to score at 9-5 looks a decent bet.

...and give us a weekend football yankee?

Watford, Huddersﬁeld, Southend and Portsmouth to win.

Leicester, Man Utd, Southend and Bolton to win.

Fulham, Leicester, Swansea and Palace all to win.

Arsenal, Manchester United, Leicester and West Ham all to win.

What is your top bet in other events?

Mark Webster can see off Mensur Suljovic in their second round clash in the PDC event at Ally Pally. Take the 7-4.

In NFL, Dallas can cover the 6.5 point handicap against a struggling Detroit.

The Steelers -5.5 points against the Ravens on Christmas night in NFL.

Captain Steve Smith at 5-2 to be top Australian batsman in the second test against Pakistan on Boxing Day in Melbourne.

And your special offer for this week?

We will be boosting Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd all to win to 6-4 (from even-money) for a limited time only.

Sky Bet are money back the 2nd or 3rd in the 1.30 at Kempton on Boxing Day.

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On Boxing Day we’ll be top price Thistlecrack between 11am and noon and from 10am go top price all runners in 1.30 at Kempton.

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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Star Bets Fabregas to inspire the Blues The

Dale Tempest COLUMN

IT could be a bleak Boxing Day for bookies as punters pile in on the Premier League’s big guns. Man City are just 1-3 for the trip to Hull while Arsenal are warm orders at home to West Brom. The draw at HT and the Gunners to win the match at 3-1 appeals. Chelsea will be without both Diego Costa and N’Golo Kante but should still have enough to overcome Bournemouth with Cesc Fabregas (below) pulling the strings. Back the Blues to win by exactly one goal at Sky Bet’s 11-4. The consistency and distribution of Michael Carrick has been key to the improvement shown by Manchester Utd and they are 2-9 to defeat Sunderland at Old Trafford. We are not going to get rich at that price, so take Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score the first goal at our 11-4. Burnley are not one of the division’s big-hitters but they have won five at Turf Moor, and against a Middlesbrough side who fail to convince on the road, the Clarets look good at 2-1. Elsewhere the value lies in going with the draw. Watford have not won on Boxing Day for 30 years and may have to settle for the 23-10 draw at home to managerless Crystal Palace, who have only won twice away from Selhurst Park in 19 matches. Leicester have not kept a clean sheet in 10 and take on an Everton side who have lost their last four away. Neither side will want to lose, so take our 12-5 for the draw. The last three games between Swansea and West Ham have ended level and the draw has to be backed again at our 5-2. The Hammers were lucky to beat Hull last weekend and Swansea will want to bounce back from their poor show at Boro. On Tuesday night, Liverpool are 30-100 to beat Stoke at Anfield but the best bet is to back both Sadio Mane at 9-2 and James Milner at 9-1 to score the opening goal.

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AT the start of the week, Alan Pardew was 15-8 with Sky Bet to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job. Punters who took that price collected on Wednesday when he was dismissed as Crystal Palace manager after almost two years at the helm.

Pardew’s departure certainly adds spice to Boxing Day’s opening game as the Eagles travel to Watford. Both are in the bottom half of the table and neither will want to lose, which makes BetVictor’s 12-5 about a draw appealing. Palace have just one victory to their name in three months and Watford have lost four of their last ﬁve. Hornets hitman Troy Deeney is one strike away from netting 100 goals for his side and I’m taking him to score ﬁrst at BetVictor’s 15-2.

Defend Expect the home side to take the game to the visitors and exploit Palace’s weaknesses at set-pieces. But back the Eagles to respond, especially on the counter-attack where they can be dangerous. Christian Benteke has to be backed at Sky Bet’s 5-1 to get the last goal of the game and the 1-1 scoreline appeals at the 6-1 available with BetVictor. Another match where goals may be in short supply is Swansea against West Ham. The Hammers edged past Hull last time and the Swans will want to defend better than they did at Middlesbrough. Under 2.5 goals at the 21-20 on offer with StanJames.com and Betfred looks the place to be although I’m taking West Ham to claim three points at the 13-8 available with the same ﬁrms. Slaven Bilic’s side should enjoy playing away from the London Stadium and a 1-0 victory for the Hammers at BetVictor’s 15-2 is the suggested wager. Allen’s Acca is for Chelsea and both Manchester clubs to win. The Blues should beat Bournemouth while United have found their form and are fancied against visitors Sunderland. City need all three points at Hull to keep the pressure on the top two.

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no signs of improving as they sit rooted to the foot of the table. Injuries to key players have also hindered any progress and with Fernandinho returning to Man City’s side I can only see one outcome. But with Hull finding the net in their last four home games, back Man City to win and both teams to score at 7-4. The best game could be in the Championship as Newcastle host Sheffield Wednesday with both sides having designs on the Premier League next season. The Magpies have bagged their last nine available points, while the Owls have won four of their last five. It should be tight and a low scoring draw is the way to play by coupling 0-0 and 1-1 together for a 16-5 payout.

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JAMIE VARDY starts his three-match ban after Leicester failed in their appeal against the red card he picked up at Stoke last Saturday. Robert Huth and Christian Fuchs are also suspended but Danny Drinkwater could return after a knee injury. EVERTON midﬁelder James McCarthy will miss out with a hamstring problem. Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, forced off in the Merseyside derby with a dead leg, will not be considered unless he can train tomorrow. Captain Phil Jagielka returns. Last season: Leicester 3 Everton 1. Top scorers: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) 7; Romelu Lukaku (Everton) 9. Referee: Stuart Attwell.

D8E LE@K<; m JLE;<IC8E; UNITED should have Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly back. Armenian playmaker Mkhitaryan has missed two games with an ankle injury while centre-back Bailly (knee) was injured against Crystal Palace. Boss Full-back Luke Shaw is the only absentee. ADNAN JANUZAJ will sit out the clash with his parent club. He will be joined by Jan Kirchhoff, who has had knee surgery and will be out for 12 weeks. Defenders Billy Jones (hip) and Javier Manquillo (hamstring) and midﬁelder Steven Pienaar (calf) have returned to training. Last season: Man Utd 3 Sunderland 0. Top scorers: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man Utd) 16; Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) 8. Referee: Martin Atkinson.

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think they should win it to make it 12 in a row. They should beat Stoke on New Year’s Eve too and have a chance to break the record for a single season at Tottenham. That is a different game altogether because of how much the two teams hate each other. They will not want Chelsea to do it there. But everybody seems to do it at Spurs. Arsenal won the league there enough times. The record doesn’t mean much unless you win the league, though. That’s what great teams do. If Chelsea want to be remembered as a great team they will have to win the league. And I think there’s a danger they could hit a brick wall before the end of the season. Conte’s system only works because Chelsea are only playing once a week. His wing-backs have to get through so much work and they couldn’t do it playing three times every week. Being out of Europe has really helped them. It means they’ve had time to work on the three at the back every week in training – and it shows.

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JN8EJ<8 m N<JK ?8D SWANSEA have broken-toe victims Federico Fernandez and Ki Sung-yueng available. Fernandez could return in central defence after the Swans conceded six goals in defeats at West Brom and Middlesbrough. Ki might be on the bench. WEST HAM will be without Diafra Sakho after boss Slaven Bilic conﬁrmed the striker could be out for six to eight weeks due to a back injury. Pedro Obiang is suspended and Reece Oxford (ankle), Simone Zaza (knee) and James Collins (muscle) are out. Last season: Swansea 0 West Ham 0 Top scorers: Leroy Fer, Gylﬁ Sigurdsson (Swansea); Michail Antonio (West Ham) 7. Referee: Andre Marriner.

Protect Manchester City tried to match up and play the same way against them but you could tell how little they had trained with that system by how much Pep Guardiola was on at them from the touchline. He was constantly telling his players where to go because they had not had enough time to work on it. I don’t think Conte had any choice about switching to three at the back. He worked out his back four weren’t good enough and found a way to protect them and make Chelsea more solid. But I think that they should go out and buy in January, if only because they need to plan ahead for next season. Whether they win the league or not they will ﬁnd it much tougher because they will almost certainly be in Europe. Conte will need players who can come in and deputise for his wing-backs because he won’t be able to play Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso every week – and he should bring those players in now. Chelsea are in a great position to go out and buy a couple of big players to freshen it up and keep everyone on their toes. It could be the difference between success or failure, whether they break the record or not.

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98IEJC<P m 9C8:B9LIE AIDY WHITE (glute) may be back for Barnsley after being sidelined since mid-September. Head coach Paul Heckingbottom has no new injury or suspension worries, but Adam Hammill is banned. Blackburn’s Charlie Mulgrew and Corry Evans (both groin) are expected to be ﬁt. Jason Lowe is suspended, but Gordon Greer returns from a ban.

9I<EK=FI; m :8I;@== BRENTFORD are set to stick with three at the back for the Grifﬁn Park clash. Boss Dean Smith is keen to continue with the switch. Josh McEachran (foot) and Sullay Kaikai (leg) are pushing for starts. Cardiff’s Sol Bamba misses out through suspension, but Anthony Pilkington (back) should be ﬁt. The game may come too early for Jazz Richards (foot).

?L;;<IJ=@<C; m EFKKD =FI<JK HUDDERSFIELD’S Mark Hudson is closing in on a return to action after missing the last four games due to a hamstring injury. Boss David Wagner has no new injury or suspension problems. Forest are expected to have Britt Assombalonga and Nicklas Bendtner (both hamstring) back available, but Damien Perquis (jaw) is a doubt.

@GJN@:? m =LC?8D IPSWICH boss Mick McCarthy will be without several key men including Jonny Williams (shoulder). Fulham must do without Chelsea loanee Tomas Kalas (hamstring). Striker Chris Martin (right) should return to lead the line after missing the Derby clash through ineligibility. Scott Parker continues to wait for his ﬁrst start since October.

E<N:8JKC< m J?<== N<; NEWCASTLE will be without Jonjo Shelvey after he was handed a five-game ban. Manager Rafael Benitez otherwise has no fresh selection issues. Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri will return to contention after serving his three-game ban. Almen Abdi (shoulder) will be assessed, but Barry Bannan (foot) and Kieran Lee are both expected to be fit.

GI<JKFE m C<<;J JERMAINE BECKFORD is unlikely to be recalled by Simon Grayson as the pair host former club Leeds. Beckford is available again after suspension, along with Eoin Doyle. Leeds are hopeful Chris Wood (hamstring) will be available. Eunan O’Kane (groin) and Charlie Taylor (Achilles) will be assessed.

I<8;@E> m EFIN@:? READING manager Jaap Stam has Danny Williams available following suspension, while John Swift is also hopeful of a return after a recent ankle injury. Under-ﬁre Norwich manager Alex Neil is expected to make changes, with midﬁelders Alex Tettey and Steven Naismith pushing for starts. Matt Jarvis (knee) could be involved over the festive period.

BENITEZ IN SHELJonjoHOLE irreplaceable RAFA BENITEZ fears Jonjo Shelvey’s ﬁvegame ban will leave a massive void in his Newcastle side.

The midfielder is ruled out until mid-January after being found guilty of racially abusing Wolves’ Moroccan ace Romain Saiss. Shelvey, 24, still says he is innocent but accepted his punishment, which includes a £100,000 fine. He has been one of Newcastle’s stand-out performers this season and boss Benitez admits he has no like-for-like replacement. So he will choose between Jack Colback or Cheick Tiote to face Sheffield Wednesday at St James’ Park on Monday. But he will consider changing his system to accommodate for the loss of his most creative player. “It will be different,” he said. “I cannot hide the fact. But we have options and I have confidence

in the squad. We can use different players but the kind Jonjo is, and the quality he has in terms of dictating the tempo of the game, we do not have this available. “We need to find players who can cope with this situation. “We can use different players or we can change the system and play with another formation or another style of football with the same intensity and the same ideas. “I will tell you how big a loss he is after the five matches.” Colback has been sidelined after suffering blurred vision but is now training again. Tiote will be considered even though he is lacking match fitness

and could be leaving the club next month with his contract due to run out in the summer. Newcastle are a point ahead of second-placed Brighton going into the Boxing Day programme and nine clear of third-placed Reading. Benitez added: “We are doing well but we can still improve.” Three Wolves players accused Shelvey of verbally abusing Saiss. Details of last week’s hearing were released yesterday. Dominic Iorfa told the hearing Shelvey said, “You Arab c***” and, “You Arab pr***”. Matt Doherty heard him say, “Moroccan pr***” and “Arab c***” and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson heard, “Smelly Arab c***.”

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IFK?<I?8D m N@>8E ROTHERHAM’S Richard Wood (suspension) and Izzy Brown (hamstring) are available. Lee Camp, Jonson Clarke-Harris (both knee) and Greg Halford (ankle) continue to miss out. Wigan boss Warren Joyce looks set to be without Nick Powell (hamstring), Donervon Daniels (knee) and Alex Gilbey (ankle) as their injuries mount.

NFCM<J m 9I@JKFC :@KP WOLVES’ Prince Oniangue could be set for his ﬁrst appearance for two months after a groin injury, while Mike Williamson is also nearing a return. Bristol City are hopeful Frank Fielding and Korey Smith (both rib) will be available, but manager Lee Johnson rated them as 50/50 to make the squad. Gary O’Neil (hamstring) and Joel Ekstrand (ankle) are out.

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LEEDS boss Garry Monk reckons his loan-star skipper Kyle Bartley is lifting the whole team with his talent. The 25-year-old defender was tagged the ‘next Tony Adams’ as a top young prospect at Arsenal. He made his Gunners debut in a Champions League defeat away to Olympiakos at the age of 18, but the 6ft 4in centreback never made another ﬁrst-team appearance. After loan moves to

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Shefﬁeld United and Rangers he joined Swansea and is now shining at Elland Road on a seasonlong loan. ‘‘I’ve known Kyle for a long time and nobody knows better than me the quality he has,” said Monk ahead of Leeds’ trip to Preston on Boxing Day. “He is an exceptional centre-back and the form he’s in now is the best I have seen from him. He’s

matured, he’s taken responsibility, and I think that’s because he understands that this is probably the most important season of his career after having played bit parts at clubs for too long. “To see that improvement in him is so good. “There’s no limit to what Kyle can achieve as a player. He can go as far as he wants to go. His attitude and mentality can’t be faulted – that’s why I made him my captain.”

NORWICH hitman Nelson Oliveira hopes his goals can ﬁre him back into the Portugal squad. Oliveira, who has netted three in four games, will again spearhead the Norwich attack at Reading on Boxing Day. The £5m buy from Benﬁca said: “I was very sad to miss out on winning the European Championship. “But of course I want to get back into the Portuguese squad again because I still dream about playing for them. “I have been playing for my country at different levels since I was young and I desperately want to do that again.

Booed “But if I want to get back with Portugal I have to be playing well and scoring goals with Norwich, so that is what I will try to do.” Oliveira has quickly won over the Canaries fans, who booed boss Alex Neil for subbing him in last week’s home defeat by Huddersﬁeld. He added: “It’s always nice to be scoring and getting the support of the fans. “But we’ve had a bad two months and we need to do better. This team should be in the top two. “So we have to start winning games. Reading are doing well but we are good enough to go there and win.”

Lee’s no spender ®Êby ALEX CROOK BRISTOL CITY boss Lee Johnson has warned fans not to expect him to splash the cash in next month’s transfer window. He is desperate to sign a striker after selling Jonathan Kodjia to Aston Villa in the summer. But Johnson said: “We have to shop smart and this is why we need understanding. “Our supporters don’t need educating but I want to be honest and open with them. “We cannot go and spend £50m in one transfer window – we have to do it our way and that means shopping in a different bracket. “We have a great club because of the ownership we have. It is consistent, passionate and understanding. “As a head coach, I’m trying to deliver the philosophy of the ownership and give them what they want.” City travel to Wolves on Boxing Day bidding to get their season back on track after a run of just one win in seven games.

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FULHAM defender Scott Malone is still thanking his lucky stars he swapped a survival scrap for a promotion push.

Malone joined Fulham in the summer after an 18-month spell with Cardiff. The former Millwall left-back struggled to win over the Welsh side’s fans and jumped at the chance of a summer return to London. And it has proved a shrewd m o v e w i t h Fulham pushing for the play-offs while his old club are locked in a ﬁght at the wrong end of the table. Malone said: “I settled in quickly here but if you’re winning it’s a happy place. If you are not then it

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can go the other way. I knew I needed to go to a club to help my career and Fulham have done just that. “We’ve seen the team improving month on month. “There were a lot of new faces so it was inevitable it would take a little bit of time to ﬁnd our feet. “We have found that consistency that was perhaps letting us down at the start of the season. We feel we are a match for anyone.” Boss Slavisa Jokanovic plotted Watford’s Championship escape and is out to repeat the feat by ending Fulham’s top-ﬂight exile. Fulham face Ipswich on Boxing Day and Malone, 25, added: “I’d love to win promotion. “Everyone here is pushing for the top six. The drive from the manager to get promotion has been there. “It’s mentally and physically tough but we’ll give it a good go.”

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9I8;=FI; m J:LEK?FIG< BRADFORD boss Stuart McCall is expected to select from an unchanged squad, but striker Billy Clarke is still out with a calf injury. Scunthorpe’s Conor Townsend (groin) is set to be out for at least a month after undergoing surgery, while Jamie Ness is training again after illness.

9I@JKFC IFM<IJ m :FM<EKIP BRISTOL ROVERS boss Darrell Clarke must choose between Kelle Roos and Will Puddy in goal, with both making costly errors recently. Russell Slade takes charge of Coventry for the ﬁrst time. Teenager Dan Agyei should retain his place up front, perhaps partnered by Marvin Sordell in attack.

=C<<KNFF; m 9LIP KYLE DEMPSEY (leg) may return for Fleetwood, but fellow midfielder Jimmy Ryan will not be back until 2017 after having foot surgery. Danny Mayor and Jordan Bedeau are fit for Bury despite knocks, but Neil Danns is still banned. Leon Barnett and Kean Brian are nearing fitness.

D@CCN8CC m JN@E;FE MILLWALL boss Neil Harris has plenty of options and could bring Sid Nelson and Joe Martin back in after both players failed to make the squad in midweek. Forward Jon Obika is in contention for Swindon after a niggle, but James Brophy is still on the sidelines with a troublesome hamstring injury.

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:I<N< m :8IC@JC< CREWE will be without leading scorer Ryan Lowe (hamstring) and Ben Nugent who suffered a fractured cheekbone playing for the Under-23 side. Carlisle’s Joe McKee is a doubt with a hamstring injury, while Mike Jones and Danny Grainger will also be assessed after picking up knocks.

>I@DJ9P m 8::I@E>KFE DEFENDER Ben Davies (calf) is pushing for a return to action for Grimsby. Rhys Browne may not be available to manager Marcus Bignot after he was granted compassionate leave. Sean McConville returns to the Accrington squad after serving a one-match ban.

?8IKC<GFFC m 9C8:BGFFC JAMES MARTIN will return to the Hartlepool squad after recovering from a knee problem. Rob Jones (knee) is still a doubt and Nathan Thomas (groin) remains out. Gary Bowyer expects to have Brad Potts available for selection after he needed emergency dental surgery. Armand Gnanduillet is pushing for a recall up front.

D8EJ=@<C; m DFI<:8D9< MANSFIELD will be without suspended defender Mal Benning, but fellow defender Kyle Howkins (hamstring) may feature. Morecambe have concerns around Aaron Wildig (calf), Cole Stockton (knee), Liam Wakeﬁeld, Rhys Turner and Peter Murphy (all knocks). Alex Kenyon and Alex Whitmore are suspended.

E<NGFIK m GFIKJDFLK? BOTTOM club Newport welcome back Sean Rigg from suspension. Joss Labadie could miss out with a knee injury suffered in the midweek FA Cup loss to Plymouth. Portsmouth manager Paul Cook is highly likely to make changes with Curtis Main (knock) ruled out. Defender Jack Whatmough is still recovering from a hamstring problem and remains unavailable.

EFKKJ :FLEKP m ;FE:8JK<I NOTTS COUNTY boss John Sheridan has an unchanged squad, but captain Michael O’Connor misses out as he completes a three-game ban. Craig Alcock (back) will be available to Doncaster boss Darren Ferguson after returning to full ﬁtness, but James Coppinger is still banned.

GCPDFLK? m NP:FD9< PLYMOUTH boss Derek Adams could stick with the same starting line-up which booked a place in the FA Cup third round in midweek. Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth (right) has been boosted by the return of Paul Hayes (knee). Dayle Southwell (groin) is back in training, but is still a number of weeks away.

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STEVENAGE manager Darren Sarll has no fresh injury or suspension concerns, with Tom Conlon (knee) remaining a long-term absentee. Cambridge boss Shaun Derry can also report no new selection worries. Joe Pigott is still recovering from a knock to his head sustained against Scunthorpe.

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YEOVIL could welcome back Darren Ward (knee) and Matty Dolan (hamstring), with Glovers boss Darren Way revealed that both men are edging closer to returning to action. Exeter are set to keep changes to a minimum after ﬁnally recording their ﬁrst home league win.

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Sudden “I know the interest that one or two of my players are creating with a lot of Championship clubs. “It’s just making sure we keep their heads down and fully focused.” “When I brought Marvin to the club, I said that he could be anything he wants to be with his athleticism and pace. “It doesn’t surprise me that he’s hot on everyone’s list. “Marvin is one of three or four where all of a sudden there are a lot of people having a look round. “It is ahead of schedule. I didn’t think they would have made this impact so quickly.”

MK DONS midﬁelder Darren Potter starts a two-match ban, while defenders George Baldock (hamstring) and Joe Walsh (ankle) will be checked on. Declan Rudd, Chris Solly (both knee), Jason Pearce (groin), Ricky Holmes (foot) and Lee Novak (knock) miss out for Charlton.

FO=FI; m EFIK?8DGKFE OXFORD boss Michael Appleton has rated Joe Skarz’s (back) chances as “50-50”. Christian Ribeiro (ankle), Sam Long and Liam Sercombe (both knee) remain out. Zander Diamond (cheekbone) remains a doubt for Northampton, while defender Brendan Moloney (knee) is out. Forward JJ Hooper (thigh) will be assessed.

G<K<I9FIFL>? m >@CC@E>?8D WINGER Harry Anderson could be a surprise inclusion in the Peterborough squad after being recalled from his youth loan at Lincoln. Gills boss Justin Edinburgh could name the same XI. Billy Knott (hamstring) is ﬁt, but Chris Herd (ankle) and Bradley Garmston (hamstring) are out.

GFIK M8C< m N8CJ8CC ANTHONY GRANT is available for Vale following his suspension. Jerome Thomas and Ben Purkiss are also available again after knocks and could start. Walsall midﬁelders Maz Kouhyar and Reece Flanagan are back in training after long-term knee problems, but may not be ready to feature.

IF:?;8C< m :?<JK<I=@<C; ROCHDALE boss Keith Hill is unlikely to shuffle his pack having won four of their last five games. Striker Calvin Andrew may continue on the bench after returning from a lengthy ban. Chesterfield boss Danny Wilson could name an unchanged side, with Jon Nolan still suspended.

J?<== LE@K<; m FC;?8D SHEFFIELD UNITED midﬁelder Stefan Scougall (hamstring) and defender James Wilson (ankle) are both hoping to prove their ﬁtness in time. Oldham boss Stephen Robinson may make changes. Lee Croft could be recalled, while Anthony Gerrard and Mark Klok will be assessed after calf injuries.

JFLK?<E; m 8=: N@D9C<;FE ZAVON HINES could make his debut for Southend, while Shrimpers boss Phil Brown will check on Simon Cox and Nile Ranger’s groin problems. Wimbledon’s Andy Barcham (hamstring) is ﬁt again and in contention to start and defender Darius Charles (thigh) may also return.

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6.00 Breakfast Latest headlines. (S) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen (W) (S) 11.30 FILM: A Christmas Carol 2009 (PG) A Victorian miser is visited by a series of ghosts on Christmas Eve who try to make him change his ways. Motion-capture animated fantasy, starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman. 1.00 BBC News, (W) (S) Weather 1.15 Winter: Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seasonal Secrets Documentary exploring how various animals rise to the challenge of surviving winter. (AD) (W) (S) 2.15 FILM: The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008 (PG) The four Pevensie children return to the magical land of Narnia to help the rightful king reclaim his throne. Fantasy adventure sequel, starring Ben Barnes. 4.30 Shrek The Halls Animated short, starring the lovable ogre. Shrek settles down for a quiet Christmas with Fiona and the babies. (AD) (R) (W) (S) 4.50 FILM: Penguins Of Madagascar 2014 (U) Premiere. Heroic ďŹ&#x201A;ightless birds Skipper, Kowalski, Private and Rico uncover a plot to take over the world. Needing help to foil the evil scheme, they seek out a secret society of animal agents, led by a heroic wolf. Animated comedy spin-off, with the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich. (S)

6.15 FILM: Mars Needs Moms 2011 (PG) Animated sci-ďŹ adventure, with the voice of Seth Robert Dusky. 7.40 The NFL Show Mark Chapman looks at the latest major stories shaping the NFL world. (R) (W) (S) 8.10 FILM: Hans Christian Andersen 1952 (U) Musical, starring Danny Kaye and Zizi Jeanmaire. (W) 10.00 Robot Wars (R) (W) (S) 11.00 Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave Wallace falls in love with the proprietor of the local wool shop. (R) 11.30 Nigellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Kitchen Nigella Lawson demonstrates how to cook the perfect roast turkey. (R) (W) 12.00 The Cook Who Changed Our Lives A proďŹ le of Milanese cook and food writer Anna del Conte. (AD) (R) 1.00 FILM: Splash! 1984 (PG) A mermaid falls for a New Yorker she saved from drowning. Romantic fantasy comedy, starring Tom Hanks. (W) (S) 2.45 Snow Chick: A Penguinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale Following the ďŹ rst months in the life of an emperor penguin. (AD) (R) 3.45 Gorilla Family And Me Part one of two. Gordon Buchanan spends time with Grauerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gorillas. (R) 4.45 Gorilla Family And Me (R) (W) 5.45 Carols From Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The annual carol service at the Chapel of Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, Cambridge. (W) (S)

6.00 CITV: Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids (R) 6.20 Dino Dan: Trekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventures (R) 6.45 Super 4 (R) 6.55 Signed Stories 7.05 Sooty (R) 7.10 Oddbods (R) 7.25 Nerds & Monsters (R) 7.55 Horrid Henry (R) 8.25 Weekend At Christmas With Katherine Parkinson, Craig Charles, Mark Benton and Pixie Geldof. (W) (S) 9.25 Thunderbirds Are Go (W) (S) 9.50 The Chase General knowledge quiz, hosted by Bradley Walsh. (R) (W) 10.50 Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Been Framed! With Bells On Camcorder clips with a festive theme. (R) (W) (S) 11.20 FILM: Despicable Me 2010 (U) An evil genius adopts three orphans to aid his latest plot, but fatherhood brings out his caring side. Animated comedy, with the voice of Steve Carell. (AD) 1.20 News, Weather Headlines. 1.30 FILM: Harry Potter And The Philosopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stone 2001 (PG) An orphaned boy with magical powers enrols at a special school for young wizards. First in the fantasy adventure series, starring Daniel Radcliffe. (AD) 4.20 FILM: One Hundred And One Dalmatians 1961 (U) A canine couple rush to save their puppies from a woman who wants to make a coat from their skins. Animated adventure, with the voice of Betty Lou Gerson. (W)

6.15 Olive, The Other Reindeer With the voice of Drew Barrymore. (R) 7.05 FILM: A Turtleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale: Sammyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventures 2010 (U) Animated adventure, with the voices of Dominic Cooper and Gemma Arterton. 8.40 Father Christmas Seasonal animation focusing on Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life on the other 364 days of the year. (R,S) 9.10 Painting The Bear Hunt 9.15 Christmas Brunch Guests Tom Fletcher, Bill Turnbull, Emilia Fox and James Acaster join the hosts. (S) 12.15 Jamieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ultimate Christmas Dishes for the festive season. (R,S) 1.15 The Simpsons Three festive shorts with the animated family. (R,S) 1.45 The Simpsons Four tales celebrating the festive season. (R,S) 2.15 The Simpsons (AD) (R,S) 2.45 FILM: Scrooged 1988 (PG) A TV executive who sees Christmas as a chance to make lots of money is persuaded to mend his ways. Festive comedy, starring Bill Murray. (W) (S) 4.40 Channel 4 News (S) 4.45 The Snowman (AD) (R,S) 5.15 The Snowman And The Snowdog Animated sequel. (AD) (R) 5.50 FILM: The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992 (U) Comedy, starring Michael Caine and Steven Mackintosh alongside the puppet characters. (AD)

6.00 Milkshake! Fun for youngsters. 8.30 SpongeBob SquarePants Plankton tries to ruin Christmas with a special fruitcake that brings out the dark side of anyone who eats it. (S) 9.05 FILM: Doctor Zhivago 1965 (PG) A physician is torn between loyalty to his wife and his love for another woman during the Russian Revolution. David Leanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic drama, starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. Edited for language. (W) (S) 12.50 FILM: The Vikings 1958 (PG) A Norse warrior ďŹ ghts to claim the Northumbrian throne, unaware his rival for the crown is really his half-brother. Adventure, with Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. (W) (S) 3.05 FILM: Jason And The Argonauts 1963 (U) The son of an overthrown king battles monsters during an epic voyage in search of a magical golden ďŹ&#x201A;eece. Fantasy adventure, with Todd Armstrong, Honor Blackman and Nancy Kovack. Includes 5 News at 4.05pm. (W) (S) 5.10 FILM: Scrooge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Christmas Carol 1951 (PG) A hard-hearted skinďŹ&#x201A;int is taught the error of his ways by a succession of spectral visitors. Adaptation of Charles Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; A Christmas Carol, with Alastair Sim and Mervyn Johns. Includes 5 News. (S)

8"5$) 5)& )&"-5) -055&3: %3"8 5)*4 4"563%": /*()5 0/ $)"//&- "5 1. 6.15 BBC News, Weather 6.25 Local News, Weather (W) 6.30 Pointless Celebrities Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a Christmas special of the general knowledge quiz, with Lesley Joseph, Duncan James, Faye Tozer, Bobby Davro and Joe Pasquale. (W) (S) 7.25 Michael McIntyreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Christmas Show Michael puts a festive spin on his weekend variety entertainment show, with live performances by AlďŹ e Boe, Michael Ball, Catherine Tate and Harry EnďŹ eld. (W) (S) 8.25 EastEnders Phil is given some tough love, Dot closes up for the ďŹ nal time and Donna is touched by a dinner invitation. 9.00 David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey The comedy actor hosts this special evening of entertainment in which the veteran singer performs some of her best-loved songs and looks back on her 60 years in showbusiness. 10.05 Peter Kayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Comedy ShufďŹ&#x201A;e A festive collection of clips from the comedianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV career, featuring highlights from Car Share and Phoenix Nights, as well as a singalong with Paul McCartney. 10.50 The Vicar Of Dibley Alice suggests an unconventional nativity play starring herself and Hugo as Mary and Joseph and adds an extra touch of authenticity by going into labour. (R) (W) (S) 11.30 BBC News, Weather (S) 11.45 Midnight Mass: From St Chadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birmingham The Most Rev Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, leads a Christmas Eve Midnight Mass broadcast live from St Chadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral. (W) (S) 1.00 FILM: Surviving Christmas 2004 (12) Comedy, starring Ben AfďŹ&#x201A;eck. (S) Followed by Weather For The Week Ahead. (W) (S) 2.30-6.00 BBC News (W) BBC1 Variations WALES: 6.25-6.30 BBC Local News; Weather. Latest regional headlines. ITV Variations ITV ANGLIA: 6.00-6.15 Local News ITV CENTRAL: 6.00-6.15 ITV News Central ITV MERIDIAN: 6.00-6.15 Local News ITV CHANNEL: 6.00-6.15 Local News, Weather. Latest headlines. ITV WEST: 6.00-6.15 Local News ITV WALES: 6.00-6.15 Local News ITV WESTCOUNTRY: 6.00-6.15 Local News

7.00 Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Army The platoon challenges a rival regiment to a gruelling duel, involving mapreading, initiative tests, rivercrossing and ďŹ eld-ďŹ ghting. Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier play the superannuated soldiers. (R,S) 8.00 Alan Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diaries A candid proďŹ le of the writer, following him in his home village in Yorkshire, to his community library in Primrose Hill and during a trip to New York. He reďŹ&#x201A;ects on his modest beginnings and his enduring gratitude. (AD) (W) (S) 9.00 FILM: The Lady In The Van 2015 (12) Premiere. The true story of writer Alan Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friendship with an eccentric homeless woman, whom he befriended in the 1970s before allowing her to park her dilapidated Bedford van outside his Camden home, where she ended up staying for 15 years. Comedy-drama, starring Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam and Jim Broadbent. (AD) (W) (S) 10.40 The National Lottery Live The all-important winning numbers are revealed. (W) (S) 10.50 Christmas TOTP2 Special Mark Radcliffe returns with another trawl through the archives of Top of the Pops, introducing a feast of festive delights from the BBC vaults including performances by Blur, Pretenders, The Bluebells, Katie Melua, Paul McCartney and Kurtis Blow. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a classic rendition of Baby Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cold Outside by Cerys Matthews and Tom Jones, as well as perennial Yuletide favourites from the likes of Slade, Wham!, Wizzard, East 17, Mud, the Jackson 5 and Johnny Mathis. (R) (W) (S) 12.20 FILM: Viva Las Vegas 1964 (U) Musical, starring Elvis Presley. (W) (S) 1.40 Sign Zone: CountryďŹ le (R) (SL) (W) (S) 2.40 Sign Zone: Holby City (AD) (R) (S) 3.40-6.40 This Is BBC Two (W) (S)

6.00 Local News, Weather 6.15 News, (W) (S) Weather 6.30 Blankety Blank David Walliams hosts the one-off Christmas special gameshow. The celebrity panel includes Paul and Barry Chuckle, Ann Robinson, Louis Walsh, Lesley Joseph, Joe Lycett and Brooke Vincent. 7.30 Coronation Street Aidan admits to Johnny he is in love with Maria while she heads to court and Nick feels alone as Peter and Leanne reďŹ&#x201A;ect on old times. 8.00 Birds Of A Feather Sharon, Tracey and Dorien head to Morocco to track down Travis when he goes missing while on his gap year with his girlfriend. The group soon discover he was arrested in a police raid. Comedy, starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph. (AD) 9.00 Grantchester Christmas Special Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the week before Christmas and Sidney and Geordie are drawn into a case with echoes of an unsolved murder from nine years previously when a bride-to-be reports the disappearance of her groom on their wedding day. Drama set in the 1950s, starring James Norton and Robson Green. (W) (S) 10.30 Through The Keyhole Keith Lemon hosts a Christmas special of the gameshow, as celebrity panellists Shayne Ward, Kelly Brook and Johnny Vegas are asked to identify the homes of the rich and famous. (W) (S) 11.30 News, (W) (S) Weather 11.45 Christmas Carols On ITV Aled Jones joins the congregation of St Chadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church in Rochdale for their traditional candlelight Christmas Eve carol service. (W) 12.40 All Star Mr & Mrs Christmas Special (R) (W) (S) 1.30 FILM: Carry On Loving 1970 (PG) Comedy, starring Sid James and Hattie Jacques. (W) (S) 3.05-6.00 ITV Nightscreen (W)

7.30 Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Going On A Bear Hunt Animated adventure, based on Michael Rosenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story of the same name, featuring the voices of Olivia Colman and Mark Williams. (AD) 8.00 Gogglesprogs Christmas Special Young TV viewers appraise the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s television programmes in this festive edition, from big news stories about the American Presidential election to TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular hits, including Strictly Come Dancing, First Dates and Planet Earth II. (AD) (S) 9.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special Jimmy Carr hosts this festive edition of the comedy panel showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twist of the words and numbers quiz, with actress Kathy Burke and comedian Russell Howard joining team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson. Joe Lycett joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Joe Wilkinson â&#x20AC;&#x153;assistsâ&#x20AC;? maths whizz Rachel Riley with the numbers. (S) 10.00 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2016 Alex Zane and his companion Bah Hum-Pug present a countdown of 50 of the most popular seasonal internet videos, including a rocket-powered reindeer, the ugliest Christmas jumper in the world and a seasonal message from Bjork. (S) 11.00 Trigger Happy Christmas Special Dom Joly returns with a festive edition of the hiddencamera show, laying into modern life with his trademark gusto. 11.30 The Inbetweeners The gang goes on the sociology and geography ďŹ eld trip, during which Neil tries to avoid the advances of a teacher. (R) (W) 12.05 The Inbetweeners (AD) (R) 1.30 Friday Night Dinner (AD) (R) 2.25 The Last Leg Christmas Special (R,S) 3.20 My Crazy Christmas Lights (AD) (R,S) 4.10 Location, Location, Location (R,S)

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embarks on a journey to Austria and Belgium. 3.00 Llefydd Sanctaidd. Ifor ap Glyn journeys around some of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest caves. 3.30 Arctig Gwyllt Iolo Williams. Iolo Williams focuses on the Arctic tundra and explores how bears, wolves and musk oxen clash. 4.30 Ar Werth. Aberstwythâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charismatic estate agent, Iestyn Leyshon, is hoping he can ďŹ nd a new home for a ďŹ rst-time

buyer. 5.00 SiĂ´n Blewyn Coch. The story of a small fox who tries to steal a farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas turkey. 5.25 Stori Santa. Aled Jones presents the international documentary for children of all ages. 6.25 Newyddion A Chwaraeon. Headlines. 6.30 Y Mynydd Grug. Drama about life in a North Wales quarrying community at the end of the 19th Century. 8.00 Noson Lawen. Dilwyn Morgan

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6.55 Andre Rieu: Christmas In London A festive concert given by the Dutch violinist and the Johann Strauss Orchestra in 2015, featuring Christmas carols, popular pieces and songs including Leonard Cohenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hallelujah and the Concierto de Aranjuez. (S) 8.00 The Yorkshire Vet At Christmas The residents of Skeldale ask Julian Norton and Peter Wright to turn on the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas lights and ďŹ nd a donkey for the town square nativity scene. Plus, Julian Norton has to make a difďŹ cult decision regarding a spaniel. Last in the series. (S) 9.00 Eamonn & Ruth: A Million Pound Christmas Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford discover the most expensive ways in which people can enjoy the season of goodwill, beginning by sampling an advent calendar with miniature whiskies. (S) Followed by The Health Lottery draw. 10.00 Greatest Ever Christmas Movies Countdown of the best festive ďŹ lms, from White Christmas and Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Life to Bad Santa and Elf. Gremlins star Zach Galligan and Miracle on 34th Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mara Wilson talk about their experiences making their movies, while Aled Jones reveals that he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even seen classic animation The Snowman until nearly 20 years after having a hit in 1985 with a version of its famous song Walking in the Air. Featuring contributions by Ollie Locke, Stacey Solomon, Joe Swash and Eamonn Holmes. (R,S) 12.55 FILM: Scrooge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Christmas Carol 1951 (PG) Fantasy, with Alastair Sim. (S) 2.25 SuperCasino 4.00 The Trafford Centre: Countdown To Christmas (R) 4.50 House Doctor (R) 5.20 Angels Of Jarm (R) 5.25 Roary The Racing Car (R) (SL) (S) 5.35 Milkshake! Bop Box (R,S) 5.40 Peppa Pig (R) 5.45 Paw Patrol (S) presents an evening of Christmas entertainment. 9.00 Hosan Nadolig Nigel. Referee Nigel Owens presents a Christmas special with music from Mei Gwynedd and the children of Treganna Primary School. 10.00 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;r Diwedd: 2016 Am Flwyddyn! Tudur Owen, Sian Harries and company take a satirical look back at the events of 2016. 10.30 Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mon MidfďŹ ld. Arthur Picton loses his cool. 11.15 Lowri Morgan: Her 333 11.45 Carolau Llandudno

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creations (8) 23 Adamant in business (4) 24 Amount of medicine finally used to some purpose! (4) 25 Endeavour once more to make a profit on an essay (3,5) DOWN 1 Keeper of a dog on a hill (7) 2 In a church body, one is without guile (5) 3 To keep a politician in beer, you need plenty! (5) 4 So long, and thanks again (2-2) 6 Sinning badly, takes knocks (7) 7 Being silly, they honk (5) 11 Is its function to inform, at the

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end of the day? (5) 12 Think seriously about the chicks (5) 14 Is very active, but less agitated (7) 16 Royal performance on Monday (7) 17 Acted dumb (5) 19 Like a nobleman far back in history? (5) 20 A mate in the country (5) 21 It’ll start silently biting you (4) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Shrink (8) 5 Monarch (4) 8 Downpour (4) 9 Solitaire (8)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Ornate, 4 Figure, 7 Fair, 8 Unlawful, 9 Happier, 12 Men, 14 Ironed, 15 Insult, 16 Ear, 18 Segment, 22 Relation, 23 Echo, 24 Stable, 25 Stress. DOWN: 1 Offensive, 2 Neighbour, 3 Equip, 4 False, 5 Gown, 6 Route, 10 Press, 11 Range, 12 Moustache, 13 Notorious, 17 Alert, 19 Elite, 20 Minus, 21 Garb.

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a) Meuse; b) Scheldt; c) Dunkerque people in the UK, what WHO won the 2016 is the most popular day F1 world to propose marriage? championship? a) Christmas Eve; a) Max Verstappen; b) Valentine’s Day; b) Nico Rosberg; c) New Year’s Eve c) Lewis Hamilton WHICH non-league WHICH W-shaped club did AFC constellation is Wimbledon beat 4-3 in near the Pole Star? the FA Cup after being a) Ontong; b) Algol; 3-0 down? c) Cassiopeia a) Curzon Ashton; WHO won the final b) Morley Wakefield; of ITV show I’m A c) Wensley Parsloe Celebrity this year? FOR whom does a) Sam Quek; Bob Cratchit work b) Carol Vorderman; in Charles Dickens’s A c) Ola Jordan Christmas Carol? WHAT is a a) Jacob Marley; Christmas b) Mr. Fezziwig; shearwater? c) Ebenezer Scrooge a) Whale; b) Antelope; WHAT did X Factor c) Bird judge Nicole WHO wrote the Scherzinger recently story A Child’s have named after her? Christmas in Wales? a) Road gritter; a) Thomas Mann; b) Yoghurt dripper; b) Bob Dylan; c) Doll’s hospital c) Dylan Thomas WHICH WHAT is song the largest does Bill island in the Murray Caribbean? always a) Jamaica; wake up b) Hispaniola; to at 6am c) Cuba in WHICH Groundhog TV quiz Day? show host had a) I Got You the recent Q5: Bill Murray Babe; Top 10 b) Good album Vibrations; Chasing Dreams? c) Surfin’ Bird a) Shane Richie; IN which event did b) Bradley Walsh; Balazs Kiss win an c) Jeremy Paxman Olympic gold medal? WHO stars in the a) Discus; b) Hammer; new film Office c) Javelin Christmas Party? HOW many pounds a) Jason Bateman; are in a stone? b) James Corden; a) 12; b) 14; c) 16 c) Tom Cruise IN which British WHICH 1975 city is the Walker Frederick Forsyth Art Gallery? novella is set on a) Liverpool; b) Leicester; Christmas Eve 1957? c) Leeds a) The Three Kings; UNDER what name b) The Manger; does Rory Graham c) The Shepherd perform? ACCORDING to a a) Rag ‘n’ Bone Man; recent survey what b) DJ Chuckles; is the UK’s favourite c) Minster Mister mammal? ON which river a) Badger; does Antwerp, b) Hedgehog; Belgium stand? c) Fox

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YOU CAN WIN £50 your brain a workout and win some cash. There’s £50 for the sender of n GIVE the first correct Jumbo Crossword drawn from the postbag after the closing date of December 28. Just fill in the crossword and send it, with your name and address, to: Daily Star Jumbo Crossword, PO Box 12579, Sutton Coldfield, B73 9BU. Last week’s winner was Colin Moffat, Peebles, Borders, Scotland. 46 Reserve of money (4) 47 Advocaat and lemonade (8) 51 Large estate in Spanish-speaking countries (8) 53 Mechanical device (7) 54 Unwell (3) 55 Written work (4) 57 Regret (3) 58 and 21 Across Catherine Howard in Six Wives with Lucy Worsley - last Wednesday, BBC1 (6,7) 60 Automatic (7) 65 Spin (6) 66 Head waiter (6,1’5) 68 Prize (5)

71 Haul (5) 72 Hawaiian garland (3) 73 More correct (5) 74 Diversity (7) 75 Army chaplain (5) 76 Big redundancy payment (6,9) DOWN 1 Gambling counters (5) 2 Drive forward (5) 3 See 40 Across 4 Wild cat of Central and South America (6) 5 Word meaning the same as another (7) 6 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The

Piano (4,6) 7 Rent out (5) 8 Non-commissioned army officer above a corporal (8) 9 Leafy green vegetable (7) 10 Behaved exuberantly (9) 11 Nervousness before a public performance (5,6) 15 and 38 Down DS Jamie Winter in Midsomer Murders last Sunday, ITV (4,7) 20 Unusual (8) 22 Consumes (4) 23 Arsenal FC boss (6,6) 24 Profound (4)

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25 Soft felt hat with an indented crown (6) 27 Summarize (12) 29 See 45 Down 33 Standard golf score (3) 34 Short and thickset (5) 37 and 24 Across T’Pau singer; contestant on All Star Mr & Mrs Christmas Special last Sunday, ITV (5,6) 38 See 15 Down 39 Junior branch of hte girl guides (8) 43 Very small (6) 44 Grant to support a student’s education (11) 45 and 29 Down Anna in Close to the Enemy - last Thursday, BBC2 (3,7) 48 Soon (4) 49 Young sheep (4) 50 See 62 Down 52 See 30 Across 56 Walking rapidly (8) 59 Very great (7) 61 Inflammation of the nose and throat (7) 62 and 50 Down King George III in The Windsors Christmas Special - last night, Channel 4 (4,10) 63 Number of players in a football team at the start of a match (6) 64 Tusked sea mammal (6) 67 Praise (5) 69 Stadium (5) 70 See 16 Across

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MY cousin is a bitter old bag. She hates her own mother and is jealous of the close relationship I share with my mum. Whenever I go away she sneaks round to my parents’ house and attempts to take my place. This drives me nuts. Last Christmas I was at my in-laws and she invited herself for Christmas lunch and sat in my place! She apparently even got them to do a stocking for her. Now I’ve just heard that she’s planning to “pop in” tomorrow too. I just don’t like this. She’s attempting to step on my toes. How am I supposed to keep quiet when she’s ruthlessly taking over? My dad begs me not to make a fuss, but I know what she’s doing and I don’t like it. JANE SAYS: Speak to your parents about your concerns. There could be some crossed wires here. They might think that they’re doing you a favour by being nice to your troubled cousin. Tell them you’re not jealous or being small minded, but you don’t feel her behaviour is appropriate. Yes, she is family, but she’s not in the immediate circle. It’s sad she doesn’t get on with her own mother, but why should you have to suffer because of that? Make it clear you feel she’s moving in. I’m sure they would hate to upset you, their own daughter, so see what changes can be made. It’s up to your mum and dad to lay down the rules in their own home and they need to start levelling with her.

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HER BLOKE’S NO IDEA I sometimes wonder if he is completely stupid. Three months ago I asked him for one specific thing – a ring. I gave him all the details, the price, the size, the product code and where to buy it. The one I want isn’t expensive and he could even have got it on interest-free

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THERE aren’t many museums in the world where racing up the stone steps that lead to the entrance is the most popular thing to do.

But the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the only one to have featured in boxing film Rocky, where Sylvester Stallone paces its stairs in an iconic scene.

I had a go at running up them myself in the beating afternoon sun, and felt pretty pleased to make it to the top without feeling too winded. If that sounds like too much effort, there’s a bronze statue of Rocky at the bottom, perfect for selfies with the film favourite. Those tourist spots are just two of the many Rockythemed attractions in Philadelphia, seeing a surge in visitors as the flick celebrates its 40th anniversary. We also took a tour of the Kensington neighbourhood featured in the film. York and Washington DC in You can pose for photos the state of Pennsylvania, outside the boxer’s house, Philly, as locals call it, is or visit the gym he trained often overlooked by British in, while watching clips tourists. from the film to see how the But it’s a great place to area has changed. spend a few days, with all Unlike its London namethe culture, history and sake though, Kensington is beautiful colonial architeca gritty area well off the ture you’d expect from main tourist trail, so it’s America’s original capital best to go on the official city. tour and not attempt it The Declaration of Indeyourself. pendence and Constitution Sandwiched between New that formed the basis of

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list of things he invented while helping create America, including bifocal lenses and the glass harmonica. If art is your thing, the city’s Barnes Foundation gallery houses gorgeous paintings by Matisse, Renoir, Cezanne and Van Gogh. Don’t miss its Garden restaurant, which serves delicious grilled meats with salads in a beautifully minimalist room and sun-dap-

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Gripping Washington has dozens of other fab museums and galleries, including the Newseum, which explores the biggest stories of modern journalism. It houses gripping exhibits, including a wrecked mast from the top of the old World Trade Centre, and a car used by the 9/11 hijackers to travel to the airport on that fateful day. And just across the road is the newly-refurbished National Gallery of Art,

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My fighter of the year’s a split decision IT HAS certainly been an interesting year for the sport in this country and around the world. As 2016 draws to a close, it is a good idea to look back on the past 12 months in boxing. There have been some big fights and some great performances, so here are some of my Christmas crackers. The fighter of the year is tough to call as there have been quite a few but the two standouts are Terence Crawford and Vasyl Lomachenko. WBO and WBC light-welterweight champion Crawford is the best American I’ve seen for a number of years. Interview by He is very skilful and CHRIS McKENNA also has the power to knock people out and is Another cracker was only going to get better. Salido’s all-Mexican war Ukrainian star with Francisco Vargas in Lomachenko is a June that ended in a different breed. He has draw after some bruising had just eight pro fights rounds. and seven of them have There have been some been world title bouts. top domestic scraps too He lost to Orlando – Jamie Conlan’s Salido in his second blockbuster with Anthony fight but only on a split Nelson that lasted eight decision and he has rounds and the recent made it look easy heavyweight tussle becoming a two-weight between Dereck Chisora world champion so and Dillian Whyte. quickly. The knockout of the There are notable year for me was Saul mentions for middle‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s weight king Gennady stunning sixth-round Golovkin and stoppage of Amir Khan four-weight world with a huge right hand. champion Roman There have been a lot of Gonzalez in this bumps along the way category. this year for us, The fight of but towards the year for me the end of the was Carl year we Frampton’s win secured a over Leo Santa lucrative deal Cruz to win with BT Sport the WBA and that was feathermy personal weight title highlight of in July. 2016. BelfastThat will help born us make some Frampton big fights over (right) took on the next 12 the division’s months and make best in his first 2017 one to fight at the weight remember. I would while giving the like to wish all fans a night to Daily Star readers remember. a Merry Christmas.

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THE BIG man is coming down the chimney tonight and, no, I am not talking about Anthony Joshua.

But as the year draws to a close I’ve drawn up a list for Santa to deliver some boxing presents in 2017 that would help the sport go up to another level in the next 12 months. MAKE THE BIG FIGHTS The past 12 months have seen some big fights happen including Kell Brook taking on Gennady Golovkin, Amir Khan stepping up to face Saul Alvarez and Carl Frampton beating Leo Santa Cruz. But they have to keep coming and the one that simply has to happen is middleweight king Golovkin facing Mexican star Alvarez. There is talk it could happen next September and let’s hope it does as the sport needs it to. At home, it is time the bickering stopped and Bolton boy Khan finally stepped up to face IBF welterweight champion Brook. And should Joshua beat Wladimir Klitschko in April to add the WBA heavyweight title to his IBF crown, it would be fantastic to see Tyson Fury return to settle who really is the best in the division. TACKLE THE DRUG ISSUE The sport has been blighted by drug issues and little has been done about

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MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: Saul Alvarez must fight Gennady Golovkin (left)

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another country, under a different governing body. It is time boxers found guilty of doping were given lifetime bans – and that includes any British fighters who are caught cheating.

it. Only last week, heavyweight Alexander Povetkin was allowed to compete despite failing a test for a performance-enhancing substance before facing Bermane Stiverne, who rightly withdrew. It was the second time in 12 months that the Russian has done it and he should never be allowed to box again – but sadly it won’t happen. The WBC has introduced a cleanboxing programme but the sport needs a worldwide body to block fighters who have failed a drugs test simply upping sticks to compete in

IMPROVE SAFETY Thankfully Nick Blackwell is out of his coma, but this year has been a dark one for the sport with the death of Mike Towell and Eduard Gutknecht also heavily sedated following fights in British rings. The British Boxing Board of Control are the best in the world when it comes to fighter safety. But there must be investigations into how safety can be improved – like the introduction of handheld brain scanners – to ensure serious cases like Towell, Blackwell and Gutknecht are even less frequent.

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Well on coarse MORE coarse fish than ever have been stocked into UK venues, according to new Environment Agency figures. A total of 452,220 fish were introduced in 2016 – a 34.5 per cent increase on the previous year. They came from the EA’s Calverton Fish Farm in Nottinghamshire. Here’s a list of what was stocked: Crucian Carp 87,734 Roach 67,875 Bream 66,976 Barbel 57,900

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ANGLING legend Matt Hayes tamed this big pike during filming for a new TV series about life in the River Severn valley. Matt was fishing the lower stretches of the waterway using small rubber lures.

Spain debutant A Which scored in the recent 2-2 draw with England? Who hit 178 n.o. for B Kent in the 2016 County Championship draw with Essex at Canterbury?

with RICHARD LEE Chub 54,229 Dace 47,350 Rudd 35,125 Tench 15,031 THERE was a Christmas gift for Reece Lisle when he landed a 57lb 3oz mirror. His Duster Baits pop-up

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in the 33-30 win over Japan last month? Who took pole position but retired with tyre trouble in the last race of the 1986 F1 season, the Australian GP? Which Northern Irish snooker player’s first tournament 147 was at the 2016 UK Championship?

D boilie was hoovered up by the fish known as Lumpy. Reece was fishing Eric’s Angling-run Willows Lake. THE Angling Trust and Matchroom Sport have

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ENGLAND bowler Stuart Broad has signed a new three-year deal with Notts. The 30-year-old (right) has just played 22 first-class games since joining from Leicestershire in 2008. Meanwhile, former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has joined Middlesex on a similar deal to coach their NatWest T20 Blast team.

SARACENS’ Chris Ashton is due to return against Newcastle today after a 13-week ban for biting The England winger has been out since September and will start on the bench at Allianz Park. Sarries’ director of rugby Mark McCall said: “It has been difficult for him to come training every day but he is a good trainer.”

Park in the saddle ■ CYCLING BRITISH Sailing’s Olympic manager Stephen Park has been named British Cycling’s new performance director. The 48-year-old from Glasgow becomes British Cycling’s first performance director since Sir Dave Brailsford’s departure to concentrate on Team Sky in April 2014.

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“Other people are frightened of Michael but I am not – he’s frightened of me. “If I get to the semi-finals, it will be game on and it will be the biggest viewing figures Sky have ever had outside football.” Not that Taylor or Van Gerwen will take their progress for granted because they both have tough second-round matches when the tournament resumes after its Christmas break on Tuesday. The Power meets Kevin Painter in a repeat of the 2004 final and Van Gerwen is up against Spain’s Cristo Reyes. The last time Taylor and Van Gerwen met on the world championship stage was the 2013 final where the Dutchman led 2-0 and 4-2 only for Taylor to storm back to win 7-4. Van Gerwen came back to win the title the following year but has not made the final since, while Taylor was beaten 7-6 by Gary Anderson in the 2015 final. Taylor said: “I have had a tough year. DARREN WEBSTER produced the Flying around the world at my age is best TV performance of his life to hard graft and even now I am still waksend The Wizard spinning out of ing up at all hours of the night. It’s the William Hill World Darts like a jetlag that does not go away. Championship last night. “To get over it, I’ve been practicing Norwich’s Webster beat three times a day – mid-afternoon, at Australian Simon Whitlock 4-0 at teatime and then another session at the Ally Pally and could now face night as well, to try and re-adjust my world No.1 Michael van Gerwen body clock. Between 1-2pm is a bit of a in the next round. warm-up, then 5-6pm and 8-9pm I am Last month Webster led Van at it. Gerwen 6-0 in the Players “I am more relaxed about this world Championship semi-final before championship and I am more excited the Dutch star hit back to win. about my chances. But unseeded Webster, 48, will “If you’re going to beat me, you be ready. The ‘Demolition Man’ will have to play properly. I’ve got a said: “I am really pleased with massive chance this year.”

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UP FOR A FIGHT: Phil Taylor isn’t scared of old rival Michael van Gerwen

Wizard is walloped ■ by RICHARD LEWIS myself. If it is Michael, I will do what I do. Michael does not hold my destiny, I do. “If I can play like that, I will give him another run for his money.” Van Gerwen first has to overcome Spain’s Cristo Reyes but Webster is relishing his progress, now guaranteeing himself £25,000. Defending champion Gary Anderson eased past Andrew Gilding 4-0 to reach the third round, hitting six 180s and ending with an average of 102.58.

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Of which current Scottish Premiership club was this the first non-British manager, for this period? 1. Valdas Ivanauskas, March-October 2006 2. Dick Advocaat, 1998-2001 3. Harri Kampman, FebruaryOctober 1998 4. Ivano Bonetti, 2000-02 5. Ebbe Skovdahl, 1999-2003

Who was the first player or former player for this country to hit a Premier League hat-trick in 2016, against this club? 1. England, Swansea City 2. Senegal, Manchester City 3. France, Aston Villa 4. Belgium, Sunderland 5. Chile, West Ham United

Who was manager of 2004-05 Football League newcomers MK Dons for this period? 1. 2004-06 2. 2008-09 3. 2010-16 4. 2006-07 5. 2009-10

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6. Tony ......, Sheffield United midfielder; 1972 England debutant against Northern Ireland (6) 7. Bryan ......, Costa Rica and Everton midfielder (6) 12. Charlton defender signed from Celtic in 1985 (4,4) 13. Nathaniel ........, Chelsea and England U-21 midfielderdefender (8) 14. See 17 Down. 15. Mel ....., Wales defender who wrote the 2009 biography Mr. Swansea (5)

17 and 14 Down. Rochdale attacker at Bournemouth from 2012-14 (5,9) 18. Eric ....., former Manchester City and Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper (5) 19. Peru defender/midfielder; Milan 1963 European Cup winner (6,7) 22. Juande ....., 2007-08 Spurs boss (5) 27. Gary ....., York City boss reappointed in October (5) 28. Igors ........., Latvia defender

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

ACROSS: 1. Wickham; 4. Griffiths; 7. Spector; 9. Howells; 11. Rueda; 13. Ozalan; 15. Pereyra; 18. Devante Cole; 20 and 39 Down Dukla Prague; 21. Schofield; 24. Eboue; 25. Wilf Rostron; 27. Nuno Valente; 30. Bloor; 32. Sturm Graz; 34. Howie; 36. Galatasaray; 38. Strupar; 40. Bright; 42. Nonda; 44. Wilkins; 47. Godfrey; 48 McAvennie; 49 Riveros. DOWN: 1. Wreh; 2. Kone; 3. Masson; 4. Greig; 5. Ferrer; 6. Herd; 8. Temple; 10. Okore; 12. Alan Mahon; 14. Lynch; 16. York; 17. Powell; 18. Dunne; 19. Adams; 22. Couto; 23. Durie; 25. Wells; 26. Talia; 27. Nicholson; 28. Vokes; 29. Nouble; 31. Ruddy; 33. Rossi; 35. Weir; 36. Giroud; 37. Aston; 39. See 20 Across; 40. Bowyer; 41. Carle; 43. Olic; 45. Kaye; 46. Sims.

at Arsenal from 2000-04 (9) 30. Alain ........, Lens and former Toulouse manager (8) 31. Victor ........, Nigeria and Sunderland striker (8) 33. Barrie ....., Rangers and Scotland U-21 attacker (5) 34. Louis ....., Motherwell defender currently on loan at Notts County (5) 36. Emiliano ....., Stuttgart and Argentina defender (5) 39. Ariel ......, Argentina 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup attacker (6) 40. Djamel ......, Algeria winger at Nottingham Forest from 2013-15 (6) 41. Peter ......, Zimbabwe striker signed by Birmingham City from Coventry City in 1997 (6) 42. Cedric ......, Guadeloupe defender at Watford from 2007-09 (6) 44. Daniel ....., Middlesbrough defender signed from Norwich City in 2014 (5) 45. Jack ....., Nottingham Forest defender signed from Hull City in 2014 (5)

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With which European club did this man start 2016-17? 1. Corentin Tolisso 2. Geoffrey Kondogbia 3. Mats Hummels 4. Kevin Strootman 5. Andrea Belotti

TRIO Who was boss of these London clubs during this period? 1. Leyton Orient, Chelsea and QPR (1965-77) 2. Charlton, Crystal Palace and QPR (1981-84) 3. Fulham, Brentford and Watford (1986-2005) 4. Millwall, Arsenal and Tottenham (1982-2001) 5. Crystal Palace, QPR and Tottenham (1976-91)

PREMIER Who were third in the Premier League behind Man United here by this number of points? 1. 2006-07, 21 points 2. 2002-03, 14 points 3. 2000-01, 11 points 4. 2010-11, 9 points 5. 2008-09, 7 points

HALF FULL Which club finished 12th in this Championship season, just ahead of this bottom half side? 1. 2015-16, Leeds 2. 2013-14, Watford 3. 2012-13, Leeds 4. 2011-12, Burnley 5. 2010-11, Ipswich

ANSWERS

5. Luxembourg

MK DONS

ONE CAP Against whom did this player win their only Scotland cap in this year? 1. Cammy Bell, 2010 2. Darren Barr, 2008 3. Stephen Hughes, 2009 4. Andy McLaren, 2001 5. Andrew Shinnie, 2012

3. Karl Robinson 4. Martin Allen 5. Paul Ince

TRIO 1. Dave Sexton 2. Alan Mullery 3. Ray Lewington 4. George Graham 5. Terry Venables

FOREIGN

HAT-TRICK

GOLDEN

Who was the only winner of the European Golden Shoe to represent this country in internationals? 1. Belgium 2. England 3. Cyprus 4. Greece 5. Sweden

EUROPE 1. Lyon 2. Internazionale 3. Bayern Munich 4. Roma 5. Torino

FA CUP

Who were drawn away in this 2016-17 FA Cup 3rd Round clash between the two former winners of the competition from these years? 1. 1938 v. 2015 2. 1968 v. 1946 3. 2013 v. 1959 4. 1980 v. 2011 5. 1973 v. 1914

PREMIER 1. Liverpool 2. Newcastle 3. Liverpool 4. Manchester City 5. Chelsea

TRIVIA

GOLDEN 1. Erwin Vandenbergh 2. Kevin Phillips 3. Sotiris Kaiafas 4. Nikos Machlas 5. Henrik Larsson

FA CUP 1. Arsenal 2. Derby County 3. Nottingham Forest 4. Manchester City 5. Burnley

FOREIGN 1. Hearts 2. Rangers 3. Motherwell 4. Dundee 5. Aberdeen

HAT-TRICK 1. Jermain Defoe 2. Sadio Mane 3. Olivier Giroud 4. Romelu Lukaku 5. Alexis Sanchez

2. Henrik ......, Estonia and Go Ahead Eagles striker at Motherwell from 2012-13 (6) 3. Yohan ......, France midfielder signed by Crystal Palace from PSG in 2015 (6) 4. Jeff ....., Republic of Ireland defender signed by Blackburn from Southampton in 1995 (5) 5. Spain and Oviedo attacker; Swansea 2013 League Cup Final winner (5)

HALF FULL 1. QPR 2. Middlesbrough 3. Birmingham 4. Derby 5. Middlesbrough

DOWN

ONE CAP 1. Faroe Islands 2. Northern Ireland 3. Japan 4. Poland

1. Tony ........, Nottingham Forest striker; 1977-78 PFA Young Player of the Year (8) 5. Mario ........, former Holland, Chelsea and Wigan defender (8) 8. See 21 Across. 9. Lars ........, Denmark defender; Everton 2009 FA Cup Final runner-up (8) 10. Thibaut ........, Belgium and Chelsea goalkeeper (8) 11. Hotaru ........., Japan midfielder; 2014 FIFA World Cup ever-present (9) 14. ..... Road, 1923-2003 Manchester City home (5) 16 and 43 Across. Utrecht and former Holland defender who spent time on loan to Celtic from Bayern Munich in 2009-10 (5,9) 20. Bristol City goalkeeper signed from Derby County in 2013 (5,8) 21 and 8 Across. 1989-94 Burnley striker whose former clubs included Wolves and Crewe (5,3) 23. David ......., French striker who played for Sunderland and Man United in the 2000s (7) 24. Guy ....., Cameroon striker whose clubs included Scunthorpe and Gillingham (5) 25. Tomer ....., Israel and Brighton striker (5) 26. Mats ......., Germany defender re-signed by Bayern Munich from Borussia Dortmund in July (7) 29. Igor ......., 2006-09 Bulgaria defender; Levski Sofia 200607 Champions League group stage ever-present (7) 31. Rene ....., Germany and Hamburg goalkeeper (5) 32. ..... Athletic, 2016-17 Scottish League Two club (5) 33. Hayden ......., defender/ midfielder; Portsmouth 2010 FA Cup Final runner-up (7) 35. David ....., Spain and Manchester City midfielder (5) 37. Wimbledon forward signed from Chester City in 1990 (5,8) 38. Kelly ....., Central African Republic defender who last played for Crawley in 2014-15 (5) 41. Jesus ....., Spain winger signed by Man City from Sevilla in 2013 (5) 43. See 16 Across. 46. Simone ........, Italy 2006 World Cup Final-winning midfielder (8) 47. Trevor ........, West Ham United 1980 FA Cup Final scorer (8) 48. Ball kicked over an opponent in a high arc (3) 49. La Liga club; 2004 UEFA Cup Final winners (8) 50. Andre ........, Germany 2014 World Cup Final winner (8)

MK DONS 1. Danny Wilson 2. Roberto di Matteo

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Couldn’t agree more with Col from scunny. Fantastic achievement! Look what happens when a club pulls together. RD Take note! Abertawe Addick re red kop1calling us lufc fans loony. 2 weeks ago we out sang you klopites for 90 mins. maybe you need to get the norwegians an english translation book for exmas to get a better atmosphere. see you next season with our loonies. SUPERLEEDS 2 The tune of band aids do they know its christmas “and we hope the yanks take over before christmas time, the greatest gift we’ll get’s montanier out, and al hasawi too, cos both don’t have a clue, do they care about our club at all? Forest Deano. thanks gillschris on wishing leicester the best in champs league and I wish gillingham all the best. Merry xmas to all the texters. leicester blue fox So moanrhinho planning on spending hundreds of millions of pounds, AGAIN. To prove what exactly? He’s the special one? He’s nothing without money and he’s proven that already, any manager who spent what he has spent would be a world class manager. REDMIKE re.hairy mary lfc. you sound like a real character, a very funny lady but you dont know very much about footy do you love. kenny dalglish was a great player but not a great manager like bill shankly was. you do make me laugh tho so keep it up mary. you are hilarious. wham bob

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just heard that the maintenance team at Everton have been told to put brighter bulbs in the exit signs at Goodison go toward the light Ronald go to the light. Larry efc To Waste Ham Bob.. you dont have a village idiot.. you all take it in turns. Big Andy Wigan we hope that all hull fans enjoy their xmas. cos boxing day is goin 2 b ur WORST NIGHTMARE when man city turn-up and put yous 2 THE SWORD! THE MAN CITY ‘BLUECOATS’ Hope Swansea are quick out the blocks in the coming transfer window. Think ur short of a running back & wide receiver. Willo So moaning mourinho wants another eight season at Manchester United. I THOUGHT HE DIDN’T LIKE MANCHESTER!!. David Adler (M/cr) cfc1 if u make a statement make sure its rite 23 k higest in the 80s 12 lowest lol 48 k wat planet u on? fingerslufc Re the Barkley tackle, lm an lfc fan and what a credit our captain is to my beloved club, no crying or bleating like some other clubs players, and our top manager just worrying about hendo and not jumping up and down wanting a red card CLASS as usual! BIG BRI LFC payet when you run on to the pitch turn round and look at all our fans then look up the meaning of the word loyalty. whu tid. south bank Ted why did jan vertongen sign a new contract if he feels homesick one word greed. thfc se9

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PEP GUARDIOLA is so excited about a trip to Hull and back on Boxing Day that he cannot sleep.

The Manchester City boss is bracing himself for his first taste of the hectic festive calendar in English football. The prospect of facing Mike Phelan’s relegation battlers might not seem that appealing but Guardiola is relishing the challenge ahead. His squad will train today at the Etihad Campus before travelling to the east coast on Christmas Day. And he has spoken to some of his stars about what this part of the season is like and how demanding facing the so-called lesser teams can be.

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Guardiola said: “I don’t sleep because I am looking forward to it. “People here say that at Christmas you have to be focused, focused because at home you celebrate with dinner and lunch and we have to be prepared. “I spoke to (David) Silva and others and they talked to me about what it means to be playing Hull City on Boxing Day. “What I have learned in my short time here is that the gap between the first 10 and the last 10 is not a big difference. That is why it is difficult to win.” Guardiola, who is without Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan for the clash with the Tigers, admits Chelsea are looking down on the rest because they deserve to be. He said: “They have won 11 games in a row. They don’t lose, they have won a lot of games, that is why it is like this. “They have won 11 games because they make it tough for their opponents and in the right moment they are there.” The Spaniard insisted he will not go on a spending spree in next month’s transfer window. Guardiola added: “I am happy with what we have. I have confidence in the players that we have. “I am not denying we are going to look for something. I am not saying that but right now I think that is not going to happen. “The players have to play with the quality they have and I have to be able to pull that out.”

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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: Pep Guardiola is in the mood for a visit to Hull

In Snod we trust BOSS Mike Phelan says it would take a huge offer to tempt Hull to sell Robert Snodgrass after the player signed a contract extension. Snodgrass (left) is one of the few Tigers players to have hit form this term with the club bottom of the table. Newcastle were said to be keen on the 29-yearold, but the Scotland midfielder is now signed up until 2018. That

■ by IAN WHITTELL may not end interest but, ahead of hosting Manchester City on Boxing Day, Phelan trusts he will stay. “He’s under contract, so unless someone comes in with a huge amount of money he’s a Hull City player,’’ said Phelan. “He’s an asset and any club should be looking to keep their assets.” Abel Hernandez, Michael Dawson, Jake Livermore, Andrew Robertson and Harry Maguire have also signed new deals to 2018.

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PREMIER LEAGUE Sam’s £20m war chest From Back Page top of his wish list. Parish has turned to Allardyce after axing Pardew just two weeks short of his second anniversary in charge at Selhurst Park. He has not been put off by the damage Allardyce did to his reputation in September when he was forced to resign in disgrace as Three Lions boss after just 67 days in charge.

Calibre He was left with no choice but to quit following an undercover newspaper sting that exposed his views on player third-party ownership. Parish said: “We are delighted to be able to make an appointment so quickly and fortunate that someone of Sam’s calibre and experience was available.” Parish reckons Allardyce’s experience at winning relegation battles with his previous clubs will give Palace

the best possible chance of beating the drop. Pardew paid the price for a woeful run of form that has seen Palace lose eight of their last 10 league games to slump to within a point of the relegation zone. Allardyce has managed five clubs in the Premier League – Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland – has never been relegated and kept Blackburn and Sunderland up against the odds. Allardyce said: “I hope I can bring some joy over Christmas and new year, and in the long term between now and the end of the season. “I like the look of the squad and that’s probably the reason I’m here. “Hopefully the club can go forward from here and I can help it move forward. It seems to be very ambitious.”

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ONE OFF A TON: Troy Deeney is stuck on 99 goals

I CAN’T GIVE TROY A REST Mazzarri forced to keep Deeney in the firing line

WATFORD boss Walter Mazzarri admits that misfiring captain Troy Deeney needs a rest.

STRIKER CRISIS: Mazzarri

But he cannot afford to give him one just yet. Deeney is still stranded on 99 goals for the Hornets and has not found the net since September, a run of 10 games. But continued doubts over Isaac Success’ fitness and Stefano Okaka’s hamstrings have meant Deeney and Odion Ighalo are the only available strikers. Mazzarri said: “Does Troy need a rest? It’s possible because in a

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season you can have one player who is not 100 per cent. “That is what is happening now. That does not help when you have a chance and not been clinical in front of goal. “This is why we want Success and Okaka back quickly.” Watford have lost four of their last five games ahead of Boxing Day’s home clash with Crystal Palace. And Mazzarri is upset his side do not have more points on the board. He said: “We deserved four or

five more points. We need to be scoring more from chances. The team needs to grow but the injuries are not helping. “If we look against Everton we were very good, we managed to score when we had the chances. Against Sunderland it was completely different. “The only thing to work on is being more decisive in front of goal. “Even against Manchester City you saw we played very well and could have drawn. “We now have to continue to play well.”

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HITMEN ON RHODES OUT ■ by IAN MURTAGH

JORDAN RHODES and David Nugent could leave Middlesbrough in the New Year. Boss Aitor Karanka admits there will be departures when the transfer window opens next week and he won’t try to hang on to unhappy players. Striker Rhodes and Nugent fall into that category with Alvaro Negredo established as Boro’s No.1 forward this season.

Finish With Karanka reluctant to play with more than one forward, the pair have been starved of opportunities. He said: “There will be a few players who leave next month. At the moment we have 26 players in the squad and I would like to finish January with 23 or 24. “The main thing is that we do not need to make major changes and improve a lot because I am pleased with the squad.” Premier League strugglers Hull are keen on Rhodes while there are some Championship

STARVED: Rhodes clubs who will try to sign Nugent. Ahead of today’s game at Burnley, Karanka revealed he is willing to sell but insists the price must be right. The Spaniard added: “I can understand why some people have been frustrated because they are all good players and they have not been playing. “They will have teams who want them. “And if someone is leaving next month, it will be because it is good for the player who is going to leave, the club that is going to buy him, and for us. It has to be for the right money.”

Stand by me says Bradley BOB BRADLEY is adamant he can still steer Swansea to Premier League survival. Bradley has won just two games since succeeding Francesco Guidolin in October and the Liberty Stadium strugglers are stuck in the drop zone, three points from safety. But ahead of their home Boxing Day clash with West Ham, Bradley has told disillusioned fans to keep faith with him.

Leader “I have total confidence in my ability, what we’re doing in training, my ability to manage guys and be a good leader,” said Bradley. “But turning that around and getting points in the short term, I always knew that was going to be the biggest challenge.” Swansea have suffered back-to-back away defeats but two home games over Christmas could yet provide Bradley with a lifeline. And the

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■ by ALEX BYWATER return of Federico Fernandez and Ki Sung-yueng to full training is another boost for the 58-year-old former USA boss. “In certain moments our ability to keep switched on for 90 minutes and take the points hasn’t been good enough,” said Bradley. “Our margin for winning matches is razor thin. It means when we step on the field from start to finish we have to give our all and not make small mistakes. “Some teams have a bigger margin and they can get away with a lot more. That’s where we are right now. “In some moments ‘soft’ has been a fair word to describe us but in others we’ve just been letting our guard down and switching off. “In the Premier League, if you switch off there are usually players who can punish you.”

TUNNEL VISION: Bradley says he can see the way forward

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Peterborough v Gillingham ............................... Port Vale v Walsall.............................................. Rochdale v Chesterfield..................................... Dundee (0) .................3 Hearts (1)..................2 Sheff Utd v Oldham ............................................ Southend v AFC Wimbledon (1pm).................... O’Dea 54 Walker 3 (pen) McGowan 71 Haber 90

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Sky Bet League Two

Att: 6,160 Cheltenham v Barnet.......................................... Kilmarnock (0)...........0 St Johnstone (1).......1 Crewe v Carlisle .................................................. Sent off: Hendrie 90 Davidson 43 Grimsby v Accrington ........................................ Att: 3,056 Hartlepool v Blackpool....................................... Motherwell (1) ...........1 Aberdeen (2).............3 Leyton Orient v Crawley (1pm).......................... McDonald 16 Shinnie 6 Rooney 25 Luton v Colchester ............................................. McGinn 90 Mansfield v Morecambe ..................................... Att: 3,428 Newport v Portsmouth ....................................... Ross County (0) ........1 Partick (0)..................3 Notts County v Doncaster ................................. Boyce 83 Lindsay 50 Plymouth v Wycombe ........................................ Doolan 62 Stevenage v Cambridge Utd .............................. Erskine 78 Yeovil v Exeter .................................................... Att: 2,935

P W D L F A Pts Celtic ..................17 16 1 0 47 13 49 Rangers .............18 10 5 3 25 18 35 Aberdeen ...........18 9 4 5 32 18 31 Hearts ................19 7 7 5 34 25 28 St Johnstone .....18 7 6 5 24 20 27 Ross County .....19 4 8 7 20 32 20 Dundee ..............19 5 4 10 18 26 19 Kilmarnock ........19 4 7 8 16 31 19 Partick................19 4 6 9 22 29 18 Motherwell .........18 4 5 9 22 31 17 Hamilton ............18 2 10 6 19 25 16 Inverness CT .....18 3 7 8 23 34 16 Italian Super Cup (Doha, Qatar): AC Milan 1 Juventus 1 (after extra-time. AC Milan win 4-3 on penalties).

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NFL: Philadelphia 24 NY Giants 19.

BASKETBALL

NBA: Brooklyn 101 Golden State 117, Indiana 102 Boston 109, LA Clippers 106 San Antonio 101, Miami 115 LA Lakers 107, New York 106 Orlando 95.

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William Hill PDC World Cham’ship (Alexandra Palace, London) – 2nd rd: I White (Eng) bt J Clayton (Wal) 4-1, M Smith (Eng) bt M King (Eng) 4-3, B van de Pas (Hol) bt T Jenkins (Eng) 4-3, D Webster (Eng) bt S Whitlock (Aus) 4-0, G Anderson (Sco) bt A Gilding (Eng) 4-0, A Lewis (Eng) bt J Cullen (Eng) 4-0.

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Elite League: Belfast 9 Edinburgh 6, Braehead 4 Fife 3, Cardiff 2 Manchester 3, Nottingham 4 Dundee 2. NHL: Buffalo 1 Carolina 3, Colorado 0 Toronto 6, Columbus 7 Pittsburgh 1, Florida 1 Boston 3, Montreal 2 Minnesota 4, Nashville 0 Los Angeles 4, New Jersey 4 Philadelphia 0, Ottawa 2 Anaheim 1 (OT), Tampa Bay 5 St Louis 2, Vancouver 1 Winnipeg 4.

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Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership

Vanarama National League

Aldershot v Woking (12.15pm) .......................... Barrow v Gateshead ........................................... Braintree v Dagenham ....................................... Bromley v Sutton ................................................ Dover v Maidstone.............................................. Guiseley v Lincoln City ...................................... North Ferriby v York (12.30pm) ......................... Solihull Moors v Chester ................................... Torquay v Forest Green ..................................... Tranmere v Macclesfield .................................... Wrexham v Southport ........................................

Vanarama North: AFC Fylde v Chorley, Altrincham v FC United, Boston v Gainsborough, Brackley v Gloucester, Darlington v Halifax, Harrogate v Stockport, Salford v Bradford Park Avenue, Stalybridge v Curzon Ashton, Tamworth v Nuneaton (1pm), Telford v Alfreton, Worcester v Kidderminster. Vanarama South: Bath v Hungerford, Chelmsford v Bishop’s Stortford, Concord v East Thurrock, Dartford v Ebbsfleet, Eastbourne Borough v Whitehawk, Gosport v Poole (1pm), Hemel Hempstead v Hampton & Richmond, Margate v Welling, St Albans v Oxford City (1pm), Truro v WestonSuper-Mare, Wealdstone v Maidenhead (1.30pm). Evo-Stik Northern Premier: Ashton Utd v Warrington, Coalville v Barwell, Grantham v Corby, Halesowen v Sutton Coldfield, Marine v Skelmersdale, Matlock v Buxton, Mickleover v Ilkeston, Spennymoor v Frickley, Stafford v Hednesford, Stourbridge v Rushall, Whitby v Blyth, Workington v Nantwich. Evo-Stik Southern Premier: Chesham v Kings Langley, Cirencester v Chippenham (1pm), Dorchester v Weymouth, Frome v Basingstoke, Hitchin v Dunstable (1pm), Kettering v King’s Lynn, Leamington v Stratford, Merthyr v Cinderford (1pm), Redditch v Banbury, St Ives v Cambridge City (1pm), St Neots v Biggleswade (1pm). Ryman Premier: Bognor Regis v Havant & Waterlooville, Burgess Hill v Worthing (12pm), Canvey Island v Billericay (1pm), Enfield v Harlow (1pm), Hendon v Harrow, Kingstonian v Merstham, Leatherhead v Met Police, Lowestoft v Leiston, Needham Market v Sudbury (1pm), Tonbridge v Folkestone, Wingate & Finchley v Staines.

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline v Falkirk .........................................

Scottish League One

Hamilton v Celtic (12.30pm)............................... Peterhead v Stenhousemuir .............................. Rangers v Inverness CT (12.30pm) ................... Scottish League Two Scottish Championship Forfar v Clyde ..................................................... Dafabet Welsh Premier (2.30pm Ayr v Dumbarton (12.30pm)............................... Dundee Utd v St Mirren (12.30pm) .................... unless stated): Aberystwyth v Newtown Airbus UK v Gap Connah’s Hibs v Raith ......................................................... (1.30pm), Quay (1pm), Bala v Rhyl, Bangor v Morton v Queen of South................................... Llandudno, Carmarthen v Cardiff Met

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Annan v Berwick................................................. Leeds v Wakefield (11.30am). RUGBY UNION Cowdenbeath v Arbroath ................................... (3pm unless stated) Montrose v Stirling .............................................

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CONTE’S BREAK POINT We don’t need Xmas rest says Blues chief

ANTONIO CONTE admits he is entering unknown territory ahead of his first Premier League Christmas.

The Chelsea boss has spent his career to date in Italy and is used to putting his feet up at this time of the year. But instead of taking a family break in the sun, Conte will be at his club’s Surrey training ground on Christmas Day preparing for the Boxing Day visit of Bournemouth.

\Incredible The lack of a winter break in England surprises and frustrates many foreign managers, with former England boss Fabio Capello convinced the heavy holiday programme damages the national team at major tournaments. But Conte – who yesterday saw midfielder Oscar complete his £60m move to Shanghai SIPG – insists he can’t wait for his first taste of festive football as he bids to extend Chelsea’s incredible 11-match winning run. “I always had a winter break when I stayed in Italy,” said Conte, whose side hold a six-point lead at the top. “Now I have this situation in England, and I heard a lot of coaches saying you should stop and have a winter break, above

■ by IAN WINROW all with the national team. Capello always said the lack of a winter break penalised the national team. It’s very difficult to reply to this question. “To play in this period, the atmosphere we find is very difficult to find in another period. It’s fantastic. “It’s very difficult for me to say if it’s positive or negative to play during the Christmas period. But it’s my first experience and I’m happy to have it.” Conte’s family have joined him in London but he admits they will have to get used to the unfamiliar arrangements. “My wife and my daughter will arrive on Friday to prepare to celebrate Christmas at my house with my brothers, with my parents and the family. “This is the first experience for me and my family of football at this time of year and I hope it will be a fantastic one. “We’re used to going on holiday for a week. But it’s important, at Christmas, to stay with my family. It’s not important where but it’s important to stay together.” And Conte admitted the demands of this time of year will at least provide a distraction from trawling the shops. He added: “My wife is a fantastic person and she takes care of this. I don’t like going to the shops.”

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BOURNEMOUTH boss Eddie Howe is worried about the Fabregas effect – but believes his side can stun Chelsea for the second season running. Cesc Fabregas (left) is set to make a rare Premier League start for Antonio Conte’s leaders against Howe’s men on Boxing Day, in place of the suspended N’Golo Kante. “I saw Cesc Fabregas come on against Crystal Palace and he was sensational,” said Howe. “He played five or six passes that are up there with the best I have seen. You are replacing one outstanding player with another, so I don’t see that will help us.” The Cherries claimed one of the

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most famous wins in their history by defeating then-champions Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge last season, a result that helped get Jose Mourinho sacked. Howe is hoping that triumph will inspire his players to end the Blues’ remarkable 11-match winning run. “Results like that make us believe that we can beat anybody,” he said. “We proved that last year by defeating Chelsea and also Manchester United. “We need players to play to their maximum levels, the opposition not to be quite at their

best and a bit of luck as well. Last season was a great day for our club, a marker of how far and how quickly we have come. ‘‘The challenge for us now is to create more memories like that. “A lot of the players will be there again and sometimes a good result can inspire those memories to come back. “I have the mind-set of going into every game looking to win, and we will go there with a positive attitude.” Howe has hailed opposite number Conte for transforming Chelsea into title contenders after last season’s disastrous trophy defence under Mourinho. He said: “It will be a tall order

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RONALD KOEMAN admits he isn’t sure if Ross Barkley will ever fulfil his potential. Barkley, 23, has been touted as one of England’s future superstars since his competitive debut for Everton in 2011. The England star has shown at times he has the class to go on to make the predictions come true. But he has struggled to show it on a consistent basis and has not been a regular performer for Koeman since the Dutchman took charge last summer. The Toffees boss (inset) has even left Barkley out of key games such as the recent clash with Manchester United. And when asked if he can

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become the player everyone expects him to be, Koeman said: “I am not sure. “He can improve with experience, by studying clips, by talking, all these things. “He is on a good way but he is still not that player that maybe he can be in the future.” Koeman, who is preparing his side to face Leicester on Boxing Day, believes Barkley still needs to work more off the ball as well as adding to his goal and assist tally. Koeman said: “He needs to improve the tactical aspect of his football, out of his position. He needs to be more clinical and have more creativity.”

FOXES BUST-UP IS ALL THE RAGE CLAUDIO RANIERI has told his struggling Leicester stars to carry on gobbing off.

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel launched an angry dressing-room broadside at his team-mates as the Foxes trailed 2-0 at half-time at Stoke last weekend. Ten-man Leicester fought back to get a 2-2 draw despite having star striker Jamie Vardy sent off. Schmeichel admitted things got heated and boss Ranieri says he’s more than happy for his players to blow a fuse. “Every now and then if something needs to be said I’ll happily say it,” said Ranieri. “I was very emotional and very irate at the time and had some things I wanted to get off my chest. I wasn’t

RETURN because the run Chelsea have been on has been really impressive. ‘‘The change of system to three at the back for them has galvanised the squad. “Antonio Conte is really impressive with the way he took the Italy job and the way that team played and he has imprinted that style on Chelsea. “It is not an easy system to adapt to. They look solid at the back and wing-backs, Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso have been very impressive.” Howe says injured Bournemouth duo Andrew Surman and Junior Stanislas are close to making comebacks.

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■ by DAVE ARMITAGE the only one – a lot of people spoke.” Boss Ranieri is now hoping for a repeat of that fighting spirit in the Boxing Day home clash with Everton. He said: “I always encourage my players to talk. There was a fantastic atmosphere in the dressing room. “Maybe what happened at half-time could be a turning point. Who knows? Maybe that can change our fortunes.” Ranieri is still seething over losing Vardy for three games and says the whole world thinks the FA got it wrong

over his striker’s red card. Vardy was shown a straight red last weekend for a lunge at Mame Biram Diouf and an FA disciplinary appeal panel ruled it should stand. Last season’s leading scorer now misses the Everton game and West Ham and Middlesbrough clashes. Ranieri said: “I think all of England and the world watched it and the whole world said, ‘No red card’. “We made the appeal because we believed we were right. We’re very disappointed because that wasn’t a foul. “We will have to change things but I’m very, very sad about it. We were all very surprised.”

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CARROLL WILL STAY ON SONG SLAVEN BILIC says Andy Carroll can keep going all Christmas. The West Ham striker has suffered years of constant injury setbacks but Bilic will not wrap him up in cotton wool and is prepared to play him against Swansea, Leicester and Manchester United over the festive period. The Hammers boss said: “I spoke to him and he said he feels good. He feels good in his body and I’m delighted. “We are monitoring Andy but why should I hold him back? “Maybe before it was always holding him back and that could be one of the reasons why he was getting injured. You are

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more likely to get injured if you are not training. I was watching Andy playing for Newcastle, Liverpool and West Ham on television. You can see that energy. “I can only talk about this season and last season. His first game was against Newcastle and we were winning 2-0 at home but he came on and was like a little kid in the last 15 minutes. He wanted to do everything. “That is the key for every player or for every man no matter what your job is to have that intensity in itself.” Carroll, 27, (left) surprisingly came through 90 minutes against both Burnley and Hull despite only returning from a long-term knee injury this month. But Bilic insists he

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is over the problem and believes his boyish attitude will rub off on his team-mates. He added: “What is important is to have in a football team those kind of players that can lift the others who maybe on the day aren’t that enthusiastic, let’s say. “It’s a key as without that you can’t progress. You can still win a football game but it is less likely for that to happen. “You always know during the game what you are gonna get. You always know in training what you are gonna get from Andy. You are gonna get everything, commitment, quality, impact, whatever. “Of course you have to be cautious with Andy because of his history, but if he is feeling good let’s build on that. Why are we thinking negative?”

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City trip too soon for Phil ■ by CHRIS McKENNA PHILIPPE COUTINHO is losing his battle to be fit for Liverpool’s clash with Manchester City on New Year’s Eve. The Brazilian forward was hoping to return from the ankle injury he suffered against Sunderland on November 26. But boss Jurgen Klopp revealed he has not started training with the rest of the squad yet. “He was in a very good way and then it was a little bit more difficult because of a reaction in the ankle and we had to cool down the situation a little bit,” said Klopp. “I don’t think it will be long term but the game everyone is dreaming of is City. It was clear from the first second of the injury this would be unlikely but it was the words of Phil so we will try to do it. “It is not more likely than before but I don’t want to say it is not possible.” Liverpool face Stoke on Tuesday hoping not to lose more ground on leaders Chelsea, who face Bournemouth on Boxing Day. SOUTHAMPTON boss Claude Puel claims in-demand defender Virgil van Dijk will stay at St Mary’s for another three years. Van Dijk, 25, is wanted by Liverpool, Manchester City and French giants Paris St-Germain. The centre-back signed a new six-year contract in the summer, rocketing his value to beyond £40m. But Puel said: “For Virgil the price will be the same in two or three years and he can stay two or three years with us. “He is an important player for us. “Virgil is a captain because he has a good personality, strong character and quality. He will stay with us.”

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DAVID MOYES’ shopping list at Manchester United read like a Who’s Who of European football.

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Welsh wizard Gareth Bale, German international Toni Kroos, Cesc Fabregas, then at Barcelona, and former Old Trafford favourite Cristiano Ronaldo. Moyes was confident of signing all of them. He ended up with none. Instead, Marouane Fellaini became his first United signing – and the rest is history. The Sunderland boss, who returns to Old Trafford on Monday, had been Sir Alex Ferguson’s anointed successor. The Stretford End labelled him “The Chosen One” but Moyes was to last just 10 months. Had he landed the Fab Four, the Scot remains convinced he could still be United boss now. “When I first went in, my real target was Gareth Bale. I felt all along that Bale was a Manchester United player,” he said. “I fought right until the last minute. We actually offered a bigger deal (to Tottenham) than Real Madrid. “But Gareth had his mind made up on going to Real Madrid. That was, in my mind, the player I really wanted to bring to Manchester United. “The other one was Cesc Fabregas, who we thought we would get right up until the last minute. I remember

by IAN MURTAGH when I first met Sir Alex he always said there was a chance Ronaldo might come back. “So that was the level we were targeting. “I was not going out to bring in seven or eight players because we had a squad which had just won the league.

Changes “I wanted to give those players a chance to show what they could do and gradually make changes as I went along, not make wholesale changes.” Kroos, who eventually joined Ronaldo at Real Madrid, was lined up to join United 12 months later. Moyes added: “Toni Kroos agreed to come in the summer. “I had agreed it with Toni himself and his agent.” By the time summer arrived, a battered and bruised Moyes was no longer United manager and now he

can only look back on what might have been. He said: “Sometimes you don’t get deals done. With Bale, we were probably behind all along. Real Madrid were well in for it. “The Cesc one was disappointing. It was very close. And Toni Kroos came up in January – it was done.” Moyes isn’t bitter about his sacking but having been given assurances that he was in it for the long haul, his unceremonious exit did leave a sour taste. He believes that had Plan A come off, it could all have turned out so differently. “Given time, I would have hoped I’d be working with a successful team now,” he added So looking back, was he treated harshly? “I would only say that because I had a long contract,” he said. “It has taken a while for United to start to get back to where people see them and where the club would like to be. “My time was too short, as I have said many times, you have to win games and I didn’t win enough games. But my only regret would be the timescale.”

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✗ ZLATAN’S READY TO JOIN JOSE all parties.” Mourinho has taken a swipe at Chelsea star Oscar after insisting Ibrahimovic will finish his career at the top, instead of cashing in with a lucrative move to the Chinese Super League. The Brazilian ace is poised to join Shanghai SIPG in a £60m deal next month after securing a staggering long-term deal worth £400,000 a week. But Mourinho insists Ibrahimovic would never do the same, adding: “I’m really happy for him. “Maybe some people could think, ‘Top scorer, but not at 35 years old, not any more, because this is the Premier League and not La Liga’. “But 35 for him is the same as

Wenger to make ’em wait ■ by PAUL BROWN ARSENE WENGER won’t let the Arsenal hate mob influence the final decision on his future. And he is prepared to keep fans and the club waiting until the end of the season before he decides whether to sign a new contract. The Gunners boss, a target for Paris St-Germain again, is facing new calls to quit after back-to-back defeats at Everton and Manchester City. Despite the latest torrent of abuse Wenger said: “I always said that I will judge where I stand in the spring and make my decisions then. And the club is free to as well. “It’s not because I am here a long time that I have any rights. We are both in the same boat. Are the club happy for me to leave a decision until then? Yes. “Will it affect long-term planning? No, I don’t think so. There are plenty of managers who have arrived at the end of their contract. It happened to me before. “I signed sometimes in March, April for longer contracts, so I don’t think it’s a problem. I worked everywhere I was until the last day of my contract with total commitment.” The Frenchman is back under pressure ahead of Boxing Day’s clash with West Brom after slipping nine points behind leaders Chelsea in the table. But Wenger said: “We are ready for a fight and we want to respond. “I think in 20 games we lost the last two. “Our quality has been consistent since the start of the season but we want to respond in a strong way.”

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✗ From Back Page option of triggering an extra 12 months that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2018. But Starsport understands United would like him to work alongside Mourinho and mentor the club’s future stars when he decides to retire. Ibrahimovic, 35, is keen to go into management and would relish the chance to learn from Mourinho. A club source said: “Zlatan has one eye on the future and is keen to become a manager in his own right. “United recognise this and will be willing to help him. “He is such a positive influence on those around him that a coaching role would suit

25, La Liga is the same as the Premier League. He scores goals, plays well. I’m really happy for him because he will end his career on his high – not in America or China.” Mourinho, meanwhile, has told Morgan Schneiderlin he won’t stop him leaving Old Trafford. The French midfielder has not started a single league game this season and is a target of West Brom and Everton. Mourinho said: “My answer is simple: If he’s playing regularly with me I have the right to say, ‘No way’. “If he’s not playing regularly I have no right to tell a player that wants to be happy, to say to a player, ‘You’re going nowhere’.”

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It is unheard of for a novice to win this Grade One race, but stranger things have happened in 2016. Rule The World’s Grand National victory in April was his one and only win over fences. It is also the weakest of King Georges, so if ever there was a year for a novice to win this is it. THISTLECRACK (3.15) has fences in his first season, scoring taken well to impressively at Chepstow, Cheltenham and Newbury. He will come under pressure for the first time today, but can lead home a Colin Tizzard-trained 1-2. His stablemate Cue Card’s seven wins over fences include last year’s Grade One King George. When you consider Thistlecrack top-level chase, you can see why has yet to win a Cue Card will be hard to beat. Silviniaco Conti won this in 2013 and 2014 but has finished behind Cue Card in their three subsequent head-to-heads. At 10, he is surely past his best. Josses Hill has won Grade Twos but not at the top level. He left Tea For Two for Huntingdon and should beat that dead last time at are both honest enough but their one again. They lack of a turn of foot means they will need to improve to play a leading role in the closing stages.

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to strengthen a squad that has won just six league matches all year. Allardyce has already identified several targets and presented a list of them to Parish and his fellow directors as part of the interview process. It is understood Allardyce wants to make at least four signings in the January transfer window, with a midfielder and defender Turn to Page 35

Joey bet ban fear ■ by PAUL BROWN JOEY BARTON is facing a potentially career-ending ban for breaking FA betting rules. Barton (below) was set to rejoin Burnley in January after leaving Rangers but was last night charged with placing a staggering 1,260 bets on football over the past 10 years. If the 34-year-old is found guilty he faces a ban for at least the rest of the season, and a huge fine. But there is a recent precedent for a much heavier punishment, with non-League Turn to Page 39

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