Daily Star - 2021-11-26

dailystar.co.uk FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021 proud to love animals thought for the day Just imagine the dust and toffee wrappers under that bed 55P black friday special offer get your £1 for delivered to your home or vouchers to claim at your newsagent a week for the next 8 weeks when you take out a subscription New subscribers only terms apply page 28 could somebody call the fire brigade for the old girl, please? RALF IS MAN U’S NEW MAN see starsport win OFFICIAL: Cats are psychos PAGE 9 WORTH OVER £1,000 Online entry. Terms apply an iPHONE 13 and ps5 page 19 Madonna gets stuck under her bed Star sends internet into meltdown after she seemingly goes looking for lost pair of reading spectacles ■■ by STEVE HUGHES NOTHING says iconic global superstar better than a selfie of your 63-year-old jacksie sticking out from under your bed. Bravo, your Madgesty! Full story: Page 9

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4 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 TODAY’S WEATHER CORRECTIONS & COMPLAINTS If we’ve published anything factually inaccurate, please contact the readers’ editor by email at StarLetters@dailystar.co.uk or write to Readers’ Editor, Daily Star, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP and, once verified, we’ll correct it as soon as possible. The Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday are published by Express Newspapers, a subsidiary company of Reach PLC, which is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation. We adhere to the Editors’ Code Of Practice as enforced by IPSO, which is contactable for advice at IPSO Gate House, 1 Farringdon Street, EC4M 7LG. Website www.ipso.co.uk, Telephone: 0300 123 2220, email advice@ipso.co.uk. If you have a complaint concerning a potential breach of the Code of Practice, we will deal with your complaint directly or IPSO can refer your complaint to us. 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In December it is Health Lottery East Midlands. 04 27 29 33 50 46 15 16 19 47 49 43 Tuesday, November 23 08 22 29 37 38 05 05 11 42 44 47 08 30 31 33 38 47 35 £1 Health Lottery numbers Thursday, November 25 £1 Health Lottery numbers Wednesday, November 24 £1 Health Lottery numbers £1 Health Lottery numbers Saturday, November 20 £1 Health Lottery numbers Friday, November 19 2ND CHANCE DRAW, Nov 24: 10, 15, 16, 30, 38 LOTTO EURO NATIONAL LOTTERY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 No jackpot winner. Tomorrow’s top prize is £4million. 04 11 17 19 39 42 59 17 21 36 42 46 07 10 MILLIONAIRE MAKER SELECTION: JVGQ82959 TODAY: Outbreaks of rain will track southwards during the morning and will be locally heavy. Rain will clear to reveal sunny spells and scattered showers during the afternoon which will be wintry especially in the north and west. OUTLOOK: Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with spells of rain, sleet and snow which will become confined to eastern areas. Mainly dry and sunny on Sunday but a chance of wintry showers. Air Quality Air pollution levels Low (1) Very high (10) uk-air.defra.gov.uk Highlands 2 North Wales 2 North East Scotland 2 West Midlands 2 Central Scotland Scottish Borders Northern Ireland North West & Mersey North East Yorkshire & Humber 2 2 2 2 2 2 East Midlands South Wales South West South East Eastern Greater London 2 2 2 2 2 2 Sat Sun Mon 852,933 tickets won a prize Tuesday, November 23: No jackpot winner. Tonight’s top prize ★ ★ is £137million set for life: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25: 02, 13, 21, 26, 34. LIFE BALL: 03 THUNDERBALL: WEDNESday, NOVEMBER 24: 11, 15, 29, 35, 37. T’ball: 13 Taliban’s got taste for weed THE Taliban claims to have signed a £300million deal to sell cannabis in their first trade agreement since seizing power in Afghanistan. The drug is illegal in the country but authorities are said to turn a blind eye in favour of the profits. Taliban spokesman Qari Saeed Khosty tweeted: “The company wants to build a cannabis processing plant in Afghanistan, which will create all cannabis products. “The company is set to invest $430million (£320m) in this sector. “This project will officially start in the coming days.” However the pharmaceuticals firm that the Taliban claimed to have struck a deal with has denied it. Josie Gabites, director of Australian firm Cpharm, said: “Nobody from here has met with anybody. “It has nothing to do with us. “We have nothing to do with the Taliban or with cannabis. And we have no idea where this has come from.” Arwen a weekend stormer BRITAIN will be battered by its first named storm of the season this weekend as it brings snow, 75mph gusts and travel chaos. The Met Office issued an amber wind warning for parts of north-east England and Scotland from this afternoon as it confirmed that Storm Arwen will strike. Yellow wind warnings are also in place across most western parts of the UK today, extending to the rest of the country tomorrow. Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said: “The worst affected areas will predominantly be on the coasts, with gusts of over 75mph bringing possible disruption to travel.” New blow to power ANOTHER 70,000 households have seen their energy supplier go out of business. Entice Energy and Orbit Energy are both closing their doors. Regulator Ofgem said that it would ensure all their customers find a new home at a different energy supplier. Pictures: GETTY Tears for Bobbi-Anne wAke up TO WOKE Blair: Or Labour will lose again WARNING: Former PM French Tunnel block threat Tony Blair has urged Labour to “emphatically reject” wokeism if it is to win power again. The former PM’s call comes in a foreword to a report suggesting Labour will need a larger voter swing to win the next election than was seen for Mr Blair’s landslide victory in 1997. The party’s former leader said that a “lurch to the far left...will The Government is “disappointed” by threats from French fishermen to blockade the Channel Tunnel in the dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights. A No 10 spokesman said: “It will be a matter for the French to ensure that there are no illegal actions and trade is not affected. We continue to monitor the situation closely.” HUNDREDS of people last night attended a candle-lit vigil where the family of murdered teen Bobbi-Anne McLeod spoke publicly for the first time. Her mother sobbed as she paid tribute to her “beautiful” daughter, 18, left, and thanked friends, family and the wider community for their support. Surrounded by loved ones in Plymouth, Devon, she said: “Unfortunately, our beautiful Bobbi-Anne has been taken from us, but she’ll never be forgotten.” Bobbi-Anne’s body was found in Bovisand, Devon, on Tuesday. ■■ by patrick daly DS1ST never be electorally successful” following the party’s drubbings at the 1983 and 2019 elections. He urged Sir Keir Starmer to continue to bring the party back to the middle ground. Mr Blair argued the party has a “culture problem with many working class voters” and a “credibility problem” with those in the political centre. Mr Blair, 68, said: “We should openly embrace liberal, tolerant but common sensical positions on the ‘culture’ issues, and emphatically reject the ‘wokeism’ of a small, though vocal, minority.” The move is likely to be seen as a vote of confidence in the leadership. news@dailystar.co.uk

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 5 ‘LAST HURRAH’: Craig No clues on new 007 star FILM bosses have held preliminary talks about who will be the next James Bond – and it is wide open. MGM’s Group President Pamela Abdy has spoken for the first time about the process of selecting Daniel Craig’s successor as 007. She said discussions have begun with Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. Asked who was favourite, she replied: “It’s wide open. “We’ve had very early preliminary conversations with Barbara and Michael. “But we wanted Daniel to have his last hurrah.’’ Don’t miss Just Jane The nation’s top agony aunt P44 INJURY: Bauer Vanessa dancing on slice DANCING On Ice star Brendan Cole accidentally sliced his partner Vanessa Bauer’s back in a freak accident during training. The pair were practising for the upcoming ITV series, due to air in January, when she suffered the nasty cut. Vanessa revealed the injury on Instagram, adding: “Got Brendan Cole’s blade in my back... Dancing On Ice is really a bit dangerous...” The former Strictly professional dancer responded by turning the camera to himself and saying: “Bad Brendan.” ★RAVISHING Rosie has decided she needs to take more exercise. ★The London lass, 22, says: “I have just hit my local gym to get in shape for Christmas – and my Daily Star fans!” ★Rosie, don’t feel under pressure. You look very fit to us already... Picture: JEANY SAVAGE FANCY BEING A PAGE 3 GIRL? Want to be one of our fabulous Daily Star Page 3 girls? Send your bikini picture to jeanysavage@ yahoo.co.uk rosie paddy’S coogan let-DOWN PADDY McGuinness admitted years ago and says he was made thought, ‘If I make it big one day, he felt “let down” after meeting his idol, comic Steve Coogan. The Top Gear presenter, 48, to feel like a “spare part”. He said: “He’s a genius and I love all his characters. But when I’ll never treat anyone like that’. “I’ll never make them feel like a spare part. Yeah, Coogan let right, met the Alan Partridge star I met him back in the day, I me down a little bit”. Mr Spoon Uri: Now I’m Moon Bender! ■HEAVENS ABOVE: His video on Twitter Lunar eclipse a pane for GELLER SPOONBENDER Uri Geller had a lucky escape when his car window fell in on him – and fans reckon it’s all because of the Moon! The 74-year-old telly psychic was warned that an eclipse made him suffer a string of mishaps, including burning his toe. Fans jumped to the lunar theorty after Uri revealed on Twitter how the pane fell without warning into his Chrysler Voyager. He told fans in a Twitter video: “Hi everyone, yes I’m here in Autoglass. My window didn’t break, it just fell into the car.” He then added bizarrely: “So I tell you, what if I didn’t have a fork in my car? “I have to bend a few things to get through.” Uri then added: “I’m ■■ by andy crick wearing flip flops because I burnt my toe. Second degree burn. “Nothing is working for me this morning.” Fans Max Goldman and Ramona Mullner both said his accidents were the result of a lunar event. Ramona said: “My dear friend Uri, you are being affected by the full moon eclipse.” And she added on social media: “It has been a devastatingly difficult week all round, worse for some than others.” Max sympathised with Uri and told him that the lunar eclipse – the longest for 580 years – “also affected me the last two days, with dropping things and nothing going right.” news@dailystar.co.uk Harry’s tot joy HARRY Redknapp says he can’t wait to meet his new grandson. The ex-football boss shared his joy on Instagram after son Jamie announced wife Frida Andersson-Lourie had given birth. Harry, 74, said: “Welcome to the world Raphael. Can’t wait to meet him.”

6 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 hero: red light was bomb clue THE taxi driver who survived ■■ by luke o’reilly the Liverpool terror Knowles witnessed the blast realised his fare was explosion. He said the taxi wearing a bomb vest when driver told him: “Been he spotted a “little red light”. Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, detonated the homemade device outside the Liverpool blown up, been blown up. There’s a bomb in my car.” Mr Perry said he realised the threat when he saw the Women’s Hospital on red light on the vest. November 14, killing himself “That gave it away for him and injuring hero to do something and he act- cabbie David Perry. ed very quickly and very Security guard Darren bravely,” said Mr Knowles. BRAVE: David Cop dogs’ stab vests Police dogs are being issued with stab-proof vests. The move by the West Mercia force comes after a spate of knife attacks. Chief Const Pippa Mills said: “They are often the first to run to a potential threat and can be at risk.” WORD(S) OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS... the testicles of various animals – sheep, cattle, mountain goat – found in the Rockies... Yuk! THE DAY DS1ST tops for telly BAA-Baric: Simon moves sheep testicles using his mouth Soap and gory EASTEnder Adam Woodyatt and Corrie’s Simon Gregson joined the camp last night – and were thrown straight into a Bushtucker Trial. In Castle Scare Fair they had to move sheep testicles from one tray to another using only their mouths. They also used their tongues to remove stars from a box of snakes – but won 11 out of 12. Simon said: “That’s not a bad start at all.” The soap pair will live in luxury as “Lords of the Castle” – but have to sleep in the same bed. Adam said: “You fart, don’t you? Urgh.” And Simon replied: “Like a trooper!” HISS-TERIA: Brave Adam sticks his head into box of snakes GINOLA LAPS UP FLAPJACK FRENCH football legend David Ginola got his first taste of a flapjack last night. And it was all thanks to Naughty Boy and Frankie Bridge winning the latest Castle Coin Challenge. It was based around the post office and tested their geography skills. They passed and went to Kiosk Cled, where they won a treat of flapjacks. Ginola bit into the sweet treat and exclaimed: “Oo la la! I’ve never had a flap… jack.. before. “It’s very, very good.” Danny: I’m off DANNY Miller’s exit from Viewers are convinced that the Emmerdale was sealed last night. Viewers saw his character Aaron Dingle left heartbroken after discovering devastating loss of Ben will drive Aaron from the village for good. New dad Danny revealed just his boyfriend on the soap, Ben before he entered the I’m A Tucker, had died. He was murdered by serial killer nurse Meena Jutla after he found incriminating evidence against her. Celebrity castle that he had filmed his final Emmerdale scenes. He said: “I have decided to start a new path in life.”

DS1ST tops for telly tops for telly DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 7 TUCK IN: Madeley in trial TV ratings crisis after Rich quits ■■ by peter dyke I’M A Celebrity was plunged into crisis last night as Richard Madeley quit and viewing figures plummeted. Just 5.5million viewers are tuning in – half the number that watched at this stage last year – and show chiefs were dealt another blow when the TV presenter left the camp after feeling ill. A source said: “There is a real sense this show needs something to boost it.” Madeley, 65, felt “unwell” hours after completing his Bushtucker Trial, where he was drenched in rotten fruit, fish guts and offal and complained about feeling “cold”. An ambulance took him to nearby Glan Clwyd Hospital as a precaution but his exit sealed his fate on the show. He had come out of the “bubble” the celebrities had all been in to protect themselves from Covid and it meant he could not go back. Last night, he said: “Firstly just to say that I’m absolutely fine. By leaving the camp, I had consequently broken the Covid ‘bubble’ and as such had to WRITE OFF: Message on Instagram CELEBSICKY END OF THE SLIME: Ambulance takes Madeley to hospital after he fell ill following the grisly trial, above leave the castle. Obviously I’m gutted to leave so soon but the safety of all the campmates is the number one priority. I honestly had the time of my life.” Madeley is expected to still pick up his rumoured £200,000 fee. peter.dyke@dailystar.co.uk DOCTOR WHO: Jodie ‘A crime to cast women’ Young men are turning to crime as male screen roles, such as Doctor Who, have been replaced by women, a Tory MP says. Nick Fletcher believes a “tiny yet very vocal minority” of people want a female version of “every male character or role model”. He told MPs this has left men with Tommy Shelby, from crime drama Peaky Blinders, and the Krays as their screen role models. Mr Fletcher then asked: “Is there any wonder we are seeing so many young men committing crime?” His comments came as he led the International Men’s Day Debate in Westminster Hall. The MP for Don Valley, South Yorks, added: “We have seen Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, Luke Skywalker, the Equalizer all replaced by women. “Men are left with the Krays and Tommy Shelby. “Is there any wonder we are seeing so many young men committing crime?” But Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael said he had “taken a trip back to the 1950s” in the Tardis. Jodie Whittaker, 39, is the first woman to play the Timelord. £2m bus lane fines A GREEN council has been accused of treating motorists as “cash cows” after making nearly £2million in nine months on new bus lane cameras. The cameras dished out 75,000 fines in that time. Drivers have been left fuming at the £60 fines after not realising they were in a bus-only lane as the word “gate” is used to indicate the new road layout. Brighton and Hove Council’s Tory transport spokesman Robert Nemeth said the authority was “cashing in on confusion”. “The fact that one person is being fined every two minutes is extraordinary. My jaw dropped.” SNOOZE AND LOSE A LORRY driver was hit with a fixed penalty by cops who saw him napping in his cab on the M56 hard shoulder in Cheshire.

8 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 Says Cat’s got the scream IT should come as no surprise to anyone that scientists have declared all cats psychopaths. Even the most ardent kitty-lovers must have always suspected it. Whether it’s scratching up furniture or moulting all over the sofa. Disappearing for hours and days on end doing God knows what. Or leaving their owners gifts of dead animals everywhere. Everything they do seems to be part of an evil masterplan. A psychopath is often described as someone who is “callous, unemotional and morally depraved”. Tick. Tick. Tick. There is a cold, calculated aloofness with moggies that you just don’t get with dogs. And perhaps that’s down to the fact they have bigger fish to fry. It’s a wonder we’ve been living with these lunatics in plain sight for quite so long. Let’s just hope they settle for litter trays and saucers of milk for a little bit longer before they finally attempt global domination... Cashing in on chaos WE don’t know what’s worse. That one of these Tarquin idiots is begging for money in the first place. Or that there are people happy to hand over cash to this miscreant so he can pay his rent while deservedly doing time. The Insulate Britain wally will leave prison with a financial boost of £8,000. It’s sickening after the damage this group has done. These prats put people’s lives in danger and were so uncaring they blocked ambulances. They have also caused millions of pounds worth of economic damage over the last few months. Anyone funding this numpty needs their head checking. Rue blue MADONNA has been pictured with her bum out stuck under the bed looking for something. Presumably what’s left of her dignity… COMIC CLERGY KEEPING US CHUCKLING More TV vicar! Father Ted: The hilarious Nineties sitcom about Irish priests Father Ted Crilly, along with sidekicks Dougal and Jack, has been voted one of the best of all time. Who can forget them Dick Emery: One of the comic’s top recurring characters was the toothy Vicar of Belching by the Sea, who was forever making risqué references. In one sketch he greets a busty woman at a produce show with: “I see you have two magnificent specimens.” BRAINS OF BRITAIN We asked you to name a film featuring Julia Roberts: 1 Pretty Woman 2 Notting Hill 3 Erin Brockovich 4 Mystic Pizza 5 Steel Magnolias 6 Runaway Bride 7 Lost In Translation 8= Hook, Full Frontal, The Proposal, Stepmom, Flatliners, My Best Friend’s Wedding Join the BoB panel. Email StarLetters@dailystar.co.uk to get the next batch of questions getting lost in a shop’s lingerie department or Ted, played by Dermot Morgan, vainly trying to explain perspective to Dougal with toy cows: “These are small but those out there are far away. Small… far away!” Fleabag: The relationship between Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character and the hot priest, played by Andrew Scott, kept viewers on the edge of their pews, not to mention hilarious scenes like the one where he famously orders her to kneel in the confessional. ➊What were the surnames of the title stars in sitcom Terry And June? ➋Who has just become the first New Zealander to score 50 Premier League goals? album Midnight ➌Whose Memories was the best ASK US ANOTHER ★BLESS me! The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, right, says he can’t stand watching TV vicars as they are all made out to be “rogues” or “idiots”. But at the risk of the Almighty striking us down, we have to respectfully disagree. After all, those dog-collar clad characters ★ have given us plenty of cheer down the decades. Here JAMES MOORE has put together a tribute to the funniest clergy to ever grace the box… Rev: The BAFTA-winning BBC2 sitcom saw Tom Hollander as hapless inner-city vicar Adam Smallbone, who is married to a solicitor, played by Olivia Colman. He drinks, smokes and ogles a headmistress while trying to help the local community. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams was a fan. Vicar of Dibley: Dawn French starred as muchloved Geraldine Granger, a female village vicar in the BBC hit. She told gags that pal Alice took literally and kept us giggling with one-liners like: “They’ve come up with a new low-fat communion wafer. It’s called: ‘I can’t believe it’s not Jesus’.” Dad’s Army: Captain Mainwaring’s Home Guard platoon often come into comic conflict with the show’s grumpy Reverend Timothy Farthing, played by Frank Williams, and his jobsworth verger. Williams, now 90, was in 39 episodes of the series and actually served as a lay member in the General Synod of the Church of England in real life. The Two Ronnies: In one brilliant sketch from the series Ronnie Barker appears as a vicar who delivers an entire sermon in Cockney rhyming slang, which features lines like: “And it came to Khyber Pass…” seller in the UK in 2013? ➍Which American actress played Hugh Grant’s love interest Carrie in 1994 film Four Weddings And A Funeral? ➎What is the name of the senior Labour politician in the picture? Q Why have sports commentators started calling Holland “The Netherlands”? SAM WOODS A The Netherlands is made up of 12 provinces of which just two make up the area called Holland. Text DSTAR with your question and name to 63333. Cost 50p + network rate ANSWERS: 1) Scott and Whitfield; 2) Chris Wood; 3) One Direction; 4) Andie Macdowell; 5) Angela Rayner. Blackadder : Ronald Lacey played the “baby eating” Bishop of Bath and Wells, in the second run of the BBC series starring Rowan Atkinson. It sees him threaten to put a poker up Blackadder’s bottom. FIERY: Who’s the Labour deputy? DS1ST

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 9 HEARING: Reeves Kill rap soldier in court AN ex-soldier has appeared in court accused of murdering a couple who were knifed to death in their home as their children slept upstairs. Stephen and Jennifer Chapple, both in their 30s, were found by emergency services with serious injuries at their home in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, at about 9.45pm on Sunday. The couple, who have two primary school aged sons, were later pronounced dead at the scene. Collin Reeves, a former soldier in the 24 Commando Royal Engineers, was charged with their murders on Tuesday. He appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning and spoke only to confirm his name and address. Reeves was remanded in custody ahead of his first appearance at Exeter Crown Court today. A second man, 67, was also arrested on suspicion of the two murders on Sunday evening and was released under investigation on Tuesday. He remains under investigation, Avon and Somerset Police said. FACT OF A house cat is genetically 95.6% tiger. No wonder they wander around like they own the place... THE DAY Comic’s ‘all clear’ COMEDIAN Richard Herring announced he has “defeated” testicular cancer 10 months after having surgery. The writer and performer, 54, joked that he was “indestructible” after scans showed the disease had not returned. The comedian tweeted: “10 months (and a day) on from the operation, saw the oncologist today. Scan is clear. Blood is good. “I need to drink more water apparently (I’d rather die), but all is fine. I’ve defeated cancer and am now indestructible.” OH, YOU MUST BE JOKING: Kate and her text to daughter Lily, right I’ve found them Beware of psychocat ‘Kitties are a little crazy’ Madge: Papa I can’t reach! MADONNA had fans wondering what she was up to with this set of raunchy snaps. The 63-yearold Papa Don’t Preach star posted a string of revealing shots on Instagram. The pics received more than one million likes and over 50,000 comments as they sparked a huge debate on Instagram and Twitter. Some fans complimented Madge, with one saying: “The fact Madonna is 63 and still looks 40 is f***ing crazy.” But many mocked her fishnet-clad bum image. One joked: “I assume she’s looking for her phone charger.” Actress Kate Beckinsale pranked daughter Lily into thinking the image was of her. She messaged saying: “Do you think this is too much?” The Star Says: Page 8 ■■ by aaron tinney ALL cats are psychopaths as they are descended from savage ancestors, scientists believe. Boffins reckon our furry, cuddly pets all contain at least a little bit of craziness because of their wildcat lineage. It makes them skilled at finding food, territory and other moggies to bonk. Rebecca Evans, from the University of Liverpool, said: “We believe that like any other personality trait, psychopathy is on a continuum, where some cats will score more highly than others. It is likely that all cats have an element of psychopathy.” ●SHERLOCK star Benedict Cumberbatch says “living with a cat is like living with a supermodel”. The actor said they are both “a little bit daunting”. news@dailystar.co.uk

10 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 AWARD-WINNING Obsessed with idaho 7 Key facts.... ABV: 4.5% Quantock Brewery Style: A delicious single-hopped pale ale Available: quantockbrewery.co.uk/shop With Adrian Tierney-Jones author of 1001 Beers To Try Before You Die and editor of beer magazine Original Gravity, gives us his verdict on the best pint he’s tried this week. Follow @ATJBeer on Twitter. Idaho 7 sounds like a hotel lounge band but it is actually a hop and a popular one at that moment. As the beer’s name might suggest, it is the sole hop used in this delicious pale ale, brewed in the shadow of the Quantock Hills in Somerset where cider normally rules the roost. There is a welcome pssst as the can opens, and when poured into the glass it is a handsome gold-amber in colour. On the nose there are hints of freshly cut mango, juicy grapefruit and crushed white grape, making for a lovely fruity ensemble. There is more tropical fruit singing away on the palate, alongside a bittersweetness before a dryness and light bitterness in the finish, both of which invite the drinker to take another gulp. Marvellous. DS1ST Pictures: KENNEDY NEWS & MEDIA CUTE AND VEG ★LITTLE Freddie-Jay Moss is the apple of his mum’s eye – as he gets weighed in the fruit and veg aisle at Marks & Sparks. Mum Tasha came up with the idea while baby clinics are shut because of Covid. ★She spotted the scales, wiped the tray with an anti-bacterial wipe and popped 10-week-old Freddie-Jay in there. The tot, who was born weighing 6lb 5oz, was found to tip the scales at 10lb 4oz. ★Tasha, 31, of Finchampstead, Berks, said: “Usually he’d cry at something like that, but he loved it.” IDEA: Tasha £137M quidditch WIN A LOTTO POTTER GOLD RICH: Emma & Daniel ■■ by JERRY LAWTON THE winner of tonight’s EuroMillions jackpot will have a magical future – because they will be richer than the top Harry Potter stars. The rollover cash pile is now a staggering £137million after Tuesday’s £122m went begging. It would propel a winning single ticket holder over Potter movie stars Daniel Radcliffe (£95m), who played Harry, and co-star Emma Watson (£60m), who was Hermione, in the rich list. The lucky winner would also be ahead of One Direction’s Harry Styles who has banked £75m. Camelot’s Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery, said: “Friday night is set to be a big one.” jerry.lawton@dailystar.co.uk

DS1ST Chips & car jam A MOBILITY scooter driver held up more than 10 cars while he waited for his fish and chip shop order. He refused to pull over and allow vehicles, including a lorry, to pass in the one-way street. A police officer on a motorbike finally escorted him away after warning he was “causing chaos” in Manchester city centre. Witness David Williams said: “Everyone was getting irate, but he was adamant he was not moving.” ‘Murder’ trio held Three people have appeared in court charged with the murder of a teenage girl in Scotland more than 25 years ago. The body of Caroline Glachan, 14, was found in the River Leven, in Renton, Dunbartons, in 1996, a mile from her home. Donna Brand, 42, Andrew Kelly, 42, and Robert O’Brien, 43, made no plea and each was remanded in custody at Dumbarton Sheriff Court charged with murder. S Korea dog bid South Korea is launching a taskforce to consider making the eating of dog meat illegal – after the country’s president offered to look into ending the practice. The number of restaurants that serve dog meat in the country have fallen as younger people find it less appetising and pets are growing in popularity. President Moon Jae-in, an animal lover with dogs of his own, is up for election in 2022. migrants lead DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 11 People smuggler... and inflatable ‘paddling pool’ in which 27 died HELLDORADO ■ FLIMSY: Boats used for the crossing THE Channel migrant tragedy is Britain’s fault because it has made itself an “El Dorado” for foreigners, says France. French interior minister Gerald Darmanin claimed people were ■ by jerry lawton being lured here by the promise of benefits and illegal jobs. Twenty-seven migrants died when their flimsy boat capsized as they tried to cross to England on Wednesday. Five suspected people smugglers face manslaughter charges. Yesterday Mr Darmanin said the smugglers were “criminals, people who exploit the misery of others, of women and children”. He added: “For a few thousand euros they promise them El Dorado in England.” And he claimed: “Everyone knows that there are more than a million illegal immigrants in the UK, and that English employers use this workforce.” He said Britain only deported 6,000 THIS is the covered face of a Channel migrants smuggler – and all that remains of the inflatable boat that sank, killing 27. The victims plus two survivors had squeezed on for the perilous crossing. The dinghy was described by one French official as ‘like a pool you blow up in your garden”. People smuggler “Ransdar”, above, said he made £75,000 last year helping Iraqi migrants get here via the Channel. people a year, while France threw out four times that number. And he added: “Britain and France must work together.” More than 25,700 people have made the journey from France to Britain in small boats this year. The Government has criticised France for not doing more to stop the crossings, and has suggested British police should help confront the people smugglers on French soil. jerry.lawton@dailystar.co.uk BEST EVER BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND ONLY 50 ALL %OFF DIAMONDS AND JEWELLERY UP TO Terms & conditions apply. Ends 29th November 2021. See online or in store for details. © Signet Trading Limited 2021. All rights reserved. “H. Samuel”, “SHINE ON IN STYLE”, and other TM are trademarks of Signet or its licensors.

12 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 DS1ST ABANDONED: Charlie I should be so clucky! CHARLIE the cockerel, found abandoned in a garden, has been waiting a long time to find his happy ever after – due to his colour. Four year old Charlie is one of many black animals who are often overlooked in rescue centres because they’re believed to be bad luck, or difficult to photograph. But this Black Friday, the RSPCA is asking pet lovers to ditch the bargain deals to help change a black animal’s life instead. If you can offer a pet a loving home, visit rspca. org.uk. co-op’s ad its fill The Co-op is axing its multi-million pound festive ads and spending the money on Community Fridges to feed the hungry. It’s floCKDOWN Santa strikes ■MICHAEL Barrymore finds himself plonked on Santa’s knee. The 69-year-old TV star posted on Instagram with the caption: “I found him!” The former Strike It Lucky host wore a duffle coat for his grotto visit, which led commenters to compare him to cuddly Paddington Bear. Bird flu fears for Xmas turkeys TURKEYS will be forced into lockdown to halt the spread of bird flu. The move – also affecting chickens, ducks and geese – comes amid a big rise in cases of the H5N1 virus. It has sparked fears Christmas dinners may be at risk. Areas hit ■■ by RUKI SAYED include North Yorkshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, Dorset Cumbria and Essex. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has ordered anyone who keeps birds to house them indoors from Monday to prevent the deadly virus being passed on by migrating wild birds. A statement from the UK’s chief veterinary officers said yesterday: “Taking this action now is the best way to protect your birds from this highly infectious disease.” news@dailystar.co.uk PINGU BELLS! ★A WADDLE of penguins rush to post their Christmas list to Santa as they look to avoid getting on his frosty side. ★Zookeeper Jessica Jones leant a helping hand at ZSL London Zoo. She said: “We’re sure Santa knows to get something fishy.”

DS1ST Jailed Tarquin trousers £8.5k The jailed Insulate Britain road-jammer who begged for help to pay his rent got £8,500 from well-wishers. Oliver Rock, 41, was caged for four months for being ■■ by JERRY LAWTON among nine “Tarquin” campaigners who breached a court order barring them from blocking the M25. His sister Isabel launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover his £700-per-month rent while he is behind bars. The target was £7,800 and public donations flooded in. The final total exceeded the amount Rock needs to keep his home in Twyford, Berks. But there was outrage among some online. One wrote: “No fund me pages should be available for the benefit of criminals.’’ The Star Says: Page 8 jerry.lawton@dailystar.co.uk DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 13 Living cost a concern Millions of people cannot afford to live sustainably because of rising national insurance contributions, soaring energy prices and inflation on food and drink. A study found 64% want to be eco-friendly but are fearful the increasing cost of living will make it impossible, while six in 10 are worried about affording bills and household goods. A spokesman for Essity, which ran the poll, said: “People are uneasy about being able to afford basics.” Sasha’s look for Friday Picture: GC IMAGES ★JACK Grealish’s girlfriend Sasha Attwood is dressed for the occasion as she attends the Amazon Black Friday launch. The 25-year-old model dazzled in a dark minidress and boots at the bash in London. ★Her romance with Man City ace Jack, 26, below, came under the spotlight amid rumours he had dated actress Emily Atack.

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DS1ST JAMES CABOOTER’s with DANIEL BIRD ★FOUR years after it first kicked off, Sir Elton John’s farewell tour may finally be coming to an end – at his beloved Watford FC ground. ★The rocker, once chairman of the football club, has announced two shows at their stadium, where he is honorary life president, on July 3 and 4. We had dream for our album WESTLIFE WILD ON NEW MUSIC WESTLIFE dreamed up the idea for a title track the lads how we were feeling. Look to tion from that album, keeping their new album, quite decided to have a go at writ- the future, maybe things will the happiness positivity. literally. ing the rest of the album start opening up. We can all be “We have been in touch with Wild Dreams, out today, was themselves. happy if we want to be, we just Ed via email but never actually born during the pandemic Shane continued: “We were need to get out of this s**t we been together, so hopefully that when the lads had to live separate all in different places mentally are in. It really is a great album can happen when we tour.” lives, and it encouraged and physically. and one of our best because we The I Have A Dream them to make music in entirely new ways. Shane Filan told me: “Wild Dreams is literally a mad idea we had at the start of lockdown. “It was personally a tough year for me because I lost both my parents and I felt like singing some songs, so I learned to play the guitar on Zoom, which got involved so much.” Big ballad My Hero, however, was written by Ed Sheeran, who had contributed a lot of tunes to their previous LP. hitmakers are accustomed to No1 albums but that could be tricky this time as Adele’s 30 will still be selling bucketloads next week. Mark (Feehily) said, I’d always wanted to do my Shane said: “He had done Shane said: “We have had a ‘I’ve been having mental f***ing whole life. five songs on the last album, lot of No1 albums so if this one dreams, I don’t know if I’m “The music is quite contemporary, including All My Love, which is No2 to Adele then that’s as more modern, it’s defi- nervous about the pandemic had been a big song for us good as No1 to another artist, or what’s going on’. nitely very true to how we are and helped made us current because everybody is a fan of “He said these crazy dreams are taking over.” After landing feeling. Song titles like Alone Again and Alive were genuinely again. He was happy to help again. This album is an evolu- Adele. And we all love listening to her.” DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 15 NIC: HEARTS SKIP A BEAT AUSSIE rocker Nic Cester fears it will be a while before his supergroup side-project The Jaded Hearts Club returns. Nic, back with new solo album The Skipping Girl this week, fronts the band with Miles Kane alongside Muse’s Matt Bellamy, Graham Coxon of Blur and The Zutons’ Sean Payne. Nic told me: “Matt is back in Muse mode, and although there’s always rumours of a new show, it’s complicated as we’re all doing interesting things.” NIC CESTER/The Skipping Girl *** WHEN his band Jet were causing rock mayhem, you wouldn’t have guessed singer Nic Cester would write a sweet children’s book. The story of a neon statue coming to life gets a reflective soundtrack to match. Turns out Nic excels at innocent ballads, full of longing. Don’t come expecting a new Are You Gonna Be My Girl. If you want an Aussie David Walliams who can also sing sweet slowies, he’s the man. LISTEN UP... JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT/Georgia Blue *** COUNTRY favourite Jason gets guests including Brandi Carlile and The Civil Wars to help on his covers album, in aid of political charities. Acoustic versions of REM and Indigo Girls ballads are rickety, but the project comes alive when Jason and his collabs let loose on bluesy rockers. FRED AGAIN/ Actual Life 2 **** HAVING already released his solo debut and produced most of Ed Sheeran’s new album, Fred Gibson rounds off a stunning year with his second record. As with the first, he mostly avoids calling on his stellar mates. Kodak Black is the only big name. No matter, as Fred is a great talent spotter. WESTLIFE/Wild Dreams **** AFTER delaying their Wembley Stadium show until next summer, the quartet create more anthems ready to fill the biggest stages. Always With Me, about the loss of Shane’s parents, is a gorgeous grown-up tear-jerker. They’ve grown up in style, and Alive shows they know how to celebrate too. Wild dreams, big key-changes… get ready to get your phone torch on. 8612 7453 or email james.cabooter@dailystar.co.uk

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DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 17 MR MOTIVATOR HIT VETERAN: Brian £70k for hero run WAR hero Brian Wood has run 25 marathons in 25 days – a mile for every soldier who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. The veteran, 41, from Hampshire, has raised £70,500 for Walking With The Wounded. BY FAMILY TRAGEDY ■ ■ by mike bedigan Mr Motivator’s 12-year-old grand-daughter has died after a five-day battle against meningitis. The TV fitness guru, real name Derrick Evans, revealed in a statement yesterday that Hadassah had Meningitis kills grandkid passed away. Derrick, who is said to have been “incredibly close” to the youngster, said: “The circle of life dictates that parents and grandparents go first. You are not supposed to bury your child or your grandchild. We have to fight on no matter what. I want to remind everyone to tell your loved ones every day how much you love them.” Hadassah’’s mother is Caroline Evans Charles, Derrick’s eldest daughter. He is planning to fly out to the family in Antigua, where Hassadah died on Thursday. news@dailystar.co.uk lily a real racy rider ★OUR Page 3 favourite Lily turns heads in this raunchy little number. ★Londoner Lily, 25, wowed fans on Instagram and Twitter as she showed off her stunning curves in a red and black basque. Save £408 All new Google Pixel 6 From £26 + £9 upfront with unlimited 5G data £26pm* Includes a £96 saving when you trade in a Pixel 5 5G or Huawei P30 Pro Hurry, deal ends 29th November Trade in and give your phone a second life We resell 97% of phones and the rest are recycled online I in-store I 0808 002 2044 STAR Artist Stuart Semple claims to have developed the world’s “whitest” white paint. His “White 2.0” reflects 99.98% of light – which makes it dazzlingly bright. BURST Jelly’s so strong A new super jelly can survive being run over by a car. The squidgy substance can recover its shape even after having the equivalent of an elephant standing on it. The soft-but-strong material looks and feels like a squishy jelly but acts like a hard, shatterproof glass It has been developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge who believe it could eventually be used to replace damaged cartilage in our bodies. Representative Example Duration of Credit Agreement Device Monthly Repayment Credit Amount Upfront Cost of Device Total Amount Payable Interest rate Representative Device Cost APR (cash price) Google Pixel 6 36 months x £10 = £360 + £9 = £369 0% 0% (This means interest free credit) Trade in Saving Airtime Plan Monthly cost of Airtime Plan £369 £4pm (£96 over Unlimited Max £16 (was £29). Annual CPI+3.9% increase 24 months) +2 benefits applies. This will not affect your monthly credit payments Length of Airtime plan 24 months *Each April, the monthly price shown plus out of bundle charges will increase by the CPI rate published in Jan that year + 3.9%. This will not affect your monthly Device Plan payments: vodafone.co.uk/CPI. Vodafone EVO: Device Plan Credit Agreement (over 12- 36m) with an Airtime Plan required. The device price will be the same whatever you choose. You can pay off your Device Plan early, and if you do, you can keep your Airtime Plan on a 30-day contract or leave. If your Airtime Plan ends, the Device Plan is still payable (either in full or monthly). Roaming: in the Republic of Ireland & Isle of Man (Zone A) are included in all of our Pay Monthly plans. Other destinations: charges will apply depending on which plan you are on. A 25GB roam fair use policy applies per billing month. Trade-in: get a monthly saving on selected Airtime plans only. Returned device must be in good working condition. 5G: subject to coverage in the area that you are in. Coverage may be affected by a number of factors. See for details - www.vodafone.co.uk/network/5G. Save £408 on your Airtime: based on monthly trade in saving (£96) + monthly discount on the Airtime Plan (£13pm x 24m =£312). Full terms: vodafone.co.uk/terms. Finance subject to status and credit checks. 18+. Direct debit required. Credit provided by Vodafone Limited, FCA Number: 712210, Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN

DS1ST Fears of 100,000 in clinks THERE will be almost 100,000 people behind bars within five years. The Ministry of Justice said there will be a rise to pre-Covid numbers of around 84,000 by July, before “steadily” increasing to 97,500. But Women In Prison boss Dr Kate Paradine said: “Prison is a dead end, one that tears families and communities apart.” DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 19 Flees on toast! MUNCH TIME: The couple ■■ by aaron tinney A PRISONER on the run celebrated his engagement on Facebook eating toast in bed with his fiancée. Thief Sam Hawkins, 34, was the target of a massive manhunt after he escaped from jail in October. The “dangerous criminal” had lag caught bread-handed announced his plan to marry four kids and only got with him Derbys, “are no longer being Danielle Foster in a Facebook while he was in prison. She has sought”. A spokeswoman added: post from jail the day before he never seen him on the outside so “Hawkins was found in London, leapt over a fence with fellow this picture must be recent.” McKay in Hertfordshire.” escapee Darren McKay, 37. Police yesterday told the Daily There is no suggestion Miss A source said about the toast Star that Hawkins and McKay, Foster is linked to criminality. snap: “It’s crazy. Danielle has who fled Sudbury Prison, news@dailystar.co.uk it’s black friday! Buy 6 bottles for £18 £3 per bottle win iPHONE 13 & SONY PLAYSTATION 5 ★The biggest shopping event of the year is here and we’re giving away some top of the range technology to keep you entertained. ★One lucky reader could be in with a chance to win Apple’s latest device, an iPhone 13. This phone not only offers a huge upgrade from previous iPhone models but has an improved camera for you to capture those special moments in the best quality possible. ★And if you love to game, then winning the Sony PlayStation 5 console unleashes new gaming possibilities that you’ve probably never anticipated. Experience deeper immersion with support for haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and 3D Audio, and an all-new generation of incredible PlayStation® games. ★So what are you waiting for? Make sure you enter now! WORTH OVER £1,000 How to enter ★If you would like to enter this competition, simply visit dailystar. co.uk/bfcomp and submit your name and email address alongside the answer to the following question: ★Which American Holiday is Black Friday originally associated with? A) Halloween B) Labour Day C) Thanksgiving ★This competition closes at 5pm on Friday December 3, 2021. Please see the terms and conditions below. £22.74 South African Chenin Blanc £18 For 6 Bottles TERMS AND CONDITIONS: This competition is open to anyone who is a resident of the United Kingdom except employees of Reach plc. and their immediate families. Entrants must be 18 years or older. To enter this competition, you will need to submit your name and email address alongside your answer to the question. You are only permitted to enter once, duplicate entries and entries suspected of foul play will be disqualified. The competition closes at 5pm on Friday December 3, 2021. Entries received after this date will not be accepted. One winner will win an iPhone 13 + PS5. The winner will be selected at random from the correct entries. Full terms can be found at dailystar.co.uk/bfcomp lidl.co.uk/superweekend While stocks last. Subject to availability. Price only applicable when buying 6 bottles. Valid only whilst stocks last and offer is only valid 25th November - 1st December 2021 inclusive. Selected stores in England only. Excludes NI, Ireland, Scotland & Wales. Packaging, sizes & measurements may vary. Decorative items not included. Prices correct at time of going to print & valid for a limited period only. South African Chenin Blanc Case Deal, 6 Bottle Case, £3/75cl.

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DS1ST Can you guess the year from these five clues? 1. The Flying Scotsman steam locomotive makes its final journey. 2. Lawrence of Arabia leading the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I wins Best Picture at the Oscars. 3. Don’t wrestle with this news. Buddy Rogers becomes the first WWF Champion. 4. In the driving seat. Ferruccio Lamborghini launches his Italian car company. 5. Boom! A volcanic eruption in the sea near Iceland creates a new island, called Surtsey. No Googling! Answer in Monday’s paper. Yesterday’s year: 2018 ‘Skeleton’ gun terror ARMED robbers in a gas mask and skeleton outfit stormed an off licence. They forced a terrified assistant to hand over takings at gunpoint in Heywood, Gtr Manchester. DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 21 roast WINNER ■CHECK IN YOUR WING MIRROR: Fehmi in his flying car Pretty gritty Bang Bang.. FEARLESS Fehmi Durmus ★ takes to the sky – in his home-made flying car. The 32-year-old daredevil paraglider evoked memories of 1968 hit film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as he soared over a mountain in Gultepe, Turkey. The agricultural engineer ★ said: “I am always in the pursuit of an exciting life in which I can feel so alive.” Pictures: Fehmi Durmus/SWNS Dish has got more tasty over 100 yrs The Sunday roast has evolved into the delicious feast we know today over the past 100 years. Food historian Seren Charrington-Hollins revealed how it started off as simply boiled beef, beans, potatoes and veg, right, in the 1920s. The 1950s saw the introduction of Yorkshire puddings and it now in- ■■ by fran tuckey cludes everything from plant-based meat to chips and even macaroni cheese, with roast potatoes the main thing people can’t go without. Seren, who worked with Aunt Bessie’s to conduct the research, said: “The roast is here to stay.” Around 40% named it as their favourite meal. news@dailystar.co.uk Gord gravy error GORDON Ramsay has been blasted over a “watery” gravy seen in a video plugging his restaurants. The TV chef was showing off a turkey wellington dish as a festive alternative. But fans slammed the Hell’s Kitchen cook after he posted a video of someone pouring a thin gravy over the meal. One said: “Call that gravy? Looks like dishwater.” £29.99 was £48.94 New Balance 393 Trainers £23.99 was £39.99 Barbie Colour Reveal Mermaid £59.99 was £71.99 Neo Executive Gaming Chair Selected Black Friday inventory only. New Balance 393 Trainer offer ends 27/11/2021. Barbie Colour Reveal Mermaid offer ends 5/12/2021. Neo Executive Gaming Chair offer ends 30/11/2021. All offers are while stocks last. Delivery charges may apply to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

BrING On tHe MaGiC 22 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 DS1ST Blokes more blinded by beauty than girls MEN are more likely to fall for an attractive woman than the other way round. German scientists presented 47 men and 46 women with portraits of people of the opposite sex, asking if they would trust them with their cash. Women trusted attractive, threatening- ■■ by lucas cumiskey looking men less than men trusted their female counterparts. Researcher Dr Johanna Brustkern warned: “This suggests that a woman’s very attractive face can compensate for her threatening appearance.” BrING On tHe lIgHt sHoW and the smiles from ear to ear! PUB’S NO Pictures: ECFRS/SWNS PLACE TO GET YOUR and the oohs and ahhhs! KEG OVER ■ THREE punters were caught on CCTV engaging in sex acts in a Wetherspoons beer garden. Charley Malone, 28, James Hainey, 33, and Sophie Fitzgerald, 25, left pubgoers horrified. Fitzgerald mimicked a sex act on Malone, before Hainey and Fitzgerald started to strip. Then Fitzgerald got on Hainey’s lap at the James Watt pub in Greenock, Renfrews. They were charged with public indecency and pleaded guilty at ■ by David Meikle and Dimitris Kouimtsidis Greenock Sheriff Court. Fitzgerald was placed under supervision for three years and tagged for five months. Malone was told to carry out 270 hours of unpaid work, was put under supervision for three years and tagged for five months. Hainey will do 180 hours’ unpaid work, be under supervision for two years and tagged for three months. Wetherspoons said: “The three are barred for life.” news@dailystar.co.uk Lapland so n-ice Holiday-starved Brits are desperate for a winter break – and Lapland is top of the list. A poll of 2,000 people by Admiral Travel Insurance found half didn’t get the summer holiday they had hoped for this year. Scandinavia’s Lapland came first, followed by Germany’s festive markets and the Scottish Highlands. Pictures: SOUTH WEST NEWS Stray’s got fire power ★THIS stray Labrador has proved everyone wrong to become an expert fire service search dog. Bailey was written off as “unruly and untrainable”, and Dogs Trust staff feared he was a lost cause. ★But they noticed his talent for finding hidden toys, so put a shout out to the emergency services. Bailey was trialled by Essex Fire and Rescue Service – and recruited within days. ★Handler Graham Currie said: “He is one of the most natural search dogs I’ve ever seen.”

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 23 Gary’s a Sheri-fan Pictures: ITV/REX BrING On tHe MaIn eVeNt ★SHERIDAN Smith and Gary Barlow give a rousing rendition of their new Christmas duet on The Jonathan Ross Show tomorrow. The Cilla actress and Take That star will perform How Christmas Is Supposed To Be ■■ by andrew jameson after teaming up through a chance meeting backstage at the Royal Variety Show. ★And Sheridan reveals to Jonathan: “I’ve never told Gary but he was my favourite [in Take That]. “We met backstage at the Royal Variety show and I was dressed as Cilla and he came backstage and I said, ‘Hiya. I’m a big fan. Do you want to my number?’ ★ “He rang me and said he’d written a Christmas song and I was honoured to jump at the chance.” Pictures: Brian J Ritchie/Hotsauce BrING On cHrIsTmAs and squeezing everyone in! E-scoot student sues over horror accident A STUDENT is taking legal action after nearly losing a leg in an e-scooter accident on holiday. Eleanor Young suffered a double break in her right leg, and a severed artery, after a collision with a Smart car in Rome. The 21-year-old was rushed to hospital, where surgeons attempted to save her leg. Newcastle University student Eleanor also suffered dental fractures and spent five days in intensive care. Eleanor, of ■■ by adam cailler Nettleham, near Lincoln, said: “My life went from an ordinary one for someone my age to one that seemed to be medical appointment after medical appointment and further operations. “The collision has affected my life in so many ways. I was unable to properly get out of the house for months.” She has appointed a law firm to help her access specialist rehabilitation. lots of little over 400 stores nationwide search for us on wins and being back together! www.wilko.com

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DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 25 HOLS HELL ■ ■ by Steve hughes THOUSANDS of trips abroad may be ruined after the Passport Office courier service went into “meltdown”. We told on Monday how TNT Express had been hit with delays after thousands took advantage of eased Covid restrictions to book hols and order passports. But furious customers are complaining that the delivery firm’s delays mean they TNT passport mix-up big blow to travellers risk not being able to travel. Debra Michael wrote: “TNT failed to deliver my passport three times. I have no idea where it is.” A source admitted in cases where TNT had lost a passport it was re-printed and re-sent by Royal Mail. The Passport Office said: “We are working with our partners to solve this issue.” A further 47,240 Covid cases and 147 deaths were recorded yesterday. steve.hughes@dailystar.co.uk DELAY: Passport LIMITED TIME ONLY Maur’s nut job MAURA Higgins shows off her ★ coconuts as she celebrates her 31st birthday in the Maldives. The Love Islander wore a tiny white bikini on the beach with show buddy Lucie Donlan and pal Laura Stanford. ★ Maura, from Longford, Ireland, wrote on Instagram: “Name me a better birthday eve...” Black Friday 20% off almost everything* in store & online Valid 22 nd - 29 th November 2021 Scan this barcode at the till with your Reward Card or App, or type in the code online. FEBRUARY 2022 FRI 25 LONDON THE O2 SAT 26 BRIGHTON CENTRE MARCH 2022 FRI 04 CARDIFF MOTORPOINT ARENA SAT 05 BIRMINGHAM UTILITA ARENA SUN 06 SHEFFIELD CITY HALL MYTICKET.CO.UK | UB40.ORG A Kilimanjaro presentation by arrangement with United Talent Agency Online Code: NOV20 *T&Cs apply: You can use this code online & barcode in store between 00:00 Monday 22nd November – 23:59 Monday 29th November 2021. It has no cash value and is not transferable. You cannot use it in conjunction with any other offer, including staff discount. You cannot use this voucher to buy gift vouchers/cards, books, DVDs, sunglasses, fragrance, confectionery, household cleaning products, toiletries, curtains, furniture, Virgin Experience Days, Totally Toys, Card Factory, Claire’s Accessories, products being sold to raise funds for charity, or in Matalan Clearance stores. This voucher cannot be used on selected brands, please visit www.matalan.co.uk/customer-services/terms for the full list of excluded brands. If you return a multi-buy item, your refund will be reduced by a proportion of the discount given. Full terms and conditions apply, see in store or Matalan. co.uk for details. Promoter: Matalan Retail Limited, Perimeter Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7SZ.

26 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 Hamster of Wall St A CLEVER crypto-trading hamster with his own Twitter account has died. Mr Goxx, “who fell asleep peacefully”, had a tiny office with tunnels connected to a computer that executed his chosen selections. His portfolio was said to trade more strongly than top Wall Street institutions. Hotel gran kicked out A GRAN and her six-yearold granddaughter were booted out of their hotel for giving it a bad review. Susan Ledger, 63, gave it three stars and said: “Rundown. Pool’s not open.” They had to leave the Baymont Inn in their pyjamas in Helen, Georgia, US. She said: “It was scary.” Pictures: mediadrumimages/PanosLaskarakis/PriyankaRahutMit/ShuvamSadhukhan ★ A lion shows just why it’s known as the “king of the jungle” as it puts on a show of roar power. Snapper Panos Laskarakis’ image of the beast staring through its prey was honoured in the Nature inFocus Photography event. ★In the Animal Behaviour category, Priyanka DS1ST lion has eye for a feast Rahut-Mitra bagged top spot when she caught sight of a leopard pinning an Indian giant squirrel to a tree by its tail, right. ★Other winning photos inclu- ded a mantis on the hunt, far right. Founder Rohit Varma said: “It is about inspiring people to do more with cameras.” COOL music tastes are Queen, The Beatles, ABBA and even Ed Sheeran. But Cliff Richard, Daniel O’Donnell and Kanye West are definitely uncool, a new poll has revealed. Adele also made the top 10 of coolest artists, along with Sir Elton John and the Rolling Stones. Billie Eilish only got to No23, while grime star Stormzy ranked at 28, just ahead of Radiohead. Peter Alfred- Adekeye, of LetterBox and MusicBox, which carried out the poll, said: “Queen have always been popular, but perhaps now as the decades have gone by, they’re considered cooler than they ever were.” ■TANKED: Macca as Frodo in Rings ■■ by aaron tinney PETER Jackson is glad The Beatles’ bid to turn The Lord Of The Rings into a musical tanked as it meant he got to make his blockbusters. The Oscar-winning director, 60, asked Sir Paul McCartney, 79, about the band’s attempt while making his new Fab Four documentary, Get Back. Jackson, right – whose three Lord Of The Rings films won 17 Oscars – said: “What I understand is that Denis O’Dell, who was their Apple film producer, had the idea of doing Lord Of The Rings. “When The Beatles went to India at the beginning of Queen Lord of the Ringos ‘kings of cool’ JACKSON’S JOY FAB FOUR TOLKIEN MUSICAL FAILED 1968, he sent them the books. It has been said The And they got excited Beatles wanted director about it.” But writer J. R. R. Stanley Kubrick to film their musical Tolkien refused to – which allow the project. would have Jackson said: seen Macca as “They couldn’t get Frodo, Ringo the rights from Starr as Sam, Tolkien because he didn’t like the idea of a pop group doing his story.” John Lennon as Gollum and George Harrison playing Gandalf. Jackson said: “Paul said, ‘Well I’m glad we didn’t do it because you got to do yours’. “But I said to him, ‘Well, it’s a shame you didn’t do it because it would have been a musical’. “So I’ve got two minds about it. I would have loved to hear that album, but I’m also glad I got the chance to do the films. But those songs would have been fascinating.” news@dailystar.co.uk

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 27 Fay’s look was ruff.. Fay Ripley started to wear Chanel suits while walking her dog after being photographed in scruffy clothes by paparazzi. The Cold Feet star, 55, said: “That was so embarrassing. “After that, I have to say I made a real effort with my dog walking outfit.” Rizzini’s a Wight-off BBC weather presenter Elizabeth Rizzini got into trouble when she “obliterated” the Isle of Wight. She was updating forecasts on Ceefax for the BBC Weather Centre when the accident happened. She admitted: “I once pressed a button and obliterated the Isle of Wight.” beatles picture perfect ★Lost photos of The Beatles have been rediscovered and developed for an exhibition. Taken in 1964 on the set of A Hard Day’s Night, the prints capture the band off the back of their first major US tour. ★The group – featuring John Lennon, top right, and Paul McCartney, bottom right, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – took the music world by storm soon after. ★And the images are on show at the Shapero Modern in Mayfair, London. The snapper, Lord Thynne, was son of the 6th Marquess of Bath.

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34 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 MOVIES with It’s a kind of magic ENCANTO Cert PG ★★★★ In cinemas now, on Disney+ from December 24 Last Christmas, Disney+ served up Soul, the beautifully animated but surprisingly mournful story of a depressed jazz musician’s trip to the afterlife. Encanto, which is available to stream from Christmas Eve after a month in cinemas, is cheerier but just as unconventional. Disney heroines have been getting feistier since Pocahontas but the star of this Colombia-set musical isn’t a bum-kicking warrior like Mulan or a plucky princess destined to save a fantasy kingdom. What makes Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) stand out from the crowd is her apparent A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS Cert PG ★★★ In cinemas, on NOW and Sky Cinema now Santa Claus gets an offbeat origins story in a charming children’s fantasy adapted from Matt Haig’s 2015 children’s book. An elderly relative (Dame Maggie Smith) spins three sceptical tots a tall bedtime tale. Once upon a time, a young Finnish boy called ordinariness. In a slightly too busy opening number, the bespectacled teen introduces her superpowered relatives, including a shapeshifting cousin, a super-strong sister and a mum who can cure ailments with her cooking. These “gifts” were bestowed by the Madrigal family’s enchanted house which sprouted from the ground two generations ago when matriarch Abuela (Maria Cecilia Botero) was chased by soldiers after escaping a burning village with her three babies. ‘‘ What makes Mirabel stand out from the crowd is her apparent ordinariness The house went on to bestow a power on each Madrigal child on their fifth birthday. But there was no magic on Mirabel’s big day. Worst still, a prophecy suggests the little misfit will extinguish the enchanted candle SCENE STEALER Dame Maggie Smith Nikolas (Henry Lawfull) ventured North to the land of the elves to find his missing woodcutter father Joel (Michiel Huisman). On the way, he teamed up with a quirky talking mouse (Stephen Merchant), befriended a flying reindeer called Blitzen, and found a red hat with a tell-tale white bobble. You can probably guess where we’re heading but this festive adventure takes some unexpected detours. These elves aren’t very cutesy, family bonds begin to fray and the film ends with a touching life lesson about bereavement. Unsurprisingly, Smith steals plenty of scenes during callbacks to the acerbic and seemingly child-inappropriate storyteller. ANDY LEA QUEST Misfit Mirabel which is the source of its power. This is the opposite of the “special one” narrative that has powered countless children’s fantasies. And as Mirabel sets out to investigate the troubling prophecy, she has to rely on less flashy “gifts” – curiosity, resilience and compassion. It’s this psychological depth that makes the story so compelling. And Encanto also shows how far Disney has come since Pocahontas. No one will accuse it of whitewashing history. The vibrant animation and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s energetic show tunes are deeply rooted in Latin American culture and the refugee experience. Joyful and triumphant, this could be the perfect festive treat. life lessonsReindeer Blitzen and Nikolas played by Henry Lawfull HOUSE OF GUCCI Cert 15 ★★★ In cinemas now PIRATES Cert 15 ★★★ In cinemas now Great casting and a thumping soundtrack power this slight coming-of-age yarn set in London on Millennium Eve. Seemingly inspired by an old episode of The Inbetweeners, former Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates’ directorial debut introduces us to three STAR RATINGS ★★★★★ Excellent ★★★★ Good ★★★ Worth a look ★★ Poor ★ Don’t bother HIGH FASHION Lady Gaga stars in Gucci saga DS1ST If you’re hooked on Sky’s Atlantic’s Succession, here’s another helping of boardroom shenanigans and corporate betrayals. But there’s a soapier feel to Ridley Scott’s engaging but muddled true-crime saga. The backcombed barnets, gravity-defying shoulder pads and over-the-top performances wouldn’t be out of place in an episode of Dynasty. The film, based on Sara Gay Forden’s book of the same name, plays out between the 70s and 90s as deep fissures open up in the Gucci fashion house. The first crack appears when Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), heir apparent to the family business and grandson of founder Guccio, meets the ambitious Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) at a disco. When she hears his famous surname, Patrizia breaks into a wolfish smile. The young woman worms her way into his affections and incurs the snotty disdain of Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons). Believing that Reggiani, a secretary in her dad’s haulage business, is after his money, Rodolfo cuts his son out of the business when the couple get married. Undeterred, Patrizia befriends Maurizio’s uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) who owns half of the family business and lands Maurizio a job. “It’s time to take out the trash,” she tells her husband when she learns that Aldo’s son and Maurizio’s dopey cousin Paolo (an unrecognisable Jared Leto) has his own designs on Gucci. With a generous two hours 40 minutes run time, Scott has plenty of time to set up his murderous finale. This stranger-than-fiction tale was never going to be boring but Scott fails to settle on a tone, veering wildly from camp comedy to gritty thriller. Gaga delivers an intense performance as the unhinged schemer but she seems to be in a completely different film to Leto who hams it up mercilessly as the flamboyant Paolo. It’s a performance made of wild gestures and an increasingly silly Italian accent. If the dialogue was half as sharp as the suits, it might even have been funny. INBETWEENERS Edusah, Peters and Elazouar 18-year-old school pals who are desperate to score tickets for a New Year party at a London nightclub. Kidda (Reda Elazouar) just wants to party, Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) is desperate to impress a girl called Sophie (Kassius Nelson) but Cappo (Elliot Edusah) has a more serious issue on his mind. As they tear through the capital in a beat-up yellow Peugeot 205, he’s waiting for a rare quiet moment to drop a bombshell – he is quitting as the manager of their UK garage act The Ice Cold Crew. The three leads share a believable on-screen chemistry and Elazouar’s comic timing wrings laughs out of Yates’s rickety set-up.

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36 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 DS1ST All programmes are Turn listed in Greenwich Mean back Time a (GMT). page for Apart today’s from HOT in Portugal, TV programmes news are one hour later than listed film ratings ★★★★★ Brilliant ★★★★ Very Good ★★★ Good ★★ Average ★ Bad (R) Repeat BBC One BBC Two ITV Channel 4 Channel 5 6.00am Breakfast News headlines. 9.15 Morning Live Magazine. 10.00 Claimed and Shamed 10.45 Frontline Fightback 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer Properties in Abercynon, West Bromwich and Neasden. (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 Regional News; Weather 1.45 The Tournament Quiz show. 2.30 Garden Rescue (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country Alistair Appleton meets a couple seeking a home for their £500,000 budget. (R) 3.45 Clean It, Fix It The team travels to London to help out a family of five. Last in the series. 4.30 The Repair Shop A musical instrument, a rusted paraffin lamp and an elaborate silver music box, with the tiny feather bird that should pop up and sing along are reconditioned. Last in the series. 5.15 Pointless Quiz show. (R) 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Regional News; Weather 6.30am Clean It, Fix It (R) 7.15 The Repair Shop (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Villages by the Sea Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Bamburgh in Northumberland. (R) 8.30 Sign Zone: Nadiya’s Fast Flavours Assorted recipes. 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News Headlines. 12.15pm Politics UK Updates. 1.00 FILM A Christmas to Savour (2021, PG) Premiere. Romantic drama, starring Britt Irvin and Zach Roerig. ★★ 2.25 The Best Christmas Food Ever With Dominic Littlewood. 3.10 A Vicar’s Life (R) 3.40 The Best Dishes Ever (R) 4.15 Reindeer Family & Me (R) 5.15 Flog It! From Rochester Cathedral in Kent. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Nina Conti, Nick Helm, Athena Kugblenu and Toby Tarrant take part. 6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two Rylan is joined by a star-studded Friday Panel to discuss this weekend’s dances. 6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. 10.00 This Morning Daily magazine, featuring a mix of celebrity chat, showbusiness news, topical discussion, health and beauty advice and more. Including Local Weather. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate from a female perspective. 1.30 ITV News; Weather 1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal The dealers den descends on Nottingham, where Henry Nicholls gets a grilling over a brooch collection and Fay Rutter sets her sights on a German camera. 3.00 Lingo Quiz show. 3.59 Regional Weather 4.00 Tipping Point Quiz show. 5.00 The Chase Ranjeev, Netrice, Linda and Ian take part. 6.00 Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 6.05am Countdown Author Ben Macintyre is in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent. (R) 6.45 The Big Bang Theory (R) 7.35 The King of Queens (R) 9.00 Frasier Triple bill. (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch Steph McGovern presents the weekday magazine show. 2.10 Countdown Shirley Ballas guests in Dictionary Corner. 3.00 Moneybags Quiz show. 4.00 A Place in the Sun 5.00 Four in a Bed At the final showdown, Justin gives Tina and Kay a platform for their feedback about noisy trains. 5.30 Bidding Wars Kevin Duala invites six teams to compete to win bulk pallets of goods. 6.00 The Simpsons Grampa gets a hearing aid and finally discovers what everyone has been saying about him. 6.30 Hollyoaks Grace and Nate set a trap for the Deveraux family. 6.00am Milkshake! Children’s TV. 9.15 Jeremy Vine The broadcaster and guests discuss the issues of the day, with Storm Huntley joining him for phone-ins. 11.15 FILM A Christmas Comeback (2019, PG) Premiere. Festive romance, starring Hannah Barefoot. ★★ 1.00 Neighbours See 6.00pm. 1.30 FILM Bells Are Ringing: Christmas in Evergreen (2020, PG) Premiere. Romantic drama, starring Holly Robinson Peete. ★★★ 3.15 FILM Mrs Miracle (2009, PG) Drama, with Doris Roberts and James Van Der Beek. ★★★ 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 6.00 Neighbours Kyle and Roxy celebrate a big commitment. All Amy wants is for her, Ned and Levi to get along at the Christmas party. Melanie sets up a stall for the party. (R) 6.30 Eggheads The team ‘Sid James’ will be trying their luck against the Eggheads and hoping to carry off the cash prize. Jeremy Vine hosts. 7 8 9 10 11 12 midnight 9.30pm, Have I Got News for You: Ian Hislop and Paul Merton 7.00 The One Show Angellica Bell and Ronan Keating present. 7.35 Question of Sport With Johanna Konta, Holly Bradshaw, Ellis Genge and Ryan Sidebottom join Ugo Monye and Sam Quek and host Paddy McGuinness. 8.05 EastEnders Phil is convinced Jada cannot be trusted and asks Martin and Zack for help. Vinny saves the day for Dotty. 8.30 MasterChef: The Professionals This quarterfinal finds the chefs cooking for three top restaurant critics. 9.30 Have I Got News for You Jack Dee takes up the reins as guest host of the satirical current affairs quiz, with comedian Phil Wang and Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.25 Regional News; Weather 10.35 The Graham Norton Show The host is joined by guests Will Smith, Richard Osman, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chris and Rosie Ramsey. Plus, Yola sings from her current album. 11.25 In My Skin Bethan is taken aback when her mother suddenly announces that she’s planning to leave Dilwyn. 11.55 FILM The Place Beyond the Pines (2012, 15) A former motorcycle stunt rider reunites with his lost love and the son he has never met. He gives up his life on the road to support them, but ends up drawn into crime, attracting the attention of a troubled cop. Crime drama, with Ryan Gosling. ★★★★ 2.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.15-6.00am BBC News. Headlines. 6.30pm, Strictly: It Takes Two: Rylan 7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Martin and Shirlie Kemp are on the road with expert assistants Margie Cooper and James Braxton, and have their eyes on a collection of vintage comics and an umbrella stand. 8.00 The Wild Gardener Part two of two. During the second year, Colin Stafford-Johnson begins to reap the rewards of his labours. The wildlife cameraman reflects on his journey so far and plans the busy months ahead. 9.00 Womanhood Six famous women spanning different age ranges, background and experience come together in Leeds to tackle some of the mostly hotly contested issues. Broadcaster Kirsty Wark is joined by dancer Shirley Ballas, writer Chidera Eggerue, businesswoman Jacqueline Gold, singer Sinitta Malone, and comedian Suzi Ruffell. 10.30 Newsnight In-depth analysis of the day’s events both at home and abroad, presented by Faisal Islam. 11.05 The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story Chris Wilson re-examines the case of serial killer Harold Shipman, exploring how attitudes to the elderly enabled the GP to get away with the murder of hundreds of patients. (R) 12.05am Sign Zone: The Electric Car Revolution: Winners and Losers – Panorama. Darragh MacIntyre reports on Tesla, the dominant company in the electric vehicle revolution. (R) 12.35 Sign Zone: Who Do You Think You Are? (R) 1.35 Sign Zone: Doctor Who: Flux (R) 2.30-6.40am This Is BBC Two 7.30pm, Coronation Street: Abi Franklin 7.00 Emmerdale Cain tries to get back into Liam’s good books. Cavanagh is touched. Chas is on the brink of exploding. 7.30 Coronation Street Abi invites Sam to spend time with Jack. Daisy presents Daniel with some free clothes for Bertie. 8.00 Griff’s Great New Zealand Adventure On the second leg of Griff Rhys Jones’ epic North south tour of New Zealand’s back roads, he decides the best way to avoid highway one is to start by flying over it and heading straight to the Coromandel Peninsula. 8.30 Coronation Street Nina encounters Kelly in a dangerous situation, and Daniel accuses Daisy of exploiting his son. Ryan catches Zeedan in the act. 9.00 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! As the stars face their first weekend in Gwrych Castle, tempers may be starting to fray as some miss family and home comforts. Ant and Dec look at the highlights from the past 24 hours. 10.15 ITV News; Weather 10.45 Regional News; Weather 11.05 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories Former boxer Chris Eubank talks about his private life and career, touching on his teenage years as a shoplifter, his divorce, bankruptcy and his victory in 1990 over fierce rival Nigel Benn. (R) 12.00m’t Home Shopping 3.00 FYI Extra. The day’s showbusiness stories. 3.15 Rolling in It. Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show in which contestants play a giant arcade machine, with Jo Brand, Will Mellor and Richie Anderson. (R) 4.05 Unwind With ITV 5.05-6.00am Lingo (R) 8pm, The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice: Jo Brand 7.00 Channel 4 News 7.30 Unreported World The last survivors of the so-called ‘comfort stations’ in wartime Asia, where many thousands of women were forced into sexual slavery and exploitation by the Japanese military. 8.00 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Jo Brand is joined by Prue Leith, Clara Amfo and Joe Wilkinson to reflect on the final. Plus, regular contributor Tom Allen gives his unique take on events. Last in the series. 9.00 Gogglebox The armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week, with cameras capturing their reactions and the lively discussions that are prompted by the week’s biggest and best shows. 10.00 The Last Leg Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by guests David Mitchell and Kerry Godliman. As usual #isitok paves the way for the gang to examine the leading and news stories of the week. 11.05 The Big Narstie Show The grime MC and co-host Mo Gilligan host the fourth series of their Bafta-winning chat, comedy and music show. 11.50 Stath Lets Flats The gang take a trip into the past. Starring Jamie Demetriou. (R) 12.25am FILM Big Momma’s House 2 (2006, PG) Comedy sequel, starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long and Emily Procter. ★★ 2.05 Taskmaster. Alan Davies yawns at a friend, while Victoria Coren Mitchell throws paint. (R) 3.00 Come Dine with Me (R) 5.15-6.15am Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (R) 8pm, Thames at Night: Tony Robinson 7.00 NEW Secrets of the Imperial War Museum For the first time, the Imperial War Museum has allowed cameras behind the scenes. The series begins aboard HMS Belfast as an expert team races to get her ready for reopening. 8.00 NEW Thames at Night with Tony Robinson The presenter discovers how the Thames works around the clock. He explores the stretch of the waterway from the estuary – where the river meets the sea – to the Thames Barrier. 9.00 FILM Hang ’Em High (1968, 18) A lawman-turned-rancher is attacked by a lynch mob and hanged for a crime he did not commit, but is rescued before he dies. He returns to his former profession to hunt the mob down, but his desire for revenge clashes with his responsibility to bring them to trial alive. Western, starring Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, James MacArthur, Pat Hingle, Bruce Dern and Dennis Hopper. ★★★ 11.25 1975: Britain’s Biggest 70s Hits Chart countdown celebrating the biggest selling singles of 1975, the best pop videos and the stories behind the songs – from Roxy Music and the Carpenters to Queen and David Bowie. 12.50am Entertainment News on 5. Showbiz news. 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 The Great Model Railway Challenge (R) 3.45 British Made with John Prescott (R) 4.35 The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant (R) 5.25 Thomas & Friends (R) 5.35-6.00am Paw Patrol (R)

DS1ST Freeview 6 ITV2 6.00am Love Bites 7.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Chat show 8.00 Emmerdale 9.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9.30 Supermarket Sweep 10.30 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 11.45 Catchphrase 12.30pm Emmerdale 1.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3.00 Catchphrase 3.45 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 5.00 The Voice USA 7.00 Superstore Comedy double bill. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 FILM Suicide Squad (2016, 15) A ragtag team of villains are strong-armed into doing good by a government agent. Fantasy adventure, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto. ★★★ 11.25 Family Guy Double bill. 12.25am American Dad! 1.20 Bob’s Burgers 1.50 Bob’s Burgers 2.15 Superstore 3.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3.15 Unwind With ITV 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping Freeview 19 Dave 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Lazy Boy Garage 7.35 Last Stop Garage 8.00 Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico 9.00 Storage Hunters UK 10.00 American Pickers 11.00 Top Gear 1.00pm QI XL 2.00 James May’s Cars of the People 3.00 Top Gear 5.00 Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico 6.00 QI XL Extended version of the quiz. 7.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA 8.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games 8.40 Would I Lie to You? With Bob Mortimer, Gabby Logan, Katherine Parkinson and Steve Backshall. 9.20 QI Festive edition with Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganathan, Holly Walsh and Alan Davies answering the questions. 10.00 FILM Bad Teacher (2011, 15) Comedy, starring Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. ★★★★ 12.00m’t Mock the Week 12.40 Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You 1.40 Would I Lie to You? 2.25 QI. Quiz show. 2.55 Hypothetical 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping E4 6.00am Hollyoaks 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 8.00 Baby Daddy 9.00 How I Met Your Mother 10.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 The Goldbergs 12.00noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The team has its fifth annual Halloween heist. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 7.00 Hollyoaks Toby tries to play it cool following some shocking developments. 7.30 Young Sheldon Dr Sturgis is discharged from hospital, and calls a halt to his relationship with Meemaw. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 9.00 FILM Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014, 12) Spy thriller, starring Chris Pine and Keira Knightley. ★★★ 11.00 Naked Attraction Double bill. 1.10am Gogglebox 2.15 First Dates Hotel 3.10 The 100 4.25 The Big Bang Theory 4.50-5.15am The Goldbergs WALES As BBC1 except: 1.30-1.45pm BBC Wales Today; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Wales Today; Weather 7.35-8.05 Gareth Edwards’ Great Welsh Adventure. Exploring St Davids. 10.25-10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather 11.25 Age of Outrage 11.45 In My Skin 12.15am FILM The Place Beyond the Pines (2012, 15)★★★★ 2.30-6.00am BBC News WALES As BBC2 except: 7.00pm LIVE Match of the Day Wales: Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Wales v Greece (kick-off 7.15pm). 9.15 The Wild Gardener. Part two of two. Colin Stafford- Johnson reaps the rewards of his labours. 10.15-10.30 Coast. Ireland. 11.05pm- 12.35am Womanhood. Documentary. MERIDIAN As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Meridian 6.00-6.30 ITV News Meridian 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Meridian CENTRAL As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Central 6.00-6.30 ITV News Central 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Central ITV WALES As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Cymru Wales 6.00-6.30 ITV News Wales at Six 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Cymru Wales Andy Lea’s telly movies Variations & S4C Bad Teacher ★★★★ (2011) Dave, 10pm “I went into teaching for all the right reasons,” says Cameron Diaz. “You know, the long summer holidays, the lack of accountability…” The sadly now retired actress turns the inspirational teacher movie on its head in a raucous comedy about a hard-drinking, kid-hating educator who tries to seduce a wealthy, straight-laced colleague (Justin Timberlake). meet the parents ★★★★★ (2000) 5STAR, 11.25pm He’s been in some truly dire comedies has Robert De Niro, but he’s on top form in this classic farce. Ben Stiller’s nurse has to delay proposing to his girlfriend until he’s won the approval of her unhinged dad (De Niro), a conservative, cat-loving former CIA agent. With Teri Polo, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson. Drama More4 Freeview 20 6.00am Teleshopping 7.05 Bread 8.05 The Bill 9.05 Classic Holby City 10.25 Classic Casualty 11.30 The Bill 12.30pm Classic EastEnders 2.10 Peak Practice 3.10 All Creatures Great and Small 4.15 Pie in the Sky. Drama. 5.20 Just Good Friends 6.00 Bread Carla Lane’s comedy. 6.40 ’Allo ’Allo! Wartime comedy. 7.20 Last of the Summer Wine The trio lament the lack of fresh vegetables. 8.00 Father Brown When a tortured artist is murdered, Father Brown must discover who did the crime before it is too late. 9.00 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates The sleuth is called upon to mediate in a dispute at a condemned block of flats, and soon discovers the man responsible for their construction has a shady past. 10.00 New Tricks The team reinvestigates three cases of rape. James Bolam stars. 11.15 Bad Girls Pat Kerrigan returns. 12.20am Judge John Deed 2.15 Kavanagh QC 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping Freeview 13 Freeview 18 8.55am Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 9.15 A Place in the Sun 11.05 Escape to the Chateau 12.05pm Grand Designs 1.10 Four in a Bed. 3.50 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 5.55 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 6.55 Escape to the Chateau: DIY Mark, Becky and George see if they can utilise a newly discovered well. Last in the series. 7.55 Grand Designs Converting a cowshed into a three-bedroom home. 9.00 Valley of Tears Double bill. Avinoam is questioned by military police; Melakhi, Marco, and Yoni volunteer to head back into the inferno. In Hebrew and English. 11.00 24 Hours in A&E A patient is airlifted to the hospital after being involved in a high-speed collision on the M25 and another is put into an induced coma after an accident while playing football. 12.00m’t 24 Hours in A&E. A man arrives in resus with suspected internal bleeding. 1.05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 3.15-3.40am Father Ted. Comedy. WEST As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country. The day’s headlines; Weather 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country; Weather 10.45-11.05pm ITV News West Country ANGLIA As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Anglia 6.00-6.30 ITV News Anglia 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Anglia; Weather WESTCOUNTRY As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country. The day’s headlines; Weather 10.45-11.05pm ITV News West Country S4C 6.00am Cyw 12.00noon Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 12.05pm Codi Hwyl 12.30 Heno 1.00 Cymru ar Ffilm 1.30 Dan Do 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 2.05 Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 3.05 Priodas Pum Mil 4.00 Awr Fawr 5.00 Stwnsh 6.00 Codi Hwyl 6.30 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys 7.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 7.30 LIVE Clwb Rygbi. Connacht v Ospreys (kick-off 7.35pm). 9.35 Miwsig Fy Mywyd. Tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones shares the story of his career. 10.35 Nigel Owens: Wyt Ti’n Gem? Presenter Owain Gwynedd has a tongue-twisting voiceover session. 11.05-11.40pm Caryl a’r Lleill We don’t get to hear about it much these days, but a silent film called The Battle Of The Somme, released back in 1916, was at one stage Britain’s biggest box office smash. Around 16 million people, well over a third of the population at the time, flocked to cinemas to watch it. “It was one of the most successful films of all time,” explains the Imperial War Museum’s head of film, Matt CHOICE Lee, in a new series starting tonight on Channel 5, “right up until Star Wars, really.” SECRETS OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM (7pm) offers us a peek at all kinds of Imperial War Museum projects that have going on behind the scenes lately, from the restoration of a Cold War nuclear bomber (don’t worry, it’s just for display purposes) to the re-opening of 83-year-old HMS Belfast. 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38 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 Sport Sky Sports Main Event 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. 11.30 LIVE DP World Tour Golf The Joburg Open. 3.00pm LIVE Ladies European Tour Golf The Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De Espana Femenino. Day two of the tournament. 4.30 Sky Sports News. Headlines. 7.30 LIVE EFL West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest (kick-off 8.00pm). 10.45 EFL Greatest Games 11.00 NFL Fantasy 12.00m’t Total Access 1.00 Sky Sports News 4.00-6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. The third day of the First Test. Sky Sports Cricket 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. 11.30 LIVE One-Day International Cricket South Africa v Netherlands At SuperSport Park. 4.00pm Test Cricket 5.00 Cricket’s Climate Crisis 5.15 Best of ICC WT20 6.00 Test Cricket 7.00 One-Day International Cricket 8.00 Test Cricket 9.00 One-Day International Cricket 10.00 Test Cricket 11.00 One-Day International Cricket 12.00m’t You Guys Are History 1.00 ICC World Test Championship Final – The Film 1.55 One-Day International Cricket 2.50 Test Cricket 3.50-6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. The third day of the First Test. Sky Sports Football 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Football’s Greatest Players 7.30 Football Countdowns 8.00 Football Years 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Football’s Greatest Players 10.00 Football Countdowns 10.30 Football Years 11.00 EFL Play Off Finals C’Ship 10/11 12.00noon EFL Greatest Games 12.45 SPFL Greatest Games 1.00 Football’s Greatest Players 1.30 Football Countdowns 2.00 Football Years 2.30 EFL Play Off Final C’Ship 17/18 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.15 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Football’s Greatest Players 5.00 EFL Highlights 5.30 EFL Goals 6.00 Bundesliga Weekly 6.30 EFL Highlights 7.00 EFL Goals 7.30 LIVE EFL West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest (kick-off 8.00pm). 10.45 EFL Greatest Games 11.00 World Cup Qualifiers Review Show 12.00m’t EFL Cup Retro 16 2.45 One2Eleven 3.00 EFL Play Off Finals C’Ship 07/08 4.00 EFL Play Off Finals C’Ship 08/09 5.00-6.00am EFL Cup Final 19 BT Sport 1 6.00am Premier League Match Pack 6.30 WWE Raw Highlights 7.30 WWE NXT Highlights 8.30 BT Sport Reload. The week’s best bits. 8.45 LIVE Isuzu UTE A-League Western United v Perth Glory (kick-off 8.45am). From AAMI Park. 10.45 ESPN FC 11.15 What I Wore 11.30 Premier League Match Pack. Upcoming action. 12.00noon Premier League World 12.30 BT Sport Reload 1.00 Ligue 1 Show 1.30 XTERRA World Series 2.00 FIM Sidecar World Championship Highlights 3.00 Premier League Match Pack 3.30 ESPN FC 4.00 Isuzu UTE A-League 5.00 Inside Serie A 5.30 UEFA Champions League Review 6.30 Premier League Preview 7.00 LIVE Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union Bath v Exeter Chiefs (kick-off 7.45pm). 10.00 WWE NXT UK 11.00 WWE NXT Highlights 12.00m’t WWE SmackDown Highlights 1.00 LIVE WWE Friday Night SmackDown 3.00 Ariel Helwani Meets 3.30 Premier League Preview 4.00 Scottish Football Extra 4.30 BT Sport Reload 5.00-6.00am Isuzu UTE A-League BT Sport 2 3.30pm Ultra-Trail World Tour 4.00 BT Sport Fight Night 4.30 BT Sport Reload 4.45 Premier League Reload 5.00 Ligue 1 Show 5.30 LIVE Hockey Netherlands v Belgium. 7.30 LIVE Serie A Cagliari v Salernitana. 9.45 LIVE Women’s T20 Super Smash Auckland Hearts v Northern Brave. 12.30am LIVE T20 Super Smash Auckland Aces v Northern Brave. Coverage of the T20 match. 4.00 Serie A 5.00-6.00am Ligue 1 Eurosport 1 7.00am Curling European Championships 8.00 LIVE Curling European Championships The semi-finals of the men’s event. 11.00 Olympic Games 11.30 Alpine Skiing 12.30pm LIVE Curling European Championships Semi-finals of the men’s event. 3.30 Cross-Country Skiing. From Ruka, Finland. 4.05 LIVE Ski Jumping Men’s HS142 event. 5.10 Ski Jumping. The women’s Word Cup. 6.15 Winter Sports 6.45 Eurosport News 6.50 LIVE Alpine Skiing The men’s downhill race. 8.30 Ski Jumping 9.30 Freestyle Skiing 10.30 Alpine Skiing 11.25 Olympic Games: Winter Pass 12.00m’t UCI Track Champions League 1.00 Hall of Fame – Tokyo 2020 2.00 Ski Jumping 3.00 Alpine Skiing 4.00 World Superbikes 5.00-7.00am Snooker BEST OF THE REST – LIVE SPORT 7.00-9.30pm LIVE British Basketball Newcastle Eagles v Sheffield Sharks. (Sky Sports Arena) 10.00am LIVE DP World Tour Golf The Joburg Open. (Sky Sports Golf) 3.00-4.30pm LIVE Ladies European Tour Golf The Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De Espana Femenino in Marbella.. (Sky Sports Golf) BBC Four Freeview 9 7.00pm Sings Musicals 8.00 TOTP: 1991 9.00 Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story 10.00 Folk Hibernia at the BBC 11.00 Sounds of the 60s 11.30 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12.00m’t Sings Musicals 1.00 TOTP: 1991 2.00 Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story 3.00-4.00am Folk Hibernia at the BBC 5USA Freeview 21 9.00am Murder, She Wrote 10.00 NCIS 12.00noon Law & Order 6.00 NCIS 9.00 FILM Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006/15) ★★ 10.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 11.50 L.A.’s Finest 1.50am Chicago PD 3.25 Criminals: Caught on Camera 3.55-4.00am Entertainment News ITV3 Freeview 10 6.00am Classic Coronation Street 7.00 Classic Emmerdale 8.05 That’s My Boy 8.35 Inspector Morse 10.50 Heartbeat 1.00pm LIVE ITV Racing: Live from Newbury 4.00 Classic Emmerdale 5.00 Classic Coronation Street 6.00 Heartbeat 8.00 Doc Martin 10.05 DCI Banks 12.10am Deep Water 2.10-2.30am Unwind with ITV ITV4 Freeview 25 6.00am The Best of the 90s 6.10 The Champions 7.15 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8.20 The Avengers 9.25 The Professionals 10.30 Minder 11.35 The Champions 12.35pm World of Sport 12.45 LIVE Darts: Players Championship Finals. Day one. 5.15 The Best of the 80s 5.30 River Monsters 6.00 Giant Lobster Hunters 7.00 LIVE Darts: Players Championship Finals 11.00 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 1.05am Auto Mundial 1.35 The Professionals 2.40-3.00am Unwind Really Freeview 17 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Cruise TV with LoveitBookit 8.00 Homes Under the Hammer 10.00 Antiques Road Trip 12.00noon Money for Nothing 1.00 A Place in the Sun 2.00 Animal Cops Houston 3.00 Animal Cops Philadelphia 4.00 Pit Bulls & Parolees 6.00 Money for Nothing 7.00 Antiques Road Trip 9.00 These Woods Are Haunted 10.00 Help! My House Is Haunted 11.00 Ghost Adventures 1.00am Kindred Spirits 2.00 Teleshopping 4.00 Animal Cops Houston 5.00-6.00am Animal Cops Pick Freeview 35 7.00am Highway Patrol 8.00 Motorway Patrol 9.00 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Police Ten 7 11.00 Highway Cops 12.00noon Nothing to Declare 1.00 Border Patrol 2.00 Nothing to Declare 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 5.00 The Librarians 6.00 Quantum Leap 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 9.00 Killer Families 10.00 Fringe 11.00 World’s Most Evil Killers 12.00m’t Britain’s Most Evil Killers 1.00 The Force: Manchester 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Border Patrol 4.00 Motorway Patrol 5.00-6.00am Police Force: Australia Sky Arts 6.00am The South Bank Show Originals 6.30 Madama Butterfly on Sydney Harbour 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 10.00 BBC Radio 1 97.6-99.8MHz 6.33am Radio 1’s Best New Pop 7.00 Breakfast with Greg James 10.00 Anthems 10.32 Anthems 11.02 Dean McCullough 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Matt and Mollie 3.00 Party Anthems with Matt and Mollie 4.00 The Official Chart on Radio 1 with Scott Mills 5.45 Newsbeat 6.00 Radio 1’s Dance Party with Danny Howard 8.00 Radio 1’s Future Dance with Sarah Story 10.00 Pete Tong 12.00m’t Radio 1’s Essential Mix 2.00 Radio 1 Dance Presents 3.00 Danny Howard 4.00 Radio 1’s Wind Down Presents 5.00-6.00am Radio 1 Relax BBC Radio 2 88-91MHz 6.30am The Gary Davies Breakfast Show 9.30 Ken Bruce 12.00noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 Steve Wright in the Afternoon 4.15 Steve Wright in the Afternoon – Serious Jockin’ 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Tony Blackburn’s Golden Hour 8.00 Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies 10.00 Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton 12.00m’t The Craig Charles House Party 1.30 The Craig Charles House Party Mixtape 2.00 Gary Barlow – We Write the Songs 3.00 Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco 5.00-6.00am In Concert: Madness BBC Radio 3 90.2-92.4MHz 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics 12.00noon Composer of the Week: Sibelius 1.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon Concert 4.30 The Listening Service 5.00 In Tune 7.00 In Tune Entertainment & Factual Discovering: Sidney Poitier 11.00 Inside Art: Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace 12.00noon My Greatest Shot: Landscape 12.30 My Greatest Shot: Portrait 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected 2.00 Discovering: Steve McQueen 3.00 Landscape Artist of the Year 4.00 Music Icons: Alt Rock 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star 5.00 Tales of the Unexpected 6.00 Discovering: Maureen O’Hara 7.00 Video Killed the Radio Star 8.00 Discovering: Carpenters 8.30 Discovering: The Mamas & the Papas 9.00 Death Songbook 10.00 Genesis: When in Rome 12.00m’t Phil Collins: Going Back to Detroit 1.00 Classic Albums 2.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2021 Highlights 3.00-5.10am FILM Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019/12) ★★★★ GOLD 7.30am Ever Decreasing Circles 8.45 Are You Being Served? 9.25 Only Fools and Horses 10.05 Last of the Summer Wine 11.20 Blackadder Goes Forth 12.00noon Dad’s Army 12.40 Ever Decreasing Circles 1.20 Are You Being Served? 2.00 Only Fools and Horses 2.40 The Good Life 4.00 Blackadder Goes Forth 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine 6.00 Only Fools and Horses 6.35 Are You Being Served? 7.20 Dad’s Army 8.00 The Vicar of Dibley. Comedy. 8.40 Murder, They Hope 9.40 Not Going Out 10.20 Men Behaving Badly 11.00 The Cockfields 11.40 Live at the Apollo 12.40am Blackadder 2.40-3.20am Not Going Out Yesterday Freeview 26 6.00am Secrets of the Solar System 8.00 Murder Maps 9.00 Bangers and Cash 10.00 Steam Train Britain 11.00 Impossible Railways 12.00noon Great British Railway Journeys 2.00 Abandoned Engineering 4.00 World War Weird 5.00 Nazi Victory: The Post-War Plan 6.00 Great British Railway Journeys 7.00 Abandoned Engineering 8.00 Great British Railway Journeys 9.00 Porridge 11.00-1.00am Open All Hours Alibi 7.10am Murdoch Mysteries 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles 10.00 Unforgettable 11.00 Hudson & Rex 12.00noon The Doctor Blake Mysteries 1.00 Death in Paradise 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries 4.00 The Good Wife 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles 6.00 Unforgettable 7.00 Hudson & Rex 8.00 Death in Paradise 9.00 Inspector Alleyn Mysteries 11.10 The Good Wife 12.05am Unforgettable 1.05 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 2.20-3.10am I Am the Night Radio A Boy Called Christmas Sky Cinema Premiere, 8pm This star-studded festive fantasy stars Henry Lawfull (left) as Nikolas, a woodsman’s son who embarks on a quest to find the mythical village of the elves. CHOICE Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies Radio 2, 8pm Gary is joined by William Michael Albert Broad, aka bleach-blond singer and punk legend Billy Idol, for a chinwag and trip down memory lane. The DJ will also be playing a few of Billy’s tunes, including Eyes Without a Face and Rebel Yell, and there’s the usual Gary’s Bit in the Middle. Mixtape 7.30 Radio 3 in Concert 10.00 The Verb 10.45 The Essay: The Weimar Years 11.00 Late Junction 1.00am Tearjerker with Jordan Rakei 2.00 Gameplay with BabyQueen 3.00-7.00am Through the Night BBC Radio 4 FM 92.4-94.6MHz, LW 198kHz 6.00am Today 8.31 (LW) Yesterday in Parliament 9.00 Desert Island Discs 9.45 (LW) Daily Service 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 The Spark 11.30 Kevin Eldon Will See You Now 12.00noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping 12.04 Sorrow and Bliss 12.18 You and Yours 1.00 The World at One 1.45 Breakup 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama: Harland 2.45 Witness 3.00 Gardeners’ Question Time 3.45 From Fact to Fiction 4.00 Last Word 4.30 Feedback 5.00 PM 5.54 (LW) Shipping 6.00 News 6.30 The Now Show 7.00 Four Thought 7.15 Add to Playlist 8.00 Any Questions? 8.50 A Point of View 9.00 Epic Sky Max 6.00am Grimm 8.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response 9.00 Supergirl 10.00 The Flash 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 S.W.A.T. 4.00 Supergirl 5.00 The Flash 6.00 Grimm 8.00 Sport’s Funniest Moments 10.00 Rob & Romesh vs Almost Everything 11.00 Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol 12.00m’t The Force: North East 1.00 Road Wars 2.00 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 4.00 MacGyver 5.00-6.00am S.W.A.T. Sky Atlantic 6.00am Fish Town 7.00 Blue Bloods 9.00 Six Feet Under 11.15 True Detective 1.30pm The Sopranos 3.45 Blue Bloods 5.45 True Blood 7.55 The Leftovers 9.00 The Ibiza Affair 11.10 The New Pope 12.15am The L Word: Generation Q 1.20 The Loudest Voice 3.30-4.05am Californication Sky Witness 6.00am Nothing to Declare 8.00 Border Patrol 9.00 UK Border Force 10.00 Send in the Dogs 11.00 Law & Order 12.00noon The Rookie 1.00 Blue Bloods 3.00 Air Ambulance ER 4.00 Paramedics Australia 5.00 Nothing to Declare 8.00 Blue Bloods 9.00 The Resident 10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star 11.00 The Rookie 12.00m’t Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.00 Departure 2.00 For Life 3.00 Chicago Fire 4.00-5.00am Road Wars Sky Comedy 8.00am The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 9.00 Everybody Hates Chris 10.00 The Mindy Project 11.00 The Office (US) 12.00noon Parks and Recreation 12.30 Sex and the City 3.00 Modern Family 4.00 The Office (US) 5.00 30 Rock 5.30 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 6.30 Will & Grace 7.30 Saturday Night Live 9.00 Yonderland 10.00 The Late Late Show with James Corden: Best of the Week 11.00 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 12.00m’t Sex and the City 1.00 The Late Late Show with James Corden 2.00 Ballers 2.35-3.30am The Mindy Project Discovery 6.00am Wheeler Dealers 7.00 Deadliest Catch 9.00 Alaska: The Last Frontier 10.00 Fast N’ Loud 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12.00noon Misfit Garage 1.00 Gold Rush 3.00 Ice Lake Rebels 4.00 Building Off the Grid 5.00 Wheeler Dealers 6.00 Fast N’ Loud Revved Up 7.00 Outback Truckers 8.00 Gold Rush 9.00 The Alaska Triangle 10.00 Paranormal Declassified 11.00 Combat Dealers 12.00m’t The Alaska Triangle 1.00 Paranormal Declassified 2.00 Wheeler Dealers 3.00 Gold Rush 4.00 Gold Rush 4.50-5.40am The Alaska Triangle National Geographic 8.00am Car S.O.S 11.00 Airport Security: Rome 12.00noon Ultimate Airport Dubai 1.00 To Catch a Smuggler 2.00 Air Crash Investigation 4.00 WWI Wrecks: Draining the Ocean 5.00 Drain the Oceans 6.00 Lost Treasures of Egypt 7.00 Air Crash Investigation 8.00 Food Factory 9.00 NEW Airport Security: Brazil 10.00 Banged Up Abroad 11.00 Air Crash Investigation 12.00m’t Drugs Inc 1.00 Disasters Engineered 2.00-3.00am Airport Security Fail 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Sorrow and Bliss 11.00 A Good Read 11.30 Today in Parliament 12.00m’t News 12.30 Book of the Week: Beautiful Country 12.48 Shipping 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping 5.30 News 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45-6.00am Witness BBC Radio 5 Live 693/909kHz 6.00am Breakfast 9.00 Nicky Campbell 11.00 Krishnan Guru-Murthy 1.00pm Elis James and John Robins 3.00 Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review 5.00 Drive 7.00 Sport 10.00 Stephen Nolan 1.00am Jim Davis 5.00-6.00am Boxing BBC Radio Wales FM: 94.6MHz 6.00am Radio Wales Breakfast with Oliver Hides 8.30 Dot Davies 11.00 Wynne Evans 2.00pm Eleri Sion 5.00 Nicola Smith 6.30 Phil the Shelf 7.00 Radio Wales Sport 10.00 Friday Night H 12.30am As Radio 5 Live 5.00-7.00am Vicki Blight Classic FM 100-102MHz 6.00am Music Breakfast 9.00 Alexander Armstrong 12.00noon Aled Jones 4.00 John Brunning 7.00 Smooth Classics 8.00 The Classic FM Concert 10.00 Smooth Classics 1.00am Katie Breathwick 4.00-7.00am Sam Pittis Absolute Radio 1215kHz 6.00am Dave Berry 10.00 Leona Graham 1.00pm Ben Burrell 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Absolute 80s Greatest Hits 10.00 Sophie K 4.00-8.00am Ross Buchanan Movies DS1ST Film4 11.00am Bugles in the Afternoon (1952/U) Western, starring Ray Milland. ★★ 12.45pm Alvarez Kelly (1966/PG) American Civil War Western, with William Holden. ★★★ 3.00 Legend of the Lost (1957/U) Adventure, starring John Wayne and Sophia Loren. ★★ 5.10 Carry On Constable (1960/U) Comedy, starring Sid James. ★★★ 6.55 Star Trek: Insurrection (1998/PG) Sci-fi adventure, starring Patrick Stewart. ★★★ 9.00 Anna (2019/15) Action thriller following a KGB assassin who becomes one of the world’s most feared killers. Starring Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren and Luke Evans. ★★★ 11.20 The Shallows (2016/15) Thriller, starring Blake Lively and Oscar Jaenada. ★★★★ 1.05-3.15am Ghost in the Shell (2017/12) Adventure, with Scarlett Johansson. ★★★★ Sky Cinema Premiere 6.40am Joey & Ella: A Kangaroo Tail (2021/ PG) Adventure, starring Ashton Leigh. ★★★ 8.20 Locked Down (2021/15) See 6.00pm for details. ★★★ 10.25 A Boy Called Christmas (2021/PG) See 8.00pm for details. ★★★ 12.15pm Too Close for Christmas (2020/PG) Drama, starring Chad Michael Murray. ★★★ 1.55 Riders of Justice (2021/15) Comedy drama, starring Mads Mikkelsen. ★★★★ 4.00 Military Wives (2019/12) See 9.50pm for details. ★★★ 6.00 Locked Down (2021/15) Crime comedy, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. ★★★ 8.00 A Boy Called Christmas (2021/PG) Premiere. An ordinary boy sets out on an extraordinary adventure to find his father, who is on a quest to discover a fabled village. Festive adventure, with Henry Lawfull. ★★★ 9.50 Military Wives (2019/12) Comedy drama, starring Kristin Scott Thomas. ★★★ 11.50 Don’t Tell a Soul (2020/15) Thriller, starring Jack Dylan Grazer. ★★★ 1.20am Lorelei (2020/15) Drama, starring Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber. ★★★ 3.15 Riders of Justice (2021/15) See 1.55pm for details. ★★★★ 5.15-7.00am From the Vine (2019/12) Drama, starring Joe Pantoliano. ★★★ Sky Cinema Christmas 6.00pm Santa Claus: The Movie (1985/U) Fantasy, with Dudley Moore. ★★ 8.00 Gremlins (1984/15) A strange, cute creature given to a teenager as a Christmas present spawns a horde of mayhem-causing little monsters. 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42 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 DS1ST TEXT DSTAR to 63333 HOME NEWS SPORT SHOWBIZ TRAVEL TECH ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ Text DSTAR followed by a space, your comment and name to 63333. Texts cost 50p plus your usual network operator rate. SP: Spoke. Helpdesk: 0333 202 3390. DROPPED: Cricketer Michael Vaughan’s treatment leaves me stumped! ❑What a disgrace the BBC Michael Vaughan tarred feathered and burned at the stake without even a trial. no wonder the royal family are even turning their backs on them now it serves them right hypocrites. The salford rocket ❑Brave Royal Family members correct in boycotting BBC and possibly other well known prog makers. It is different to tweak the past royal monarchs history; ie Victorian times. The possible present day inaccuracies may lead to defamation of character slander/libel. But may help other people’s misrepresentation by so-called accurate research? Kit Leeds ❑Will u leave Antonio Conte alone. We need his infectious passion it’s what’s missing in our coach. Antonio is lovely I’d teach him English any time! GINNY P ❑Well I can watch Conti 24/7. Why? Because he is sex on legs. And that is from a Liverpool supporter. Liverpool Jackie ❑If you want a laugh watch bbc4 tuesday nights. it is hilarious. vintage comedy. the oldies are best. triciaskipy ❑Jackabilly: Most Christians seem to be unaware of the pagan origins of Christmas and other Christian festivals. We get the hanging of ivy from the Druids, the Yule log from the Vikings and Easter takes its name from the pagan goddess Eostre. RedLeader ❑Da music artist Yola is outstanding. Hear her work. Fab! Love Jayne xx:):):) ❑fed up with junk mail charity envelopes clogging up royal mail! post them back to sae address with not wanted at this address in it they will then stop. pete woking We must act now after Channel migrant horror ■Jessica Alba still looking hot at 40. Any chance of a pic? Stuart P , Devon SELFIE SERVICE Zena CAPTION: from Donny. hsdghsdgj Lee Send us your photos of anything you like – It – you can with be you a top with celeb, a top larking celeb, around some with funny looking your mates food, in a fancy fantastic dress, snaps view, of or your maybe pets or your even artistic a side spectacular is coming view. out? Email with us with details details of what’s of who going is the on pic, in the pic, where who you you are are and and where what you’re up from. to. ❑At least 31 migrants drown when their dinghy capsizes in the English Channel. Will this tragedy act as a wake-up call to the French and British authorities to take action against the peoplesmuggling gangs before any more lives are lost? Dave Pinfold, Stockport ❑Only a matter of time before there would be a tragedy in the channel. Macron and his mates should be done for murder. SE9 STEVE ❑The French and British authorities have blood on their hands as well as Priti Useless Patel for those migrants who lost their lives crossing the channel. How is it the BBC can film migrants getting into inflatables and the French and our country ignore it. Nastycol ❑this channel tragedy was always going to happen its a disgrace french police just sit and watch. about bloody time all concerned use border control boats correctly anybody in a dinghy should be turned round back to france at least there safe on the beach. its all very sad and its france’s fault. carol hudds ❑and yet another disaster 30 deaths i would hold france responsible stop them at your side end of. ken sheffield 5 ❑If society ditches cash, it will leave thousands of elderly people who dont have the internet in serious trouble. How could they pay for gardeners etc? Dave Cornwall ❑The prospect of a cashless society fills me with dread. I don’t have a smartphone, only have limited internet access and, having been a victim of card fraud, don’t particu- ■ Jackie CAPTION: and hs Tiger dghsdgj hiding in sdgsdhgshd the hay. Ray Wilson hsdgj sdgsdhgshd hsdgj Become a selfie superstar! SelfieService@ dailystar.co.uk larly trust them. Oh, and before anyone calls me an old crusty, I’m only just into my fifties. teddie_pye ❑we just had our first church fete since lockdown ended. fantastic turnout and money raised. all in cash. no cards or cheques. this would not happen if banks & gov. decided to scrap cash. schools, charities etc. would also suffer too as well as window cleaner, paper boy/girl who gets a tip at c’mas. do those making these decisions never do these things? loopy linda ❑So labour MP Stella Creasy taking baby to house of commons chamber now an issue. The rules say no babies and she has the right to maternity leave and sort a baby sitter so whats problem, just trying it on as a labourite. Stockton jeff ❑Re John Challengers text today, JOKES OF THE DAY I love my new horse Mayo, when I walk into the stable Mayo Neighs. The Nige Pompey I showed it to my 2 Nieces who are nurses who have been in the front line during the Covid epidemic and still are. One who despite full protective equipment caught the Covid virus and still suffers with after affects today. If you had seen their worn out overworked, overstretched bodies after shift after shift on the Covid wards then you would probly see things in a different light. God bless our NHS and all its staff for their dedication and sometimes little thanks. Tod ❑The North South arguments cropping up again. I can assure Liked Stewart and Geoffs joke about the elastic band, keep them coming guys - P.S. a good read is a book called Running Waters by a chap called I. P. Freely. Geo, Durham you we’re no better off down here than up north. 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44 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 JUST JANE DS1ST JANE O’GORMAN SOLVES YOUR PROBLEMS TODAY ... AND EVERY DAY Fella is always ‘victim’ My bloke can’t stay out of trouble. He veers from one disaster to the next. In the years I’ve known him he’s lost numerous jobs and fallen foul of deeply unpleasant people. Now he’s been dragged into a drama with a fella he grew up with. I’ve told him that I don’t want to hear the details but it’s bad. He is begging me to stand by him. Yet again he’s claiming to be an innocent victim. He wants me to lend him cash, plus ask my parents for a loan. But why should I continue to give myself sleepless nights when he never grows up or changes? JANE SAYS: Some people do manage to turn their lives around. Plenty of folk calm down and see the error of their ways in older age. The point is, does your fella want to live a better life? Has he expressed any remorse regarding the past? My take on your situation is that you’re now fed up to the back teeth of his excuses, escapades and lies. He wants your money and support, yet he still won’t admit that he ever does anything wrong. Is this where you finally tell him he’s on his own? Mate’s blind eye to me & his wife he acts like all normal My mate knows I’m bedding his wife but doesn’t seem to care. He’s still talking to me like nothing is going on. We meet for drinks before football and have a quick lunch after golf. We chat about everything from politics and sport to people we used to work with. I’m perplexed and freaked out. Doesn’t he care that I’m pleasuring his wife? Isn’t he jealous? Doesn’t he have any feelings? Naked There’s no way he doesn’t know we’re an item because (I’m ashamed to say) he’s caught us together, many times over. The first time he spotted us snogging in the street, he simply carried on walking past. My lover froze as she expected him to blow his top, but he pretended he hadn’t seen us. A couple of weeks later he came home from work early and found us naked in his bed. Our clothes were all over the floor and there were condoms and sex toys on the bedside table. This time he closed the door saying: “Oops. Sorry.” Just the other day, she and I were in my car on the way back from an overnight stay in a hotel, when he stepped out on a zebra crossing in front of us. He knows DRINKING PALS: But cheating with his wife is one topic that never gets discussed my car of old, but, again, he just looked straight ahead. His wife says she doesn’t understand it because he’s not said anything to her either. They still have the occasional bonk, but he’s never broken down, slagged her off or demanded changes. Could it be true that he just doesn’t care? In many ways, a good row would clear the air and force all of us to make some decisions regarding the future because I’m single and really do love this special woman. JANE SAYS: My heart goes out to this poor man. He must be feeling devastated and Picture posed by models totally humiliated. Knowing his mate is sleeping with his wife can only be a form of mental torture. What are you playing at? Why are you doing this to him? Why didn’t you stop and walk away the very first time he caught you? I suspect he’s not saying anything because he’s terrified of bringing matters to a head. It’s highly likely that he believes he’ll end up the loser – if he buries his head in the sand, then, hopefully, this will all blows over. You and your lover may believe you’re having a marvellous time, but you’re being childish and unfair. The best thing you can do is finish things with your lover and insist she goes back to her husband to sort this out. She needs to be honest with him about her feelings and atrocious behaviour. She has to say “sorry” and admit her guilt. Whether they stay together is up to them, but you also need to level with him because no-one deserves to be treated with such cruelty. You call yourself his friend, but with this behaviour you are an opportunist snake. Obese stepson a worry My stepson is obese. He’s a lovely lad but I’m the only one who seems to notice this. I love my new husband and adore his pre-teen, but he is dangerously heavy for his age. I get on well with my his ex but the one time I approached her about his diet, she joked he often came home “starving” from our house as I don’t feed him enough. I serve him healthy stuff and get him out on walks, but there’s no way I deprive him. What can I say? JANE SAYS: Childhood obesity is a very serious issue. Your young stepson is at risk from developing mental and physical health problems. Heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers are a very real concern. Can you discuss this with your husband or is he worried about criticising his ex? If the boy’s mum is in denial, or overfeeding is her way of showing love, then you obviously don’t wish to be seen to be meddling. 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DS1ST PHOTO CASEBOOK HE SAYS I’M PLAYING WITH HIM DAY 5 1 A few nights later Do you want a lift tonight, Stacey? If you don’t mind DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 45 RUSSELL GRANT DON'T MISS RUSSELL EVERY DAY IN THE ARIES March 21 to April 20 To achieve what you have recently achieved will feel amazing. This has been a great accomplishment and you are proving to others how incredible you can be. You are able to maintain the situation and a success will be almost unbelievable. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3801** May 22 to GEMINI June 21 AN agreement made with a partner could turn out to be more important than you realised. A party invitation will be accepted with pleasure. Take this chance to mix with someone you fell out with. Rifts in a friendship will be healed. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3803** July 24 to LEO August 23 You have some important choices to make. In order to feel you are deciding on the right thing, you will be looking at the long-term implications. It isn’t easy trying to keep your personal life from intruding on your working life and vice versa. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3805** TAURUS April 21 to May 21 Walk through the doors that are opening for you – this will take you closer to achieving you aims. Stay focused. A friend who has nothing better to do than idle away the hours is wanting more attention. Don’t let them waste your time. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3802** June 22 to CANCER July 23 Right now, someone in the family needs you, and it may mean you missing out on a social event. You can always hang out with friends another time. There’s some concern about how much time a youngster in your household is spending online. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3804** August 24 to VIRGO September 23 A group is being set up to encourage others who have been through difficult situations to get together and talk. You will get answers to a problem that’s on your mind. It will be an emotional rollercoaster but you will feel relieved. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3806** 2 And shall we stop in our favourite place? As long as you don’t come out with any of that stuff 3 xxx I promise I won’t You’d better not! 4 Oh Stacey… I live for these moments… I’m sorry, I can’t help it I wanna go home Oh perleeese… I thought you’d promised to zip it… CONTINUES TOMORROW LIBRA September 24 to October 23 The confidence and positive attitude of friends has always inspired and motivated you. Yet it will be those who are lonely, lost or uncertain who need your help now. You could find yourself helping someone you wouldn’t normally mix with. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3807** November 23 to SAGITTARIUS December 21 A friend needs a shoulder to cry on. You understand why they are getting so emotional because there’s a lot been going on in their life recently. You have shared their happy moments and now you will be there for them when they need to talk. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3809** January 21 to AQUARIUS February 19 Find ways to free yourself from social obligations that are becoming too restrictive. You have enjoyed the role you have played in helping to move a group project forward. You can now see the sense in giving other people a chance. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3811** SCORPIO October 24 to November 22 You hate wasting time and that’s why you will feel annoyed with a friend or relative who continues to play the blame game. You aren’t interested in what or who caused a recent error. It doesn’t matter who is at fault. Your focus now is on how to remedy it. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3808** December 22 to CAPRICORN January 20 You had thought delegation would be easy but it seems you still need to be around to supervise proceedings. Taking on a leading role will be trickier than you first expected. Little, if any, constructive work will get done unless you check up. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3810** February 20 PISCES to March 20 You have dozens of text messages and emails to reply to. A needy friend has been taking up far too much of your time leading to this backlog in communications. This will remind you that there are other people in your life who need you too. Call one of my dedicated astrologers on 0905 789 3812** **Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge – maximum of five minutes duration. You must be over 18 and have the bill payer’s permission. Service Provider: Spoke. Helpline: 0333 202 3390

46 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 DiscOVER advertising feature BlACK F DS1ST DEliciOus, high-quality Introducing Hopsmore beer club: discover delicious craft beer at fantastic value drinking your first craft beer is like opening the first page of a bestselling novel. There are so many brilliant types of craft beers out there. All with varying tastes, aromas, colours, histories, ingredients and so on. If you haven’t tried craft beer yet, it’s time to hop on the bandwagon. In 2016, only 24% of ale and lager drinkers knew what craft beer was and had drunk it. In 2019, this jumped to 59%. It’s becoming more and more popular, and there are good reasons why! Not 100% sure what craft beer is? It’s a beer that’s been brewed in a small independent brewery. Craft beer tends to be usually bolder, hoppier and sometimes has unusual flavours. The emphasis is always on flavour and quality. It tends to be served in smaller glasses or cans than ales and lagers do. This is because it usually has a higher ABV. A GREAT BRITISH GROWTH STORY More and more craft beer breweries have been opening up. In 2012, there were 1,352 operating in the UK. In 2018, this had increased to 2,274. CRAFTY FACTS craft breweries OVER 2000 in the UK OVER 9500 people are employed in the craft beer business beer drinkers say craft beer tastes better 32% than standard beer 49% of 25-34 year olds drink IPA These craft beer breweries are growing in number and they’re experimental and innovative 5in6 craft beer drinkers like to try different beers SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE These craft beer breweries are growing in number, and they’re experimental and innovative. Grapefruit flavoured beers? Tick. Ice cream flavoured beers? Yes, really. These craft breweries are up for producing all sorts of flavours, as long as there’s customer demand. So, open that book, and embark on your craft beer journey of discovery. Join our Hopsmore beer club and receive a selection of 30 craft beers every month. Visit hopsmore.co.uk to learn more. 59% of UK beer drinkers have tried craft beer 50% of people would try a new beer on recommendation 46% say IPA is their favourite beer type, making it the 2nd most popular in the UK Like the idea of craft beer but don’t understand the jargon? Here’s a little craft beer jargon dictionary of some of the most common terms: ABV - stands for ‘alcohol by volume’ which is a measurement of the alcohol content or strength as a percentage. Ales - beers fermented with top-fermenting yeast, they are typically fermented at warmer temperatures than lagers, and are often served warmer. Bitterness - in beer is caused by the tannins and hops. The amount of bitterness in a beer is one of the defining characteristics of a beer style. Body - the consistency, thickness and mouth-filling property of a beer. DDH - double dry-hopped, simply means using twice as many hops as you would normally use for the same beer. Dry Hopping - when hops are added late in the brewing process to increase the hop aroma of a finished beer without significantly affecting its bitterness. Hops - it’s a green cone-shaped flower of the Humulus lupulus plant. They give the beer a particular flavour and aroma. IPA - stands for India pale ale. This is a beer that was created in England and was then exported overseas. Its name is a result of its popularity with British troops stationed in India in the 19th century. Milkshake IPA - the use of lactose and fruit gives a smooth, delightful mouthfeel. NEIPA - a very popular style, a New England IPA has a tropical fruit hop aroma and flavour, dry hopped to the point of being hazy, smoother and less bitter than typical IPAs. Pale ale - a lightly hopped beer with low bitterness. Porter - a style of beer that was developed in London in the early 18th century, dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt and popular with street and river porters. Session beer - typically lower-alcohol beer (under 5%). Sour - beer with an intentionally acidic or sour taste, and are often compared to NEIPAs with added tartness.

DS1ST advertising feature DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 47 What’s in your Hopsmore beer box? Simply head to hopsmore.co.uk to join our beer club. Once you’ve done this, you’ll get a new beer box every month with a completely different set of beers. Here’S wHat yOu’LL get in yOur firSt bOx 1 2 3 4 5 x3 x3 x3 x3 x3 GlAsGow BeerworKs’ PIoneer CItrUs IPA it has lemon and citrus character with a helping of orange juice concentrate that allows the hop qualities to shine. arOMa - Citrusy taste - fruit flavour, it has a lemon and citrus character with orange juice finisH - fruity aBv - 4.0% west Brewery BerKshIre’s Brewery reneGAde a pilsner lager which is brewed using 100% British ingredients. it’s pale gold in colour and is hoppy and crisp to taste. arOMa - Crisp, clean, and utterly refreshing taste - Hoppy and crisp to taste with sweet doughy malts finisH - Light bitter and moreish aBv - 4.1% Moor Beer’s nAno CAsK GoldInGs a session bitter, and a proper traditional english pale style. it’s evocative of sitting in a pub, with earthy notes and a hint of honey sweetness. arOMa - earthy, spicy, with a touch of honey taste - Malt body and goldings bring earthy, spicy notes with a touch of honey finisH - earthy notes with a hint of sweetness aBv - 3.8% whItewAter BrewInG Co’s MAGGIes leAP a citrusy india pale ale with an aromatic floral aroma and residual sweetness on the finish. arOMa - Citrusy with an aromatic floral aroma taste - Citrusy finisH - residual sweetness aBv - 4.7% GUn Brewery sCArAMAnGA an extra pale ale brewed using sussex spring water, extra pale malts, zesty and delicious hops. it’s well paired with seafood, mild cheese and lighter dishes such as salads. arOMa - floral taste - Zesty, floral with hops finisH - floral aBv - 3.9% 6 7 8 9 10 x3 x3 x3 x3 x3 rAdeBerGer’s PIlsner a german pilsner, full-bodied and harmoniously balanced with a slight bitter hop character and a brilliant, honey-gold colour. arOMa - slight hint of vanilla taste - fresh green walnuts and juniper finisH - slight bitter hop character aBv - 4.8% QUAntoCK’s the MAn an established house pale ale base and a double dry hopping. arOMa - stone fruits and citrus taste - Big hitting american hops finisH - fruity and citrusy aBv - 4.8% WHAT IS HOPSMORE? So, Hopsmore is a brandnew beer club that we’ve created in an effort to make our readers’ beerdrinking dreams come true. by joining online at hopsmore.co.uk, you’ll get a wonderful box of different craft beers delivered to your door every month. yoU’ll reCeIve: a box that’s always worth £75 or more 30 great tasting craft beers every month free uK delivery worth £5.95 and fully tracked a Hopsmore magazine containing information about the beers a great snack exclusive early access to special edition cases FreedoM Brewery’s UrBAn lAGer Born from german migration to the states in the 1800s, this lager style soon spread in popularity down the east coast. a clean, refreshing pale lager with a robust character, brewed for the modern day. arOMa - refreshing taste - Clean and refreshing lager with a robust character. finisH - Clean and refreshing aBv - 4.2% from your first Hopsmore box, you’ll typically be spending much less than if you had bought the beers individually from somewhere else. you’ll get £10 off your first box. this means that while it’s worth £75, you’ll only be paying £34.99. that works out at just £1.16 a can, which you’ll agree is a right bargain! BeAtnIKz rePUBlIC’s only GIG In PArIs a hoppy session india pale ale that uses centennial and ekuanot. these hops combine to create a citrus forward easy-drinking seasonable beer. arOMa - Citrus taste - Centennial and ekuanot. finisH - Citrusy aBv - 4.1% FIrst ChoP CAl a west coast india pale ale, nice and bitter and filled with piney goodness. arOMa - Piney taste - nice bitter flavour finisH - Piney aBv - 4.8% Please drink responsibly CHRISTMAS SPECIAl! Now available: our festive beer box, with 20 hand-picked beers, perfect for celebrating or gifting this Christmas! Visit www.hopsmore.co.uk/christmas for more details visit hopsmore.co.uk today and get £10 off your first box. It’s worth over £75, but you pay just £34.99

48 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 sit pretty It Last week we showed you a teaser snap of the Kia EV9 that the company was showing at the LA Motor Show. Well here’s a proper image of it. Kia calls it a concept, but the firm is bound to follow its well-received EV6 with a larger and dearer model. Technical details are sparse, but the Korean company makes a big thing of the car interior’s three ‘modes’. Active is for when the car is on the move but the other two are for when it’s not. Pause Mode modifies the interior into a lounge by turning the first and third row seat passengers to face each other, and the second row forms a table. Then there’s Enjoy in which the third row seats swivel around and the tailgate is opened. I think I’d rather have a campervan if I wanted that flexibility. ROC-ing new look Volkswagen has given its T-Roc range a facelift that includes the regular versions and the hot R and Cabriolet. External changes are limited to new colours and wheel designs plus a sharpening up of lines around the front. LED headlamps are standard for all trim levels. Inside, the materials have been improved and a digital cockpit is now standard. The infotainment system has been redesigned which presumably means it’s now as awkward to use as the system fitted to all new VW Group cars including the Golf. The facelifted T-Roc is available to order now with deliveries starting early next year. Motormouth with colin goodwin used to be you could’t beat a hot hatchback for fun and affordablity. But in recent years, power and prices have dramatically increased, making them too serious. Fortunately the Ford Fiesta ST has just enough poke to be fun to drive and without ridiculous horsepower or prices. And now there’s the new VW Polo GTI. A step-up from the Up GTI, the Polo is powered by a This beauty is the Ferrari Daytona SP3, the latest super exotic from the legendary Italian sports car company. The Daytona SP3 gets its name from the famous P3 and P4 racing cars that managed a 1-2-3 finish at the 1967 Daytona 24-hour race. The modern tribute car is powered by a naturally aspirated V12 engine Polo’s mint 2.0-litre turbocharged engine that produces a modest 207PS. That’s more than adequate and gives the mid-size VW a top speed of 149mph and 62mph from rest in 6.5sec. That’s similar to the great hot hatches of 80s and 90s. The new Polo GTI is available to order now from £26,430. But there’s no manual gearbox. For this enthusiast that rules it out. ferrari sp3 cheers that produces a colossal 840bhp making it the most powerful engine ever fitted to a Ferrari road car. And for that matter, considerably more powerful than the engines fitted to those 60s racers. Ferrari doesn’t give a price but it’ll be millions. That won’t stop a queue of zillionaires and rock stars forming. DS1ST cayman too far? How fast do you want to go? That’s the question to ask yourself before you hand over the £108,370 Porsche is asking for its Cayman GT4 RS. It’s the hottest version yet of its mid-engined masterpiece, boasting 493bhp and numerous suspension and aerodynamic modifications. That’s 79bhp more horsepower than normally found in the 4.0-litre flat-six. While the GT4 RS is no doubt a wonderful thing, I can’t help thinking it’s overkill. When I drove the Cayman GT4 I didn’t think it was worth the extra cash over the GTS. I’m even more sure of that with the RS but that doesn’t mean I’m not looking forward to driving one.

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 49 Quick ID.4 lacks X factor GTX is quiet and comfy but fails to feel sporty A ll us oldies know about the Golf GTI that started the hot hatchback breed back in the late 1970s. Actually, I reckon Alfa Romeo invented the concept earlier with its AlfaSud, but that’s by the by. The Golf made the small hatchback with a powerful engine part of the car enthusiast’s vocabulary. What VW certainly did invent was the hot diesel hatchback in 1982 when it revealed the Golf GTD. Now the firm has used its powerful GT badge to add some appeal to e-vehicles. GTE was used earlier on an electric Golf so the company has added an X instead, giving us the first of the breed: the ID.4 GTX. Interesting that Volkswagen has decided to debut its EV performance brand on a crossover rather than on the ID.3 hatchback. No bad thing as we found the ID.3 to be rather underwhelming and prefer the ID.4. But what about a high performance electric crossover? Does that work? Before we start trying to answer that question, a brief look at how a regular ID.4 becomes a GTX. The big news is that this is the first electric the facts Volkswagen ID.4 GTX five-door crossover Price: £48,525 Engine: Twin electric motors, 295bhp Battery: 77kWh 0-62mph: 6.2sec Range: 301 miles VW that’s four-wheel drive. The regular electric motor on the rear axle is joined by a 107bhp motor driving the front wheels. This combo gives a total available horsepower of 299PS which is significantly more power than the next ID.4 down which has 205PS. That version is the Pro Performance, and like this GTX it has the bigger 77kWh battery fitted (the rest of the ID.4s have a 52kWh battery). As we’ve discussed many times since the start of the EV revolution, performance takes on a new meaning. What matters more to customers? A very fast 0-62mph time or range and charging speed? I think I know the answer. The ID.4 GTX, which incidentally can do 0-62mph in 6.2sec, has a range of 301 miles against the Pro Performance’s maximum of 322 miles. The GTX is the fastest ID.4 but it is also the heaviest at a lardy 2,149kg. Sports suspension is standard which lowers the ride height by 15mm. Above this £48,525 car is the GTX Max ( for £55,555) which has no more performance but includes VW’s DCC adaptive dampers as standard. They might make a difference but I doubt they turn the GTX into an electric sports car. Although it looks it on paper, the GTX doesn’t feel quick. The accelerator response is woolly and quite a few EVs with less impressive figures feel more potent away from the lights. The brakes are effective but feel soft and are not suited to enthusiastic driving. Ford’s Mustang ‘‘ Accelerator response is woolly and the brakes are effective but feel soft Mach-E does the best job of being an electric crossover that’s fun to drive but even that is outshone by a humble Fiesta when it comes to making its driver grin. The good news is the ID.4 GTX, like its humbler siblings, is a quiet and comfortable motor with excellent seats and a spacious interior. There’s very little wind noise and even on large wheels the ride over bumps is smooth. The Ford Mustang Mach-E might be better to drive but it loses out to the ID.4 on space. The VW has a less sloping roof and also has a considerably larger boot that holds 543 litres to the Ford’s 402 litres. Again, it all depends on your priorities. Up front we have the same dash as the ID.3 and the same much-criticised infotainment display and lack of switches and buttons. The heating and volume capacitive touch controls aren’t even backlit. What’s particularly annoying for an electric car is the battery percentage is hidden behind three menus on the system – it needs to be front of house. Perhaps in the future there will be EVs that are as fun to drive as an old school hot, or even warm, hatchback. But I doubt they’re going to be SUVs or crossovers. Certainly there’s nothing about the ID.4 GTX that causes me to think otherwise. THE RIVALS Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate Eye-catching styling, excellent range and even more performance. Our choice £49,640 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD Long range, fast and a great charging network. It’s got the lot. £54,990 Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range AWD Better to drive but more expensive and not as spacious inside. £56,975

50 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 PUZZLE FACTOR ALPHAPUZZLE TM 18 26 21 25 10 7 13 14 14 25 24 6 25 19 4 17 10 24 4 18 4 15 4 2 19 7 23 11 1 25 24 6 17 11 6 1 24 7 23 5 11 9 23 6 14 6 2 23 12 1 2 23 20 17 6 21 3 24 21 13 10 24 17 11 1 1 14 23 14 15 7 1 24 24 11 1 19 24 22 4 1 25 23 14 16 2 15 23 24 4 8 4 5 4 23 16 10 2 8 4 17 10 2 18 18 24 21 24 24 5 5 25 25 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15B 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 C A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z YESTERday’s solution Across: Whoever, Mocha, Ideas, Vintage, Lethargy, Jilt, Waggle, Metric, Bait, Coquetry, Defrock, Inert, Tenor, Erratic. Down: Whitlow, Bidet, Overt, Griffon, Visually, Poor (clue), Ravage, Cockle, Minx, Peculiar, Crazier, Treat, Alert, Cryptic. EACH grid number in Alphapuzzle® stands for a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter or letters – below the main grid – to start. Solution tomorrow. Difficulty: 8/10 Target Time: 25 minutes Clue: Snip a cheroot; make a siren. Extra letter clues: 0905 817 2648 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Hear up to six Extra Letters. Deduct two minutes from today’s Target Time for each clue letter heard. Alternatively, for 6 extra clues to your mobile, text DSALPHA to 64343. Texts cost £1 plus your usual network rate. © 2021 Acorn Editorial Ltd Full Solution: 0907 181 2594 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. TWO-WAY TEASER Two sets of clues but the answers are the same... CRYPTIC CLUES Across 7 Intact, tearing off to the left (8) 8 Collapsed round part of church (4) 9 Notes writer has key and hinge (6) 10 Festival involving a steer (6) 11 The burden we bear (4) 12 Animal crashed the plane (8) 14 Idiom equal to weapon (8) 18 New role for knowledge (4) 20 Force was terribly rude on ship (6) 22 Office worker at the French shrine (6) 23 Maintain part of the castle (4) 24 Cut material at speed (8) Down 1 Lock up one by one, say (6) 2 Disclose having right small change (8) 3 Hold onto a bed (6) 4 Swindle and hide (6) 5 A great deal of service (4) 6 Like a bird at the back (6) 13 Evangelist finally has WELCOME to the ULTRA Alphapuzzle – Friday’s special ‘extra-tough’ version of Britain’s favourite wordpower challenge. Each number in the grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. All 26 letters are used. TARGET TIME: 30 minutes. Solution next Friday. For up to six Extra Clue Letters, call: 0907 181 2619 (Deduct three minutes from Target Time for each extra letter heard) Alternatively, for 6 extra clues to your mobile, text: DSALPHAX to 64343 Texts cost £1 plus your usual network rate. Full solution: 0907 181 2620 Across only: 0907 181 2617 Down only: 0907 181 2618 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Last Friday’s solution: Across: Squalor, Plant, Frizz, Shingle, Yak, Iron, Ivory, Enjoy, Bench, Woman, Trim, Low, Tyranny, Rinse, Ratio, Coterie. Down: Suffix, Banter, Unicorn, Worst, Lazy, Commando, Skip, Only, Prisoner, Writ, Angry, Coroner, Theory, Impede. *Helpline: 0333 202 3390 (9am – 5.30pm) Service Provider: Spoke THE ULTRA ALPHAPUZZLE TM Alphapuzzle® © 2021 Acorn Editorial Ltd. All words from Chambers Dictionary SUDOKU 5 7 2 6 4 1 3 9 3 2 3 6 7 4 9 5 8 8 3 1 4 5 1 7 6 1 4 2 3 4 1 8 1 2 14 15 3 18 22 7 13 5 26 15 13 5 18 20 7 17 13 18 22 24 10 4 18 16 17 10 4 18 3 4 4 2 21 18 17 22 13 1 8 18 4 20 11 5 20 4 17 21 11 11 11 18 18 17 3 13 3 11 18 14 15 3 18 11 22 11 10 13 5 19 17 4 4 24 23 11 18 12 17 4 24 20 22 13 26 15 18 9 13 25 8 4 24 3 20 25 17 13 11 17 18 18 8 9 9 25 8 6 6 15 13 13 4 3 7 Extra clues: 0901 322 5606 *Calls cost 75p plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Today’s Solution: 0907 181 2616 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION L P Z Q Q U A V E R R T J B L D B C M V Y E D N E R R D Z H J M F Y B E L J P I S G O R W C C I N A K E E P I O H S S M X C R F H R A L Y B Z Z A G Y P L D O O T E Z B M L L I R T Y E I J T T W L C T B Q P Q P C F A M M C T S F G E O L C Q O M D S T A H K B A V B A G S B P A D L T N E C C A S S Q U J M M F S U A E T F T C U A Q B W I E Y M R F I U S E O A L P D R N T C R E S C E N D O Y R M V M O E I C H O R D Y W B X Y U I W R H P P I V Z H G K MISSING WORDS: Natural Notes Answers in tomorrow’s Call 0907 181 2623 for today’s solution *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. room to stamp (8) 15 A Frenchman employed and entertained (6) 16 Get comfortable at home with the French (6) 17 Beguile hospital department with diamonds (6) 19 Tell engineers are overdue (6) 21 Notice Eastern agent (4) QUICK CLUES Across 7 Intrinsic (8) 8 Church recess (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Change, 4 Column, 7 Role, 8 Baritone, 9 Brownie, 12 Cod, 14 Throne, 15 Murmur, 16 Ray, 18 Erratic, 22 Moderate, 23 Derv, 24 Affray, 25 Tunnel. 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52 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 DS1ST 11 PAGES OF FANTASTIC StART WITH five races LINGFIELD JASON HEAVEY STAR TIP JASON HEAVEY 11.20 BETYOURWAY AT BETWAY HANDICAP Class 5 1m 4f (8 runners) £3,240 1 (5) 4131515 BERRAHRI (61)(C,D4,A,F,G,S) J Best & K Jewell 10 9 11.................... A Kirby 79 2 (1) 32-0 CIGOLI (18) J Butler 4 9 9..............................................Michael Beresford (7) 58 3 (6) 6-32630 BASIC BEAUTY (25)(P) S bin Suroor 4 9 8..........................................H Crouch 81 4 (4) 032 RESUMPTION (18)(BF) W Haggas 3 9 7...................................A Farragher (5) 74 5 (7) 1530004 HELIAN (29)(C,A) Alexandra Dunn 5 9 6.................................................H Doyle 76 6 (3) 12 SOURIRE SECRET (13)(G) R Brisland 3 9 1......................................D Keenan 73 7 (2) 3320110 WHOLELOTAFUN (23)(G,S)(P) J S Moore 3 9 1...............Laura Coughlan (5) 76 8 (8) 2233406 FANDABIDOZI (24)(A)(P) M Johnston 3 8 13................................ A Breslin (5) ★82 Star Betting: 7-4 Resumption, 4 Sourire Secret, 6 Berrahri, 7 Basic Beauty, 8 Helian, 12 Cigoli, Fandabidozi, 14 Wholelotafun. 2020: No corresponding meeting. STARFORM: RESUMPTION Danger: Basic beauty 11.50 BETWAY NOVICE STAKES Class 5 5f (6 runners) £3,672 1 (5) 3 CRUNCHIE (14) G Kelleway 3 9 5............................................................ A Kirby 78 2 (6) 06 LITTLE HERCULES (14) M Harris 3 9 5......................................... G Rooke (3) 58 3 (3) -L62335 MICK’S SPIRIT (13) C Allen 3 9 5.........................................................M Dwyer 75 4 (4) 0066 SENNEN (13)(P) M Bosley 3 9 5....................................Elisha Whittington (5) 56 5 (2) 0- CECILIA BEAUX (353) A Carson 3 9 0............................................... W Carson 74 6 (1) 3302235 NOTORIOUSLY RISKY (26)(BF)(P) A Watson 3 9 0...............................H Doyle ★87 Star Betting: Evens Notoriously Risky, 7-4 Crunchie, 7 Mick’s Spirit, 10 Cecilia Beaux, 33 Little Hercules, 50 Sennen. STARFORM: NOTORIOUSLY RISKY Danger: Crunchie 12.20 MANSIONBET EBF CONDITIONS STAKES Class 3 1m (3 runners) £7,731 1 (2) L43-126 INTUITIVE (238)(CD,A)(T,V) S & E Crisford 5 9 11............................J Mitchell 112 2 (1) 5003221 DOCUMENTING (6)(C4,A,G) K Frost 8 9 8..................................... G Rooke (3) ★113 3 (3) 0000403 OSTILIO (6)(D4,G,S)(H,T) A Watson 6 9 4..............................................H Doyle 104 Star Betting: 11-10 Documenting, 6-4 Intuitive, 4 Ostilio. STARFORM: DOCUMENTING Danger: Ostilio 12.55 MANSIONBET BEATEN BY A HEAD HANDICAP Class 5 1m (7 runners) £3,240 1 (6) /32400- LOUGH CUTRA (357)(T*) M Wigham 4 10 2....................................T Hamilton 67 2 (1) 345L433 BRUNEL CHARM (22)(C,A)(P) R Hughes 4 9 10........................... G Rooke (3) 77 3 (2) 213 ENFRANCHISE (31)(BF,D,G) M Johnston 3 9 10.......................... A Breslin (5) 76 4 (4) 3455222 TREVOLLI (4)(BF,S) I Furtado 3 9 10....................................................... A Kirby 77 5 (3) 5023123 BEARWITH (2)(BF,A) B Meehan 3 9 7.....................................................H Doyle 77 6 (7) 1135150 ALCAZAN (22)(C,A) R Teal 3 9 4.................................................. P-L Jamin (3) 78 7 (5) 6645402 VILLEURBANNE (13)(P) L Carter 3 9 1....................................... P J McDonald ★79 Star Betting: 11-4 Trevolli, 3 Bearwith, 4 Enfranchise, 7 Brunel Charm, Lough Cutra, 8 Villeurbanne, 14 Alcazan. STARFORM: ENFRANCHISE Danger: Bearwith 1.30 MANSIONBET BEST ODDS GUARANTEED HANDICAP Class 4 7f (6 runners) £4,590 1 (4) 3411 DUBAI HOPE (41)(D,A)(P) S bin Suroor 3 10 0.......................... C Howarth (7) 89 2 (6) 54014L5 KONDRATIEV WAVE (20)(C,A,S)(P) A Carroll 4 9 10............................H Doyle 87 3 (3) -0001L3 IVASECRET (51)(CD,A) J Butler 3 9 6.................................................J Crowley 90 4 (2) 3160023 SHOOT TO KILL (37)(BF,A,G) R Brisland 4 9 5.................................D Keenan ★91 5 (1) 13-L60L NEFARIOUS (20)(D,A,G) S Dow 5 9 2.............................................. J Duern (3) 81 6 (5) 3552650 CAPPANANTY CON (20)(C3,A,G) M Attwater 7 8 12........................ W Carson 78 Star Betting: 5-6 Dubai Hope, 7-2 Shoot To Kill, 6 Ivasecret, 10 Kondratiev Wave, 12 Cappananty Con, 20 Nefarious. STARFORM: DUBAI HOPE Danger: Nefarious 2.05 BETWAY HANDICAP Class 4 6f (10 runners) £4,590 1 (7) 62L2L43 OUTRAGE (14)(C2,A,G)(B) D & C Kubler 9 9 9.......................... P J McDonald 95 2 (3) -402102 MARKS BEAR (23)(CD,D,A) G L Moore 3 9 7...................... R Clutterbuck (5) 93 3 (5) 0003561 MUSCIKA (15)(D7,A,G,S)(V) D O’Meara 7 9 4....................................J Watson 94 4 (1) 20-1113 TWILIGHT MADNESS (90)(BF,D3,A,G) S Hodgson 3 9 4....................H Doyle 96 5 (9) 1-24101 FAUVETTE (20)(D3,A,S) R Guest 4 9 3................................................... A Kirby 97 6 (10) 1045L60 CONCIERGE (83)(D3,A,G,S) M Attwater 5 9 2.................................. W Carson 90 7 (6) 3130032 THE LAMPLIGHTER (25)(BF,D4,A,G,S)(P,T) G Baker 6 9 2............J Mitchell 96 8 (4) 3402505 COASE (20)(D,S) M Wigham 4 8 9.....................................................T Hamilton ★98 9 (2) 3300-0L HURCLE (237)(A) M Bosley 4 8 5..................................Elisha Whittington (5) 89 10 (8) 0050616 CAMACHESS (6)(CD,D7,A,G,S) P McBride 5 8 3...............................J Haynes 94 Star Betting: 11-4 Fauvette, 4 Marks Bear, 11-2 Twilight Madness, 6 Muscika, 7 Outrage, 8 The Lamplighter, 14 Coase, Camachess, 20 others. STARFORM: TWILIGHT MADNESS Danger: Fauvette 2.40 PLAY 4 TO SCORE AT BETWAY HANDICAP (DIV 1) Class 6 6f (12 runners) £2,700 1 (11) 4030031 MORTY (3)(A,G)(H) D O’Meara 3 9 11(6ex)...........................................J Watson 62 2 (5) 5220056 JULIE JOHNSTON (23)(D2,A,G) J Bridger 3 9 7........................... G Rooke (3) 65 3 (4) -53L5LL SWORD EXCEED (111)(CD3,C,A) R Brisland 7 9 5..........................D Keenan 57 4 (1) 1-LLL00 PHYSICS (28)(CD,D,A)(P,T) M Attwater 5 9 4.................................... W Carson 55 5 (2) 2502000 KNOCKABOUT QUEEN (3)(CD,D5,A,F,G) M Herrington 5 9 3.............. R Tate 69 6 (7) 4323106 PERFECT SYMPHONY (53)(CD2,D2,A,G)(P) M Pattinson 7 9 3.........J Bryan 66 7 (6) 00L5430 TELL’EM NOWT (20)(B,E,T) P McEntee 3 9 2.......................................H Doyle 68 8 (12) 6002554 BERNARD SPIERPOINT (13) C Wallis 4 9 1......................................J Mitchell ★70 9 (3) 466-215 DELLA MARE (221)(D,A) A Carroll 5 9 1..............................Mollie Phillips (5) 67 10 (9) 0066002 BRAZEN ARROW (22)(V) C Dunnett 3 8 12..................................S Cherchi (3) 66 11 (10) 216L30L OCEAN WILDE (24)(G)(V) J Ryan 3 8 12.............................Laura Pearson (3) 62 12 (8) 26300LL MERCERS (162)(C3,D3,A,S)(B) P Butler 7 8 12............... Grace McEntee (5) 56 LONG HANDICAP: Ocean Wilde 8-11, Mercers 8-11. Star Betting: 5-2 Morty, 6 Sword Exceed, Julie Johnston, 7 Della Mare, 8 Perfect Symphony, 10 Brazen Arrow, Tell’em Nowt, Bernard Spierpoint, 16 others. STARFORM: MORTY Danger: Brazen Arrow 3.15 Resumption Crunchie Documenting Bearwith Dubai Hope Fauvette (nap) Sword Exceed Little Sunflower 11.20 11.50 12.20 12.55 1.30 2.05 2.40 3.15 GOING: Standard Sourire Secret Crunchie Documenting Enfranchise Dubai Hope Fauvette Morty Top Boy PLACEPOT FirST SIX RACES TRACKFACTS (Turf) Left-handed course, 1m 4f round with a 3f run-in. There is a straight course of 7f where a high draw is an advantage to grab the rail. (AW) Polytrack surface. Left-handed course, 1m 2f round with a 2f run-in. The draw is of little advantage but a fast start is essential. Stalls today 5f & 1m Outside; Remainder Inside. TOP TRAINERS (with runners) M Johnston 84 winners, (19.9% strike rate), -£0.65, A Watson 78, (21.5%), -£5.33, W Haggas 55, (27.9%), -£21.14, G L Moore 51, (12.1%), -£78.29, R Hughes 40, (12.7%), -£113.53. TOP JOCKEYS (with mounts) Adam Kirby 104 winners, (16.6% strike rate), -£4.67, Hollie Doyle 92, (15.9%), -£9.02, Jim Crowley 46, (22.5%), -£9.44. PLAY 4 TO SCORE AT BETWAY HANDICAP (DIV 2) Class 6 6f (12 runners) £2,700 1 (5) 65L266L BUNGLEDUPINBLUE (28)(CD,A) J R Jenkins 3 9 7...........Laura Pearson (3) ★71 2 (2) 2001403 LITTLE SUNFLOWER (22)(CD,A,G) W Stone 3 9 7..............................H Doyle 65 3 (7) 1404253 JACK RYAN (J42)(D,G,S)(B) J Ryan 4 9 4..........................................D Keenan 64 4 (10) 0L4 PABLO DEL PUEBLO (233) S Dow 3 9 4........................................ J Duern (3) 59 5 (6) 2404560 ROCKESBURY (6)(D2,A,G,S)(V) P McEntee 6 9 3..................... P J McDonald 63 6 (3) 5405006 HARBOUR STORM (48)(D,A) R Brisland 6 9 2........................................ R Tate 66 7 (8) 6500304 ROYAL HEART (20) E Dunlop 3 9 2................................... T Hammer Hansen 66 8 (12) 350000L KRAKA (27)(CD,D3,A,G)(P) C Dunnett 6 9 1...............................S Cherchi (3) 55 9 (9) L026246 MR MONEYPENNY (22)(B) M Attwater 3 8 12................................... W Carson 67 10 (1) 2540442 TOP BOY (29)(D2,A,F,G,S)(P) A Carroll 11 8 12.................................J Watson 66 11 (4) -1200LL KRAZY PAVING (69)(CD2,D7,A,S)(B) O Murphy 9 8 12.. Grace McEntee (5) 48 12 (11) 0006 PYRRHOS (20)(P) T Ward 3 8 12..........................................................J Mitchell 62 LONG HANDICAP: Krazy Paving 8-11, Pyrrhos 8-11. Star Betting: 11-4 Little Sunflower, 9-2 Royal Heart, 5 Harbour Storm, 6 Jack Ryan, 10 Top Boy, 12 Mr Moneypenny, Pyrrhos, 14 Bungledupinblue, 16 others. STARFORM: ROYAL HEART Danger: Little Sunflower DONCASTER 12.30 ICD MEMBERS HANDICAP CHASE Class 3 (15 fences) 2m 3f (4 runners) £5,882 1 -1322LL DINO VELVET (11)(G,S) A King 8 11 10.................................................. A P Heskin 135 2 1544-0P BARTON KNOLL (28)(CD2,D,G) J Mackie 9 11 7.............................Sean Quinlan ★142 3 1631116 NORTHERN BOUND (13)(D,G,S)(P) B Pauling 7 11 4................ Luca Morgan (5) 136 4 21-13LF VALENCE D’AUMONT (27)(G,S) Sue Smith 7 11 0.....................................R Mania 134 Star Betting: 13-8 Dino Velvet, 5-2 Northern Bound, 3 Valence D’Aumont, 5 Barton Knoll. 2020: Barton Knoll 8 11 1, Sean Quinlan 11-2 (J Mackie), 9 ran. STARFORM: DINO VELVET Danger: Valence D’Aumont 1.05 CADBURY FLAKE 99 NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) Class 4 (10 flights) 2m 5f (7 runners) £4,084 1 336-13 BOB’S BAR (31)(G) D McCain 5 11 5.....................................................T Gillard (5) ★129 2 36-1 GENTLEMAN VALLEY (40)(D,G) B Pauling 5 11 5...................... Luca Morgan (5) 112 3 5-35 GODREVY POINT (33) R Bandey 5 10 12..................................................J J Burke 117 4 THAI TERRIER (F42) O Greenall 5 10 12................................................DOUBTFUL — 5 335-P4 TINY TANTRUM (190) L Wadham 5 10 12................................................J Quinlan 112 6 2 ETINCELLE ARTISTE (181) D Skelton 4 10 11.......................... Bridget Andrews — 7 1-1# LYRICAL GENIUS (57)(G) C Longsdon 4 10 11.................................Sean Quinlan — Star Betting: 9-4 Lyrical Genius, 3 Etincelle Artiste, 7-2 Bob’s Bar, 4 Gentleman Valley, 10 Godrevy Point, 16 Tiny Tantrum. 2020: Bobhopeornohope 5 11 5, David Bass Evens Fav (K Bailey), 11 ran. STARFORM: LYRICAL GENIUS Danger: Xxxxxx 1.40 NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) Class 4 (18 fences) 3m (4 runners) £3,594 1 6F2-L12 THE NEWEST ONE (21)(BF,S) N Twiston-Davies 6 11 7.................Mr Z Baker (3) ★133 2 534-L22 HUNTSMANS JOG (31)(S)(V) F O’Brien 7 11 5................................. L Harrison (3) 131 3 P-316P4 THE MACON LUGNATIC (16)(G,S) B Pauling 7 11 2.................. Luca Morgan (5) 117 4 UP-52PL SPIDER’S BITE (48)(G,S)(P,T) A Nicol 9 11 0....................................Sean Quinlan 130 Star Betting: 6-4 The Newest One, 13-8 Huntsmans Jog, 7-2 The Macon Lugnatic, 10 Spider’s Bite. 2020: Enry Iggins 6 11 2, Bryan Carver(3) 14-1 (R Walford), 8 ran. STARFORM: THE NEWEST ONE Danger: Spider’s Bite 2.15 KELLY’S ICE CREAM HANDICAP HURDLE Class 5 (10 flights) 2m 3f (14 runners) £2,342 1 P26-34P ANIGHTINLAMBOURN (58)(S) B Pauling 7 12 0......................... Luca Morgan (5) 107 2 435L0-4 OSCAR CLOUDS (28) N Richards 6 11 13.................................. Mr C Rabbitt (10) 105 3 0-U4U56 LIVING’S BOY AN CO (21)(P) J Wainwright 6 11 12.......... Miss Becky Smith (3) 98 4 3-44302 DEMI SANG (15)(D,S)(P) B Haslam 8 11 12......................................... R McLernon ★121 5 44202-0 CHESS PLAYER (F16)(P*) B Pauling 6 11 7...................................Lilly Pinchin (5) 109 6 -223214 GINGER DU VAL (57)(A,G,S)(H,T) M Rowley 5 11 6.................. Mr B Bromley (7) 110 7 0-0545 TIME FOR TIMONE (158) A Hales 6 11 4.................................................J J Burke 104 8 /1060-0 DARE TO BEGIN (16)(G) Mrs Stella Barclay 6 10 12.......................D McMenamin 103 9 666- SON OF THE SOMME (230) B Ellison 6 10 10..........................................H Brooke 103 10 3LLP2P- REASSURANCE (F28)(B) D Brooke 6 10 6...........................................Craig Nichol 83 11 L-P0055 LUCKY ICON (15)(BF,G)(P) P Kirby 7 10 5............................................... T Dowson 112 12 L02/LP- MISS MALARKY (270)(P,T) J Best & K Jewell 8 10 0....................................J Best — 13 1242335 GRAND ENTERPRISE (3)(C,D,G)(P,T) H Hogarth 11 10 0.....................J Hamilton 109 14 3632000 KEEPER CHRIS (21)(P) D Thompson 7 10 0.................................. A Anderson (5) 120 LONG HANDICAP: Grand Enterprise 9-13, Keeper Chris 9-13. Star Betting: 9-2 Demi Sang, 5 Anightinlambourn, 13-2 Chess Player, 7 Ginger Du Val, 15-2 Oscar Clouds, 8 Time For Timone, 10 Lucky Icon, 12 Grand Enterprise, 14 others. 2020: Jessica Rabbit 6 10 1, Kielan Woods 11-4 Fav (G McPherson), 17 ran. STARFORM: DEMI SANG Danger: Lucky Icon 2.50 WALLS CLASSIC HANDICAP HURDLE Class 4 (11 flights) 3m (8 runners) £3,159 1 4456/6- WEMYSS POINT (F17)(G,S)(B) P Kirby 9 12 0......................................... T Dowson 104 2 041-152 PARICOLOR (14)(G,S)(B,T) D Pipe 5 12 0...........................................P Armson (7) 122 3 4311-2 MOON KING (31)(BF,A,S)(P,T) C Longsdon 5 11 12.........................Sean Quinlan 122 4 4L-132U STARSKY (15)(BF,S)(P) D Skelton 7 11 8........................................Mr T Durrell (7) 123 5 F0631- GROOVEUR (240)(G) A Ralph 5 11 4.................................................. J Tidball (10) 120 6 6312L3/ TIKK TOCK BOOM (715)(G) I Williams 9 11 2........................................C Todd (3) — 7 6L0-3L4 MANNING ESTATE (11)(CD,C,G)(P) O Sherwood 7 11 2.................A Jordan (10) 124 8 2214341 WHITE WALKER (7)(G)(T) G Hanmer 6 10 1........................... Tabitha Worsley (5) ★126 Star Betting: 10-3 White Walker, 7-2 Moon King, 4 Starsky, 9-2 Paricolor, 8 Grooveur, 10 Manning Estate, 14 Wemyss Point, Tikk Tock Boom. 2020: No corresponding race. STARFORM: MOON KING Danger: White Walker 3.25 Valence D’Aumont Gentleman Valley The Newest One Lucky Icon White Walker Brelan D’As 12.30 1.05 1.40 2.15 2.50 3.25 GOING: Good PLACEPOT FirST SIX RACES STAR TIP Barton Knoll Gentleman Valley The Macon Lugnatic Son Of The Somme Moon King (nap) Slanelough EEAZY COMBO HANDICAP CHASE Class 3 (12 fences) 2m (3 runners) £5,882 1 F61-132 SLANELOUGH (27)(D2,G,S) R Dobbin 9 11 11....................................Craig Nichol 131 2 112121L SIR TIVO (35)(D2,G,S)(T) G Hanmer 7 11 6............................................R T Dunne 129 3 5L6LL11 BRELAN D’AS (8)(D2,G,S) B Haslam 10 11 0...................................... R McLernon ★134 Star Betting: 4-5 Brelan D’As, 15-8 Slanelough, 5 Sir Tivo. 2020: Carolines Charm 6 11 7, Robbie Dunne 4-1 (N Mulholland), 8 ran. STARFORM: SLANELOUGH Danger: Brelan D’As WHO’S HOT, WHo’s not TERRIFIC TRAINERS: (Most wins last 14 days) D Skelton 14; F O’Brien 12; P Nicholls 11; D McCain 10; N Twiston-Davies 10; O Murphy 9; P Hobbs 7; A King 6; C Appleby 6. SUFFERING STABLES: (Runners since last win) P Butler 123; M & D Easterby 80; R Carr 70; L Carter 49; J Bridger 49; S Dow 44; O Greenall 43. HOT JOCKS: (Most wins last 14 days) Brian Hughes 12; Harry Skelton 11; Sam Twiston-Davies 10; Sean Bowen 7; Paddy Brennan 7; David Probert 6; Jonathan Burke 6. RIDE OUT OF LUCK: (Rides since last win) Charlie Bennett 55; Dougie Costello 54; James Sullivan 49; Phillip Armson 44; Laura Pearson 41. WIND SURGERY CHELMSFORD: Simulation Theory (6.45), Eventful (7.15). DONCASTER: Etincelle Artiste (1.05), Time For Timone (2.15). LINGFIELD: Cecilia Beaux (11.50). NEWBURY: Phoenix Way (2.25). HEAVEY’S NAP FAUVETTE (2.05 Lingfield) bolted up when returning to the sand on her latest start and should be up to defying the rise in the weights. STARFORM TREBLE Nap – MOON KING (2.50 Doncaster) Nb – BOOTHILL (1.50 Newbury) Trb – PAISLEY PARK (3.00 Newbury) MAGIC COMBINATIONS DONCASTER: Charlie Todd rides 2.50 Tikk Tock Boom for I Williams, previous combinations 5 wins from 14 mounts 36% strike rate at course. NEWBURY: Harry Bannister rides 12.40 Millers Bank for A Hales, previous combinations 3 wins from 5 mounts 60% strike rate at course. Bryony Frost rides 2.25 Amour de Nuit for P Nicholls, previous combinations 4 wins from 19 mounts 21% strike rate at course. NEW QUARTERS HORSES having their first runs for new trainers. CHELMSFORD: 4.15 Shahnaz (A Murphy to K Tutty), 4.45 Eklil (Owen Burrows to R Guest), 6.45 Thapa VC (Sir M Prescott to M Rimell), 7.15 Central City (I Williams to G Kelleway). DONCASTER: 1.05 Etincelle Artiste (Donnchadh Doyle to D Skelton), 1.05 Thai Terrier (M Johnston to O Greenall), 2.15 Miss Malarky (L Jewell to J Best & K Jewell). LINGFIELD: 11.20 Berrahri (J Best to J Best & K Jewell), 11.50 Cecilia Beaux (J & T Gosden to A Carson), 11.50 Notoriously Risky (J A Stack to A Watson), 12.55 Lough Cutra (J F Levins to M Wigham), 1.30 Shoot To Kill (G Scott to R Brisland), 2.40 Julie Johnston (P Evans to J Bridger). NEWBURY: 3.35 Skandiburg (J Snowden to Charlotte Fuller). VICAR punt ■■ by JASON HEAVEY mORNING VICAR could be the answer to punters’ prayers at Newbury today. Nicky Henderson’s slick-jumping eight-year-old has a serious engine when he is on top of his game. The ground is key as Morning Vicar relishes a decent surface – and he has got that today thanks to the continuing dry spell. He is preferred to northern raider Gaelik Coast in the competitive Get Your Ladbrokes £1 Free Bet Today Handicap Chase (2.25). PAISLEY PARK (3.00) will wear cheekpieces in a bid to spark a revival in fortunes. Whether they work or not, he should still win the Grade Two Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle. He can gain h is revenge on Wetherby conqueror Indefatigable with a decent turnaround in the weights and may end up going off a decent price as he was ■ TOP OF THE MORNING: Morning Vicar will enjoy the good ground at Newbury today

from newbury on ITV3 is heavenly Douvan’s brother JONBON (1.15). The horse cost JP McManus £570,000 and he looked the real deal when winning a bumper at the Berkshire track last season. He should not have too much trouble making a winning hurdling debut. FIFTY BALL (1.50) is taken to give drifting in the market yesterday. Jamie and Gary Moore yet another Thomas Darby is a threat, while winner in the novice handicap chase. conditions will also suit Lisnagar Oscar. It’s a big day for Aidan Coleman who rides Paisley Park and also deputises for the injured Nico de Boinville on He jumped and travelled well on his fencing debut at Sandown and should come on for the run. EYEOFTHESCORPION (3.35) catches the eye in the lucky last. Hendo chaser should rule 12.10 DS1ST NEWBURY ITV3: 1.15 to 3.35 JASON HEAVEY LADBROKES NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) Class 3 (10f) 2m 4f 118yds (6 runners) £5,991 1 123-1 STAGE STAR (31)(G,S) P Nicholls 5 11 4................................................. H Cobden 138 2 2225-1D UNANSWERED PRAYERS (21)(S) C Gordon 5 11 4................................T Cannon 125 3 /1303-2 BUMPY JOHNSON (22)(S)(P*) D Pipe 5 10 12.................................. T Scudamore ★139 4 45-P4 LE GRAND LION (13) B Pauling 5 10 12........................................................D Bass 121 5 456L PADDY HUSSEYS TAXI (15)(H) N Mulholland 5 10 12...............S Twiston-Davies 100 6 1# KINCARDINE (185)(S) N Henderson 4 10 11..............................................J Bowen — Star Betting: 5-4 Stage Star, 5-2 Kincardine, 4 Bumpy Johnson, 7 Unanswered Prayers, 20 Le Grand Lion, 50 Paddy Husseys Taxi. STARFORM: STAGE STAR Danger: Kincardine 12.40 LADBROKES NOVICES’ CHASE (GRADE 2) (GBB RACE) Class 1 (16 fences) 2m 4f (4 runners) £28,475 1 15533-1 TEA CLIPPER (48)(G,S) T Lacey 6 11 7................................................ S Sheppard 157 2 L1213-1 MILLERS BANK (26)(D,G,S) A Hales 7 11 2.........................................H Bannister 155 3 2F424-1 PIC D’ORHY (41)(G)(T) P Nicholls 6 11 2.................................................. H Cobden ★163 4 11220-1 NASSALAM (27)(S) G L Moore 4 10 7................................................. Jamie Moore 149 Star Betting: 9-4 Millers Bank, 11-4 Nassalam, Tea Clipper, 3 Pic D’Orhy. 2020: Caribean Boy 6 11 1, Daryl Jacob 10-3 (N Henderson), 3 ran. STARFORM: NASSALAM Danger: Millers Bank 1.15 LADBROKES MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) Class 3 (8 flights) 2m (8 runners) £5,991 1 34-4 ANGE ENDORMI (26) B Pauling 5 11 4........................................ D Bass 80 2 23 BOOMBAWN (22) D Skelton 4 11 4....................................H Skelton 125 3 10- CHARLIE’S GLANCE (230)(G)(T) Andrew Martin 5 11 4................... Mr J Martin (7) — 4 211-2 GOOD RISK AT ALL (23)(BF,G,S) S Thomas 5 11 4......................S Twiston-Davies ★126 5 0 ISLAND RUN (19) P Hobbs 4 11 4..................................T J O’Brien — 6 /0400- JACK’S A LEGEND (230) A Jones 6 11 4..................................... T Bellamy — 7 11- JONBON (244)(G) N Henderson 5 11 4........................... A Coleman — 8 L LEADING MAN (25)(H*) P Webber 4 11 4................................Page Fuller — Star Betting: 4-9 Jonbon, 11-4 Good Risk At All, 10 Boombawn, 16 Charlie’s Glance, 50 Ange Endormi, Jack’s A Legend, Island Run, 150 Leading Man. 2020: My Drogo 5 11 0, Harry Skelton 10-3 (D Skelton), 9 ran. STARFORM Jonbon 5-6fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway to challenge turning for home, ridden to lead over 2f out, quickened clear final furlong, won at Newbury 2m NH flat (3) gs in Mar beating Flying Demon (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran. Boombawn 14-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, pushed along 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Silent Revolution (10-12) at Newbury 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd. Good Risk At All 1-3fav (11-4) Led, wandered and bumped rivals 2nd, headed before 2 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd between last 2, not much room on rail soon after, ridden and went 2nd again soon after, not fluent last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Hardkore (11-4) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft. STARFORM: JONBON Danger: Boombawn 1.50 LADBROKES DAILY ODDS BOOSTS CHASE (GBB RACE) Class 3 (13 fences) 2m (7 runners) £10,406 1 5040-2 SOLO (27)(G)(T) P Nicholls 5 11 8.................................. H Cobden 138 2 /1304- MISTER COFFEY (231)(BF,G,S)(H) N Henderson 6 11 7............................... J Bowen — 3 21/1-3 BOOTHILL (27)(BF,G) H Fry 6 11 5..............................S Twiston-Davies — 4 1120-3 FIFTY BALL (19)(G,S) G L Moore 6 11 4............................Jamie Moore ★150 5 2P21-R CASCOVA (7)(G) N Henderson 6 11 1................................D Jacob — 6 52/16- L’HOMME PRESSE (216)(G) V Williams 6 10 11............................... C Deutsch — 7 331223 NOT AVAILABLE (23)(G)(P,T) M Sheppard 6 10 10......................... S Sheppard 147 Star Betting: 13-8 Boothill, 4 Mister Coffey, Solo, 5 Fifty Ball, 10 L’Homme Presse, 16 Not Available, 20 Cascova. 2020: Elusive Belle 6 11 6, Mr Sam Waley-Cohen(3) 13-2 (N Henderson), 8 ran. STARFORM Boothill 5-2fav (11-3) Chased leaders on inside, led 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed next, headed before last, disputing well held 2nd run-in, no chance with winner, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Soaring Glory (11-11) at Ascot 2m Listed hcp hdl (1) sft in Oct. Fifty Ball 3-1 (11-8) Took keen hold, held up in rear on outside, closed from 10th, 2 lengths 2nd when slow last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Minella Trump (11-8) at Sandown 2m 4f nov Limited hcap ch (3) gs. Mister Coffey 6-1fav (10-13) Chased leaders on inside, mistake and lost some places 4th, 9th final bend, not clear run before 2 out, not clear run and switched right before last, ran on well flat, went 4th close home, 4th of 22, 5l behind Tronador (10-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gs in Apr. Solo 8-1 (11-0) Held up in 5th out wide early, good headway on inside tracking leaders 10th, 2nd going well before 2 out, led before last, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, veered badly left bumped winner and headed final strides, 2nd of 7, ns behind Nassalam (10-12) at Ascot 2m 3f Novice Limited Handicap Chase (4yo+) (3) sft in Oct. L’Homme Presse 13-2 (10-7) Raced wide, chased leader until pushed along before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 12, 13l behind Scaramanga (11-9) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Apr. STARFORM: BOOTHILL Danger: Fifty Ball 2.25 Kincardine Millers Bank (nb) Jonbon Fifty Ball Morning Vicar Paisley Park Eyeofthescorpion 12.10 12.40 1.15 1.50 2.25 3.00 3.35 STAR TIP Stage Star Nassalam Boombawn Boothill Phoenix Way Lisnagar Oscar Drumlee Watar GOING: Good to Soft-Good in places jackpot and PLACEPOT FirST SIX RACES LADBROKES HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) Class 2 (16 fences) 2m 4f (9 runners) £26,015 1 F44L-4 FANION D’ESTRUVAL (33)(C,G,S) V Williams 6 11 12............................... C Deutsch ★159 2 11L-L3 UMBRIGADO (16)(CD,G,S)(P,T) D Pipe 7 11 7..................................... DOUBTFUL 155 3 1/1P4- PHOENIX WAY (232)(G,S)(T) H Fry 8 11 5........................................ A Coleman 151 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 53 4 2PL1-4 ERITAGE (205)(BF,G) P Nicholls 7 11 3.................................. H Cobden 153 5 130-21 GAELIK COAST (27)(D2,G,S) D McCain 7 11 3....................................B Hughes 152 6 100U1- MORNING VICAR (217)(CD,D,G,S) N Henderson 8 11 1............................... J Bowen 153 7 FL1011 NEVILLE’S CROSS (17)(D,F,G) T Lacey 6 10 12................................. S Sheppard 155 8 4500-3 AMOUR DE NUIT (48)(D,F,G,S) P Nicholls 9 10 12........................... Bryony Frost — 9 P21-14 COLORADO DOC (29)(D2,G,S)(H) D Brace 10 10 9...................................... C Brace 153 10 2640L2 DUE REWARD (18)(G)(T) C Longsdon 8 10 6...........................Paul O’Brien 157 Star Betting: 3 Fanion D’estruval, 5 Umbrigado, 11-2 Phoenix Way, 7 Morning Vicar, 8 Neville’s Cross, Eritage, 10 Gaelik Coast, Amour de Nuit, 16 others. 2020: Clondaw Castle 8 11 8, Jonathan Burke 11-2 (T R George), 10 ran. STARFORM Phoenix Way 28-1 (11-4) Held up in last, not fluent 12th, went 4th when not fluent 2 out, no impression on leaders, 4th of 7, 14l behind Protektorat (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f nov chs G1 (1) gs in Apr. Morning Vicar 7-4fav (11-7) Made all, untidy 4 out, ridden before last, went clear run-in, won going away, won at Perth 2m 4f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr beating Fire Away (11-3) by 8l, 4 ran. Fanion D’estruval 8-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, pushed along in last after 8th, behind 4 out, tailed off 3 out, ran on flat, finished strongly and took 4th towards finish, 4th of 8, 4l behind Allmankind (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f ltd hcp chs Grd 2 (1) gd in Oct. Umbrigado 22-1 (11-10) Hampered start, in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to go 3rd approaching last, 3rd of 12, 17l behind Hunters Call (11-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs. STARFORM: PHOENIX WAY Danger: Morning Vicar 3.00 LADBROKES LONG DISTANCE HURDLE (GRD 2) (GBB RACE) Class 1 (12 flights) 3m (6 runners) £34,170 1 213P-3 PAISLEY PARK (27)(BF,CD,D6,G,S)(P*) E Lavelle 9 11 6.................................. A Coleman ★170 2 21365- ON THE BLIND SIDE (216)(D,G,S)(P) N Henderson 9 11 4............................... J Bowen 162 3 02F0-3 LISNAGAR OSCAR (20)(D2,G,S) R Curtis 8 11 0.......................................A Wedge 169 4 3303-4 THOMAS DARBY (27)(G,S)(T*) O Murphy 8 11 0....................................S Bowen 168 5 L402-1 INDEFATIGABLE (27)(D,G,S) P Webber 8 10 13...................................D Jacob 162 6 24F1-1 MRS MILNER (47)(D,G,S)(T) P Nolan (IRE) 6 10 11........................B J Cooper 159 Star Betting: 7-4 Paisley Park, 7-2 Indefatigable, 5 Thomas Darby, 6 Lisnagar Oscar, Mrs Milner, 10 On The Blind Side. 2020: Thyme Hill 6 11 3, Richard Johnson 7-2 (P Hobbs), 10 ran. STARFORM Paisley Park 11-4fav (11-6) Chased leaders, pushed along, outpaced and lost position after 4 out, ridden and stayed on from 2 out, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Indefatigable (10-7) at Wetherby 3m hdl G2 (1) gs in Oct. Thomas Darby 4-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 6th, ridden before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 12l behind Indefatigable (10-7) at Wetherby 3m hdl G2 (1) gs in Oct. Indefatigable 5-1 (10-7) Rear mid-division, closed up before 7th, tracked leader before 4 out, pushed along and led before last, ridden out run-in, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 3m hdl G2 (1) gs in Oct beating Proschema (11-0) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran. Lisnagar Oscar 10-1 (11-0) Held up behind leaders on outside, outpaced after 2 out, kept on flat, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Brewin’upastorm (11-6) at Aintree 2m 4f hdl (2) gs. STARFORM: PAISLEY PARK Danger: Thomas Derby 3.35 LADBROKES HANDICAP HURDLE (GBB RACE) Class 2 (12 flights) 3m (15 runners) £18,210 1 /L32-5 SKANDIBURG (195)(D,G,S)(T) Charlotte Fuller 7 11 12.....................Page Fuller 146 2 41F31- FLEMCARA (242)(D2,G,S)(T) E Lavelle 9 11 8.................................... T Bellamy 140 3 /P30-L SLATE HOUSE (27)(G,S)(T) C Tizzard 9 11 7.................................. B J Powell 110 4 211-P0 SHANNON BRIDGE (13)(S) D Skelton 8 11 7....................................H Skelton 146 5 11310- THE COB (252)(D,S) B Pauling 7 11 6........................................ D Bass 143 6 PP03-0 SAINT SONNET (35)(G,S)(B*,T) P Nicholls 6 11 6.................................. H Cobden 146 7 3301-6 POLISH (22)(BF,CD,G)(P*) F O’Brien 6 11 5...................................... C Brace 141 8 2L-122 DOLPHIN SQUARE (17)(D,G,S)(P) P Hobbs 7 11 4........................ Mr D Maxwell (3) 147 9 11131P DRUMLEE WATAR (35)(D,G,S)(P,T) W Greatrex 8 10 12............................ C Quinn (7) 142 103U31L2 UMNDENI (18)(G)(P) P Hobbs 7 10 11..................................B R Jones 145 11 4511-3 ONE FOR YOU (22)(G,S)(T) P Hobbs 6 10 7.................................. T J O’Brien 144 12 L5-231 ALRIGHTJACK (21)(G,S) J Snowden 7 10 7...............................G Sheehan 143 13 2-1242 EYEOFTHESCORPION (29)(G)(P) F O’Brien 7 10 6.................................. P Brennan ★149 146P0004 FORTUNE STREET (19)(B,T) P Nolan (IRE) 8 10 5..........................B J Cooper 137 15 3541-1 CERTAINLY RED (31)(D,G) Mrs L Richards 7 10 4.......................M Goldstein 143 Star Betting: 5 Eyeofthescorpion, 7 One For You, Dolphin Square, 8 Certainly Red, 10 Polish, Saint Sonnet, Umndeni, 12 Alrightjack, Flemcara, 14 others. 2020: Hill Sixteen 7 10 4, Sam Twiston-Davies 11-10 Fav (N Twiston-Davies), 12 ran. STARFORM Polish 5-2fav (11-5) Prominent, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Stoney Mountain (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd. Eyeofthescorpion 9-2 (10-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, rallied going well approaching next, went 2nd after 2 out, every chance last, found no extra run-in, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Take Your Time (10-11) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Oct. Dolphin Square 5-1 (11-8) In rear in touch, headway into 4th after 3 out, ridden and pressed leaders before 2 out, took 2nd run-in, closing on winner at finish but always held, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Khan (10-1) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs. One For You 11-2 (10-5) Midfield, ridden 3 out, headway 2 out, with leaders last, no extra, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Stoney Mountain (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd. STARFORM: POLISH Danger: Eyeofthescorpion

54 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 Nico ‘sore’ after gallops tumble NICO DE BOINVILLE last night played down reports he had suffered broken ribs in a schooling accident yesterday morning. The jockey (below) had been due to partner Nicky Henderson’s highly touted Jonbon when Douvan’s full brother makes his obstacles debut at Newbury tday. But he was ruled out of taking the ride after a gallops fall at Seven Barrows. “We are pretty sure it is broken ribs,” reported Henderson yesterday. “It is cruel before a weekend like ■■ by DAVID YATES this, which is pretty important. “The timing is horrible and we are just going to have to juggle everything around.” But after consultation with medical staff, de Boinville said last night: “It’s just a bit of soreness – there really is not much to say.” Aidan Coleman will stand in for de Boinville on Jonbon, who was purchased for £570,000 by JP McManus after a 15-length success in a point-to-point at Dromahane, Co Cork. SOCCERBETTINGHOTLINE We’vebeenfindingwinnersfor30years WinnersintheUK,EuropeandAustralia Atleastthreebankersandnapseveryweek Cal09057570145 Calswilcost£1perminuteplusyourtelephonecompany’snetworkaccesscharge.LinesupdatedTuesday, Wednesday,FridayandSaturdayfrom1pm.ServiceProvider:Spoke.Helpdesk03332023390. CHELMSFORD 4.15 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS LINGFIELD 12.15: 1, MALINAS ISLAND (K Brogan 11-2); 2, Freethinker (14-1); 3, Imphal (2-1 fav). 3 1 /4l, 3 /4l. 13 ran. N Mulholland. Tote: £6.50; pl £2.00, £3.10, £1.30. Exacta: £64.00. Tricast: £209.31. Trifecta: £276.50. CSF: £71.05. NR: King Cool, Timely Gift. 12.45: 1, MOVETHECHAINS (Jamie Moore 10-11 fav); 2, Getastar (28-1); 3, Bretney (5-1). 20l, 4 1 /2l. 11 ran. G L Moore. Tote: £1.91; pl £1.10, £4.10, £1.90. Exacta: £24.80. Tricast: £102.27. Trifecta: £99.10. CSF: £34.96. NR: Allsfineandandy. 1.15: 1, DREAM DU GRAND VAL (J Bowen 4-1); 2, Celestial Force (5-4 fav); 3, San Pedro De Senam (5-2). 4 1 /2l, 1 1 /4l. 6 ran. A Irvine. Tote: £5.30; pl £2.10, £1.10. Exacta: £10.80. Trifecta: £28.00. CSF: £9.26. NR: Secret Secret. 1.45: 1, SHERBORNE (B J Powell 7-2 jtfav); 2, Duke Of Rockingham (7-2 jtfav); 3, Rock Of Fame (50-1); 4, Crossing The Bar (14-1). nk, 1 3 /4l, 4 1 /4l. 17 ran. C Tizzard. Tote: £4.60; pl £1.60, £1.80, £9.70. Exacta: £25.50. Trifecta: £596.60. CSF: £16.61. 2.17: 1, SEVEN NO TRUMPS (H Skelton 14-1); 2, Honorary Colonel (16- 1); 3, Get Your Own (13-2). 3-1 fav Dorking Lad. 4 1 /4l, 1 /2l. 13 ran. D Skelton. Tote: £15.00; pl £4.00, £4.40, £2.60. Exacta: £197.90. Tricast: £1604.08. Trifecta: £1990.80. CSF: £202.47. 2.47: 1, RUSSIAN RUMOUR (H Bannister 11-2); 2, Speech Bubble (15-8 fav); 3, The Trampolinist (22-1). 2 1 /4l, 5 1 /2l. 11 ran. J Portman. Tote: £6.50; pl £1.70, £1.30, £4.60. Exacta: £20.70. Trifecta: £265.90. CSF: £16.26. 3.17: 1, GALLIC GEORDIE (R T DS1ST TRACKFACTS Left-handed Polytrack of just over a mile in circumference. There are chutes at the 7f and 1m starts. The run-in is 2f. Draw advantage: Little effect. Stalls today 6f Centre; Remainder Inside. TOP TRAINERS (with runners) M Johnston 81 winners, (16.6% strike rate), -£56.17, M Appleby 67, (11.2%), -£139.82, J & T Gosden 63, (23.9%), -£54.33. TOP JOCKEYS (with mounts) Luke Morris 76 winners, (9.4% strike rate), -£2.00, Robert Havlin 49, (15.0%), -£2.00, Callum Shepherd 49, (14.1%), -£1.00, David Probert 39, (9.7%), -£3.00. RACING WELFARE NURSERY Class 5 2YO 7f (16 runners) £2,862 1 (13) 4231 BAILEYSGUTFEELING (52)(D,S) K P De Foy 9 8............D Probert 78 2 (7) 233L RIVER PRIDE (28) R Hannon 9 7......................................S M Levey 82 3 (2) 014 LIGHTENING GESTURE (143)(BF,D,G) K Burke 9 7............. C Lee 75 4 (10) 1030 BRILLIANT NEWS (37)(S)(B*) R Hughes 9 6................ T Heard (5) 80 5 (16) 213L DEVASBOY (36)(D,G) M Johnston 9 6...................O Stammers (5) 81 6 (3) 041L OCTOPHOBIA (34)(D,S) A Keatley 9 6........................... L Edmunds 78 7 (1) 0630 KENNET (20)(BF) J & T Gosden 9 6.....................................R Havlin 80 8 (8) 4000 BOONDOGGLE (32)(A) M Johnston 9 4...................................J Hart ★84 9 (12) 4243 SMILING SUNFLOWER (28)(H,T*) J Best & K Jewell 9 3...R Winston 80 10 (5) 0356 RAYDOUN (32) R Fell 9 2.............................................M Crehan (3) 83 11 (4) 1420 HOLLOW STEEL (42)(D,G,S)(P) Alice Haynes 9 1.............K O’Neill 82 12 (9) 605 SHAHNAZ (37) K Tutty 9 0............................................... JP Sullivan 79 13 (15) 0045 BUACHAILL (20) M Channon 9 0.................................. Rossa Ryan 74 14 (6) LL6 APPEARING (29) D Menuisier 9 0................................ R Kingscote 78 15 (11) 602 INVASIVE (17)(P*) W Haggas 8 13.................................T Marquand 80 16 (14) 0500 CLIPSHAM GOLD (21) M Appleby 8 8..........................F Larson (7) 80 Star Betting: 5 Baileysgutfeeling, 11-2 Lightening Gesture, 6 Kennet, 7 Invasive, 10 Smiling Sunflower, 12 others. 2020: No corresponding race. STARFORM: KENNET Danger: Invasive 4.45 CAZAAR.CO.UK NOVICE STAKES (GBB RACE) Class 5 2YO 6f (9 runners) £3,510 1 (4) 12 FORCA BRASIL (25)(G) G Boughey 9 9........................ Rossa Ryan ★85 2 (9) LL BANG ON THE BELL (32)(B*) J R Jenkins 9 2................. M Ghiani 49 3 (6) LL EKLIL (57) R Guest 9 2................................................... C Shepherd 73 4 (3) 0 GUITAR (28) R Hannon 9 2................................................S M Levey 31 5 (7) JUSTJAMIE R Cowell 9 2..................................................... L Morris — 6 (1) 54 MARITIME RULES (13) R Hannon 9 2..........................T Marquand 83 7 (8) 0 MAWINGO (13) R Guest 9 2...............................................D Probert 58 8 (2) NAFEE J Chapple-Hyam 9 2......................................................R Tart — 9 (5) 3 PASTEL POWER (18)(T) Sir M Stoute 9 2................... R Kingscote 84 Star Betting: 7-4 Pastel Power, 2 Forca Brasil, 3 Maritime Rules, 14 Justjamie, 20 Nafee, Guitar, 25 Mawingo, 33 others. 2020: Ahlawi 9 5, James Doyle 2-13 Fav (H Palmer), drawn (5), 6 ran. STARFORM Pastel Power 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from over 1f out when edged left, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Dark Swansong (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5). Forca Brasil 11-8 (9-9) Tracked leader and keen early, ridden and asked for effort at 2f, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leader, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Al Barez (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo nov stks (5). Maritime Rules 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to press leader over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 1l behind Botanist (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo nov stks (4). Justjamie Sir Percy gelding out of Slewtoo. Guitar 28-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 28l behind Filistine (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Oct. STARFORM: PASTEL POWER Danger: Forca Brasil 5.15 Dunne 7-2); 2, Valentine’s Turf (11-2); 3, Guguss Collonges (3-1 fav). 2 1 /4l, 3 3 /4l. 9 ran. S Drinkwater. Tote: £4.60; pl £1.70, £2.00, £1.50. Exacta: £27.90. Tricast: £63.46. Trifecta: £123.70. CSF: £23.44. JACKPOT: Not won, pool of £117,773.88 carried over. QUADPOT: £34.10 PLACEPOT: £54.50 TAUNTON 12.55: 1, EARTH COMPANY (Sean Houlihan 3-1); 2, Gala De Corton (10-3); 3, Jay Jay Reilly (6-4 fav). 7 1 /2l, 2 1 /2l. 7 ran. P Hobbs. Tote: £4.00; pl £1.80, £2.00. Exacta: £13.20. Trifecta: £27.10. CSF: £13.50. 1.25: 1, NELSONS ROCK (H Kimber evens fav); 2, Young O’leary (17-2); 3, Aeronisi (11-1). 3 /4l, nk. 6 ran. C Tizzard. Tote: £2.00; pl £1.20, £3.20. Exacta: £8.10. Trifecta: £58.20. CSF: £9.82. 1.55: 1, ROQUE IT (H Cobden 2-1 fav); 2, Caspers Court (5-2); 3, Eragon De Chanay (7-2). 9l, 5 1 /2l. 5 ran. P Nicholls. Tote: £3.00; pl £1.40, £1.60. Exacta: £7.40. Trifecta: £19.80. CSF: £7.69. 2.25: 1, AN TAILLIUR (Jonjo O’Neill Jr 9-2); 2, Dargiannini (11-4); 3, Guernesey (5-2 fav). nk, nk. 7 ran. Jonjo O’Neill. Tote: £5.50; pl £2.40, £1.90. Exacta: £18.70. Trifecta: £32.00. CSF: £16.30. 2.55: 1, MISTER ROBBO (R Patrick 5-1); 2, Kiera Royale (2-1 fav); 3, Go Pharisee Flyer (10-3). 2 1 /2l, 5 1 /2l. 5 ran. D Faulkner. Tote: £6.00; pl £2.10, £1.30. Exacta: £14.80. Trifecta: £44.60. CSF: £15.55. NR: Duc Kauto, Marilyn Monroe. 3.25: 1, KENDELU (K Buckley 15-2); 2, Independence (18-1); 3, Poet’s SPORTWORD ACROSS 1. Mike ....., wing; 1984 New Zealand Test debutant against Australia (5) 4 and 17 Down. 2021-22 Austrian Bundesliga club coached by Christian Ilzer (5,4) 7. Arsenal technical director (3) 8. Mark ....., West Ham midfielder whose senior debut was in 2004 (5) 9 and 22 Across. Spain and Espanyol midfielder (5,5) 10. Joe ...., England Test cricket captain (4) 11 and 2 Down. 1991-93 Nigeria and 1985-91 Sunderland defender (6,7) 14. Efrain ......, 2009-12 Mexico and 2010-12 Celtic defender (6) 15. Eoin ...., 1988-92 Huddersfield boss (4) 18. Joe ....., Spurs defender (5) 20. Chris ....., 2005-14 Warrington wing (5) 21. British athletics body (1,1,1) 22. See 9 Across. 23. Nuwan ....., Sri Lanka bowler; first to take a hat-trick off his first three balls in a Test (5) EBF NOVICE STAKES (GBB RACE) Class 4 2YO 1m (11 runners) £5,400 1 (2) 41 ANATOMIC (18)(A) Sir M Prescott 9 9................................. L Morris 79 2 (11) 533 ARMY GENERAL (20)(P*,T*) J & T Gosden 9 2..................R Havlin 86 3 (9) 4 DEAUVILLE LEGEND (85) J Ferguson 9 2......................D Muscutt 79 4 (4) 5 FARHH POINT (28) Tom Clover 9 2................................ DOUBTFUL 76 5 (3) 5 FLASH MOB (32) M Johnston 9 2........................................C Fallon 62 6 (1) 0L FRANCESI (34) S P C Woods 9 2..................................T Marquand 85 7 (6) 03 SPEYCASTER (60) R Beckett 9 2.......................................R Hornby ★89 8 (10) 5 SUPER LOVER (37) A King 9 2........................................... M Harley 76 9 (7) 0L TOM HAZELGROVE (3) P McEntee 9 2......................... T Heard (5) 42 10 (5) WESTERN WRITER C Appleby 9 2...................................R Winston — 11 (8) 6 JELLY BABY (25)(T) J Osborne 8 11..........................S Osborne (5) 73 Star Betting: 11-4 Western Writer, 3 Anatomic, 4 Army General, 6 Speycaster, 8 Francesi, 10 Deauville Legend, 16 others. 2020: No corresponding race. STARFORM down 1 and 12 Down. Northern Ireland and Liverpool defender (5,7) 2. See 11 Across. 3. Dwayne ...., former Wales, Scarlets, Bristol and Sale Sharks scrum-half (4) 4. Luis ......, Uruguay, Atletico Madrid and 2011-14 Liverpool striker; 2013-14 FWA Footballer of the Year (6) 5. Ian ..., 1963-69 Arsenal defender (3) 6. Martyn ....., England Test opener who hit 99 against New Zealand in Auckland in 1988 (5) 12. See 1 Down. 13. Egan ......, Colombian cyclist; 2019 Tour de France winner (6) 14. Vassiliy ....., 1999-2003 IBF Cruiserweight champion (5) 16. Kazimierz ....., 1968-78 Poland and 1978-81 Manchester City midfielder (5) 17. See 4 Across. 19. Lottie ..., five times Wimbledon ladies’ singles tennis championship winner (3) Call 0907 181 2622 for today’s solution. Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390. Turn to Page 57 for yesterday’s answers. GOING: Standard PLACEPOT FirST SIX RACES Deauville Legend 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, stayed on one paced, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind New Kingdom (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gf in Sep. Super Lover 40-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 7l behind Bay Of Honour (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Oct. Anatomic 9-2 (9-5) Made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) beating Aasser (9-5) by 1l, 12 ran. Army General 13-2 (9-2) Held up, ridden and switched right at 2f, kept on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Nations Pride (9-2) at Chelmsford 1m 2f cond stks (2) pol. Speycaster 22-1 (9-2) Held up and niggled along early, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, ran on from well over 1f out, closed well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sheer Rocks (9-5) at Bath 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gf in Sep. Francesi 13-2 (9-2) In rear, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ran on final 100 yards, never nearer, last of 3, 1l behind Windseeker (9-2) at Chelmsford 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Oct. STARFORM: DEAUVILLE LEGEND Danger: Super Lover 5.45 HANDICAP Class 6 1m (15 runners) £2,322 1 (5) L200 MAYKIR (24)(D5,A,S) J R Jenkins 5 9 8............................ M Ghiani 65 2 (7) 5/04 IL PESCATORE (30) K P De Foy 4 9 7..............................D Probert 64 3 (4) 3212 CHILLSEA (25)(BF,A) T Ward 3 9 6...............................T Marquand 71 4 (13) 1L00 POWER ON (34)(C,A) J Butler 3 9 6.................................D Muscutt 71 5 (6) 6LL0 ARSONIST (13)(G) Joe Ponting 3 9 5..................................K O’Neill 66 6 (11) 005 LEVENDI (32) P Charalambous 3 9 5............................ A Beech (5) 67 7 (12) 2520 MOSTALLIM (60)(BF,D,A,G)(P) M Appleby 4 9 4.........F Larson (7) 72 8 (8) 0511 LAKE SAND (29)(CD2,A)(V) A Stronge 4 9 4......................R Havlin ★74 9 (9) 3034 DIAMONDS AT DUSK (23)(BF)(T) M Bell 3 9 3.......... R Kingscote 69 10 (10) 0L10 FINERY (52)(D2,A,G)(H) M Appleby 4 9 3...... Erika Parkinson (7) 70 11 (3) 0005 MIGHTY FINE (32) D Brown 3 9 2............................................J Hart 68 12 (1) 0525 CAP D’ANTIBES (55)(CD,A)(T*) M Roberts 4 9 2....... C Shepherd 71 13 (2) 0431 DORS TOYBOY (20)(C,A)(P) D Ivory 4 9 0................ Jimmy Quinn 73 14 (15) 00LL CLOSENESS (44) M Rimell 3 8 12......................................R Hornby 59 15 (14) 4206 KODIMOOR (15)(G,S)(V) M Walford 8 8 7.......................J Peate (7) 71 Star Betting: 9-2 Diamonds At Dusk, 5 Lake Sand, 6 Chillsea, 13-2 Dors Toyboy, Cap D’Antibes, 15-2 Il Pescatore, 10 others. 2020: No corresponding race. STARFORM: DORS TOYBOY Danger: Lake Sand Reflection (16-1). 11-10 fav Norley. 1 /2l, 3 /4l. 14 ran. N Hawke. Tote: £9.30; pl £2.80, £4.40, £4.20. Exacta: £159.60. Tricast: £2122.59. Trifecta: £954.10. CSF: £125.01. QUADPOT: £55.40 PLACEPOT: £209.80 WOLVERHAMPTON 2.05: 1, ROYAL ADVICE (Mr E Cagney 18-1); 2, Strike Me A Pose (5-1); 3, Steelriver (28-1). 9-2 fav Voltaic. 3l, 1 /2l. 12 ran. K Dalgleish. Tote: £22.90; pl £6.20, £2.40, £6.40. Exacta: £230.60. Tricast: £2581.75. Trifecta: £3180.10. CSF: £106.56. NR: Dan De Light. 2.35: 1, GRANDFATHER TOM (Rossa Ryan 9-2); 2, Portelet Bay (3-1 fav); 3, Amasova (7-2). 1 1 /2l, nk. 10 ran. R Cowell. Tote: £5.50; pl £2.00, £1.70, £1.40. Exacta: £18.80. Tricast: £52.49. Trifecta: £110.40. CSF: £18.23. NR: Tantastic. 3.05: 1, GARDEN PARADISE (A Kirby evens fav); 2, Crimson King (18- 1); 3, Chipiron (6-1). 4 1 /2l, 1l. 8 ran. J Tate. Tote: £2.00; pl £1.10, £3.20, £1.80. Exacta: £21.10. Tricast: £79.90. Trifecta: £100.00. CSF: £23.31. 3.35: 1, CHECKANDCHALLENGE (D Probert 11-1); 2, Aasser (15-8); 3, Sir Winston (6-5 fav). shd, 1 1 /2l. 11 ran. W Knight. Tote: £12.60; pl £3.30, £1.30, £1.10. Exacta: £47.00. Trifecta: £143.00. CSF: £31.93. 4.05: 1, SILENT SPEECH (James Doyle 1-5 fav); 2, Stockpyle (11-1); 3, King Of War (9-1). 1 1 /4l, 1 3 /4l. 9 ran. C Appleby. Tote: £1.20; pl £1.02, £2.10, £2.00. Exacta: £4.50. Trifecta: £17.20. CSF: £4.99. NR: Aussie Banker. 4.35: 1, SALEYMM (James Doyle 8-11 fav); 2, Summa Peto (4-1); 3, JASON HEAVEY 6.15 Golden Force (28-1). 4 3 /4l, shd. 8 ran. S & E Crisford. Tote: £1.73; pl £1.10, £1.50, £5.30. Exacta: £4.40. Tricast: £45.30. Trifecta: £56.90. CSF: £4.22. 5.05: 1, CAPRICIOUS (J Haynes 25-1); 2, Well Prepared (6-1); 3, Sea Of Charm (9-2). 7-2 fav Inexplicable. 1 1 /2l, nk. 13 ran. C Banham. Tote: £28.60; pl £8.00, £2.20, £2.20. Exacta: £280.80. Tricast: £632.24. Trifecta: £3334.80. CSF: £166.78. 5.35: 1, MERCIAN HYMN (D Probert 9-2); 2, Can Can Girl (7-2 fav); 3, Victory Star (9-1). 2 1 /4l, 1 3 /4l. 12 ran. Sir M Todd. Tote: £5.70; pl £2.10, £1.60, £2.50. Exacta: £33.80. Tricast: £136.71. Trifecta: £225.10. CSF: £20.15. QUADPOT: £1.40 PLACEPOT: £12.30 CHELMSFORD CITY 4.20: 1, TIPPY TOES (J Hart 5-4 fav); 2, Sixth Street (9-2); 3, Baileys Accolade (5-1). 2l, 1 1 /2l. 9 ran. M Johnston. Tote: £2.25; pl £1.10, £1.50, £1.50. Exacta: £8.20. Trifecta: £32.00. CSF: £6.99. NR: Income, Tillymint. 4.50: 1, IUR CINN TRA (J Watson 7-2 fav); 2, Nikki’s Girl (4-1); 3, Between The Sheets (7-1). 3 /4l, 3 /4l. 9 ran. D O’Meara. Tote: £4.50; pl £1.60, £1.70, £2.20. Exacta: £25.90. Tricast: £93.22. Trifecta: £156.80. CSF: £17.84. 5.20: 1, BE GLORIOUS (R Kingscote 4-1); 2, Leap Abroad (17-2); 3, Accelerando (9-2). 5-2 fav Therehegoes. 1 /2l, hd. 9 ran. Harry Eustace. Tote: £5.20; pl £1.90, £2.20, £2.00. Exacta: £34.00. Tricast: £159.61. Trifecta: £111.90. CSF: £37.88. 5.50: 1, ARION (T Marquand 9-4 fav); 2, Mizzen You (11-4); 3, Spy (8-1). 1 1 /4l, 1l. 9 ran. H Palmer. Tote: £3.25; pl CCR HANDICAP Class 6 2m (7 runners) £2,322 1 (4) 0201 BEGGARMAN (16)(D,A)(P) H Morrison 4 10 2.............T Marquand 69 2 (7) 0615 CUBAN HOPE (14)(A,G)(P) G Kelleway 5 10 2..... E Mackenzie (5) 67 3 (5) 3432 SOCIALLY SHADY (4)(G)(V) K Burke 4 9 12............................ C Lee 68 4 (1) -331 LOVE POEMS (34)(C,A) Dr J Scargill 4 9 10................... R Coakley ★70 5 (3) L4L0 ALEATORIC (16)(C,D2,A)(B) Martin Smith 5 9 9........ R Kingscote 66 6 (6) 4120 LIVA (156)(A,G)(T) S Lycett 6 9 7.................................. K Shoemark 66 7 (2) 53L0 COLD HARBOUR (135)(A)(T) R Brisland 6 9 2................. M Harley 68 Star Betting: 2 Beggarman, 10-3 Love Poems, 7-2 Socially Shady, 11-2 Cuban Hope, 8 Liva, 14 Aleatoric, 25 Cold Harbour. STARFORM: LOVE POEMS Danger: Beggarman 6.45 HANDICAP Class 5 7f (15 runners) £2,862 1 (3) 3352 SEALED OFFER (29)(D,A)(P) K P De Foy 3 9 11.............D Probert 76 2 (13) 51-L SIMULATION THEORY (233)(D,S)(H*) G Scott 3 9 11...D Muscutt 51 3 (14) 512- THAPA VC (330)(BF,D,A) M Rimell 3 9 10.........................R Hornby 75 4 (4) 53L6 SUN FESTIVAL (78) R Ingram 3 9 9....................Rhiain Ingram (3) ★81 5 (10) 4665 FIRST LOTT (36)(G) T Dascombe 3 9 9....................... R Kingscote 75 6 (5) 6040 KATHEEFA (22)(C,D2,A,S) R Carr 7 9 9........................ JP Sullivan 74 7 (15) 1111 PORTERINTHEJUNGLE (95)(D4,G,S) R Brisland 5 9 8...K Shoemark 76 8 (11) 42L5 KATH’S TOYBOY (38)(G)(B) R Hughes 3 9 7...............T Marquand 78 9 (6) 6500 LATE ARRIVAL (35)(D2,A) M & D Easterby 4 9 7........ J Mason (3) 79 10 (1) 6604 DRAGON’S FIRE (30)(D,S) A Hales 3 9 7........................... L Morris 78 11 (8) D042 G’DAAY (24)(P) Joseph Parr 3 9 5............................................J Hart 79 12 (7) 5352 CASE OF THE EX (77) D Loughnane 3 9 3.................. Rossa Ryan 76 13 (12) 1231 GOT NO DOLLARS (28)(C,A)(T) S C Williams 3 9 1......... M Ghiani 78 14 (9) 0460 LAST MISSION (30) H Evans 3 9 1................................ DOUBTFUL 76 15 (2) 4051 ADACE (20)(CD,D,A,G) D Ivory 3 8 11................................. L Jones 80 Star Betting: 9-2 Got No Dollars, 5 Adace, 6 Porterinthejungle, Sealed Offer, 8 Case Of The Ex, 10 Thapa VC, 12 others. STARFORM: ADACE Danger: Case of the Ex 7.15 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Invasive Pastel Power Super Lover Lake Sand Beggarman Adace (treble) Vocatus 4.15 4.45 5.15 5.45 6.15 6.45 7.15 STAR TIP Appearing Forca Brasil Deauville Legend Arsonist Love Poems Porterinthejungle Vocatus (nb) MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE NOW HANDICAP Class 5 1m 2f (14 runners) £2,862 1 (9) 0364 KENTUCKY KINGDOM (16)(CD3,A) H Evans 5 9 12.....D Costello 76 2 (13) 2020 BAYSTON HILL (148)(CD5,D4,A,F,G)(P) M Usher 7 9 12... D Muscutt 78 3 (4) -450 DREAM MACHINE (J17)(D3,G)(B,T) N Mulholland 7 9 12.. R Havlin 76 4 (7) 0L00 ELMEJOR (16)(C,A,S) J Best & K Jewell 5 9 12......... R Kingscote 69 5 (8) 234L DARK COMPANY (24)(A) M Johnston 3 9 11..........................J Hart 75 6 (10) LLL0 CENTRAL CITY (34)(CD2,D,A,G,S)(P) G Kelleway 6 9 11... B Furniss (7) 71 7 (11) 4000 UNION SPIRIT (78)(D2,A,G)(P) P Chapple-Hyam 4 9 9.... L Morris ★81 8 (6) 646 DANDY MAESTRO (18) R Spencer 3 9 8.................... K Shoemark 69 9 (1) 2530 MAYSONG (22)(A) Alice Haynes 4 9 8.................................K O’Neill 77 10 (5) 4421 VOCATUS (24)(S)(T,V) M Appleby 5 9 7........................T Marquand 76 11 (2) 02-0 EVENTFUL (J87) Suzi Best 4 9 6................................ Jimmy Quinn 57 12 (14) 1300 ACT NATURALLY (29)(D,G) S P C Woods 3 9 4............J Peate (7) 74 13 (12) 0240 AZETS (34)(C,A)(B) J Chapple-Hyam 5 9 3.............................R Tart 75 14 (3) 0L13 MEISTERZINGER (34)(CD,A)(P) M Usher 3 9 2............. C Bennett 73 Star Betting: 4 Vocatus, 9-2 Meisterzinger, 6 Kentucky Kingdom, 15-2 Dandy Maestro, 10 Azets, 12 Union Spirit, 20 others. STARFORM: EVENTFUL Danger: Vocatus £1.20, £1.40, £2.20. Exacta: £8.20. Trifecta: £34.30. CSF: £8.53. 6.20: 1, TRUMBLE (D Muscutt 10-11 fav); 2, Papa Stour (11-1); 3, Alexander James (8-1). 2 1 /4l, 1 1 /4l. 5 ran. D Loughnane. Tote: £1.91; pl £1.10, £3.70. Exacta: £8.40. Trifecta: £26.50. CSF: £11.41. NR: Corvair. 6.50: 1, SIR RODNEYREDBLOOD (M Ghiani 9-1); 2, Jack The Truth (7-1); 2, Restless Endeavour (3-1 fav); 1 1 /2l, dht. 9 ran. J R Jenkins. Tote: Sir Rodneyredblood £10.00; pl Sir Rodneyredblood £2.50, Jack The Truth £2.40, Restless Endeavour £1.40. Exacta: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth £40.50, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour £20.80. Tricast: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth, Restless Endeavour £117.51, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour, Jack The Truth £101.37. Trifecta: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth, Restless Endeavour £127.40, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour, Jack The Truth £107.10. CSF: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth £34.49, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour £17.77. NR: Red Walls. 7.20: 1, KINDERFRAU (J Mitchell 13-8 fav); 2, Wadacre Gogo (3-1); 3, Artemis Sky (2-1). 3 1 /2l, 2 1 /2l. 5 ran. B Johnson. Tote: £2.63; pl £1.40, £1.60. Exacta: £7.60. Trifecta: £11.60. CSF: £6.78. NR: Eagle’s Realm. 7.50: 1, HATHLOOL (J Watson 15-8 fav); 2, Roman Dynasty (9-1); 3, Jenson Benson (6-1). 1 /2l, 1 /2l. 9 ran. M Appleby. Tote: £2.88; pl £1.40, £3.10, £1.70. Exacta: £21.50. Tricast: £85.03. Trifecta: £119.30. CSF: £19.59. NR: Toromona. QUADPOT: £9.10 PLACEPOT: £32.30 5 ➊ ➋ FOR FUN Which 1968-80 Australia Test cricketer was nicknamed Rowdy? Who took pole and won the 2021 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix Moto2 series race? ➌ For which URC club does hooker Bradley Roberts, a 2021 Wales squad member, play? Which Spanish club ➍ has two BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2021 short-listed players? Who in the 2021 ➎ Valencia Half Marathon became first woman to run under 63 minutes over the distance? ANSWERS: Page 57

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 55 RUGBY LEAGUE TITLE SHOT: Poirier Diamond not lost sparkle ■■ by gary hitchcock Dustin Poirier insists he will be far from done if he wins the UFC lightweight title – and might even go up a division. ‘The Diamond’ claimed his crack at champion Charles Oliveira on December 11 in Las Vegas after back-to-back wins over Conor McGregor. But a championship reign will not be the pinnacle for Poirier, who told MMA Junkie: “No, I’m not retiring. I’m 32, man. I feel good. “You see the way I’m moving out here. I feel good. I’m having fun. “If anything, I’ll go up. I’ll probably go to 170lbs. We’ll see. One day at a time.” C - Chelmsford City D - Doncaster L - Lingfield N - Newbury Act Naturally................C 7.15 Adace............................C 6.45 Alcazan......................... L 12.55 Aleatoric.......................C 6.15 Alrightjack....................N 3.35 Amour de Nuit..............N 2.25 Anatomic......................C 5.15 Ange Endormi..............N 1.15 Anightinlambourn........D 2.15 Appearing.....................C 4.15 Army General...............C 5.15 Arsonist........................C 5.45 Azets.............................C 7.15 Baileysgutfeeling.........C 4.15 Bang On The Bell........C 4.45 Barton Knoll.................D 12.30 Basic Beauty................ L 11.20 Bayston Hill..................C 7.15 Bearwith....................... L 12.55 Beggarman...................C 6.15 Bernard Spierpoint...... L 2.40 Berrahri......................... L 11.20 Bob’s Bar......................D 1.05 Boombawn...................N 1.15 Boondoggle..................C 4.15 Boothill.........................N 1.50 Brazen Arrow............... L 2.40 Brelan D’As..................D 3.25 Brilliant News...............C 4.15 Brunel Charm............... L 12.55 Buachaill.......................C 4.15 Bumpy Johnson...........N 12.10 Bungledupinblue.......... L 3.15 Camachess.................. L 2.05 Cap D’Antibes..............C 5.45 Cappananty Con.......... L 1.30 Cascova........................N 1.50 Case Of The Ex............C 6.45 Cecilia Beaux............... L 11.50 Central City..................C 7.15 Certainly Red...............N 3.35 GREYHOUNDS Newcastle 11.06 GEORDIE THOMAS (1)...............Erins Diva (2) 11.21 WESTFORTH DAISY (nap) (1).. Look Like Power (2) 11.36 GEORDIE I AM (5).....................Some Stuff (1) 11.51 CANNY PEBBLES (4)..............Supa Kenzie (5) 12.06 ICE OF DIAMONDS (6)..... Remember Lisa (1) 12.21 WAIKIKI BOMBER (1).............Gazilly Kong (5) 12.36 WESTFORTH SAMBA (4).... Adelante Steel (2) 12.51 BARNAGRANE AMBER (6)..Canny Maryann (2) 1.06 PAY UP MAN (2)..................Aughaboy Katie (1) 1.21 CANNY DARLA (3)................ 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Geelo Stokes (5) 6.51 YANKEE BETA (4)...............Coyote Cowboy (2) 7.09 SANDYHILL MOLLY (nap) (3).Curious Louis (2) 7.26 BILLIS STARLET (1)................ Mister Happy (6) 7.41 GLENMORE PHANTOM (4).... Freffans Cain (1) 7.58 LISMADINE SKYE (nb) (3).............Dear Ben (4) 8.12 VERA (5)........................... Burghead Hannah (6) 8.27 TOWSTAR PERONI (1).........Honkytonk Boy (3) 8.46 WILDERS GIRL (4).............. Willowdale Max (5) 9.01 BIT VIEW MIKEY (3).........Coyote Feng Shui (2) 9.16 PENNIMENT KEEN (1)............. Glenvale Pat (6) 9.36 COYOTE BEAR (4)................Glenhead King (6) 9.56 TIPPERARY (1)..........................Do Your Job (3) READY TOU GO ■FRENCH Charlie’s Glance...........N 1.15 Chess Player................D 2.15 Chillsea.........................C 5.45 Cigoli............................. L 11.20 Clipsham Gold.............C 4.15 Closeness.....................C 5.45 Coase............................ L 2.05 Cold Harbour...............C 6.15 Colorado Doc...............N 2.25 Concierge..................... L 2.05 Crunchie....................... L 11.50 Cuban Hope.................C 6.15 Dandy Maestro............C 7.15 Dare To Begin..............D 2.15 Dark Company.............C 7.15 Deauville Legend.........C 5.15 Della Mare.................... L 2.40 Demi Sang....................D 2.15 Devasboy......................C 4.15 Diamonds At Dusk......C 5.45 Dino Velvet...................D 12.30 Documenting............... L 12.20 Swindon Kinsley romford RPGTV Dolphin Square............N 3.35 Dors Toyboy.................C 5.45 Dragon’s Fire................C 6.45 Dream Machine...........C 7.15 Drumlee Watar.............N 3.35 Dubai Hope.................. L 1.30 Due Reward.................N 2.25 Eklil...............................C 4.45 Elmejor.........................C 7.15 Enfranchise.................. L 12.55 Eritage..........................N 2.25 Etincelle Artiste...........D 1.05 Eventful.........................C 7.15 Eyeofthescorpion........N 3.35 Fandabidozi.................. L 11.20 Fanion D’estruval........N 2.25 Farhh Point...................C 5.15 Fauvette........................ L 2.05 Fifty Ball........................N 1.50 Finery............................C 5.45 First Lott.......................C 6.45 Flash Mob.....................C 5.15 11.13 MOHICAN AYLA (4)..............Crystal Ridge (6) 11.28 BOLEYS FLASH (6).......................Allie Star (4) 11.43 MOHICAN JUSTINE (nap) (1)..Riverdale Astrio (5) 11.58 JASONS SIMBA (2).................... Tricked Ya (3) 12.13 TIRLEY AMYS GIRL (5).......... Moyar Rose (3) 12.28 BALLYMAC MURRY (1).................. Chi Chi (3) 12.43 NOAHS BRAVE (nb) (1)..Chase The Dream (3) 12.58 BALLYMAC SHEEBA (2)..... Ohthere Rufus (4) 1.13 UNKNOWN MELODY (2)........Geelo Charlie (4) 1.28 ROCKMOUNT PIPPA (3).......Ferndale Limo (6) 1.44 LADY RED MOON (6)............... Baby Junior (3) 1.59 MAGICAL SASKIA (5).............. Batties Swift (3) 2.04 SWEET CAILIN (6)..................... Jaxleg Mimi (2) 2.19 BRAYVIEW OUTLAW (nap) (3)...Talldarkhandsome (5) 2.36 CORCASS CORAL (3)............. Lightfoot Zoe (1) 2.54 DUNDRUM STORY (2).............Miss Eleanor (3) 3.09 ITILLBERATE (5)..................Grumpy Lemmy (2) 3.26 MIRACLE WELL (3).............. Madabout Lola (5) 3.44 CALLANNA PSYCHO (nb) (4)......... Princess (5) 4.04 KELSEYS POWER (1)................Bellinter Jet (2) 4.23 TREE TOPS (6)...................Carrigeen Honey (4) 4.43 CHRISTOPPER (1)................ Beech Hill Des (5) 5.03 BALLYMAC PIA (4)..............Betsys Maureen (1) 5.22 MILLBANK DRAKE (3)...... Blackwater Swift (5) 6.09 TORIS FANCY (nap) (2).......Brookside Sting (6) 6.28 DAHLIA (nb) (4)............................. Corrig Iris (5) 6.43 BANG ON SOPHIE (4)........ Zoomey Saoirse (1) 6.58 TUCK UP TOM (4)..................... Early Knight (3) 7.18 ADAMANT TAURUS (4)...Moorstown Victor (1) 7.36 MALLOGS STORMZY (4)...... Savana Victor (6) 7.56 TOOK A CHANCE (2)................. Ritzy Rapid (6) 8.17 LULU YOU GO (1).....................Rough Betty (3) 8.38 DOGHOUSE DAZZLER (5).Getwiththetimes (6) 8.54 ANTIGUA SOCKS (1)........... Droopys Becks (4) 9.12 PENNYS KAI (4)...................... Savana Tailor (5) 9.28 SWEET PEAR (6)............ Jewel Of Madonna (3) 9.42 BLACKROSE PIPPA (1).............. Runny Egg (3) FLYER: Harrison Hansen is set to lead the charge for Toulouse Flemcara.......................N 3.35 Forca Brasil..................C 4.45 Fortune Street..............N 3.35 Francesi........................C 5.15 G’daay...........................C 6.45 Gaelik Coast................N 2.25 Gentleman Valley.........D 1.05 Ginger Du Val...............D 2.15 Godrevy Point..............D 1.05 Good Risk At All..........N 1.15 Got No Dollars.............C 6.45 Grand Enterprise.........D 2.15 Grooveur.......................D 2.50 Guitar............................C 4.45 Harbour Storm............. L 3.15 Helian............................ L 11.20 Hollow Steel.................C 4.15 Huntsmans Jog...........D 1.40 Hurcle........................... L 2.05 Il Pescatore..................C 5.45 Indefatigable................N 3.00 Intuitive......................... L 12.20 Super League 2022 Round One fixtures Thursday, Feb 10 St Helens v Catalans Dragons, 8pm Friday, Feb 11 Castleford v Salford, 8pm Hull KR v Wigan, 8pm Saturday, Feb 12 Leeds v Warrington, 12.30pm Toulouse v Huddersfield, 7pm Sunday, Feb 13 Wakefield v Hull FC, 3pm TODAY’S ABC Invasive.........................C 4.15 Island Run....................N 1.15 Ivasecret....................... L 1.30 Jack Ryan..................... L 3.15 Jack’s A Legend..........N 1.15 Jelly Baby.....................C 5.15 Jonbon..........................N 1.15 Julie Johnston............. L 2.40 Justjamie......................C 4.45 Kath’s Toyboy...............C 6.45 Katheefa.......................C 6.45 Keeper Chris................D 2.15 Kennet..........................C 4.15 Kentucky Kingdom......C 7.15 Kincardine....................N 12.10 Knockabout Queen..... L 2.40 Kodimoor......................C 5.45 Kondratiev Wave......... L 1.30 bags winners and prices CENTRAL PARK 10.46: Decisive Giovani (2) 9-2, Burnpark Lola (1) 11-8 fav, bf: £14.32, tri: (2-1-3) £34.12. 11.01: Gift of Ella (6) 11-4, Thanks Jeanette (3) 3-1, bf: £14.28, tri: (6-3-2) £61.33. 11.16: Decisive Annie (2) 9-1, Cuckoo Lass (4) 11-8 fav, bf: £34.50, tri: (2-4-6) £91.53. 11.31: Millroad Rock (5) 5-4 fav, Badgerfort Carlo (1) 7-2, bf: £7.17, tri: (5-1-6) £14.92. 11.46: Perfecto Tami (1) 7-4 fav, Sign Jessie (4) 4-1, bf: £10.09, tri: (1-4-5) £23.63. 12.01: Blastoff Sonny (4) 8-11 fav, Da Blake (5) 16-1, bf: £18.98, tri: (4-5-2) £60.46. 12.16: Ashville Raider (3) 7-2, Kanturk Tom (5) 5-1, bf: £26.26, tri: (3-5-2) £149.77. 12.31: View Abbey (4) 5-2, Roca Roma (1) 6-4 fav, bf: £7.99, tri: (4-1-3) £20.56. 12.46: Decisive Holly (4) 9-2, Ardera Blake (3) 7-2, bf: £26.69, tri: (4-3-2) £109.82. 1.02: Ballintee Nipper (3) 2-1, Dunham Skippy (2) 11-8 fav, bf: £5.26, tri: (3-2-6) £17.41. 1.17: Cill Dubh Leo (4) 10-3, Bettyville Storm (2) 9-4, bf: £15.39, tri: (4-2-3) £65.36. 1.33: Peaky Newsboy (3) 10-1, Slowlane Penny (1) 7-2, bf: £55.63, tri: (3-1-5) £145.25. NEWCASTLE 11.13: Watermill Pepper (4) 15-8, Pennys Bisto (6) 7-4 fav, bf: £6.35, tri: (4-6-1) £20.64. 11.28: Zari Best (5) 7-4 fav, Ridgedale Polly (6) 13-2, bf: £14.60, tri: (5-6-3) £43.08. 11.43: Dream In Sydney (2) 15-8 fav, Effernogue Choco (3) 9-4, bf: £7.65, tri: (2-3-4) £16.14. 11.58: Havana Topper (6) 5-2 jt-fav, Watermill Leah (5) 6-1, bf: £18.21, tri: (6-5-1) £74.09. 12.13: Ballyhoe Alpha (3) 3-1, Crinkill Paddy (2) 7-2, bf: £16.27, tri: (3-2- 6) £72.83. 12.28: Pennys Hasili (4) 11-4, Chiltern Amelia (2) 7-1, bf: £26.53, tri: (4-2-1) £116.08. 12.43: Emers Elsa (3) 11-4 fav, Gary For Gold (1) 7-2, bf: £14.15, tri: (3-1-5) £38.93. 12.58: Mill Mcgeary (3) 15-8 fav, Deelish Rose (4) 3-1, bf: £8.60, tri: (3-4-1) £28.51. 1.13: Colliery Maddie (4) 6-1, A Bit of Nidge (3) 5-2 jt-fav, bf: £28.99, tri: (4-3-6) £76.37. 1.28: Ridgemount Meg (3) 3-1, Canny Spanky (5) 8-1, bf: £32.76, tri: (3-5-4) £70.47. 1.44: Target Slick (1) 11-4, Watermill Fiona (2) 8-1, bf: £23.19, tri: (1-2-3) £69.10. 1.59: Farloe Moby (3) 5-2, Holycross Zoe (2) 5-1, bf: £16.96, tri: (3-2-6) £72.10. NOTTINGHAM 11.06: Highview Buzz (3) 7-4 fav, Bit View Adri (6) 7-2, bf: £9.51, tri: (3-6-4) £41.22. 11.21: Autumn Sky (5) 12-1, Tele Lad (1) 3-1, bf: £69.23, tri: (5-1-3) £180.14. 11.36: Midshipman (1) 10-1, Sandyhill Mo (3) 8-1, bf: £95.84, tri: (1-3-2) £328.85. 11.51: Piercestown Gift (6) 5-4 fav, Helens Beauty (1) 5-1, bf: £9.01, tri: (6-1-5) £23.86. 12.06: Swift Broom (4) 3-1, Bebbanburg (6) 5-1, bf: £21.37, tri: (4-6-1) £81.92. 12.21: Maizies Smile (2) 10-11 fav, Blythe Basil (1) 8-1, bf: £10.43, tri: (2-1-4) £28.38. 12.36: Bethany (2) 3-1, Lotus Thunder (6) 10-1, bf: £41.37, tri: (2-6- 1) £77.28. 12.51: Stouke Leon (4) 2-1 fav, Sirius Kraka............................ L 3.15 Krazy Paving................ L 3.15 L’Homme Presse.........N 1.50 Lake Sand....................C 5.45 Last Mission.................C 6.45 Late Arrival...................C 6.45 Le Grand Lion..............N 12.10 Leading Man................N 1.15 Levendi.........................C 5.45 Lightening Gesture......C 4.15 Lisnagar Oscar............N 3.00 Little Hercules.............. L 11.50 Little Sunflower........... L 3.15 Liva................................C 6.15 Living’s Boy An Co......D 2.15 Lough Cutra................. L 12.55 Love Poems.................C 6.15 Hansen backs new boys SUPER League warhorse Harrison Hansen believes Toulouse Olympique will bring an extra dimension to the competition in 2022. The veteran forward, who won every honour in the game at Wigan before spells at Salford, Leigh and Widnes, scored a try in the French club’s promotion decider against Featherstone. Sylvain Houles’ team have thrilled supporters at Championship level for several years with an exciting brand of attacking rugby from all over the field. Hansen says that will remain, although he admits they’ll have to pick their moments against the big guns. He said: “Sylvain lets us play. The style of rugby we have is good to watch and the tries that we’re capable of scoring are awesome at times. “Coming into Super League now we Lucky Icon....................D 2.15 Lyrical Genius..............D 1.05 Manning Estate............D 2.50 Maritime Rules.............C 4.45 Marks Bear................... L 2.05 Mawingo.......................C 4.45 Maykir...........................C 5.45 Maysong.......................C 7.15 Meisterzinger...............C 7.15 Mercers........................ L 2.40 Mick’s Spirit................. L 11.50 Mighty Fine..................C 5.45 Millers Bank.................N 12.40 Miss Malarky................D 2.15 Mister Coffey...............N 1.50 Moon King....................D 2.50 Morning Vicar..............N 2.25 Morty............................. L 2.40 Mostallim......................C 5.45 Mr Moneypenny........... L 3.15 Mrs Milner....................N 3.00 Muscika........................ L 2.05 Nafee............................C 4.45 Nassalam......................N 12.40 Nefarious...................... L 1.30 Neville’s Cross.............N 2.25 Northern Bound...........D 12.30 Not Available................N 1.50 Notoriously Risky........ L 11.50 Ocean Wilde................. L 2.40 Octophobia..................C 4.15 On The Blind Side........N 3.00 One For You.................N 3.35 Oscar Clouds...............D 2.15 Ostilio............................ L 12.20 Outrage......................... L 2.05 Pablo Del Pueblo......... L 3.15 Paddy Husseys Taxi....N 12.10 Paisley Park.................N 3.00 Paricolor.......................D 2.50 Pastel Power................C 4.45 Perfect Symphony....... L 2.40 Phoenix Way................N 2.25 Physics......................... L 2.40 Conor (5) 7-2, bf: £10.89, tri: (4-5-3) £30.37. 1.06: Summer Sateen (1) 11-4, Ballinveala Nero (2) 6-1, bf: £18.06, tri: (1-2-4) £60.37. 1.21: Swift Faelyn (1) 7-2, Honour Fatherted (5) 4-1, bf: £22.87, tri: (1-5-2) £98.88. 1.36: Nishioka (4) 9-1, Honour Lightning (2) 2-1 fav, bf: £41.22, tri: (4-2- 6) £93.84. 1.51: Code of Duty (4) 4-6 fav, Lizzies Legend (2) 6-1, NR: Kiki Do U Luv Me (res), bf: £6.31, tri: (4-2-1) £0.00. ROMFORD 1.57: Blackgirl Shek (3) 9-2, Mayses Apache (2) 11-8 fav, bf: £15.54, tri: (3-2-4) £51.46. 2.12: Slaneyside Nally (4) 13-8 jt-fav, Mill Street Jet (5) 7-1, NR: Boynepark Farloe (res), bf: £15.77, tri: (4-5-3) £77.67. 2.32: Hes Gotta Go (4) 4-5 fav, Taking Flight (2) 7-1, bf: £9.50, tri: (4-2-3) £17.43. 2.52: Exve Alidocious (6) 5-4 fav, Aero Destiny (5) 4-1, bf: £7.32, tri: (6-5-4) £23.34. 3.11: Lesson In Life (2) 7-4 jt-fav, Drohobych Arrow (6) 6-1, bf: £16.34, tri: (2-6-3) £89.55. 3.28: Chelms Playa (4) 4-1, Runchunkyrun (3) 4-1, bf: £24.95, tri: (4-3-1) £71.67. 3.48: Chopchop Magic (6) 7-4 fav, Xmas Dreamer (2) 8-1, bf: £17.86, tri: (6-2-5) £39.32. 4.08: Donishall Brae (2) 11-4, Youth Policy (4) 11-10 fav, bf: £7.62, tri: (2-4-6) £23.53. 4.28: Miss Nightingale (2) 3-1, Waikiki Glass (6) 5-2, bf: £14.76, tri: (2-6-3) £30.26. 4.48: Jennifer Anne (5) 15-8 fav, Avongate Kelly (3) 5-2, bf: £8.73, tri: (5-3-4) £17.11. 5.08: Bonzo Legend (3) 10-3, Tasmanian Garry (2) 12-1, bf: £39.28, tri: (3-2-4) £194.85. 5.28: Black Symphony (2) 9-2, Boom Daddy (4) 6-4 fav, NR: Lift The Roof (res), bf: £15.94, tri: (2-4-1) £0.00. 5.44: Kelzomic Evander (3) 13-8 fav, Run Em Ragged (1) 11-4, bf: £7.10, tri: (3-1-4) £29.47. 6.02: Musnt Touch It (3) 9-4, Fastnet Diva (2) 12-1, bf: £28.66, tri: (3-2-4) £126.44. SHEFFIELD 2.04: Ask The Audience (4) 15-8 fav, Rinnwood Own (2) 7-2, bf: £10.36, tri: (4-2-1) £28.65. 2.19: Faros Daughter (4) 5-4 fav, Stonepark Ann (1) 4-1, bf: £8.03, tri: (4-1-3) £31.98. 2.36: Shady Jill (4) 8-1, Boomtown Fifi (2) 7-2, bf: £54.14, tri: (4-2-3) £122.53. 2.54: Dippy Michaela (2) 4-1, Black Sparkle (1) 7-4 fav, bf: £15.02, tri: (2-1-6) £44.13. 3.09: Pattys Take Five (3) 11-10 fav, Mata Hari (1) 9-4, bf: £4.46, tri: (3-1-6) £13.02. 3.26: Minnies Orsk (3) 11-8 fav, Bansha Jay Dee (6) 10-3, bf: £7.00, tri: (3-6-2) £18.70. 3.44: Crinkill Sheila (5) 7-4, Up To You (6) 8-1, bf: £17.63, tri: (5-6-4) £62.03. 4.04: Borna Rumour (6) 11-8 fav, Millabbey Frank (3) 4-1, bf: £9.27, tri: (6-3-4) £14.83. 4.23: Bad Alibi (4) 15-8, Easy Diablo (5) 9-2, bf: £12.45, tri: (4-5-1) £47.55. 4.43: Bush House (3) 9-4 fav, Whichwayseasy (5) 11-4, bf: £10.23, tri: (3-5-4) £25.41. 5.03: Mothers Diva (3) 2-1 fav, Lightfoot Gaga (5) 11-4, bf: £9.05, tri: (3-5-6) £34.85. 5.22: Crinkill Poppy (1) 5-6 fav, Right Turn Joe (4) 9-4, bf: £3.50, tri: (1-4- 5) £11.66. ■■ by GARETH WALKER know we’ve got to get that balance right, especially when we’re coming up against the harder teams. “Even though we can throw the ball around and attack from anywhere, there will be times we’ve got to rein it in and be disciplined. “We have got a lot of players with Super League experience and I’m confident we’ve got the team to stay up and play some attractive rugby.” Toulouse kick off their top-flight campaign at home to Huddersfield on February 12 and eyes are already glancing towards mid-April, when Super League’s first-ever French derby will take place against Catalans. Hansen, 36, added: “That’s huge for the game in France. The atmospheres are great anyway and it should be a full house against Catalans.” Pic D’Orhy....................N 12.40 Polish............................N 3.35 Porterinthejungle.........C 6.45 Power On.....................C 5.45 Pyrrhos......................... L 3.15 Raydoun.......................C 4.15 Reassurance................D 2.15 Resumption.................. L 11.20 River Pride....................C 4.15 Rockesbury.................. L 3.15 Royal Heart.................. L 3.15 Saint Sonnet.................N 3.35 Sealed Offer.................C 6.45 Sennen.......................... L 11.50 Shahnaz........................C 4.15 Shannon Bridge...........N 3.35 Shoot To Kill................. L 1.30 Simulation Theory.......C 6.45 Sir Tivo..........................D 3.25 Skandiburg...................N 3.35 Slanelough...................D 3.25 Slate House..................N 3.35 Central Park rpgtv 6.17 (A2) 480m 1 4144 Glenadda Grace (rl ep)....................... 29.76 2 5122 FOOLISH RASCAL (NAP) (md ep)..... 29.43 3 3161 Senahel Brandy (sa md)..................... 29.68 4 3215 Shani El Bolsa (md ep)....................... 29.18 5 1115 Lemming Berry (sa ro)....................... 29.54 6 3331 Horseleap Snowie (ep ro)................... 29.58 Star betting: 11-4 Shani El Bolsa, Lemming Berry, 7-2 Foolish Rascal, 4 Senahel Brandy, 6 Glenadda Grace, Horseleap Snowie. 6.33 (A5) 480m 1 1222 GYPSY LADY (rl ro)............................ 30.02 2 6432 Spot Me Missile (rl ep)....................... 29.93 3 5333 Spot On Phoebe (rl fw)....................... 30.35 4 4246 Spot On Joe Said (ep rl)..................... 30.09 5 1365 Ocean Esther (wd ro).......................... 00.00 6 4326 Fisher Bluebird (wd ep)...................... 30.11 Star betting: 7-4 Gypsy Lady, 5-2 Spot Me Missile, 9-2 Fisher Bluebird, 5 Spot On Joe Said, 6 Ocean Esther, Spot On Phoebe. 6.48 (A3) 480m 1 4151 Confey Grace (rl ep)........................... 29.80 2 2354 Murlens Annie (sa ro)......................... 29.73 3 3521 Stouke Mia (md ep)............................ 29.80 4 2446 Cill Dubh Jaws (ep ro)........................ 29.83 5 4221 BLUE FIDGET (nb) (ep ro).................. 29.99 6 1236 Hazelwood Gun (wd ep)..................... 29.90 Star betting: 5-2 Blue Fidget, 11-4 Murlens Annie, 7-2 Stouke Mia, 4 Confey Grace, 11-2 Hazelwood Gun, 8 Cill Dubh Jaws. 7.07 (H’cap) 480m 1 2222 RANDR RUBY (13m) (ep h)................ 29.82 2 3542 Spot On Denny (7m) (ep h)................. 29.73 3 4351 Spot On Sconny (6m) (fw h).............. 29.79 4 3216 Burrow Marge (4m) (ep h).................. 29.75 5 1144 Vikkis Callisto (4m) (fw h)................... 29.73 6 3444 Hazelwood Shot (Scr) (md h)............. 29.80 Star betting: 7-4 Spot On Denny, 7-2 Burrow Marge, 4 Spot On Sconny, Vikkis Callisto, 9-2 Randr Ruby, 8 Hazelwood Shot. 7.24 (D2) 265m 1 4225 SPOT ON ARIZONA (rl ro)................. 16.71 2 2354 Sheriff Jet (sa md).............................. 16.84 3 4315 Waikiki Magic (rl ro)........................... 16.77 4 3461 Bang A Ball (ep ro)............................. 16.77 5 5415 Gleannrue Tom (wd ro)....................... 16.76 6 6144 Courts Ad Tweet (wd ep).................... 16.97 Star betting: 9-4 Spot On Arizona, 10-3 Waikiki Magic, Gleannrue Tom, 5 Courts Ad Tweet, 11-2 Bang A Ball, 6 Sheriff Jet. Smiling Sunflower.......C 4.15 Socially Shady.............C 6.15 Solo...............................N 1.50 Son Of The Somme.....D 2.15 Sourire Secret.............. L 11.20 Speycaster...................C 5.15 Spider’s Bite.................D 1.40 Stage Star....................N 12.10 Starsky..........................D 2.50 Sun Festival..................C 6.45 Super Lover..................C 5.15 Sword Exceed.............. L 2.40 Tea Clipper...................N 12.40 Tell’em Nowt................ L 2.40 Thai Terrier...................D 1.05 Thapa VC......................C 6.45 The Cob........................N 3.35 The Lamplighter.......... L 2.05 The Macon Lugnatic...D 1.40 The Newest One..........D 1.40 Thomas Darby.............N 3.00 Tikk Tock Boom...........D 2.50 Time For Timone.........D 2.15 Tiny Tantrum................D 1.05 Tom Hazelgrove...........C 5.15 Top Boy......................... L 3.15 Trevolli.......................... L 12.55 Twilight Madness......... L 2.05 Umbrigado...................N 2.25 Umndeni.......................N 3.35 Unanswered Prayers...N 12.10 Union Spirit..................C 7.15 Valence D’Aumont.......D 12.30 Villeurbanne................. L 12.55 Vocatus.........................C 7.15 Wemyss Point..............D 2.50 Western Writer.............C 5.15 White Walker................D 2.50 Wholelotafun................ L 11.20 7.44 (A2) 480m 1 4225 Mays Eva (md ep)............................... 29.64 2 4213 TULLYMURRY JIG (sa ro).................. 29.67 3 4115 Lavan Belle (md ep)........................... 29.49 4 3441 Foolish Pride (md ep)......................... 29.77 5 6351 Valentino (ep md)................................ 29.53 6 2524 Knockard Jett (md ep)........................ 29.72 Star betting: 7-4 Valentino, 7-2 Mays Eva, Knockard Jett, 4 Lavan Belle, 11-2 Tullymurry Jig, 6 Foolish Pride. 8.03 (D5) 265m 1 1122 TALL STORY (rl ro)............................. 17.23 2 2231 Sign Valentina (md ep)....................... 17.36 3 5435 Paintmepeggy (sa md)....................... 17.24 4 3 Erins Blueberry (md ro)...................... 17.75 5 1135 Waikiki Maggie (md ro)....................... 17.12 6 1134 Ownertealeaf (ep ro)........................... 16.99 Star betting: 2 Ownertealeaf, 5-2 Waikiki Maggie, 4 Tall Story, 5 Paintmepeggy, 11-2 Sign Valentina, 6 Erins Blueberry. 8.23 (D1) 265m 1 1162 Bellmore Chief (md ro)....................... 16.43 2 2241 Courts Ad Trump (ep ro)..................... 16.37 3 4534 Lostrigg Hughie (rp ro)....................... 16.39 4 6213 COZIMO SALAH (md ep)................... 16.41 5 2231 Diegos Ty (md ro)............................... 16.21 6 6331 Tintreach Jet (rl ro)............................. 16.25 Star betting: 2 Tintreach Jet, 9-4 Diegos Ty, 4 Courts Ad Trump, 11-2 Cozimo Salah, 6 Lostrigg Hughie, Bellmore Chief. 8.43 (A3) 480m 1 5343 Smiley Charley (sa ro)........................ 30.31 2 6236 Gene Jeanie (md ep).......................... 29.81 3 2522 STONEYHOLMEBEEZA (ep ro)......... 29.65 4 4226 Up The Larks (sa md)......................... 29.45 5 4435 Melodys Cracker (sa ro)..................... 29.78 6 5665 Bacchus (sa md)................................. 29.92 Star betting: 9-4 Stoneyholmebeeza, 11-4 Up The Larks, 9-2 Gene Jeanie, 5 Smiley Charley, Melodys Cracker, 11-2 Bacchus. 9.02 (D1) 265m 1 5531 Snakesinthegrass (rl ro)..................... 16.67 2 2213 CILLIANS GAME (md ep)................... 16.63 3 5342 Fairy Dust (md ro)............................... 16.55 4 4324 The Last Mohican (md ro).................. 16.74 5 1116 Dundee Tracy (md ep)....................... 16.55 6 3355 Wilbury Star (sa ro)............................. 16.61 Star betting: 11-4 Cillians Game, Fairy Dust, 10-3 Dundee Tracy, 9-2 Snakesinthegrass, 11-2 The Last Mohican, 6 Wilbury Star. 9.18 (A1) 480m 1 5131 KILCASH BOSS (md ep).................... 29.30 2 2534 Cape Harbour (md ro)........................ 29.28 3 3212 Dashing Jo (md ro)............................ 29.17 4 4114 Harry Sagar (wd ep)........................... 29.39 5 2622 But Daddy (rl ro)................................. 29.35 6 1533 Waikiki Seat (wd ro)............................ 29.22 Star betting: 9-4 Dashing Jo, 7-2 Harry Sagar, 4 Kilcash Boss, Cape Harbour, 5 Waikiki Seat, 11-2 But Daddy.

56 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 Marcus’ lessons learned ■■ by ADAM HATHAWAY Eddie Jones feared Marcus Smith was throwing his England career down the drain before it had even started. Smith first caught Jones’ eye during the 2015 World Cup when the Australian was coaching Japan. He went to see the then-schoolboy boss a match for Brighton College and by October 2017 the fly-half was training with England as an ‘apprentice’. But Smith did not win a full cap until this summer and was called up by the Lions before nailing the winning penalty against South Africa last weekend. But, in a new book, Leadership: Lessons From My Life In Rugby, Jones revealed he had to have a heart-to-heart chat with the 22-year-old. Jones wrote: “We had a blunt conversation about the state of his game. “I was not sure whether Marcus had the desire to be the best he can be. “The good ones come through. They repay you.” DS1ST CRICKET: COUNTDOWN TO THE ASHES GIFT GABBA ■YABBA GABBA DO: India joy as then-Aussie skipper Tim Paine looks on OF THE India show Joe key to success TEST legend Sunil Gavaskar has told England they can follow India’s lead and turn over a fragile Australia at the Gabba. England’s Test heroes are taking inspiration from India’s win there in January as they battle the rain at their training camp in Queensland. Joe Root (inset) is bidding to claim the Ashes for the first time as captain at the third attempt. And with Ben Stokes alongside him for the trip, Gavaskar is in no doubt that England have the players to end 35 years of hurt at the venue. After all, if an injury-ravaged ■■ by DEAN WILSON second-string India team can do it, why not England when the first Test starts on December 8? “It was amazing to see the Indians win without our first-choice XI,” said cricketer turned commentator Gavaskar. “A lot of them were like net bowlers and players who were there along with the team. “And I think from that England would have deducted quite a few things, such as that the Australian batting is a little bit uncertain at the moment. “And that is England’s great chance because if they don’t get off to a good start at home, then you can take advantage. “With Ben Stokes added as well England have a good chance.” Gavaskar is launching his own non-fungible tokens as part of the ‘Always First’ collection celebrating his career highlights in a new digital format. He thinks it is a new and inventive way to connect with fans. ■Sunil Gavaskar NFTs are on sale now. Fans can register their interest in the Always First Collection at https://alwaysfirst.io/ UNWISE WORDS: Robertson astley proves it’s amateur hour John Astley showed Shaun Murphy just how good amateurs can be – as he sensationally knocked out defending champion Neil Robertson at the UK Championship yesterday. Raging Murphy fumed earlier in the week that those not on the pro tour had “no place in the building” at York’s Barbican or at any major tournament as a top-up player. But unranked Geordie Astley, 32, a yo-yo player who has fallen off the circuit ■■ by hector nunns twice, proved his worth with a stunning shock 6-2 victory over the Australian. The last time three-time UK winner and world No.4 Robertson defended his title in York in 2016 he also went out to an amateur in the shape of Peter Lines. World No.6 Murphy’s ‘boot them out’ rant came after his defeat to amateur Si Jiahui. Astley was under no illusions that this was an especially sweet win against a man who publicly agreed with Murphy – and one for the little guys. He said:“It probably is the biggest win of my career, in a massive tournament. And maybe the stars were aligned a bit. “I had seen Neil’s opinion on it too, which everyone is entitled to. One thing where I really don’t agree with Shaun is about byes – you should earn your wins. “Shaun said he is trying to put food on the table, but so am I. I haven’t won a match in the UK since beating Ken Doherty a few years ago. “Even if I am an amateur, I do play pretty much full time, as well as doing some coaching. Snooker is still very much my life.” A crestfallen Robertson, 39, said: “I defended Shaun a bit because I know where he is coming from. Maybe John was fired up by the row about amateurs and even what I had said about it. He was getting a lot of support.” PLUCKY STARS: John Astley

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 57 cr ss fire Our Chief Sports Writer takes aim at all the big issues with Jeremy Cross @CrossyDailyStar OUR H O If you are reading this Ma’am, E give this man a knighthood CHANCES are the Queen doesn’t read this column. No offence taken Ma’am, but what might stick in one’s craw a little would be if Her Majesty didn’t recognise Kevin Sinfield once again in her New Year’s Honours List, because the system could have been invented for blokes like him. Earlier this week rugby league legend Sinfield, who was awarded an MBE in 2014 and an OBE in June, ran 101 miles in less than 24 hours in aid of Motor Neurone Disease (MND). It was another astonishing act of courage, commitment, friendship and human kindness. His former team-mate and lifelong friend Rob Burrow is battling the illness, but he couldn’t have a greater warrior alongside him in the trenches. The whole point of his superhuman efforts were not just to raise cash to fund vital research, but also to improve awareness of a cruel disease that shows no discrimination and strips the victim of their dignity. But spend some time with Sinfield and it becomes clear that despite all his achievements in life, he remains self-effacing, down to earth and humble in the extreme. Who could complain if Sinfield were to be awarded the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Award as well as becoming Sir Kev, which is what most people around Leeds already call him? The contenders for this year’s prize are impressive, with the favourites being Emma Raducanu, Lewis Hamilton, Tyson Fury and some of our Olympic heroes. But there is a striking difference between those mentioned above and Sinfield. Raducanu, Hamilton and Fury have been pursuing greatness because the financial, personal and sporting incentives are life-changing goals for them. Sinfield, on the other hand, is changing the lives of others, instead of his own, without prompting. He doesn’t have to get out of bed at daft o’clock to pound the hills of Saddleworth Moor in preparation for another astonishing challenge. He has a well-paid day job with Leicester Tigers. But he chooses to because he wants to honour the name of a mate. He wants to put himself through pain because he knows it will help thousands of others going through much more suffering than he ever R ■HONOURED: Kevin Sinfield could be meeting the Queen (above) soon after his fundraising efforts for (left) former teammate Rob Burrow will. And he does so knowing that the chances are his big pal Burrow will no longer be around to reap the benefits of his astonishing fundraising, which include the building of an MND centre in his name. For the time being, all Sinfield wanted was for Burrow to be there at the finishing line. Which he was – and the look on his face was priceless as Sinfield strode through the tape with Burrow’s daughter Macey. Just hours later the fundraising had smashed through the £1m barrier. We should all salute and appreciate the person responsible, because there is no one more deserving than Sinfield of that tap on the shoulder, whether he wants one or not. п Get out of the loop ZLATAN Ibrahimovic has been known to spout some absolute nonsense at times. But what the Swede said about former club Manchester United this week broke with tradition because it was bang on. He said: “They talk too much about the past. “When you have too much, it becomes like a loop. You have to think about the present, or you should go to a hospital and clean your head.” Ibrahimovic (inset) is referring to the fact that if someone once had an affiliation with United, it somehow means they fit the criteria for having a job at the club. This is what got them into trouble in the first place when appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The “loop” needs to stop, because it’s sending people round the bend. SHORTS Hannah closes in ■ GOLF England’s Hannah Burke lies a shot off the lead after the first round of the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana. Burke carded three birdies and a solitary bogey at Los Naranjos Golf Club as Belgium’s Manon De Roey, France’s Anne-Lise Caudal and Spain’s Fatima Fernandez Cano set the pace on three-under par. It’s Prime viewing ■ motogp Amazon Prime Video is to launch a docuseries which will premiere next year and take fans behind the scenes. The show will have eight 50-minute episodes. “With unprecedented access, the series will take viewers behind doors that, until now, have often been closed,” said the sport’s promoter Dorna Sports. Tsitsipas to sit out ■ tennis Stefanos Tsitsipas has undergone surgery on his right elbow but is hopeful of being fit for the start of the new season. 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58 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 Ralph cried out Ralph Hasenhuttl has ruled out crying more tears of joy if Southampton beat Liverpool again tomorrow. Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan criticised him for getting overly emotional when Saints beat Jurgen Klopp’s side 1-0 at St Mary’s in January. Asked if we could expect a repeat at Anfield, Hasenhuttl (inset) said: “No, I don’t think so. Let us discuss that when we win. It is Graham Potter hopes a Premier League player will feel comfortable enough to come out as gay soon. But as the latest Rainbow Laces campaign returns this weekend, the Brighton boss admits football still needs to do more. Brighton has one of the largest LGBTQ communities in the country and the club has always been at the forefront of campaigns for equality. It has promised big support for the latest ■■ by ALEX CROOK always a pleasure for me to play against a team of Jurgen’s. “It is one of the biggest challenges you can imagine in football, especially in front of a crowd at Anfield. “It’s better not to use too much energy about how it would feel to win. “When it comes, I’m sure it will not feel that bad. “But first to do this we need to have an unbelievably good game where everything is perfect.” It’s Nay problem ■■ by FRASER MACKIE GARY NAYSMITH says Hampden should be feared by Scotland’s World Cup rivals as the play-off draw for Qatar takes place today. Scotland and Wales are among the six seeded teams for the semi-finals – which means being at home on March 24 with the finals five days later. The European play-offs will produce three qualifiers from the 12 teams, with Poland, North Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Austria and Czech Republic in the unseeded pot. Former Everton defender Naysmith, who won 46 caps for Scotland, said: “There’s no standout you’re desperate to avoid. But I don’t know if they will relish Scotland away.” Future’s Bright ■■ by CHRIS HATHERALL ‘Lace up and speak up’ campaign which launches tomorrow when the Seagulls take on Leeds. “I think it’s vital,” said Potter (inset). “As a game we should be welcoming everybody regardless of who they love.” There is not a single out gay male player in English football, but Potter wants to make it easier. “I think that’s part of the challenge,” he said. “We’ve taken some steps but not enough.” seriously football DS1ST PREMIER LEAGUE YELLOW TO MELLOW Rafa calls on hothead Rich to keep his cool RAFA BENITEZ has warned Richarlison to keep a cool head after he was fined for picking up five yellow cards in just eight games. The Everton forward will miss the Toffees’ clash with Brentford on Sunday through suspension after picking up another caution against Manchester City last weekend. “He knows that it’s too early to have five yellow cards, everybody knows that it’s like that,” said the Everton boss (inset). “He cannot react sometimes and he has to stay more calm during the game. Sometimes his frustration, if they don’t give a foul, his reaction is out of control. “He has to be more aware of that and, after, focus on the game. He’s a very good player and he can be an important player for us. He can be a threat for defenders if he can stay focused.” The absence of Richarlison is a further blow for Benitez as his side are without a win in six games. The forward has been subjected to a standard fine for indiscipline and the Toffees will now be without their two star strikers as Dominic Calvert-Lewin is still batting with a thigh injury. Benitez said: “Everybody knows what the process is in a football team. ■■ by CHRIS McKENNA You have some proceedings, normal things, he knows, he realised he has made a mistake. “But the main thing for me is to clear his mind and he has to be ready to be an important player for us in the next games. “Without Dominic he is a key player for us and he has to be one of the best players during the season.” Benitez will be going up against a former player in Ivan Toney this weekend. But he rejected the claim he overlooked the striker, who never started a game for Newcastle when they were both at the club. The Spaniard said: “I didn’t meet Ivan Toney any time. I didn’t coach him any day because he was on loan and they sold him.” ross a good choice EVERTON are plotting a move to take Ross Barkley back to Goodison Park on loan. Toffees manager Rafa Benitez wants to strengthen his side during the January transfer window, and former Everton star Barkley, who began his career at the club and played 179 games over ■ RED-HOT RICHARLISON: Brazilian ace needs to keep calm and carry on ■■ by TONY BANKS eight years before joining Chelsea in 2018, is on his list of targets. West Ham, whose manager David Moyes knows Barkley well from his time in charge at Everton, is also monitoring developments with the England attacking midfielder. OPTION: Barkley Time i bagged a win over cooper ■■ by JAMES NURSEY Since Steve came he has VALERIEN ISMAEL is WEST BROM changed Forest’s way to determined to finally get play. They are very organised one over Steve Cooper after v N FOREST and he is a great manager. insisting he has successfully “He came from a very KO: 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports rebooted West Brom. good season with Swansea Ismael was in charge of Barnsley last term when he took on Cooper’s Swansea in four matches, including a play-off semi-final. Cooper’s former side did the double over the Tykes and then beat them in the play-offs. Now Nottingham Forest are resurgent under new coach Cooper and Albion have won just once in five games. But Baggies boss Ismael is unfazed and has welcomed Cooper’s return to management at Forest. He said: “I know him very well and it will be a tough game. I am pleased to see him back. “Our games were always challenging and I think he would say the same. “We played four times and every game was something different. It is the kind of challenge we like. and he knows the Championship.” West Brom’s storming start to the season has faltered but they remain unbeaten at home. And Ismael added: “We are still in a good position. If I compare my team now with three months ago, we are much better now as we have much more sustainable solutions and are more prepared.” To Heck with title SHEFFIELD United chairman Yusuf Giansiracusa says he does not care if fans do not like Paul Heckingbottom’s new title as “football manager”. Slavisa Jokanovic (inset below) was sacked yesterday after just six months in charge, with the club languishing in 16th in the Championship, to bring (left) Under-23s coach Heckingbottom, who was caretaker manager between March and May, back as boss. The Blades have also handed ■■ by DAVID ANDERSON Heckingbottom a four-anda-half-year deal, which is unprecedented in the EFL. Giansiracusa said: “Paul will be the club’s football manager. I’m told that’s not a title that will go down well here. I don’t care, I’m not from Sheffield and I’m not a football man, I’m the chairman.” Heckingbottom insists promotion is still achievable, saying: “My aim is to achieve what Yusuf has been talking about. “There’s a short-term aim, which is promotion this season.”

Gerrard handed a double delight Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has received a double boost after Douglas Luiz and Trezeguet returned to training. The Brazilian midfielder (inset) has missed the last three matches after picking up a hamstring seriously football ■■ by JAMES NURSEY injury in training. And winger Trezeguet is yet to feature this season and will be a big boost to Gerrard as prepares his side for the trip to Crystal Palace tomorrow. RAUL JIMENEZ has backed Wolves’ bid to try to buy Hee-Chan Hwang permanently. South Korea international Hwang has been a big hit at Molineux on loan from RB Leipzig. The attacking ace (inset) has scored four Premier League goals already in nine league appearances. Hwang is available for £14m in the transfer window from his German club and Wolves have opened talks already. Hitman Jimenez said: “It’s DS1ST the hitman and hee ■■ by JAMES NURSEY good for us that he has set up quickly. It’s good to know that he’s comfortable. “It’s on loan now but he gives everything to the club like he has a permanent deal with us. It’s good to have him.” Jimenez and Hwang have struck up a promising partnership and the Mexican added: “He’s a good player who runs for every ball in the game. I have to link up with all my team-mates, the strikers have to link up.” Silva snifflers are still Ful of a cold CHAMPIONSHIP leaders Fulham have been hit by a bug ahead of tomorrow’s visit to Preston. Marco Silva was without several players in Wednesday night’s draw with Derby. But Silva says six players, including top scorer SENSATIONAL COMEBACK BID ■■ by JOHN CROSS would be delighted to have him much closer. There has been communication, and I saw him and talked to him when we went to see the film. “It was incredibly pleasant to see him and chat to him, and hopefully we can bring him close. “He will have a great time seeing the environment that he can create around him and around this place. “Because of the respect and admiration that everybody at the club has for what he’s done – and as well for what he represents as a person in this club – I cannot tell you what role but I would like him to be much closer personally to me.” Meanwhile, Arteta has insisted that he would not have a problem with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe making an early return to the dugout at the Emirates tomorrow after recovering from Covid. Howe tested positive last Friday and would normally have to self-isolate for 10 days. However, he may be released early and take charge of the team in person, rather than from a hotel room as he did last Saturday. Arteta said: “I am sure if Eddie is on the touchline, it is because he is entitled to be there.” DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 59 ■■ by TONY BANKS Aleksandar Mitrovic (inset), are again doubtful. Boss Silva said: “It is something we have to check on. “After the game some of them were worse afterwards because they made a big effort to play.” WENGER THE SEQUEL Mikel’s open to Arsene returning to Gunners MIKEL ARTETA wants to bring Arsene Wenger back to Arsenal and said he would be “delighted to have him much closer”. The Gunners boss even revealed that he has spoken to Wenger about making a return in some capacity in the future. Former Arsenal manager Wenger has not even been back for a game at the Emirates as he was left heartbroken by his departure in 2018 after 22 years at the club. As well as giving him an honorary role at the club, Arsenal have made overtures about building a new statute and are hoping the affection shown towards their greatest-ever manager around his newly released film about the ‘Invincibles’ may also help build bridges. Arteta, who won the FA Cup in 2014 under Wenger during his playing days (inset), insists he would welcome his input in any form. Arteta said: “I think it would be a great help and it would be a great help for the club. Things take time, and I think he has to dictate those timings. “What I can say is that we ■WATCHING BRIEF: Arsene Wenger would be welcomed back to the Emirates footie flashes ● ● WIGAN striker Charlie Wyke is in hospital after collapsing during training. The League One club confirmed the 28-year-old is in a stable condition. ●BIRMINGHAM ● have failed with their appeal to get midfielder Ryan Woods’ red card overturned from Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Coventry. ●●HEARTS will only sell John Souttar in January if they receive a “huge bid” for the Scotland defender, says boss Robbie Neilson. SHATTERED: Shelvey Howe is bedding in nicely ■■ by Simon bird JONJO Shelvey has revealed Newcastle players are so exhausted by Eddie Howe’s new training regime they are falling asleep at 8pm. The midfielder says new boss Howe and Jason Tindall, who has taken training this week, have made work “very intense”. Howe ordered a physical fortnight to raise fitness levels and refocus minds when he took charge, ending in last Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Brentford. The 43-year-old has spent the week isolating in his Tyneside hotel reviewing training footage and will pick the team to face Arsenal tomorrow. Asked about the impact of Howe and his new regime, Shelvey said: “It is very intense. You are on it every second of the day. “You are constantly thinking of football. He has galvanised everything. “Last international break, I was asleep by 8pm every night as we were shattered from training! “It takes getting used to but we are there now.” Shelvey was singled out as vital for Newcastle’s relegation battle by Howe. And the midfielder added: “You could see from the Brentford performance we were on the front foot, creating more chances and better on the ball.” The Toon are winless in 12 games and face a week which includes home games against fellow strugglers Norwich and Burnley.

60 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 seriously football DESPAIR: Kane EUROPA CONFERENCE SHOCKER Spurs in a new low ■RED DREAD: Sessegnon is sent off and (inset) Kane’s effort is for nothing From Back Page for a reckless tackle which earned him a second yellow. At the time they were 1-0 down and huffed and puffed to get an equaliser. Harry Kane looked to have saved a point with an angled drive, only for Spurs to let the game slip away in the final move of the match. In the latest edition of the @StatsPerform Power Rankings, NS Mura were ranked as the 941st highest club, while Spurs were in 25th. Conte said: “After three weeks I am starting to understand the situation. “It is not simple. 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Offer ends 30/11/2021. conte crisis Second string slip up AT LEAST we know now how Antonio Conte will raise some of the cash for new signings in January. Half the players that started here won’t be at Tottenham by the start of next season. And not a single one of them can have any complaints. This was the kind of humiliating, embarrassing surrender that Spurs fans saw all too often under Nuno Espirito Santo and Jose Mourinho. Joe Rodon, Matt Doherty, Dele Alli and Bryan Gil should be worried. Davinson Sanchez, a £42m signing from Ajax four years ago, is surely on his last legs too. Ryan Sessegnon, unlucky to be sent off in the first half of a game in which he’d hoped to impress, might just get another chance. If the fringe players can’t turn up for a tie like this, what grounds can they have for not getting a game in the Premier League? Mura didn’t even have to wait that long to draw first blood. Tomi Horvat raced down the right after 11 minutes, cut inside and, with Sanchez slipping, he powered home a leftfooted shot into the top corner. Sessegnon – back from a lengthy lay-off with the praise of his manager ringing in his ears – was sent off after half an hour for a second bookable offence, lunging in twice. Without him this Spurs side were ■■ by DARREN LEWIS NS MURA 2 TOTTENHAM 1 lambs to the slaughter. In fact, Mura midfielder Nik Lorbek would have put the Slovenians further ahead had his curling effort not soared wide. When the words of Conte’s halftime team talk appeared to have made little impression in the second half, he acted, sending on Heung-min Son, Lucas Moura, Ben Davies and Eric Dier. And when Harry Kane equalised in the 72nd minute, it looked as though Spurs would confirm their superiority. Trouble is, defensively they were not superior. The second goal was a carbon copy of the first. Substitute Amadej Marosa turned Sanchez inside out and saw his shot deflect home. Conte, of course, didn’t quite have this competition in mind when he spoke about being successful. But he knows he can forget about even his most basic of targets without the depth in his squad to cope with assignments like this. Tottenham (3-4-2-1): Gollini 5; Sanchez 4, Rodon 4 (Dier 54, 6), Tanganga 5, Doherty 4 (Davies 54, 6); Ndombele 6 (Hojbjerg 76), Skipp 6, Sessegnon 4, Gil 5 (Moura 54, 7), Alli 4 (Son 54, 7); KANE 7.

DS1ST DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 61 MOYES boys a BIG NOISE NOT even a national lockdown can ■■ by PAUL BROWN to Wolves last Saturday, with big stop West Ham’s march through guns like Declan Rice, Kurt Zouma Europe right now. RAPID VIENNA 0 and Pablo Fornals benched. Boss David Moyes had warned They should have been in front that the silence of playing in a WEST HAM 2 when a stretching Jarrod Bowen stadium with no fans would prove jabbed a brilliant delivery from a challenge in Austria. But his side were in the mood to make a big noise and they made it four wins and a draw on their return to the European stage. A first Hammers goal since January for Andriy Yarmolenko (inset) and a Mark Noble penalty put them firmly in the driving seat in an empty Allianz Stadion in Vienna. And Moyes and his understrength side cruised into the last 16 as Group H winners. be happy to take on most teams. It’s a great achievement for us. “The effort you have to put in is unbelievable. It was a really good professional job The players who have come in have performed well.” New Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky confirmed earlier in the day that his £150m buy-in to the club doesn’t mean big spending in January. And this was a chance for Moyes to see how good his squad Arthur Masuaku wide early on. But they didn’t make their dominance count until the end of the first half when Yarmolenko headed home a deep hanging cross from Nikola Vlasic. Yarmolenko then won a penalty after a foul by Max Hoffmann and Noble stepped up to give the visitors a 2-0 half-time lead. Moyes even had the luxury before the end of seeing 17-yearold debutant Sonny Perkins come off the bench to have a decent header saved. That means they avoid a play-off is, with Michail Antonio and West Ham (4-3-3): Areola 6; Coufal 8, Dawson 6, with a team finishing third in their Lukasz Fabianski staying at home. Diop 6, Masuaku 7 (Fredericks 77); Noble 6, Soucek 6 Champions League group. The Hammers boss made eight (Kral 65, 6), Lanzini 6 (Fornals 65, 6); Bowen 6 Hammers boss Moyes said: “I’d changes from the team which lost (Benrahma 65, 6), Yarmolenko 7, Vlasic 7 (Perkins 77). BRACE: Morelos Double Mor like it for Gio ■■ by GARY CHAPPELL ALFREDO MORELOS was the hero as Giovanni van Bronckhorst celebrated a 2-0 victory in his first match as Rangers manager. The Ibrox side booked their place in the Europa League knockout stages with the win. The Colombian hitman broke the deadlock on 15 minutes and then doubled Rangers’ lead just after half-time. Celtic’s hopes of going through were dashed as a late fightback denied them in a 3-2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen. Josip Juranovic’s penalty and a strike from Jota cancelled out Robert Andrich’s early goal. But the German midfielder struck again to make it 2-2 before Moussa Diaby’s winner. The result means Celtic will drop into the Conference League. Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou (inset) said: “It is a tough one to take.” seriously football EuroPA league ■PEN PAL: Noble is spot on to make it 2-0 foxes get a euro leg up ■PAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT: Daka and (right) Maddison celebrates with Ndidi Daka & Co Madd for it JAMES MADDISON delivered last night to help propel Leicester from the bottom of the group to the top as King Power boos turned to cheers. Brendan Rodgers’ men have hit the front in perfect time with just one game left away at Napoli on December 9. Only top spot guarantees a last-16 place and Leicester tore into Warsaw last night with serious intent after being booed off against Chelsea. Patson Daka opened the scoring early on before Maddison produced a brilliant Cryuff turn and finish to make it 2-0. Warsaw pulled a goal back but Maddison’s pin-point corner picked out Wilfred Ndidi to make it 3-1 before the break. Leicester were reassuringly compact and solid in the second half to see out the game. It compounded Legia’s misery as the Polish outfit endure their worst run in 85 years. But Leicester won’t care a jot and they showed character after losing key defender Jonny Evans in the warm-up. It didn’t stop the hosts from making a fast start. They took the lead in the 11th minute after Luke Thomas won possession ■■ by JAMES NURSEY LEICESTER 3 LEGIA WARSAW 1 and released Harvey Barnes. His run to the edge of the box was halted but the ricochet fell kindly for Daka who turned and buried it. If that goal was a little fortunate, given how the ball broke kindly for Daka, then the hosts’ second was pure class. Maddison exchanged passes with Ademola Lookman, then bamboozled the defence before curling a left-foot finish. But Leicester’s advantage was halved when Ndidi was penalised for handball in the box. Mahir Emreli’s spot-kick was saved by Kasper Schmeichel but Filip Mladenovic reacted quickest and had a tap-in. Yet it didn’t take the hosts long to restore their twogoal advantage. Maddison turned provider as his corner picked out Ndidi to glance past keeper Cezary Miszta in the 33rd minute – and the Foxes controlled the rest of the game. Leicester (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel 7; Castagne 7, Amartey 7, Soyuncu 7, Thomas 7; Soumare 7 (Dewsbury-Hall 62, 6), Ndidi 7; Lookman 7 (Albrighton 84), Maddison 8 (Perez 63, 6), Barnes 7; Daka 8 (Iheanacho 85). INFORMATION STATION UEFA Europa League Group A Brondby (0).......... 1 Lyon (0)............... 3 Uhre 50 Cherki 57, 66 Slimani 76 Rangers (1).......... 2 S Prague (0)........ 0 Morelos 15, 49 P W D L F A Pts Lyon........................... 5 5 0 0 15 4 15 Rangers..................... 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 Sparta Prague............ 5 1 1 3 4 9 4 Brondby..................... 5 0 2 3 2 9 2 Group B Monaco (2)........... 2 R Sociedad (1).... 1 Volland 28, Fofana 37 Isak 35 PSV (1)................... 2 Sturm Graz (0)... 0 Vinicius 45 (pen) Bruma 55 P W D L F A Pts Monaco...................... 5 3 2 0 6 3 11 PSV............................ 5 2 2 1 9 5 8 Real Sociedad............ 5 1 3 1 6 6 6 Sturm Graz................. 5 0 1 4 2 9 1 Group C Leicester (3)........ 3 L Warsaw (1)...... 1 Daka 11 Mladenovic 26 Maddison 21, Ndidi 33 P W D L F A Pts Leicester.................... 5 2 2 1 10 8 8 Spartak Moscow......... 5 2 1 2 9 9 7 Napoli........................ 5 2 1 2 12 8 7 Legia Warsaw............. 5 2 0 3 4 10 6 Group D E Frankfurt (1)... 2 Antwerp (1)........ 2 Kamada 13 Nainggolan 33 Paciencia 90 Samatta 88 Olympiacos (0).... 1 Fenerbahce (0)... 0 Tiquinho Soares 90 P W D L F A Pts Eintracht Frankfurt..... 5 3 2 0 9 5 11 Olympiacos................. 5 3 0 2 8 6 9 Fenerbahce................ 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 Antwerp..................... 5 0 2 3 5 10 2 Group E Galatasaray (2).. 4 Marseille (0)...... 2 Cicaldau 12 Milik 68, 85 Caleta-Car 30 (og) Feghouli 64, Babel 83 Lok Moscow (0)... 0 Lazio (0).............. 3 Immobile 56 (pen), 63 (pen) Pedro 87 P W D L F A Pts Galatasaray................ 5 3 2 0 7 3 11 Lazio.......................... 5 2 2 1 7 3 8 Marseille.................... 5 0 4 1 5 7 4 Lok Moscow............... 5 0 2 3 2 8 2 Group F Midtjylland (1)... 3 Braga (1)............. 2 Sviatchenko 2 Ricardo Horta 43 Isaksen 48 Galeno 85 Evander 90 (pen) Red Star B (0)...... 1 Ludogorets (0)... 0 Ivanic 57 P W D L F A Pts Red Star Belgrade...... 5 3 1 1 5 3 10 Braga......................... 5 3 0 2 11 8 9 FC Midtjylland............ 5 2 2 1 7 7 8 Ludogorets................. 5 0 1 4 3 8 1 Group G Bayer Lev (1)........ 3 Celtic (1)............ 2 Andrich 16, 82 Juranovic 40 (pen) Diaby 87 Jota 56 Real Betis (1)....... 2 Ferencvaros (0).0 Tello 5, Canales 52 P W D L F A Pts Bayer Leverkusen....... 5 4 1 0 14 4 13 Real Betis.................. 5 3 1 1 10 9 10 Celtic......................... 5 2 0 3 10 13 6 Ferencvaros............... 5 0 0 5 4 12 0 Group H D Zagreb (1)......... 1 Genk (1)............... 1 Menalo 35 Ugbo 45 R Vienna (0).......... 0 West Ham (2)...... 2 Yarmolenko 40 Noble 45 (pen) P W D L F A Pts West Ham.................. 5 4 1 0 11 2 13 Dinamo Zagreb........... 5 2 1 2 8 6 7 Genk.......................... 5 1 2 2 4 9 5 Rapid Vienna.............. 5 1 0 4 3 9 3 UEFA Europa Conference League Group G Mura (1)................ 2 Tottenham (0).... 1 Horvat 11, Marosa 90 Kane 72 Rennes (2)............ 3 Vitesse (1)........... 3 Laborde 9, 39, 69 Huisman 43 Buitink 75 Openda 90 P W D L F A Pts Rennes....................... 5 3 2 0 10 7 11 Tottenham.................. 5 2 1 2 11 8 7 Vitesse....................... 5 2 1 2 9 8 7 Mura.......................... 5 1 0 4 4 11 3 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: North Macedonia 0 N Ireland 11, Rep of Ireland 1 Slovakia 1. Today’s diary (7.45pm unless stated) Sky Bet Championship: West Brom v Nottingham Forest (8pm) (Live on Sky Sports Football). Sky Bet League Two: Colchester v Newport Co. Scottish Cup Third Round: Partick v Dunfermline Women’S World Cup Qualifiers: Scotland v Ukraine (7.35) (Live on BBC Alba), Wales v Greece (7.15) (Live on BBC Wales). CRICKET First Test Match—day 1 of 5: Bangladesh v Pakistan (Chittagong, 04am), day 2 of 5: India v New Zealand (Kanpur, 04am). RUGBY UNION Gallagher Premiership Rugby (7.45): Bath v Exeter, Bristol v Northampton, Newcastle v Worcester, Wasps v Gloucester. United Rugby Championship (7.35): Connacht v Ospreys.

62 DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 ■EGOTISTICAL: PSG’s front three graft beats craft every seriously football DS1ST DEUTSCH MASTER RALF TO to HERR day of week EUROPEAN success for the last two managers to leave Paris St-Germain is a statement in itself. Unai Emery went on to lift the Europa League with an inferior line-up of Villarreal players. Thomas Tuchel went on to win the Champions League with a talented Chelsea team. The common denominator? Both had an XI who were prepared to put a shift in. Mauricio Pochettino has seen enough from his egotistical front three – Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe – to know that he cannot get the PSG team playing on and off the ball. With Manchester United waiting to provide a soft landing, you can see why the former Spurs boss is letting it be known he is ready to answer the call from Old Trafford. Anyone who saw the way that Pochettino (inset) made Southampton and Spurs two of the toughest teams to beat in the Premier League will know that the Argentine knows how to organise a team that wants to work. He turned Tottenham’s defence into the best in the country two seasons running, then took the North Londoners to the 2018 Champions League Final. With the talent available at United, you could see him joining Emery and Tuchel in succeeding away from that toxic PSG dressing room. Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry, on TV duty for CBS Sports, discussed the trouble with PSG, which was laid bare for all to see on ■■ by DARREN LEWIS Wednesday night in their defeat at Manchester City. “Pochettino has got to get out of that club,” said Carragher. “If he’s got the chance to go to Manchester United... I’d be gone tomorrow. “I honestly would and it’s because of those three stars.” Henry weighed in: “If you want to win the Champions League, you cannot defend with seven players. It is impossible, I don’t care who you are. “Teams that win titles and win the Champions Leagues also, you need to have your front three chasing the ball. “We saw it with Tuchel. He couldn’t make PSG defend. As soon as he arrived at Chelsea they listened. “Everyone that left PSG went on to win in Europe – Emery and Tuchel.” Carragher believes the way in which PSG were shown up by City’s industry underlines why Pochettino’s embarrassment of riches is actually fool’s gold. “I just don’t believe teams can carry anybody now,” Carragher added. “Let’s say the four teams, of which I think one will win the Champions League – Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea or Bayern Munich – they do not carry one passenger. “PSG are carrying three, they’ve got absolutely no chance of winning the Champions League. “I just can’t accept, I don’t care how good they are, that they don’t work for the team. “The days of carrying passengers are long gone.” MANCHESTER United find themselves in so much trouble that the fallen giants have turned to a footballing Godfather to sort them out. Ralf Rangnick has been on United’s radar since 2019 when senior club officials, including current football director John Murtough, travelled to RB Leipzig to see how he and Paul Mitchell both operated. Murtough returned to Manchester with a glowing dossier of information on Rangnick, who has been held in high regard at Old Trafford ever since. Now United have finally decided to home in on their chosen target, with Rangnick poised to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis until the end of the season. His vast experience and progressive football brain will be called upon to help stabilise a team that found itself sinking fast under the limited and flawed leadership of Solskjaer. Rangnick’s task will be to make sure United finish in the top four this season and possibly challenge for a trophy, including the Champions League. His sixmonth deal will include attractive bonuses. But despite all his proven qualities, Rangnick is still not viewed as the longterm managerial ■MAN WITH A PLAN: Ralf Rangnick influenced fellow German coaches (left) Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel Trailblazer taught Klopp and Tuchel ■■ by JEREMY CROSS solution. And this is where the narrative becomes even more intriguing. United remain focused on hiring Maurcio Pochettino as their next permanent manager, with Rangnick moving upstairs as the club’s firstever sporting director. One senior United source said last night: “The club has huge respect for Ralf Rangnick. We want him for much longer than just a stint as manager.” It is a role executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward (inset) has been wanting to fill for several seasons and Rangnick is expected to work above football director Murtough, becoming the conduit between the club’s board and manager. What Murtough makes of it all is anyone’s guess, but what seems certain is that United are now willing to put their faith in a German and Argentine being able to bring the team into the 21st century. For longer than United supporters care to remember, they have been forced to watch Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and now Thomas Tuchel adopt philosophies first championed by Rangnick himself that have seen all three of them achieve huge success. Guardiola has won countless trophies at Manchester City, Klopp landed the Champions League with Liverpool and ended their 30-year wait for the title, while Tuchel inspired Chelsea to conquer Europe within six months. In the meantime, United have lurched through a succession of managers. David Moyes lasted 10 months, while Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and now Solskjaer all failed to find success. United have not won the Premier League since 2013, but have those who run the club finally had a lightbulb moment? Rangnick became known as the ‘Godfather of German football’ after his modern coaching revolutionised the game in his homeland. Klopp might have popularised the ‘gegenpress’, but it was Rangnick who championed it long before him. The 63-year-old has managed Hannover, Schalke, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig and more recently held a senior role at Lokomotiv Moscow. This will be a challenge on a different scale altogether for Rangnick, however, while the same can be said of Pochettino, who has just one trophy to his name as a boss. Will the duo provide the answers to all United’s problems? Who knows? But it will be fascinating to see them try.

REIGN AT OLD TRAFFORD... FOR NOW the throne DS1ST Fergie sits out From Back Page of targeting the next full-time boss, with Leicester’s Brendan Rodgers also in the mix. Fergie was appointed as a director on United’s football board after retiring in 2013. His first task was to handpick David Moyes as his own successor, but the appointment turned into a disaster, with the Scot lasting just 14 months. Fergie’s influence at United has waned in recent years, although he helped seal Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to the club in the summer. But football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher will assist executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward in the search for a new boss. FERGIE CALL: Ronaldo DAILY STAR, Friday, November 26, 2021 63 Nev says it’s time for reset ■■ by JOHN CROSS GARY NEVILLE believes English football has a “real opportunity” to seize back control from the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’. Former Sports Minister Tracey Crouch’s fan-led review has received widespread backing after it recommended changes including appointing an independent regulator, a Premier League transfer levy, golden shares and fan accountability. Sky pundit and Manchester United legend Neville, now part owner of League Two Salford, firmly believes it can create a reset for the beautiful game in the wake of the European Super League fiasco. Neville, who is part of ‘The Saving the Beautiful Game’ action group, called out the owners of United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea and said an independent regulator is vital to stop Premier League clubs calling the shots. The former England defender said: “Joel Glazer, Roman Abramovich, Stan Kroenke, Sheikh Mansour, JW Henry and Daniel Levy ■I’LL MAKE A BETTER FIST OF IT: Rangnick is set to try and steady the ship at Old Trafford Ralf Rangnick’s managerial record G W D L F A W% 1995-97 SSV Reutlingen 05 51 26 12 13 87 55 51.0% 1997-99 SSV Ulm 1846 75 36 18 21 148 109 48.0% 1999-2001 VfB Stuttgart 86 36 16 34 127 117 41.9% 2001-04 Hannover 96 98 44 22 32 193 154 44.9% 2004-05 FC Schalke 04 65 36 15 14 107 72 55.4% 2006-11 TSG Hoffenheim 166 79 43 44 287 196 47.6% 2011 FC Schalke 04 23 10 3 10 48 34 43.5% 2015-16 RB Leipzig 36 21 7 8 56 35 58.3% 2018-19 RB Leipzig 52 29 13 10 95 48 55.8% you rang right man From Back Page Football’, will be handed a six-month deal, including huge bonuses to get United into the top four and win the Champions League. And United bosses are planning to make Rangnick the club’s first director of football once his stint as interim boss is over. The plan will see Rangnick step aside at the end of the season to allow Maurcio Pochettino or Brendan Rodgers to be appointed permanent manager. He will then work in tandem with the new man in the dugout. United executive vicechairman Ed Woodward is negotiating compensation with Lokomotiv Moscow, where Rangnick has been working as sporting director. Rangnick, 63, has told Lokomotiv he wants to go and the Russian club will not stand in his way. But Rangnick will not take charge of the team for tomorrow’s trip to Chelsea due to work permit reasons. Michael Carrick will lead United at Stamford Bridge and is set to be retained as part of the coaching staff. United have not yet approached PSG for permission to speak to Pochettino, but will begin the recruitment process in the new year. ON STAFF: Carrick CHANGE: Neville should not be in charge of English football. “Does anybody in this country think that those six people should have the biggest influence on the running of English football? Absolutely not.” The 10 per cent transfer levy – which would bring in around £150m a year from deals – has already upset Premier League clubs but would be a lifeline for League One and Two clubs as well as at grassroots level. But Prem clubs are unhappy that they are expected to bail out badly run EFL clubs while they already make substantial solidarity payments. Neville added: “I would expect the Regulator to come down really hard if EFL clubs are not able to financially control and ensure sustainable football. “I’m not expecting the money to just wash down from the Premier League. “This is a real opportunity to reset the recklessness in the game, chasing that Premier League ‘Golden Ticket’.”

■ SLO BAD: Dele Alli and (right) boss Antonio Conte DS1ST Conte’s men hit a new low ANTONIO CONTE admitted “the level at Spurs is not so high” after his 10-man side were humiliated by the lowestranked team in the Europa Conference League. Substitute Amadej Marosa struck with virtually the last kick of the game to pull off an incredible shock. It gave Slovenian ■■ by darren lewis ns mura 2 Tottenham 1 minnows Mura, 341st in UEFA coefficient rankings, a stunning win over Conte’s shoddy Spurs, who had to play with 10 men for more than half the game after Ryan Sessegnon was sent off Turn to Page 60 EUROPA LEAGUE R VIENNA 0 WEST HAM 2 Silent assassins P61 LEICESTER 3 L WARSAW 1 Foxes are flying P61 united turn to ‘german godfather’ dailystar.co.uk/sport Sir Alex sits this one out ■■ by JEREMY CROSS SIR ALEX Ferguson has had no influence on Manchester United’s decision to appoint Ralf Rangnick as interim boss. It is understood Ferguson was not consulted about the choice of Rangnick, who is set to sign a six-month deal to manage United until the end of the season. And Fergie (inset), who has been known to pull the strings on previous appointments, will have no formal role in the club’s search for the next permanent manager. He has already given his verbal backing to No.1 choice Mauricio Pochettino, but United will begin the process Turn to Page 63 Ex-Leipzig man Ralf is boss-in-waiting ■■ by JEREMY CROSS RALF Rangnick is poised to ride to the rescue of Manchester United and become the club’s new interim boss. United have identified Rangnick as the No.1 choice to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked last weekend following their 4-1 defeat at Watford. Rangnick, who is known as the ‘Godfather of German Turn to Page 63 you ■SILVER SERVICE: Ralf Rangnick as he might look delivering the Premier League title ■■ by STAR REPORTER £5,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE POT THIS SATURDAY, 3PM* rang? KNOW YOUR FOOTIE? PLAY NOW DOWNLOAD THE APP 18+ UK only, T&Cs apply. Who Knows Wins is committed to responsible gambling and fairness. *WKW PICK 10 Total Prize Pot before deductions on 27/11/21 Enjoy the game but play responsibly. Published by Express Newspapers, a subsidiary company of Reach Plc, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP. 0208 612 7000. Outside UK +44(0) 208 612 7000. Printed by Reach Printing Services, St Albans Rd, Watford WD24 7RG; Reach Printing Services, Hollinwood Ave, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8EP; D C Thomson, 80 Kingsway East, Dundee DD4 8SL; Independent News & Media, 124-144 Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1EB. Bermont Impresion S.L Avenida de Alemania 12, 28821 Coslada, Madrid, Spain; Deposito Legal no. TO-394/96; T.F. Print SA, Tenerife; EUROPRINTER SA Zone Aéropole, avenue Jean Mermoz,B 6041 GOSSELIES WMBDS 1234 ABCDEFGHI JKLPQRS * TUW Austria €3.00; Belgium €2.00; Bulgaria BGN 3.70; Canary Is €2.40; Cyprus Cyp €2.15; Denmark DKr 20.00; Germany €2.00; Gibraltar £1; Greece €2.50; Italy €2.00; Luxembourg €2.00; Malta €2.50; Netherlands €2.75; Norway NKr 29.00; Portugal (Cont.) €2.40; Spain €2.40; Switzerland SFr 2.00; Turkey TL 7.00. NEWSPAPERS SUPPORT RECYCLING The recycled paper content of UK newspapers in 2018 was 68.2%