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line up: Shoppers queue up for the opening of Next at Affinity. Below, store manager Jemma Deeley. Pictures: Steve Bould
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Shoppers queued out of the doors of Affinity Staffordshire as a brand new retailer opened. Fashion giant Next launched its 6,000sqft outlet store in the Talke shopping centre yesterday morning. Shoppers started a socially distanced queue outside the shop at 10.25am, ahead of its 11am opening time. But the ribbon was cut early, allowing customers in at 10.50am after queues stretched outside of the shopping centre towards the car park. First in the queue was Ryan Pender, aged 31, from Tunstall, who said: “We were gutted when the Tunstall one closed, so have come up to see if there are any bargains for the kids. “With up to 75 per cent off it’s a good deal, and you can get everything in one place at Affinity.” Thirty-year-old Jess Brough queued up with her daughter to do some birthday shopping. Jess, from Stone, said: “I didn’t realise the store was opening
today, but I could see the queue growing so thought I’d better get in it quickly. “It’s my daughter’s 10th birthday and she’s already spotted a jacket she likes through the window.” Next closed its Tunstall branch – which has been replaced by Poundland – during the coronavirus pandemic. It now has stores in Longton, Hanley, Festival Park, Stafford and Crewe, alongside the newly opened Talke outlet. The new store is allowing 23 customers in at a time, excluding pushchairs, and there are social distancing stickers around the store to remind people to follow Covid-19 safety measures.
There is a one-way system in place in the former Sports Direct unit, with separate entrance and exits. The store is selling children’s clothing, men and ladies fashion, homeware and gifts. Prices at the outlet start at £1, with men’s suits costing just £14, and last-minute holiday bikinis for £3. Manager Becca Cottier, aged 23, from Congleton, said: “We are so excited to open the new outlet and have some amazing deals in. “You won’t find these offers on the website, it’s only in the outlet. “We can’t wait to get to know our customers and make sure people get some excellent bargains in time for Christmas.”
Pupils told to stay at home after contact with virus Several students have been told to stay off school after coming into contact with somebody who has tested positive for coronavirus. The King’s CE School, in Kidsgrove, has not revealed whether the person diagnosed with Covid-19 is a pupil or a member of staff. But in a message sent to
parents, the school said: “Following advice from Public Health England, a small minority of our school community have been required, as a precautionary measure, to self-isolate following contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. “The school remains open to all other students and our risk assessment is reviewed regularly
to ensure our students and staff remain as safe as possible.” The King’s is one of a growing number of Staffordshire secondary schools to have at least one confirmed coronavirus case. Others include Moorside High, in Werrington, St John Fisher Catholic College, in Newcastle, Biddulph High School and King Edward VI High, in Stafford.
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‘This isn’t a film or a TV show, it’s real life... it’s my life’ Street attack victim features on Critical Condition tonight
scene: Police outside the Co-op in West Street, Leek.
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A Stoke City employee was left fighting for his life after being attacked in the street. Daniel Vickers suffered severe head injuries when he was punched on a night out in Leek. The 29-year-old was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital’s major trauma centre where doctors and nurses battled to save his life. Now his brush with death will be be retold when the first episode of the second series of 999 Critical Condition screens tonight. Daniel, a sports therapist at Stoke City FC Academy, said: “My first memory of the treatment at Royal Stoke was when I woke up and was asked if I knew where I was. “I was totally numb and in complete shock once everything was explained to me. “I was only in hospital for one week, but I don’t think I realised or came to terms with what had happened until three or four months later. “It has made me realise that you really don’t know what life is going to throw at you until something like this happens. “This isn’t a film or television show, it is real life, it’s my life.” Daniel, of Belle Vue Road, Leek, was assaulted outside the Co-op, in West Street, on July 19 last year. He suffered a bleed on the brain
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SAFE HANDS: Dr Richard Fawcett, the trauma team leader and consultant who treated Daniel Vickers, right. and doctors had to relieve the pressure in his head by drilling a hole in his skull. A year later, following intensive physiotherapy, he is finally back on the mend, but has suffered many months of hearing and balance problems. He said: “I have life-changing injuries and am now severely deaf in one ear and moderately deaf in the other. “I still get headaches and dizziness, but I am determined to get back to work and live my life. “I remember a doctor telling me when I was discharged that it would be long and slow recovery time. “I work as a sports therapist and thought I can rehab myself, but when it’s brain and skull you have to be patient and let it take time to heal.”
The hard-hitting documentary features the hospital’s clinical teams as they confront the realities of emergency medicine. Among those tuning in will be Daniel’s grateful mum Yvonne Smith. Recalling the horror of that night, she said: “The whole experience was totally surreal and I couldn’t believe it was happening. “It was incredibly traumatic and if it wasn’t for the people who treated him at Royal Stoke, he wouldn’t be with us today. “I didn’t want to believe what they were telling me at the time, but was thankful they were honest and upfront. “It’s such an amazing place for head injuries and I can’t tell you how thankful we are to all the doctors and nurses involved in Dan’s care.”
Tracy Bullock, UHNM chief executive, said: “The first series of Critical Condition was so well received and we are thrilled to be part of this new series. “The series gives a unique insight into how our staff make splitsecond decisions, and how the whole of our hospital reacts to ensure that patients and families receive the best possible care.” Malcolm Brinkworth, from Brinkworth Productions which made the documentary for Channel 5, said: “ Working with the highly skilled staff at the UHNM was a real privilege. “Their dedication and expertise was humbling to watch, and we hope that viewers will see the remarkable work that goes on there day in, day out.” ■■999 Critical Condition will screen on Channel 5 at 9pm.
‘This is the biggest challenge I’ve faced’ A consultant at Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital fears A&E being overwhelmed by a second wave of coronavirus and the knock-on effects of the first. Dr Ann-Marie Morris, below, has spoken as the Royal Stoke University Hospital prepares for a surge in cases if the newlyannounced measures prove ineffective. But she has also highlighted how the emergency department has also seen an increase in patients with alcohol-related conditions as well as more victims of violent crime. There are currently 14 people at Royal Stoke being treated for Covid-19 but this is expected to rise sharply. The city as a whole remains on the Government’s watch-list as an area of concern with an infection rate of 33.2, according to the latest figures. Dr Morris, who had Covid in April, said: “The public are worrying about a possible second wave but our second wave could be the knock-on effect from Covid. “Nationally, there has been an increase in suicides and cases of mental health illnesses. “More patients are coming through the doors with alcoholrelated conditions and we are dealing with more cases of violent crime. On top of all of that, Covid has not gone away and we are heading into winter, which is notoriously our busiest time. It is a perfect storm. Things are going to get a lot busier. I’ve worked in the NHS for two decades but make no mistake this is the biggest challenge I’ve ever faced.”
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Barber shop owner defends policy as council begins investigation Ruby Davies
masks to give to customers as well. plus a visor, social distancing, It’s really hard for me to wear a mask thorough cleaning, and operating by ruby.davies@reachplc.com as I have asthma and I feel like I can’t appointment-only.” breathe with the mask on. I can’t get used to it. The owner of a barber’s raided by “And, to be honest, I don’t believe council enforcers after being accused that coronavirus is real – I think it is of breaking coronavirus rules has made up.” defended his shop’s policy on the The reader reported his concerns wearing of face masks. to council leader Abi Brown and The Sentinel and a reader have taken Staffordshire Police. pictures which appear to show staff She told the reader: “I will pass not wearing face coverings while at this on to the public protection team work inside RamysCut, in Tunstall. to investigate. The photos are very The reader later reported the helpful. The best information always business to Stoke-on-Trent City comes from residents.” Council, which has launched an It comes as the council has this week investigation. also handed community protection Its trading standards investigators warning notices to a barbers in yesterday issued the Tower Square Burslem and another barbers in shop with a community protection Tunstall. Investigations have also warning notice over the alleged been launched into coronavirus breach of coronavirus rules. The complaints against two barbers in council has the power to shut down Longton. the business. The National Hair & Beauty Now owner Hangaw Ali, who is Federation says all hair and beauty asthmatic, has explained why staff are professionals have been required to sometimes seen working without face wear both a surgical mask and a visor coverings. while working since August 15. “We use our masks all the time when It states: “All businesses are required we are busy, but there are customers to operate in a Covid-secure way. This who we know are comfortable with us means undertaking risk assessments not wearing our masks,” he said. and following the guidelines set out “We use the masks if we don’t by the Department for Business, know the client and if they feel Energy and Industrial Strategy. uncomfortable with us not wearing “This includes wearing the one. appropriate PPE, which is now “We have a lot of masks, and I have the additional surgical face mask
barbers: RamysCut, where staff are accused of working without PPE.
Barber’s warned after breaking rules A barber’S has been given a final warning and could be shut down after staff were caught breaking coronavirus rules. Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s trading standards team raided the business – which is in the ‘wider Burslem area’ – following a tip-off. They issued the shop with a community protection warning notice, which acts like a ‘yellow card’. If the business continues to break the rules it can be issued with a ‘red card’ and forced to close. Council leader Abi Brown said: “They were served with the notice
yesterday because staff were not wearing personal protective equipment and obviously they are required to comply with that notice. If they don’t we close them down. “We don’t have the power to fine the business because that is a police matter. “It was a tip-off from the public, as it generally is with these things, but our teams are also out and about doing premises visits. “We haven’t yet closed a barber’s down in the city but we can and it’s definitely an option that is being seriously considered.”
evidence: The picture which was sent to the council to investigate.
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Will Covid-19 contact tracing app be effective? The Health Foundation says there has been a failure to demonstrate how the technology has performed during trials
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ajor questions about the effectiveness of the coronavirus contact tracing app have been left unanswered, a charity has warned on the eve of its launch. Failure to demonstrate how the technology has performed during testing risks denting public confidence as its success depends on uptake, the Health Foundation said. The NHS Covid-19 app is set to be released across England and Wales today to support the NHS Test and Trace effort, following months of delays, technical hitches and privacy issues. It uses Bluetooth technology to keep an anonymous log of those in close proximity to a user and can notify them if someone who was near them later tested positive for coronavirus.
DOWNLOAD APP: The technology was trialled on the Isle of Wight. The latest version of the app has been trialled on the Isle of Wight and in the London borough of Newham since mid-August. The charity is concerned people
have yet to see the results of these pilots and is calling for greater transparency around the development. It also wants assurances the
technology will not exacerbate existing health inequalities, leaving some people at greater risk of coronavirus than others. “With a virus that is transmitted as quickly as Covid-19, the automated contact tracing that the app promises could prove invaluable in reducing its spread,” said Josh Keith, a senior fellow at the Health Foundation. “Also, the additional features of the app, such as booking a test, reporting symptoms or checking the risk level in postcode district could provide a helpful single source of Covid-19 related advice and support. “However, for any major, nationwide public health intervention it is important the Government publishes evidence that it is effective and ready for mass rollout in advance of its launch. “This is key for building confidence in the app as people will want to know that it will benefit them and their communities. “But any data on the pilots that took place in August have been notably absent, leaving major questions over the app’s effectiveness unanswered.”
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) responded saying that trials have shown the app works accurately and responsively, with positive feedback from users. Major mobile phone operators have also committed to “zerorating” all data charges, meaning customers will not be charged for data when using the app. “Ensuring a wide range of people download and use the app is essential,” a DHSC spokesperson said. “The NHS Covid-19 app forms a central part of NHS Test and Trace in England, and works alongside traditional contact tracing services and testing, to help individuals to understand if they are at risk of infection so they can take action to protect themselves and their communities. “We have spoken with groups with protected characteristics, such as age, ethnicity and disability, those experiencing health inequalities and those groups particularly impacted by coronavirus and the app and supporting material will be available in multiple languages.”
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Police now looking for ‘gang of 50’ spotted drinking, fighting and causing damage has been continuous anti-social behaviour in Burslem Park. “This involves groups of up to 50 young people congregating. There has rachel.lawton@reachplc.com been underage drinking, fighting and criminal damage. “If you can offer any information on Police are asking for the public’s these individuals involved please get help to identify a gang of up to 50 in touch. If you witness any incidents youths behind persistent trouble in a like this in the future please report it.” Stoke-on-Trent park. Sharon Barnes, aged 49, of Burslem, Officers have been repeatedly called has noticed first-hand the problems to Burslem Park after a spike in in the park. anti-social behaviour over the She said: “I am News past month. glad that some Among the issues are fighting, action is being underage drinking and criminal taken because damage. it’s starting to get It is believed the same group really bad just of teenagers are behind the lately. It’s a nice problems. park and a really In one shocking incident, nice place to walk Park walls dam yobs forcibly removed 25 to and take the ag coping stones from the wall in new vand at ed dog but you get the tack few that ruin it for and then left them in pieces on Coping stones will cost hundredal s of pounds to replace the ground, right. everyone else.” USE YOUR LOFT! Some families have been left Pete Connor, too scared to visit the park, aged 57, who lives especially as nights draw in. on the nearby Park 35 £3 Now PCSO Hannah Davies, Estate, added: “I whose beat covers to Stoke have noticed more North area, is urging anyone Gang ‘armed with vandalism lately, knife’ attack boy , 14, at supermarke who knows those behind the especially different t trouble to get in touch. types of graffiti dotted about. She said: “Over the last month there “People that do these things don’t
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care and it’s a shame because this used to be a lovely park. More needs to be done to stop this behaviour.”
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In Brief STONE Organisers of a Bonfire Night event have cancelled this year’s fireworks extravaganza. The Covid-19 pandemic means it is not possible to stage the event on Westbridge Park in Stone this year.
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‘Risk in breaching international treaty’ Jonathan Gullis MP’s Personally Speaking article (Sentinel, September 22) reads almost as if it were a script handed out by the Conservative Party. The entire point, which Mr Gullis, right, seems to miss, is that the purpose of this Bill is to enable the United Kingdom to breach an international treaty – the withdrawal agreement with the EU – negotiated by Boris Johnson and enacted into law by Parliament in January of this year, when I dare say Mr Gullis voted for it. Mr Gullis remarks that the presentation of this Bill to
Parliament is not contrary to international law. This is disingenuous of him. Of course, mere presentation of the Bill is not contrary to international law, but if the Bill is enacted that will entail a breach of international law, as the Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told the House of Commons in presenting the Bill. Mr Gullis says it is not by any means unusual to present legislation of this kind. Is Mr Gullis really saying that it is not unusual for the UK to breach the terms of treaties into which it has entered? Mr Gullis supposes there will be no risk to the Good Friday Agreement if the relevant provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement are breached.
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‘Market is a very worthwhile event’ I decided to visit Burslem Market the other week. When I arrived, a bit too early, some of the stalls were still being erected. However, I was really pleased to be able to speak to Tracy Machin who, along with Councillor Jane Ashworth and Jay Gardiner, helped to organise and raise funds for this worthy event. Long may it continue. Roy Cooper Bignall End
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Christine Chatsworth
Shockingly, appalling. We voted based on Brexit, now I think they’re showing true colours under this pandemic. They’re not suitable to run the UK.
Lee Oakes
There’s only an outbreak because the Government says there’s an outbreak. They have the people scared witless so they go
out at the first sign of a sniffle and get tested with a test system that is questionable.
Ali Bongo Chapman
Not well at all. Masks, yes. Two metres, yes. Opening pubs would have been okay if you made people take tests and not go until their results have come back and to show said results to the bouncers at the door, or those behind the bar.
Carl Roberts
Oh hello, here come the experts who could have done a better job themselves. Clearly in the wrong jobs again.
Angela Blaise
I certainly would not have liked to have seen the mess Labour would have made of it all. I’m sick of it, the same as everyone else, but Boris is doing all he can in the circumstances.
Helen Adams
Put it this way, I wouldn’t like to have had to handle and make decisions.
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World leaders have controlled populations in the past with violence. Modern world leaders control their population with manipulated numbers and media-generated scaremongering.
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‘The fine needs to be revoked because it isn’t fair’ ‘Distraught’ benefit claimant fears bailiffs after fly-tipping fine Fahad T ariq fahad.tariq@reachplc.com
Benefit claimant Talitha Beales faces possible court action because of a ‘ridiculous’ £400 fly-tipping fine. Stoke-on-Trent City Council imposed the penalty after accusing the 21-year-old of dumping a chair and an empty cardboard box in an alleyway near her home. But Talitha says she had never seen the chair before – and she had last placed the box on top of her wheelie bin outside her Lovatt Street home. Now her furious mum – Angela Hartley – is calling on the council to revoke the fine. The 43-year-old, of Stoke, said: “My daughter had a delivery from
Amazon and then put the little cardboard box on her bin which is outside her front door. She says somebody has moved the box onto a sofa chair in the back alley across the road from her house. “They must have gone through the box to see if there was anything inside, and when they realised there was nothing in it they discarded it onto the chair. “The council’s fly-tipping people have then come along, seen her box on this chair, and done her for flytipping the chair. “She doesn’t even own a chair like that and there is no way she could have moved the chair on her own. She is distraught.” Talitha suffers with anxiety and is receiving Employment and Support Allowance and sickness benefit after being signed off work. She and her three dogs have moved
in with her mum because she fears bailiffs coming for the money. Angela added: “The fine needs to be revoked because it is not fair. I’ve even asked the council to come and look at her furniture to prove she hasn’t got chairs like that. “In my opinion, the council is an absolute disgrace.” The case has been referred to the authority’s legal team. A spokesman said: “We have been in contact with Miss Beales about this alleged incident. “As it is an ongoing matter, it would not be appropriate to comment further on this specific case. “We would like to remind residents, in general, to continue to dispose of their rubbish correctly and responsibly, using their household wheelie bins, the two tip sites or our bulky waste collections.”
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lder people vote more than any other age group and in the last election a majority of them voted Conservative. If they want to get in next time, I suggest the Government tread very carefully. After denying free TV licences to the over-75s and failing to protect thousands in care homes from the Coronavirus, it is now clear that they are contemplating abandoning their manifesto pledge to maintain the state pension triple lock. Instead of undermining the value of the state pension, the Government should be tackling pensioner poverty – which affects hundreds of thousands of people across the UK. Introduced in 2010, the triple lock is a legal guarantee that the basic state pension will rise in line with the highest of earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent. Since that time, the triple lock has helped to increase the value of the pension – although it hardly allows people to live in the lap of luxury. The new state pension – for people who retired after 2016 – is just £9,110 a year. For those who retired before then, it is much less. Now, influential people, such as the think tank the Social Market Foundation, are suggesting that, because the young are bearing the economic brunt of the fight against the pandemic, the Government should make older people pay for the recovery by abandoning the triple lock. They say that it is only fair. In my 25 years working for the North Staffs Pensioners’ Convention, I have noticed that cutbacks and closures for the poorest are always advocated by those who have never had to scrimp and save in their lives. Also, cutbacks and closures are often put forward by these people on the basis that it is fairer. One group of deprived people are getting
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more than another deprived group so we will bring them down to the same level to make it even. Perish the thought that you might ask the well off to pay more. To abandon the triple lock would be an attack on the principle of collective security in retirement and would be divisive. It would not just damage the present generation of older people, it would undermine the income of future pensioners. So the very people the Social Market Foundation claim they are being fair to will suffer as well. This is not about fairness, it is about ideology. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, right, is hinting that he might be listening to those advocating walking away from the Conservatives’ triple lock promise. He would do so at his peril. Instead of cutting the state pension, the Government’s priority should be to fix the failing system in place to protect the poorest pensioners. Nearly four million older people today have an income that does not even reach basic levels and so they qualify for extra support in the form of Pension Credit. But they do not automatically receive the money they need – they are required to make a claim. As a result, it is estimated that about 1.6 million of that four million – two out of every five of those over 66 who are entitled to Pension Credit – do not apply. Why is this? Some do not realise they may qualify, some think it will be too complicated to make an application, some are worried about other people knowing about their financial affairs and others are too proud. This means that huge numbers of older people in Britain end up scratching out
a living, going without meals or afraid to turn on the heating because they do not have enough to live on. These are often people in the early stages of dementia, or suffering with poor mental or physical health. Pension Credit is called a safety net – but it’s a safety net full of holes. If the Government is serious about eradicating poverty in retirement they should ensure that every pensioner has at least a basic level of income as of right. But I am not holding my breath. It saves the Government money to turn a blind eye and allow people to struggle on in poverty. In the absence of effective Government action to improve the system, I urge older people to claim what is rightfully theirs. If it helps to convince pensioners who are reluctant to make an application, just bring to mind the image of Jacob ReesMogg lying back on the benches of the House of Commons and ask yourself if you should go without to keep him in the manner to which he has become accustomed. Not one older person should be struggling on the breadline in Britain today. For help in making a claim you can ring the Age UK advice line on 0800 678 1602. The line is open from 8am to 7pm every day of the week. Otherwise, the website is www.ageuk.org.uk.
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A well-known music venue named after 17th century slave trader Edward Colston has been renamed as Bristol Beacon. The venue in Bristol city centre was built almost 150 years after the controversial slave trader’s death and the announcement of the new name is part of a £49 million refurbishment. Three years ago, the Bristol Music Trust, which runs the venue, said that the name would be changed in 2020.
Vaccination concern A fifth of people in the UK say they are unlikely to get a coronavirus vaccine if one is approved, a study highlighting “concerning” levels of misinformation has found. Three-quarters (78%) of 17,500 adults
surveyed by University College London researchers said they would be “likely” to get vaccinated, with 49% saying they were “very likely” to do so. But 22% said this was unlikely, and one in 10 said this was “very unlikely”.
Lorry permits plan
Lorry drivers will need permits to access Kent or face police action in a bid to avoid post-Brexit gridlock, the Government has said. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said work is ongoing to avoid the possibility of 7,000-truck-long queues in the county caused by a lack of preparation for December’s Brexit transition. And Tory former minister Damian Green has sought guarantees a system will be in place to help the smooth running of traffic across the Channel.
Ice time for Denise
DENISE VAN OUTEN is joining the line-up for Dancing On Ice. The presenter and actress, 46, left, is best known for hosting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 and for playing Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago, in the West End and on Broadway.
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Beatrice merchandise goes on sale OFFICIAL souvenirs marking Princess Beatrice’s royal nuptials have gone on sale ahead of an exhibition of her vintage wedding dress. Royal fans can buy a china tankard and pillbox, shortbread biscuits, strawberry truffles and a tea towel, with all items featuring the image of a bee – a play on
Beatrice’s name to family and friends. The princess and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s wedding plans were left in disarray when the country went into coronavirus lockdown in March. The Queen’s granddaughter and her property tycoon partner were originally due to
marry in May in the Chapel Royal followed by a reception in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. But they eventually wed in a private ceremony, which was not made public beforehand, at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor on July 17, in front of just a handful of
guests including the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The souvenirs are decorated with the couple’s initials and feature pink roses, peonies, lemon blossom and thistles, secured with the white rose of York. The wedding gown goes on display at Windsor Castle from today.
Sunak focuses on plan to save jobs
Rishi Sunak has cancelled this year’s Budget and will instead prioritise protecting millions of jobs in sectors hit by the latest Government guidance on Covid-19. The Treasury said the Chancellor would outline his plans to extend and replace financial support during an appearance in Parliament today. His move comes after increasing pressure from business groups, MPs and unions to extend the furlough scheme as stricter restrictions are introduced. Number 11 said work on the scheme, first revealed by the Chancellor on Twitter, had been taking place in parallel with Budget preparations and the focus has been on jobs to avoid the expected three million unemployed. The Treasury said: “We will always be honest with people about the difficult trade-offs that are involved here. “Not between health and the economy, but between keeping people in jobs and helping them find new ones. And between help in the here and now and rebuilding in the future. That’s what people deserve.” The Chancellor initially announced his move via Twitter, with a graphic titled
Boris Johnson during PMQs yesterday
“Winter Economy Plan”. No further details were provided and it came as the Government confirmed more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases by 9am yesterday – the highest daily number since May 1. It also said a further 37 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid19 as of yesterday. This brings the UK total to 41,862. A source close to the Treasury said: “Noone wanted to be in this situation but we need to respond to it. “The Chancellor has shown he has been creative in the past and we hope that peo-
ple will trust us to continue in that vein. Giving people reassurance and businesses the help they need to get through this is uppermost in his mind.” The move followed comments by Prime Minister Boris Johnson about a “creative and imaginative” action plan to protect jobs, with unions and business leaders pointing to schemes used in other European countries. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday it was time to “stop and rethink” the furlough scheme in favour of a targeted approach. The Trades Union Congress, which outlined its furlough replacement proposal last month, said the Government must “fast-track a new plan” to protect jobs. The mooted plans would reportedly see the Government and firms share the cost of topping up wages for employees only able to work part-time due to the pandemic. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson was repeatedly challenged about the looming prospect of support being withdrawn from firms and workers despite the prospect of the latest restrictions being in place for six months.
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Burglar triggered business’s CCTV Owner watched thief, 31, in the act
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Burglar Brad Jones was caught red-handed after the owner of a business he broke into watched him on CCTV from his home. The 31-year-old broke into a unit in Stoke on July 10. But he activated motion sensitive security cameras and one of the owners watched him moving around and called the police who caught him by a nearby canal. About a month later Jones broke into a room at a hostel and stole car keys to a Ford Fiesta while the owner slept. He crashed the car in Kidsgrove before abandoning it. Now Jones has been jailed for 21 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, pictured. Prosecutor Daniel Oscroft said he entered a business unit at Lytton Street at 9.45pm. Mr Oscroft said: “He gained access through a small toilet
window. The reason he was caught was he activated the motion sensitive CCTV. “One of the owners watched the defendant moving around. He found the keys for a high value Audi sports car. He got in the vehicle and sat in it. He had a torch with him. “The police turned up with a police dog and searched the premises. The defendant tried to escape. The officer saw the defendant standing near a wall. He was talked down from jumping in the canal and was arrested and taken into custody.” Jones told police he had sat in a Mercedes van inside a separate unit. He accepted he had been a trespasser. He failed to appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on August 11 and while at large he burgled a room at a hostel at Etruscan House in Castlefield Street, Hanley, on August 17.
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Mr Oscroft said: “He was staying at the hostel but he entered a room he was not allowed access to. “The resident had three vehicles. He took a bunch of keys from the man’s room and stole a Ford Fiesta. He took the vehicle and crashed into a lamppost causing damage to various parts of the vehicle.” Jones, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to three offences of burglary and aggravated vehicle taking. Stuart Muldoon, mitigating, said there have been significant gaps in Jones’s offending with no offences committed between 2006 and 2013. He was working as a bricklayer but lost his job as a result of lockdown. Mr Muldoon said: “He tried monkey dust on a number of occasions and he committed these offences. He was under the influence of drugs when he committed the burglary.” Judge Paul Glenn disqualified Jones from driving for 18 months. The ban will start when he is released from jail.
display: Three experts in the world of earthenware and bone china are to showcase their talents in watercolour, acrylic, oil and print in a new exhibition. From the Pot to the Palette runs from September 30 to October 31 at Theartbay Gallery in Fenton. It features work by painter, printmaker and potter Steve Shaw; Angela Mason, above, a painter, Coalport ceramic flowermaker and creative; and Dale Bowen, master potter and prestige artist for Coalport and Wedgwood.
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Each piece comments on the Potteries landscape, music and the environment. Angela said: “Painting and flower making in the pottery industry was a way of expressing my love of nature every day. “Now I’ve come full circle, finding my way as a commercial artist celebrating the natural world around us.” The gallery, in Christchurch Street, is open Wednesday to Saturday between 11am and 5pm. For more information about the exhibition visit theartbay.co.uk
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Officer lost control of his bike in ‘tragic moment of over-excitement’ Farewell: Fellow police officers form a guard of honour for Luke Van De Sande as his funeral cortege passes Hanley Station.
Experienced rider had ‘unblemished’ record Aimi Redfern aimi.redfern@reachplc.com
Experienced motorcyclist Luke Van De Sande died after a ‘moment of overexcitement’ saw him lose control of his bike and crash. The 28-year-old Staffordshire Police officer, from Trentham, was off-duty and riding with friends when the collision happened at Cold Meece last August. An inquest into his death heard he lost control while manoeuvring an S-bend between Swynnerton and Yarnfield – a route he was not familiar with – which caused his motorbike to leave the carriageway and collide with a tree. He suffered multiple injuries and died at the scene. In a statement, Luke’s childhood sweetheart and wife of three years, Abbie, said: “He had always been a happy-go-lucky person. He was a free spirit. He was happy with his home and work life. “He always had a great passion for motorbikes. He had a lot of experience and had owned all types and sizes of bikes. He was a very confident rider and was used to riding on various roads in different weather conditions. “He was a very safety conscious person and was very capable of servicing and maintaining his bike.” Luke joined Staffordshire Police in 2014 and became a full-time PC in 2017. He had been accepted to train as a firearms officer shortly before he died. The inquest heard he would often go out riding with his brother Adam – also a police officer – and other colleagues on his rest days. On the day of the collision, August 27 last year, he met up with two friends and fellow officers – Ben Allen and Andrew Shackleton – for a ride. They were able to communicate through Bluetooth devices in their helmets. As they travelled along Swynnerton Road, Luke overtook his friends as they approached an S-bend. In a statement, Mr Shackleton said: “Luke was a keen and passionate rider. Out of the group of motorcyclists I would ride with, he was the most talented.
‘free spirit’: Luke Van De Sande joined Staffordshire Police in 2014. “I was maintaining a distance behind Ben. I was shocked to hear and see Luke coming past me. As he passed both me and Ben were braking as we approached the bend. I heard Ben say, ‘Watch the bend’. “Luke’s manoeuvre surprised me – it was a moment of over-excitement. In my view he went into the bend too fast to be able to negotiate it.” Luke’s bike moved out of his friends’ sight prior to the collision. An investigation concluded that, having travelled around a left-hand bend, his orange KTM bike was in the wrong position to negotiate the upcoming right-hand bend. As he braked, one of his wheels locked and the bike travelled towards the nearside grass verge, crashing into a fence and a tree. Assistant coroner Sarah Murphy concluded that Luke’s death was as a result of a road traffic collision. She said: “Very tragically, this was a moment of over-excitement in an otherwise unblemished history of motorcycle riding.” Since Luke’s death, thousands of pounds has been raised for charity in his memory, including DocBike, which aims to eradicate motorcyclerelated deaths in the UK by educating riders and also provide roadside critical care in the form of motorbikeriding medics. The organisation’s Staffordshire arm is dedicated to Luke.
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HOLY BOOK: Canon Ian Stockton.
Canon previously wrote Silverdale memoir Sentinel R eporter
University and a PhD completed in Hull during his spare time. newsdesk@reachplc.com His lifetime of work as a parish priest, theological educator and residentiary cathedral canon has seen A North Staffordshire boy who grew him work in the Potteries, Galloway in up to become the Canon Chancellor Scotland, Lincolnshire, the north-east of a cathedral has published a book to and Lancashire. help people through the coronavirus He returned to North Staffordshire pandemic. to work as a curate in Chell and Canon Ian Stockton, who was born Trentham. He is a lifelong Stoke City and raised in Silverdale and went to supporter, and was in the stands Newcastle High School, has written to witness Sir Stanley Matthews’ Cathedral Prayers for All – a collection triumphant return to the club. of themed prayers written for services A father of three and grandfather of during his seven years as the Canon seven, Ian still plays cricket and runs Chancellor of Blackburn Cathedral, three times each week. below. The prayers collected in Ian’s book Now he hopes his words on subjects are mostly drawn from his time at ranging from climate change to Blackburn Cathedral. They were often slavery, sport, sexuality and refugees scribbled on scraps of paper and will help people worshipping at home sometimes even thrown into the bin – during the pandemic. then later retrieved. Ian, aged 71, said: “In these times, It was only when Ian retired, three it’s a useful resource for people years ago, that he dug the scraps stuck in their own home or of paper out from a file and for people who have the decided to put them to responsibility for leading good use. a simple service. “I often found myself “One 91-year-old scribbling down canon told me that he prayers, in a way wishes he’d had my they were almost book when he was spontaneous,” he a young priest and said. “I hope that I’ve said it should be in the put together a useful hands of every young compendium. There are clergyman.” quite a lot of prayers about Ian was born and raised in a suffering, which people may slum clearance property in Silverdale, find appropriate in current times.” and remembers his grandmother Ian has also written various couldn’t read or write. academic articles and theology As a teenager, he was a keen workbooks. His collection of poems, letter writer and would often send Mindscape and Melody, was in letters to the Evening Sentinel, published at the beginning of 2020. signing them with the nicknames he He has also written a 62,000-word had for his school teachers. He was memoir of his childhood in Silverdale entirely responsible for a string of and a short children’s novel. correspondence to the paper about ■■Cathedral Prayers for All by Ian who should be in goal for Stoke City. Stockton is published by North Staffs At the age of 20, Ian went to Press and priced £10. It can be ordered Cambridge to study theology, from bookshops or directly from Ian by followed by studies at Nottingham emailing ian.g.stockton@gmail.com.
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The show must not go on... Christmas panto is cancelled for 2020 Tom Burnett thomas.burnett@reachplc.com
JUST a day after saying its Christmas pantomime is going ahead this year, the Regent Theatre has revealed that ‘oh no, it isn’t’. On Tuesday, the Ambassador Theatre Group, which operates the Regent and Victoria Hall, confirmed all shows were suspended until November due to the coronavirus restrictions. Although it was hoped the deadline would mean Cinderella – the panto due to run from December 11 to January 3, 2021 – could go ahead, it has also now fallen foul of the coronavirus crisis. The performance has been postponed until next Christmas. Announcing the decision yesterday afternoon, the theatre said: “We can confirm our 2020 pantomime is moving to Christmas 2021/22. “While this is sad news, we are delighted that the magnificent production will return next year. “We will be contacting all
‘HEARTBREAKING’: Jonny Wilkes, pictured left with Christian Patterson in last year’s pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, will not appear at the Regent this year. customers directly and appreciate your patience as we manage all orders and inquiries.” ATG added: “We are currently contacting customers whose original
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“On behalf of all our staff, backstage crews, front of house teams, actors, dancers, musicians, and the entire industry we thank you for your support and understanding as we work together to ensure the future success of British theatre. “With your ongoing support we believe we can come back faster and stronger than ever before. “As you can imagine, we have a large number of customers to assist, so we ask that you please bear with us – your patience and understanding are very much appreciated at this time.” The venues recently announced several new shows for 2021, including indie bands Blossoms and Travis, musical comedy Rock of Ages and comedian Josh Widdicombe. Stoke-on-Trent-born actor Jonny Wilkes has appeared in 14 pantomimes in the city. Speaking to The Sentinel in July, he said: “The thought of not giving a panto to the people of Stokeon-Trent is heartbreaking and something I can’t even think about right now. “Theatres are feel-good places where you get that escapism – and that’s something that we need right now. I hope we can come up with a strategy and a timeline now to get them open.”
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news Last orders at 9.30pm for pub The kitchen at a pub will now shut at 8pm – in response to the Government’s latest lockdown rules. The new time has been introduced at the Potters Wheel, in Bradwell Lane, in Porthill. And last orders for drinks is now 9.30pm because everyone must leave by 10pm. The changes come into force from 10pm today. Existing coronavirus safety measures at the pub – including social distancing, hand sanitiser stations, and track and trace – remain in force. In a Facebook post to customers, the venue said: “We hope you understand and thank you for following these measures to help keep our venue and local area safe. “We have plenty of availability on sociallydistanced tables for our guests and will still ensure you a warm welcome in a safe environment. “Please respect our team and follow the new changes in our business.”
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#localandproud clash: Chris Goodwin, and, right, his partner Kate let Judge Rinder, inset, settle their dispute.
‘You buried your head in the sand’
TV judge settles couple’s dispute over the family car Hayley Parker
was to blame after the car was impounded and Kate was chased hayley.parker@reachplc.com by debt companies. In court Kate, who doesn’t have a driving licence, told Judge TV Judge Richard Rinder Rinder: “I called the police as I stepped in to settle a North just wanted him to realise I was Staffordshire couple’s dispute serious. after one called the police in a “I don’t think it’s right for the row over the family car. car to be in my name, with all the Dad-of-four Chris Goodwin come back on me, and for him to and his partner Kate appeared on be driving around with any new ITV’s Judge Rinder after falling girl. I was angry. out over money. “At the time I wasn’t very happy The 31-year-old personal trainer emotionally with everything was being sued by Kate for £5,000 that had gone on so things like plus other costs, after she got that I pushed to the back of my into financial strife over a hire mind to concentrate on the most purchase agreement. important things.” The pair – who have been Chris responded: “The police together for five years – agreed said I had to return the car to the to buy a vehicle for their growing rightful owner. family back in December 2016. “I said ‘it’s my car’ and I need it The paperwork was in Kate’s for work. I have a business to run name as Chris, at the time, had and I also have to provide for my no credit history, with each family and children. paying half the £217.98 monthly “They said to return the car or installments. they’d seize the vehicle and have But issues arose when the me arrested for theft.” couple, from Newcastle, had Dismissing the case against an acrimonious split in April Chris, Judge Rinder said: “I have 2019 and Chris stopped paying, to follow what the law says, not despite keeping hold of the car. what I want to do. Part of the At one point Kate even called problem you have is that perhaps Staffordshire Police after understandably you have buried accusing Chris of stealing the car. your head in the sand. Despite getting back together “The difficulty is that it was just a few months later, they an unenforceable agreement continued to argue over who because the two of you were in a
relationship, and unless you have something in writing, that’s not an enforceable contract because you don’t have what’s called an intention to form legal relations. “It’s not the type of thing a court would ever enforce, so I can’t, and for that reason I have to dismiss your case.” Judge Rinder also urged the couple to call the finance company to sort out their money troubles. He added: “I hear the two of you are in serious trouble. That trouble is going to continue unless, as soon as you leave my court, you get in touch with the finance company, you explain what you can pay, if you can pay anything, and make an offer to them.” Speaking after the ruling on yesterday’s show, Kate said: “I think it’d definitely taught me a lesson that you can’t just ignore things and bury your head in the sand, because it will all just build up.” And Chris, who has previously appeared in shows including Ninja Warrior UK and Channel 5’s Britain’s Parking Hell, said: “I’m happy to show people that it wasn’t all my fault because she kept putting the blame on to me, and if you are agreeing to something get it in writing so you’ve got proof.”
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‘This is a very sad case of a man who neglected himself’ Kathie M cInnes katherine.mcinnes@reachplc.com
Disabled dad refused help from care workers
he would refuse his personal care.” She said: “Mr Oldfield was refusing His son Tom would try to cook him help, not just from his family but from A ‘severely malnourished’ dad who meals when he had declined food left carers and professionals as well. refused help from his care workers out by carers. They also got him a flask died after contracting sepsis. so he could drink tea during the day. Gerald Oldfield had done everything But after his carers changed, the for himself until he fractured his family grew concerned about his level hip in a fall which led to a six-week of care. hospital stay. It led to his final admission to the An inquest heard he couldn’t walk Royal Stoke, where Mr Oldfield was properly after being discharged, and given antibiotics and fed via a tube. needed assistance with cooking, But his condition deteriorated. cleaning and washing. He had been supported by StokeBut despite developing a bond with on-Trent City Council’s social his first group of carers, he would services, district nurses and staff from often refuse to eat. Compassion First Care. The 61-year-old, of Wellfield Road, Amber Smedley, from adult social Bentilee, was admitted to hospital care, became involved in his case in on several further occasions after early May and was advised that things developing a leg ulcer and a sore on seemed to be getting better. his back. But in a statement, she said: “Gerald He died on May 22 at the Royal didn’t like to feel he was being told Stoke University Hospital from a what to do and would close himself combination of sepsis, the ulcer and off to people if he felt this way.” pneumonia. Mutsa Scosvc, from Compassion Self-neglect, alcohol dependency, First Care, added: “We did the best COPD and vascular disease were we could. Despite reassurances, Mr contributory factors. Oldfield refused the care and support Daughter-in-law Lyndsey Edwards offered to him. said the family had become “There was an agreement that the increasingly concerned for Mr family would be contacted if that Oldfield’s welfare in his final months, happened.” and he had been in considerable pain. North Staffordshire assistant coroner In a statement, she added: “Gerald Margaret Jones recorded a conclusion would have good and bad days, when of death by self-neglect.
dumped: Walkers John and Linda Tams were stunned when they discovered a mountain of fly-tipped waste. They believe a truck would have been required to dump the rubbish off James Brindley Way, in Pitshill. It includes old floorboards, children’s toys and shelves – and even a musical keyboard. Retired catering worker Linda, aged 70, said: “I was just amazed to see it left there like that.
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“You hear about rubbish being left everywhere and then when I got to the top of the path it was just there. It seemed freshly done. “It must have been done by a flatbed truck or a pick-up truck. “It’s an eyesore and unhealthy, and children often walk that way to school. “Why can’t they go to the tip?” The Sentinel approached Stoke-onTrent City Council for a statement regarding the dumped waste, which was discovered at the weekend.
“He had made up his own mind and was quite determined to carry on his own way. “This is a very sad case of a gentlemen who had, over a period of time, neglected himself.”
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THEATRE REVIEW People often talk of ‘intimate’ theatre performances but this sociallydistanced play for an audience of one takes that to the next level. Does it work? Of course it does. It’s The Telephone Theatre like listening to a radio drama except you know it’s just you listening in the T’S a problem troubling safety of your own home. mothballed venues up and down This, of course, adds a different the land: Just who is going to keep perspective than if it was a ‘shared live theatre going during the experience’ via the radio with others coronavirus pandemic? listening in households elsewhere. Well writer, actress and musician Only you have heard that particular Sophia Hatfield has answered the call – by performing her latest one-woman performance. Hatfield is a familiar performer to play live on the telephone! local audiences. She has appeared at ‘You Don’t Know Me But...’ – a the New Vic in plays such as the collaboration between Stute Theatre award-winning An August Bank Company and Hartshill-based B Arts Holiday Lark, The Wind in the Willows – is a 20-minute drama based on real-life stories from residents and staff (as Mrs Otter) and Much Ado About Nothing. at a care home in Stoke-on-Trent. She was also in Potboiler Theatre’s Written and performed by Hatfield, well-received Stoke, A Love Story in it follows fictional care home worker Longton and B Arts’ play about Vick as she goes about her day. The audience is party to her thoughts homeless people called In Plain Sight. Here, she acts, writes and also plays and feelings at home, in the car, while the violin in a one-woman show. She shopping and at work as the script also monitors the box office number builds towards the revelation of a and books tickets for good measure. moving moment from her past. While not a native Potter she has It’s an interesting enough premise spent enough time in the area to but what elevates the play to greater master the Stokie accent as Vick, heights is that you are listening on the whose past is gradually peeled away phone. Hatfield calls you up, guides you into the auditorium and performs over the 20 minutes as memories of her childhood gradually return to her the play to you live, complete with consciousness. sound effects and music.
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Sophia Hatfield plays the violin live during You Don’t Know Me But... Picture: John Sargent Photography
What adds extra poignancy is that it is definitely a play for its time. It celebrates the dedication and spirit of workers and residents in care homes during what has been a traumatic time for them. But for me it also marked a welcome return for live theatre. Performers and theatres have perhaps felt a little bit ‘left behind’ by Government measures aimed at tackling the economic crisis caused by Covid-19. But this play shows more than ever why the industry matters. Watching (or listening) to imaginative writing and performing is important for mental wellbeing. I’ve missed live theatre. Here, for 20 minutes, I got to sample it again. And I feel all the better for it. n With Arts Council funding, the play is now virtually touring across England. The first week of performances are taking place in Stoke-on-Trent until Saturday to groups and individuals shielding or affected by the pandemic. It returns to the area from November 10-14 with six performances a day. While it is primarily targeting those who are shielding at home, anyone can book a slot by calling the box office on 0800 6890018. Sophia can also be seen performing the play on the B Arts Facebook page. ANDREW LEES
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£1m appeal to save hospice as jobs and shops set to go Kathie M cInnes katherine.mcinnes@reachplc.com
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Charity store income down £30k a week
“Working together, we hope to “The idea that other families won’t prevent as many redundancies as benefit from the care support of this A hospice has launched an urgent possible, but some are inevitable.” amazing service is unthinkable.” £1 million fundraising appeal as it Katharine House employs more than battles to stay open and continue 200 staff, and a formal consultation caring for 1,300 people a year. process is now being undertaken. At least 20 jobs are set to go and “We will be engaging with our staff four charity shops to close as to examine ways in which we can Stafford-based Katharine House reduce costs, answer their questions, Hospice struggles to recover from the listen to their views and consider pandemic. any alternative proposals they put Despite receiving emergency forward,” added Dr Soulsby. Government support, it’s been The four charity shops losing about £30,000 a week earmarked for closure have in charity shop income since yet to be revealed. It has July due to reduced footfall shops as far afield as Stafford, and donations. Stone, Eccleshall, Stoke-onIt has also missed out Trent and the Moorlands, on a further £10,000, with including some under the fundraising events such as a music Rummagers and The Big Charity festival, Strictly Stafford and a Sunrise Shop brand. Walk having to be cancelled. The new ‘save our hospice’ appeal – Chief executive Dr Richard Soulsby, being promoted through a Just Giving above, said financial aid during the page – aims to raise £1 million by first four months of the pandemic had January to minimise the impact on helped them to break even. But this care services. funding is now drying up. People can also donate via www. He added: “It was expected that khhospice.org.uk or help by shopping the reopening of the shops would at its charity shops. enable the hospice to be financially The work at Katharine House grew sustainable by using our reserves to out of a small group of volunteers in weather the loss of income due to 1989, who provided support at home Covid-19. and campaigned for a hospice in “It is now evident that these reserves Stafford. will not be sufficient in light of the Since then, it has delivered vital higher than expected losses in the care free of charge to people with hospice’s fundraising and retail progressive illnesses across Midrevenues. The hospice is now faced Staffordshire. with difficult decisions about its One of the well-wishers, donating future. anonymously on the Just Giving page, “Our primary concerns are to said: “Katharine House was a lifeline maintain services for local people and for me and my family during my to support our staff and volunteers. mum’s final weeks.
Another donor added: “You are the light in the dark. “You looked after a very special person and gave them a dignified end and, for that, I will always support your cause.”
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Stoke-on-Trent! Seats designed by artists were put on show for shoppers to enjoy in an outdoor pop-up exhibition. ‘Every Other Seat,’ staged by DUST Rising, took place over two days in Piccadilly, Hanley. Photographer Steve Bould went along
‘The Dust Rising events are always inspiring’
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Keeper Alex is struggling to come to terms with the fact that Dominic and his sea lion family are due to move to another zoo
SOAP WATCH Aaron apologises to Ben
Animal magic T
HIS year the world turned upside down – but the animals at London Zoo and its sister zoo Whipsnade still needed to be fed, and safely. While everything stopped, cameras captured how keepers cared for more than 500 species, from giraffes and tigers, to monkeys and meerkats. So it’s business as ‘not quite’ normal as the skeleton staff feed 20,000 hungry mouths and try to keep themselves and the animals protected.
london zoo: an extraordinary year ITV, 9pm
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Alex, who takes care of the sea lions, says: “Everyone is worried about coronavirus and I’m worrying about getting to work and feeding the animals. They are my family.” Alex is struggling to come to terms with the fact that the sea lion family, headed up by Dominic, is due to move to another zoo but has to prepare them. Elsewhere, giraffes Molly and
Trauma Team leader Richard Fawcett
999: Critical condition Channel 5, 9pm This intense fly-on-the-wall documentary follows the medics at the Royal Stoke University Hospital as they take life and death decisions on emergency wards. Filmed through the eyes of staff and patients, it confronts the harsh reality of a relentless workload and vital decisions made as quickly as possible. In this episode, Daniel’s life hangs in the balance after a one
punch attack in the street leaves him with a potentially devastating brain injury. Now unconscious, Trauma Team Leader Richard Fawcett quickly discovers he has a bleed inside his brain and needs emergency surgery. Time is also critical for Michael, who has just been admitted after having a cardiac arrest. The staff have just minutes to save his life. And Paul also needs urgent life saving surgery as his aortic valve has torn. The operation is hugely risky, but if he doesn’t have it, he could die at any moment.
Maggie are highly are beside themselves over suspicious of the the imminent arrival of cameras and a baby Okapi, an also of the endangered species. builders who Meanwhile, keeper are looking Jamie is having a after the new slightly stressful time NHS-tribute with the zoo’s arachnid refurb on their giraffe breeding programme as Keeper Gemma house. with One the okapi he introduces a couple There are amusing of venomous Huntsman scenes as keepers create a spiders to each other. ginormous ice lolly for the It could end up in love making elephants, which the baby of the or cannibalism – and there’s no way family seems to think is a football. to know which. And keepers Gemma and Meg The tension is palpable…
The Grand Party Hotel BBC1, 8pm With flamingos on one ceiling, a Wonderland room with upside furniture and jacuzzis, gold and neon everywhere you look, The Shankly Hotel in Liverpool is like nothing you’ve seen before. It is a party hotel, with themed rooms for up to 24 guests, billed as affordable luxury. People flock from all over the UK to celebrate everything from birthdays and baby showers, to marriages and divorces. The extraordinary decor is
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an acquired taste, a massive hit with the Insta crowd. “It will grow on me,” says new, extremely strait-laced, general manager Lyndon, who’s struggling to understand the hashtag room names. In this episode, Laura arrives with a gang of mates ready to celebrate her divorce. Liam, from guest relations, ensures that she gets a black veil and ball and chain in her room. Elsewhere, Liverpool bridesto-be Trudie and Danielle get help from the hotel’s wedding planner. Wonderful heartwarming, extraordinary carnage.
Emmerdale ITV, 7pm & 8pm There’s a stranger in town. Someone called Meena is helping Amy behind the till at the Hide, but she soon clashes with Dawn by openly flirting with Billy. And Meena has plans to ask Billy out on a date. Meanwhile, an ashamed Aaron apologises to Ben after discovering that he used to bully him at school for being gay. But with another date rearranged, he hopes this could be the start of something special. Elsewhere, Cain offers Moira an olive branch.
Stacey talks to Kat
Eastenders BBC1, 7.35pm Ian is doing his best to avoid Max – blaming the bank for the delay in getting Max his money back. Linda mentions to Max that Ian is desperate for cash and then tells tales to Sharon too. Meanwhile, Kheerat tells Mitch that he spoke to Chantelle through lockdown and that she wasn’t happy with Gray. He has a theory, but will it be anywhere close to the truth? Elsewhere, Stacey tells Kat she’s worried her mum will never forgive her for leaving.
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women and girls who are too frightened to attend consultations in person talk more openly and privately. It said safeguarding concerns identified have increased by 77% during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic and include major cases such as a 12-year-old being subject to rape by two relatives. Dr Jonathan Lord, Medical Director for Marie Stopes UK, said: “Telemedicine is the single biggest enhancement in abortion care for years and has allowed tens of thousands of women across the UK, from those caring for children and elderly relatives to women at risk of violence if they leave the house, to receive the healthcare they need and deserve during the pandemic. “Waiting times have reduced significantly, easing the distress of an unwanted pregnancy and reducing the already low complication rate even further. “We hope the Government continues to stand with women and ensures this safe, effective and convenient service is made permanent.”
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DARLINGTON Susan Denise nee Austin Slipped quietly away after a recent illness at the RSUH surrounded by her loving family on the 11th September 2020. Susan, formerly of Sandyford, Tunstall and Newcastle, aged 54 years. A dearly loved partner of Philip. A loving Daughter to Norma and Dennis. A treasured Sister to Gary and dearest Mum to Tom and Lucy. Susan will be deeply missed by all her family and friends. A private funeral service and cremation is to be held at Bradwell Crematorium. Family flowers only, donations preferred to Midlands Air Ambulance or the British Heart Foundation. Donations & enquiries c/o:C McGough & Sons, 79 Roundwell Street, Tunstall Stoke-on-Trent ST6 5AW. 01782 834300
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HOWLE Les At rest on September 14th 2020 at his home, Les, aged 82 years, of Northwood, much loved husband of the late Flo and a treasured uncle of Neil and Paul. Les will be fondly remembered by all who knew him. A private funeral service at Carmountside Crematorium will take place on Tuesday September 29th at 12 noon. Floral tributes and enquiries to:
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The dearly loved husband of the late Doreen, very dear dad of Linda, Malcolm and the late Anthony, dear mother in law of Alan and Gillian, a devoted grandad and great-grandad. Roy was a friend to many. Funeral to take place on Thursday October 8th. Service at Central Hall Methodist Church, Longton at 12.45pm, prior to interment at Longton Cemetery. Family flowers only please, donations appreciated for Dementia UK and the British Heart Foundation. Donations & Enquiries to:H. Dale Funeral Service 176, Anchor Road, Sandford Hill, Longton, Stoke on Trent ST3 5EF Tel:- 01782 313866
LEWIS Jean At rest on Sunday 13th September 2020 at the RSUH, Jean aged 80 years of Bucknall. The dearly loved wife of the late Raymond, much loved mum of Wendy and Susan, dear motherin-law of David and Dave, treasured nana of Nathan and Daniel and loving sister of John and Brian. Jean will be sadly missed by all her loving family. Funeral service and cremation at Carmountside Crematorium on Monday 28th September at 12.30pm.
HURST Edith At rest on 13th September 2020, Edith, aged 101 years of Cheadle, the beloved wife of the late Arthur and a much loved aunt and friend. Due to the current government guidelines, a private service will take place at Edith's place of worship followed by an interment at Cheadle Cemetery.
Flowers or if preferred donations for The British Heart Foundation. Donations and enquiries: JOSEPH LYMER & SON Independent Funeral Director Trent Bridge, Bucknall. Tel. 01782 202270.
Family flowers only please, donations, if desired, for Cheadle Methodist Church or Moorlands Home Link. Donations and inquiries to J. P. Keates and Son Funeral Directors, Bank House, 37 Bank Street, Cheadle, ST10 1NR. Tel (01538) 752164. www.jpkeatesandson.co.uk
Funeral Service at Carmountside Crematorium on Thursday October 1st at 9:30am. No floral tributes please by request, donations preferred for The British Heart Foundation. Donations and enquiries to:
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SALT Graham Suddenly on September 5th 2020, at the R.S.U.H. surrounded by his loving family. Graham, aged 74 years of Blythe Bridge. The very dearly loved husband of Sheila, adored father of Zoe and Laura, loved and respected fatherin-law of Alex and Jamie. Super hero of Henry and Iris. A lovely gentleman that will be fondly remembered by all his loving family and many dear friends. Due to the current restrictions a private funeral service will take place at the Church of St James, Longton on Thursday October 1st, followed by cremation at Stafford Crematorium. No flowers by request, donations preferred for the Midlands Air Ambulance, c/o the family. Enquiries to:
ORME Roger Marshall On 22nd September 2020 at the Lincroft Meadow care home in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, aged 84 years. Dearly loved husband of Margaret, devoted father of Chris, proud father-in-law of Heidi and loving grandad of Scarlett and Zachary. Roger will be sadly missed by all who knew him as Headteacher of Horton Lodge Special School, ex player and President of Leek Hockey Club and a well known voice in many of Leek's singing societies. A small funeral will be held in Oxfordshire, close to his family.
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RICHARDSON Douglas Peacefully at rest at the RSUH on the 12th September 2020, Douglas of Douglas Richardson Tailoring, aged 82 years. Dearly beloved Husband of Patricia. Devoted Father to John, Anthea and Elliott. A dearest Father-in-Law to Julie and Nicola. A loving and much-loved Grandfather and Great Grandfather. A dear Brother, Brother-in-Law, Uncle and friend who will be truly missed. A private family funeral service will be held at St Andrew's Church, Sneyd Green on Thursday 24th September 2020. Please keep Douglas and his family in your thoughts and prayers. No flowers by request, donations preferred to Parkinson's UK. Donations & Enquiries:C McGough & Sons 79 Roundwell Street Tunstall Stoke-on-Trent ST6 5AW 01782 834300
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SPILSBURY Margaret nee Jones Please pray for Margaret of Porthill who died peacefully whilst in the loving care of her family at Haywood Hospital on the 6th September 2020 aged 73 years. Dearly beloved Wife to Dave. Devoted Mum to Anita and Darren. A dear Motherin-Law to Jason & Lynette. A loving and much loved Nana to Byron and Ronnie. A dear Sister, Sister-in-Law, Aunt and friend who will be truly missed. A funeral service and cremation took place at Carmountside Crematorium on Monday 21st September 2020 at 12.30pm. Please keep Margaret and her family in your thoughts and prayers. No flowers by request, donations if desired to the Douglas Macmillan Hospice.
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Peacefully on Tuesday 15th September 2020, after a courageous fight with Alzheimer's, Geoff aged 75 years of Blurton.
Peacefully at rest on the 11 September 2020, Trevor aged 90 years of Knypersley, dearly loved and cherished husband of the late Dorothy, much loved Uncle of Grant and Angela, sadly missed great Uncle of Thomas and Emma and partner Sam. Trevor was a friend and great neighbour to many, he will be sadly missed but fondly remembered by all who knew him. A private service will take place at Carmountside Crematorium for family and close friends on 6 October at 12noon. Family flowers only. Donations if desired to Animal Lifeline, Hearing dogs for the Deaf or Guide dogs for the Blind. Enquires to John Garside and Son, 2 Cross Street, Biddulph, ST8 6BD
Loving Husband to Grace, treasured Dad to Carol and Linda also a much loved Grandad and Great Grandad. Geoff will be sadly missed but never forgotten by all his loving family and friends. Funeral service to be held at Temple Street Methodist Church, Fenton on Monday 5th October 2020 at 12.30pm followed by interment into Fenton Cemetery. Will all relatives please accept this only intimation. Floral tributes welcome or donations if preferred and made payable to Midlands Air Ambulance Trust. Due to Government restrictions and Social Distancing only 30 mourners will be allowed into the Church, this includes immediate family members, Invitation only please. Face Coverings must be worn. Donations and enquiries Neil Venables Dolven Funeral Services 1 Nashe Drive Blurton, Stoke on Trent ST3 2HD 01782 599156
WAINWRIGHT Enid (Nee Mellor) At rest on Sunday 13th September 2020 at her home in Cheadle, surrounded by her loving family, Enid Lucy, aged 81 years. The loved and devoted wife of Cecil, a much loved mum, mother in law and a treasured grandma. Due to the current guidelines, a private cremation service will take place. Family flowers only please, donations if desired for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice or Alzheimer's Society. Donations and inquiries to J. P. Keates and Son Funeral Directors, Bank House, 37 Bank Street, Cheadle, ST10 1NR. Tel (01538) 752164. www.jpkeatesandson.co.uk
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Two years ago the world became a poorer place without you. No more tomorrows for us to share, but yesterdays memories will always be there. Smiles hide our sadness, tears for you still fall, but living our lives without you is the hardest part of all. Love you forever our dearest Jill xxx
Dennis and Patricia xxx
FITZPATRICK Jeanette Hannah Smith
Although the world keeps turning and the sun comes up each day, life has never been the same since you were called away. You were such a special person, so gentle, good and kind, you have left sweetest memories and thoughts of you behind. Always loved and missed. Dearest Son Mick, Rose, Kyle, Toni and Megan
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RACING
Yazaman To Relish Newmarket Test Yazaman appears to have been crying out for a step up in trip and should relish seven furlongs in the Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket. While William Haggas’ juvenile may not be the most straightforward horse in training, it is clear for all to see he is well above average. So far this season he has been placed in the Windsor Castle, July Stakes, the Richmond and a valuable sales race at Doncaster last time out. That contest was over six and a half furlongs, and not for the first time he was doing all his best work in the closing stages - which is surprising, considering he had the pace to be second over five furlongs at Royal Ascot. He wore a visor for the first time at Doncaster, in place of his customary blinkers, but never actually looked like winning at any stage.
What is not in doubt, though, is that he possesses plenty of ability. He gets 5lb from Ventura Tormenta, and may have more to fear from the onceraced La Barrosa - who nonetheless needs to take a big step up. Mildenberger has been seen just once since racing resumed in early June - but on a line through that run against stablemate Nayef Road in the Sagaro Stakes at Newcastle more than three months ago, he should prove very hard to beat in the Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes. The five-year-old has clearly had a problem since that big effort, but you never normally have to worry about fitness where his trainer Mark Johnston is concerned. While Mildenberger’s best form has been on the all-weather, he does have a win at Newmarket to his credit - so it is not as if he does not act on turf.
KEMPTON TODAY
Going: Standard to slow Draw: No advantage
7.00
PERTH TODAY PERTH RACECOURSE HANDICAP HURDLE (DIV 1) 1.10 (5) 3m Winner £2,794 (10 run) RTV 1 Always Tipsy 12(438) N Alexander 11 12-0 (CD)..............B Lynn (7) 2 0-6 Golden Jeffrey (31) D Pipe 7 12-0 (C)...................T Scudamore 3 -23 Big Penny (21) L J Morgan 8 11-13 (BF, D)......................A Wedge 4 0-2 Teme Spirit (59) M Todhunter 6 11-12.........................S Quinlan 5 P-4 Buckled (44) A M Thomson 10 11-11 (C, D2)...................R Mania 6 17- The Composeur (212) Jonjo O’Neill 5 11-8 (BF)...Jonjo O’Neill Jr. 7 5-5 Milanstorm (33) N Twiston-Davies 7 11-8 (BF).S Twiston-Davies 8 2P/ Oscar Blue (535) Mrs J McGregor 10 11-7..............T Willmott (5) 9 4-3 Farocco (17) M Barnes 7 11-2....................................D Irving (3) 10 -P4 Samtu (30) F Murtagh 9 10-2 (D).............................L Murtagh (3)
— 106 107 91 110 112 108 — 114 119
BETTING: 11-4 Big Penny, 7-2 Milanstorm, 11-2 Always Tipsy, 13-2 The Composeur, 15-2 Teme Spirit, 10 Buckled, 12 Golden Jeffrey, 14 Farocco, 16 Others. 2019: CHOCOLAT NOIR 6 11 9, Danny Cook 11-4 JtFav (M Todhunter), 5 ran.
EDINBURGH GIN JUVENILE MAIDEN HURDLE (4) 1.45 (3-Y-O) 2m Winner £3,769 (6 run) RTV 1 42F Billy The Squid (21) F O’Brien 10-12.........................C Brace (3) 113
2.15
BETTING: 7-4 Saglawy, 9-4 Redford Road, 4 Not That Fuisse, 13-2 Big Bad Bear, 8 Carrolls Milan. 2019: WHOLESTONE 8 11 2, Daryl Jacob 1-6 Fav (N Twiston-Davies), 2 ran. FORM GUIDE: SAGLAWY 33-1 Always behind, slight mistake 1st, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 34l behind Honeysuckle at Leopardstown 2m hdl G1 (1) in Feb. REDFORD ROAD 40-1 Towards rear, ridden after 2 out, never a threat, 14th of 19, well be=hind Monkfish at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl Grade 1 (1) sft in Mar. NOT THAT FUISSE 9-4 Bit keen, held up in last pair, went left 5th, headway on inside after 4 out, stayed on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind On The Slopes at Kempton 2m 2f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Feb. BIG BAD BEAR 6-4fav Not fluent throughout, mid-division, blundered 3rd, weakened 5 out, pulled up after next, in a race won by West To The Bridge at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Jan, 12 ran. CARROLLS MILAN 8-1 Went 3rd before 2nd, pressing for 2nd 6th, ridden approaching 8th, soon weakened, pulled up after, in a race won by Potters Hedger at Warwick 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Mar, 11 ran.
2.50
6.30
FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES (5) 1m 3f Winner £3,429 (8 run) RTV 1 (3) 30- Bella Amoura (300) B Barr 4 9-6..............Joshua Bryan (3) — 2 (7) 8 Pass Card (17) Mrs L Mongan 4 9-6......................C Bennett — 3 (2) 7 Violet Princess (9) M Appleby 5 9-6......................L Morris — 4 (1) Bubbling Up J Gosden 3 9-0..................................K O’Neill — 5 (5) 99 Candlemas (52) H Candy 3 9-0..............................D Probert — 6 (6) Crown Power J Fanshawe 3 9-0........................S De Sousa — 7 (4) 33 Prismatic (17) J Gosden 3 9-0...............................N Mackay 86 8 (8) Utile H Palmer 3 9-0..........................................James Doyle —
BETTING: 11-8 Bubbling Up, 9-4 Prismatic, 4 Crown Power, 9-2 Utile, 50 Candlemas, 66 Violet Princess, 100 Pass Card, Bella Amoura.
4.00
BETTING: 3 Katalystic, 7-2 Dancing In The Sky, 9-2 River Icon, 6 Demon D’Aunou, 15-2 Monsieur Co, 8 Ain’t My Fault, 16 Wolfcatcher, 20 Ardera Cross, 25 Others. 2019: MURPHY’S LAW 5 11 11, Brian Hughes 9-4 JtFav (K Dalgleish), 5 ran. FORM GUIDE: KATALYSTIC 13-2 Mid-division, good headway chasing leaders approaching 10th, led before left in clear lead 2 out, in no danger after, won at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Aug beating Istimraar by 4l, 13 ran. DANCING IN THE SKY 2-1 Tracked leading pair, hit 8th and pecked, went 2nd before mistake 2 out, ridden on inside and 3 lengths down when fell last, in a race won by Mon Palois at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Aug, 5 ran. RIVER ICON 11-4 Held up, went 4th before 9th, closed 3 out, went 2nd going well after last, led off final bend, pushed out, easily, won at Cartmel 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Aug beating Takingitallin by 6l, 6 ran. DEMON D’AUNOU 5-2fav Raced keenly, disputed 2nd until after 3rd, chased leaders, 2nd again after 7th until after 2 out, weakened between last 2, 6th of 7, 20l behind Tel’art at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Aug. MONSIEUR CO 7-2fav Held up on outside, not fluent 5th or 4 out, effort 2 out, no impression before last, stayed on same pace, 4th of 7, 7l behind Lake Takapuna at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd. AIN’T MY FAULT 4-1 In touch towards rear, slow 6th, struggling 10th, pulled up soon after 4 out, in a race won by Neverbeen To Paris at Market Rasen 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug, 7 ran. WOLFCATCHER 25-1 Held up, not fluent 1st, good headway tracking leaders 3rd, close 2nd 11th until before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Boy’s On Tour at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Aug. ARDERA CROSS 12-1 Jumped right at times, chased leader, slow 6th, soon struggling, behind from 8th, last of 7, well behind Lake Takapuna at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd. ANOTHER THEATRE 25-1 Always behind, 7th of 8, well behind Lucky Flight at Perth 2m nov hcp chs (3) gs in Aug.
PONTEFRACT TODAY MAJOR BET 12.30 Ballyconneely Bay
BETTING: 4 Boma Green, 9-2 Starshiba, 6 Greycoat, Lead Singer, 8 Alnasherat, 12 Eevilynn Drew, 14 One Hart, 16 Stone Soldier, Mendoza, Maysong, Lethal Talent, 20 Others.
8.00
UNIBET EXTRA PLACE OFFERS EVERY DAY HANDICAP (5) (3-Y-O) 2m Winner £3,429 (6 run) RTV 1 (4) 105 Cozone (20) Mrs A Perrett 9-10...........................K Shoemark 70 2 (3) 161 Lismore (5) Sir M Prescott 9-9(6ex) (D)......................L Morris 73 3 (1) 225 Thai Power (34) A Balding 9-7 (C).......................S De Sousa 66 4 (6) 626 Relativity (11) H Dunlop 9-6...............................D Muscutt 69 5 (5) 311 Deposit (37) D M Simcock 9-6 (D)......................D E Hogan (3) 65 6 (2) 153 Single (12) M Channon 9-1....................................G Bass (7) 60
BETTING: 11-8 Lismore, 7-2 Deposit, 5 Cozone, 6 Thai Power, 8 Single, 16 Relativity. FORM GUIDE: LISMORE 11-4fav Went right start, mid-division, lost place over 7f out, headway on outside from 5f out to lead over 4f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) beating Running Cloud by 6l, 10 ran. DEPOSIT 5-1 Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and wandered slightly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon carried left, carried left and bumped close home, just held, finished 2nd, placed 1st, won at Beverley 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Kitty’s Cove by hd, 10 ran. COZONE 5-1 Towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, faded close home, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Dono di Dio at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol. THAI POWER 7-2 Midfield, ridden to chase leaders over 4f out, kept on once pace from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 11l behind Postileo at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug. SINGLE 5-1 Tracked leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost that placing post, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Her Indoors at Lingfield 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd. RELATIVITY 22-1 Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, well held after, 6th of 9, 8l behind Soghan at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-85 (4).
84 — — 81 115 138 — —
LORD MANSFIELD MEMORIAL HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2m 4f Winner £4,289 (10 run) RTV 1 8-P Signifiant (32) Miss L Russell 6 11-11.............................D R Fox — 2 967 Ardera Cross (8) William Young Jnr 9 11-11 (CD).Sam Coltherd (3) 134 3 1U6 Demon D’Aunou (49) Jonjo O’Neill 7 11-9 (BF)........ R McLernon 126 4 3-6 Wolfcatcher (44) Mrs J Stephen 8 11-9...................... S Bowen 78 5 -2P Ain’t My Fault (39) Miss L Russell 7 11-6............S Mulqueen (3) 129 6 4P4 Monsieur Co (8) K Dalgleish 7 11-6 (BF)......................B Hughes 129 7 -41 River Icon (32) I Jardine 8 11-4 (CD)............................ C O’Farrell 122 8 -1F Dancing In The Sky (36) Dr R Newland 7 11-4.S Twiston-Davies 124 9 7-7 Another Theatre (25) P Kirby 7 11-3........................T Dowson 71 10 3-1 Katalystic (44) Miss L Russell 9 11-0 (CD2).............T Willmott (5) 132
5.30
BETTING: 2 Mister Allegro, 4 Full Marks, 11-2 Gordonstoun, 6 Menai Bridge, 10 Archibar, Burristo, 14 Bannergirl, Lanika, 25 Classy Dame.
PERTH NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) (DIV 2) (4) 3.25 2m Winner £3,769 (9 run) RTV 1 42- Argent Et Or (438) M Barnes 7 10-12 (BF).................D Irving (3) —
TIMOTHY HARDIE JEWELLERS NOVICES’ CHASE (GBB RACE) (3) 2m 4f Winner £7,018 (5 run) RTV 1 1P- Big Bad Bear (257) N Richards 6 11-2 (BF, C)...............B Hughes — 2 62- Not That Fuisse (230) D Skelton 7 11-2......................H Skelton 147 3 50- Redford Road (195) N Twiston-Davies 6 11-2 (D).S Twiston-Davies — 4 28- Saglawy P Nicholls 6 11-2...........................................H Cobden — 5 2P- Carrolls Milan (200) F O’Brien 7 10-9 (C)................C Brace (3) —
7.30
6.00
1.10 Milanstorm 1.45 Red Missile 2.15 Not That Fuisse 2.50 Poppa Poutine 3.25 Copperless 4.00 Katalystic 4.35 Chez Hans 5.10 Cage Of Fear 5.45 Petite Ganache
BETTING: 2 Stoner’s Choice, 3 Copperless, 4 Universal Folly, 6 Argent Et Or, 10 Beaufort, Oscar Clouds, 25 Get Real, 50 Evolutionary, Countermand.
1.00
UNIBET EXTRA PLACE OFFERS EVERY DAY NURSERY (DIV 2) (5) (2-Y-O) 1m Winner £3,429 (9 run) RTV 1 (8) 226 Burristo (10) R Hannon 9-7..............................L Catton (7) 47 2 (2) 071 Gordonstoun (29) P & O Cole 9-5........................D Probert 52 3 (5) 584 Archibar (17) R Hannon 9-4..............................Rossa Ryan 18 4 (7) 472 Menai Bridge (41) C Hills 9-4...........................K Shoemark — 5 (6) 428 Classy Dame (17) R Eddery 9-4.........................S Cherchi (5) 63 6 (1) 373 Full Marks (6) Sir M Prescott 9-2............................L Morris 68 7 (9) 56 Bannergirl (34) M Gillard 9-1................................J F Egan — 8 (3) 094 Lanika (9) S Kirk 8-13.......................................P J McDonald 68 9 (4) 791 Mister Allegro (9) M Johnston 8-6(6ex) (CD)....S De Sousa 85
INSIDE TRACK
Teme Spirit Jan Wellens Redford Road Percy’s Word Copperless River Icon Kajaki Craigmor Petite Ganache
14 Jorgie. 2019: GUARDIA TOP 10 5, Sean Bowen 13-8 Fav (N Hawke), 7 ran.
4.55
14 Gallardise, Astapor, 20 Study The Stars.
MAJOR BET
2 03- Beaufort (209) W Greatrex 4 10-12...........................G Sheehan 3 3- Copperless (317) Olly Murphy 5 10-12 (BF)................R Johnson 2 Jan Wellens Olly Murphy 10-12................................R Johnson — 4 UP- Countermand (192) N Alexander 8 10-12.........Lucy Alexander 3 Jorgie J Goldie 10-12....................................................C Bewley — 5 P0- Get Real (231) P Kirby 6 10-12......................................T Dowson 4 Le Magnifique K Dalgleish 10-12...............................B Hughes — 6 6- Oscar Clouds (219) K Dalgleish 5 10-12............P Coleman (10) 5 Red Missile Miss L Russell 10-12.........................B Campbell (3) — 7 7-2 Stoner’s Choice (25) F O’Brien 5 10-12 (D)..........M Kendrick (3) 6 3 Ten Thousand Stars (28) B Ellison 10-5....................H Brooke 115 8 24- Universal Folly (258) N Richards 5 10-12 (BF)................R Day Evolutionary I Jardine 4 10-5.................................. C O’Farrell BETTING: 5-2 Red Missile, 3 Jan Wellens, 4 Billy The Squid, 9-2 Ten Thousand Stars, 6 Le Magnifique, 9
PERTH NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) (DIV 1) (4) UNIBET 3 UNIBOOSTS A DAY HANDICAP (3) 6f MAJOR BET INSIDE TRACK 2m Winner £3,769 (9 run) RTV Winner £7,159 (10 run) RTV Blazing Hot 4.25 Lilkian 1 (9) -00 Persuasion (14) C Hills 3 9-10..........................James Doyle — 1 331 Check My Pulse (38) Rebecca Menzies 4 11-4 (D).........H Brooke 123 2 2-2 Archi’s Affaire W Coltherd 6 10-12 (BF).........Sam Coltherd (3) 135 Rising Star 4.55 Crazy Luck 2 (3) 404 Total Commitment (52) S Hodgson 4 9-9 (CD3)............ ..........................................................................J Mitchell 103 3 -09 Be The Difference (9) P Kirby 4 10-12.......................T Dowson 78 Tricolore 5.30 May Night Blazer’s Mill (203) Olly Murphy 6 10-12...................R Johnson 118 Menai Bridge 6.00 Mister Allegro 3 (8) -42 Lancelot Du Lac (231) D Ivory 10 9-8 (BF, CD3).............. 45 4P........................................................................G Downing 101 P-4 Dionysis (44) Stef Keniry 7 10-12..................................Doubtful 89 Prismatic 6.30 Prismatic 6 2/ Percy’s Word (635) D Skelton 6 10-12.......................H Skelton — Typhoon Ten 7.00 Concierge 4 (6) -64 Alaadel (25) S C Williams 7 9-7 (BF, D4)......P J McDonald — 7 2- Poppa Poutine (228) N Twiston-Davies 4 10-12.S Twiston-Davies — 013 Concierge (19) M Attwater 4 9-7 (D2).......................L Morris 101 Greycoat 7.30 Boma Green 56 (10) (7) 536 Typhoon Ten (13) R Hannon 4 9-6 (CD)..............Rossa Ryan 99 8 0- Spark Of Madness (320) Miss L Russell 4 10-12.S Mulqueen (3) — Lismore 8.00 Lismore 7 (4) 698 Mubaalegh (19) M Tregoning 6 9-6 (D3).................D O’Neill — 9 Universal Gleam K Dalgleish 5 10-12.......................B Hughes — 2 Percy’s Word, 4 Poppa Poutine, 9-2 Archi’s Affaire, 5 Check My Pulse, 6 Universal Gleam, 8 (5) 240 Saaheq (23) Mrs A Perrett 6 8-12........................M Ghiani (5) 95 BETTING: 8 Blazer’s Mill, 50 Spark Of Madness, 100 Be The Difference. UNIBET THANKS THE FRONTLINE WORKERS HAND- 9 (1) 638 Phuket Power (41) T Dascombe 3 8-8 (C)...........S De Sousa 103 2019: ROAD TO DUBAI 5 11 4, Richard Johnson 5-6 Fav (G Elliott), 8 ran. ICAP (5) (3-Y-O) 6f Winner £3,429 (12 run) RTV 10 (2) 724 Mount Mogan (19) Ed Walker 3 8-7 (D)...................C Fallon 102 1 (4) 233 Top Secret (41) C Cox 9-9 (BF).......................................H Crouch 70 BETTING: 3 Lancelot Du Lac, 4 Alaadel, 9-2 Concierge, 8 Persuasion, Typhoon Ten, 10 Mount Mogan, 2 (9) 155 Beauty Choice (26) C Fellowes 9-9 (D)....................James Doyle — 12 Phuket Power, Mubaalegh, 14 Others. 3 (5) 111 Lilkian (14) S L Keightley 9-7 (D2)...................Josephine Gordon 78 FORM GUIDE: LANCELOT DU LAC 11-4fav Chased leaders on rail, switched 4 (3) 515 The Blue Bower (13) J Portman 9-6 (CD).............T Saunders (5) 76 sharply right 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd 5 (8) 512 Kingsholm (20) J Fanshawe 9-5 (BF, D)...........................C Fallon 79 behind Verne Castle at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb. ALAADEL 16-5fav EBF MAIDEN STAKES (DIV 1) (5) (2-Y-O) 6f 6 (2) 351 Blazing Hot (24) J Tate 9-5..................................P J McDonald 80 Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden to challenge and every chance 1f out, Winner £4,075 (10 run) RTV weakened towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Atalanta’ s Boy at Goodwood 7 (12) 233 Gold Brocade (9) M Appleby 9-4 (D)........................S De Sousa 85 6f hcp 105 (2) gs in Aug. CONCIERGE 9-1 Held up towards rear, headway far 1 (5) Bakersboy T Dascombe 9-5..............................R Kingscote — 8 (1) -99 Abwaaq (64) Tom Clover 9-0.........................................J Mitchell — side of group over 1f out, ridden chasing leaders inside final furlong, ran on 2 (2) 52 Ballyconneely Bay (20) J J Quinn 9-5.......................J Hart 68 9 (10) 918 Bring The Money (14) M Channon 8-13.....................G Bass (7) 84 towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Tone The Barone at Ascot 5f hcp 0-95 (3) 3 (10) 933 Conspiracy (24) K Ryan 9-5.....................................K Stott 59 10 (11) 889 Port Winston (22) J Bradley 8-8...................................L Morris 52 gd. PERSUASION 12-1 In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 4 (1) Dashing Dick W Stone 9-5......................................B Curtis — 11 (7) 144 Sir Rodneyredblood (14) J R Jenkins 8-8 (CD).....M Ghiani (5) 82 16l behind Haqeeqy at Doncaster 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd. TYPHOON TEN 5 (8) 43 Fayathaan (21) R Fahey 9-5................................P Hanagan — 12 (6) 843 Bernard Spierpoint (43) S L Keightley 8-6..............J Haynes 94 13-2 Wore hood to post, quickly away, pulled hard and soon steadied in 3rd on 6 (7) Lafan R Hannon 9-5.............................................D Tudhope — BETTING: 7-2 Lilkian, 4 Kingsholm, 5 Blazing Hot, 7 Top Secret, 10 Gold Brocade, Beauty Choice, inside, ridden and hung right from inside final 2f, weakened inside final 7 (3) 8 Let’s Be Honest (21) J O’Keeffe 9-5.......................J Garritty — furlong, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Breath Of Air at Sandown 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd. 12 The Blue Bower, Sir Rodneyredblood, Bernard Spierpoint, 20 Others. 8 (6) 00 Northern Cracker (28) O Pears 9-5...............B Robinson 25 MOUNT MOGAN 14-1 Held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, FILLIES’ NOVICE AUCTION STAKES (PLUS 10/GBB 9 (9) Smeaton’s Light M Channon 9-5..........................C Bishop — near side of group over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never going RACE) (5) (2-Y-O) 1m Winner £3,429 (11 run) RTV headway pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Tone The Barone at Ascot 5f hcp 0-95 10 (4) 0 Sovereign Moon (8) D Brown 9-0...........................T Eaves — BETTING: 11-4 Ballyconneely Bay, 3 Fayathaan, 7-2 Lafan, 7 Conspiracy, 8 Bakersboy, 10 Smeaton’s 1 (7) 123 Crazy Luck (13) B Millman 9-7..................George Rooke (5) — (3) gd. MUBAALEGH 5-1 Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 2 (9) P12 Rising Star (12) M Botti 9-7.............................S Cherchi (5) 51 weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Tone The Barone at Ascot Light, 14 Let’s Be Honest, 20 Dashing Dick, 66 Others. 2019: ALBEN SPIRIT 9 5, Tony Hamilton 7-4 Fav (R Fahey), drawn (1), 10 ran. 3 (2) 64 Beryl Burton (10) H Dunlop 9-0........................D Muscutt — 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd. PHUKET POWER 10-1 Mid-division on inside, pushed PROCUREMENTSEMINARS.CO.UK EBF MAIDEN STAKES 4 (8) Broadhaven J Portman 9-0.............................Rossa Ryan — along halfway, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of (DIV 2) (5) (2-Y-O) 6f Winner £4,075 (10 run) RTV 5 (10) 6 Desert Cat (22) H Morrison 9-0.........................James Doyle 43 13, 6l behind Breath Of Joy at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug. TOTAL 16-1 Pushed along on outer over 3f out, ridden for effort 2f 6 (3) New Heights J Portman 9-0.................................J Mitchell — COMMITMENT 1 (5) 30 Arceus (19) M Appleby 9-5........................................B Curtis 54 out, led briefly over 1f out, soon headed, kept on final furlong, lost third final 7 (1) No Escape Richard Spencer 9-0.........................K Shoemark — 50yds, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Typhoon Ten at Windsor 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug. 2 (8) 8 Burscough (26) M Dods 9-5.................................C Beasley 49 8 (5) 372 Party Spirit (39) M Johnston 9-0.......................S De Sousa 46 SAAHEQ 50-1 Impeded slightly start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 3 (2) Dark Company M Johnston 9-5...........................J Fanning — 9 (11) 0 Supersonique (42) D Coakley 9-0...........................C Fallon — 11th of 12, 11l behind Last Surprise at Kempton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) pol. 4 (9) Horace Greasley O Pears 9-5..........................B Robinson — 10 (6) 5 The Mehmas Touch (22) D P Quinn 9-0..................L Morris 47 5 (3) Marve L Mullaney 9-5...................................................G Lee — TRY OUR NEW RUNNER BOOST AT UNIBET HAND11 (4) 856 Wisper (14) M Blanshard 9-0.................................D Probert — 6 (7) My Name’s Nipper M Walford 9-5.......................D Costello — ICAP (4) 7f Winner £5,208 (14 run) RTV BETTING: 2 Party Spirit, 9-4 Rising Star, 7-2 Crazy Luck, 10 Desert Cat, 14 Beryl Burton, No Escape, 7 (4) 0 So Dubai (10) T Easterby 9-5......................................D Allan 28 20 The Mehmas Touch, 33 New Heights, Broadhaven, 50 Others. 1 (1) 1-0 Alnasherat (108) J Tate 4 9-13 (BF)................P J McDonald 64 8 (1) 45 Strike Red (102) R Fahey 9-5..............................P Hanagan 70 UNIBET EXTRA PLACE OFFERS EVERY DAY NURSERY 2 (7) 800 Corazon Espinado (23) S Dow 5 9-12 (C, D2).......Rhiain Ingram (5) 92 9 (10) Tommytwohoots J J Quinn 9-5................................J Hart — (DIV 1) (5) (2-Y-O) 1m Winner £3,429 (10 run) RTV 3 (5) 523 Starshiba (42) D Elsworth 3 9-11 (BF)...................D Probert 47 10 (6) 2 Incorrigible (17) R Hannon 9-0.......T Hammer Hansen (3) 64 1 (4) 416 Gallardise (34) A Watson 9-10 (D).........Adam J McNamara 57 4 (8) 040 Stone Soldier (20) J Given 3 9-9.............................L Morris 73 BETTING: 11-4 Strike Red, 3 Incorrigible, 7-2 Dark Company, 7 Burscough, 8 Tommytwohoots, 12 2 (3) 34 Tricolore (24) M Botti 9-7................................S Cherchi (5) — 5 (6) 2-9 Eevilynn Drew (107) R Eddery 3 9-9 (CD).........S Cherchi (5) 80 Arceus, 20 My Name’s Nipper, Horace Greasley, 33 Others. 3 (8) 736 Bagara (6) R Hannon 9-5....................................Rossa Ryan 58 6 (10) 7-9 Mendoza (19) J Eustace 4 9-8 (CD)................................R Tate 23 FORM GUIDE: STRIKE RED 7-1 Went left start, prominent, shaken up 2f out, 4 (7) 823 Baby Sham (95) S C Williams 9-4......................P J McDonald 55 7 (2) 3-3 Greycoat (21) J Fanshawe 3 9-8............................D Muscutt 85 soon edged left, no impression inside final furlong, last of 5, 5l behind Uncle at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jun. INCORRIGIBLE 12-1 Chased 5 (10) 333 Jazzi’o (17) C Cox 9-4...............................................H Crouch — 8 (11) -08 Maysong (20) E Dunlop 3 9-7 (CD)......................M Ghiani (5) 91 Jumbo throughout, well held final furlong, never any chance, 2nd of 7, 4l 6 (2) 496 Surprise Picture (17) H Palmer 9-4..............James Doyle — 9 (3) 080 Lethal Talent (10) J Portman 3 9-6 (CD)..............J Mitchell 84 winner behind King Zain at Lingfield 7f 2yo nov stk (5) gd. DARK COMPANY Fast 7 (9) 258 Bazaari (29) M Johnston 9-1...............................S De Sousa 68 10 (13) -34 Boma Green (18) C Fellowes 3 9-6............................C Fallon — Company colt out of Roseraie. BURSCOUGH 7-1 Midfield, pushed along 4f 8 (5) 304 Study The Stars (13) S Kirk 9-0.............................L Keniry 57 11 (14) -48 Tahitian Prince (13) R Hannon 3 9-6...............Rossa Ryan — out, short of room and lost position 2f out, switched right 1f out, kept on inside 9 (6) 881 May Night (9) A Balding 8-12(6ex) (C)....................D Probert 83 12 (9) 010 One Hart (18) M Johnston 3 9-6 (D)......................S De Sousa 82 final furlong but never on terms, 8th of 12, 7l behind Italian Breeze at Redcar 6f 10 (1) 436 Astapor (9) M Channon 8-6..................................C Bennett 63 13 (4) 396 Xtara (12) Mrs C Dunnett 4 9-4 (C, D).........................L Keniry — 2yo nov stk (5) sft in Aug. TOMMYTWOHOOTS Bated Breath colt out of Lady BETTING: 3 May Night, 5 Tricolore, 11-2 Baby Sham, 7 Bagara, Surprise Picture, 8 Jazzi’o, 10 Bazaari, 14 (12) 530 Lead Singer (22) J Gosden 3 9-1 (BF).................James Doyle 67 Lube Rye. ARCEUS 15-2 Mid-division on outside, hung left and weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 10l behind Faustus at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo nov stks (5).
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HORACE GREASLEY Markaz colt out of Whisper Dance.
Incorrigible Spirit Of Bermuda (nb) Victory Chime Dark Jedi Prison Break Alminoor Saluti
INSIDE TRACK 12.30 Lafan 1.00 Incorrigible 1.30 Soft Whisper 2.05 Highwaygrey 2.40 Dark Jedi 3.10 Arthur’s Realm 3.45 Ey Up Its Mick 4.20 Lezardrieux
SIMON SCROPE DALBY SCREW-DRIVER HANDICAP 2.05 (3) 1m 2f Winner £7,470 (8 run) ITV4/RTV 1 093 Arctic Sound (7) M Johnston 4 9-12..........................J Hart 90 (3)
2 (2) 144 Victory Chime (12) R Beckett 5 9-10 (D6)..............R Hornby 97 3 (6) 980 Iconic Choice (19) T Dascombe 4 9-10.....................B Curtis 101 4 (7) 228 Aweedram (12) Kevin Frost 4 9-7..............................T Eaves 95 5 (8) 18- Dontaskmeagain (348) M Johnston 3 9-6...........J Fanning — 6 (5) 471 Highwaygrey (7) T Easterby 4 9-4 (CD4)...................D Allan 90 7 (4) 413 Louganini (48) R Charlton 3 9-3 (D)........................Doubtful 95 8 (1) 047 Archie Perkins (18) N Tinkler 5 9-1 (D4).F McManoman (5) 102
BETTING: 5-2 Highwaygrey, 3 Victory Chime, 4 Arctic Sound, 11-2 Dontaskmeagain, 8 Aweedram, 10 Archie Perkins, 16 Iconic Choice. 2019: AYUTTHAYA 4 9 7, Tom Eaves 10-11 Fav (K Ryan), drawn (2), 5 ran. FORM GUIDE: HIGHWAYGREY 11-8fav Restless in stalls, dwelt in rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched right, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Benadalid by nk, 7 ran. VICTORY CHIME 5-2 Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, lost third inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2l behind Restorer at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gd. ARCTIC SOUND 66-1 Towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind First Impression at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs. DONTASKMEAGAIN 16-1 Tracked leaders until pushed along approaching 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 20l behind Military March at Newmarket 1m 2yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct. AWEEDRAM 14-1 Dwelt held up, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 7l behind Matthew Flinders at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gd. ARCHIE PERKINS 50-1 Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 7th of 19, 6l behind Mr Carpenter at York 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd. ICONIC CHOICE 40-1 Tracked leader in main group until over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 11l behind Dreamloper at Ascot 1m fll hcp (2) gd.
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2 23- Kajaki (251) N Richards 7 12-5 (D).................................B Hughes 130 3 21- Blooriedotcom (211) Miss L Russell 5 11-12 (D2)..................... ..............................................................................B Campbell (3) 122 4 72- Vengeur De Guye (201) Miss L Russell 11 11-11 (CD).................. ................................................................................T Willmott (5) 128 5 31/ Globetrotter Danny Brooke 6 11-11 (D)....................H Brooke — 6 2F- First Quest (318) N Mulholland 6 11-10 (D2)........Robert Dunne — 7 P2- Romeo Brown (216) P Kirby 6 11-10 (D).............Ross Chapman 105 8 -44 Chef De Troupe (19) Dr R Newland 7 11-10 (BF, D2)................... ...........................................................................S Twiston-Davies 114 9 -93 Dream Machine (31) N Mulholland 6 11-9............T Scudamore 119 10 74- Chez Hans P Nicholls 4 11-6.........................................H Cobden 108 11 31- Wakool (244) N Alexander 4 11-2.......................Lucy Alexander 122 12 8-9 Mcgarry (22) P Kirby 6 10-9........................................T Dowson 95 13 5-6 Billy Ray Sam England 5 10-8.....................................J England 125 14 42- Adelphi Prince (198) P Kirby 7 10-6..........................S Quinlan 119 BETTING: 4 Chez Hans, 6 Blooriedotcom, 13-2 Tegerek, 15-2 Kajaki, 8 Vengeur De Guye, 10 Wakool, 12 Chef De Troupe, Dream Machine, 14 Others. 2019: GREY DIAMOND 5 11 12, Sam Twiston-Davies 7-2 (N Twiston-Davies), 8 ran.
HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY TOMORROW DONALD GOW 5.10 HANDICAP CHASE (4) 3m Winner £4,289 (8 run) RTV 1 P-5 Gangster (23) W Greatrex 10 12-0 (D)....................Jack Tudor (5) 128 2 12U Craigmor (17) Olly Murphy 8 11-12 (D2).....................R Johnson 3 45- Charmix (207) Miss L Russell 10 11-9 (D)........................C Bewley 4 -62 Cage Of Fear (39) F O’Brien 6 11-7 (BF)......................P Brennan 5 234 Trongate (25) R M Smith 8 11-6................................D Irving (3) 6 PP- Cesar Collonges (217) L J Morgan 8 11-6 (D)..............A Wedge 7 22- Craiganboy (201) N Alexander 11 11-5 (D)...........G Cockburn (3) 8 6P- Late Date (212) M Hammond 9 10-9 (CD).................B Garritty (5)
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BETTING: 2 Craigmor, 5-2 Cage Of Fear, 11-2 Craiganboy, 8 Trongate, 10 Gangster, Charmix, 16 Late Date, 25 Cesar Collonges. 2019: CHANCEITON 8 11 1, Mr Cameron Wadge(7) 9-2 (Miss L Russell), 4 ran. FORM GUIDE: CRAIGMOR 5-2 Prominent, mistake and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Coup De Pinceau at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd, 6 ran. CAGE OF FEAR 5-2fav Tracked leaders, jumped right 3rd, hit 8th, led 3 out, jumped right next, blundered last and soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Neverbeen To Paris at Market Rasen 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug. CRAIGANBOY 7-1 Held up in rear, mistake 10th, headway 5 out, went 2nd before next, close up 2 out, led narrowly last, soon ridden, headed narrowly flat, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Donna’s Delight at Ayr 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Mar. TRONGATE 25-1 Mid-division, headway 8th, hit next, driven 14th, no extra when mistake 2 out, 4th of 10, 27l behind Soupy Soups at Perth 3m hcap ch (2) gs in Aug. CHARMIX 18-1 Held up in touch on inside, weakened approaching 4 out, 5th of 9, 24l behind Flowery at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp chs 0-145 (2) hvy in Mar.
PERTH RACECOURSE HANDICAP HURDLE (DIV 2) 5.45 (5) 3m Winner £2,794 (10 run) RTV 1 36- Talktomenow (222) W Greatrex 6 12-0 (D)...........Jack Tudor (5) 115
2 -33 Petite Ganache (17) N Richards 8 11-13 (D)................B Hughes 110 3 P6- Onlyfoolsownhorses (388) M Hammond 9 11-12 (CD)......... ........................................................................................J Colliver — 4 5-5 Ulterior Motives (74) M Todhunter 6 11-12 (D)....................... .........................................................................D McMenamin (3) 116 5 8-P Ben Brody (67) D J Jeffreys 10 11-10.....................Kielan Woods — 6 46- Broadway Joe (266) N Alexander 6 11-8...........Lucy Alexander 106 7 -74 Mead Vale (25) N Hawke 7 11-7.................................. D Noonan 120 8 -8P Little Millie (48) G Bewley 8 11-2 (D).................Mr D Hurst (10) 111 9 59- Frame Rate I Jardine 5 10-8....................................... C O’Farrell 108 10 0-5 Pads (32) Daragh Bourke 10 10-2..........................Ross Chapman 102 BETTING: 15-8 Petite Ganache, 3 Talktomenow, 13-2 Mead Vale, 10 Ulterior Motives, Pads, Broadway Joe, 14 Frame Rate, 16 Ben Brody, 20 Others.
Going: Good-good to firm in places Draw: Low numbers best in sprints.
IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF FILLIES’ NURSERY (4) 1.30 (2-Y-O) 1m Winner £6,469 (6 run) RTV WILLIAM HILL LENGTHEN YOURODDS HANDICAP 1 221 Soft Whisper (34) S bin Suroor 9-7 (D).....................K Stott 65 2.40 (2) 1m 4f Winner £12,938 (6 run) ITV4/RTV 2 17 Spirit Of Bermuda (47) W Haggas 9-6.............D Tudhope 71 1 555 Floating Artist (13) R Hannon 4 10-0 (D).........D Tudhope 103 (4) (2) 3 (6) 630 Spirit Of Sisra (14) T Dascombe 9-4.................R Kingscote 80 4 (5) 424 Envega (24) R Beckett 8-10.....................................R Hornby 63 5 (3) 421 Sixntwothrees (17) M Channon 8-10 (D)............J Fanning 87 6 (1) 375 Quarantini (35) R Fahey 8-8..............................P Hanagan 62 BETTING: 5-4 Soft Whisper, 7-2 Spirit Of Bermuda, 5 Sixntwothrees, 8 Envega, Quarantini, 14 Spirit Of Sisra. 2019: WALKONBY 8 12, Graham Lee 2-1 Fav (M Channon), drawn (1), 6 ran. FORM GUIDE: SOFT WHISPER 6-5fav Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon edged right, stayed on, ridden out, won at Salisbury 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug beating Burristo by 1 1/4l, 6 ran. SPIRIT OF BERMUDA 14-1 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 8l behind Star Of Emaraaty at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug. SIXNTWOTHREES 7-2 Made all, awkward around bend 5f out, ridden along over 3f out, stayed on well and went left final furlong, just held on, won at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Impulsive One by hd, 9 ran. ENVEGA 8-1 In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Valorant at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug. QUARANTINI 16-1 Chased leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, headway when not clear run and switched right entering final 2f, stayed on same pace towards finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ataser at York 7f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Aug. SPIRIT OF SISRA 40-1 Prominent stand side, ridden and weakened 2f out, 12th of 15, 13l behind Spright at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) gd.
JET MASTER HANDICAP HURDLE (4) 2m Winner 4.35 £3,769 (14 run) RTV 1 12- Tegerek (199) Jonjo O’Neill 6 12-5 (BF, D)..................K Brogan (7) 124
2 (3) 422 Dark Jedi (19) T Easterby 4 9-6...........................D Fentiman 3 (1) 744 Amazing Red (26) E Dunlop 7 9-6 (C, D2)...................D Allan 4 (4) 74- Not So Sleepy H Morrison 8 9-5...................................G Lee 5 (2) 175 Frankel’s Storm (13) M Johnston 3 8-12 (CD)........B Curtis 6 (5) 307 West End Girl (54) M Johnston 3 8-10.................J Fanning
101 104 — 106 109
BETTING: 6-4 Dark Jedi, 7-2 Floating Artist, 5 Not So Sleepy, 6 Amazing Red, 7 Frankel’s Storm, 12 West End Girl. FORM GUIDE: DARK JEDI 22-1 In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final final furlong, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1 1/4l behind Euchen Glen at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) sft. FLOATING ARTIST 5-1 In touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 5l behind Trueshan at Salisbury 1m 6f cond Stakes (2) gd. NOT SO SLEEPY 33-1 Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead over 5f out, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression with front trio from over 1f out, 4th of 30, 7l behind Stratum at Newmarket 2m 2f hcap (2) sft in Oct. AMAZING RED 14-1 Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 20l behind Believe In Love at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) sft in Aug. FRANKEL’S STORM 10-1 Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 17l behind Sorrel at Doncaster 1m 4f fll hcp (2) gd. WEST END GIRL 10-1 Tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 32l behind Katara at Newmarket 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gf in Aug.
NOVICE AUCTION STAKES (5) (2-Y-O) 1m Winner 3.10 £3,558 (13 run) RTV 1 61 Classic Lord (25) A Balding 9-8 (D)..................W Carver (5) 60 (12)
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2 (3) 685 Hart Stopper (14) G Tuer 6 9-8 (D7)...................D Tudhope 67 3 (10) 800 Triggered (20) M Loughnane 4 9-5 (D2)...............E Greatrex 86 4 (7) 1-2 Alminoor (24) I Furtado 3 9-4 (C)................................J Hart — 5 (6) 416 Magical Effect (69) Mrs R Carr 8 9-2 (CD).............J Gormley 87 6 (5) 317 Mr Orange (20) P Midgley 7 9-1 (CD6)..........................G Lee 88 7 (9) 440 Normandy Barriere (9) N Tinkler 8 9-0 (CD).................... ..................................................................F McManoman (5) 87 8 (2) 4-6 Cloudea (20) R Fahey 3 9-0..................................P Hanagan 79 9 (1) 142 Ey Up Its Mick (26) T Coyle 4 8-13 (D2).......................K Stott 87 10 (8) 113 Lady Nectar (38) Mrs A Duffield 3 8-11 (BF, D2).....J Fanning 87 BETTING: 9-2 Alminoor, 5 Ey Up Its Mick, 6 Lady Nectar, 7 Mr Orange, Cloudea, Hart Stopper, 8 Magical Effect, 10 Normandy Barriere, 14 Others. 2019: HIGHLY SPRUNG 6 9 1, Lewis Edmunds 7-1 (J L Eyre), drawn (8), 12 ran. FORM GUIDE: ALMINOOR 7-2 Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on final furlong but no match for winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Blazing Hot at Southwell 5f nov stk (5) fbs in Aug. EY UP ITS MICK 11-1 In rear, ridden to challenge inside final 2f, stayed on, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind After John at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug. LADY NECTAR 13-8fav Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Restless Endeavour at Catterick 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug. CLOUDEA 33-1 Held-up, ridden over 2f out, kept on well entering final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Shepherds Way at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft. HART STOPPER 18-1 Towards rear, ridden halfway, wide and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 5l behind Bernardo O’Reilly at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd. MR ORANGE 11-1 Mid division, ridden 3f out, stayed on at same pace, 7th of 20, 6l behind Betsey Trotter at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs. MAGICAL EFFECT 20-1 Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Queen’s Sargent at Beverley 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
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Dabbers’ delight as they break duck to take home county cup NANTWICH captain Ray Doyle admitted his side had completed their summer mission after lifting the Cheshire Cup. The Dabbers beat Cheadle in Sunday’s final to secure that particular piece of silverware for the first time in their history. The victory not only brought the curtain down on Nantwich’s season, but provided their campaign with some meaning after a strange time on the field. Recreational cricket was badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with leagues across the county being forced to revise their plans - and in some cases scrap them altogether. Nantwich were left playing a mixture of Twenty20 and 40over matches in a revised league programme, which meant that the cup had even more significance for them this year. “We spoke about targeting the Cheshire Cup because we had never won it before,” said Doyle. “The league was where we could try a few things out and learn because it didn’t mean anything. “Saturday cricket didn’t have the intensity that we are used to, although it was great to be out there with the lads. “We started off playing some T20 stuff and could test some aspects of our game like seeing what Griff (Ollie Griffiths) was like at the top of the order or if we used a particular bowler at a particular time. “We did learn a bit, but it wasn’t the same, so that’s why we focused on the Cheshire Cup. “If we had been knocked out of that early on, I’m not sure what our season would have looked like.” Doyle, pictured, won the toss on their visit to Cheadle and opted to field - and saw his bowlers turn in a fine display. They dismissed their hosts for 168 off the final ball of their 40-over allocation, with the skipper himself leading the way with 3-22. There were also a couple of wickets for spinner Griffiths, while Subhaan Mahmood was the star turn with the bat for Cheadle.
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He made a run-a-ball 70, hitting four fours and three sixes, while Elliott Bullock (38) and Dan Brown (26) lent valuable support. “The way we have been batting this year 168 was a decent target,” admitted Doyle. “We bowled really well and it looked like they were going to go beyond 200 because it was the flattest wicket we’d played on this summer. “So to keep them to what we did was a good effort and it was nice from my point of view to pick up a few wickets.” Doyle then played a key role with the bat in Nantwich’s chase. He compiled 53, off 60 balls, featuring five fours and two sixes, while Alex Paterson weighed in with 36. But it still required a typically bighitting knock from Griffiths to see the Dabbers past the post. He needed just 13 balls to make 38 not out, clearing the rope four times along the way, as Nantwich sealed a five-wicket win with three-anda-half overs LIAM Banks has been released to go. by Warwickshire County Cricket “Griff has been Club. amazing this year The 21-year-old Staffordshire with the bat. He’s always batsman initially joined come in and got 40 off 20 balls Warwickshire’s Academy in 2013 or something similar,” explained and went on to make his firstDoyle. class debut for the Bears four “If we need 60 to win and he years’ later. walks out, you know that you’ve He signed a new contract in 2019 got a chance because he can clear to take him up to the end of this most boundaries. season, but the Bears have now “He always bats that way, but one opted not to retain his services thing we’ve managed to do is teach moving forward. him to select which ball he goes for. Banks made 10 first-class, “In the past he might go six, six, eight List A and six Twenty20 out, but now he’s also pushing appearances for Warwickshire. singles. He made one half-century in “That makes it difficult for Championship cricket and two the opposition. They usually in limited overs, but didn’t put men out on the boundary figure in the Warwickshire first when he comes in, but with him taking singles, it gives a captain something else to think about.” success, as well as masterminding Sunday’s win was also a personal their progress in national knockout triumph for Doyle, who has now competitions. led the club to league and cup “It was the one cup we’ve not won and over the last few years we’ve always been challenging for honours in various competitions,” he added. “It’s fantastic to be in the hunt for trophies and there is certainly a buzz about the club. “We’ve learned a lot about certain players in what has been a unique season and we’ve played some good cricket.”
Batsman Banks leaves Warwickshire
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team in this season’s shortened campaign. “It’s always disappointing when we have to let a former Academy graduate go,” said Warwickshire sport director Paul Farbrace. “Liam has given a huge amount to the club during his time as a Bear and worked very hard to make the step into the professional arena. “He leaves with good wishes of everyone at Warwickshire CCC and we wish him the very best in the next stage of his career.” Banks, who has also played for Staffs, has been playing his club cricket for Hem Heath this summer in North Staffs and South Cheshire League Division One. He’s had a superb summer with
· MILFORD Hall wrapped up the South Staffs County League Premier Division title on Saturday with a convincing victory at home to Old Wulfrunians Tettenhall. The visitors elected to bat first and made steady progress to reach 82-3 before Ejaz Nawaz commenced a destructive spell with the paceman taking six wickets during which time the batting side could only muster 14 runs. Nawaz’s remarkable spell saw him pick up a hat-trick, five wickets in
the bat, amassing 658 runs in 10 innings at an average of 94. Banks has scored three league centuries so far this season. His last appearance for Warwickshire’s first team came in September 2019 when he scored 41 in a Championship victory over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Banks’ chances of figuring in the senior side this summer were affected by the return to fitness of Bears legend Ian Bell and the continued emergence of two other Academy prospects. Rob Yates and Dan Mousley - who have both played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire - have been preferred in the Warwickshire batting unit in both four-day and T20 cricket.
seven balls and six in 11 at a cost of a single boundary. Only Mathusuthan Rabindranath offered some resistance and his half century helped Old Wulfs to 140. Nawaz finished with 6-16. Despite the loss of an early wicket in their reply, there were no further setbacks for Milford and the duo of Waqar Saleem (77no) and James Davis (61no) put together an unbroken 136-run partnership in just 18 overs to secure a ninewicket victory- and the title.
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All levels of football will feel pain of recent ruling I T’S been a bad week for football and our clubs. Forget who won and lost this week, the bigger picture was the news that supporters won’t be allowed back from the start of October as had been hoped. That’s been put on hold by the government because of the rise in the numbers of coronavirus cases, and now clubs and their supporters are waiting to see when the rules might change. This feels like the first big disappointment for football since games restarted at the end of last season. Okay, those games were behind closed doors but we were at least able to finish the season and it looked like things were moving on. I’m sure lots of people thought we would have to start this season behind closed doors but then, after experimenting with some fans, the numbers we could have at games would start creeping up. That’s been put on hold so it’s a big blow, not just for aspirations but also financially. Some clubs will have been hanging on by their fingernails to what they had to keep going. If a worst-case scenario is no supporters for six months then the consequences could be huge for football all the way down the pyramid. Premier League clubs who have millions coming in, also have millions going out and lots of staff. But further down the pyramid it is going to be so difficult keeping business going. It’s a huge problem, for example, for the National League who were due to start their season in October on the basis that fans would be allowed in. Some clubs will be better equipped to get through this than others, but I feel sorry for all clubs whose hard work and planning hasn’t come to fruition. Stoke City had come up with that half seasonticket plan and Port Vale had also been planning hard for a test event which would hopefully have led to regular crowds. A lot of people have put in a lot of effort and it must be demoralising for them.
away-day joy: Vale continued their good start with victory at Exeter. Picture: Gerard Austin · BACK TO the actual games and Port Vale couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season than winning both their league matches. Well, at least that’s what you might think, but John Askey made it clear after that 2-0 win at Exeter at the weekend that his team can still play better. That’s good management. I am sure John is delighted to have won the opening games without conceding a goal, but he wants his team striving to improve. He’s setting standards and not allowing people to think ‘we are a good team and we have reached where we want to be.’ It’s a good start, but with two games gone, that’s all it is. If the Vale are in mid-table or below next May there will be disappointment so it is
John’s job to keep that expectancy and level of quality as high as he can for as long as he can. · CONGRATULATIONS to Hanley Town after they got through a dramatic FA Cup tie at home to Redditch this week to reach the second qualifying round. I say dramatic because they won it 3-2 with a late penalty from none other than Ricardo Fuller. When Ric signed for Hanley at the start of the season that said everything about his love of the game and his desire to keep playing at 40. And I don’t know why anyone would be surprised that he has stepped up when it mattered. Of course he’s come off the bench to score the winner. This is Ricardo Fuller!
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JOHN Askey says his Port Vale midfielders will all have an important part to play over the course of the season. The Vale have plenty of competition for those positions as they prepare for Saturday’s League Two home game against newly-promoted Harrogate Town. Danny Whitehead and Scott Burgess started on the substitutes’ bench at Exeter last weekend as the manager went with a central midfield three of Luke Joyce, Manny Oyeleke and Tom Conlon. Askey says that strength in depth is essential. He explained: “We need that because we are going to need all of them and they all put a shift in. You can’t keep doing that for the whole season, so I will have to change it up.
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after only two games played. They take on Simon Weaver’s Harrogate side who started with a 4-0 win at Southend then drew 2-2 at home to Walsall. port vale That game was held at Doncaster Rovers’ Keepmoat Stadium because Harrogate “It was nice that when Manny came off Town are replacing their artificial pitch we were able to bring on Danny Whitehead with a grass one to comply with EFL who can run all day. It’s a good option to rules following their promotion from the have at the moment.” National League. The manager was delighted with Oyeleke’s They were also in action on Tuesday, performance in his first league start after winning 1-0 at National League side Notts recovering from a calf injury. County to book a place in the FA Trophy The 27-year-old had played in the Trophy final in a game that has been carried over and the Carabao Cup and was called from last season. up for the Exeter game to give the Vale By playing Harrogate, Vale will become another ball winner in midfield. the first club to have played all the other Vale’s 2-0 win at St James Park lifted 91 current members of the Premier them to second in the league, table, albeit League and EFL.
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at the double: Callum Saunders scored twice in Nantwich Town’s 4-2 FA Cup victory over Tividale.
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Legend Fuller is spot on to seal Hanley cup win BET £10+ RICARDO Fuller came off the bench to score a late winner to continue Hanley Town’s FA Cup adventure. Stoke City legend Fuller settled a fivegoal thriller in the first qualifying round against Redditch United in front of a sellout crowd at Potteries Park. Now aged 40, he signed for Hanley for the love of the game earlier this month, having played for Nantwich Town last season. He was watching from the sidelines as Kieran Brown gave Hanley the lead with a well-taken volley and then Redditch were reduced to 10 men when livewire Jack Storer was sent off during the half-time interval. Yet Thomas Rankin levelled from the spot before Brandon Horton gave the visitors the lead. Brian Barton pulled it to 2-2, however, before he was fouled to win an 85thminute penalty when Fuller made no mistake. Hanley had already beaten Lye Town and Gresley Rovers to set up Tuesday’s tie - which was the furthest they have ever reached in the competition. And they continued to break new ground with their 3-2 success ahead of the start of the North West Counties League season, which kicks off next month. NANTWICH TOWN are also through to the second qualifying round following a comfortable 4-2 win at Tividale. Northern Premier League side Nantwich were heavy favourites against their Midland League hosts... and their quality shone through.
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But Sports levelled seven minutes later through former Wycombe Wanderers and Preston North End striker Stuart Beavon. Declan Bacon edged the visitors ahead Non-league football four minutes after half-time, which proved to be the decisive strike. They established a 4-0 lead in the second Leek boss Neil Baker summoned half and although Tividale grabbed a Saturday’s hat-trick hero Rob Stevenson couple of consolations, the result was and club record scorer Tim Grice from the never in doubt. bench in a bid to find a way back. The Dabbers found themselves 2-0 up But it was to no avail and Mickleover inside 20 minutes. held on to progress to the next stage. Callum Saunders was brought down IN Midland League Division One, in the area in the third minute and took UTTOXETER TOWN won 2-1 at home responsibility to convert the spot-kick. against ROCESTER. They extended their advantage when Joe Rocester took the lead early in the Malkin was on the end of a Saunders cross second half with a stunning strike from to plant a header past the Tividale keeper. outside the box by Jack Dundas. Saunders and Malkin both missed Uttoxeter soon equalised through James chances to make it three, but the third goal Curley - and it was the same player who did arrive four minutes after the break. bagged the winner to secure the spoils for Mike Koral’s fine run saw him deliver a the hosts. pinpoint cross to Saunders, who laid the KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC have secured ball back for Malkin to net. the services of attacking midfielder Will Midway through the second period the Whieldon. tie was done and dusted as Saunders Whieldon has previously played headed home a Sean Cooke corner. for Market Drayton and featured for Tividale, to their credit, continued to Chasetown in their FA Cup win against battle away and were rewarded with two Grove earlier this month. late goals. Manager Scott Dundas said: “Will is a Elliot Hartley and Curtis Cocking both fantastic addition to our squad. He is very scored with headers, but Nantwich comfortable on the ball, works hard, he suffered no other alarms. can play in a number of positions and has LEEK TOWN are out of the FA Cup an eye for goal with scoring more than following a 2-1 home defeat by Mickleover 50 times in the Northern Premier League Sports. already. The night started well for Blues, in front “Having managed Will for the last couple of a 400-strong crowd, when Lewis Short of season I know his qualities and look handed them a 20th-minute lead. forward to him settling in with our squad.”
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keeping his cool: Stoke striker Tyrese Campbell slots home the winner against Gillingham. Pictures: PA & Getty Images
A WELL-TAKEN one-on-one from Tyrese Campbell – steaming on to a superb through-ball from Jordan Thompson – was the difference as Stoke City booked their spot in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Stoke dominated territory and possession against Gillingham and Campbell was the man who they wanted the big chance to fall to in the 37th minute. He was the man you’d back to show utter composure and nudge a shot in as he paced towards goal. There could and should have been a second – and Jacob Brown will forever be bemused why he had one ruled out – but one was enough this time and Stoke are safely through. One of the main debates about Stoke so far this season has been about how they can be an attacking force when playing the wing-back system; how the wing-backs can flourish going forward. This is, after all, a team that was only out-scored by Leeds and Brentford in the Championship in the time after Michael O’Neill was appointed last season – but the manager can point to results to explain why this is the way to go for now. He made eight changes – reverting to something like the starting XI that beat Wolves last week – but kept the formation. He explained in the build-up: “Most importantly you have to build a system a little bit tailored to the players you have in the building. “That is part of the rationale why we reverted to a three last season. It served us well. In pre-season it served us well. Off the back of losing a home game we can’t decide it’s not the right system. my ball: Tommy Smith puts in a challenge on Gillingham’s Alex MacDonald. “Ideally we would like to have a balance and I would personally probably prefer a 4-3-3 system, but “Up until now we’ve been happy after defeat to Bristol City, is that I’m not sure we have the players playing with 3-5-2. We can change they had been more like 5-3-2 on at this minute to get that where we that to a 3-4-3 and the system can Sunday, pushed back far too much. would like it to be. Equally, it’s not change to a 4-3-3 from there. But here Stoke were 3-5-2 if not something we wouldn’t change. “People get bogged down 3-3-4 such was the licence that “We have to get through the in systems. What we want is Tommy Smith and James McClean period of the transfer window good performances and good were given to attack. closing and knowing exactly where performances aren’t always a direct In particular, Smith, captain for we stand with the squad as well. correlation to the system. We just the night in the absence of Ryan Trimming the squad, then it’s have to be flexible and get the Shawcross (as well as Joe Allen, easier to nail something down best out of the group of players we Jack Butland, Sam Clucas, Bruno when you’ve got fewer players to have.” Martins Indi…), was constantly deal with. The problem, O’Neill eluded too getting down near the corner flag
and sending over cross after cross in the first half. The problem was either finding the right forehead or getting on the end of them – and Stoke, although they dominated the ball with 72 per cent of possession before the break, were neat and quick without quite converting that into constant danger. Still they were patient, except for one when O’Neill had broadcasters reaching for their bleeper, when Thompson tried a pot shot from 25 yards and sent it sailing into the South Stand. There were decent chances, like one falling for Smith with a left foot volley deflected wide by Zach Medley when picked out by McClean and Campbell slipping in Tashan Oakley-Booth overlapping down the inside right only to see a shot saved by Joe Walsh. O’Neill must have been licking his lips at how much Harry Souttar was getting his head on set-pieces too and from one, worked deep across for Smith, again, to cross, he forced a sharp stop from Walsh after getting Robbie McKenzie in a tangle. Jordan Thompson was looking to thread passes through massed ranks of defenders and the one he pulled off for Campbell to break the deadlock. It was low and some 50 yards, releasing Campbell behind the defence to keep his cool and finish one-on-one. The second half was little different as Stoke camped out in front of
the Boothen End. It wasn’t a feast of chances, but when the chances came they were decent. There was Souttar at dead balls again, including one occasion when he won the header that went into the first defender and was then alert to win the rebound, smacking a shot on target from the edge of the area but straight to Walsh. McClean picked out Smith again with a fine deep cross but Smith isn’t Souttar… and Tymon made the crossbar rattle with a fierce leftfooted long ranger. Steven Fletcher won’t believe he didn’t score when Smith’s cross went past Gregory and just beyond his reach, unmarked at the back. And Jacob Brown couldn’t believe it when he had a goal disallowed for a supposed push that wasn’t especially apparent in real time or watching replays. Stoke will now face a last 16 trip to either Premier League Aston Villa or Championship rivals Bristol City, who play tonight. It is Stoke’s longest run in this competition – in a season when they haven’t been in the Premier League – since a memorable jaunt in 2000/01, when they beat Charlton with a Stefan Thordarson thunderbolt and Barnsley with a Rikki Dadason debut goal before coming spectacularly unstuck against Liverpool. Yes, it is now a cup run and young players and fringe players are giving the manager genuine selection decisions. That’s exactly what he wanted.
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chance: Stoke City defender Harry Souttar fires in an effort at the Gillingham goal in last night’s Carabao Cup third-round clash.
STOKE CITY ....................... 1 (Campbell 37) GILLINGHAM ...................... 0 POSSESSION Stoke City.......................77% Gillingham ......................23% GOAL ATTEMPTS Stoke City...... 14 (5 on target) Gillingham ....... 3 (0 on target) CORNERS Stoke City......................... 11 Gillingham .......................... 4 THE REFEREE David Webb (Durham) .......... 6 FOULS Stoke City......................... 14 Gillingham.......................... 9 CARD WATCH YELLOW - Stoke City: McClean (ungentlemanly conduct, 90); Gillingham: Maghoma (ungentlemanly conduct, 90), Jackson (ungentlemanly conduct, 90). RED - Stoke: None; Gillingham: None. MATCH RATING Entertainment .................... 6 STOKE CITY Davies: Very little to do again but another clean sheet........ 6 Smith: Big threat going forward
– and a chance of his own.... 7 Fox: Tried out on left of back three as he settles in .......... 6 Collins: The pick defensively of the centre-backs .............. 7 Souttar: A constant threat at set-pieces............................ 7 Oakley-Boothe: Gradually coming more to the fore ...... 7 Tymon: A thunderous shot from long range whacked against the bar ................... 7 Thompson: Probably won’t see a better pass than his assist for Campbell’s goal........ 8 Campbell: Pace and composure and the most natural finisher in the squad............. 7 Gregory: Hard work again with another cup outing ....... 6 McClean: Did enough to put himself into contention to start at Preston........................... 6 Substitutes Fletcher (for Campbell, 66): Won’t believe he hasn’t got first goal ................................... 6 Brown (for Gregory, 77): Should have had second cup goal in two matches............. 7 Not used: Noukeu, Batth, Ince, Cousins, Powell.
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MICHAEL O’Neill praised his junior Potters who fired Stoke City into the last 16 of the Carabao Cup and into his thoughts for the Championship trip to Preston. Stoke eased to a 1-0 victory over League One Gillingham thanks to a first-half goal from Tyrese Campbell, dominating play with 77 per cent of possession. O’Neill, who had made eight changes to his starting XI from the league and threw down the gauntlet for each of them to keep the shirt, was delighted with the response. He said: “The lads who played tonight we’ll think about for the game on Saturday and that’s all we can ask. “I said before the game for them to give me a reason to come into my consideration for the weekend and they did that. That’s what we want. Young players are now really pushing to be starting players, whether they’ve come back from loan or pushing their way through. I think they’ve added a new dimension to the squad.” He added: “We dominated possession from start to finish and it was a well-taken goal. Some of our play was excellent and we have to be better in the final third. “Steve Evans (Gillingham manager) shouted for everything the whole game! My ears were bleeding after listening to that. “But we dominated the game and clearly deserved to win it.” Campbell, who has set himself a target of double figures this season, opened his account after getting
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the nod up front alongside Lee Gregory. O’Neill said: “It’s good to see him on target. Like any striker he wants to score and it was a good finish. That’s when he’s at his best, running through in that situation. He knows what he’s got to do, commits to it and it was a good finish.” He added: “I hope he gets double figures. If you’re a striker and you’re setting yourself a target of single figures we’ve got an issue! All my strikers would have that level of ambition. “It’s early in the season, lads are still finding their game legs, but tonight was positive for a lot of players.” The assist came from a wonderful long through-ball from Jordan Thompson, who was central to Stoke’s energetic midfield trio. “Jordan, I thought, played very well,” said O’Neill. “He did a lot of passes. He’s very good in that type of game, very good on the ball. “He’s growing in confidence all the time as well. There are still little areas where he needs to try to improve in terms of opening the play a little bit, but he showed the quality he has and the reason we brought him to the club. “He’s growing in stature and responsibility all the time.” It should have been 2-0, but Jacob
Brown had a goal disallowed at the death by referee David Webb. “No idea at all why,” said the manager. “I don’t know what the referee saw because it was the clearest goal you’ll see. I think
he claimed the goalkeeper was blocked, but there wasn’t one of our players within three metres of the goalkeeper. It was an incredible decision.” O’Neill will tune in to watch Aston
Villa against Bristol City tonight, knowing he’ll face the winner away next week. He said: “It’s a good tie for us. Our focus is on Saturday now, a tough game against Preston.”