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dailyrecord.co.uk facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Thursday, December 26, 2019 twitter.com/Daily_Record boxing day bonanza It’s all kicking off All the football news and previews before today’s Premier League action SEE SPORT newspaper of the year 85p PAIN Comedy star Tony Roper Rab C. star: Op saved my life Rab C. Nesbitt star Tony Roper has revealed how he narrowly escaped suffering a burst gallbladder thanks to his wife. He’d refused to go to hospital despite being in “excruciating pain”, but his missus called a doctor, who ordered that the organ was immediately removed. Tony said: “If I’d left it another week I could have been in serious trouble.” FULL STORY PAGES 12&13 Get your gear for New Year Shimmer, shine and sparkle into 2020 PAGES 30&31 ak47 threat over unpaid bill VIDEO NASTY PLUS 8-PAGE FESTIVE PUNTER INSIDE MENACING Love in video with masked gunman A property boss sent a video of himself and a gunman with an AK47 to a punter and demanded payment of an overdue bill. David Love claimed the chilling threat was “a little joke” after the customer immediately settled the debt. The boxer, 38, insisted the gun is not his and added: “It’s nothing to do with me. I don’t want police raiding my house.” FULL STORY PAGES 6&7 Panicked punter pays up after boxer businessman’s ‘little joke’ FESTIVE PREDICTOR PLAY BEFORE 2.30PM TODAY! PLAY FOR FREE visit footie5.com or download the app 18+, UK only. Entry to the Promotion is free via the footie5 mobile App or website. Only one entry is permitted per player. Entries accepted any time prior to 14:30 on 26 December 2019. Full T&C’s apply.

Page 4 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Info online and on mobile WWW.DAILYRECORD.CO.UK ■ facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord ■ twitter.com/Daily_Record vatican and kirk plea for peace today’s weather Glasgow & West Mostly cloudy throughout the day with spells of rain. Max 5C (41F). Winds E at 13-15mph. UV index: 0. Edinburgh, Fife & Borders Predominantly cloudy and grey with rain or drizzle. Max 5C (41F). Winds SE at 13-15mph. UV index: 1. Dundee & Aberdeen Often cloudy with a risk of light rain this afternoon. Max 7C (45F). Winds SE at 12-14mph. UV index: 1. Forth Valley Grey skies with occasional light rain and drizzle. Max 6C (43F). Winds E at 7-9mph. UV index: 1. TRAVEL ADVICE Inverness & Moray Light rain this afternoon. Max 7C (45F). Winds NE at 6-8mph. UV index: 0. Highlands & Islands Cloudy and grey with rain or drizzle. Max 7C (45F). Winds SE at 10-15mph. UV index: 0. 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A How To Complain pack is also available by writing to the Legal and Compliance Department, Reach PLC, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP. PHONE 0141 309 3251 EMAIL reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk TEXT DRNEWS followed by your comments to 84555 SCOTLAND'S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPERS ON YOUR TABLET joint effort Pope Francis and Rev Chalmers Haud the bus - where’s our Christmas money? Drivers cry ‘Scrooge’ as overtime not fare Overtime won’t be paid for drivers until new year FORMER Church of Scotland moderator Reverend John Chalmers teamed up with the Pope yesterday in a Christmas message to call for peace in Africa. Chalmers, Pope Francis and the leader of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pay held back until after New Year FURIOUS drivers are accusing Scotland’s biggest bus company of holding back vital overtime payments until after Christmas. Hundreds of drivers at First Bus’s Caledonia Depot in Glasgow were told overtime earned in the week up to December 21 won’t be settled until January 2. Almost all worked 12 hours extra a week and some added days off – meaning they were going to be up to £350 short when paid on Christmas Eve. One worker also urged the rival chiefs of South Sudan to maintain a pledge to form a coalition government early next year. A peace deal to end a fiveyear civil war that has killed close to 400,000 people was signed last year but a November deadline to form a coalition government was by MARK McGIVERN Chief Reporter told the Record: “Other weeks, overtime gets settled at the end of the week but, for some unknown reason, the pre Christmas payments are being deferred until after the New Year. “This has come as a total shock to me because I’ve budgeted for the cash coming in and now I’m going to somehow have to borrow to get through to January 2. “The company knows this is the biggest spending time of the year so I’m amazed they’ve done it. “It’s not just Christmas presents at this time of year, it’s Christmas dinner and the same on New Year’s Day.” The driver said a notice on a board at Caledonia Depot, on Cathcart Road, stated drivers had given extended to February as parts of the deal need to be resolved. The clerics offered assurances “of our spiritual closeness as you strive for a swift implementation” of peace agreements and prayers “for a renewed commitment to the path of reconciliation and fraternity”. “agreement” to the measures. He said: “I’m not a union member but other drivers have said they weren’t aware of any negotiations with Unite over this.” Andrew Tinkler, head of HR for First Bus in Scotland, said banking arrangements had forced the delay. He said: “Due to banking restrictions and public holidays over the festive period, First Glasgow’s payroll team have to adhere to tight deadlines to ensure that the employees are paid correctly and on time. “An unfortunate result of this processing deadline being brought forward is that variable payments such as overtime are not able to be processed, however, all variable pay elements worked in the previous week will be paid on January 2.”

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 5 sparkling Liz Hurley in her jewellery and not much else ahead of Christmas silent knight Sir Elton John sends a Christmas message to fans in a Santa hat and red tracksuit incredible Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan wishes Geri Horner on Christmas Eve and, right, David Beckham with his three boys Merry Lizmas LIZ Hurley sparkled over Christmas as she celebrated in style ... and little else. The actress, 54, took to social media in a black jacket, bikini briefs and some bling. Her photo, which sent fans into a festive frenzy, was captioned: “House decorated, guests have arrived, cupboards bulging with food...#mood #bringiton.” Elsewhere, US reality star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner, 22, did similar, donning a green dress with matching nails and statement jewellery. Meanwhile, Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan strangely dressed as Mr and Mrs Incredible, Sir Elton John wore a Santa hat, David Beckham and his boys played it less extravagant and Geri Horner asked fans for their Christmas wishes. glamorous Kylie Jenner in her green jewels Debbie works Strictly magic star performance Debbie and Kevin with the trophy DEBBIE McGee has been crowned the winner of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special. The widow of magician Paul Daniels won the festive edition of the BBC show with professional partner Kevin Clifton after they scored 40 for their performance. “I wasn’t expecting it,” she said. “It’s just amazing but you know, everybody has been fantastic. “I think it’s everybody’s, because we all had a great time, McGee dances off with title after perfect score by julia hunt recordreporters@reachplc.com everyone did such great dances.” McGee was up against fellow former contestants Chizzy Akudolu, Gemma Atkinson, Joe Sugg, Mark Wright and Richard Arnold. The festive instalment was hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, with the show’s judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas on the panel. It opened with a group performance featuring the programme’s professional dancers and the Christmas cast at Leeds Castle, Kent. Each couple then took to the dancefloor for their own routines, before the studio audience voted for their favourite and their votes were combined with the judges’ scores. McGee wowed the judges and the audience with her quickstep to Jingle Bells by Michael Buble before lifting the Strictly Silver Star. The episode also featured a performance from Liam Payne, who sang his new song All I Want For Christmas. The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special will air on Christmas Day at 4.20pm on BBC One.

Page 6 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS of gun INVESTIGATION Police divers examine the scene of tragedy 3 drown in pool tragedy Mystery of holiday horror THE British holidaymaker who lost her husband and two children in a Christmas Eve pool tragedy prayed for them to come back to life as another tourist performed CPR on them. Dad-of-three Josias Fletchman said she “stayed calm” as she touched her loved ones and prayed their hearts would start beating again while he tried to save her husband’s life. The 35-year-old from Manchester told yesterday how he returned to the apartment block where the tragedy occurred as staff at Costa del Sol holiday complex Club La Costa World, near Fuengirola, were pulling the nine-yearold girl, her 16-year-old brother and their 52-yearold dad out of the water. Josias said: “The mum was praying for them to come back to life. “She was calm. She was touching their bodies. She continued praying even after the ambulance people arrived and had stopped trying to revive them. “She exercised her faith to the limit. I was performing CPR on her husband but I’m a believer and I prayed as well. “She strengthened me in the way she reacted. It just wasn’t meant to be. Now I’m just praying for the peace of God to sustain her and the rest of her family and keep them at peace.” Eni Raja, 22, who lives in Birmingham, added: “I saw SCENE The holiday complex by gerard couzens reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk the bodies with the three white blankets over them. “The mum was crying. I can’t get the image out of my mind.” Police said yesterday they were keeping an open mind on the reasons for the tragedy which happened about 1.30pm on Tuesday. Investigators are believed to have analysed the pool’s pump and drains to check for any suction problems which could be deadly for young children. The names of the father and two children have not been released. Counsellors are spending time with the mum and her other child, thought to be a teenage daughter, while other relatives jet to Spain from the UK. Costa Club World spokesman Juan Jose Millan said: “This has been a terrible occurrence and staff and some guests are receiving psychological support along with the family.” Demanding money in a day’s work for A BUSINESSMAN sent a terrifying video of a masked man wielding an AK47 assault rifle to a customer with an unpaid bill. David Love confirmed the weapon in the shocking footage obtained by the Record was real, but claimed the threat was “a little joke”. Love, 38, said the panicking customer immediately settled the outstanding debt after taking the demand seriously. The boxer, who boasts of having a seven-figure property portfolio, said he shot the camera phone clip at his home gym in Midlothian. The AK47 owner had visited the gym, though Love said he didn’t know who he was, adding: “I have nothing to do with guns.” In the video, Love faces a mirror with the gunman behind him and shouts: “I want my f****** money!” Love told the Record: “Some guy was at my gym. He came down for a session and started mouthing off. “He showed me (the gun) and I thought, hold on, that’ll make a good video. I’ll tell that guy I want my money as a joke and he took it serious. “He was messing me around with money and I thought I’ll have a little joke here. “I phoned him up to say I hope you haven’t paid because it was a joke. I hope you didn’t take that as a real threat.” Love has posted images of himself in Iraq a few years ago, when he worked in the oil industry, carrying a similar AK47. He said: “Everyone had a gun in Iraq. Housewives had guns.” But Love denied any involvement with the gun in the video and said he hasn’t seen its owner since. He said: “It’s not mine. It’s nothing to do with me. I don’t want armed police raiding my house.” Meanwhile, a second video has emerged of Love snipping live electrical cables at a restaurant after claiming they hadn’t been paid for. Love shot the video outside the Midlothian eaterie with lights at the premises going off after he used the cutters. Confronted by the restaurant boss, Love presented him with a £33 invoice he said was unpaid, telling him he was taking the cabling back. Brandishing clippers, Love added: “It’s going to cost you money every time I come.” The video gun man Love pictured with AK47

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 7 threats and vandalism with menace seems all boxer turned landlord Property tycoon confirms AK47 is real but claims his chilling warning over unpaid rent bill was just a joke accusedDavid Wayne Oliver Bad Santa faces bank robbery rap by will stone A SANTA lookalike allegedly robbed a bank before throwing the money in the air shouting: “Merry Christmas.” David Wayne Oliver, 65, is in jail accused of raiding the bank two days before Christmas. Witness Dion Pascale said: “He threw the money all over the place and then said: ‘Merry Christmas’.” Passers-by attempted to return the cash but police say thousands of dollars are unaccounted for after the robbery in Colorado Springs, US. Cops said the culprit “threatened the use of a weapon”. But officers told local media that there was no indication he was armed. Oliver, nicknamed Bad Santa, is pictured in police mug shots with grey hair and a full white beard. eviction Donna’s effects were dumped in garden, above. Left, Love cuts cables by Alan McEwen alan.mcewen@reachplc.com was taken at Luci’s restaurant in Lasswade, Midlothian, where Love’s firm carried out building work in 2018. It shows Love clad in a hi-vis vest and work boots marching up to the building while filmed by a pal. He cuts a wire running at the side of the property with a tool, causing a light to go out. He then makes a number of other snips before lifting free sections of cable. At this point, Jim Toye, whose family runs the restaurant, comes outside to find out what’s happening. Jim asks: “What are you doing?” Love tells him: “Taking my cables back.” He asks his associate for an invoice and hands it to Jim. Love says: “You haven’t paid for the cables. Five floodlights in the front. £33, so I took the cables back.” After telling Jim “It’s going to cost you money every time I come”, Love adds he will take “every cable back”. Jim replies: “Really? We’ve already paid you money.” Love responds: “You’ve not paid for the cables. You’ve paid partial invoices. You’ve not paid this one.” Jim replies: “What about the money for putting my windows in?” The video then cuts off. Luci’s suffered several vandal attacks in 2018. In one incident, CCTV cameras captured two masked men in dark hoodies smashing its windows with bars. At the time owner Louise Toye reportedly said: “We know who’s done it – they’ve said to these young lads ‘here’s £20 go and smash the windows’.” Speaking about the video, Love told the Record: “(The owners) said a few times to the police that I was threatening and harassing them. I took the video for my protection and thankfully I boxer Landlord David Love did. I went there to take back my property, which was the cables, because they weren’t paid for. “The police charged me with threatening behaviour and vandalism. It went to court but didn’t go to trial because I showed the fiscal the video. “They said it was threatening because I came to the restaurant late at night with a group of guys. “I said it was the restaurant’s normal business hours and they agreed it wasn’t threatening behaviour. I pled guilty to vandalism for cutting the cables. I got an absolute discharge, which means no criminal conviction.” It’s thought the video was shot about a year ago. Love said his firm carried out about £8000 of work at Luci’s. Following a bill dispute, Love said an “out of court” settlement was reached for instalment payments. He denied involvement in any vandal attacks. He said: “I wasn’t responsible. I probably wasn’t the only one who didn’t get paid, and someone else smashed the windows to try and get payment.” It’s not the first time the businessman has courted controversy. Last March we told how landlord L o v e dumped mum-of-nine Donna Newby ’s belongings in a garden during an eviction in the city. Love and Donna later appeared on ITV’s Judge Rinder show where he won £1250 after Rinder sided with the landlord. On the website for David Love Property, he describes himself as a “property developer and professional landlord”. It says he owns and rents private h o m e s a n d commercial properties in Edinburgh, Fife, Aberdeen and Tenerife. The website adds: “He has built up a professional network of tradesmen, electricians, plumbers and contractors to get any job done.” Police said: “Police were called to a report of vandalism at a restaurant in the High Street area of Lasswade around 2am on Saturday, September 8. Inquiries are ongoing.” Restaurant owner Louise Toye said she didn’t wish to comment. Police Scotland were yesterday asked to comment on the AK47 video. charmerTony Britton Late star’s signet ring is missing by ashleigh rainbird A signet ring belonging to Tony Britton disappeared while he was in hospital, his son has said. TV presenter Fern Britton revealed her father, the “great actor, director and charmer” who starred in BBC sitcom Don’t Wait Up, had died at the age of 95 on Sunday. Her half-brother Jasper Britton said their father’s ring went missing while he was in Watford General hospital in the spring. He described its disappearance as an “unbearable loss” and offered a reward for information about its whereabouts. The ring was designed by Jasper’s mother and he said his father wore it “in everything he did”, and Jasper has offered to buy it back “no questions asked”.

Page 8 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Record View Getting hooked on self-control WE SCOTS have an unenviable reputation for doing things to excess – and it seems drug taking is no exception. The figures revealed by the Global Drugs Survey make grim reading and may explain why we are forever recording tragic stories of young lives taken too soon. According to the latest research, when Scots party, we go at it harder than anyone else. It looks like warnings about the risks associated with drug-taking are still not getting through. But that should not be a reason to give up. More so than ever, we need to push a fresh approach that treats drug misuse as a health issue rather than a strictly criminal offence. Our series of articles over the last year have shown that in countries where the medical matter strategy is pursued, there’s a marked decrease in fatalities. The thrill of the illicit is what often tempts young people to pop pills. We need to switch the accent on the message – away from the illegality to informing of the risk. Education is a better weapon in any battle than trying to browbeat people. This latest survey adds to the growing case for putting real force behind a rational, caring and grow-up approach. The fight to shake off our deadly drugs culture demands it. Doing their bit A MORE welcome side of the Scots character was, however, in evidence yesterday when it came to helping those less fortunate. The true spirit of Christmas was witnessed across the country as caring people did their bit for the homeless and needy. Volunteers, institutions and businesses served up festive lunches and cheer – to the grateful thanks of individuals who were facing hunger and loneliness. Scenes of smiling faces, Santa hats, tinsel and tuck with all the trimmings were repeated throughout the land, reminding us that while we’re far from perfect as a nation, we’re at our best when we’re helping others. On a day which can be a desperately dark one for too many, some brightness shone – albeit briefly. Hopefully, the year ahead will bring more of the same. CHRISTMAS CHEERS – PAGE 10 Make a difference If you did manage to overdo it, we hope you’re recovering today. Here’s a thought: why not do something to make a difference, to yourself or others? You could go a walk to burn off some of those Christmas calories, make a donation to charity and spread the goodwill – or even both. You’ll feel all the better for it. Expert is urging Our partying statistics make for a world of painful reading by MARK McGIVERN Chief Reporter SCOTS have been urged to tone down their “get-wrecked” mentality during the festive party season after a major drugs probe found we cane it more than any other country in the world. Our nation has already found itself at the top of the world league table for drug deaths with addictions to heroin, methadone and street Valium gripping many communities. But the Global Drugs Survey found that recreational drug taking among Scots respondents is also alarmingly high – topping many world graphs and featuring high in every category. The survey also underlines the Scottish tendency to get blind drunk as the objective for many on a night out. Organisers of the survey are now desperate for as many drug-taking Scots as possible to feed into the latest study in a bid to understand the Scottish binge culture, which could help formulate ways to reverse the inevitably disastrous consequences. Professor Adam Winstock, who runs the massive survey, said the results from 1300 Scots to respond to the survey for last year were alarming. The results showed that the UK as a whole was the world’s biggest binge nation. But, when Scottish findings were extracted from the UK, we have a markedly worse experience with drugs and booze than even the rest of Britain. Our respondents reported the world’s worst numbers for boozers seeking emergency treatment and for the amount of cocaine used in a single session. Clubbers also reported taking more pills, on average, on a single night We’re worst among nations when it comes to taking things to excess on drink and illegal drugs consumption user Snorting lines of cocaine than those in all other countries except Australia. With powdered drugs in general – such as cocaine, amphetamine and pure MDMA – Scots reported snorting and swallowing more on a single night than any other country. Winstock, a consultant psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist, said: “Although it’s not a nationally representative sample, the fact that the Scots topped the charts across alcohol and cocaine tells us something about why moderating consumption is such an important issue for the Scots. This year, we hope to learn to more about whether excessive consumption of alcohol leads to more regret or whether Scots have adopted consumption patterns they can cope with.” The survey will look at potential changing attitudes to cannabis, seeking to find how CBD and medical cannabis might be changing the motivations of use and moving people away from smoking. Winstock said the new study will give consideration of the way drug users may use psychedelic drugs such as LSD magic mushrooms and MDMA to self medicate for mental health problems they may encounter in life. He said: “We are also interested in how a Scottish big night out compares to the rest of the world and whether the psychedelic renaissance has got Scots microdosing and trying to heal their mental health. “We want to look at Scottish drug policy and see what our data can bring to the argument. “We will explore whether cutbacks to funding have a serious effect and get the views from people on the street whose experience and opinions may be the most important of all in our understanding of what messages The fact Scots topped the charts across alcohol and cocaine tells us why moderation is such an issue we should be putting out there. This survey isn’t about being killjoys or being judgmental, it’s quite the opposite. “We have to accept as a reality that people will choose to take drugs. We should be considering how policies can be adapted to make the experience safe and how a greater understanding of how drugs are being used can benefit society.” Last year’s survey, the biggest of its kind in the world, heard back from 130,000 people across 36 countries. Britons reported getting drunk an average of 51.1 times in a 12-month period. NHS guidelines say men and women should not drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week on a regular basis – about six pints of beer. Winstock has argued that we should pay attention on moderation, rather than moralising unrealistically, which is plainly not getting through to citizens. Katy MacLeod, of the Scottish Drugs Forum, said: “The greater the number of Scottish responses, the more accurate a picture that can be developed of recreational and medicinal substance use trends in the country in order to ensure advice and support is available to people who need it.” To take part, visit: www.globaldrugsurvey.com/GDS2020

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Page 10 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Big growth in over-65s still working Workers over the age of 65 are likely to be responsible for at least half of employment growth in the UK in the next decade, a study suggests. The number of over-65s in work has grown “dramatically” from 455,000 to 1.3million in the past 20 years, according to Rest Less, an advice site for older people. The employment rate for that age group has doubled to 10.9 per cent in that time. Stuart Lewis, of Rest Less, said: “Today’s over-65s are healthier and more active than previous generations and many who are fit and able to work tell us that they have no intention of fully retiring any time soon.” kind souls do their bit to spread joy Christmas cheers! HERE’S TO FRIENDS John and Tommy enjoy party at Firhill Stadium. Pic: Ross Turpie COURT CASEFlack Flack on her post CAROLINE Flack said she “won’t be silenced” after being charged with assault. The 40-year-old has pled not guilty to beating her boyfriend Lewis Burton, 27. She posted a Christmas message on Instagram despite admitting that she had “been advised not to go on social media”. Egg whites could boost male fertility Egg whites and a low-fat diet could be the key to boosting male fertility, a study has found. Researchers discovered that albumin, a protein found in egg whites, can increase testosterone levels by four times in men. The Australian research team behind the finding said their study had delivered “extremely promising” results for couples trying to start a family. The World Health Organisation estimates that infertility affects up to 25 per cent of couples in developing countries. Up to a third of the problems are down to male fertility. CHRISTMAS cheer was served up in the best way possible yesterday as homeless people and lonely OAPs got to enjoy lavish free lunches. In Glasgow city centre, Bombay Blues restaurant opened its doors to provide a delicious Christmas lunch as well as packages containing warm clothing, sleeping bags, underwear and toiletries. And in the north of the city, Partick Thistle Charitable Trust staged a gala dinner and party for people who would otherwise spend Christmas Day alone. The Bombay Blues event was the idea of VQ Construction company director Tommy Easton, who reached out to homelessness charity Simon Community. He then approached restaurant owner Sohan Singh and asked if he could pay to host a free event there. Tommy said: “Sohan agreed but he insisted on paying for it. So I concentrated on buying in really warm coats, clothing and other packages. “I’d like to thank all of our friends and business colleagues who have kindly donated.” Among the guests were Leanne Gourlay, 40, and Alan Hamilton, 47, who met at a homeless shelter and are now firm friends. Leanne said: “We couldn’t dream of getting something like this for Christmas. It’s so Businessman, restaurant, charity and footie club ensure the less fortunate also have a special day by Keith McLeod k.mcleod@dailyrecord.co.uk generous and so appreciated.” Alan, who has been homeless for 20 years, added: “The food is fabulous and they’re giving out things that could save a life.” Husband and wife Frank Keiller, 40, and Joanne Burns, 39, who helped out, are both recovered drug addicts. Frank drives an HGV now and Joanne does volunteering with Simon Community. She said: “Homelessness can happen to anyone suddenly. It could be mental health or domestic violence. Gestures like this are helping to change attitudes as well as really helping those in need.” Frank added: “We have been drug-free for 10 years but we still have money worries and we’re fighting to keep our home. We know what it’s like to sleep rough and we want to help.” Sohan said: “There are a lot of people who have nowhere to go on Christmas Day and we wanted to make this special day a little bit brighter for them.” Elaine Barrett, of Simon Community, added: “Our street team offers support to rough sleepers and vulnerable people 365 days a year. “To be able to offer some warmth and companionship to our clients on what can be a difficult day is amazing.” At Partick’s Firhill Stadium, as well as great food there was fabulous live swing music from Gerry Swinger – and 117 people were enjoying the party. Paul Kelly, of the club’s charitable trust, said: “We received great donations and support from fans, our sponsors and Glasgow Taxis, who organised free transport.” Pals Tommy Hardie, 73, and John McFarlane, 61, were among the guests. John said: “We’ve come here the last few years and if it was not for this, we’d be home alone. It’s great every year.” Tommy added: “This really makes my Christmas now. The atmosphere is fantastic and you can have free food and drink with people you can call your friends.” ALL SMILES Leanne and Alan get lunch at Bombay Blues, above, where Tommy and his family helped out

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK YOUNG royal STARS At sandringham Page 11 TRAGIC Kirsty died in 2017 Kirsty’s family vow to fight on for justice by Cheryl McEvoy THE family of Kirsty Maxwell say they’ll continue the battle for justice on the third Christmas since her death. A poignant message reveals the fight for answers about her fall from a hotel balcony in Benidorm “doesn’t get any easier”. In a Christmas Day post on the Kirsty Maxwell Information Appeal Facebook page, they said: “We remain resolute. Kirsty is not here to speak so we must be her voice and keep pushing for answers, truth and transparency.” The 27-year-old from Livingston died in April 2017 after falling from the 10th floor of the Apartamentos Payma. Her death was initially treated as murder, but the judge concluded there was no evidence of foul play. CHATTY Four-year-old Charlotte and her mum Kate speak to well-wishers GENERATION GAME Charles walks with Kate, Charlotte, William and George. Below, Anne and Camilla SHOW H will skate with man H says Beeb blocked male partner bid by peter dyke STEPS singer Ian “H” Watkins has said the BBC refused to let him partner a man on one of their talent shows as they claimed it was “not for us”. The gay chart topper is finally getting to perform with a man on ITV’s Dancing On Ice after he was paired with pro skater Matt Evers. However, he has told how he wanted a same-sex partner when he was asked to take part in the BBC celebrity gymnastics show Tumble back in 2014. But he said: “I asked the BBC if I could have a same-sex partner and they said, ‘No you can’t this is not for us’.” He said that when he was approached for Dancing On Ice, which starts on January 5, he told bosses he wanted a male partner or he wouldn’t sign up. love you lottes PRINCE George and EARLY service Andrew and Charles Princess Charlotte went on their first royal walkabout yesterday and also made their Christmas Day Sandringham church service debut. It was a rite of passage for the six-year-old future king and his four-year-old sister, who walked the few hundred yards from Sandringham House to St Mary Magdalene Church hand-in-hand with their parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. On the way back from the service, the royal children Princess charms crowds on first walkabout by Richard Palmer delighted a 2000-strong crowd by hugging well-wishers, accepting a gift and chatting to them with their parents. Charlotte also charmed onlookers by attempting a curtsey to the Queen after Kate had performed one as the 93-year-old monarch returned to her car. Prince Andrew stayed away from the 11am service, choosing to remain at REGAL IN RED Queen attended church without Prince Philip Sandringham House with his father, Prince Philip, 98, who left hospital in London on Christmas Eve after four days of treatment for an undisclosed condition. One-year-old Prince Louis also stayed at home. When the Duke of York stepped back from public duties on November 20 amid a backlash over his friendship with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, officials said Andrew would be at the Christmas Day service. But in the event, he went to a private 9am service yesterday, walking alongside his brother Prince Charles. His absence later ensured the focus was firmly on George and Charlotte, who clung tightly to their parents as they met fans. Others attending the main service included princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Page 12 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Inside saturday’s FREE £1 old firm shopbet tony on health inspired Tony says his mum’s chats with her sisters helped him to write play. Pic: Phil Dye

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 13 scare and TAKing steamie to hydro rehearsals Tony with the cast as they prepare to perform at SSE Hydro The reason people come back is the humanity tony roper on appeal of the steamie by PAUL ENGLISH reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk SIX weeks ago, he was on the floor in crippling pain. If he’d left it another week to see a doctor, he probably wouldn’t have seen Christmas. But next week, former shipyard worker-turned Scottish star Tony Roper will return to the banks of the Clyde to bring the curtain up on the biggest production of his life when his play The Steamie opens at the SSE Hydro. If it wasn’t for his wife Isabel, the theatre writer, actor and director could have been bringing down his own curtain. “The pain was excruciating,” said Roper. “It was real down-on-the-ground stuff. It pulled me on to the floor. “I knew it wasn’t a heart attack but as usual I didn’t want to go to the hospital.” His wife called 111 and he ended up having his gallbladder removed. He said: “The surgeon said if I’d left it another week I could have been in serious trouble because if your gallbladder bursts there’s often not much they can do.” The 78-year-old is now back to lifting light weights during lunch breaks from rehearsals for his classic play, first staged in Glasgow in 1987. It went on THERE Y’ARE Tony with his fellow Rab C stars If my wife hadn’t called doc, it might have been the final curtain for me Writer Roper says adapting show for biggest stage yet gave him fresh creative energy – and that the result holds a handful of new surprises to become a contemporary classic after actor Elaine C Smith suggested Tony gave it to musical theatre group Wildcat, who were looking to stage a play about community. The 2019 cast features Louise McCarthy as Magrit, Gayle Telfer Stevens as Dolly, Mary McCusker as the legendary Mrs Culfeathers, Fiona Wood as Doreen, with Harry Ward as Andy. The story, which revolves around a community of women cleaning clothes on Hogmanay in the traditional wash-houses in the 50s, has been staged countless times. From the high school drama curriculum to comedy catchphrases, The Steamie has ingrained itself into the Scottish psyche. Roper said: “People recognise themselves, mothers, grandmothers and not just because they went to the steamie. “It’s about the attitude of the women, the way they got through life and still do – that’s why it’s still popular.” Roper first considered putting his show on at the 12,000-capacity Hydro after sitcom Still Game transferred to from telly to the venue. “My first thought was that the Steamie was too small – it’s set in just four stalls,” he said. It took several years of consideration before he felt the show could be adapted to work in such a vast room. He said: “Once we’d worked out how to do it that gave me lots of creative energy. We have worked really hard to get what we think is a knockout show.” But Tony says When Tony was first struggling to interest a theatre – any theatre – in his play, it did not have any songs. Then Elaine C Smith saw the first performance, a rehearsed reading in Glasgow’s Tron Theatre. She realised two things. The first was that this was a hit waiting to happen. The second was that it was crying out for some music. She fans of the story’s warmheartedness and couthy charm needn’t fear that its characteristic nostalgia for an almost-forgotten way of life will be sacrificed to fill the space. “It’s still The Steamie,” he said. “We won’t be messing with that. We’ve enhanced the production and there’s one effect that we hope will pop folk’s eyes out.” The play’s saviour, Smith, who Tony starred with in Rab C Nesbitt for 26 years, featured in the first production at Jordanhill College with Dorothy Paul, Ida Schuster and Katy Murphy and Ray Jeffries. It was directed by Taggart’s Alex Norton in 1987, with songs from City Lights star David Anderson. “From that first night, it flew,” said Tony. “You couldn’t get a ticket for love nor money.” The writer’s late mum Susan helped inspire him. He said: “The only reason I knew about writing about things that women cared enlisted the help of her Naked Video pal Dave Anderson, one of the founders of Wildcat Theatre Company. Could he add some songs? Dave agreed to have a look. He recalled: “She said to me, Dave, write some songs and it will go. And so I did. There were places where it leapt out at me, a song there would be great.” The Steamie is set in the 50s, “just before rock’n’roll”. Dave said: “I grew up in that period, I just delved into my about was by listening to my mother and her sisters. I talked about what they talked about. “She was my technical adviser,” he added. “I don’t know if she actually knew she influenced it but she told me she had a good night and that meant she loved it. Nothing too over the top. “The reason people come back is the humanity of the play, or the hu-wo-manity of the play. It’s not really about steamies. “There’s a bit when they sing Roses are Shining in Picardy, which is a love song to soldiers in Picardy during the war. “But one of the characters asks where Picardy is. She didn’t know, and some folk don’t know about steamies now. But it doesn’t matter – that song was about the human condition, and so is The Steamie.” ●The Steamie, SSE Hydro, Glasgow, from Friday to December 31. How musical magic was added to play own memories.” Dave had no idea The Steamie would be filling the Hydro 32 years later. He recalled: “I hadn’t a scoobie. I remember reading three or four pages of mince and thinking, that will never work. That’s how much I know about what works.” He added: “The first one set the bar pretty high. We were determined to get real proper singers – it’s not always done with good singers, although I think this time it will be.”

Page 14 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Lads rally round to aid Village people Stag do Mick encounters monarch of the glens on the trail Speedo Mick all a-shiver in Scotland Trunk road charity walk by charlie gall c.gall@dailyrecord.co.uk MADCAP Mick Cullen, better known as Speedo Mick, might just be appropriately dressed for trekking Scotland’s trunk roads. As passing lorries and buses throw off spray, the big-hearted fundraiser battles on and even finds times to admire the scenery. In a pair of trunks, his beloved Everton scarf and a Christmas hat, his goal is to raise £50,000 for society’s most vulnerable. The 55-year-old set off from John O’Groats in the far north on December 6 facing a seven-week slog to Land’s End. The half-naked hiker has been warming hearts in the Highlands while defying sub-zero temperatures on a 1000-mile journey. He posted a live selfie video on Facebook as he precariously walked the road’s edge as heavy vehicles thundered past. But smiling Mick took it all in his stride, joking: “Water everywhere – it’s freezing, absolutely freezing. I’ve aged about 10 years and it’s only been two weeks.” Mick woke up to a Santa stocking behind his bedroom door in Luss, near Loch Lomond, yesterday. In a clip on Twitter, he emptied the contents onto his bed to reveal one Brussels sprout, a packet of blister plasters and a tangerine. He joked: “Twelve months I’ve waited for that.” The lighting rigger looks like smashing his £50,000 target before he leaves Scotland. He said: “I’ve loved seeing the snow in the Highlands and the scenery is absolutely stunning.” Look out for him passing through Glasgow today. To donate, visit www. gofundme.com/f/ speedomick-1000-mlcharity-walk Football daft Speedo Mick is a diehard Everton fan Barely Dave Silk, above, and Billy Anderson Buff stuff Mark Connington stage a cheeky wee fundraiser Borders boys’ calendar will fund research into rare genetic crippling condition by JANE HAMILTON j.hamilton@dailyrecord.co.uk A GROUP of men have bravely decided to bare almost all and pose for a calendar to help raise awareness of a rare genetic condition affecting two young boys in their village. The cheeky calendar, showing the men in various poses in their birthday suits, has almost completely sold out raising an incredible £2500 for help towards finding a cure for Friedreich’s Ataxia – which causes damage to the nervous system, the spinal cord, peripheral nerves and the cerebellum. The idea came about after Donald and Jan McLeod discovered two of their three boys had the condition. The family, who live in Westruther, in the Borders, are hoping to be able to buy a new drug from the United States while raising awareness of the devastating condition. Jan said: “Donald and I have the three boys, Connor, 15, William, 13, and Andrew, 11. “William was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia in October 2016 following 10 months of testing including blood tests, MRI, lumber puncture, nerve conduction test and finally genetic testing. “He always had mobility problems which was quite evident when he grew out of the toddler stage. He appeared quite clumsy and awkward when he walked or ran. “He was referred to physio following a diagnosis of mild hypermobility at the hospital when he was four and over the years he has tried different sports – judo, gymnastics, football, rugby – but struggled with them as his balance and stability deteriorated. “He usually had leg pain and on occasion he couldn’t walk because of severe foot pain. “He also struggled with his fine motor skills – writing at school, using cutlery, holding drinks etc. “We asked for him to be referred to hospital again when the series of testing began.” She added: “Andrew was fairly agile but towards the end of 2016 we began noticing he was a bit If you wish to purchase a calendar or donate you can do so here: https://www. justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/ john-purves together The McLeod family shakey when holding drinks and found it difficult to walk in a straight line. He was tested genetically in March 2017 and confirmed to have Friedreich’s Ataxia also. “ Dad Donald, an electrician, said the family are grateful for the support from the community and hope they can help to fund an experimental new drug from the States which may slow down the progress of the disease. He said: “It’s a bit of fun. We made up 250 and they’re almost gone so we will do some more. We’re hugely grateful to the lads who agreed to a bit of fun and everyone who has donated. Not many people know of the effects of this condition and a lot have probably not heard of it. We hope to change that.” Friedreich’s Ataxia results in progressive disability including weakness, imbalance, incoordination and difficulties with speech, swallowing, vision, hearing and sensation, cardiac problems and diabetes. There is currently no cure.

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 15 sick brothers Starkers John Purves gives it welly bare men Kenny Brocklehurst, above, and the lads below landmarkNotre Dame Notre Dame still at risk says rector by Oliver pritchard Notre Dame is still so fragile that there is a “50 per cent chance” the Paris landmark might not be entirely saved because scaffolding installed before this year’s devastating fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic monument, its rector has said. Monsignor Patrick Chauvet said restoration work is not likely to begin until 2021 – and described his “heartache” at not being able to celebrate Christmas services inside the cathedral this year, for the first time since the French Revolution. “Today, it is not out of danger,” he said after Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in a nearby church. “It will be out of danger when we take out the remaining scaffolding.” horsing about Billy Anderson risks saddle sore Hitting bum notes Lee Stokoe and John Purves Cheers Dave Silk enjoys a December tipple for the fundraising calendar proposal Ruth Jones Gavin and Stacey fans beg for more by Peter Dyke GAVIN and Stacey’s Christmas cracker cliffhanger left viewers in no doubt there will be more episodes of the sitcom. And Gavin star Mat Horne gave hope to millions of fans by agreeing that the comedy should come back for more specials. The much-loved sitcom returned to our screens last night for the first time since 2010 and ended on a huge surprise. Nessa Jenkins (Ruth Jones) got down on one knee and proposed to shocked ex-lover Neil “Smithy” Smith (James Corden) saying: “So will you marry me? I loves you with all my heart.” The closing scene left millions screaming at their TV sets wanting to know what happened next.

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Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 GRAMMY WINNERWillis Friends theme song co-writer dies aged 72 Allee Willis, a Grammywinning songwriter who helped compose the theme song for the sitcom Friends, has died aged 72. I’ll Be There for You, the single she co-wrote with the Rembrandts, became one of the most recognised TV tunes of all time. Willis, who was born and raised in Detroit, also co-wrote the Earth, Wind & Fire hits September and Boogie Wonderland – but never learned how to read or play music. She suffered a cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve. Hi-tech hotel hopes Facial recognition rather than room keys and access to a “virtual concierge” are on travellers’ wish list for hotels of the future, a poll for Yotel found. PICTURE: GARRY F McHARG MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK mickey makes it a cosy christmas Gathering winter fuel.. HONEST DAY’S TOIL Mickey Carroll delivering coal in Elgin by CHARLIE GALL c.gall@dailyrecord.co.uk NOTORIOUS lottery winner Mickey Carroll spent Christmas Eve delivering sacks of coal. Humping winter fuel in freezing temperatures in coastal villages in Moray is a far cry from his Christmases spent on sun-drenched beaches. The lovable rogue, who was branded “Lotto lout”, blew the £9.7million fortune he won in 2002 on hookers, booze, fast cars and holidays. Last month, the 36-year-old told the Record how blootering his jackpot had probably saved his life and left him happier. And he just shrugged his shoulders when his boss told him he was working on Christmas Eve. The former Norfolk binman, whose life spiralled out of control after he scooped his big jackpot, was planning a quiet Christmas Day. He said: “It’s cool. I was going to Belfast but I’m working Page 17 He’s a Lotto coal to deliver year, adding: “I’ll probably have a mixed grill – it beats turkey.” Mickey’s favourite job was as a slaughterman and he likes nothing better than a plate of red meat. But he’s willing to try clootie dumpling, the traditional steamed Scottish fruit pudding. Often served with a full Scottish fry-up, bemused Mickey admitted: “I don’t think I’ve ever had it but I’ll give it a go.” STILL SMILING Mickey blew £9.7m Christmas Eve, so I’m just going to spend it with me chick. “I used to go to hot places for Christmas – Jamaica or Barbados – or spend it with family. A couple of times I put on a party at my big gaff but that’s in the past.” Mickey’s Norfolk mansion, where he hosted sex parties as well as demolition derbies on the back lawn, ended up wrecked. The reformed adopted Scot said turkey and all the trimmings are definitely off the menu this Last month, Rangers-daft Mickey told how he ended up penniless and homeless after his hedonistic beach-partying days. But he insisted: “It didn’t go wrong – it was the best 10 years of my life for £1. “I don’t look back with any regrets, that’s for sure. “I reckon I’m lucky to be alive. If I still had the money I’d probably be six feet under.” Mickey racked up anti-social behaviour convictions and jail time but now puts in an honest day’s toil delivering coal and logs. PAY NOTHING UNTIL 2021 OR GET UP TO 3 YEARS INTEREST FREE CREDIT BRAND NEW SHOWROOM OPEN 7 DAYS PERSONALISED SERVICE FOR YOUR PERFECT DESIGN SHOWROOMS IN COATBRIDGE BEHIND B&Q AND STIRLING SPRINGKERSE IND EST FAMILY OWNED - FAMILY RUN BUSINESS WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE 0% APR representative. Ask for details. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority CLEARWATER Kitchens • Bathrooms • Bedrooms CALL NOW TO ARRANGE YOUR FREE, NO OBLIGATION QUOTE ✆ 01236 433777 Showroom: 01236 707051 4B SOUTH CALDEEN RD, COATBRIDGE, ML5 4EG 4 CUNNINGHAM ROAD, STIRLING FK7 7SW VISIT US AT WWW.CLEARWATERKB.COM

Page 18 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 How dictatorship went One blood investigation Lisa Morrison’s body was discovered Lisa & her terrier are found dead on beach Cops appeal over tragedy TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman who was found dead with her dog on a Scots beach two days before Christmas. Police have launched an investigation into the death of Lisa Morrison, who was discovered on Girvan beach in the Ayrshire town at about 11am on Monday. The 47-year-old’s Staffordshire bull terrier was found dead with her. Tributes have poured in for Lisa on social media. Denise Hamilton wrote on Facebook: “So sad, especially at this time of year. My thoughts are with all her family and friends, thinking of you all at this very sad time.” Pamela Dunlop said: “Heartbreaking, thinking of all the family at this time of year especially.” And Jacquie Mccrorie commented: “Tragic news. Thinking about the family, so sad.” Caroline McIlwraith said: by jane hamilton and kathleen speirs “So sad. RIP Lisa and sending love n hugs to all her family.” Caz Munn wrote: “Rest in peace Lisa love u always and forever.” Lisa’s death is currently not being treated as suspicious but police are appealing to the public for information. Detective Inspector Stuart Lipsett at Ayr CID said: “I’d like to speak to anyone who may have seen Lisa between 6.30am on December 21, 2019, and 10am on December 23. “We know that she had been out walking her Staffordshire bull terrier on Saturday along the riverside leading to the harbour at Girvan and the dog was also found dead on the beach. “Anyone who has seen Lisa should contact police via telephone number 101 quoting incident number 1105 of December 23, 2019.” funds for family GRIEVING friends and colleagues of tragic police officer Gordon Gibson have raised £12,000 in less than 24 hours for his devastated family. Detective Constable Gordon, 42, from the Greenock area, was found dead in the town’s police station last Saturday after taking his own life. tragic Gordon united Bob with his wife Lida Eastern Europe’s bloodiest dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, barked his final commands as president of the Socialist Republic of Romania to his minister of defence: “Have two rows of tanks deployed round the Central Committee building before first light tomorrow. “And in the first row of tanks put 80 flame throwers… and men who are prepared to use them”. Four days later – 30 years ago yesterday – Ceausescu, praised in his own personality cult as the “Genius of the Carpathians” and his wife, the once vaunted “Comrade Doctor Engineer Academician” Elena Ceausescu, faced the firing squad. The threat of flame throwers hadn’t worked. On December 22, 1989, the pair had fled from the Central Committee building by helicopter. Bucharest’s working class had marched into history, in their hundreds of thousands. All the political commentators told us the dominoes of revolution in eastern Europe would not finally fall in Romania. Ceausescu’s secret police state was too powerful. It would hold out. On Christmas Day 1989, at a deserted army base 100 miles north-west of Bucharest, all that was left of the dictator’s iron rule were the crumpled bodies of Ceausescu and his wife. The new rulers had been forced to take a desperate decision. Either the Ceausescus’ blood had to be spilled or the armed detachments of his Securitate secret police defending his dictatorship would plunge Romania into a disastrous civil war. All the other revolutions of eastern Europe had been civilised affairs. The old politely shook hands with the new, to the clink of toasts in fine wine glasses. Romania would be different. There, horror Children in hospital ward shootings, bayonetstabbings and the blood of thousands of martyrs would stain the coming of the new era. In the middle of January 1990, I had gone to Romania to put Ceausescu’s downfall on record. There were still bullet holes in the walls all over the capital. Every bang and crack made you startle in case it was the return of machine-gun fire ricocheting to defend the old regime. I knew Scottish journalist Bob Wylie charted the collapse of communism across Europe. It started in Berlin, in 1989, then Warsaw, Prague and Budapest fell. These were all “Velvet Revolutions” with not a drop of blood shed. Not so Bucharest. Thirty years on, he finds Romania a better place, albeit far from perfect. G e o r g e Galloway, who was the then-Labour MP for Hillhead in Glasgow, was leading a House of Commons delegation to the country. He and I stumbled on the child aids epidemic engulfing Romania. I first heard rumours of dying children with faces like haunted houses a matter of days after I reached Bucharest. But it was later, in the Black Sea port of Constanta, that I came face-to-face with the real horror of the epidemic. Nothing could prepare you for your first visit to the Municipal Hospital and the child Aids ward there. Here were children – grey, sunken skeletons, many with hands outstretched as they approached death. The stench was overwhelming. There were 63 children sharing 43 cots that day in the hospital. I know because I counted them. These Romanian children were perishing from poverty. The poverty-stricken Romanian Health Service re-used needles for blood transfusions again and again. There was no alternative. The children paid the price in the transfer of HIV-contaminated blood. My Aids children story broke Here were 63 children – grey, sunken skeletons, many

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 19 from brutality to boom red Christmas dictator Ceausescu giving a speech, left. With his wife Elena revolution Romanians celebrate victory over Ceausescu fighting a back A civilian shoots at state police during battles the terrible news to the world. An appeal in the British media raised more than £50,000. That financed a host of health projects across Romania. One linked HIV doctors and nurses in Edinburgh City Hospital with the hospital in Constanta. That transformed the treatment of the Aids children there and, in time, affected their treatment in many wards across Romania. However, the HIV/Aids epidemic was only part of Ceausescu’s desperate legacy. Soon, the world would know about the Romanian orphanages teeming with 100,000 abandoned children. The image of a young Romanian boy in some desperate orphanage, banging his head off the steel bars of his cot, went global. But Scotland didn’t look the other way. Soon, from all over the country, there were caravans of hope taking aid to Romania. And it wasn’t just old wellies that were sent but life-saving hospital equipment, drugs and household essentials like washing machines. And this effort lasted for more than 10 years after Ceausescu. I made a film about the Romania Orphanage Trust, which was the biggest British charity in Romania. Through the tireless work of a Scottish social worker Gary Westwater, the trust pioneered the creation of adoption and fostering projects in Romania. In the end, it got tens of thousands of kids out of the orphanages and into loving homes. I met my wife Lida Teodorescu when I made the film. We got married in 1993. Her home town is Brasov, in Transylvania, not far from Dracula’s castle. It seemed appropriate to me. Communism sucked the life blood out of Brasov and the rest of Romania. The first time I went to Brasov, the local supermarket’s special offer was hundreds of cut-rate boxes of prawn crackers from Vietnam, jars of green peas from Russia, or clothes cut in the fashion of a Communist five-year plan no one bought. Think about this. In Brasov, in those days, people queued for with hands outstretched as they approached death bread. Now, 30 years after Ceausescu, Brasov is a boom town. If you have the money, the shops and supermarkets are brimming with what everyone wants. But Romania was the most poverty-stricken of all the old Communist states. There’s still much of it left. It’s hard raising a family on €500 a month – that’s what a Romanian bricklayer makes if he stays at home. In Warsaw, I interviewed Jan Byztyga, the last leader of the Polish Communist Party. It was the day that Polish communism signed off to the new government of Lech Walesa. “Communism is over,” he told me. “People want the yellow brick road. They want America. The only problem is, they’ll get America, Latin America”. Just like Romania. memorial Young boy at Heroes of the 1989 Revolution Cemetery

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK If you see a homeless person – just give At this time of year, we are encouraged to be generous. And no act of generosity is more important than giving to those who have little to nothing. As we run ourselves ragged on the high streets, agonising over which gifts to get for our nearest and dearest, we’ll be unable to avert our eyes from those who will likely be spending Christmas cold, hungry and on-the-street. But for many of us, giving to those people is something of a dilemma. Some people assume the homeless will use the money for drugs. Others are suspicious of whether a person presenting as homeless is really in need of help. Let me try to simplify this for everyone – just give. Don’t give it a second thought. Think of all the financial transactions you make throughout the course of your day that are either pointless or represent some kind of gamble. Giving to a homeless person is much the same. It’s none of our business what a person chooses to do with an act of generosity. If they want to go and buy a bottle, what does it matter? If they need something to stave-off a withdrawal, you might actually be doing them a favour. Page 21 loki the scottish rapper darren mcgarvey twitter@lokiscottishrap To tackle fake news, we all have to want the truth more There was once such a thing as a “slow news day”. Even I remember that and I am only the tender age of 35. I recall faintly when the news came in three basic forms – papers, television and the not often reliable but no less vital “word-on-the-street”. Today, it’s an entirely different story. We live in a dizzying whirlwind of current affairs and opinion. The sheer volume and speed of information now available to us can be both exhilarating and overwhelming. Most of us spend at least some time on social-media (which is where most people now get their news) where the events of the day are not only revealed to us but also reframed by the countless people we interact with. In what feels like a world unravelling before our eyes, it’s difficult to know where to drop the anchor and decide which of the seemingly endless versions of reality we should become fully invested in ourselves. As we scroll habitually through our feeds, craving a dopamine hit to pass the time in rush-hour traffic, or an over-packed train, or just skiving off work for a few minutes, many of us know, in the pit of our stomachs, that there’s a high chance what we are reading might not actually be true. And in an era of fake news, that is, perhaps, a sensible place to be. So what is fake news? In a technical sense, it just means news that isn’t true. But in a culture where news and events are increasingly driven and shaped by social media, the term “fake news” (like so many others) true lies Donald Trump started the fake news claims against the media means different things to different people. News is something most people used to trust. Whatever form it came in didn’t really matter. Broadcasts and publications were coveted events, providing millions with a shared experience in which to position themselves and form opinions. Those days were also easier for our political leaders. Namely because most people got their news from the same limited sources. Wherever differences of opinion existed in the public realm, they tended to diverge from the same agreed reality. Those days are gone. News – how it’s gathered, edited and disseminated, as well as the intent behind it – has become, more than ever before, the main focal point. While it’s easy – and sometimes necessary – to criticise the journalists we depend on to inform us of what is going on, if they get it wrong, as citizens, I also believe we (the audience) bear some responsibility for the tone of public discourse. And the more elusive nature of truth. We’ve all peddled a fake news story, or shared something because of the headline without reading it, because it validated our prior beliefs or position on an issue. To beat fake news, we have to want the truth more than we want certain things to be true. We tend to draw attention to the fake news others buy into and spread. Fake news thrives on partisanship and confirmation bias. It thrives on our egotistical need to be seen as the sort of person who cares about a certain thing, in a certain way. Ultimately, fake news is a by-product of our humanity, frail and beautiful and terrifying as it can be. We all need to do better. Believing news is always, on some level, an act of faith. When it’s easier to retweet falsehoods and quietly delete, than it is to hold our powder until we verify a fact, we corrode that faith. Not just in each other but in the notion it’s possible to know what is true at all. grateful Darren has enjoyed his work as a weekly columnist Thanks to all of you out there.. I just wanted to take this little section to say thank you to all of you who read this column every week. When I took the job, I wasn’t sure how I would adapt to writing for a tabloid. In truth, it’s been a total blast so far and it would be pointless without all you good people to read it. I also want to express gratitude to the Daily Record itself for giving me free rein to write about whatever I want, however I want. That freedom means a lot to me. As does the patience and compassion I have been afforded in times when I’ve had struggles going on in my personal life. It makes a world of difference to know that you are supported when times are hard. Thank you. Happy Christmas everyone x

Page 22 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 ‘Unicorn of sea’ on brink of extinction AN ELUSIVE creature dubbed the “unicorn of the sea” is on the brink of extinction, scientists have warned. Narwhals, a type of whale with ivory tusks up to 10ft long, are found in the Arctic waters around Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. But biologists estimate numbers off the east coast of Greenland dropped by NADA FARHOUD from 1945 in 2008 to just 246 in 2017. A concerned scientist said: “Not only have these creatures been impacted by climate change, populations are being eradicated due to excessive hunting quotas. “Greenland’s government has known since 2017 that the catch was too high but has done nothing.” HUNTEDGreenland narwhal Cyclist’s trail of discovery MOUNTAIN biker David Genney has found a type of lichen never seen before in Britain on a trail in Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve in the Highlands. Dads didn’t leave it late THE number of shoppers on Christmas Eve fell by 9.4 per cent compared to last year. The UK figures suggest a big dip in last-minute “dads’ dashes”. INSIDE THIS WEEKEND’S GET STARTED WITH SALE PLUS YOU CAN SHOP NOW PAY LATER Don’t miss our delicious healthy recipe specials Pavilion Gaming 15 Intel® Core i5 Processor GTX 1050Ti 4GB Graphics WAS £849.99 NOW £649.99 Standard delivery £3.99 . Goods/services provided by Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited, First Floor, Skyways House, Speke Road, Liverpool, L70 1AB. Credit provided, subject to status, by Shop Direct Finance Company Limited. Registered offce: Aintree Innovation Centre, Park Lane, Netherton, Bootle, L30 1SL. Registered number: 4660974. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 18+ only. PLUS Slimming World Mini- Magazines starting Saturday January 4 That Slimming World Your plan 2020 Simmi lost 5st 11lbs Read her amazing story See pages 16&17 feeling! 24 delicious recipes

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Gurkhas’ on mission to save rhinos BRITISH troops have been helping to protect criticallyendangered black rhinos in Africa against poaching. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles have returned home from a three-month counter-poaching deployment in Malawi, in south-eastern Africa. According to African Parks, the mission saw 17 black rhinos moved from South Africa to Malawi. Based in Liwonde National Park, they worked with the African Parks conservation organisation to train current and new rangers, in a bid to help to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade by improving patrols. MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK extra special xmas as tot arrives early Page 23 Hat’s the way to do it, ayda TV hostSandi Toksvig Cake off for Sandi BAKE Off host Sandi Toksvig, 61, has confessed that she does not like cakes. In her new book Between The Stops she wrote: “People always ask me if the best bit about working in the tent is that I get free cake. “Truth is, I don’t really like cake very much.” Mysterious death of ex-pat Brit MYSTERY surrounds the fate of a British man found dead upside down between two walls in Thailand. Simon Ball, 56, was discovered by locals who heard a mobile ringing. He was bent double in the narrow space between a dry stone wall at a home on the island of Phuket, southern Thailand. Wearing glasses and a watch, with only small change in his pocket, he was clutching a carrier bag holding instant noodles. Police said: “There was no CCTV that shows the area but the examination results suggest that he died from falling.” Proud parents are over the moon with their festive deliveries Smiles Jodie, Neil and Elena, left, and Zbigniew with Oliver TINY Ayda Nicola May Blackwood was Scotland’s first Christmas baby. Ayda quickly got into the spirit with a Santa costume after taking her first breaths at 12.43am at Ayrshire Maternity Unit, tipping the scales at 7lb 2oz. Mum Lynsey Rooney and father John Blackwood were delighted at the early festive delight. Early bird Elena Moir surprised mum and dad Jodie and Neil, from Aberdeenshire, by popping out a day early. Jodie, 29, said: “She arrived at 1am on the dot.” Elena, who weighed in at 8lb and 11 and a quarter ounces at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital was actually due to be a Boxing Day baby. Dad by charlie gall and mark McGivern Neil, 37, said: “You can’t plan these things.” Jodie said she was looking forward to heading home to Insch to introduce Elena to 18-month-old Finn and toast her with a well-earned glass of prosecco. Clocking in a little later was Oliver Crispim, who made an appearance at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary at 1.35am to the joy of mother Ana, originally from Portugal, and Zbigniew Kazimerczuk, who is Polish. Both parents, from Edinburgh, are “delighted” by Oliver’s arrival. Over in Tayside, Jacob Alexander Clark entered the world at the home of parents Kevin Clark and Louise Fairweather in St Cyrus. Jacob was born at 1.13am The best present Ayda with Santa hat, left, and proud parents Nicole and Harry, above and weighing 8lb 6oz. Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital welcomed two yuletide arrivals, just seven minutes apart. Nicole Flannigan, 20, gave birth to little Harry, who weighed a healthy 8lb 8oz at 5.15am. She and dad Harry Robertson, 20, were delighted at their festive gift. Meanwhile, Samantha and Craig McCulloch, of Eaglesham, were introduced to their little boy at 5.22am, and were taking some time to decide his name. He weighed 6lb 9oz. Grangemouth native Lisa O’Donnell also took delivery of her own Christmas miracle at 4.52am yesterday at Forth Valley Hospital in Larbert. She is also taking her time to come up with a name for her daughter, who weighed 8lb 5oz.

Page 24 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Varadkar: UK must pay for bridge to NI IRELAND’S premier has said he will not dismiss the idea of building a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland – but insisted the UK must pay for it. Leo Varadkar said he had discussed the idea with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and told him it was “worth examining”. But the Taoiseach said he told Johnson he would expect the UK to pay for it. Varadkar said: “At which point he suggested, ‘No, no, the EU is going to pay for it’. So that’s definitely not going to happen, because neither Northern Ireland or Scotland are going to be in the EU.” Drop in for a zip wire ride at coal mine A COAL mine will reopen after more than 10 years to be transformed into a zip wire ride. The Tower Colliery near Hirwaun in Wales was the oldest working deep-coal mine in Britain before it shut in 2008. But it is set to open its gates again – after a takeover by adventure tourism company Zip World to bring in thrill-seekers. The plans will see three zip wires installed – the longest being 3057ft with a drop of 515ft. Sean Taylor, Zip World founder and CEO, said: “This marks a huge milestone for us.” FESTIVE SWIMMERS HIT THE WAVES Have a splashing BONDI BEACH SYDNEY’s Divine Sun-worshipper in Santa hat BONDI BEACH HAWAII THOUSANDS of people turned out in Porthcawl in Wales for a Christmas Day swim – one of many being held around the UK. About 1200 swimmers were expected to take to the waves, with up to 5000 spectators cheering them on for the 55th annual beach event. Beachgoers also hit the surf on Christmas Day at Sydney’s Bondi Beach – under the watchful eye of lifeguards by Claire Hayhurst HOT STUFF Crowds hit the beach Down Under, while kids enjoy fake snow in Honolulu in Santa hats. For many British tourists Down Under, it was the first time of swapping snow for dipping toes into the water at Christmas. Scottish tourist Pete Ross said: “I find it very weird because there’s no snow or anything. It’s different, but it’s still amazing. The Christmas trees on the beach are ridiculous – but very good.” WALES

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 AROUND THE WORLD MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Christmas Page 25 BRAVE Two hardy souls at Porthcawl BERLIN WITH BELLS ON German swimmers go for a dip in Orankesee lake FLORIDA PADDLE POWER Participants at the Surfing Santas event in Cocoa Beach Howzat! Kylie tries cricket Cheers Kylie pulls pint in video Kylie tells Brits: Let’s be mates AUSTRALIAN pop icon Kylie Minogue has delivered a musical Christmas Day message to the UK, titled Matesong, as part of Tourism Australia’s latest bid to entice more Brits Down Under. The lighthearted three-minute musical performance, promoted as Kylie & Mates, was broadcast before the Queen’s Speech on ITV and celebrated the longstanding ties that exist between the two countries. Kylie said: “I’m such a proud Australian that I’ve spent most of my life travelling around the world sharing my stories of Australia with anyone who would listen, so I kind of feel like a walking tourism advert for Australia already.”

Page 26 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Murphy’s telly return a big ratings success EDDIE Murphy’s return to Saturday Night Live brought the US sketch show its highest viewer ratings in more than two years. Murphy was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984, when he left to pursue a Hollywood career. He returned as host for the first time last Saturday alongside musical guest Lizzo. Figures show the episode, which featured by KEIRAN SOUTHERN cameos from comedians Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan and Dave Chappelle, attracted 9.9million viewers. Murphy’s return was also widely praised by critics. The 58-year-old, whose film credits include the Beverly Hills Cop franchise and Shrek series, revived some classic characters such as Mr Robinson, Gumby and Buckwheat. SKETCH SHOWMurphy Fine risk for drone users UP TO 25,000 users of drones weighing more than 250g risk being fined £1000 for not joining an online register, Civil Aviation Authority figures reveal. Winter hols cash boost PEOPLE jetting off for some winter sun will find their travel money stretching up to 11 per cent further than last December, thanks to a rise in the pound. HOW MUCH DO NEWS 1 2 Greggs started 2019 on a roll launching which new pastry? “The future of the natural world is in our hands, so if wreck it, we wreck ourselves.” Who issued this warning? 3 Which protest group won a high court case against the Met over action taken against its demos According to the World 4 Happiness Report in March, which European country is the world’s happiest? Which long-standing high street 5 travel company went bankrupt in September. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian 6 Assange was arrested in April after seven years of living in which EVENTSParis blaze & Greta London embassy? 7Environmentalist Greta Thunberg became one of the most influential figures. How old will she be next month? The 10 millionth of which type 8 of car was produced in Oxford in July – its 60th anniversary year? A shortage of what forced NASA 9 to cancel its first all female spacewalk? A major fire broke out in 10 April in which iconic building in Paris? June 6 marked the 75th 11 anniversary of D-Day. Can you name the five Normandy beaches where allied troops landed in 1944? Joaquin Guzman got life in prison 12 plus 30 years for drug trafficking but what is he better known as? Why did 1500 people have to leave 13 their homes in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, in August? PLAY BEFORE 2.30PM TODAY! PLAY FOR FREE visit footie5.com or download the app FESTIVE PREDICTOR 18+, UK only. Entry to the Promotion is free via the footie5 mobile App or website. Only one entry is permitted per player. Entries accepted any time prior to 14:30 on 26 December 2019. Full T&C’s apply. POLITICS the House of Commons last month? In January, which city’s MP Labour’s Diane Abbott apologised 14 18 became the first MP to be jailed in after a photo emerged of her 28 years? drinking a can of which alcoholic Name the rescue dog adopted cocktail on a London train? 19 by Boris Johnson and his The Prime Minister of partner Carrie Symonds in 15 New Zealand was September. praised for her handling of What is Labour’s Jeremy the mosque shootings in 20 Corbyn’s cat called? Christchurch. What is her Who did Donald Trump call name? 21 “two-faced” for mocking Who did Theresa May him at a NATO summit earlier this 16 fire as Defence Secretary LEADER month? for leaking a National Security Corbyn’s cat Count Binface and Lord Council meeting? 22 Buckethead stood against Who took over from John whom in this month’s election? Bercow as the Speaker of 17 SPORT he is living with HIV? Who beat Wales in the semi-final Against which European giants 23 29 of the 2019 Rugby Union did Liverpool overturn a 3-0 first World Cup? leg deficit to make their second Which horse won the 2019 Grand successive Champions League Final? 30 National for the second Who was the Cardiff City consecutive year? 24 footballer killed when his plane Fallon Sherrock made history last crashed into the English Channel 31 week by becoming the first female in January? player to beat a man in which What record did sport’s world championship? 25 Shane Long break Where was the FIFA when he scored at Watford 32 Women’s World Cup held? in April? Which football club was Which two players 26 33 expelled from the league contested the longest after a takeover bid collapsed? ever Wimbledon Men’s final in bravery Lewis Hamilton won his sixth July? Gareth Thomas 34 F1 Drivers’ Championship title England won the 2019 in which US city? 27 Cricket World Cup – at which Who is the fastest British female ground? 35 sprinter and how many medals Which sportsman won praise did she win at the World Athletics 28 in September for revealing Championship? Merry 1 A vegan sausage roll 2 Sir David Attenborough 3 Extinction Rebellion 4 Finland 5 Thomas Cook 6 Ecuadorian ANSWERS NEWS 7 17 8 Mini 9 Not enough space suits to fit female astronauts 10 Notre Dame cathedral 11 Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword 12 El Chapo 14 Mojito 15 Jacinda Ardern 16 Gavin Williamson 17 Sir Lindsay Hoyle 18 Peterborough’s Fiona Onasanya 13 Threatened collapse of a dam POLITICS

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 27 YOU RECALL OF THE LAST YEAR? LONGEVITY Pop superstar Madonna SHOWBIZ 36 37 38 held? 39 Who became the world’s youngest billionaire at just 21 in February? Who directed Netflix film The Irishman, starring Robert De Nero and Al Pacino? In which city was the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest Why did Strictly professionals Johannes Radebe and Graziano di Prima become groundbreakers in November? Who are Amber Gill 40 and Greg O’Shea? Which actor played Elton John in 41 the movie Rocketman? Who wrote and starred in hit 42 TV series Fleabag? Jodie Comer won a best 43 actress BAFTA for her part in Killing Eve? What is the name of the female assassin she plays Keith Flint died in May. 44 Which British band was he frontman for? What did Mariah Carey 45 become “the face of” this Christmas? What did Madonna call her 4611th world tour and 14th studio album? Who “broke Instagram” by 47 posting a picture of herself with five friends? STARSElton movie, singer Keith Flint and actress Jodie Comer ROYALS 48 What car was Prince Philip driving when he crashed at Sandringham in January? What is the full 49 name of Meghan and Harry’s son who was born in April? What’s his 50 position in line to the British throne? Who, in September, 51 was the first guest editor of UK Vogue in 103 years? Kate and William revealed son Louis’ 52 first word was the Christian name of a famous TV personality. Who was it? Which fast food 53 restaurant did Prince Andrew infamously name check in his car crash TV interview about paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein? 54 Which royal announced her engagement to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi? 55 The Queen announced she would no longer wear what? MUM & SONKate and Louis, left, Her Maj Test your knowledge of the year’s events with our 2019 Christmas quiz WEIRD WORLD 56 57 flying? 58 59 Who became a global sensation because of the way she folds her T-shirts? Who snatched miniature chihuahua Gizmo and took him A £5million gold object was stolen from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. What was it? In May, a two-week clean-up removed three metric tons of rubbish and four bodies – where? The Event 60 Horizon Telescope took the first ever picture of what this year? STRANGEGizmo, rubbish & Blenheim quizmas everybody 23 Barcelona 24 Emiliano Sala 25 Fastest Premier League goal (7.69 secs) 19 Dilyn 20 El Gato 21 Justin Trudeau 22 Boris Johnson SPORT 26 Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer 27 Lord’s 28 Gareth Thomas 29 South Africa 30 Tiger Roll 31 Darts 32 France 33 Bury FC 36 Kylie Jenner 37 Martin Scorsese 38 Tel Aviv 39 They performed the first same-sex couples dance 34 Austin, Texas 35 Dina Asher-Smith, three: one gold, two silver SHOWBIZ 40 Love Island 2019 winners 41 Taron Egerton 42 Phoebe Waller-Bridge 43 Villanelle 44 The Prodigy 45 Walkers crisps 46 Madam X 47 Jennifer Aniston 48 Land Rover 49 Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor 50 Seventh 51 The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle 52 Mary Berry 53 Pizza Express, Woking ROYALS 56 Marie Kondo 57 A seagull 58 A toilet 59 Mount Everest 60 A Black Hole 54 Princess Beatrice 55 Real fur – on new outfits. WEIRD WORLD

Page 28 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 TIME MACHINEDeLorean DeLorean tops poll of movie cars THE DeLorean from Back to the Future has pipped the Batmobile into top spot as the most recognisable car in movies. A poll of 2000 Brits found 87 per cent matched the gull-winged DMC DeLorean with 1985 film Back to the Future. The Batmobile used to prowl the streets of Gotham City was linked with the Batman movies by 85 per cent of people. The 1948 Ford De Luxe convertible from 1978 film Grease was the third most recognisable car. Flight to the past “Breathtaking” Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts, including jewellery and pots, have been discovered in burial sites near the edge of Coventry Airport. You can do it, lads T-break for rowing challenge brothers by Charlie Gall c.gall@dailyrecord.co.uk THREE Scots brothers celebrated Christmas Day in the middle of the Atlantic… with a taste of home. Ewan, 27, Jamie, 26, and Lachlan MacLean, 21, dubbed Team Broar, took a breather from the 3000-mile Atlantic Challenge rowing race to enjoy a can of Tennent’s lager. It helped wash down some freeze-dried turkey on board their 28ft carbon-fibre boat. Some 35 crews are taking part in the race from La Gomera island in the Canaries to Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua and Barbuda. Lachlan said: “Tennent’s is actually a big part of our lives when we’re on dry land… it means home. “Wherever we are in the world, even the mid-Atlantic, it’s a taste of everything we’ve temporarily left behind.” Jamie said: “It was amazing. In the months leading up to the event, we went completely teetotal, so we haven’t had a beer in ages.” The brothers are hoping to raise £250,000 for charity. Donations can be made by searching for “Team Broar” at virginmoneygiving.com. CHRISTMAS CHEERS The brothers take a break from rowing to enjoy their lager treat BOXING DAY SALE NOW ON up to 75% OFF rrp Barcelona Dining Set •Chrome & Glass Dining Table • 6 Black Faux Leather Chairs, SAVE £300 £199.99 WAS £249.99 RRP £499.99 Steam Gen Iron • 2700 W, 3 bar pressure & 100 g/min steam output • Ceramic soleplate • Removable 1.5 litre tank SAVE £115 £44.99 WAS £59.99 RRP £159.99 Twin Pack Duvets • 2 duvet sets in 1 pack, both fully reversible. • Available in single, twin & double twin • Choice of designs available SAVE £15 e.g. Sgl £14.99 RRP £29.99 So Soft Zero Twist Towels Bath 2 for £8, Sheet 2 for £10 MULTI-BUY 2 FOR e.g. Hand £4 OR £2.99 EACH RRP £4.99 20% OFF Frying Pans • Easy clean • Choice of sizes GREAT VALUE £5.59 WAS £6.99 e.g. 20cm Jeans • Choice of sizes and washes MULTI-BUY 2 FOR £60 OR £34.99 EACH RRP £60 EACH Blend Active SAVE £12 £17.99 WAS £19.99 RRP £29.99 22.2v Cordless Pole Vac with Brush Bar 4 Wheel luggage • Lightweight SAVE 1.5 kg design £60 Vortex Cylinder SAVE £60 • 0.8 Litre dust tank SAVE £100 SAVE SAVE £50 Vacuum • 20 minute £35 runtime • lightweight and Boots compact £39.99 £49.99 e.g. Cabin e.g. 19" e.g. 26" e.g. 29" • Yuma/Gun/Yuma £39.99 • HEPA filter WAS £69.99 WAS £69.99 £14.99 £29.99 £37.99 £45.99 Folded Was £54.99 - £49.99 WAS £19.99 WAS £39.99 WAS £47.99 WAS £55.99 • Class A energy rating RRP £99.99 RRP £149.99 • Choice of sizes RRP £50 RRP £90 RRP £110 RRP £120 RRP up to £90 SAVE £72 SAVE £74 Antonine Shopping Centre, Cumbernauld, G67 1JW Store A, Wellgate Shopping Centre, Dundee DD1 2DB 127-135 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HF 11-14 The Plaza, Glasgow, East Kilbride G74 1LW Unit 24B, Sylvania Way, Clyde Shopping Centre, Clydebank G81 2TL tjhughes.co.uk E&OE Wk48/19 Offers Start Monday 23rd December While stocks last The Discount Department Store

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 INSIDE Fashion for 2020 is heavy on metal 30&31 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK PLUS daily record 26.12.2019 Go figure how to get in shape for the New Year 30 life. Page 29 beauty counter by fiora mcfarlane Aromatherapy Associates Deep Relax Bath & Shower Oil £49 spacenk.com Soothe your muscles with this oil L’Oreal Pure Clay detox Mask £5.29 superdrug.com Charcoal draws out impurities leaving your skin glowing Neom Perfect Night Sleep Oil £42 neomorganics.com, This restores skin and promotes a good night’s sleep relax and recover Balance Shine Enhancing Overnight Mask £18.75 growgorgeous.co.uk Enhances your hair’s natural shine as you sleep ESPA Nourishing Body Cream £50 lookfantastic.com, An intensely hydrating cream with Ylang Ylang and jasmine RUTH Mitchell looked on in horror as the footage was played back to her. Her three-year-old son was waking up before dawn, shuffling across his bed to turn on his iPad – and beginning another day of excessive screen activity. The Scots mum was shocked when she saw the surveillance camera footage of son Alfie, and his sisters Charlotte and Danielle, as she discovered her entire family were suffering from a problem with electronic devices. And she knows they’re far from the only ones. Phone, tablet and screen addiction has been described as an epidemic which can threaten family cohesion. As thousands of kids will have yesterday unwrapped presents of the latest devices and gadgets, today, BBC Scotland documentary Screen Grab analyses the digital habits of one Scots family – who were shocked at the results. Film director Stephen Bennett’s team installed eight cameras throughout their home in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, while a team of web exerts analysed the sites, apps and services they used online. And mum Ruth, 37, was stunned when she found out that she, husband Jason, 46, and kids Alfie, now four, Danielle, six and Charlotte, eight, used devices for a combined total of 27 hours a day. Alfie was online for 1hr 45mins, Danielle 4hrs 30 and Charlotte, 2hrs 50mins, usually a mix of YouTube, TV, music streaming and gaming – while the parents screen time was each seven hours plus. And when she heard the numbers and saw her kids plugged in at the crack of dawn, she said: “You don’t know what they do in bed, that was crazy. I was shocked.” “I’ve always looked at the phone, literally if I was bored or at the bus stop or waiting at the playground. I was going on my phone and looking to see what everyone else is doing on Facebook and it’s putting other people before my family. “It’s unbelievable how much you just pick it up.” While Ruth was moved to tears when she heard she had spent three years of her oldest daughter’s life on a screen, the EDITED BY sally mclean High time for a digital detox A family glued to their screens tell Brian McIver how spy camera changed their approach to tech realisation changed their lives. When director Stephen and presenter Claire Lim revealed the shock stats in the documentary, the next step was a five-day digital detox – with the family’s 16 internet connected devices locked away in a secure box. They played together, told stories, talked and seemed to connect more than they had in years. When they were finished, stats showed their screen time had dropped by 10 hours a day. Now they have started to monitor everyone’s usage much more closely. And child-minder We’re not saying technology is bad but with those amounts, we’re abusing it Ruth said it’s the best thing to have ever happened to them. “We’re not saying technology is a bad thing – it’s brilliant what you can do. But with those amounts, we’re totally abusing it and wasting time on it.” Since taking part in the programme, Ruth and Jason have brought in strict rules for themselves and their children. As well as banning tablets overnight, they have tried using greyscale mode – a hack which turns off all colour on your phone to make addicts The family on their screens it less attractive and addictive. Ruth said: “I’ve said to the kids they can now have one charge per week. “That sounds stingy but one charge of an iPad or a phone or something means it’s up to you to budget your time.” •Screen Grab, BBC Scotland today, 3.45pm. screen time On tablets and phone

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life. 32 d a i l y r e c o r d 2 6 . 1 2 . 2 0 1 9 DearColeen.. The straight-talking problem page email dearcoleen@dailyrecord.co.uk I’M Having an affair with MY BOSS’S GIRL Dear Coleen I’ve been sleeping with a girl for the past few weeks. We work together in a restaurant – she’s front of house while I work in the kitchen for her boyfriend, who happens to be the head chef. He’s a real tyrant and I can’t stand him. If he knew I’d been seeing his girlfriend, I’m sure he’d sack me on the spot and probably chin me as well. I’ve got myself into this nightmare situation and don’t want to leave my job, especially at this time of year. I like her and I think she really likes me and wants to keep it going. What should I do? Coleen says Ever heard that expression about not messing on your own doorstep? OK, this is very risky and not least because your career and livelihood might be at stake. Would you want to carry on working there under those circumstances? If your job is important to you, then I think you need to shut the affair down quickly and move on. I wonder why you got involved with this girl – was it just a way of getting some kind of revenge on her boyfriend or do you genuinely like her? As you say, she might really like you and may not want to end it. And, if you do finish it, she might get her revenge by telling her boyfriend and laying all the blame at your door. I think what you have to do is talk to her about your jobs and being able to work together harmoniously and doing what’s best to achieve that. If you like her enough to want a proper relationship that’s out in the open, then she needs to finish with her boyfriend and, if I were you, I’d keep things on the back burner, at least for a while, until he’s accepted things are over, otherwise it could all get very awkward indeed. problems? My life’s on hold as he keeps me hidden from his ex-wife Dear Coleen I’ve been seeing a guy I’m in love with since June. He’s separated from his wife and they have two children together. My problem is, he doesn’t want his ex or his kids knowing we’re in a relationship because he says she’d make his life a nightmare and he wants to keep her sweet in order to carry on seeing his kids when he wants to. I understand it’s a tricky situation for him but I hate being this dirty secret and I want us to have a normal relationship. I have met his children a couple of times but he’s introduced me as “Daddy’s friend from work”. They’re lovely kids and I’d like to be able to build a relationship with them. We’ve been together for six months now and I feel that’s long enough for him to know whether he’s serious about our relationship and to tell people about us. He says he is committed but he’s just nervous. I don’t know what to think because it feels as if my life is on hold. Should I take some time out to give us both a chance to think about what we really want? you say “I hate being this dirty secret to keep her sweet I was interested in the letter from the woman who’s struggling because her partner isn’t affectionate, especially after sex (Dear Coleen, Dec 18). My husband was the same – not a romantic bone in his body – however, one day I told him his lack of attention made me feel undesirable and that he just wasn’t that bothered. He had no idea I felt like that and made a huge effort. He’s much better now and we often joke about it. If her partner doesn’t know, how can he give her what she needs? Devastated after much-loved dog died Dear Coleen My gorgeous dog, who’d been with me for 13 years, passed away a couple of weeks ago and I’m really struggling to get over it. I had him before I met my husband and before having my kids and he’s been a constant companion. My family has been sympathetic and they’re upset, too, but they don’t really get it. My friends are the worst – they just keep telling me to “get another one”, which makes me angry because he can’t just be replaced. Can you help? Coleen says As a dog owner and animal lover, I completely get where you’re coming from. I felt the same when I lost my two dogs a few years ago. Pets become a part of your life and a part of your family and the grief is very real when they die. It’s only been a couple of weeks, so you have to expect your emotions will still be raw and that you’re going to miss him like crazy. Maybe it is too soon for you to get another dog but don’t rule it out in the future. Don’t think of it as replacing your dog because, Coleen says Well, he’s going to have to face the music at some point – he can’t hide you for ever because he’s worried about upsetting her. Having a break is a good idea – it might focus his mind and help him realise how important you are to him. Also, I don’t see how your relationship can grow and develop while he’s keeping you at arm’s length and not letting you into his life properly. Yes, his ex might react badly but she might do that whether she finds out now or another six months down the road. The fact is, they’re not together any more and there must be a good reason for that. Put yourself and what you want first for a change and if he’s serious about you, he’ll step up and make your relationship “official”. If your being together is out in the open, just take things slowly with his children and let those relationships develop naturally. Be their friend and let them come to you. you’re right, you can’t replace him. But you can have a wonderful relationship with another dog that will enrich all your lives. We have four dogs now (as well as cats and horses) and it’s fantastic. Of course, there will always be those people who don’t get it because they’ve never had a pet themselves, so just ignore them and confide in your friends who have dogs – they’ll understand. Tell Coleen Nolan about them and she’ll give you an honest answer… every weekday in the Daily Record If you have a problem, write to: Dear Coleen, Daily Record, One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA or email dearcoleen@dailyrecord.co.uk. I cannot reply personally.

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 33 record tv. Boxing Day BABY TALKLeyla, David and Jacob EMMERDALE STV, 7pm Andrea is trying to get hold of Jamie but he’s ignoring her messages. Kim gives her short shrift too, telling her to get Jamie home asap or her bags will be on the doorstep. Meanwhile, Rhona gives Graham the cold shoulder after his behaviour on Christmas Day. “There’s nothing to discuss. Yesterday changed everything,” she says. Elsewhere, David wants to keep things quiet about the baby until they know more – but in the meantime, they’ll need to take care of it. SCARY Derek aims at Gary revenge But how far will Phil go? CORONATION STREET STV, 8pm Talk about the hangover from hell. Christmas Day was a nightmare when the antique gun and its ammunition went missing. Soon, Derek was seen with the gun, pointing it firmly at Gary. Among the sparkling lights of Winter Wonderland, dozens of Weatherfield residents ran for cover as the armed siege took hold. The Platts were in the middle of a shoot-out and everything went drastically wrong. Now it’s the aftermath and everyone must come to terms with the dramatic events. EASTENDERS BBC1, 9pm Families are left ripped apart after Phil unleashed his fury on Sharon and Keanu on Christmas Day. Sharon and Keanu’s lives have been shattered but how far has Phil gone to seek his revenge? What more can they expect? Meanwhile, Gray and Chantelle are excited about their vow renewal but their plans are ruined when the venue cancels, leaving Gray furious. Will Chantelle have second thoughts? Elsewhere, there are stern words between Patrick and Denise after she drops a bombshell. mayhemSusan, Worzel and John in the reboot of the classic tale MUCH LOVED Michael Bond and Paddington Bear PADDINGTON: THE MAN BEHIND THE BEAR BBC2, 9pm On Christmas Eve 1956, Michael Bond bought a little bear in Selfridges because he “felt sorry for him” having been left on the shelf on his own. The name Paddington, which “sounded important”, was given to the bear because the Bonds lived near to the London station. This is exactly the charming way in which we hoped Paddington Bear began existence. And there are plenty more anecdotes in this story It’s all starting to go haywire of the unassuming man behind one of the nation’s best-loved characters. Hugh Bonneville, who stars in the Paddington movies, narrates the profile of the author, who drew on his wartime memories of evacuee children to shape the personality of the little bear from Peru. His literary agent, from a Jewish family who fled the Nazis, inspired Paddington’s kindly friend Mr Gruber. Featuring interviews with Michael’s family, friends and famous fans, this is a fascinating and emotional portrait. You might just need to do a “hard stare” to stop the tears flowing. Pick of the day BIG FAT QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2019 Channel 4, 9pm It’s fair to say plenty has been going on over the last year – some of it you may wish to remember, some of it you’d probably rather forget. Nonetheless, all bets are off here as question master Jimmy Carr hosts this annual test. Expect to hear questions such as, what meal did Donald Trump serve a visiting football team at the White House? Who is Andy King and what is he now known as? And what did WORZEL GUMMIDGE BBC1, 6.20pm IT’S Mackenzie Crook as you’ve never seen him before, transformed into notorious scarecrow Worzel Gummidge for this two-part telly treat that families will love. The star of The Office and Pirates of the Caribbean wrote, directed and stars in this modern adaptation of the story that started as a book and went on to star Jon Pertwee on ITV in 1979. Mackenzie, who spent three hours in make-up every day for the part, has taken the original tale of Scatterbrook Farm and its characters and modernised it with an adventurous tale which has a strong environmental message. And it has a stellar cast, including Michael Palin as The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, Zoe Wanamaker as an eccentric local aristocrat, Vicki Pepperdine as the formidable Aunt Sally and Steve Pemberton and Rosie Cavaliero as farmers Mr and Mrs Braithwaite. Tonight’s first episode sees two city foster kids, Susan (India Brown) and John (Thierry Wickens), arriving to spend the summer at Scatterbrook Farm. They’re not happy about being in the middle of nowhere – the Braithwaites don’t even have Wi-Fi. Imagine that. But while wandering through 10 Acre Field, a creepy looking scarecrow introduces himself and everything spins into action. Worzel is worried about the weather – the crops are late, the birds won’t fly the nest, something is wrong and it’s up to them to do something. Expect magic, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Worzel and the kids work to solve the mystery. Tune in tomorrow night for a second glorious instalment. rapper Cardi B fail to trademark and how did Jennifer Aniston break the internet? All of these and more will be answered in this, the biggest, fattest quiz of the year. Celebrity quizzers Dara O Briain, Maya Jama, Asim Chaudhry, Roisin Conaty, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding compete to see who can remember the most about the biggest events of the last 12 months. And there’s help from Jon Snow, Mitchell Brook Primary School, and a host of celebrity question setters. CHALLENGE Jimmy and guests

Page 34 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 All programmes are listed in Greenwich Mean Today’s Time (GMT). TV Apart previews from in Portugal, programmes are on are page one hour 33 later than listed film ratings ★★★★★ Brilliant ★★★★ Very Good ★★★ Good ★★ Average ★ Bad (R) Repeat BBC ONE BBC two STV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 am 6.00 Breakfast Headlines 9.00 FILM The Good Dinosaur (2015/PG) Pixar animated adventure ★★★★ 10.25 FILM Wreck-It Ralph (2012/PG) Animated adventure ★★★★ pm 12.00 Spy in the Snow (R) 1.00 BBC News Headlines 1.15 Reporting Scotland 1.25 Room on the Broom (R) 1.50 FILM The Boss Baby (2017/U) Premiere. Animation, featuring the voice of Alec Baldwin ★★★ 3.20 Mimi and the Mountain Dragon Animation 3.45 Screen Grab A family in Ayrshire confront their obsession with screens (R) 4.30 Sportscene Results 5.25 Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (R) 5.55 BBC News Headlines 6.10 Reporting Scotland 6.20 Worzel Gummidge Children’s drama about a scarecrow that comes to life am 6.50 This Farming Life (R) 7.50 Race Across the World (R) 9.50 The Planets (R) 10.50 FILM Oklahoma! (1955/U) Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Western, starring Gordon MacRae ★★★★ pm 1.05 FILM Guys and Dolls (1955/PG) A gambler tries to win the heart of a Salvation Army member, while his friend looks for somewhere to hold an illegal dice game. Musical, starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons ★★★★★ 3.30 The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl Telling the story of the writer’s life (R) 4.30 Final Score Today’s results 5.30 FILM Porridge (1979/PG) Cellmates Fletcher and Godber are forced into aiding an escape attempt and then have to break back in. Comedy spin-off from the TV series, with Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and Brian Wilde ★★ am 6.00 CITV Children’s programmes 9.25 Midsomer Murders A woman is strangled where three similar killings occurred nine years previously (R) 11.30 You’ve Been Framed! Harry Hill revisits some of the nation’s favourite videos (R) pm 12.30 ITV Lunchtime News 12.50 LIVE Racing on STV: From Kempton Ed Chamberlin presents coverage of the 3.05 Ladbrokes King George VI Steeple Chase from Kempton Park, which follows races at 1.20, 1.55 and 2.30. Plus, a race from 2.10 at Wetherby 3.30 Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals Compilation show (R) 4.00 Tenable All Stars Christmas Special Quiz show 5.00 ITV Evening News; Weather 5.15 In for a Christmas Penny (R) 6.00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs at Christmas The comedian meets a reclusive mongrel that refuses to leave its kennel am 6.05 Everybody Loves Raymond Triple bill of the sitcom (R) 7.25 Frasier Double bill (R) 8.20 FILM The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004/U) Animated comedy, featuring the voices of Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke ★★★ 10.05 FILM The Boxtrolls (2014/ PG) Stop-motion animated fantasy, featuring the voices of Isaac Hempstead Wright and Elle Fanning ★★★ pm 12.00 The Simpsons Double bill (R) 1.00 The Tiger Who Came to Tea Animated version of Judith Kerr’s much-loved tale (R) 1.35 The Great Christmas Bake Off Baking contest (R) 2.50 Guy Martin’s Great Escape The racer attempts to recreate the climax of the iconic war film (R) 4.50 Channel 4 News Headlines 5.00 FILM Ratatouille (2007/U) Pixar animated comedy, with the voices of Patton Oswalt and Peter O’Toole ★★★★★ am 6.00 Milkshake! Children’s shows 9.30 Access Showbiz news 9.35 FILM Beethoven (1992/U) A family man is horrified at the chaos caused by his kids’ huge St Bernard, but has a change of heart when the dog is kidnapped. Comedy, starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt ★★★★ 11.25 Friends Double bill. Gavin surprises Rachel; Ross tries to make Rachel jealous (R) pm 12.25 Neighbours See 4.40pm 12.55 FILM Wyatt Earp (1994/12) The story of the legendary lawman. Western, starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid and Gene Hackman ★★★★ 4.40 Neighbours Elly finds herself drawn closer to Finn (R) 5.15 FILM Cool Runnings (1993/ PG) Fact-based comedy about four Jamaicans who became the first bobsleigh team to compete for their country at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Stars John Candy and Doug E Doug ★★★★ 7 8 9 10 11 12 midnight 7.20 FILM Paddington 2 (2017/ PG) Premiere. The lovable little bear has settled into his new life with the Brown family in London, becoming a much-loved member of the local community – until his search for a birthday present for his aunt leads to him being framed as a thief. While the Browns try to clear his name, he tries to make himself at home in prison and gets involved in an escape attempt. Comedy adventure, starring Hugh Bonneville and Hugh Grant ★★★★★ 9.00 EastEnders Gray and Chantelle are excited about renewing their wedding vows 9.30 Would I Lie to You? at Christmas Rob Brydon hosts a festive edition of the comedy panel show, with Liz Bonnin and Stephen Merchant 10.05 BBC News; Weather 10.20 Match of the Day Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the Boxing Day Premier League fixtures, including Leicester City v Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion 11.55 Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show The comedy star returns with his annual festive special from the London Palladium, with guests including Sharon Osbourne and Craig Revel Horwood (R) 12.55am Take Off with Bradley and Holly. Bradley Walsh and Holly Willoughby present a special Christmas family entertainment show, which offers members of the audience the chance to win a holiday in Lapland (R) 1.55 Weather for the Week Ahead 2.00-6.00am BBC News. Headlines 7.00 The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker A profile of the comedy actor and writer, who found national fame in The Two Ronnies and Porridge. With contributions by Ben Elton, Michael Grade and David Renwick (R) 8.00 The Two Ronnies: The Studio Recordings A collection of unedited takes from the comedy show (R) 8.30 Christmas University Challenge The universities of Liverpool and Hull battle it out in the quiz show 9.00 Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear Documentary revealing the surprising origin of the little bear from darkest Peru, which was a product of creator Michael Bond’s memories of wartime evacuee children 10.00 Hugh Grant: A Life on Screen The Bafta-winning actor discusses his career, and there are contributions from friends and colleagues such as Andie MacDowell, Richard Curtis, Sandra Bullock, Colin Firth and Nicholas Hoult (R) 11.00 FILM Florence Foster Jenkins (2016/PG) A tone deaf socialite imagines she is a great singer, but problems arise when she decides to perform at Carnegie Hall. Comedy, with Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant ★★★★ 12.45am FILM The Entertainer (1960/ PG) A comedian looks back at his failure as an entertainer. Drama, with Laurence Olivier ★★★ 2.25 Sign Zone: Heston’s Marvellous Menu: Back to the Noughties (R) 3.25 Rick Stein’s Secret France (R) 4.25 Sign Zone: The Baby Has Landed 5.25-6.20am This Is BBC Two 7.00 Emmerdale Graham pleads his case to Rhona, David is determined to keep things quiet, and Nicola reaches out to Laurel. Long-running soap following the ups and downs of village life amid the rolling scenery of the Yorkshire Dales 8.00 Coronation Street Following one of the most dramatic Christmas Days in Weatherfield history, the residents come to terms with the aftermath and try to get their lives back in order 8.30 FILM Skyfall (2012/12) James Bond pursues a mysterious criminal mastermind who has orchestrated a terrorist attack on MI6 headquarters and exposed the identities of undercover agents around the world. The trail leads to a rogue former operative who has a personal vendetta against the intelligence organisation’s leader M – who is also facing calls to retire. Sam Mendes directs the 23rd instalment in the spy franchise, starring Daniel Craig as 007, with Javier Bardem and Judi Dench ★★★★★ 11.10 ITV News; Weather 11.30 The Jonathan Ross Christmas Show The host is joined for a special edition by David Tennant, Rita Ora, Jamie Cullum, Rylan Clark- Neal, Sharon Osbourne, David Oyelowo and Bec Hill (R) 12.30am Who’s Doing the Dishes? Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli throws a dinner party for four strangers who have to guess his identity. Presented by Brian McFadden (R) 1.20 ITV Nightscreen 5.05-6.00am Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen. Ainsley Harriott continues his tour of Jamaica (R) 7.10 FILM Men in Black 3 (2012/PG) An alien criminal escapes from a prison on the moon and goes back in time on a mission of revenge, changing the course of history. Agent J of the top-secret Earth defence organisation follows him back to 1969, and joins forces with a younger version of his mentor Agent K to set things right. Sci-fi comedy sequel, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starring Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and Emma Thompson ★★★ 9.00 Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2019 What meal did Donald Trump serve a visiting football team at the White House? Who is Andy King? What did rapper Cardi B fail to trademark. And how did Jennifer Aniston break the internet in 2019? In an attempt to find out, Jimmy Carr welcomes Dara O Briain, Maya Jama, Asim Chaudhry, Roisin Conaty, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding to the end-ofyear celebrity panel game, putting their knowledge of the past 12 months to the test 11.05 FILM The Wolf of Wall Street (2013/18) A New York stockbroker lives a life of debauchery as he gets rich through illegal trading. Martin Scorsese’s fact-based drama, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill ★★★★ 2.15am FILM The Best Man Holiday (2013/15) A writer facing an uncertain future spends Christmas with old friends who have worries of their own to deal with. Comedy drama sequel, starring Taye Diggs ★★★ 4.20 A Very British Country House. Documentary (R) 5.15-5.35am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R) 7.00 Secrets of the Christmas Factory A look at how staples of the festive season actually get made, such as Christmas trees, Christmas crackers, tinsel, Christmas jumpers and Christmas puddings (R); 5 News Update 8.00 World’s Strongest Man 2019 James Richardson presents action from the Giants Live World Tour Finals at MEN Arena in Manchester. Commentary is provided by Colin Bryce and Danny Wallace; 5 News Update 9.00 Susan Hill’s Ghost Story Adaptation of the author’s novel The Small Hand, starring Douglas Henshall as Adam Snow, an antique book dealer who finds himself haunted by the ghost of a young boy. Thriller, with Neve McIntosh 10.55 FILM The Woman in Black (2012/12) A lawyer tormented by the death of his wife is sent to a remote village to put deceased client Alice Drablow’s affairs in order. The locals are suspicious of outsiders and determined to keep the area’s tragic history a secret, and the late Mrs Drablow’s isolated house appears to be haunted by a vengeful spirit that seems hell-bent on redressing a decades-past grievance. Horror, with Daniel Radcliffe and Ciaran Hinds ★★★★ 1.00am The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 FILM Twins (1988/PG) Comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito ★★★ 4.45 Now That’s Funny! A world record attempt with marshmallows (R) 5.35-6.00am House Doctor. A property in Aintree, Merseyside gets a makeover (R)

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 DRSTR MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Page 35 Freeview 19 Freeview20 Freeview 6 Freeview 21 DAVE DRAMA ITV2 5 usa BBC VARIATIONS 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Modern Wheels or Classic Steals 7.35 Red Bull Soapbox Race 8.25 Expedition with Steve Backshall 9.25 Top Gear: Top Fails 10.25 Top Gear India Special 12.20pm Top Gear: Winter Blunderland 3.20 Top Gear 5.00 Top Gear USA Special 6.00 Red Bull Soapbox Race 7.00 World’s Most Dangerous Roads Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes go on a road trip through the former Soviet republic of Georgia, driving from the border with Azerbaijan to the Black Sea 8.00 QI Josh Widdicombe, Cariad Lloyd and Paul Sinha take part in the quiz 9.00 Room 101 Double bill. With Alexander Armstrong, Kelly Holmes and Henry Blofeld; Des O’Connor, Adrian Chiles and Jameela Jamil discuss their pet hates 10.20 Mock the Week With guests Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar and Romesh Ranganathan 11.00 Taskmaster Greg Davies sets tasks to Dave Gorman, Al Murray, Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe and Paul Chowdhry 12.00m’t Have I Got a Bit More News for You 1.00 QI 2.15 Would I Lie to You? 3.20 Mock the Week 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping W 6.10am Flip or Flop 6.35 Doctor Who 11.35 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 12.35pm Outnumbered 1.30 Gangsta Granny 3.00 FILM Ella Enchanted (2004/PG) Fantasy adventure, starring Anne Hathaway ★★★ 4.55 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 5.55 Billionaire Boy. Comedy, with John Thomson 7.15 Outnumbered Double bill. The family’s Christmas is marred by burglars – and a missing hamster; the Brockmans plan to spend Christmas in the sun, but are prevented by Grandad’s illness, a trip to the dentist and a world record 9.00 Inside the Ambulance at Christmas Lee and Nicole help a baby who has suffered a seizure, while Ash and Toni treat a man with breathing difficulties who doesn’t want to go to hospital 10.00 FILM Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003/18) A female assassin wakes from a four-year coma and sets out to exact vengeance on her former colleagues who tried to kill her. Martial arts thriller, with Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A Fox, Daryl Hannah and David Carradine ★★★★★ 12.20am Gavin & Stacey 1.30 Women on the Verge 3.00-6.00am Teleshopping ALIBI 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Murdoch Mysteries 9.00 Miss Marple 1.00pm Father Brown 4.00 Death in Paradise: double bill 6.00 Death in Paradise Double bill. Dwayne receives a text message from the grave after an old friend’s funeral, and he and Humphrey soon find enough evidence to rule out his death from natural causes; Humphrey’s Aunt Mary arrives for a visit, only to get caught up in an investigation after becoming the only witness to a hotel guest’s death. Wendy Craig and Keith Allen guest star 8.40 Inspector George Gently The detective looks into the suspicious death of an old friend and informant. The investigation leads him to the local police station, where it becomes clear the officers are hiding something – and to complicate matters, the disappearance of a teenager is also linked to the case 10.40 Jonathan Creek The death of a retired illusionist has Maddy and Jonathan clutching at straws as they endeavour to reach an explanation 12.40am Death in Paradise 2.00 New Tricks: double bill 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Birds of a Feather 7.45 Soldier, Soldier 9.40 Classic Holby City 10.40 The Bill 12.40pm Classic EastEnders 2.00 Call the Midwife. Four episodes 7.20 As Time Goes By Patrick searches for his father, while Stephen aspires to be a celebrity. Judi Dench stars 8.00 Father Brown The apparent suicide of a troubled student leads Father Brown to believe a murderer is at work, and he tries to persuade Sid to go undercover to flush out the killer 9.00 Death in Paradise A famous chef is found fatally stabbed the morning after the opening of his new restaurant – and his staff come under suspicion when it turns out he was quite a hot-headed boss. Tara FitzGerald and Martin Compston guest star 10.20 Silent Witness A severed finger is brought to the Lyell Centre by a detective and immigration officer, who ask Nikki and Thomas to test for a DNA match with a Syrian illegal immigrant 12.55am The White Princess. King Henry VII and Lizzie travel to Spain 2.15 The Heart Guy 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping GOLD YESTERDAY ITV & UTV VARIATIONS ITV England As STV except: 12.50-3.30pm LIVE ITV Racing: From Kempton. Ed Chamberlin presents coverage of the 3.05 Ladbrokes King George VI Steeple Chase from Kempton Park, which follows races at 1.20, 1.55 and 2.30. Plus, a race from 2.10 at Wetherby 12.30am Home Shopping 3.00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? TV presenter Charlotte Hawkins throws a dinner party for four strangers who have to guess the identity of their mystery celebrity host. Presented by Brian McFadden 3.45-5.05am ITV Nightscreen. Text-based information service 6.00am Teleshopping 7.20 The Two Ronnies 8.00 The Story of Only Fools and Horses 9.00 Only Fools and Horses. Twelve episodes 7.00pm Only Fools and Horses Triple bill. Del gets his hands on a statue of a Hindu god – which plunges him into the middle of an age-old feud between rival families; one of Del’s old flames turns up out of the blue, so Rodney and Grandad resolve to extinguish any passion that might still be smouldering; Del decides to enter the tourist trade – a venture that surely cannot fail 9.00 The Cockfields Triple bill. Simon is persuaded to mark the occasion of his 40th birthday back at the family home; the family visits Aunty Rose in her nursing home; Sunday finds preparations for Simon’s 40th birthday in full swing 11.00 Murder on the Blackpool Express A crime writer takes fans on a coach tour of his books’ locations – only to leave a string of bodies in their wake 1.00am David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles: double bill 2.50 Morgana Robinson’s The Agency. Comedy 3.20 House of Fools 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping F’view 25 6.00am WW2 Price of Empire 8.00 The World at War 11.00 Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop 12.00noon Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 1.00 The Rolling Stones at the BBC 2.00 Tom Jones at the BBC 3.00 Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop 4.00 Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 5.00 The Rolling Stones at the BBC 6.00 Tom Jones at the BBC. Documentary 7.00 Underground Worlds The wonders of the Wieliczka Salt mine in southern Poland, where the voids left behind from excavating salt have been transformed into extraordinary spaces, carved by hand 8.00 Abandoned Engineering A maze of tunnels filled with haunting remains beneath the streets of Paris, and a strange formation of domed structures hovering over the waters off Florida 9.00 Bangers and Cash A 1970s Bond Bug three-wheeler divides opinion 10.00 Train Truckers Ian Bagladi and Jamie Turnbull attempt to move a locomotive through the English countryside 11.00 Steam Train Britain Trainee Claire Oates takes her driving test 12.00m’t War Factories 1.00 World’s Greatest Palaces 3.00-6.00am Teleshopping UTV As STV except: 12.50-3.30pm LIVE ITV Racing: From Kempton. Ed Chamberlin presents coverage of the 3.05 Ladbrokes King George VI Steeple Chase from Kempton Park, which follows races at 1.20, 1.55 and 2.30. Plus, a race from 2.10 at Wetherby 12.30am Home Shopping 3.00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? TV presenter Charlotte Hawkins throws a dinner party for four strangers who have to guess the identity of their mystery celebrity host. Presented by Brian McFadden 3.45-5.05am ITV Nightscreen. Text-based information service 6.00am The Planet’s Funniest Animals 6.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7.15 Emmerdale 8.05 Coronation Street 9.05 You’ve Been Framed! Gold: Family Special 10.05 FILM Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010/U) ★★★★ 12.15pm Emmerdale 1.20 Coronation Street 2.25 Minion Madness: Orientation Day 2.30 Minion Madness 2.45 FILM Minions (2015/U) Animation ★★★ 4.40 FILM The Secret Life of Pets (2016/U) Animation ★★★★ 6.25 FILM Jurassic Park (1993/PG) Adventure ★★★★★ 9.00 FILM Bridesmaids (2011/15) Comedy, with Kristen Wiig ★★★★ 11.35 Family Guy Animated comedy 12.00m’t Family Guy 12.30 American Dad! 1.25 Plebs 1.55 FILM Love Actually (2003/15) Romantic comedy ★★★ 4.30 Educating Joey Essex: The American Reem 5.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 5.45-6.00am Nightscreen 6.00am Teleshopping 9.00 Access 9.10 Criminals: Caught on Camera 9.35 CSI: NY 11.15 Murder, She Wrote 1.20pm FILM Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind (1975/PG) ★★★★ 3.00 FILM Columbo: The Conspirators (1978/PG) ★★★ 5.05 FILM Columbo: Dagger of the Mind (1972/PG) Drama ★★ 7.05 NCIS Double bill. A navy lieutenant is murdered; the murder of a petty officer is linked to the disappearance of an MI6 agent 9.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Four episodes. The CEO of a record label and his protege are questioned over an assault; a Chicago crime resembles a decade-old New York City case; a convicted rapist’s daughter tries to have him released; an eight-year-old boy is kidnapped 12.55am CSI: NY 2.50 CSI: Miami 3.50 Access 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping England As BBC1 except: 1.15-1.25pm Regional News; Weather 3.45-5.25 FILM The Jungle Book (2016, PG) A boy raised by animals in the jungle tries to escape a fierce tiger with a grudge against humans. Disney adventure, starring Neel Sethi, with the voice of Bill Murray ★★★★ 6.10-6.20pm Regional News; Weather Northern Ireland As BBC1 except: 1.15-1.25pm BBC Newsline; Weather 3.45-5.25 FILM The Jungle Book (2016, PG) A boy raised by animals in the jungle tries to escape a fierce tiger with a grudge against humans. Disney adventure, starring Neel Sethi, with the voice of Bill Murray ★★★★ 6.10-6.20pm BBC Newsline Northern Ireland As BBC2 except: 5.00-5.30pm Final Score from Northern Ireland. A round-up of the day’s action along with the classified results 10.00- 11.00pm Roy Walker: Beyond a Joke. Roy Walker, one of Northern Ireland’s most popular comedians, reflects on the extraordinary highs and lows of his life and career as he approaches his 80th birthday

Page 36 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 Sport Sky Sports Main Event 6.00am Sky Sports News. Previews and interviews 7.00 LIVE Test Cricket: South Africa v England 4.00pm Soccer Special. Presented by Jeff Stelling 5.00 LIVE EFL: Leeds United v Preston North End (Kick-off 5.15pm) Coverage from Elland Road 7.15 LIVE EFL: Reading v Queens Park Rangers (Kick-off 7.30pm) All the action from the Championship clash at Madejski Stadium 10.00 The Summer Of Stokes. A look at the cricketer’s 2019 11.00 The World Cup Through Their Eyes 1.00am LIVE NBA: Brooklyn Nets v New York Knicks (Tip-off 1.00am) Coverage of the Eastern Conference clash from Barclays Centre 3.30-6.00am Sky Sports News. The day’s talking points Sky Sports Premier League 6.00am Premier League Years 8.00 PL: London Derbies Highlights. West Ham United v Watford 8.30 PL: Christmas Crackers Highlights 9.00 PL: The Best Of 2018/19 Highlights 10.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 1.00pm Soccer Special 6.00 Goals Express 7.00 Premier League World 7.30 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 8.00 PL: Christmas Crackers Highlights 8.30 PL: Christmas Crackers Highlights 9.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox. The presenter talks to Ian Wright 9.30 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox. With Robbie Keane 10.00 Class of ’92: Full Time 11.00 Class of ’92: Full Time 12.00m’t Class of 92 1.00 Premier League Years. The 2007/08 season 3.00 PL Greatest Games 4.00 PL Best Goals 08/09 5.00 Best PL Goals: Chelsea v Man Utd 5.30-6.00am PL 100 Club: England’s Finest Sky Sports Football 6.00am EFL: Championship Season Review 7.00 SPFL Highlights 7.30 EFL: Championship Season Review 9.30 EFL Goals 10.00 Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 11.00 SPFL Greatest Games 12.00noon LIVE SPFL: Hearts v Hibernian (Kick-off 12.30pm) Coverage of the Edinburgh derby in the Scottish Premiership from Tynecastle 2.45 LIVE EFL: Brentford v Swansea City (Kick-off 3.00pm) Coverage of the clash from Griffin Park 5.00 LIVE EFL: Leeds United v Preston North End (Kick-off 5.15pm) All the action from Elland Road 7.15 LIVE EFL: Reading v Queens Park Rangers (Kick-off 7.30pm) From Madejski Stadium 10.00 EFL Rivalries: East Anglian Derby 10.30 EFL Rivalries: East Midlands Derby 11.00 EFL Rivalries: Second City Derby 11.30 EFL: Championship Season Review. Six episodes 5.30-6.00am EFL Best Championship Goals 2017/18. The best strikes Sky Sports Darts 6.00am Darts Top 5 Moments 7.00 World Darts Championship 11.00 Darts Top 5 Moments 12.00noon World Darts Championship. Day nine 4.00 Darts Gold 5.00 World Darts Championship 9.00 Darts Gold 9.15 Darts Gold 9.30 Darts Gold 9.45 Darts Gold 10.00 World Darts Championship 2.00am Darts Gold. Memorable matches 3.00 Darts Top 5 Moments 4.00-6.00am Darts Gold BT Sport 1 6.00am Premier League World 6.30 Premier League Reload. A whirlwind catch-up 6.45 BT Sport Big Bash Reload 7.00 Cricket: Big Bash League 8.00 LIVE Cricket: Big Bash League: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers From Optus Stadium in Perth 11.15 Test Cricket Highlights. Australia v New Zealand 12.15pm BT Sport Big Bash Reload 12.30 BT Sport Goals Reload 12.45 Spirit of Yachting 1.15 Rugby Tonight On Tour 1.45 BT Sport Mic’d Up 2.15 SPFL Highlights. Including Hibernian v Rangers 2.30 LIVE Scottish Professional Football League: St. Mirren v Celtic (Kick-off 3.00pm) Coverage of the Scottish top-flight clash. See CHOICE 5.15 MotoGP Films: Racing Together. Documentary 7.30 MotoGP 9.00 UFC NOW. Magazine 10.00 UFC 1.00am Ladbrokes Premiership 2.30 BT Sport Reload 3.00 World Poker Tour Series 5.00 Rugby Tonight On Tour 5.30-6.00am BT Sport Goals Reload BT Sport 2 7.15am Premier League Reload 7.30 A-League Highlights. All the goals and talking points 8.30 LIVE W-League Football: Canberra United Women v Western Sydney Wanderers Women (Kick-off 8.30am) Coverage from McKellar Park 10.30 BT Sport Score Best Bits 11.00 SPFL Highlights 11.15 Premiership Rugby Highlights. The best action 1.45pm Premiership Tonight 2.30 Bundesliga Highlights Show 3.30 Test Cricket Highlights 4.30 Cricket: Big Bash League 5.30 BT Sport Big Bash Reload 5.45 Rugby Tonight On Tour 6.15 BT Sport Goals Reload 6.45 Test Cricket Highlights 7.45 BT Sport Films 9.15 Cricket: Big Bash League 10.15 Test Cricket Highlights 11.15pm-7.15am LIVE Test Cricket: Australia v New Zealand Coverage of the second day of the Second Test, held at Melbourne Cricket Ground Eurosport 1 6.35am Fencing 6.45 Shooting: Season Review 7.15 Triathlon 7.45 Mountain Biking 8.45 Darts: BDO World Masters 9.45 Tennis: Laver Cup. Highlights from Geneva 10.45 Alpine Skiing 11.45 Ski Jumping 12.45pm Climbing World Championships 3.00 La Course by Le Tour 4.00 Cycling: La Madrid Challenge 5.00 Cycling: Vuelta a Espana 6.00 Cyclo-Cross 7.00 Ski Jumping 8.00 Snooker: UK Championship 10.00 Athletics: Diamond League. A review of the 2019 season 11.00 Mountain Biking 12.00m’t Porsche Supercup 1.00-7.15am WATTS CHOICE Scottish Premiership: St Mirren vs Celtic BT Sport 1, 2.30pm Neil Lennon’s side travel to Paisley as they attempt to retain top spot in the league in the live Boxing Day clash. BBC Scotland Freeview 9 1.05pm FILM Guys and Dolls (1955/PG) Musical, with Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando ★★★★★ 3.30 The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl 4.30 Final Score 5.30 FILM Porridge (1979/PG) Prison comedy, starring Ronnie Barker ★★ 7.00 The Seven 7.15 Rewind 1990s 7.30 The Edit Christmas Special 8.00 FILM Tommy’s Honour (2016/PG) ★★★★ 9.45 The Nine Sport Review of the Year 10.45 Two Doors Down – Christmas Special 11.15 Breaking the News Christmas Special 11.45pm-12.00m’t Rewind 1990s BBC Alba Freeview 7 7.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Radan an Rathaid Mhoir 5.25 Zog 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 Na Moomins/ Moomin Valley 6.30 Rannan Rapach 7.00 An La 7.05 Mod nan Coisirean 2019 8.30 Sgoil nan Sagart/Priest School 9.00 Am Posadh Afraganach/ The African Wedding 10.00 Scottish Premiership Football 12.00m’t-7.00am Alba Today BBC Four Freeview 68 7.00pm The Sound of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand 8.00 NEW Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2019. See CHOICE 9.00 One Foot in the Algarve. Victor and Margaret visit Portugal 10.35 Comedy Connections 11.15 British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves. The history of the British TV sitcom 12.15am Christmas TOTP2 Special 1.45 Sings Disney Songs 2.40-3.40am Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2019 E4 Freeview 13 6.00am Olive, the Other Reindeer 6.55 The Snowman 7.30 The Snowman and the Snowdog 8.00 How I Met Your Mother 9.00 The Big Bang Theory 10.00 FILM Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012/U) Family comedy sequel, starring Zachary Gordon ★★★ 12.00noon The Big Bang Theory 1.00 The Goldbergs 2.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: E4’s Top 30 Countdown 6.00 The Art of The Snowman and the Snowdog 6.10 Gogglesprogs at Christmas 7.15 FILM The Simpsons Movie (2007/PG) Animated comedy, with the voice of Dan Castellaneta ★★★★ 9.00 FILM Paddington (2014/PG) Family comedy, starring Hugh Bonneville ★★★★ 10.55 The Inbetweeners 11.30 The Inbetweeners 12.00m’t The Inbetweeners 1.05 The Big Bang Theory 2.00 Gogglebox 3.00 Naked Attraction 3.55 The Goldbergs 4.20 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4.45-6.00am School of Rock More4 Freeview 18 8.55am Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 9.15 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 10.10 FILM Carry On Cleo (1964/PG) Comedy, starring Sid James ★★★★ 12.00noon The 100 Greatest Musicals 2.45 Come Dine with Me Christmas 5.30 The Supervet at Christmas 6.35 FILM The Dam Busters (1955/U) Fact-based drama ★★★★★ 9.00 The Dambusters’ Great Escape: Secret History 10.00 Father Ted Christmas Special 11.15 It Was Alright in the 1970s 12.20am 24 Hours in A&E 2.30-3.45am Father Ted Christmas Special BBC Radio 1 97.6-99.8MHz 7.00am Anthems – 2000 8.30 Anthems – 2000 10.00 Anthems – 2001 11.30 Anthems – 2001 1.00pm Anthems – 2002 2.30 Anthems – 2002 4.00 Anthems – 2003 5.30 Anthems – 2003 7.00 Future Sounds with Annie Mac 9.00 Rickie, Melvin and Charlie 11.00 Radio 1’s Indie Show 1.00am Radio 1’s Soundsystem 3.00 Radio 1’s Chillout Anthems 4.00-7.00am Radio 1’s Early Breakfast Show BBC Radio 2 88-91MHz 6.30am Nicki Chapman Breakfast Show 9.30 Gary Davies 12.00noon Tracks of My Years 2.00 Craig Charles in the Afternoon 5.00 Joe Lycett 7.00 Radio 2 in Concert – Bryan Adams 8.00 Bryan Adams Rocks! 9.00 The Green Room – 1972 10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation 12.00m’t Phil Williams 3.00 Tracks of My Years 4.00 The Craig Charles House Party Mixtape 4.30 Huey Morgan’s The Times of Our Lives 5.00-6.30am Grace Dent BBC Radio 3 90.2-92.4MHz 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics 12.00noon Composer of the Week: Arcangelo Corelli 1.00 News 1.02 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon Concert 4.00 Arctic Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2019 BBC Four, 8pm Mathematician Hannah Fry (left) reveals how to decode hidden numbers, helping people make better choices and take control of their lives. Entertainment & Factual ITV3 Freeview 10 6.00am The Royal 7.05 Agatha Christie’s Marple 9.15 FILM Carry On Henry (1971/PG) Comedy, starring Sid James ★★ 11.00 FILM Carry On Loving (1970/PG) Comedy, starring Sid James ★★ 12.50pm FILM Carry On Behind (1975/PG) Comedy, starring Kenneth Williams ★★ 2.35 FILM Carry On Up the Jungle (1970/PG) Comedy, starring Sid James ★★ 4.20 FILM Carry On Dick (1974/PG) Comedy, starring Sid James ★★★ 6.10 FILM Carry On Follow That Camel (1967/PG) Comedy, with Jim Dale ★★★ 8.00 Vera 10.00 Vera 12.00m’t A Touch of Frost 2.10 Inspector Morse 5.50-6.00am ITV3 Nightscreen ITV4 Freeview 24 6.00am Football’s Greatest: Eusebio 6.05 The Car Chasers 6.30 DirtQuake 2019 7.20 Isle of Man TT 9.10 Goodwood Revival Highlights 10.10 Football’s Foreign Legion 11.10 Banks of England 11.40 FILM Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991/PG) Crime drama ★★★ 1.45pm FILM Battle of the Bulge (1965/PG) Second World War drama, starring Robert Shaw ★★★★ 4.55 FILM The Green Berets (1968/12) Vietnam War adventure ★★ 8.00 FILM Rocky III (1982/PG) Boxing drama, starring Sylvester Stallone ★★★ 10.05 FILM Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985/15) Action adventure sequel ★★★ 11.55 FILM Rush Hour (1998/12) Comedy adventure, starring Jackie Chan ★★★★ 2.00am Speed Freaks 3.00 The Americans 3.50 ITV4 Nightscreen 4.20 Minder 5.10-6.00am The Sweeney ITVBe Freeview 26 6.00am Bring It! 7.35 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 8.30 Income Property 9.00 LittleBe 12.00noon Cake Wars 12.55 Celebrity Dinner Date 8.00 Celebrity Dinner Date 9.00 Totally Unbelievable 10.00 Botched 10.30 Botched: Most Outrageous 11.00 Vanderpump Rules 11.55 Mob Wives: The Last Stand 12.55am Mob Wives: The Last Stand 1.40 Vanderpump Rules 3.15 Bachelor in Paradise 5.30-6.00am ITVBe Nightscreen 5 Spike Freeview 31 6.00am Teleshopping 9.00 The A-Team 10.00 Police Interceptors 11.00 FILM Behold a Pale Horse (1964/PG) Adventure ★★★ 1.35pm Can’t Pay? 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John Keeman, Irvine Letter of £50 the week Every Saturday we will pick the best letter received during the week and award a £50 prize. Please include your full name and address in order to be eligible. That’s a bit rich It is reported that £50million worth of jewellery was stolen from the home of Tamara Ecclestone. This raises a few interesting points. In the first place, regardless of how wealthy the person concerned, why are they keeping £50million worth of jewellery in their home? Also, what is any person doing with £50million of jewellery in the first place? Perhaps you have to be wealthy to answer that question. Bearing in mind that we are living in an age when more and more people are sleeping rough @dailyrecord Christmas was a little bit brighter for rescue dogs at a Scots kennel when “Santa Paws” paid them a visit. This lovely gesture by a kind member of the public to pets at the SSPCA in Lanarkshire delighted our Facebook readers. It seems they reckon that pooches deserve to celebrate the big day too. Avril Garrity wrote: “My amazing mum and sister donated these presents the other day. “We regularly donate to the Lanarkshire SSPCA with my dog’s old toys, food and bedding but thought we’d do something a bit different this time. “Delighted to see it desperate Young Syrian refugee trudges through mud at temporary camp. Pic: Getty Images So this is Christmas... If there is a season of goodwill, why does it not apply to the children of refugees or the innocent civilians who are dying in wars to which this country supplies the means for it to continue, to say nothing of the homeless who sleep on our own streets? If everyone practised what we preach at this time throughout the year and not just at Christmas, it would go a long way to attacking the hypocrisy that is rife in this land especially from those in power. 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Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK record pets. Page 39 Donkeys are in danger IF you watched a Nativity play this Christmas, you may be concerned to know that, next year, there might be one regular participant who is absent. And that’s the donkey. In its report, Under the Skin, animal charity The Donkey Sanctuary warns that time is running out to save the donkey. Despite their massive contribution to the lives of many impoverished people all over the world, where they carries water, fuel and goods in difficult conditions, donkey numbers are crashing in an alarming way. The reason is simple. Following product placement in a Chinese soap opera in 2010, there has been a surge in demand for “ejiao”, a gelatine product that is manufactured by boiling donkey skins. Typically, there’s no evidence to support claims that “ejiao” is useful as a blood tonic and, inevitably, an aphrodisiac that increases libido. Further “recommendations” by neil mcintosh for it suggest it cures dizziness, moistens the lungs, slows ageing, improves sleep and reduces the side-effects of chemotherapy. But before we mock the Chinese middle-classes for falling for all this and paying about $350 per kg of ejiao, let’s remember that some of us still believe in homeopathy. At least, however, the latter doesn’t do anyone any harm. The same can’t be said for “ejiao”. With China already short of donkeys, manufacturers have turned to Africa to provide the 4.8million skins they need annually. That’s 4.8million donkeys slaughtered every year, so that their skins can be used in the Chinese herbal market. The result has been carnage. Equine charities that have been monitoring the trade have shown illegal supply routes, with many donkeys stolen, foals and pregnant mares killed, animals transported in appalling conditions and much worse. Many die on the way. Sick and injured animals are still slaughtered, as their skin is not affected, and processes at the abattoirs are horrific. With vets concerned, not just about animal welfare, but also the dangerous spread of both equine and zoonotic diseases, it is surely time to kick back. Already, much has been done. Lobbying from big charities, such as Brooke, World Horse Welfare and The Donkey Sanctuary, has resulted in 18 countries, including Pakistan, Ghana, Uganda and Nigeria, taking action to protect donkeys. But there are still four donkey-only abattoirs operating in Kenya. In my opinion, the nonsense that is unproven “traditional Chinese medicine”, which makes medical claims for tiger bones, rhino horns, penis of the dog, bear bile, deer testicles, and, yes, donkey skins, has a lot to answer for. SHOW NEWS December 27 •Livingston Canine Societies Open Show at 9.45am in Lanark Agricultural Centre December 28 •Greenock and District Kennel Association Open Show at 9.30am in Lanark Agricultural Centre Search 1000s of jobs online now. 0141 309 4960 • recruitmentscotland@trinitymirror.com recruiter.fish4.co.uk Experienced Bench hand Joiners and Site Joiners required. Must be capable of a high standard of finish. Email CV to office@blevinsltd.co.uk. Hourly Rate Negotiable Search 1000s of jobs online now. 0141 309 4960 recruiter.fish4.co.uk recruitmentscotland@trinitymirror.com 0800 917 8616

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Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The Ally Pally party pooper CHRIS DOBEY says he’ll treat Fallon Sherrock like one of the lads in order to end her fairytale. The Geordie is next in line for The Queen of the Palace in tomorrow’s last-32 tie in the World Championship. Just like Sherrock’s previous victims Ted Evetts and Mensur Suljovic, Dobey knows he’ll have the boisterous 3500 crowd on his back throughout as they will their new heroine to success. But he insists taking the momentous nature of the contest out of the equation is key. Dobey said: “No disrespect to Fallon but I’m up there to provide for myself and my family. “I’ll be going up there to do a professional job and hopefully end the fairytale. “You’ve just got to play her like she’s one of the lads and treat it like any other game. The whole world will be watching. She’s done brilliant but I’ve got to be professional and get the win. “She deserves all the credit she’s got. Even if the four best women players join the PDC circuit they’ll then beat a lot of the lads on tour. We’ll have to expect a lot more upsets. “Both Mikuru Suzuki and Fallon have shown great mental strength. At times they’ve seemed down and out and come back in matches. “Fallon has come back twice to win sets and win the match. That’s a big HITTING BACKWright by craig swan thing and obviously the composure she’s had and double percentages have been fantastic. “I’m going to have to perform at my best. I can’t give her any chances.” Dobey is no stranger to being cast in the role of pantomime villain. He said: “I’ve had a few tough ones in the past. If I’d beaten Phil Taylor I would have been the last person to beat him in the Worlds. “I played Barney in his last Players Championship. It’s just one of those things you’ve got to deal with. “Playing in Europe has given me a lot of experience. I’ve played a lot of home favourites, the likes of Martin Schindler in Germany. I’ve had the crowd booing. I’ve just got to show what I can do. “I’m expecting some boos. I didn’t get that against Phil. It wasn’t in the same circumstances. But I’m ready, I’m feeling confident. “It was the draw I wanted. You can test yourself and see how you cope with the crowd booing. “It’s just one of those games where I want to prove myself and show everyone what I can do.” Dobey fired up to end Fallon’s World fairytale CHEERED BY BOOSDobey will not be distracted by crowd against Sherrock, right Swapping arrows not a load of hot air PETER WRIGHT has rubbished Tinkerman jibes and insists he only swapped darts due to the heat up on the Ally Pally stage. Snakebite changed equipment mid-game as he defeated Seigo Asada to move into Saturday’s last-16 clash with Jeffrey de Zwaan. Wright’s move drew criticism from TV pundits but the Scotland World Cup winner said: “I changed my darts because of the heat on the stage. That’s the only reason. “If I’d brought my practice game with how cooler it is down where the practice boards are or in the hotel room I would have been fine – I’d have stuck with the first set. “But I had no control. As soon as it left my hand I had not a clue where it was going.” Wright failed to hit peak form in his wins over Noel Malicdem and Asada as he made it to the post-Christmas end of the event. But the 49-year-old said: “This is now like the Masters. There are 16 players going to be left in it. It’s a brand new tournament “You have a great big Christmas dinner inside you now so you have the balance right and everything should be okay.” Page 45 DUHAN CAN BE NEXT STAR SCOT BLAIR KINGHORN has backed Edinburgh mate Duhan van der Merwe to link up with him on the big stage for Scotland. 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Page 46 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 tennis COMEBACK KID MURRAY EYE ON BIG TIMEFarooq Farooq: I’ll be king of Scots for ace Eddie by GRAEME MACPHERSON KASH FAROOQ insists he’ll prove to promoter Eddie Hearn he deserves to be part of the best boxing stable in the world. The Glasgow bantamweight has been snapped up by Hearn’s Matchroom group and will have his fights shown on TV throughout the UK and USA next year. Farooq now wants to follow in the footsteps of heavyweight world champ Anthony Joshua and become a household name. The 23 year-old said: “Eddie is going to get me more exposure. He’s got guys like Joshua and a lot of other big names too. He’s always putting on fights in massive arenas in England and I’m looking forward to getting a taste of that. “He has the best stable in Britain – maybe the world. It’s good to be a part of that but it’s down to me to show I belong there. “I want to become better known throughout Britain but hopefully in Europe and America too. They get a chance to watch me fighting now which is great. I want to get to the point where everyone is talking about me. That’s my aim.” Farooq revealed Hearn had done his homework before snapping him up. He said: “When I met Eddie he told me he liked my back story. He liked that I was an Asian guy with a Scottish accent! “It was humbling he took time to find out about me. He signed me because of my style – I have to showcase my talents now.” Farooq’s first Matchroom fight is expected to take place in March or April with details to be finalised early in the new year. He said: “In 2020 I want as many fights as I can. I’m not bothered about titles, it’s just about winning.” I’LL HIT TARGET v FALLON PAGE 45 What difference a tear makes Oz beckons after Andy’s farewell gig I think I said I’d like to get to Wimbledon to stop. That was my plan andy murray on moment he opened up on agony Evergreen Federer has given me new lease on life ROGER FEDERER has inspired Andy Murray to believe he can keep playing for years. The Swiss superstar, who will turn 39 in August, had two points to win the Wimbledon title and claim his 21st Grand Slam title in July. He was also the oldest world No.1 last year. Murray, 32, said: “I guess we will see guys play into their late 30s and see it as a positive. It’s possible to keep doing it and playing until that level. “But if I was still playing at 38, I mean I would be very surprised with that. You’d expect Roger to finish first as he is six years older than me and Novak, five years older than Rafa. “Seeing what they are doing is fantastic. Hopefully I can ANDY MURRAY returns to Australia tomorrow a year after fearing his career was over. But the Scot admits he couldn’t even remember what he said in Melbourne when he dropped the bombshell he could be bowing out. Murray gave an emotional pre- Australian Open press conference in which he revealed his hip struggles and said he was considering quitting at Wimbledon because of the agony. Then when he lost his first-round five-set marathon to Roberto Bautista- Agut, organisers showed a farewell video with tributes from other top players to retire him on the spot. But the 32-year-old is heading back Down Under to play the inaugural ATP Cup, which starts on January 3, then the first Grand Slam of the season. Murray said: “I didn’t think I had said I was definitely retiring. “I was so emotional. I didn’t know what I had said. I think I said I would like to get to Wimbledon to stop. And at the time that was my plan. “I didn’t want to play any longer than that because I couldn’t do it any more. And then the video. “I can’t really remember what exactly was in it. I think (my former coach) Mark Petchey did the interview with me and it was a tough, tricky moment for him as well. “That match, for me, I said as well to my team and family, ‘If that is the end, that is fine’. It would have been an amazing way to finish. Brilliant atmosphere, packed crowd, epic match, almost came back. And it was like, ‘That is fine’. If I had had to finish there I would have been okay with it.” Instead, after a hip resurfacing op, the three-time Grand Slam champion compete on the court against them again before I finish.” Federer now plays a limited schedule and has twice skipped the entire clay-court season. And the Scot said he will get more mileage out of his body by putting in few practise hours after his second hip operation. Murray said: “I change the way I train a lot. I don’t work as hard by NEIL McLEMAN as I used to. I’m being smarter with what I am doing. “I always thought the harder I worked the better my results would be, now I don’t believe in that so much. You can get the same results by being smarter. “It’s always seen as a badge of honour to be the hardest worker but it’s important to take a rest with your time.” won the doubles at Queen’s in his first event back in June then the European Open singles title in October. Murray had broken down in tears before the last Aussie Open after 18 months of hiding his agony. The Scot, who opened up about his comeback in the Amazon Prime film Andy Murray: Resurfacing, said: “It was really hard because up until that point my closest family, friends and my team knew I was really struggling. “But as a professional athlete, when you turn up at tournaments and get asked by the media and fellow coaches how you are doing and how are your hips doing, I am not going to say to someone I might be playing the next day, ‘Oh my hips feels terrible. I can’t run to my forehand and can’t serve’. “You are always putting on a bit of a front and a brave face to say, ‘I am doing a little bit better, the hip is doing good’. But that wasn’t actually the case. “Then in Australia was the first time I had opened up to everyone and said how much I had been struggling and how I was feeling. That was a really important moment for me because the support from the tennis community was amazing and helped a lot in that period. And I needed it. “At times during the whole period I didn’t appreciate how difficult it was for everyone else around me. I was just thinking, ‘Well, they don’t have the pain in their hip, I am the one dealing with this, you don’t know what it is like’. “But obviously you see it in the film and when I look back and reflect on it, there were lots of periods where my team were just as invested in it as I was and putting just as much work and effort into it as I was. 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Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK PREMIER LEAGUE REDS BOSS FEELS FOR PEP Page 47 by dave maddock JURGEN KLOPP has branded the festive fixture list a “crime” against football. In a rare sign of accord with bitter rivals Manchester City, the Reds boss has again hit out at the crazy Premier League Christmas scheduling that this season sees his title adversaries play two games in less than 48 hours. The Liverpool manager accepts that gives his side a massive advantage in the race to be champions because they play twice in three days –which he says is “like a holiday” at this time of the year. But Klopp made a damning point when he insisted his countrymen back in Germany would simply not accept a timetable that puts players at serious risk. He said: “None of the managers have a problem playing on Boxing Day but playing on the 26th and 28th is a crime. “There is no reason why more teams don’t get more than 48 hours between a Premier League game. We can say what we want but no one is listening. “Sports science gives you nothing to deal with this. The body needs a specific amount of time to go again, that is science, but we ignore that completely. We just say, ‘Oh, they look strange running around again today’.” City manager Pep Guardiola has condemned his side’s programme which sees them face Wolves at 7.45pm tomorrow then Sheffield United at 6pm on Sunday. That is not even 46 hours and even though his side have an advantage Klopp insisted it is insane. He said: “This year we play 26th and 29th and it is like a holiday. I understand each manager who mentions it from time to time – or pretty much always – when we see it coming up because it is just not okay but other people have to decide that. “They are not moaning. They are telling. In Germany it would probably cause a lot of problems.” Klopp has Gini Wijnaldum back for the title showdown with second-place Leicester tonight but Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain is out with ankle ligament damage that could sideline him for six weeks. Meanwhile, Klopp is happy to admit when there is cause for a party he is at the front of the queue. But he has insisted, with City raising the Premier League bar so high, his side are still a long way from sending out the invites, even with their huge lead at the top. He said: “We don’t get carried away, we’re completely Erling could cost Pogba MANCHESTER United’s top brass fear the future of Paul Pogba will become mixed up in their attempt to sign rising star Erling Haaland. The 19-year-old striker is one of the Red Devils’ main transfer targets and hope to sign him before next season. The Red Bull Salzburg ace has become one of the most Klopp blasts festive league schedule CRIME AGAINST FOOTBALL BRENDAN sought-after stars in European football following his prolific form for the Austrian club. But he and Pogba share the same agent in the shape of Mino Raiola – and United are worried this could complicate attempts to sign Haaland with a growing concern it could result in the Frenchman forcing a move to Real Madrid. focused on the next step. I was always like this, I never in my life wanted to have a party before there was a reason. “When there’s a party for a reason I’m in 100 per cent but I don’t have 20 per cent parties. I can wait for it. “There is no chance to get us in a mood where we could forget the things we have to do. The next time to prove that is against Leicester.” Many people are already billing the festive showdown between the Premier League’s top two as the last chance for Liverpool’s rivals to haul them MADRID LINKPaul Pogba in as victory for the Reds would go a long way to ending Leicester’s title chances. Yet the German coach is adamant his side must be ruthlessly focused. Klopp said: “City moved the bar massively. The kind of consistency they showed in the last three years is incredible and difficult, very difficult to do. “You are not allowed to lose games anymore. Everyone is fighting for every point they can get. You have to be ready every three days to win a football game.” RODGERS says Liverpool will never match their dynastic dominance from the 80s. Rodgers will welcome his old club to the King Power today as Leicester look to close the gap at the top to seven points. And the ex-Reds boss said: “Many years ago there were only a few teams who had that level of wealth so they could run away and win lots of titles. That’s pretty difficult now.” Granit gets a clean slate GRANIT XHAKA still looks set to have a future at Arsenal after new manager Mikel Arteta admitted he was a fan. The Swiss midfielder appeared to be on the way out in January, with Bundisliga club Hertha Berlin ready to pay £20million for his services. But the 27-year-old fought his way back into the team HEROICSJurgen Klopp and Jordan Henderson celebrate Club World Cup win, left, but work is back underway after falling out of favour when he told fans to “f*** off ” against Crystal Palace in October. Arteta said: “When I went from Arsenal to City to start coaching in 2016 we were looking in that position, Xhaka was a player on my list. “I’m here to help him, I want him to feel we are right behind him, me and the club.” MIdweek Mr Fixit Cards will arrive late in Gorgie THERE should be routine wins for Celtic and Rangers today but first up is a crucial Edinburgh derby. Hearts v Hibs is always edgy but at lunchtime you will be able to cut the tension with a knife. The Jambos are rock bottom after losing at Hamilton while Hibs have picked up a bit since Jack Ross came in. Under 2.5 goals looks on at 17-20 with Marathonbet – four of six meetings at Tynecastle have gone under 1.5 – with over 4.5 cards paying 4-5 with McBookie. Ref Don Robertson has flashed seven reds this season – three of them in games involving Hearts and Hibs – and a sending-off today pays 3-1 at McBookie. If there’s a red it’s more likely to go to Hearts at 13-2 with McBookie while a Hibs sending off pays 5-1. I can’t star bet THERE have been a run of live TV games ending 0-0. If you fancy that today back no scorer at Hearts v Hibs at 9-1. back Hearts at 13-8 with Betfair and while a draw is possible at 9-4 with Betway the best bet could be Hibs draw no bet at just over evens with Marathonbet. Martin Boyle is 7-2 to net at anytime for Hibs while Hearts’ Uche Ikpeazu is 5-1. St Mirren against Celtic feels like a 2-0 win for the Hoops at 11-2 with BetVictor. A safer bet is Celtic to win to nil at 3-4 with McBookie. Rangers entertain Killie with ban-free Alfredo Morelos 11-4 with Betfred to score first and Rangers -1 at 1-2 with McBookie. Top Treble Hibs +1 (12.30pm) Rangers -1 Celtic win to nil (3-1, McBookie)

Page 48 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 PREMIER LEAGUE BOXING DAY BATTLE KICK IT OUT SONMourinho, bottom, will be without banned Heung-min today after he lashed out at Blues’ Antonio Rudiger Lamps: Blame bad parents for racism FRANK LAMPARD has laid the blame for the racism problem scarring English football firmly at the door of bad parenting. Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has told manager Lampard he is ready to play against Southampton today – despite the racist abuse the German suffered at Tottenham on Sunday. Rudiger took to social media on Sunday night to insist racist incidents must continue to be highlighted and asked: “When will this nonsense stop?” Blues boss Lampard said: “I will see how he is feeling first and foremost, then see how it goes. “We need to work on education – how people are schooled, on how parents educate them, not just on the racism issue but on how you respect the person standing next to you in the street. “I think about how my mum raised me and the manners she put in me. If she thought I was being disrespectful to anyone without good cause she certainly would have told me at a young age. “I’m no saint. I’m not perfect – but for me it starts with parenting.” RESPECTFULLampard FESTIVE PREDICTOR shop till i drop? no way jose JOSE MOURINHO has vowed to coach Spurs out of their defensive shocker rather than go shopping. Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea means they have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine games in all competitions. Son Heung-min begins a three-game ban when Brighton visit today after losing an appeal against his weekend red card. The West London club remain six points off the Champions League spots and sit second only to Burnley in the top half of the table for goals shipped. But Mourinho said: “Sunday hasn’t changed my mind. “I am at Tottenham Hotspur. I know the profile of the club, I know the project, I know the vision, I know the objectives and I know that in our transfer market we are going just to react to things that can happen to us. “If a player leaves we need to adapt to it. “But we are never going to be the kings of the market, attacking important targets, fighting with clubs that are ready by their profile and philosophy to splash the cash and go for important targets. “We need to do our things in an intelligent way, a creative way. And Mourinho says he’s happy despite woes by darren lewis I repeat, I like the players I have.” While Spurs are looking to bounce back the Seagulls have gone to extra lengths to limber up – by taking up yoga. Brighton trained yesterday to prepare for today’s lunchtime kick-off and tackle Bournemouth in a south-coast derby 48 hours later at the Amex. There is also a clash against Chelsea on New Year’s Day so there are going to be weary limbs in the dressing room. Midfielder Dale Stephens said: “You try to do every little bit possible and we embrace it. “The club has brought in a yoga teacher for the last four years now and you try to get that edge in any way you can. “If yoga helps you that one per cent then it is worth it. It is a bit of a busy period but you can see it one way or the other. “It is a good opportunity to get a lot of points on the board in quick succession.” 18+, UK only. Entry to the Promotion is free via the footie5 mobile App or website. Only one entry is permitted per player. Entries accepted any time prior to 14:30 on 26 December 2019. Full T&C’s apply.

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK DUNDEE DERBY TOMORROW, 7.45 Scare tactics won’t work on ace Kane NO FEAR Hemmings KANE Hemmings has insisted Dundee won’t be going to Tannadice with anything to fear tomorrow. Table-topping Dundee United have won the opening two derbies and if they make it a hat-trick tomorrow they could move 20 points clear of their city rivals. United claimed an impressive 6-2 victory at home last time out but Hemmings believes Dee, on their day, have the squad and players to beat Robbie Neilson’s side. He said: “If we play well we can beat any team. Just because they won the last two games doesn’t mean we’re going there in awe of them or fear them. “It’s a derby and you take it as it comes. Anything can happen.” The experienced striker knows the Dark Blue faithful will be looking for a late Christmas present and reckons they deserve something after the first two derbies. Hemmings said: “People I spoke to after the first game didn’t think it was a 6-2 game, I’m the same. “But we were more disappointed with the game at Dens than the one down there.” ON DELIGHT TRACK Neilson, right, and Calum Butcher joined celebrations for another United victory Page 49 LAST CHANCE TO WIN £10M PLAY BEFORE 2.30PM TODAY! PLAY FOR FREE ROBBIE’S TWENTAY 20 VISION visit footie5.com or download the app ROBBIE NEILSON knows the pressure is on Dundee United to make it a hat-trick of derby wins – even though they are 13 points clear at the top of the Championship. The runaway leaders go into tomorrow’s game on the back of a ninegame winning run but their manager accepts there is an expectation on his team to win every time. United have won 6-2 at Tannadice and followed it up with a 2-0 victory at Dens Park last month. A third win would see the Tangerines move 20 points clear of city rivals Dundee. Neilson said: “We’re sitting in a good position just now but you look at Saturday where everyone else around us won so the important thing is to keep focusing on ourselves. “We’re not looking at the gaps behind us, it’s about trying to win. You need to focus on the next game. When you play at a club like Dundee United and you’re in the Championship you need to win every game. “We can’t get carried away because as soon as we lose a game it’s panic stations and the end of the world externally. We need to keep it calm and make sure we’re focused on the next one. “If we do have a blip then we try to rectify it in the following game. “The scoreline in the first derby at Tannadice was great but when you look at the whole game we probably weren’t United want gap on city rivals increased by scott burns in as much control as we’d like. In the second game at Dens we looked quite strong and it’s difficult to go to your rivals across the road and have quite a bit of the game. “Friday night will be 200mph. Dundee are a very good team and they’re on the back of two wins on the bounce. They’ve got a lot of good players and strength in depth coming off the bench. We know it’s going to be a hard game.” The six-goal home thrashing is the one United fans will remember more. Neilson added: “I played at Tannadice for a period, and in some big games, but that was the best atmosphere I’d seen.” The United boss reckons his side have proved they are not reliant on top scorer Lawrence Shankland. Neilson said: “At the start of the season Shanks was scoring all the goals and the focus was on him. “We lost him to the Scotland call-up and then injury so everyone externally was asking how we’re going to score goals. But we’ve got guys who can score. Ian Harkes and Nicky Clark have been on great runs, Sam Stanton at the moment. There are goals outwith Shanks.”

Page 50 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 by graeme macpherson STEVE DAVIES jokes he’s so much older than the rest of the Hamilton squad he’s practically their babysitter. At one point during last weekend’s 2-1 home win over Hearts, 25-year-old Alex Gogic was Accies’ most senior player on the pitch. Davies, in contrast, is a veteran with almost 400 career appearances with eight different clubs. And the forward – who turns 32 on Sunday – insists he’s ready and willing to take on the responsibility of helping bring through the next batch of youngsters. He said: “We’ve got such a young team that I spend half my time on the pitch babysitting them! I just like to make sure everyone is okay and knows what they’re doing. “Sometimes that distracts me from my own job as I’m trying to help others. But I think it’s important to do that. “It’s the main reason I came back this season. I knew that would be my role and I was happy to take that on. “I know I’m not going to play every week but when I am playing I’ve got two jobs to do. One is as a player and the other is to be a mentor to the younger boys. “I love that and it’s something I’m really keen to do when I finish playing. “But it’s good now to be able to help people when I’m out there on the pitch with them. I’m hoping to play for a couple more years yet but this is a good way to start. “We have some really talented boys here and they’re great to work with.” Davies originally joined Accies on a short-term deal last January and looks back on 2019 with pride. The former Derby and Bristol City forward scored the goal that helped keep the club in the Premiership and already feels part of the set-up. He added: “I’ve loved every minute of my year here. I’ve been at some massive clubs in England before but it’s nice Wotherspoon: Shuts out have helped Saints clean up ON A HIGHWotherspoon HAMILTON v ST J’STONE MENTOR AGAINST BOYS Davies happy to be an elder statesman and look after the talented kids in Accies first team being at a slightly smaller club where you really get to know everyone involved behind the scenes. “This club is bigger than just a football team. There’s a whole community at work here. And you soon learn how much it matters to everyone. It’s great to be a part of that. “My contract is up in the summer and I’m sure we’ll talk about it soon. But the main aim is just to make sure this club stays in the division for another year.” Accies welcome St Johnstone this afternoon for their final home match of the year. And DAVID Wotherspoon is delighted to see St Johnstone turn back the clock – because it could help them avoid falling in to a relegation scrap. The Perth midfielder, a 2014 Scottish Cup winner in his seventh season with the club, reckons three clean sheets on the spin has helped breed confidence. Saints are sitting joint D a v i e s i s desperate to make it two wins on the bounce. He added: “We’re up against another team down in the same part of the table as STEVE DAVIES us so that adds a bit more of an edge to it. If we can win again it could be so crucial to us. “This game then Motherwell away will both be tough. “But it would be nice to go into the break there or thereabouts with the teams just above us in the table. We want to get as far ninth with St Mirren, one point above today’s rivals Hamilton and four ahead of Hearts. But with just two defeats in their last eight games Wotherspoon admitted back-to-back wins against Accies and Ross County would be the perfect pick-me-up going into the break. He said: “Since I’ve been here the main focus YOUNG AT HEART Davies the role model for Accies Sometimes it distracts me from doing my own job but it’s important has been on keeping clean sheets. Playing as a team has been the key. “We were making silly mistakes earlier in the season but the last three games have been good. “Now we’re getting clean sheets it gives the guys in midfield and up front more confidence to try to win the game. “This team has taken some time to gel but you away from Hearts as possible. And being back at home again should help us. “It was so important to get the victory last weekend. We’d been performing well and not picking up the points. “But the manager is good at that side of things. He told us if we kept doing the right things it would turn. “So it was nice to go into Christmas with a win. And now we want to make it two in a row.” can see that we’re getting there and we’re becoming more consistent.” Wotherspoon knows the next two games will be crucial in shaping the rest of Saints’ season. He said: “We’ve got two absolutely massive games coming up. “Hamilton is always a tough place to go but we know we’re capable of winning there.” SPORTS VIEW thURsDAY Scott Burns Accies’ provide real Fountain of Youth for Scots HAMILTON’S track record of bringing on young players has to be the envy of just about every club in Scotland. While Motherwell and Dundee United can lay claim to producing their own fair share of talent, the roll of honour down in South Lanarkshire is second to none. Clubs spend fortunes on their youth set-up yet have had very little back – but just look who has come through with the Accies. There is Premier League pair James McCarthy and James McArthur for starters with both midfielders internationalists and still starring at Crystal Palace. Around the same time that duo left they sold Brian Easton to Burnley and Stephen Hendrie to West Ham. Accies also developed Scotland caps Eamonn Brophy and Mikey Devlin as kids and top Scotland Under-21 star Lewis Ferguson. There’s still a sting for Accies fans when they discuss the latter’s departure for Aberdeen, feeling the club were short-changed by a tribunal as the Dons landed an absolute bargain for a player who looks destined for bigger things. Injury-hit Devlin was also sold to the Dons near the end of his contract while Brophy went to Kilmarnock. While it won’t entirely make up for Ferguson’s departure on the cheap, if Killie sell Brophy then Hamilton are in line to net a massive sell-on which could go a long way to greasing the gears on that impressive production line. Speaking of which, unsurprisingly, there’s already a new crop coming through the ranks at the Fountain of Youth Stadium. Jamie Hamilton is just 17 but reports suggest he will be a target for Brighton and Burnley when the transfer window opens. He’s been thrown into the first team by boss Brian Rice and hasn’t looked out of place, in fact he looks a real talent. Lewis Smith is another face already attracting big interest from clubs down south with the winger also called up by the Scotland Under-21s. Ross Cunningham, who has seven goals this season, Scott McMann, Shaun Want, Reegan Mimnaugh, Andrew Winter and Ronan Hughes have all been given a taste and thrived. Enormous credit must go to Accies youth supremo George Cairns for the work he’s put in. Rice is also a coach who is not afraid to give Clubs spend fortunes on their youth set-up but have had very little back youth a chance – following the mantra that if they’re good enough, they’re old enough – which is refreshing and will continue to benefit Accies going forward. Too often we have managers in Scotland who sign experienced players and limit the pathway to the first team for those in the development squads. Accies might be at the bottom end of the table but Rice has still been brave enough to throw some exciting kids in. You can forgive Hearts, St Johnstone and St Mirren fans putting their own club’s interests first but staying in the top flight won’t just benefit Hamilton – it could be key to Scottish football’s future. our top writers give their fearless verdicts every day in record sport

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK ross county v motherwell SCREAM TEAM Well hitkid Scott knows he’s doing well so long as gaffer bawls at him JAMES SCOTT will always believe he can reach the top so long as he’s being screamed at by Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson. The teenage striker is making massive strides at Fir Park as his club have soared into the Premiership top three. Scott’s progression has mirrored the performances of the squad as they head into today’s clash at Ross County. Robinson’s is squeezing every ounce out of his players and isn’t afraid to let the kids know when they are not hitting the demanded levels. Scott admits he often gets the hairdryer treatment from his gaffer but loves hearing the flak as he knows the day it stops is the day he’ll have lost his way. He said: “The manager said a few weeks ago I need to score the kind of goals that nobody remembers, the tap-ins at the back post. But JOB WELL DONE Lasley’s impressed by Scott by craig swan when the ball comes over I just totally forget about getting across my man and the manager goes mental! I need to get that sorted. “Are his rants extreme? Definitely. He’s always on my toes but I really like that. He builds my confidence up because he wants me to be the best I can be. “He always says to me the day he stops shouting at me is the day he stops believing in me so I want him screaming at me. “He’s really good with the younger players but if I add more goals he’ll be happy. “I play on the right and if you look at James Forrest it’s possible to play there and score a lot of goals.” Scott has six goals this term and wants more. But it’s the all-round game which is just as important. Assistant boss Keith Lasley claimed the kid’s display in last weekend’s win at Kilmarnock was his most complete as a top-team striker And Scott said: “I need more goals. I know every striker says that but I’d love to be scoring every week. I give my all and I try to help the team out. “I’ve played more than I thought. In pre-season my mentality was that I need to be playing now. I felt like I should be playing so it’s massive to be in the team and scoring goals. I came back strong and fit and was flying in pre-season so to be playing week in week out is great. “If I’m not starting I’m coming off the bench. I’m expected to perform now but I want that responsibility because I want to be playing every week. “When you’re going to Celtic Park and Ibrox your levels need to be high. Even if you’re coming on for the last half an hour you need to give it your all. “It’s a whole different level. Both are brilliant teams so to not get demolished by them and give them a game is good.” Scott’s responsibilities may increase with Devante Cole returning to Wigan next month and he added: “It’s not a bad thing if another striker comes into the club in terms of competition for places. “That would mean I have to fight for my place and that brings out the best in players. “But it will be sad for Devante to go back. He’s been great for us, he gives us a lot and he’s a great attribute and we’ll miss him.” Victory in the Highlands could ensure Motherwell go into the winter shutdown in third and Scott said: “The season is going great so far. “Being third at this time of year is a great Christmas present. We’ve exceeded our expectations so far. “We were pushing towards being a top-six side but we’ve been flying and hopefully we can keep that going and get six points from our next two matches.” He builds up my confidence because he wants me to be the best I can be JAMES SCOTT SHOUT TO THE TOP Advice from sidelines has helped Scott GLOBAL ENERGY STADIUM, 3PM Page 51 County left hamstrung as Gardyne out till April by SCOTT BURNS MICHAEL GARDYNE will be out for at least three months as Ross County’s luckless run of absences claimed another victim. The 33-year-old is set to undergo an operation on his hamstring tendon at the start of next month and is unlikely to be fit until April at the earliest. The hammer blow adds to virus-hit County’s woes as they plot to make the top six when Motherwell visit. Co-boss Stuart Kettlewell said: “It is similar to what happened with Cal Morris last season and he ended up missing four months. “It is an injury to his hamstring tendon and a massive blow. We know how big a player Michael is and how well he’s done. “They are mapping out three months providing we tick every box and there are no setbacks.” A winter vomiting bug decimated their squad before Saturday’s 4-0 loss bitter blow Gardyne at Livingston. It remains to be seen if Lee Erwin will be fit to face Well but Keith Watson, Liam Fontaine, Brian Graham and Iain Vigurs are back in training. Kettlewell said: “There are a few more back but there are a few more going out. The problem with this is not so much what is happening right now but what will happen over the next three or four days.” While Gardyne will miss most of the run-in, Ross Stewart is being watched by Blackburn and Stoke with January looming. The striker said: “It is always flattering to have interest from elsewhere but we still have two huge games before the window opens and there is a chance of anything happening. “My focus is on trying to help Ross County win these next two games and after that if anything happens then it happens. “I am just trying to do my best for Ross County.”

Page 52 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 TODAY’S FIXTURES & TV (3.0 unless stated) Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership – Aberdeen v Livingston, Hamilton v St Johnstone, Hearts v Hibs (12.30), Rangers v Kilmarnock, Ross County v Motherwell, St Mirren v Celtic. Premier League – AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal, Aston Villa v Norwich, Chelsea v Southampton, Crystal Palace v West Ham, Everton v Burnley, Leicester v Liverpool (8.0), Man Utd v Newcastle (5.30), Sheffield United v Watford, Spurs v Brighton (12.30). Sky Bet Championship – Barnsley v West Brom, Blackburn v Birmingham, Brentford v Swansea, Cardiff v Millwall, Charlton v Bristol City, Hull v Nottm Forest, Leeds v Preston (5.15), Luton v Fulham, Middlesbrough v Huddersfield, Reading v QPR (7.30), Stoke v Sheff Wed, Wigan v Derby. League One – Blackpool v Accrington Stanley, Bristol Rovs v AFC Wimbledon, Burton v Tranmere, Ipswich v Gillingham, Oxford Utd v Lincoln City, Peterborough v Doncaster, Portsmouth v Wycombe, Rochdale v Fleetwood, Shrewsbury v Rotherham, Southend v MK Dons, Sunderland v Bolton. League Two – Carlisle v Bradford, Cheltenham v Plymouth, Crawley v Northampton, Exeter v Newport, Leyton Orient v Colchester United (1.0), Macclesfield v Grimsby, Mansfield v Port Vale, Morecambe v Oldham Ath, Salford City v Crewe, Scunthorpe Utd v Walsall, Stevenage v Forest Green Rovers, Swindon Town v Cambridge Utd. FOOTBALL ON TV Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership – Hearts v Hibs (Sky Sports Football, 12.0), St Mirren v Celtic (BT Sport 1, 2.30pm). Premier League – Spurs v Brighton (Amazon Prime, 11.30am), Bournemouth v Arsenal (Amazon Prime, 2.30pm), Aston Villa v Norwich (Amazon Prime, 2.30pm), Chelsea v Soton (Amazon Prime, 2.30pm), Crystal Palace v West Ham (Amazon Prime, 2.30pm), Everton v Burnley (Amazon Prime, 2.30pm), Sheff Utd v Watford (Amazon Prime, 2.30pm), Man Utd v Newcastle (Amazon Prime, 5pm), Leicester v Liverpool (Amazon Prime, 7.30pm). Sky Bet Championship – Barnsley v West Brom (Sky Sports Football red button, 2.55pm), Brentford v Swansea (Sky Sports Football, 2.45pm), Cardiff v Millwall (Sky Sports Football red button, 2.55pm), Charlton v Bristol City (Sky Sports Football red button, 2.55pm), Luton v Fulham (Sky Sports Football red button, 2.55pm), Reading v QPR (Sky Sports Football/ Main Event, 7.15pm). by ALAN MARSHALL Steve Lawson was handed a month-long lay-off to enjoy with friends and family at Christmas last year. But 12 months on, with just a week’s rest in store, he hopes Livingston can wrap up 2019 on a high so he can at least head home with a smile on his face. Lawson joined the Lions from Neuchatel Xamax in Switzerland in August last year after moving across the border from his native France to join Le Mont in 2016. The 25-year-old relished the lengthy festive break given to players in the Swiss league but knew Christmas would be completely different with games to play in the Premiership. But the Togo ace hopes to make the most of his return to Paris next week by ensuring Livi finish the year with positive results against Aberdeen today and Hibs on Sunday. He said: “In Switzerland you get time off from around December 10 and you get one month so you can spend Christmas with your family. “It’s different here because we have this game on Boxing Day and we have to play on the 29th. “My family’s not here but it’s okay, we’re professionals. I knew ABERDEEN v LIVI when I came here I wouldn’t spend Christmas with my family. It’s a choice and I accept it. “But it’s good to know we have the break coming up because sometimes when I go away with the national team the other guys get a wee break but I don’t. “The time off will be good. I’ll get a week and it will mean I can go back and see my mum, dad, two brothers and sister in Paris, so I’ll go back and stay with them. “Hopefully we can get good results against Aberdeen and Hibs so we can enjoy the time off.” Lawson was signed as a midfielder and had impressed enough to earn the new deal last month that keeps him at Livi until the end of next season. But in recent weeks he’s filled Santa pause Steve wants to head to break on a high DIG IN Lawson and St Mirren ace Ilkay Durmus in at right-back – and while he’s also had experience there for his country he’s determined to make his time there a success. He added: “I’m enjoying being back in the team. It’s always better to play – even at right-back! “We’re five games unbeaten so the confidence is high but we’re working hard and nobody is thinking we’ve done the job.”

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 NO HOLDING ZAK Vyner is looking for a positive finish to 2019 from Aberdeen Vyner MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK TODAY, PITTODRIE, 3PM ZAK RACE by scott burns ZAK VYNER wants Aberdeen to try to finish 2019 with a bang. Defeat at Celtic saw the Dons slip to fourth and now the defender is keen for them to respond with a home win against Livingston and an away three points at Hearts. Vyner wants Derek McInnes’ side to go into the winter break with maximum points to pile the pressure on third-placed Motherwell. He said: “We had a good performance against Celtic but it was a defeat. Hopefully we can bounce back by taking six points in the last two games. “A loss is a loss and we have to dust ourselves down but we can hold our heads higher than we did after the last time we played them. “It’s been an up and down season. The Old Firm results in the first quarter didn’t look great for us. “We’ve had spells of good wins and good performances and we have to remember that and tap into what we were doing then. December has been very busy with games but we’re coming to the end now and we have to finish the month strongly.” Vyner is looking for a more impressive win than the Dons produced at Livi earlier this season. He said: “It was a tough game on a sticky pitch last time and it does affect how you want to play. “At Pittodrie hopefully we can pass and dominate the ball more. Every game is tough but we just have to focus on ourselves. “If we start looking at other teams our game plan will change and we’ll be affected. We have to nullify their threats.” Vyner has shown his versatility playing right-back, centre-half and midfield for Aberdeen. He is happy to play anywhere but feels more at home at the back. He said: “I came here as a defender and I’ve played rightback for the last year. It’s the position I like to play in and feel most comfortable. I played in centre midfield at Motherwell as Lewis Ferguson was suspended and Funso Ojo and Craig Bryson were injured and I did well. “I’m in a position where I will do what I need to do to play but if you’re asking me where I feel most comfortable it’s right-back.” Livi head north in a decent run of form and Derek McInnes knows striker Lyndon Dykes will be a major threat to his side. Dykes scored a hat-trick last time out against Ross County. McInnes said: “When you look at any team there are key players and you’d have to say Dykes has done really well for them, none more so than Saturday. “They are five games undefeated and scoring plenty of TRIPLE CROWNED ITLivi striker Dykes, left, celebrates his hat-trick against Ross County urges Dons to bounce back from Celtic loss by winning year’s final two games goals. They are a side when they’re in that mode can cause you problems from every area of the pitch. “They ask the question of you and have to overcome that side of it and make sure you have enough of the ball and when you get it you use it in the right way. “We’ve had tough games against Livingston and we’ve had a couple of late winners. But I want us to bring a big performance to the last home game of the year.” Page 53 THE Teamsheet aberdeen v livingston SAM COSGROVE is suspended after losing his appeal over last Saturday’s red card at Parkhead. Dons midfielder Craig Bryson and full-back Greg Leigh have been ruled out for two months while Ethan Ross (thigh) and Scott Wright (knee) are sidelined. Scott Tiffoney, Cece Pepe, Nicky Devlin and Jack Stobbs remain out for Livingston. Last season: Aberdeen 1, Livingston 1; Livingston 1, Aberdeen 2; Aberdeen 3, Livingston 2. Last five league matches: Aberdeen WDLWL; Livingston DDWDW. Referee: Bobby Madden. hamilton v st johnstone BLAIR ALSTON is set to make his Accies return against his old club after two months out with a knee injury. Adrian Beck has shaken off the bout of illness that saw him miss Saturday’s win over Hearts but Ciaran McKenna and Ryan Fulton (both knee) remain out. Saints hope to have Chris Kane (knee) back after the striker missed their last two games. Last season: Accies 2, Saints 0; Accies 2, Saints 1; Saints 4, Accies 0; Accies 1, Saints 2. Last five league matches: Accies DLLLW; Saints DLDWD. Referee: Gavin Duncan. hearts v hibs JAMBOS skipper Christophe Berra returns from a ban but Steven Naismith (hamstring) is a major doubt. Jamie Walker (knee) will be assessed and Jamie Brandon (ankle) is fighting to be fit. Callumn Morrison, Peter Haring, John Souttar, Ben Garuccio and Conor Washington remain out. Hibs defender Ryan Porteous begins a two-match ban and midfielder Joe Newell (calf) remains a doubt. Last season: Hibs 1, Hearts 1; Hearts 1, Hibs 2; Hibs 0, Hearts 1; Hearts 0, Hibs 0. Last five league matches: Hearts DLLLL; Hibs DLWLL. Referee: Don Robertson. Rangers v kilmarnock ALFREDO MORELOS is available to Rangers having served a one-match ban over his Fir Park red. The Colombian could be joined in the squad by Steven Davis (foot) and Jordan Jones (knee) but Filip Helander (foot) remains out. Defender Stuart Findlay (hamstring) and striker Innes Cameron (knee) are absentees for Killie. Last season: Killie 2, Rangers 1; Rangers 1, Killie 1; Killie 2, Rangers 1; Rangers 1, Killie 1. Last five league matches: Rangers WWDWW; Killie DDLLL. Referee: Steven McLean. ross county v motherwell STAGGIES have shaken off the sickness bug that laid ruin to their squad ahead of defeat at Livingston. Michael Gardyne (hamstring), Ross Draper (knee) and Tom Grivosti (foot) are out. Don Cowie (knee) and Iain Vigurs (foot) are working their way back to fitness. Well will assess midfielder Liam Donnelly (hamstring) but Christy Manzinga (hamstring) is out as Christian Ilic works to come back from a similar problem. David Turnbull (knee) and Charles Dunne (groin) remain out. Last five league matches: Ross County LLWWL; Well WWWLW. Referee: Greg Aitken. st mirren v celtic JIM GOODWIN has named an unchanged squad after Paul McGinn and Sam Foley returned on Saturday. Gary MacKenzie (hamstring) and Kirk Broadfoot (foot) are still out along with Kyle McAllister (back). Mohamed Elyounoussi (foot), Hatem Abd Elhamed (abductor), Jonny Hayes (shoulder), Jozo Simunovic (knee) and Daniel Arzani (knee) are out for the Hoops. Last season: St Mirren 0, Celtic 2; Celtic 4, St Mirren 0; St Mirren 0, Celtic 0. Last five league matches: St Mirren LLWDD; Celtic WWWWW. Referee: Willie Collum.

Page 54 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 HEARTS v HIBS No offence Ross has no issue with Stendel despite the pair not sharing a drink after Sunderland v Barnsley clashes Jack ROSS and Daniel Stendel didn’t share a post-match drink after going head to head while in charge of Sunderland and Barnsley. But the Hibs boss played down any suggestion of a rift between the pair. The duo will be in direct opposition to each other again today at Tynecastle. The Hearts boss, who returned from spending Christmas at home in Germany yesterday, is looking for his first win over Ross after Barnsley lost 4-2 at the Stadium of Light last season before the teams drew a blank at Oakwell. Stendel had the last laugh, winning promotion to the Championship while Sunderland lost the play-off final to Charlton. The league encounters between the pair got feisty at times and the post-match pleasantries between the two gaffers weren’t observed. Stendel revealed there will be a bottle of wine waiting by ross pilcher in his office today. On the lack of full-time tipple, Ross said: “I think that’s because Daniel didn’t come in. “The games were fine and no more intense than any other games. They were very different games. The one at the Stadium of Light was a terrific game and the one at Oakwell was played in a borderline hurricane. “Barnsley were probably the better team in the second, I thought we were good in the first. I enjoyed the games and I’ve no issues that way with Daniel at all. “Not all managers do share drink. It’s a myth everybody does that after the game. Some do, some don’t, it’s no big deal.” Ross doesn’t believe having played a Stendel team before will help in the unique setting of an Edinburgh derby. He added: “It’s difficult to gauge too much from that because we were both in charge of different teams. We had different personnel and both teams were in the top two or three in the league in both matches, different circumstances as well. “Much has been made of how his team played at Barnsley. It’s maybe difficult to do that right away at Hearts. I know he’s used a lot of personnel and systems in the few games to date. “It’s difficult to predict with certainty what we’ll come up against but I think they’ll be a team committed and desperate for points given the position they’re in.” Ross is more likely to look at his own team’s latest display in order to learn any lessons. Hibs were swept aside 3-0 by Rangers and the Easter Road boss said: “We’ve had quite a high degree of consistency in selection because we’ve been playing reasonably well and picking up points. “We’ve lost a couple but that was the first real disappointing performance. So that gives us a couple of things to think about in terms of do we need any freshness and are there any personnel who deserve to play?” One person who won’t play is Ryan Porteous. He was shown a straight red card for an out-of-control tackle on Borna Barisic and the experienced Darren McGregor would appear to be the natural replacement. Ross said: “Adam Jackson’s come on in a game for me, David Gray’s back training so we’ve got some defensive options we’ll look at.” He may make a change in goal as well. Ofir Marciano’s s l a c k n e s s presented Rangers with the opening goal last Friday. The re-signed Adam Bogdan was on the bench but the Hibs manager said: “In fairness to Ofir in the game he made some good saves after it so his reaction is positive in that sense.” I enjoyed the games and I’ve no issues in that way with Daniel JACK ROSS

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK TODAY, 12.30PM, SKY SPORTS Page 55 BLACK CAT FIGHT Rival bosses Ross, left, and Stendel disagree at the Stadium of Light Tyken MISSING MAN Ross will have to replace Porteous after his red card UCHE’S READY TO BEAT DROP AGAIN by ross pilcher Uche Ikpeazu can’t believe he finds himself embroiled in a relegation battle at Hearts – but it’s not the first time he’s had to fight for survival. The Jambos are three points adrift at the foot of the table going in to today’s Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle. The Hibs support will no doubt issue gleeful reminders throughout the 90 minutes of exactly where the hosts are in the league. But ribbing rivals about relegation has backfired on them before and they need only cast their minds back to September when Hearts were struggling but duly left Easter Road with a first league win of the season. Ikpeazu was on the scoresheet that day, firing his side level and terrorising the Hibs defence for the final 20 minutes before Aaron Hickey’s late strike sealed the comeback. The striker thought that would be a turning point but instead he and his teammates find themselves at their lowest ebb. He’s confident one big result can spark a revival though, having battled his way to safety earlier in his career. Ikpeazu said: “I’ve been in a relegation battle before, when I went on loan to Crewe for the first time. “We ended up staying in the league that year so that’s an experience I have in my locker. “But, no disrespect to Crewe, Hearts are a massive club in Scotland and with the players we have we should never be in this position. “Sometimes there’s just that monkey on your back – when UP FOR THE FIGHTIkpeazu you’re losing games you keep losing games. It’s a bit like being a striker and not scoring, it then gets harder to get goals. “I just feel one win could lift us and things can start going our way. Hard work, determination and staying positive is the only way you can get through this. “At Crewe we were on losing streak then won a game – we ended up picking up quite a few wins in a short space of time and stayed up. “That momentum pushes you through, I just hope the same applies to Hearts. “The derby is huge for us because we’re bottom and need to pick up some points. “Hopefully we get a lift from the occasion but the situation we are in needs to lift us. “The last derby, we all thought would be a turning point. I don’t know what’s happened. What I do know is I’m doing everything I can and I’m sure my teammates are too. “There’s no point anyone playing if they are not ready to fight for the badge and want to do everything they can for the club.” HO HO HEED YOUR HUNCH GET PAID AS A WINNER IF YOUR TEAM SCORES FIRST BETWAY’S CRACKING CHRISTMAS OFFERS LEICESTER LIVERPOOL *Max. Stake: £20. Applies to single, pre-match bets on the Win/Draw/Win market, excluding the draw. Winnings credited in cash. Bets placed with Free Bets will not qualify. Full terms apply. 18+ BeGambleAware.org

Page 56 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 We made a stand and it cost dough by graeme macpherson OWNER Gordon Scott says giving the Old Firm both ends of St Mirren’s stadium is costing him money. Celtic fans will pack the stands behind each goal today which has annoyed those who have to give up seats in the Family Stand. But Buddies chairman Scott admits he could earn the club more cash by giving over different seats to all of the big clubs. He said: “Giving both stands over to Celtic and Rangers helps pay the wages for two players. “But we would actually make more money if we gave up two sections of the West Stand – as well as the North Stand – to all the bigger teams rather than just giving the Old Firm both ends behind the goals. “We felt the atmosphere in those sections – W6 and W7 – has been a big part of our success in recent seasons, so were desperate to keep the West Stand all for St Mirren fans. That costs us money but we felt it was important to do.” Foley: No such thing as free hit by gordon parks SAM FOLEY insists St Mirren can show there is no such thing as a free hit against the Old Firm. Two draws and a win in their last three games have fired Saints up to ninth. And the midfielder is adamant they can make it four in a row against Celtic. The Englishman said: “When you use the phrase ‘free hit’ it suggests the result doesn’t matter. “But in the long run it probably does. There are points available and anything we take from Celtic could be vital. You can say there’s no pressure on us to win or even draw but that’s not the case.” Foley believes Saints can take a lot from October’s 2-0 defeat at Parkhead. He added: “The big two have dominated for years and I suppose a lot of players just become used to that. “They think your bread and butter is what you do against everyone else and the meetings with Celtic and Rangers don’t count. But that’s not how I see it.” st mirren v celtic A McCANN OF WORMS It’s been 16 years but Austin stunner at Tynecastle still stings for Lennon as he warns Hoops troops they can’t afford slip up NEIL LENNON stood in a shattered state of shock and disbelief. As full-back Austin McCann unleashed a thunderous and unexpected strike into the top corner for his first-ever goal for Hearts, Celtic’s title hopes were turned to dust. It might have been more than 16 years ago on a sunny spring day at Tynecastle. But, even though today sees Lennon head for Paisley in the dead of winter, it’s a bitter memory that provides a timely reminder of how every match and every moment is crucial in a title race. Celtic had Rangers in their following game back then in 2003. They went on to beat the Ibrox side on their own patch. But the damage had been done. The league was lost on goal difference and it’s why Lennon says there’s not a chance he or anyone at Parkhead will cast an eye to Sunday’s Old Firm game and forget the importance of St Mirren. Lennon said: “We can’t come CRAIG SWAN c.swan@dailyrecord.co.uk off it because if you do that and it doesn’t go your way and you get a negative result then you put a lot of pressure on yourself going into other games. “We’re not thinking about the Rangers game. We have to negotiate St Mirren first and being pushed just increases your instincts and keeps you really focused. You know you can’t have a slip-up and I think it makes you better. “It makes you less complacent or comfortable and it’s good for them. The players are enjoying the pressure and I remind them it could come down to any type of game. “Sometimes you lose due to bad luck or the other team playing brilliantly. I remember losing to Hearts in 2003 when McCann scored an absolute worldy against us at Tynecastle. Sometimes you can’t legislate for stuff. It’s fine lines.” Celtic are, of course, staying on the right side of those fine lines at the moment. The squad’s thirst for success and drive through gruelling periods of a campaign has been on display again this term. Today will mark Celtic’s 62nd game of 2019. It’s a punishing programme, yet Lennon’s troops appear to getting stronger as opposed to wilting. Their 10 straight league wins testify to mental and physical power and the boss said: “It comes with winning. You get that psychological confidence and adrenalin and you feel good about yourself. “We were great last Saturday against a very good side in Aberdeen. We played brilliantly. We deserved more from it. “We had 38 attempts on goal against a team who are resolute and were on it. We’re racking up the wins and performances and I’m absolutely delighted with it. “When they’re playing well and there’s a flow, you look at them physically and think, ‘You can go again’. Apart from Cluj we’ve not really changed it too much. That’s really pleased me. “Somebody told me the Hearts game was our 60th of 2019 and that’s with a January break and a summer break. “So you have those 60 games Sometimes you lose due to bad luck or the other team playing brilliantly NEIL LENNON squeezed into three or four months in each half of the season and they’re doing really well – those are club games, not international. “But that’s a good thing because you’re in all the competitions and when you’re not in a competition you miss the excitement. I’m delighted with the style of play, I’m delighted with the intent and most of all I’m delighted with the wins.” St Mirren are next on the hit list and the warnings are clear. If McCann’s goal wasn’t enough the fact Celtic dropped points in Paisley last term drives home the point. Lennon said: “That’s what I mean. Jim Goodwin is smart in the way he sets his team up. Tactically he is very good and they’re in a better place than they were last year despite limited resources. “He’s not had a lot to work with. You probably feel they could score more goals but they are a difficult team to break down at times. “When I look at this run there’s not many games where we’ve been off it or come away thinking, ‘We weren’t very good’. “We’ve got individuals who can change a game in a moment. Once they get their noses in front you can see the confidence ooze. “There will be wee bumps along the way, there is no question of that. I know it can flip very quickly but I’m really enjoying what they are doing at the minute. “As a backroom staff, we’re delighted with the way we’re playing and the intent and the quality of football at times. We are very exciting to watch. “At this stage, winter months and all that, you can get bogged down but they don’t look as if they’re getting that way. Even at Hearts last midweek we created good chances on a difficult pitch. There’s an effervescence about them at the minute.”

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK toDAY, 3PM, BT SPORT 1 Page 57 LOOKING SHARP Lennon is happy with form and won’t let his side get distracted by the Old Firm clash as he recalls McCann’s glory goal for Hearts, below left CHARITYJohnston and Lenny promote the Celtic Foundation Christmas Appeal I’ll be new man in the New Year MIKEY JOHNSTON insists he’s over his injury frustrations and ready to help Celtic roar into the New Year. The 20-year-old has missed chunks of this term through troublesome medical issues. Johnston endured failed comeback attempts but reckons it’s all behind him now as he aims to play a vital role in the remainder of the campaign. He said: “I want to get minutes wherever I can. With my last injury, I was rushed back on a couple of occasions. It was a tough injury to deal with and it was hard for both me and the medical people to know when was the right time to come back. “Back then I was concerned but it’s gone now. The manager was worried too but that was because I was in and out. If we’d known then how to manage the situation it would’ve been a lot smoother for everyone.” Johnston insists any time on the sidelines was not wasted as he gathered information from impressive colleagues. The youngster is a keen observer of matches and said: “When I’m not playing, I always try to pick up tips from watching other players like James Forrest or Mohamed Elyounoussi. I do that with games on TV as well. “I don’t feel like a senior pro but I feel more a part of the first-team squad now. There’s always going to be pressure to deliver at Celtic so it’s not much different now than it was at first. Even as a kid, if you have a bad game then you’re still going to be slaughtered by some people. “I’ve just got to show in training that I deserve to play and earn my chance that way. Everyone has doubts at certain times in their career but, as a winger, you need to have the confidence to take men on. “We’ve won the first trophy and we’re in Europe after Christmas. It’s been a really good start.” COSGROVE IS ONE TO BLAME FROM BACK PAGE McInnes accused Ajer of “laughing’ and “winking” after Cosgrove was ordered from the pitch. Aberdeen launched an appeal but Cosgrove lost it late on Christmas Eve as Lennon told McInnes to worry over his own affairs. The Celtic boss said: “I’m not convinced about that at all. “Kris isn’t like that. At the end of the day he’s on the receiving end of a very heavy tackle. “Whether he’s winking or not is irrelevant and I have no evidence he did do that. Derek should be concentrating on his own player and I’ll concentrate on mine.” Lennon gave his take on the tackle and added: “I thought at the time it was full-blooded. There was intent there because he didn’t need to make the challenge. “He was trying to put a marker down. I don’t know why. I don’t know if there was frustration there with Kris making a great tackle on Jon Gallagher. There is no real need to make a challenge like that. He could have just shied Kris into the corner. “He’s got plenty of the ball but in this day and age he’s off the ground when I’ve seen it again and he’s caught Kris on the follow through. “So I can see why the ref gave it. Ten years ago you’d have been delighted with a challenge like that but you’d have to ask him the reason why he’s making a challenge like that there, it was unnecessary. It was definitely excessive force.” Meanwhile, Lennon has insisted Celtic won’t be pushed into rushed January transfer deals. The Parkhead boss is eyeing reinforcements for his squad for the second half of the campaign. Cruzerio’s Brazilian defender Fabricio Bruno and Slovan Bratislava striker Andraz Sporar are on the hitlist and both selling clubs have made stances over potential fees with talks under way. Lennon and head of football operations Nick FAILED APPEALMcInnes Hammond have a raft of other options under consideration including Stoke’s England Under-20 striker Tyrese Campbell but the boss says Celtic will be patient. He said: “I’ve done lots of business on the last day of windows which worked out fine. Sometimes it’s a game of patience. “I know the fans will be impatient and other people will be impatient but it’s just not the way it works sometimes. “There will be other clubs interested in players we’re interested in as well. Agents, presidents, they will hold on to get the best offer and best deal. I get that. That’s their job. “If we can get them out to Dubai, brilliant. It’d be ideal. If not, we’ve got the whole month to do a bit of business. “And if we don’t do anything, I’ll be quite happy with what we’ve got. As a unit and squad, they’re in a good place.” Lennon enjoyed a superb summer market with Christopher Jullien, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Fraser Forster, Jeremie Frimpong, Boli Bolingoli, Hatem Elhamed and Greg Taylor all making strong starts to their Celtic careers. The manager would love to add some more but said: “As long as they are the right quality. “It pushes the squad on a little bit more. “The ones we brought into the club in August have given the squad a lift through either their personality or the quality of their play. They have really added something. “We also don’t have to sell and don’t want to sell, unless we get an out of this world offer for somebody.” No DRINK BUT NO RIFT SAYS ROSS see pageS 54&55

Page 58 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 rangers v kilmarnock TACKLING THE BIG ISSUESJack has had to work on his timing to avoid any early baths UNDERDOGSThomas can’t wait for test against Rangers WE’LL PUT THE FEAR BACK IN TO RANGERS DOM THOMAS reckons Kilmarnock can again be the bogeymen of Ibrox. The Rugby Park side head to Govan on a dreadful run of just one win in nine games. But despite the results Thomas and his teammates are buoyed by a record of three draws and a win from their past five league visits to Rangers. Steven Gerrard’s side also needed an injury-time goal from Connor Goldson to sink Killie on the opening day and the midfielder said: “It’s always hard going to Ibrox but we’ve done well there “For a long time we were their bogey team and the boys know it. A lot of the team is the same so we know what to do. “We’ll take confidence from that. We’ll go there and look to frustrate Rangers and hopefully we can stick to the game plan and steal something. “We’ll go there and set up like we did last season when we got results.” Interim-boss Alex Dyer will again be in charge as the club hunts a full-time successor to Angelo Alessio and the Killie coach also has good memories of leading the side against Rangers. With Steve Clarke suspended, Dyer was in the heat of the battle on the final day of last season as Killie grabbed a 2-1 win to seal a European place. Thomas said: “Alex was by CRAIG SWAN in the dugout that day as well. He knows what to expect from us and it’s the same with us and him. “It’s business as usual. The jobs are still the same and all the boys know what they’re doing. Results like that 2-1 on the final day will be on our minds. “There’s no reason to go there not expecting a win or a draw.” Thomas says the players are fully behind Dyer and added: “He respects us and we respect him. The boys won’t let him down, we’ll do it for him. “When we go out on that pitch we are representing ourselves but also Alex. “He’s a really good coach. He’s a good guy on and off the pitch and that’s why he’s respected. “He’s good with the boys and no one will have a bad word to say about him, whether it’s the ones who are playing or not. “Alex did a lot of the tactical and set-piece under Steve Clarke so it’s business as usual. “He’s not a shy guy but he’s calm and not one who needs to scream and shout to get his point across. “He’s similar to Steve in that way. I think I only saw Steve lose his temper once or twice. “That’s the way to get the best out of players.” LENNY WARNS OF SHOCK RESULTS see pageS 56&57 i’ll bring fans glory FROM BACK PAGE squad and Jack is determined to deliver some success. The 27-year-old said: “I’m pleased with my own form, but the main thing is the team are doing well. “I’ve always said I haven’t achieved anything yet and there is a long way to go this season so hopefully 2020 will be a big year. “We have been doing well as a team and personally I have done well but there is a long way to go, a lot more still to achieve – and a lot more to come.”

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 MORE AT DailyRecord.CO.UK TODAY, 3PM, IBROX Page 59 THE TIMING IS EVERYTHING ALFREDO Gers ace Jack speaks from red-card experience when he insists these days players must get their tackles absolutely spot on if they are to avoid being sent off THE only red Ryan Jack expects to see this festive season is on the suit of Santa Claus. The Rangers midfielder revealed bitter experience has taught him the importance of timing his tackles to perfection. Jack has become so pivotal to Steven Gerrard that, two Celtic defeats apart, he has never left a pitch this season with his team in a losing position. It’s a stat he hopes to maintain today when Kilmarnock visit Ibrox ahead of Sunday’s Old Firm clash at Parkhead. Jack’s first season at Ibrox, three years ago, was blighted by four red cards as his frustration came to the fore under new boss Pedro Caixinha. It was a long way off the disciplinary standards he set at Aberdeen where he was dismissed just three times in seven seasons. Jack’s only early bath under Gerrard came against Young Boys at Ibrox earlier this month when he sacrificed himself in injury time to break up a Swiss counter attack with the score at 1-1 and copped a second yellow. He took one for his team, an example of a squad spirit that also came to the fore in the aftermath of the dismissal of Ryan Porteous for going over the top on Borna Barisic at Easter Road last week. But Jack admitted to a pang of sympathy for Sam Cosgrove EARLY BATHSPorteous is sent off for foul on Barisic, above, and Jack is given his marching orders in 2017 clash with Aberdeen, right GARY RALSTON g.ralston@dailyrecord.co.uk after the Aberdeen striker saw red for a tackle on Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer, prompting an appeal to the SFA by the Dons. He said: “Nowadays, if you’re going to go in for a tackle you need to time it perfectly. If you don’t it will be a straight red. “I’ve had a few red cards myself over the years but you need to learn from it. If you don’t it will be a sending off. “The challenge on Borna was a bad one and the ref did his job by sending the player off. He took the ball but the follow through caught Borna – and it was high. “We backed Borna because we’re all passionate and we’re all in it together. As soon as there’s a bad tackle on one of the players it’s not nice to see. I’m sure the lads would all back each other up and the staff are no different. “I also saw the Cosgrove one. It’s the speed he went in at but, for me, he won the ball and you didn’t see him catching much of the player. Whereas the Porteous one, he caught Borna quite high up. They were two different challenges.” Rangers rose to the challenge in their 3-0 victory at Hibs as they put in one of their most emphatic displays of the season. But the bold decision of Jack Ross to play a 4-4-2, with Scott Allan in behind the strikers, played straight into the hands of Rangers as they dominated the midfield under Jack’s guidance. Killie won’t be as open at Ibrox today under stand-in boss Alex Dyer. But Jack reckons Rangers have the weaponry to cope with the challenge. He added: “The Hibs game was as well as we’ve played recently. They had secured a couple of good results before they faced us. “We’d worked all week on a plan and the way Hibs set up, after their win over Aberdeen, played right into our hands. They went with a diamond and two up top to have a go but we were excellent. “You go to these places, it’s sold out, they’re right up for the game, the crowd’s right up for it. It’s always tough. “There are always periods when you have to stand up and stick in there and even in the first 10 minutes of the second half they put us on the back foot and we had to stand up before Jermain’s third goal killed the game. “Kilmarnock will be equally as tough – we didn’t score the winner until the last minute at Rugby Park at the start of the season. We’re fully prepared for it and hopefully it’s the same outcome. “If we can keep a clean sheet and be strong throughout the game we’ve got the attacking players who can hurt any team. It’s going well at the minute. Hopefully we can keep it going.” Jack has known the joy of leading Rangers to vital victories in Europe and has even scored the matchwinner in an Old Firm clash. But he’s painfully aware of the need for the club to enjoy silverware success. The Player of the Year contender added: “I’m pleased with my own form but the main thing is the team are doing well. “I’ve always said I haven’t achieved anything yet and there is a long way to go this season so hopefully 2020 will be a big year. “We’ve been doing well as a team and personally I’ve done well but there is a long way to go, a lot more still to achieve and a lot more to come. We can’t get carried away.” At the very least Jack will have the consolation of being named in Aberdeen’s team of the decade after Rangers fans flooded an online poll to give him more than 80 per cent of the vote. He said: “I don’t think that will go down too well to be honest! I had a laugh about it, I was sent the link by a couple of friends. It gave me a chuckle.” STUNNING FORM Morelos Alf closes on Ronaldo in hunt for Euro top 5 MORELOS needs a goal in his final two games of the year to equal Cristiano Ronaldo and burst into the top five European goalscorers in 2019. Rangers will face Kilmarnock today and Celtic on Sunday with the Colombian desperate to end his infamous Old Firm goal drought. UEFA have published their top scorers list for the year and Morelos sits in sixth place with 38 goals in 53 games for club and country. Top of the pile is Robert Lewandowski with 54 goals in 58 games for Bayern Munich and Poland. He’s ahead of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, PSG striker Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling. Ronaldo is one ahead of Morelos but the Ibrox hitman has two chances to level or overtake the Juventus star, with Italy on their winter break. Here’s the top six scorers: 54 goals/58 games: Robert Lewandowski (B Munich & Poland). 50 goals/58 games: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina). 44 goals/49 games: Kylian Mbappe (PSG & France). 41 goals/61 games: Raheem Sterling (Man City & England). 39 goals/50 games: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal). 38 goals/53 games: Alfredo Morelos (Rangers & Colombia). Braga red-faced over gaffer pick RANGERS’ Europa League rivals Braga have run in to red tape to appoint Ruben Amorim as boss without the right coaching badges. The Portuguese side axed Ricardo Sa Pinto this week after a poor run with Amorim set to replace him. But he doesn’t have the required Level Four coaching qualifications issued by the FA with goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital standing in for games until it’s sorted.

dailyrecord.co.uk facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord @Record_Sport Punter Scotland’s best racing guide by a distance Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 The 02 Wetherby 03 Mrkt Rsn 04 Kempton 06 Wincanton 07 Fontwell Sedgefield 08 Wolver Leoparads Limerick Thursday, December 26, 2019 Get in the mOney THE BEST The improving chaser can go the distance in Kempton spectacular BOXING DAY Kris isn’t RACING ACTION PROMISES BETTERJack Ryan wants silver lining to give new year cheer by gary ralston RYAN JACK is determined to give Rangers fans a new year to remember. The Scotland midfielder, already a contender for Player of the Year, has spoken of his desire to bring silverware to Ibrox. The Light Blues host Kilmarnock today before travelling to face Celtic in the Old Firm crunch on Sunday. The next four days could prove pivotal in the title fight for Steven Gerrard’s TURN TO PAGE 58 TeLL The booKieS To geT LoST Translation can have the last word for Tizzard in King George a cheeky winker Lennon defends stopper and tells McInnes to mind his own business by Garry Owen LOSTINTRANSLATION (3.05) has what it takes to land the best King George VI Chase for years at Kempton. Colin Tizzard’s gelding really developed into a top-class novice last term and had the speed and class to beat Defi Du Seuil in a 2m 4f Cheltenham Grade 2 in January. The seven-year-old then chased that rival home in a couple of Grade 1 over the same trip but he really excelled when thrashing RSA hero Topofthegame over 3m 1f at Aintree. Even better on his comeback at Carlisle, he truly proved that he belonged at the top table when TURN TO PAGE TWO STENDEL v ROSS: PART 2 SEE PAGES 54&55 STEAMING IN Cosgrove makes tackle on Ajer by craig swan NEIL LENNON has defended Kristoffer Ajer in the wake of the Sam Cosgrove controversy. The Norwegian was the victim of the hefty tackle last weekend which saw the Aberdeen star red carded. During his assessment of the incident, Reds boss Derek TURN TO PAGE 57 UNDER WRAPSAjer braved cold in training newspapers support recycling The recycled paper content of UK newspapers in 2016 was 62.8% Published by Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd (0141 309 3000) One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA and printed by Reach Printing Services Ltd at Glasgow, Oldham, Watford and Independent News and Media Belfast. Registered at the Post office as a Newspaper © Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd, 2019 A Reach plc Newspaper. ★★★★

The Punter Scotland’s best racing guide by a distance Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 02 Wetherby 03 Mrkt Rsn 04 Kempton 06 Wincanton 07 Fontwell Sedgefield 08 Wolver Leoparads Limerick get in the money The improving chaser can go the distance in Kempton spectacular tell the bookies to get lost by Garry Owen LOSTINTRANSLATION (3.05) has what it takes to land the best King George VI Chase for years at Kempton. Colin Tizzard’s gelding really developed into a top-class novice last term and had the speed and class to beat Defi Du Seuil in a 2m 4f Cheltenham Grade 2 in January. The seven-year-old then chased that rival home in a couple of Grade 1 over the same trip but he really excelled when thrashing RSA hero Topofthegame over 3m 1f at Aintree. Even better on his comeback at Carlisle, he truly proved that he belonged at the top table when TURN TO PAGE TWO Translation can have the last word for Tizzard in King George

2 cThe Punter make a fus Raffles can snatch the Christmas Hurdle for Henderson Danny’ll blow rivals away in Kauto thriller FROM PAGE ONE Star Novices’ Chase. A winning easily dethroning reigning pointer for Colin Bowe in Ireland, champ Bristol De Mai in the the six-year-old landed both his Betfair at Haydock. starts over timber in impressive Cyrname will be an even style after moving over to Paul trickier rival but his trailblazing Nicholls. style should set the race up for Sent straight into Grade 2 the selection who can triumph company on his chasing debut at with another blistering display Newbury, there was absolutely of jumping and galloping. no fluke about the gelding’s Assistant trainer Joe Tizzard four length rout of the classy said: “Lostintranslation has been Reserve Tank. absolutely fine and we have not I doubt that we’ve seen the best missed a day with him at all. of this hugely-exciting prospect “He has done all the work we who can take a logical promotion wanted to do and goes into the to Grade 1 level in his stride. race as we would like him. FUSIL RAFFLES (2.30) looks “He showed last year he has the the best of Nicky Henderson’s speed for two and a half miles and superstar trio in the Ladbrokes he jumps and travels well, so there Christmas Hurdle. are no worries about the track The four-year-old burst onto at all. the UK scene with a devastating “It is only a small field but a defeat of Beat The Judge in the very competitive one and we Grade 2 Adonis over course and distance in February. Forced to miss the Cheltenham Festival, the youngster gained due compensation when Fast-rising Fusil Raffles can give Nicky Henderson a late Christmas gift at Kempton are definitely looking forward to the race.” SIMPLY THE BETTS (1.20) is well worth punting in the competitive Ladbrokes Novices’ Handicap Chase. Harry Whittington has always had a very high opinion of the six-year-old who comfortably claimed the scalp of Espoir De Guye on his fencing bow at Chepstow. The gelding was then pitched into another hot contest at Newcastle but he passed that test with flying colours, powering home four lengths to the good of Coole Well. The form of those two races is stacking up extremely well so this strong-traveller can stretch his unbeaten run to three on his first try at 2m 4f. DANNY WHIZZBANG (1.55) can lower some lofty reputations in a red-hot renewal of the Kauto hammering F a k i r D’oudairies in a strong Punchestown Grade 1. The gelding didn’t please everyone on his return at Wincanton but he should come on plenty for that run and can give his Champion Hurdle claims another massive boost. BENNYS KING (2 . 1 0 ) can reign for Dan Skelton in the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby. The eight-year-old made rapid headway as a novice last season and clearly needed the run when sixth to Rocco on his handicap debut at Stratford in October. That comeback set him up nicely for his next start in a hotter event at Newbury where he routed Sametegal by six lengths on his first try at 2m 6f. The gelding was doing all his best work late that day so he can land the biggest success of his relatively short career upped to three miles. • Nicky Henderson said that Altior is thriving ahead of his return to two miles in tomorrow's Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton. Garry Owen racing@dailyrecord.co.uk GARRY OWEN 888SPORT MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) 11.55 Winner £4,224 (14 run) 2m 3f 154yds 1 12- Aphaea 4 10-12 M W Easterby (BF) J Hamilton — 2 56 Baby Jane (15) 4 10-12 G Boanas Ross Chapman — 3 P-F271 Clondaw Caitlin (29) 4 10-12 Ruth Jefferson (C) H Brooke — 4 614-63 Elk Bridge (41) (T * ) 5 10-12 G McPherson Miss L Pinchin (7) — 5 /0-046 Hawthorn Cottage (31) (P) 6 10-12 Miss Amy Murphy Lucy Barry (5) — 6 789P Heatherlea (15) 5 10-12 S Corbett J Corbett (5) — 7 545 Highland Gold (31) 5 10-12 N Richards R Day — 8 7-45 La Hulpe (29) 5 10-12 W Greatrex D Cook — 9 77 Miladygrace (29) 4 10-12 P Kirby A Johns — 10 3 Miss Flying Fox (222) 4 10-12 B Pauling D Bass — 11 3 Rayna’s World (29) 4 10-12 P Kirby T Dowson — 12 F0 Silk Or Satin (70) 5 10-12 D Skelton Bridget Andrews — 13 1-0 Wheesht (60) 5 10-12 O Sherwood L Aspell — 14 09 Whispering Waters (26) (H * ) 6 10-12 I Jardine A Cawley — BETTING: 7-2 Rayna’s World, 5 Hawthorn Cottage, Elk Bridge, 6 Clondaw Caitlin, 7 Miss Flying Fox, 8 La Hulpe, 10 Wheesht, 12 Highland Gold, 14 Others. 2018: MEGA YEATS 4 10 12, Jamie Hamilton 2-5 Fav (Ruth Jefferson), 6 ran. 888SPORT NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE (4) 12.30 Winner £4,614 (12 run) 3m 45yds 1 244-77 Lough Salt (54) (P) 8 11-12 R C Guest (CD 2 ) L Aspell 105 2 476P-6 Imperial Nemesis (21) 6 11-11 N Twiston-Davies J Bargary 104 3 430-F6 Overworkdunderpaid (18) (P,T) 6 11-9 C Longsdon (D) H Brooke 102 4 57-930 Minella Examiner (14) (P * ) 6 11-7 W Greatrex D Cook 100 5 /8-8P4 Monbeg Aquadude (23) (B) 8 11-7 M Scudamore (D) R Patrick (3) 100 6 647-82 Definite Wisdom (19) 6 11-4 Mrs R Dobbin Craig Nichol 97 7 /485-4 Bene Regina (19) 7 11-2 N Kent (D 2 ) C Hammond (3) 95 8 2-5653 Madera Mist (26) 5 11-1 T Vaughan (D) A Johns 94 9 /35-7F Commanding Spirit (19) (P) 7 10-8 M Hammond (D) A Cawley 87 10 687-62 Hard Knocks (19) (P,T) 9 10-3 Kenny Johnson Alison Clarke (7) 82 116P4534 Sigurd (21) (B,T) 7 10-3 Miss J Foster J Hamilton 82 12 674-5P Mid Day Gun (21) (B * ) 6 10-1 Oliver Greenall L Treadwell 80 BETTING: 7-2 Definite Wisdom, 6 Monbeg Aquadude, 7 Imperial Nemesis, Hard Knocks, 8 Madera Mist, Lough Salt, 10 Overworkdunderpaid, 12 Mid Day Gun, 14 Others. 2018: MOVING IN STYLE 7 11 12, R T Dunne 8-1 (N Mulholland), 11 ran. Wetherby PA 11.55 Rayna’s World Miss Flying Fox 12.30 Definite Wisdom Madera Mist 1.00 Theflickeringlight Nye Bevan 1.35 Sammy Bill sammy Bill 2.10 Bennys King Rocco 2.45 Young Bull Dubai Angel 3.20 Ilaya Pepper Street Going: Soft. Course: Left-handed turf course of 1m 4f. Top Trainers: Dan Skelton 38-130 (29.2%), Philip Kirby 28- 179 (15.6%), Micky Hammond 25-335 (7.5%), Sue Smith 19-191 (9.9%), Nigel Twiston-Davies 17-68 (25.0%), Warren Greatrex 14-62 (22.6%), Nicky Richards 13-46 (28.3%), Rose Dobbin 11-75 (14.7%), Charlie Longsdon 10-57 (17.5%), Dr Richard Newland 9-26 (34.6%). Top Jockeys: Danny Cook 21-187 (11.2%), David Bass 12-34 (35.3%), Henry Brooke 11-139 (7.9%), Craig Nichol 9-72 (12.5%), Kielan Woods 9-50 (18.0%), Thomas Dowson 8-68 (11.8%), Jamie Hamilton 7-87 (8.0%), Ryan Day 7-43 (16.3%), Bridget Andrews 4-13 (30.8%), Jamie Bargary 4-42 (9.5%). Trainer Targets (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): P Kirby won the 1.00 in ’14 and ’16. 1ST TIME BLINKERS: 12.30 Mid Day Gun. 888SPORT NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (4) 1.00 Winner £4,159 (15 run) 2m 3f 154yds 1 225-34 All Hail Caesar (36) 5 11-12 Rebecca Menzies N Moscrop (3) 110 2 5-4874 State Vision (36) (T) 5 11-11 C Longsdon H Brooke 109 3 2544F1 Norwegian Woods (23) 6 11-11 T Vaughan (D) A Johns 109 4 5-5331 Theflickeringlight (5) 5 11-11 P Kirby (D) T Dowson 102 5 P3374/ Hangard (612) 7 11-9 P Kirby Ross Chapman 107 6 U2-F41 Just Call Me Al (9) 6 11-9 G Boanas Mr J King (5) 100 7 23462 Ventura Dragon (29) (P) 4 11-7 O Sherwood L Aspell 105 8 705-0P Sometimes A Fox (50) (P * ) 5 11-6 P Kirby D Cook 104 9 0-365 Nye Bevan (23) 4 11-6 N Twiston-Davies J Bargary 104 10 2-8584 Raddle And Hum (18) (H) 5 11-4 M Hammond Craig Nichol 102 11 P0-512 Wor Verge (20) (T) 6 11-4 S Corbett J Corbett (5) 102 12 75/96- Le Gavroche (378) 6 10-5 Mrs R Dobbin W Shanahan (7) 89 13 673 George Hastings (29) (P * ,T) 3 10-2 Miss J Foster Miss Becky Smith (3) 100 14 -P7064 On We Go (18) 6 10-2 Kenny Johnson Alison Clarke (7) 86 15 550 Neileta (34) (P * ) 3 10-0 T Easterby J Hamilton 95 BETTING: 10-3 Theflickeringlight, 4 Norwegian Woods, 7 Just Call Me Al, 8 Ventura Dragon, State Vision, 10 Nye Bevan, All Hail Caesar, 16 Raddle And Hum, Wor Verge, 20 Others. 2018: DIOCESE 5 11 7, Stephen Mulqueen(3) 10-1 (R M Smith), 14 ran. ALL HAIL CAESAR 4-1 (10-9, Nathan Moscrop) Towards rear, weakened 2 out(normal 3 out), tailed off, 4th of 8, 49l behind Kiltealy Briggs (10-12) at Hexham 2m 4f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) hvy in Nov 5m 28.80s. STATE VISION 11-1 (10-12, Aidan Coleman) Tracked leaders, lost ground on leaders 4th, went 4th before 2 out, no chance with winner, 4th of 15, 21l behind Emmas Joy (10-5) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Nov 4m 02.50s. NORWEGIAN WOODS 7-1 (11-12, Alan Johns) Mid-division, headway before 5 out, led before last, soon clear, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft beating Tis Fantastic (11-7) by 8l, 11 ran 5m 46.08s. THEFLICKERINGLIGHT 9-4fav (10-11, B S Hughes) Made all, soon clear, shaken up after 2 out, unchallenged, eased towards finish, comfortably, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft beating Amberose (10-12) by 13l, 7 ran 5m 27.10s. HANGARD 9-2 (10-9, Thomas Dowson) Made most until before 4th, lost 2nd after 2 out, 4th and weakening before last, 4th of 9, 18l behind Crixus’s Escape (11-4) at Hexham 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Apr ‘18 4m 14.10s. JUST CALL ME AL 12-1 (11-12, Mr James King) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway going well before 2 out, led approaching last, drew clear towards finish, won at Catterick 2m 3f am hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs beating Haasab (11-5) by 7l, 14 ran 4m 53.80s. VENTURA DRAGON 20-1 (11-7, L P Aspell) Prominent, not fluent 6th, led before 2 out, soon hard pressed, headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 16, 2l behind Pemberley (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov 5m 08.10s. SOMETIMES A FOX, did not finish, 25-1 (12-1, Thomas Dowson) Never nearer than mid-division, towards rear 8th, never on terms after, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Benny’s Secret (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Nov, 10 ran 5m 20.87s. NYE BEVAN 50-1 (11-0, Sam Twiston-Davies) Mid-division, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 13, 29l behind First Lord De Cuet (11-0) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (4) sft 4m 10.88s. RADDLE AND HUM 25-1 (10-7, Danny McMenamin) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon outpaced, 4th of 9, 5l behind Glorious Lady (11-4) at Kelso 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (4) sft 5m 43.26s. WOR VERGE 3-1 (11-7, James Corbett) Held up in touch, headway 2 out, every chance when not fluent last, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Nefyn Point (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft 4m 32.40s. LE GAVROCHE 50-1 (11-2, William Shanahan) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to dispute modest 4th flat, no impression, 6th of 10, 20l behind Lastin’ Memories (10-11) at Newcastle 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Dec ‘18 5m 08.60s. GEORGE HASTINGS 200-1 (10-12, Ryan Mania) Made most, hit 5th, headed before 3 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd 3 out, chased leading pair, one pace next, 3rd of 11, 16l behind Goobinator (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov 4m 11.30s. ON WE GO 66-1 (10-1, Alison Clarke) Led, headed 3 out, weakened before last, 4th of 14, 15l behind Skyhill (10-4) at Kelso 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft 6m 16.83s. NEILETA 50-1 (10-12, Jamie Hamilton) Always towards rear, weakened 2 out, 12th of 16, 40l behind Scorched Earth (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Nov 3m 51.00s.

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 20193 1.35 888SPORT HANDICAP CHASE (3) Winner £7,213 (7 run) 2m 3f 85yds 1 391-F3 Pain Au Chocolat (12) (P,T) 8 11-12 Rebecca Menzies R Mania 137 2 4133/3 Hollywoodien (29) 8 11-10 T Symonds (CD) J Nixon (5) 135 3 535-11 Sammy Bill (19) 6 11-10 O Sherwood L Aspell 135 4 559-U3 Beau Bay (19) (H,T) 8 11-7 Dr R Newland (C) C Hammond (3) 132 5 1F4020 Utility (26) (T) 8 11-7 Mrs S Leech (D) C Gethings 132 6 717-33 Just Don’t Ask (20) (T) 7 11-1 C Longsdon (CD) H Brooke 126 7 322-67 Niven (29) (P) 6 10-13 P Kirby T Dowson 124 BETTING: 5-4 Sammy Bill, 9-2 Beau Bay, 5 Just Don’t Ask, 7 Hollywoodien, 8 Pain Au Chocolat, 16 Utility, Niven. 2018: WILLIE BOY 7 11 9, R T Dunne 11-4 JtFav (C Longsdon), 7 ran. PAIN AU CHOCOLAT 20-1 (11-12, C O’Farrell) Chased winner until 6th, remained in 3rd until 5 out, outpaced and no chance after, left modest 3rd at the last, 3rd of 6, 22l behind Storm Control (11-8) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft 4m 59.55s. HOLLYWOODIEN 12-1 (11-7, Aidan Coleman) Chased winner until 5 out, handy 3rd, went 2nd again before next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Ecu De La Noverie (11-1) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Nov 4m 04.75s. SAMMY BILL 5-2fav (11-1, L P Aspell) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, stayed on well, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs beating Fixed Rate (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran 5m 16.10s. BEAU BAY 40-1 (10-6, Henry Brooke) Mid-division, headway from 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, no impression on winner elbow, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 14, 17l behind Hogan’s Height (10-8) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs (2) sft 5m 42.10s. UTILITY 66-1 (10-13, Sean Houlihan) Rear-division, plugged on from 3 out, never on terms, 10th of 16, 26l behind Bennys King (11-1) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs in Nov 5m 35.45s. JUST DON’T ASK 7-1 (11-3, Aidan Coleman) Held up in rear, tracked leaders after 5 out, challenged next, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, outpaced and no impression before last, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Espoir De Guye (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft 5m 00.20s. NIVEN 14-1 (10-13, A Nicol) Held up in 4th place until 5th, mistake 8th, weakened 5 out, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Ecu De La Noverie (11-1) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Nov 4m 04.75s. 888SPORT ROWLAND MEYRICK HANDICAP CHASE 2.10 (GRADE 3) (1) Winner £25,628 (10 run) 3m 45yds 1 113P-5 Lake View Lad (26) 9 11-12 N Alexander (CD) H Brooke 155 2 F13-53 Top Ville Ben (26) (H) 7 11-11 P Kirby (CD 2 ) T Dowson 154 3 /541P- Wakanda (313) 10 11-6 Mrs S Smith (C,D 3 ) D Cook 149 4 /11-61 Bennys King (26) 8 11-2 D Skelton Bridget Andrews 145 5 912/14 Jonniesofa (26) 9 10-13 Mrs R Dobbin (BF,D 2 ) Craig Nichol 142 6 233-18 Guitar Pete (40) 9 10-12 N Richards (C 2 ) R Day 141 7 /2F-0P I Just Know (43) 9 10-11 Mrs S Smith (D 3 ) D R Fox 140 8 63/PPR Lachlan Bridge (26) (P * ) 11 10-8 M Hammond Miss Becky Smith (3) 137 9 0-F132 Rocco (15) 6 10-4 N Twiston-Davies (D) J Bargary 133 10 185-P5 Didero Vallis (19) 6 10-3 Miss V Williams Miss L M Turner (7) 132 BETTING: 11-4 Top Ville Ben, 4 Bennys King, 11-2 Lake View Lad, 6 Jonniesofa, 8 Rocco, 10 Wakanda, Guitar Pete, Didero Vallis, 25 Others. 2018: LAKE VIEW LAD 8 11 10, Henry Brooke 5-1 (N Alexander), 8 ran. LAKE VIEW LAD 9-2 (11-12, Henry Brooke) Held up in touch on outside, outpaced after 5 out, ridden after next, never on terms, weakened 2 out, 5th of 9, 23l behind Takingrisks (10-13) at Newcastle 2m 7f listed hcp chs (1) hvy in Nov 6m 20.20s. TOP VILLE BEN 11-2 (11-7, Thomas Dowson) Led, clear 3 out, ridden between last 2, tired and reduced advantage flat, headed near finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Takingrisks (10-13) at Newcastle 2m 7f listed hcp chs (1) hvy in Nov 6m 20.20s. WAKANDA, did not finish, 12-1 (11-6, Danny Cook) Mid-division, mistake 9th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up 16th, in a race won by Robinsfirth (11-4) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Feb, 15 ran 7m 30.00s. BENNYS KING 10-1 (11-1, Harry Skelton) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 7th (water), led before 13th, made rest, hit 4 out, clear last, driven and stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs in Nov beating Sametegal (11-4) by 6l, 16 ran 5m 35.45s. JONNIESOFA 11-4fav (10-12, Craig Nichol) Tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, one pace and no impression next, lost 2nd last, kept on flat, no extra closing stages, 4th of 9, 6l behind Takingrisks (10-13) at Newcastle 2m 7f listed hcp chs (1) hvy in Nov 6m 20.20s. GUITAR PETE 16-1 (11-1, R D Day) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened on long run before 2 out, tailed off, 8th of 17, 33l behind Happy Diva (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) sft in Nov 5m 17.72s. I JUST KNOW, did not finish, 28-1 (11-12, Danny Cook) In touch, weakened quickly approaching 9th, pulled up next, in a race won by Graceful Legend (10-12) at Bangoron-Dee 3m hcp chs 0-150 (2) hvy in Nov, 8 ran 6m 41.84s. LACHLAN BRIDGE, did not finish, 100-1 (10-4, Miss Becky Smith) Refused to race, in a race won by Takingrisks (10-13) at Newcastle 2m 7f listed hcp chs (1) hvy in Nov, 9 ran 6m 20.20s. ROCCO 7-1 (11-10, Sam Twiston-Davies) With leaders, every chance 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Pistol Whipped (11-5) at Leicester 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs 6m 08.83s. DIDERO VALLIS 7-1 (10-8, H F Nugent) Prominent, not fluent 3 out, close up 2 out, faded and lost after elbow, 5th of 14, 25l behind Hogan’s Height (10-8) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs (2) sft 5m 28.45s. ITV1: 2.10. Racing TV. 2.45 888SPORT HANDICAP HURDLE (3) Winner £5,978 (9 run) 2m 5f 56yds 1 41-455 Teescomponents Lad (35) 6 11-12 G Boanas (CD) Ross Chapman 128 2 24-93F Kingofthecotswolds (31) 5 11-12 N Twiston-Davies J Bargary 128 3 15-311 Young Bull (19) 5 11-11 H Whittington (CD) L Aspell 127 4 9P34-1 Dubai Angel (19) 8 11-10 Ruth Jefferson (C) J Hamilton 126 5 2655-2 Ozzy Thomas (39) 9 11-7 Henry Oliver N Brennan (10) 123 6 01162- Skipthescales (282) (P) 7 11-7 S Corbett (C 2 ) J Corbett (5) 123 7 2/65-7 Eaton Hill (80) (T) 7 11-6 Kerry Lee (C) R Patrick (3) 122 8 6-643 Rare Clouds (26) 5 10-10 Mrs S Smith D Cook 112 9 -8324P Applaus (36) (P) 7 10-6 M Hammond (C 2 ) A Cawley 108 BETTING: 11-4 Dubai Angel, 3 Young Bull, 6 Ozzy Thomas, 7 Kingofthecotswolds, 8 Rare Clouds, 10 Teescomponents Lad, 12 Skipthescales, 14 Applaus, 16 Eaton Hill. 2018: TEESCOMPONENTS LAD 5 11 3, Joe Williamson(7) 6-1 (G Boanas), 14 ran. TEESCOMPONENTS LAD 6-1 (11-0, Joe Williamson) Not fluent 1st, prominent until lost place and behind after 2nd, ridden after 3 out, not fluent last, kept on flat, never going pace to challenge, 5th of 9, 10l behind Rapper (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Nov 6m 19.10s. KINGOFTHECOTSWOLDS, did not finish, 7-1 (11-2, Sam Twiston-Davies) Held up in touch, outpaced in 5th when fell 4 out, in a race won by Western Ryder (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 4f beg chase (4) sft in Nov, 6 ran 5m 26.20s. YOUNG BULL 11-10fav (11-1, Page Fuller) Prominent, joined leader 4 out, led narrowly next, ridden and ran on gamely flat, won at Wetherby 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) sft beating Maid In Manhattan (10-2) by 1l, 12 ran 5m 40.87s. DUBAI ANGEL 8-1 (11-12, Jamie Hamilton) Held up, headway 4 out, led next, ridden and ran on, won at Wetherby 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft beating Lisdoonvarna Lad (11-6) by 6l, 10 ran 6m 36.00s. OZZY THOMAS 33-1 (10-9, Nathan Brennan) Raced wide, mid-division, headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), challenged 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and headed soon after, switched left and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 16, 3l behind Duc De Beauchene (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov 5m 30.27s. SKIPTHESCALES 8-1 (10-11, Thomas Dowson) Ridden along to soon lead, pushed along 7th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, rallied flat to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Minella Warrior (11-12) at Wetherby 3m hcp hdl (2) sft in Mar 5m 53.70s. EATON HILL 9-1 (11-2, J E Moore) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway when mistake 8th, no impression on last bend, 7th of 8, 17l behind Boreham Bill (11-5) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Oct 5m 21.50s. RARE CLOUDS 3-1 (11-0, Danny Cook) Tracked leaders, driven into 2nd before 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner when hit next, lost place flat, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Thor De Cerisy (10-11) at Newcastle 2m (4) hvy in Nov 4m 09.50s. APPLAUS, did not finish, 5-1 (11-3, A P Cawley) Tracked leaders, ridden 1st, soon lost place, pulled up soon after winning post, in a race won by Duchess Ravenwaves (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Nov, 7 ran 4m 24.20s. 888SPORT HANDICAP HURDLE (4) Winner £4,159 (9 run) 3.20 2m 1 7-4642 Dublin Four (26) (T) 5 12-2 G McPherson Kielan Woods 117 2 80-698 Serious Ego (148) 6 11-12 N Richards (D) R Day 113 3 3-9061 Ilaya (14) (H,T) 5 11-12 M Hammond (D) Miss Becky Smith (3) 113 4 140-74 Xpo Universel (20) (T,V) 10 11-9 Rebecca Menzies (D) N Moscrop (3) 110 5 60-464 Show And Go (158) (T) 10 11-4 C Grant (D 2 ) Miss C R Crane (7) 105 6 2-1833 Flamboyant Joyaux (30) 4 11-1 Mrs S Smith D Cook 102 7 12-P50 Let’s Sway (31) (T) 5 10-13 S Corbett (D) J Corbett (5) 100 8 36-4U Pepper Street (H * ) 4 10-13 Miss Amy Murphy E Edge (10) 100 9 394 Uncle Norman (34) (P * ) 3 10-4 T Easterby J Hamilton 104 BETTING: 2 Ilaya, 9-2 Dublin Four, 5 Uncle Norman, 7 Flamboyant Joyaux, 8 Show And Go, 10 Serious Ego, 12 Xpo Universel, 16 Let’s Sway, 20 Pepper Street. 2018: SUGGESTION 6 11 1, A Nicol 9-2 (P Kirby), 11 ran. CHEEKPIECES: 11.55 Hawthorn Cottage, 12.30 Commanding Spirit, Hard Knocks, Lough Salt, Minella Examiner*, Overworkdunderpaid, 1.00 George Hastings*, Neileta*, Sometimes A Fox*, Ventura Dragon, 1.35 Niven, Pain Au Chocolat, 2.10 Lachlan Bridge*, 2.45 Applaus, Skipthescales, 3.20 Uncle Norman*. TONGUE STRAPS: 11.55 Elk Bridge*, 12.30 Hard Knocks, Overworkdunderpaid, Sigurd, 1.00 George Hastings, State Vision, Wor Verge, 1.35 Beau Bay, Just Don’t Ask, Pain Au Chocolat, Utility, 2.45 Eaton Hill, 3.20 Dublin Four, Ilaya, Let’s Sway, Show And Go, Xpo Universel. (*=1st time). 1ST RUN SINCE WIND OP: 11.55 Miss Flying Fox, Wheesht. 1ST TIME HOODS: 11.55 Whispering Waters, 3.20 Pepper Street. LONGEST TRAVELLER: Madera Mist (12.30) trained at Cowbridge. Round trip of 484 miles. 12.05 Market Rasen Racing TV. GARRY OWEN PA 12.05 Baracalu The Herds Garden 12.35 Marlborough Sounds Millers Bank 1.05 Fort De L’Ocean Maxed Out King 1.40 Cloudy Glen Sonic 2.15 Very First Time Cyclop 2.50 Head Lad dr Oakley 3.25 PARICOLOR Hometown Boy RAND FARM PARK SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE (5) Winner £3,249 (7 run) 2m 125yds 1 1PR-P3 Ninepointsixthree (16) (B) Sam England 9 11-12 (CD). ............................................................................................... C Bewley 122 2 17/68- Percy C Pogson 5 11-12............................................... C Todd (7) 122 3 2/43-3 Baracalu (45) (P * ) Tristan Davidson 8 11-3 (BF)... H Reed (3) 113 4 53-688 Minella Fiveo (21) Mrs S Smith 11 10-11 (CD)..................... ..................................................................................Sam Coltherd (3) 107 5 682415 The Herds Garden (61) (P) D McCain 10 10-10.............. ............................................................................... Miss A McCain (5) 106 6 4234-6 Dew Pond (30) (B,T) T Easterby 7 10-0...................D Noonan 96 7 856-0F Port Lairge (23) M Chapman 9 10-0........... Miss A Bell (7) 65 BETTING: 15-8 Baracalu, 3 Ninepointsixthree, The Herds Garden, 8 Minella Fiveo, Dew Pond, 12 Percy, 100 Port Lairge. 2018: MINELLA FIVEO 10 10 0, Kane Yeoman(10) 5-2 Fav (Mrs S Smith), 7 ran. RAND FARM PARK DAY NURSERY & PRESCHOOL 12.35 NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) Winner £4,549 (9 run) 2m 125yds 1 225-21 Millers Bank (26) A Hales 5 11-4 (D)...........Kielan Woods 127 2 8/172 Multellie (11) T Easterby 7 11-4 (D)......... Mr W Easterby (5) 124 3 8 Machiavelli (16) P Kirby 4 10-12.............C McCormack (3) — 4 34 Mandalayan (18) W Greatrex 4 10-12................H Bannister 115 5 2 Marlborough Sounds (18) Miss Amy Murphy 4 10-12 ...............................................................................................J Quinlan — 6 8-3F32 Quart De Garde (106) (H * ) D McCain 4 10-12................... ........................................................................................W T Kennedy 119 7 0 Bob’s Girl (31) (H) M Mullineaux 4 10-5........... H Nugent (5) — 8 3-7 Mighty Meg (19) Olly Murphy 5 10-5....................A Coleman — 9 3-46 Prussia With Love (21) D Skelton 5 10-5...C Shoemark — BETTING: 11-4 Marlborough Sounds, 7-2 Quart De Garde, 4 Millers Bank, 5 Multellie, Mandalayan, 14 Prussia With Love, Mighty Meg, 33 Machiavelli, 100 Bob’s Girl. 2018: WAR BRIGADE 4 11 0, Tom O’Brien 4-1 (I Williams), 12 ran. RAND FARM PARK HANDICAP CHASE (4) 1.05 Winner £6,498 (5 run) 2m 1f 43yds 1 318511 Zolfo (26) (P) Jennie Candlish 7 12-5 (D 2 )...............A Coleman 121 2 16P3PP Bandsman (14) (T) D Skelton 8 12-5 (CD)..........C Shoemark 121 3 383-64 Cusheen Bridge (13) (T) C Pogson 11 11-3 (C 2 )................ .............................................................................................. C Todd (7) 105 4 -67752 Fort De L’Ocean (9) Oliver Greenall 4 11-3......................... ...................................................................................Luca Morgan (7) 110 5 7/P613 Maxed Out King (9) Mrs S Smith 11 11-0............................. ..................................................................................Sam Coltherd (3) 102 BETTING: 11-8 Zolfo, 5-2 Fort De L’Ocean, 3 Maxed Out King, 12 Bandsman, Cusheen Bridge. 2018: CESAR COLLONGES 6 11 9, Adam Wedge 7-1 (E Williams), 8 ran. ZOLFO 11-4fav (11-12, Adrian Heskin) Held up, headway 3 out, challenged last, soon led, stayed on, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Nov beating Royal Act (10-2) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran 4m 48.70s. BANDSMAN, did not finish, 66-1 (11-0, Conor Shoemark) Last pair, pecked 2nd, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Locker Room Talk (10-11) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft, 12 ran 4m 50.57s. CUSHEEN BRIDGE 7-1 (10-12, C J Todd) Held up in 4th place, pushed along and outpaced before 12th, mistake and lost 3rd next, ridden and weakened soon after, 4th of 5, well behind Horatio Hornblower (11-12) at Doncaster 3m Conditional Handicap Chase (0-125) (10yo+) (3) gs 6m 32.10s. FORT DE L’OCEAN 14-1 (11-6, R T Dunne) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, led before 3 out, 6 lengths clear last, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Reverant Cust (11-11) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs 4m 02.90s. MAXED OUT KING 10-3 (11-3, Aidan Coleman) Led until slow 5th, soon ridden, led 8th, headed before 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Reverant Cust (11-11) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs 4m 02.90s. GARTHWEST PACKAGING CHASE (NOVICES’ LIMITED 1.40 HANDICAP) (3) Winner £7,798 (10 run) 2m 5f 89yds 1 171-42 Cloudy Glen (11) Miss V Williams 6 11-12 (BF)..................... H Nugent (5)...................................................................................127 2 12-383 Neachells Bridge (33) (T * ) N Mulholland 7 11-8............. H Reed (3)....................................................................................... 123 3 6873-5 New Quay (35) (T) D Skelton 6 11-8......................C Shoemark 123 4 -PP46P Serosevsky (13) (B * ,T) Oliver Greenall 6 11-7 (D)...... C Todd (7) 122 5 132-2P Love Lane (36) Henry Oliver 6 11-7 (BF,C)............ J M Davies 122 6 14-232 Sonic (157) D McCain 6 11-7..................................W T Kennedy 122 7 /0F-P6 Don’t Ask (15) (P * ) W Greatrex 6 11-6...................H Bannister 121 8 /12245 Fortified Bay (26) Jennie Candlish 7 11-5.........A Coleman 120 9 81-3P4 Ratfacemcdougall (20) (P,T * ) G McPherson 6 11-0..... M Kendrick (3)................................................................................115 10 33-73F Oscar Wilde (29) Mrs S Smith 5 10-6......Sam Coltherd (3) 107 BETTING: 9-4 Cloudy Glen, 5 Sonic, 11-2 Oscar Wilde, 13-2 Neachells Bridge, 8 New Quay, 10 Ratfacemcdougall, 12 Love Lane, 14 Don’t Ask, 16 Others. 2018: BENNYS KING 7 11 9, Bridget Andrews 11-8 Fav (D Skelton), 8 ran. CLOUDY GLEN 4-5fav (11-7, Charlie Deutsch) Tracked leader, led 7th (usual 11th), 5 lengths clear bypassing omitted 2 out, ridden and reduced advantage inside final furlong, no extra and headed final strides, 2nd of 5, nk behind Chapel Stile (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 5f nov hcap ch (3) hvy 5m 38.40s. NEACHELLS BRIDGE 14-1 (10-13, R T Dunne) Held up, headway 3 out, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Pym (11-13) at Ascot 3m nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov 6m 18.36s. NEW QUAY 4-1 (10-12, Harry Skelton) Held up in touch on outside, headway 10th, prominent 4 out, lost place after next, soon beaten, weakened between last 2, 5th of 6, 24l behind Buster Valentine (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 5f nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov 5m 53.30s. SEROSEVSKY, did not finish, 20-1 (11-5, David England) Close up in rear, reminders 9th, weakened next, pulled up 6 out, in a race won by Knockoura (11-1) at Bangor-on- Dee 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy, 4 ran 7m 05.06s. LOVE LANE, did not finish, 15-8fav (11-8, Nathan Brennan) Held up behind, struggling 11th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Eceparti (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f cond hcap ch (4) sft in Nov, 7 ran 5m 16.70s. SONIC 9-4 (11-6, B S Hughes) Led, narrowly headed 2 out (normal 3 out) chased winner and kept challenging until ridden and no extra run-in, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Canton Prince (11-6) at Cartmel 2m 5f beg chs (4) sft in Jul 5m 33.85s. DON’T ASK 12-1 (11-2, Sam Twiston-Davies) Chased leaders, pushed along after 9th, weakened before last, 6th of 8, well behind Boldmere (11-1) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs 5m 23.90s. FORTIFIED BAY 25-1 (11-1, Sam Twiston-Davies) Held upon outside, slow 4th and 5th, headway 12th, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 8, 30l behind Mr Caffrey (10-12) at Bangoron-Dee 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Nov 6m 45.41s. RATFACEMCDOUGALL 9-2 (11-5, Max Kendrick) Chased leaders, mistake 11th and 12th, effort after 3 out, no extra approaching last, 4th of 6, 20l behind Calivigny (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft 5m 44.30s. OSCAR WILDE, did not finish, 9-4 (11-4, Danny Cook) Chased leaders, fell 13th, in a race won by Eceparti (11-6) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 8 ran 6m 03.90s. Going: Hurdle: Good to Soft-Soft in places; Chase: Soft. Course: Right-handed, sharp track of 1m 2f, with 7 easy fences to a circuit and a 250yd run-in. Top Trainers: Dan Skelton 63-244 (25.8%), Olly Murphy 22-110 (20.0%), Sue Smith 13-90 (14.4%), Ian Williams 12-80 (15.0%), Charlie Longsdon 12-107 (11.2%), David Dennis 10-53 (18.9%), David Pipe 10-52 (19.2%), Stuart Edmunds 10-40 (25.0%), Charles Pogson 9-79 (11.4%), Micky Hammond 9-77 (11.7%). Top Jockeys: Aidan Coleman 38-192 (19.8%), Kielan Woods 11-104 (10.6%), Harry Bannister 8-64 (12.5%), Will Kennedy 7-84 (8.3%), David Noonan 5-43 (11.6%), Jack Quinlan 5-66 (7.6%), Ciaran Gethings 5-40 (12.5%), James Davies 3-37 (8.1%), Conor Shoemark 2-25 (8.0%), Paul O’Brien 2-15 (13.3%). 1ST TIME BLINKERS: 1.40 Serosevsky, 2.50 Banana Joe. 2.15 CLUGSTON LINCOLNSHIRE NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE (3) Winner £12,512 (9 run) 3m 3f 123yds 1 241-53 Trio For Rio (19) (P) W Greatrex 6 11-12...........H Bannister 128 2 148-35 Le Reve (20) (B) Mrs L Wadham 11 11-11 (C)..... Maxime Tissier (5) 127 3 U2P8-U Zerachiel (33) (P) I Williams 9 11-6 (D).................. C Todd (7) 122 4 P/55PU Bells Of Ailsworth (20) (T,V) T Vaughan 9 11-6.......... ................................................................................... Charlie Price (5) 122 5 6-5311 Very First Time (34) D Skelton 7 11-6.............C Shoemark 122 6 223-73 Boric (20) (P) S Waugh 11 10-10.................................. C Bewley 112 7 58-52P Hugo ‘n Taz (198) (T) D Pipe 8 10-10......................D Noonan 112 8 U-F65P Achill Road Boy (18) (B) W Coltherd 10 10-8.....Sam Coltherd (3) 110 9 /PP-53 Cyclop (33) (P,T) David Dennis 8 10-6 (CD)............ J M Davies 108 BETTING: 7-4 Very First Time, 9-2 Trio For Rio, 6 Hugo ‘n Taz, 13-2 Le Reve, 8 Zerachiel, Boric, 14 Cyclop, 25 Achill Road Boy, Bells Of Ailsworth. 2018: ANGE DES MALBERAUX 8 10 10, Bridget Andrews 14-1 (D Skelton), 12 ran. TRIO FOR RIO 10-1 (11-7, Jonjo O’Neill Jr.) Always well placed, every chance before 5 out, weakened 3 out, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Dominateur (11-5) at Chepstow 3m nov hcap ch (3) sft 6m 39.00s. LE REVE 4-1 (11-9, Mr J Sole) Held up, headway 9th, tracked leader 15th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 30l behind Le Boizelo (11-2) at Sandown 3m amat hcap chs (3) gs 6m 35.68s. ZERACHIEL, did not finish, 11-1 (11-1, T J O’Brien) In touch, blundered and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Perfect Candidate (11-8) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Nov, 9 ran 7m 45.80s. BELLS OF AILSWORTH, did not finish, 50-1 (11-4, Charlie Price) Slowly away, raced keenly, held up behind, mistake and unseated rider 13th, in a race won by Belle Empress (10-11) at Exeter 3m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft, 11 ran 8m 20.60s. VERY FIRST TIME 1-2fav (10-8, Harry Skelton) Held up in touch, close up on outside 12th, challenged 3 out, led next, ridden last, stayed on well, won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov beating Jack Devine (11-12) by 6l, 7 ran 6m 36.90s. BORIC 9-1 (11-12, Callum Bewley) Tracked leader, jumped right, effort after 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Agamemmon (11-9) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft 7m 23.10s. HUGO ‘N TAZ, did not finish, 10-1 (10-3, A Ring) Chased leaders, lost place from 5th and 6th from halfway, pulled up before 8th, in a race won by Cecil Corbett (11-1) at Roscommon 3m 1f hcp chs gd in Jun, 14 ran 6m 10.40s. ACHILL ROAD BOY, did not finish, 33-1 (10-0, Sam Coltherd) Held up mid-division, weakened before 6 out, pulled up, in a race won by Bigirononhiship (10-11) at Kelso 4m hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft, 14 ran 9m 19.49s. CYCLOP 9-2 (11-9, C J Todd) Held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and one pace next, well held by front pair, 3rd of 9, 24l behind North Star Oscar (11-8) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Nov 6m 38.40s. PALLINC NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (5) 2.50 Winner £3,899 (13 run) 2m 4f 139yds 1 94367- Ninth Wave (257) Mrs J Mason 5 12-0............Guy Disney (7) 102 2 1-8759 Eaglehill (36) (P * ) Olly Murphy 5 11-12................A Coleman 100 3 6-432P Go To Court (81) M Hammond 6 11-12........... B Garritty (5) 100 4 B7-541 Head Lad (35) D Skelton 6 11-11 (C).....................C Shoemark 99 5 0-73U2 Bells Of Peterboro (20) T Vaughan 4 11-11..Charlie Price (5) 99 6 -7P613 Lochinver (44) (H,T) C Longsdon 5 11-9 (BF)....Paul O’Brien (3) 97 7 067-50 Banana Joe (49) (B * ) B Pauling 5 11-6........Luca Morgan (7) 94 8 -08046 Wye Aye (30) (H) P Kirby 4 11-0.....................C McCormack (3) 88 9 P-2706 Cilluirid (34) (H) T Easterby 5 10-13......... Mr W Easterby (5) 87 10 2-45P5 Catlin (44) (H) N Kent 4 10-12..................................H Bannister 86 11 7P07-3 Dr Oakley (72) Henry Oliver 5 10-12..................Non Runner 86 12 697-0P Glengar (28) N Mulholland 5 10-11........................ H Reed (3) 85 13P6P-0P Early Boy (68) (E) A Crook 8 10-0...................... D Hiskett (3) 62 BETTING: 5-2 Head Lad, 4 Bells Of Peterboro, 13-2 Eaglehill, 8 Lochinver, Go To Court, 12 Banana Joe, 14 Cilluirid, Wye Aye, Dr Oakley, 16 Others. 2018: LET’S GET AT IT 5 11 11, Aidan Coleman 8-1 (Olly Murphy), 13 ran. PAUL BARRATT BOOKMAKER HANDICAP HURDLE (4) 3.25 Winner £6,498 (12 run) 2m 2f 140yds 1 24-550 King D’Argent (21) D Skelton 4 12-5...............C Shoemark 121 2 225304 Farmer Boy (12) C Dore 6 11-12 (C)..................... H Reed (3) 114 3 67-31F Mystic Court (72) B Pauling 6 11-12........Luca Morgan (7) 114 4 1-433 Hometown Boy (31) Stuart Edmunds 4 11-12.........C Gethings 114 5 6515-P Ice Galley (17) (P) P Kirby 6 11-7 (CD).....C McCormack (3) 109 6 5-4874 State Vision (36) (T) C Longsdon 5 11-7.....Paul O’Brien (3) 109 7 455 Painted Cliffs (45) (P * ,T) T R Gretton 6 11-7..... C Todd (7) 109 8 22-335 Torrid (21) M W Easterby 8 11-5.............................H Bannister 107 9 95PF-P Ballycrystal (42) M Hammond 8 11-5.......... B Garritty (5) 107 10 72F11 Paricolor (30) (P,T) D Pipe 3 11-4.........................D Noonan 120 11 4F/5-8 Snougar (20) D McCain 6 11-2..........................W T Kennedy 104 12 43-576 Catlow (33) Henry Oliver 6 10-12............................ J M Davies 100 BETTING: 9-4 Paricolor, 4 Hometown Boy, 8 Mystic Court, 12 Ice Galley, State Vision, Torrid, 14 Ballycrystal, Snougar, Farmer Boy, Painted Cliffs, King D’Argent, Catlow. 2018: OREGON GOLD 5 11 1, Charlie Hammond(5) 11-2 (N Kent), 8 ran. KING D’ARGENT 28-1 (11-0, Mr T Durrell) Held up in rear, never a factor, 13th of 15, 41l behind Scaramanga (11-7) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs 3m 41.00s. FARMER BOY 40-1 (11-4, Harry Reed) Tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2, 4th of 13, 16l behind Pagero (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft 4m 15.55s. MYSTIC COURT, did not finish, 8-1 (11-11, D A Jacob) Jumped left, led until 3rd, prominent, not fluent 5th, fell 3 out, in a race won by Lock’s Corner (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct, 11 ran 3m 46.80s. HOMETOWN BOY 5-2 (10-12, C Gethings) Held up in mid-division, headway before 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 12, 18l behind Hurricane Harvey (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) sft in Nov 5m 26.10s. ICE GALLEY, did not finish, 33-1 (11-5, A Nicol) Raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd at 6th, mistake and pecked 9th, mistake next, lost 2nd 11th, weakened soon after, tailed off when blundered 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Espoir De Loire (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs, 8 ran 5m 12.50s. STATE VISION 11-1 (10-12, Aidan Coleman) Tracked leaders, lost ground on leaders 4th, went 4th before 2 out, no chance with winner, 4th of 15, 21l behind Emmas Joy (10-5) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Nov 4m 02.50s. PAINTED CLIFFS 25-1 (10-12, David Noonan) Raced keenly, chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, went left next, 5th of 10, 29l behind Tea Clipper (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov 3m 54.20s. TORRID 10-1 (11-11, Blair Campbell) Behind, pushed along after 4 out, some headway under pressure when not fluent 2 out, hit last, never nearer, 5th of 13, 18l behind Little Rory Mac (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f con hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft 4m 23.50s. BALLYCRYSTAL, did not finish, 5-1 (11-10, A P Cawley) Raced wide and prominent in chasing group, lost touch 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Bryden Boy (11-11) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 5 ran 7m 46.00s. PARICOLOR 5-6fav (11-2, Mr Fergus Gillard) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, not fluent 3 out, closed 2 out, led flat, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov beating Condarcia (10-13) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran 4m 39.90s. SNOUGAR 11-1 (11-0, B S Hughes) Mid-division, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 9, 47l behind Masters Apprentice (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft 4m 24.50s. CATLOW 28-1 (11-8, J M Davies) Took keen hold, prominent, lost place after 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 36l behind Logan Rocks (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov 4m 00.10s.

4 cThe Punter 12.50 GARRY OWen pA 12.50 Getaway Fred South Seas 1.20 Simply The Betts Hold The Note 1.55 Danny Whizzbang Black Op 2.30 Fusil Raffles (nb) Fusil Raffles (nb) 3.05 Lostintranslation (nap) Lostintranslation (nap) 3.40 Laskadine Star Of Lanka GARRY’S DOUBLE: LOSTINTRANSLATION (NAP, 3.05 Kempton) & Fusil Raffles (2.30 Kempton). GET YOUR 1 LADBROKES FREE BET TODAY NOVICES’ HURDLE (2) Winner £13,763 (8 run) 2m 1 66-113 Ecco (39) 4 11-8 P Nicholls (BF,D) H Cobden 138 2 F-121 Getaway Fred (36) 5 11-5 C Tizzard (D) R M Power 135 3 43-125 Red Force One (34) 4 11-5 P Nicholls (BF,D) L Williams 128 4 755 Ballycloven Beat (23) 4 11-0 G L Moore N F Houlihan — 5 222-33 Fred (34) 4 11-0 N Henderson (BF) B J Geraghty 131 6 2 South Seas (23) 5 11-0 D Skelton H Skelton — 7 243 Touchthesoul (52) 4 11-0 G L Moore (BF) Jamie Moore 127 8 11 Vegas Blue (18) 4 10-7 N Henderson (D) N De Boinville — BETTING: 11-4 Vegas Blue, 10-3 Fred, 7-2 Ecco, 4 Getaway Fred, 15-2 Red Force One, 16 Touchthesoul, South Seas, 50 Ballycloven Beat. 2018: MISTER FISHER 4 11 0, Nico De Boinville 7-2 (N Henderson), 6 ran. ECCO 6-4fav (11-0, H Cobden) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and outpaced by front pair turning in, no impression in modest 3rd before last, 3rd of 5, 17l behind Hang In There (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m nov hdl G2 (1) sft in Nov 4m 11.70s. GETAWAY FRED 11-10fav (10-12, R M Power) Made all, pushed clear between last 2, stayed on well, readily, won at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Shang Tang (10-12) by 3l, 16 ran 4m 09.40s. RED FORCE ONE 11-4fav (10-12, H Cobden) Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 9, 19l behind Not So Sleepy (10-5) at Ascot 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Nov 3m 47.16s. BALLYCLOVEN BEAT 25-1 (11-0, Joshua Moore) Chased leaders, challenged over 7f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 10l behind Minella Tara (11-0) at Lingfield 2m NH flat (5) std 3m 32.60s. FRED 6-4fav (11-0, D A Jacob) Close up, ridden to chase winner 2 out, weakened run in, 3rd of 14, 16l behind Igor (10-11) at Ascot 2m 3f NH mdn hdl (3) sft in Nov 4m 49.23s. SOUTH SEAS 15-2 (11-0, Harry Skelton) Tracked leaders, chased winner before 2 out, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind First Lord De Cuet (11-0) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (4) sft 4m 10.88s. TOUCHTHESOUL 11-8fav (11-0, J E Moore) Led, headed when not fluent 3 out, led again before next, headed last, faded flat, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Calva D’Auge (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (4) hvy in Nov 3m 58.20s. VEGAS BLUE 7-4 (11-0, Nico de Boinville) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led over 3f out, clear final 2f, easily, won at Huntingdon 2m N H flat lst (1) gs beating Wynn House (11-0) by 4l, 10 ran 3m 43.80s. ToteScoop6 Leg 1: 1:20 Kemp; Leg 2: 1:55 Kemp; Leg 3: 2:10 Weth; Leg 4: 2:30 Kemp; Leg 5: 3:05 Kemp; Leg 6: 3:40 Kemp. Rollovers Win: £55,928. Bonus: £223,172. 1.20 LADBROKES CHASE (NOVICES’ LIMITED HANDICAP) (3) Winner £16,245 (12 run) 2m 4f 110yds 1 184-11 Simply The Betts (41) 6 11-8 H Whittington G Sheehan 140 2 3-U113 Fidux (22) 6 11-8 A King (C,D) T Cannon 140 3 2-1143 Solomon Grey (33) (P * ,T) 7 11-6 D Skelton H Skelton 138 4 31P-33 Commanche Red (47) 6 11-5 C Gordon (C) P Brennan 137 5 176-12 Doctor Dex (31) 6 11-4 T R George (BF) J J Burke 136 6 55-041 Roll Again (8) 5 11-4 Miss V Williams C Deutsch 129 7 4312-3 Hold The Note (31) (P) 5 11-1 M Channon (BF) T Scudamore 133 8 03-423 On The Slopes (31) 5 10-12 C Gordon A Wedge 130 9 /262-6 Envoye Special (46) (H,T) 5 10-11 P Nicholls L Williams (3) 129 10 V330-8 Muratello (53) 5 10-10 N Twiston-Davies S Twiston-Davies 128 11 F6212/ Mile House (829) 11 10-7 Robert Stephens (D 3 ) Jamie Moore 125 12 F54-23 Mr Mcgo (26) (P) 8 10-3 D McCain (BF) L Murtagh (3) 120 BETTING: 10-3 Simply The Betts, 4 Roll Again, 13-2 Doctor Dex, Hold The Note, 8 Fidux, 10 Commanche Red, 12 Solomon Grey, 14 On The Slopes, Envoye Special, 16 Others. 2018: GLEN FORSA 6 10 10, Jonathan Burke 7-1 (M Channon), 13 ran. SIMPLY THE BETTS 8-13fav (11-9, G Sheehan) Tracked clear leader, took closer order 5 out, led approaching last, drew clear flat, comfortably, won at Newcastle 2m nov hcap ch (3) hvy in Nov beating Coole Well (10-13) by 4l, 3 ran 4m 18.30s. FIDUX 22-1 (11-8, Tom Cannon) Held up in last, outpaced before 4 out, no impression, 3rd of 4, 9l behind Dashel Drasher (11-0) at Haydock 2m 6f nov chs (2) sft 5m 17.40s. SOLOMON GREY 50-1 (11-1, Harry Skelton) Settled well off the pace in 3rd, tailed off from 7th, never a factor, last of 3, well behind Cyrname (11-7) at Ascot 2m 5f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) sft in Nov 5m 19.05s. COMMANCHE RED 11-2 (11-2, Tom Cannon) Held up in 4th, mistake 2nd, outpaced before 4 out, rallied next, well held in 3rd when blundered 2 out, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Reserve Tank (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Nov 5m 08.60s. DOCTOR DEX 13-8fav (11-11, J J Burke) Held up towards rear, closer before 8th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, every chance when mistake last, weakened run-in, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Generous Day (11-3) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Nov 5m 23.65s. ROLL AGAIN 7-2fav (11-2, Charlie Deutsch) Made all, not always fluent, clear 3out, cruised home, won at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft beating Bobo Mac (11-3) by 3l, 9 ran 6m 15.70s. HOLD THE NOTE 13-8fav (11-2, Adrian Heskin) Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 13th, not fluent 4 out, soon shaken up, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and beaten when hung right before last, weakened flat, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Western Ryder (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 4f beg chase (4) sft in Nov 5m 26.20s. ON THE SLOPES 5-1 (11-8, J E Moore) Raced keenly, chased leaders, blundered 4 out, pushed along when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 17l behind Generous Day (11-3) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Nov 5m 23.65s. ENVOYE SPECIAL 9-1 (11-8, Bryony Frost) Held up, mistake 1st, headway to chase leaders 5th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, 28l behind Champagne Court (11-8) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov 5m 19.30s. MURATELLO 11-1 (11-6, D A Jacob) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened from 4 out, 8th of 10, well behind Two For Gold (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov 5m 11.20s. MILE HOUSE 6-1 (11-4, T J O’Brien) Jumped right at times, tracked leader, hit 1st, led 4th, headed 8th, led 2 out, driven flat, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Wait For Me (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Sep ‘17 4m 54.40s. MR MCGO 2-1fav (11-0, W T Kennedy) Tracked leaders, led 8th, headed next, led 11th, headed 4 out, led 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Mr Caffrey (10-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Nov 6m 45.41s. Kempton 1.55 LADBROKES KAUTO STAR NOVICES’ CHASE (GRADE 1) (1) Winner £56,950 (7 run) 3m 1 304-12 Black Op (27) (T) 8 11-7 T R George (D) J J Burke 151 2 1/11-1 Danny Whizzbang (26) (T) 6 11-7 P Nicholls (D) S Twiston-Davies 147 3 139-14 Jarveys Plate (33) (P * ) 6 11-7 F O’Brien (BF) P Brennan 149 4 11/F-1 Master Tommytucker (31) (H,T * ) 8 11-7 P Nicholls (C) H Cobden 148 5 127-13 Redzor (40) (P * ,T) 6 11-7 D Skelton (D 3 ) H Skelton 135 6 28-1F1 Slate House (18) (T) 7 11-7 C Tizzard (D 2 ) R M Power 153 7 08-334 The Mighty Don (34) 7 11-7 N Gifford (D) T Scudamore 140 BETTING: 9-4 Slate House, 3 Black Op, 10-3 Master Tommytucker, 7-2 Danny Whizzbang, 14 Jarveys Plate, 20 Redzor, 33 The Mighty Don. 2018: LA BAGUE AU ROI 7 11 0, Richard Johnson 8-1 (W Greatrex), 7 ran. BLACK OP 9-2 (11-1, J J Burke) Vying for lead when left in front 1st, went clear 8th until 5 out, joined and hit last, headed and not pace of winner runin, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Champ (11-1) at Newbury 2m 4f nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Nov 4m 57.40s. DANNY WHIZZBANG 9-2 (11-2, H Cobden) Jumped well, bit keen tracking leading pair, pushed along approaching 4 out, challenged next, led before 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly to go further clear runin, won at Newbury 2m 7f nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Nov beating Reserve Tank (11-7) by 4l, 3 ran 5m 56.60s. JARVEYS PLATE 7-4fav (11-4, P J Brennan) In touch on outside, joined leaders after 9th, led narrowly 4 out to next, soon ridden, kept on, weakened before last, 4th of 5, 19l behind Keeper Hill (11-8) at Haydock 2m 6f grad ch (2) gs in Nov 5m 43.80s. MASTER TOMMYTUCKER 4-1 (11-2, H Cobden) Led, not fluent 3rd, went clear 6th, pecked 4 out, reduced lead next, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied gamely to lead again last, driven out, won at Kempton 2m 2f beg chs (4) gs in Nov beating Who Dares Wins (11-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran 4m 30.96s. REDZOR 14-1 (11-5, Harry Skelton) With leader, ridden and every chance turning in, one pace between last 2, no extra in 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Wholestone (11-5) at Cheltenham 3m nov chs (2) sft in Nov 6m 38.90s. SLATE HOUSE 4-5fav (11-12, H Cobden) Held up, not fluent 13th, pushed along to close after 3 out, led 2 out, hard pressed flat, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (3) gs beating Tarada (11-2) by 1/2l, 6 ran 6m 03.10s. THE MIGHTY DON 14-1 (11-1, L P Aspell) Tracked leaders until pushed along 5 out, soon beaten, last of 4, 41l behind Angels Breath (11-1) at Ascot 2m 3f nov chs (3) sft in Nov 4m 44.75s. LADBROKES CHRISTMAS HURDLE (GRADE 1) (1) 2.30 Winner £74,035 (10 run) 2m 1 33-642 Ballyandy (12) 8 11-7 N Twiston-Davies (D 5 ) S Twiston-Davies 154 2 112-1 Big Blue 7 11-7 C & D Eustace (D 2 ) J J Burke — 3 9213-3 Ch’tibello (12) 8 11-7 D Skelton (D 2 ) H Skelton 157 4 2111-7 Elixir De Nutz (12) 5 11-7 C Tizzard (D 2 ) R M Power 150 5 121-11 Fusil Raffles (47) 4 11-7 N Henderson (CD) N De Boinville 152 6 411-33 Getaway Trump (39) (T * ) 6 11-7 P Nicholls (D 2 ) H Cobden 155 7 141-45 Quick Grabim (200) 7 11-7 F O’Brien (D 4 ) P Brennan 149 8 235-13 Silver Streak (26) 6 11-7 E Williams (CD) A Wedge 154 Going: Soft. Course: Right-handed, all-weather Polytrack. There are two oval tracks; the outer is 1m2f, inner is 1m (1m2f & 5f races only). Top Trainers: Nicky Henderson 66-242 (27.3%), Paul Nicholls 47-221 (21.3%), Alan King 40-298 (13.4%), Gary Moore 38-432 (8.8%), Mick Channon 14-179 (7.8%), Colin Tizzard 12-82 (14.6%), Chris Gordon 12-110 (10.9%), Tom George 12-78 (15.4%), Nigel Twiston-Davies 12-94 (12.8%), Dan Skelton 10-139 (7.2%). Top Jockeys: Nico De Boinville 35-121 (28.9%), Sam Twiston-Davies 25-135 (18.5%), B J Geraghty 24-82 (29.3%), Harry Cobden 19-82 (23.2%), Tom Cannon 13-98 (13.3%), Harry Skelton 9-95 (9.5%), Paddy Brennan 9-79 (11.4%), Jeremiah McGrath 8-49 (16.3%), Jamie Moore 4-61 (6.6%), Jonathan Burke 4-35 (11.4%). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Footpad (3.05) Ireland; Mr Mcgo (1.20) trained at Cholmondeley. Round trip of 356 miles. 9 /119-1 Epatante (26) 5 11-0 N Henderson (CD) B J Geraghty 137 10 14151- Verdana Blue 7 11-0 N Henderson (CD 2 ) J McGrath 162 BETTING: 7-4 Fusil Raffles, 4 Verdana Blue, 5 Epatante, 8 Getaway Trump, 10 Ch’tibello, Silver Streak, 14 Ballyandy, 16 Elixir De Nutz, 20 Others. 2018: VERDANA BLUE 6 11 0, Nico De Boinville 11-2 (N Henderson), 5 ran. BALLYANDY 12-1 (11-0, Sam Twiston-Davies) Held up on outside, slow 3 out and 2 out, headway home bend, unable to quicken when not much room last, edged left flat, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Call Me Lord (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hdl G2 (1) sft 4m 18.96s. BIG BLUE (10-1) won at Warrnambool(AUS) 2m hdl gs in May, 14 ran. , M J Dee) 2m 09.92s. CH’TIBELLO 8-1 (11-4, Harry Skelton) Held up, closed after 2nd, led approaching last, mistake and bumped at last, soon headed, held when switched left towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Call Me Lord (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hdl G2 (1) sft 4m 18.96s. ELIXIR DE NUTZ 12-1 (11-3, H Cobden) Led, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat, 7th of 8, 9l behind Call Me Lord (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hdl G2 (1) sft 4m 18.96s. FUSIL RAFFLES 4-7fav (11-3, D A Jacob) Tracked leader 1st, challenged between last 2, led last, driven out, won at Wincanton 1m 7f hdl G2 (1) gs in Nov beating Grand Sancy (11-6) by 3/4l, 5 ran 3m 36.70s. GETAWAY TRUMP 9-4 (11-2, H Cobden) Tracked leaders, went 2nd going well when blundered 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression in 3rd flat, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Put The Kettle On (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m nov chs Grade 2 (1) sft in Nov 4m 11.60s. QUICK GRABIM (10-5) 5th of 9, 13l behind Mr Adjudicator (10-5) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 3f Grd 2 hdl gd in Jun. , P Dubourg) 4m 26.71s. SILVER STREAK 7-1 (11-7, Adam Wedge) Held up in last pair, hit 3 out, soon driven and unable to quicken, switched inside before last, stayed on into 3rd flat, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Cornerstone Lad (11-7) at Newcastle 2m hdl G1 (1) hvy in Nov 4m 05.70s. EPATANTE 3-1fav (11-6, Aidan Coleman) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway on inside before 3 out, went 2nd on bit before 2 out, led last, soon quickened clear, stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 2m Lstd hcp hdl 0-155 (1) gs in Nov beating French Crusader (11-4) by 6l, 11 ran 3m 53.90s. VERDANA BLUE 4-1fav (11-3, Oisin Murphy) Held up behind, steady headway when not fluent 3 out, soon tracked leaders, led between last 2, drew readily clear from last, easily, won at Ayr 2m hcp hdl Gr2 (1) gd in Apr beating Dino Velvet (10-4) by 7l, 14 ran 3m 24.97s. TOP TEAM’S TIPS MERIDIAN’S YANKEE Simply The Betts (1.20 Kempton), Danny Whizzbang (1.55 Kempton), Fusil Raffles (2.30 Kempton), Lostintranslation (3.05 Kempton). KLONDYKE Getaway Fred (12.50 Kempton), Danny Whizzbang (1.55 Kempton), Bennys King (2.10 Wetherby). ROCKAVON (of the Sunday Mail) Simply The Betts (1.20 Kempton).

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 20195 3.05 LADBROKES KING GEORGE VI CHASE (GRADE 1) (1) Winner £142,375 (6 run) 3m 1 162-35 Aso (18) 9 11-10 Miss V Williams C Deutsch 168 2 1152-2 Clan Des Obeaux (54) 7 11-10 P Nicholls (BF,CD) S Twiston-Davies 169 3 3711-1 Cyrname (33) (T) 7 11-10 P Nicholls (C 2 ) H Cobden 176 4 /F28-1 Footpad (35) 7 11-10 W P Mullins (IRE) B J Geraghty 165 5 221-11 Lostintranslation (33) 7 11-10 C Tizzard R M Power 161 6 /32P-2 Thistlecrack (27) 11 11-10 C Tizzard (CD) T Scudamore 167 BETTING: 13-8 Cyrname, 7-4 Lostintranslation, 7-2 Clan Des Obeaux, 10 Footpad, 16 Thistlecrack, 66 Aso. 2018: CLAN DES OBEAUX 6 11 10, Harry Cobden 12-1 (P Nicholls), 10 ran. ASO 2-1 (11-4, Charlie Deutsch) Led early, prominent, jumped left 4th, not fluent and lost 2nd 8th, hit 12th, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 6, 25l behind Top Notch (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gs 4m 54.10s. CLAN DES OBEAUX 7-4fav (11-10, H Cobden) Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead from 5th, led after 3 out, joined before next, ridden 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Road To Respect (11-10) at Down Royal 3m Grade 1 chs (1) sft in Nov 6m 32.10s. CYRNAME 5-2 (11-7, H Cobden) Made all, jumped well, driven 2 out, ran on well, won at Ascot 2m 5f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) sft in Nov beating Altior (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 3 ran 5m 19.05s. FOOTPAD 4-5fav (11-0, D A Jacob) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, closer 8th, slight mistake 3 out and soon led, travelled well next and drew 4 lengths clear before last, kept on well, very easily, won at Thurles 2m 6f lst chs (1) sft in Nov beating Mala Beach (11-0) by 10l, 5 ran 5m 51.30s. LOSTINTRANSLATION 5-4fav (11-7, R M Power) Jumped well, patiently ridden, held up off the pace in rear, smooth headway and jumped into 2nd 4 out, poised to challenge next, hit and shaken up after 2 out, led last, ridden out, stayed on well, won at Haydock 3m 2f Grade 1 chs (1) gs in Nov beating Bristol De Mai (11-7) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran 6m 43.20s. THISTLECRACK 9-2 (11-0, T Scudamore) Tracked leading trio, closer in 3rd 7th, 2nd going well before 3 out, every chance next, went 2nd approaching the last, hung left and stayed on run-in, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Paisley Park (11-6) at Newbury 3m hdl G2 (1) gs in Nov 6m 02.15s. LADBROKES FOOTBALL ‘ACCA-BOOSTY’ HANDICAP 3.40 HURDLE (3) Winner £12,996 (17 run) 2m 5f 1 16-146 Canyon City (49) 6 12-4 N King Mr A Fielding (10) 141 2 1P0-3P Eragon De Chanay (20) (V) 5 11-12 G L Moore (D) N F Houlihan (7) 135 3 115- Laskadine (313) 4 11-12 N Henderson B J Geraghty 135 4 327-P0 Jenkins (26) (B,T) 7 11-11 C Longsdon (C) J J Burke 134 5 31124- Elysees 4 11-11 A King T Cannon 134 6 219-32 Colonel Custard (39) 6 11-11 Nicky Martin (BF) M Griffiths 134 7 449-23 Star Of Lanka (26) (P * ) 5 11-9 W Greatrex P Brennan 132 8 2U5-14 Honest Vic (33) (V) 6 11-9 H Daly (D) T Scudamore 132 9 112-40 Captain Tommy (27) (B * ) 5 11-8 H Whittington (D) G Sheehan 131 ITV1: 1.20, 1.55, 2.30, 3.05. Racing TV. 10 1494-6 Our Power (76) 4 11-7 N Twiston-Davies S Twiston-Davies 130 11 33-327 Theo’s Charm (19) (P) 9 11-7 N Gifford A Wedge 130 12 P3P3-P Dell Oro (34) 6 11-7 G L Moore Jamie Moore 130 13 5P14-3 Rhythm Is A Dancer (69) (P * ,T) 6 11-6 P Nicholls (D 3 ) L Williams (3) 129 14 646-42 Mr Pumblechook (26) 5 11-5 A King (D) A Thorne (7) 128 15 -15277 Neverbeen To Paris (35) 4 11-3 H Whittington (CD) C Brace (3) 126 16 -P3930 Gortroe Joe (33) 7 11-0 D Skelton (D) H Skelton 123 17 2-7461 Oscarsman (24) 5 10-8 Miss S Smith (D) N De Boinville 117 BETTING: 6 Laskadine, 7 Elysees, 15-2 Mr Pumblechook, 8 Star Of Lanka, Rhythm Is A Dancer, 10 Colonel Custard, 12 Theo’s Charm, Honest Vic, Our Power, 14 Others. 2018: ERICK LE ROUGE 4 11 3, Chester Williams(7) 7-1 (Mrs J Williams), 14 ran. CANYON CITY 16-1 (11-12, Bryony Frost) Tracked leaders on inside, challenged 3 out, led before next until between last 2, no chance with winner when lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in, 6th of 9, 15l behind Diablo De Rouhet (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Nov 6m 07.35s. ERAGON DE CHANAY, did not finish, 8-1 (11-1, N F Houlihan) Tracked winner until 6th, pushed along and lost place 10th, pulled up 4 out, in a race won by Dashing Perk (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcap ch (3) gs, 10 ran 5m 21.45s. LASKADINE 11-4 (10-4, Aidan Coleman) Held up in last, not fluent, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten, last of 5, 26l behind Jester Jet (11-4) at Haydock 2m 3f mrs lst hdl (1) gs in Feb 4m 37.10s. JENKINS 33-1 (11-0, J J Burke) Held up and always towards rear, never on terms, 11th of 16, well behind The Cashel Man (10-6) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gs in Nov 4m 49.10s. ELYSEES 9-2 (11-12, K Shoemark) Held up mid-division, chased leaders before 3 out, ridden when switched left between last 2, went 4th and kept on flat, no impression, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind The Knot Is Tied (11-1) at Newbury 2m 3f 3yo hcp hdl (2) gs in Mar 3m 11.33s. COLONEL CUSTARD 9-4fav (11-12, Matt Griffiths) Always prominent, lost place 3 out, rallied before 2 out, ridden and went 2nd when hung left and blundered last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 12l behind Song For Someone (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Nov 4m 38.40s. STAR OF LANKA 6-1 (10-3, Ben Jones) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 6th, disputing well held 2nd when went left 2 out, driven and one pace in 3rd soon after, 3rd of 16, 14l behind The Cashel Man (10-6) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gs in Nov 4m 49.10s. HONEST VIC 5-1 (11-0, Richard Patrick) Held up towards rear, driven and headway after 3 out, ridden and stayed on past beaten rivals after last, never nearer, 4th of 12, 9l behind Bold Plan (11-1) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Nov 4m 43.10s. CAPTAIN TOMMY 12-1 (11-9, G Sheehan) Chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, 14th of 18, 47l behind Champers On Ice (11-12) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Nov 6m 03.25s. OUR POWER 6-1 (11-6, Wayne Hutchinson) Mid-division, lost place and driven after 4 out, no danger after, 6th of 9, 18l behind Torpillo (11-10) at Chepstow 2m Limited hcp hdl (2) sft in Oct 4m 06.10s. THEO’S CHARM 10-1 (10-11, J M Davies) Mid-division in touch, ridden after 3 out, never on terms, weakened between last 2, 7th of 13, 17l behind Mack The Man (10-1) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) hvy 4m 18.70s. DELL ORO, did not finish, 14-1 (11-5, Joshua Moore) Held up, reminders 10th, outpaced next, pulled up 4 out, in a race won by Flying Angel (11-10) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Nov, 7 ran 5m 28.45s. RHYTHM IS A DANCER 5-2 (11-2, H Cobden) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden and slightly outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 24l behind Redzor (11-2) at Fakenham 3m nov chs (3) gd in Oct 6m 43.07s. MR PUMBLECHOOK 8-1 (9-8, Alexander Thorne) Held up in middivision, headway chasing leaders went 2nd between last 2, never able to challenge and no chance with winner, 2nd of 16, 10l behind The Cashel Man (10-6) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gs in Nov 4m 49.10s. NEVERBEEN TO PARIS 16-1 (11-6, G Sheehan) Mid-division, mistake 6th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 13, 20l behind Midnight Midge (10-3) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Nov 4m 47.00s. GORTROE JOE 16-1 (10-8, Bridget Andrews) Held up, always behind, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 12, 43l behind Bold Plan (11-1) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Nov 4m 43.10s. OSCARSMAN 11-1 (10-12, M G Nolan) Led until 2nd, led again before next, challenged from 2 out, stayed on gamely, won at Plumpton 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft beating Bean In Trouble (10-9) by 1/2l, 10 ran 5m 22.30s. Trainer Targets (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): N Henderson won the 2.30 in ’11, ’12, ’13, ’17 and ’18. C Tizzard won the 3.05 in ’15 and ’16. P Nicholls won the 3.05 in ’09, ’11, ’13, ’14 and ’18. N Henderson won the 12.50 in ’11, ’12, ’15 and ’18. 1ST TIME BLINKERS: 3.40 Captain Tommy. CHEEKPIECES: 1.20 Hold The Note, Mr Mcgo, Solomon Grey*, 1.55 Jarveys Plate*, Redzor*, 3.40 Rhythm Is A Dancer*, Star Of Lanka*, Theo’s Charm. TONGUE STRAPS: 1.20 Envoye Special, Solomon Grey, 1.55 Black Op, Danny Whizzbang, Master Tommytucker*, Redzor, Slate House, 2.30 Getaway Trump*, 3.05 Cyrname, 3.40 Jenkins, Rhythm Is A Dancer. (*=1st time). 1ST RUN SINCE WIND OP: 1.20 Muratello. FAVOURITES: (2014-2019): 971 have won out of 2882 races (33.7%). At the previous corresponding meetings, 58 have won out of 148 races (39.2%). Weight watcher Horses which have dropped most from previous winning handicap marks in the last two years. FONTWELL: 1.50 Spiritofchartwell (won off 93 down 11lb to 82); Bredon Hill Lad (17lb); 2.25 The Game Is A Foot (6lb); 3.00 Burgess Dream (3lb); Heresmynumber (8lb). KEMPTON: 3.40 Mr Pumblechook (won off 133 down 5lb to 128); Jenkins (9lb). MARKET RASEN: 2.15 Cyclop (won off 117 down 9lb to 108); 12.05 Minella Fiveo (3lb). SEDGEFIELD: 2.05 Robbing The Prey (won off 130 down 15lb to 115); 12.55 Roxyfet (5lb); Thomas Blossom (12lb); Frankie Ballou (14lb). WETHERBY: None. WINCANTON: None. WOLVERHAMPTON: 1.40 The Game Of Life Poly Track (won off 81 down 6lb to 75); Baltic Prince (7lb); 3.25 Bell Heather (4lb); King Oswald (4lb); Odds On Oli (4lb); Sunshineandbubbles (13lb). Downgraded Horses dropped two grades or more from their previous race. KEMPTON: 12.50 Ecco (down 3 grades), 1.20 Commanche Red (down 4), 1.20 Solomon Grey (down 4). WOLVERHAMPTON: 2.15 Get Boosting (down 3), 2.50 Lexington Rebel (down 2), 4.25 Golden Wolf (down 2). FONTWELL: 12.45 Lonimoss Bareliere (down 2). WINCANTON: 1.25 Tedham (down 2), 2.35 If You Say Run (down 4), 3.45 Barbados Buck’s (down 3). Stable movers Horses which are having their first run for a new trainer. KEMPTON: 2.30 Quick Grabim (W P Mullins to F O’Brien), 3.40 Our Power (A King to N Twiston-Davies). WOLVERHAMPTON: 1.40 Ghaith (H Palmer to David Loughnane), 2.50 Abadie (Archie Watson to David Loughnane), 3.55 Felix (Sir M Stoute to M Botti), 4.25 Soloist (K Dalgleish to Alexandra Dunn). FONTWELL: 12.45 Black Abbey (G Hernon to H Whittington), 12.45 Crystal Tiara (M Channon to Miss S West), 1.15 Poniel (Zoe Moore-Williams to D L Williams), 1.15 Soldier To Follow (A Balding to T Lawes), 1.50 Chivers (G L Moore to D Steele), 3.35 Cassivellaunus (G L Moore to D Steele). MARKET RASEN: 12.05 Percy (Frank Bishop to C Pogson), 12.35 Quart De Garde (P Journiac to D McCain), 2.15 Hugo ‘n Taz (Denis Hogan to D Pipe), 2.50 Ninth Wave (P Hobbs to Mrs J Mason). SEDGEFIELD: 11.50 Goldslinger (G L Moore to A B Hamilton), 11.50 Molly Whuppie (T Fitzgerald to Paula Smith), 1.30 Fingal D’Arthel (J Planque to D McCain), 3.15 Leeswood Lily (D M O’Brien to Jennie Candlish). WETHERBY: 2.45 Skipthescales (P Kirby to S Corbett), 3.20 Serious Ego (G Elliott to N Richards), 3.20 Show And Go (Dr R Newland to C Grant). WINCANTON: 12.55 White Chocolate (D M Simcock to J W Mullins). Race trends Highlighting any races which a trainer has won twice or more in the past 10 years. FONTWELL Miss A N-Smith won the 3.00 in 2017 and ‘18. G L Moore won the 1.50 in 2011 and ‘18 and the 2.25 in 2017 and ‘18. KEMPTON N Henderson won the 12.50 in 2011, ‘12, ‘15 and ‘18 and the 2.30 in 2011, ‘12, ‘13, ‘17 and ‘18. P Nicholls won the 3.05 in 2009, ‘11, ‘13, ‘14 and ‘18. C Tizzard won the 3.05 in 2015 and ‘16. MARKET RASEN D Skelton won the 12.35 in 2016 and ‘17. T Easterby won the 2.50 in 2015 and ‘17. SEDGEFIELD P Kirby won the 2.40 in 2014 and ‘18. M Hammond won the 12.55 in 2015 and ‘17. WETHERBY P Kirby won the 1.00 in 2014 and ‘16. WINCANTON P Hobbs won the 1.25 in 2013 and ‘15. P Nicholls won the 12.55 in 2017 and ‘18 and the 1.25 in 2011 and ‘16. D Pipe won the 1.25 in 2012 and ‘14. WOLVERHAMPTON None. Fit and ready Horses which have won in the last 7 days. Roll Again (1.20 Kempton) won at Ludlow (3m) hcp. Necoleta (3.25 Wolverhampton) won at Wolverhampton (1m1f104yds) hcp (AW). Renardeau (4.25 Wolverhampton) won at Lingfield (1m4f) hcp (AW). Flaminger (1.50 Fontwell) won at Plumpton (2m4f) hcp. Thats My Rabbit (3.35 Fontwell) won at Uttoxeter (2m4f) hcp. Just Call Me Al (1.00 Wetherby) won at Catterick (2m3f) hcp. Theflickeringlight (1.00 Wetherby) won at Newcastle (2m4f) hcp. The following information relates to horses engaged at British meetings today only. Hot Trainers (Most wins last 14 days) N Henderson 13; Miss V Williams 13; M Appleby 8; G L Moore 6; K Dalgleish 6; Dr R Newland 6; N Twiston-Davies 5; W P Mullins 5; N Richards 5; C Tizzard 4; D Skelton 4; F O’Brien 4; P Hobbs 4; Miss Amy Murphy 4; D Pipe 4; A Honeyball 4; C Gordon 3; D McCain 3; E Williams 3; P Evans 3; Archie Watson 3; M Botti 3; Ali Stronge 3; Kevin Frost 3; Mrs S Smith 3; P Kirby 3; A Hales 3; B Pauling 3; M Walford 3. Trainers out of form (Runners since last win) C J Gray 162; A Crook 157; J Mackie 75; T Wall 64; Mrs D Grissell 48; B Barr 47; A B Hamilton 47; R C Guest 41; M Johnston 40; N Mulholland 40; N Kent 39; S Waugh 38; Miss L Blackford 37; Kenny Johnson 35; P Gundry 34; M W Easterby 34; Mrs S Leech 34; Mrs S Gardner 33; C Grant 33; M Chapman 31; Adam West 30; J Farrelly 29; C Pogson 28; G McPherson 28; Julia Brooke 28; Miss J Foster 28; D L Williams 27; N King 26; Mrs I G-Leveque 26; K Burke 26. Hot Jockeys (Most wins last 14 days) Brian Hughes 13; Nico De Boinville 7; Sam Twiston-Davies 7; Jonjo O’Neill Jr. 6; Charlie Deutsch 5; Richard Johnson 5; Hugh Nugent 5; Danny Cook 5; Brendan Powell 5; Robbie Power 4; Luke Morris 4; Jack Mitchell 4; Hollie Doyle 4; Richard Kingscote 4; Kielan Woods 4; R Mania 4; Harry Cobden 3; Harry Skelton 3; Jonathan Burke 3; Tom Cannon 3; Gavin Sheehan 3; Jeremiah McGrath 3; Lewis Edmunds 3; Ben Jones 3; Sean Houlihan 3; Ross Chapman 3; David Bass 3; B J Geraghty 2; Jamie Moore 2. Jockeys out of form (Rides since last win) T Cheesman 122; C Ring 91; L Heard 79; Mr Phillip Armson 77; John Egan 66; Tabitha Worsley 57; Benjamin Poste 51; Stephen Mulqueen 46; R T Dunne 45; John Kington 41; Toby Eley 40; Mr Kieren Buckley 40; A Anderson 38; Tom Eaves 37; Alain Cawley 37; Thore Hammer Hansen 35; David Probert 33; Alison Clarke 33; Lucy Alexander 32; Marc Goldstein 31; Colm McCormack 31; Will Kennedy 29; Kieron Edgar 26; Shane Quinlan 25; Katie O’Farrell 25; Lizzie Kelly 24; Ben Godfrey 24; Bridget Andrews 23; James Best 23; Mr Dillan Hurst 21. ToteScoop6 Leg 1: 1:20 Kemp; Leg 2: 1:55 Kemp; Leg 3: 2:10 Weth; Leg 4: 2:30 Kemp; Leg 5: 3:05 Kemp; Leg 6: 3:40 Kemp. Rollovers Win: £55,928. Bonus: £223,172.

6 cThe Punter 12.20 GARRY OWEN PA 12.20 Never Learn Never Learn 12.55 Urban Artist Lisa De Vassy 1.25 Jatiluwih Duc De Beauchene 2.00 Le Boizelo Pres 2.35 If You Say Run Annie Mc 3.10 Le Coeur Net Le Coeur Net 3.45 Supamouse confirmation Bias SIMPLE LANDLORDS NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (4) Winner £4,224 (11 run) 1m 7f 65yds 1 /43-23 Lightly Squeeze (33) H Fry 5 11-12 (BF)...........S Bowen 110 2 7-4146 The Raven’s Return (20) J W Mullins 6 11-11................. ........................................................................................D Sansom (3) 109 3 343-58 Perfect Myth (57) N King 5 11-10.................Bryony Frost 108 4 32/11- Never Learn (428) (T) C Tizzard 8 11-8.... Jonjo O’Neill Jr. 106 5 38-653 Sparky Valentine (23) (T * ) Mrs J Williams 4 11-4............. ...................................................................................... Lizzie Kelly (3) 102 6 43 Motashakel (48) E Williams 3 10-12..... Isabel Williams (7) 109 7 8057- Nineohtwooneoh (254) (T) P Nicholls 5 10-12................ ............................................................................................. B J Powell 96 8 4-4234 Vanderbilt (35) M Gillard 5 10-11................. Mr F Gillard (7) 95 9 9-686 Greenview Paradise (35) J Scott 5 10-10...................... ..........................................................................................N Scholfield 94 1080-FP6 Fethard Flyer (10) (H) P Henderson 7 10-9...T J O’Brien 93 11 72-600 Niamh’s Oscar (57) (H * ) J Frost 7 10-0......................J Best 83 BETTING: 10-3 Lightly Squeeze, 4 Nineohtwooneoh, 5 Never Learn, 6 Sparky Valentine, 7 Motashakel, The Raven’s Return, 12 Perfect Myth, 16 Vanderbilt, 25 Others. 2018: MIDNIGHT MIDGE 4 11 4, Bryan Carver(7) 25-1 (R Hodges), 16 ran. LIGHTLY SQUEEZE 7-4fav (10-12, Miss A B O’Connor) Jumped left and not that fluent, led until after 3 out, 3rd and beaten before last, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Haafapiece (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m Ladies Handicap Hurdle (0-125) (3yo+) (3) gs in Nov 3m 57.10s. THE RAVEN’S RETURN 7-1 (11-4, J McGrath) In rear, ridden 3 out, never near leaders, 6th of 12, 22l behind Guardia Top (10-3) at Sandown 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft 4m 22.17s. PERFECT MYTH 11-2 (11-13, Bryony Frost) In touch, pushed along 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 9, 31l behind Welland (11-1) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct 4m 09.00s. NEVER LEARN 5-2 (11-0, R Johnson) Chased leaders, took closer order 5 out, led 2 out, kept on well under pressure, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Oct ‘18 beating Jarlath (11-1) by 6l, 5 ran 5m 30.20s. SPARKY VALENTINE 8-1 (10-13, Lizzie Kelly) Held up, closed 4th, outpaced 6th, soon weakened, 3rd of 7, 36l behind Early Morning Rain (11-5) at Lingfield 2m mrs nov hdl (3yo+) (4) hvy 4m 17.10s. MOTASHAKEL 11-4 (10-12, Adam Wedge) Chased winner, no impression after 3 out, weakened before next, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 5, 41l behind Allmankind (10-12) at Warwick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Nov 3m 59.20s. NINEOHTWOONEOH 16-1 (11-4, H Cobden) Held up in mid-division, pushed along before 3rd, some headway 4 out, no impression and no chance with leaders 3 out, 7th of 13, 35l behind Melekhov (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (5) gs in Apr 4m 09.30s. VANDERBILT 12-1 (11-4, Theo Gillard) Held up, headway 2 out, no impression, left in modest 4th last, 4th of 10, 30l behind Highway To Success (10-10) at Wincanton 1m 7f cond nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Nov 3m 41.60s. GREENVIEW PARADISE 11-1 (11-4, Bryan Carver) Held up, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 46l behind Highway To Success (10-10) at Wincanton 1m 7f cond nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Nov 3m 41.60s. FETHARD FLYER 25-1 (11-5, P J Brennan) Led until pushed along before 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, weakened before the last, 6th of 8, 12l behind Scrutinise (11-1) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy 4m 10.65s. NIAMH’S OSCAR 200-1 (10-12, Brendan Powell) Always behind, 10th of 13, well behind Scardura (10-12) at Taunton 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct 4m 03.20s. FRY’S ELECTRICAL MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) 12.55 Winner £4,094 (13 run) 1m 7f 65yds 1 6-2341 Kissesforkatie (21) J Scott 5 11-2 (C)..........N Scholfield 123 2 237 Balladame (32) T R George 4 10-10................... C Brace (3) — 3 21/5-4 Daphne Du Clos (19) (T * ) N Henderson 6 10-10........ J Bowen — 4 612-45 Lily The Pink (37) A Honeyball 5 10-10 (BF)......R Dingle (3) — 5 P-4 Lisa De Vassy (43) P Nicholls 4 10-10..............Bryony Frost — 6 8-33 Precious Eleanor (32) H Daly 4 10-10.............L Heard 116 7 97 Principia (19) Adam West 4 10-10...........................L Edwards — 8 6-6P Singapore Saga (43) P Hobbs 4 10-10..........T J O’Brien — 9 8-5374 Tarks Hill (23) J W Mullins 5 10-10......................K Jones (3) — 10 74-11 Urban Artist (40) H Morrison 4 10-10................ B J Powell — 11 -76PP0 Whatcolourishe (24) (H,T) K Burke 6 10-10........T Bellamy — 12 White Chocolate J W Mullins 5 10-10......D Sansom (3) — 13 1249-3 Whitehotchillifili (68) H Fry 5 10-10 (BF).....S Bowen — BETTING: 3 Daphne Du Clos, 7-2 Urban Artist, 5 Kissesforkatie, 6 Precious Eleanor, 7 Whitehotchillifili, 10 Lily The Pink, 12 Lisa De Vassy, 16 White Chocolate, 20 Others. 2018: POSH TRISH 5 11 8, Lorcan Williams(5) 1-4 Fav (P Nicholls), 8 ran. Wincanton Racing TV. KISSESFORKATIE 1-1fav (10-12, Nick Scholfield) In touch, headway after 3 out, led before last, ran on well, won at Wincanton 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gs beating Lunar Baby (10-9) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran 5m 21.30s. BALLADAME 12-1 (10-10, J J Burke) In touch in mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 25l behind Flow Away (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m mares NH nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov 4m 10.00s. DAPHNE DU CLOS 9-2 (10-5, James Bowen) Tracked leaders, driven before 2 out soon ridden, stayed on to dispute 2nd approaching last, no chance with easy winner, faded into 4th flat, 4th of 13, 11l behind Fiddlerontheroof (10-12) at Sandown 2m nov hdl (3) hvy 4m 12.90s. LILY THE PINK 7-4fav (10-12, Aidan Coleman) With leader, soon led, headed before 6 out, led before 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden and weakened before last, 5th of 8, 20l behind Delight Of Dubai (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Nov 5m 15.41s. LISA DE VASSY 8-1 (10-12, H Cobden) Held up well off the pace in last pair, steady headway on outside 3 out, never nearer, 4th of 16, 18l behind Queens Cave (10-12) at Exeter 2m 2f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Nov 4m 59.70s. PRECIOUS ELEANOR 9-2 (10-10, R Johnson) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway on outside 6th, chased winner and hanging left before 2 out, lost 2nd and held from last, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Flow Away (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m mares NH nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov 4m 10.00s. PRINCIPIA 200-1 (10-5, Lee Edwards) Held up and behind, progress after 7th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, 7th of 15, well behind Nightboattoclyro (10-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft 5m 11.10s. SINGAPORE SAGA, did not finish, 7-1 (10-12, R Johnson) Pulled hard, held up in rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 3rd, saddle slipped and pulled up before next, in a race won by Queens Cave (10-12) at Exeter 2m 2f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Nov, 16 ran 4m 59.70s. TARKS HILL 50-1 (10-13, Daniel Sansom) Held up, pushed along after 4th, mistake next, soon behind, went remote 4th flat, 4th of 7, 40l behind Early Morning Rain (11-5) at Lingfield 2m mrs nov hdl (3yo+) (4) hvy 4m 17.10s. URBAN ARTIST 16-1 (11-0, Nico de Boinville) Mid-division on outside, headway halfway, challenged turning in, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and right inside final furlong, kept on, won at Cheltenham 2m N H flat lst (1) sft in Nov beating Legends Ryde (11-0) by 2l, 11 ran 4m 05.75s. WHATCOLOURISHE 100-1 (10-5, Thomas Bellamy) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4 out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Oscarsman (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft 5m 22.30s. WHITE CHOCOLATE 5-1 (9-5, J P Spencer) Dwelt, chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon hung right and one pace, 4th of 6, 9l behind Hameem (10-0) at Kempton 1m 4f Fillies Handicap (0-95) (3yo+) (3) pol in Aug (flat) 2m 34.20s. WHITEHOTCHILLIFILI 13-8fav (10-12, S Bowen) Took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st, every chance 2 out, ridden and one pace flat, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Vienna Court (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Oct 3m 55.00s. 1.25 PERTEMPS NETWORK HANDICAP HURDLE (2) Winner £11,574 (9 run) 2m 5f 82yds 1 11-111 Jatiluwih (40) P Hobbs 5 11-12 (D 2 )............ Mr D Maxwell (3) 146 2 1211-7 Third Wind (53) H Morrison 5 11-3 (D)..................T J O’Brien 137 3 21F-52 Myplaceatmidnight (35) N King 7 11-0 (CD)................. .........................................................................................Bryony Frost 134 4 217-63 Tedham (33) (T * ) Jonjo O’Neill 5 10-13 (BF,CD).....N Scholfield 133 5 513-44 Storm Arising (35) P Nicholls 5 10-10 (C)......B Carver (7) 130 6 412-01 Duc De Beauchene (39) (T) D Pipe 6 10-9 (D 2 )............... ................................................................................... Jonjo O’Neill Jr. 129 7 162150 Final Choice (19) (P) Adam West 6 10-7............L Edwards 127 8 12123- Collooney (267) (T) Olly Murphy 5 10-7..........R McLernon 127 9 3-4144 Demon Fou (39) J Scott 6 10-0 (CD)....................R Dingle (3) 119 BETTING: 3 Jatiluwih, 7-2 Tedham, 4 Duc De Beauchene, 8 Collooney, Third Wind, Storm Arising, 10 Myplaceatmidnight, 16 Demon Fou, 25 Final Choice. 2018: PADLEYOUROWNCANOE 4 10 8, Harry Kimber(10) 13-2 (C Tizzard), 11 ran. JATILUWIH 11-4fav (11-7, Mr D Maxwell) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, effort on inside before last, led flat, driven out, stayed on well, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f (2) sft in Nov beating Falco Blitz (11-1) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran 5m 31.55s. THIRD WIND 7-2 (11-2, T J O’Brien) Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, driven after 3 out, weakening when blundered badly last, 7th of 10, 37l behind Deyrann de Carjac (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Nov 5m 00.60s. MYPLACEATMIDNIGHT 16-1 (11-12, Bryony Frost) Led until 2nd, remained prominent, effort 2 out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Midnight Midge (10-3) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Nov 4m 47.00s. TEDHAM 5-1fav (10-9, Nick Scholfield) In touch, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, ridden after next, rallied after last, stayed on to take never nearer 3rd near finish, 3rd of 17, 3l behind Stoney Mountain (11-3) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gs in Nov 6m 01.20s. STORM ARISING 7-1 (11-9, H Cobden) In touch, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 4l behind Midnight Midge (10-3) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Nov 4m 47.00s. DUC DE BEAUCHENE 10-3fav (11-6, Jonjo O’Neill Jr.) Mid-division, headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), tracked leaders 2 out, challenged turning in, led after last, ridden out, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov beating Ozzy Thomas (10-9) by 3l, 16 ran 5m 30.27s. FINAL CHOICE 12-1 (11-12, Lee Edwards) Held up in rear, short-lived effort approaching 3 out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Potters Corner (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft 6m 25.40s. COLLOONEY 7-1 (11-5, B J Geraghty) Close up in 5th, tracked leaders 3 out, 3rd before next, stayed on well run-in, almost snatched 2nd, no chance with winner, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Earlofthecotswolds (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr 5m 07.80s. DEMON FOU 7-1 (11-3, Bryan Carver) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden to chase leaders turning in, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 16, 10l behind Duc De Beauchene (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov 5m 30.27s. Going: Heavy-Soft in places. Course: Right-handed track of 1m 4f, with 9 fairly stiff fences and a 200yd run-in. Top Trainers: Paul Nicholls 100-300 (33.3%), Colin Tizzard 38-279 (13.6%), Philip Hobbs 20-169 (11.8%), Harry Fry 16-94 (17.0%), Neil Mulholland 16-165 (9.7%), Jeremy Scott 15-119 (12.6%), Dan Skelton 10-52 (19.2%), Tom George 9-68 (13.2%), Nicky Henderson 9-42 (21.4%), Seamus Mullins 8-106 (7.5%). 2.00 BE WISER LORD STALBRIDGE MEMORIAL CUP HAND- ICAP CHASE (3) Winner £9,097 (11 run) 3m 1f 30yds 1 86-631 Le Boizelo (20) R Walford 8 12-0 (C)........................................ ....................................................................... Mr Thomas O’Brien (5) 127 2 /4F-23 Johanos (46) N Hawke 8 11-12...........Mr Kieren Buckley (7) 125 3 017-76 Worthy Farm (43) (B * ) P Nicholls 6 11-12.......Bryony Frost 125 4 5-1F35 Cesar Et Rosalie (21) (P * ,T) N Mulholland 7 11-9............ .....................................................................................................J Best 122 5 /149-6 Ask The Weatherman (26) (B * ) Jack Barber 10 11-9 (CD) ..........................................................................................N Scholfield 122 6 624-88 Fleminport (44) Jonjo O’Neill 6 11-8 (BF).........R McLernon 121 7 F36-07 Air Navigator (21) (P * ,T) T R George 8 11-7........ J Bowen 120 8 23972- Broadclyst (264) C Down 7 11-4......................B Carver (7) 117 9 6-8912 Pres (23) C Gordon 5 10-8 (BF).....................................S Bowen 107 1031322U Bermeo (21) (P,T) J Farrelly 8 10-5.........................R Dingle (3) 104 11 456114 Findusatgorcombe (21) (T) J Frost 7 10-2 (CD)........... ............................................................................................. B J Powell 101 BETTING: 3 Le Boizelo, 13-2 Findusatgorcombe, 7 Johanos, 8 Pres, Cesar Et Rosalie, 10 Worthy Farm, Bermeo, Ask The Weatherman, 12 Others. 2018: POTTERS CORNER 8 11 8, James Bowen 18-1 (Christian Williams), 10 ran. LE BOIZELO 7-2 (11-2, Mr Thomas M O’Brien) Tracked leaders, pressed leader 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, driven out, won at Sandown 3m amat hcap chs (3) gs beating Boughtbeforelunch (10-10) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran 6m 35.68s. JOHANOS 2-1 (11-3, Danny Cook) Led to 2nd, pressed winner and tended to jump right after, led again after 9th, not fluent and headed 12th, pushed along after 5 out, hit next, soon lost place, weakened 2 out, tailed off, last of 3, well behind Newtide (11-3) at Ffos Las 3m nov chs (3) sft in Nov 6m 36.70s. WORTHY FARM 10-1 (11-3, H Cobden) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6th, weakened before 4 out, 6th of 11, 26l behind Notachance (10-10) at Exeter 3m nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov 6m 18.80s. CESAR ET ROSALIE 11-1 (11-10, Sam Twiston-Davies) Held up, mistake 1st, headway 4 out, chased leaders after next, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 8l behind Copperhead (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd 6m 36.10s. ASK THE WEATHERMAN 3-1 (11-4, Nick Scholfield) Led 3rd, headed next, led 6th until 8th, lost place 11th, soon behind, 6th of 8, well behind Mr Caffrey (10-12) at Bangor-on- Dee 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Nov 6m 45.41s. FLEMINPORT 7-2fav (10-9, R P McLernon) Held up in rear, pushed along 7th, not fluent and ridden next, slow and behind from 10th, 8th of 9, 42l behind Valdez (12-0) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Nov 5m 21.60s. AIR NAVIGATOR 11-1 (11-11, J J Burke) Mid-division, headway 5 out, chased leaders after next, weakened before last, 7th of 15, 20l behind Copperhead (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd 6m 36.10s. BROADCLYST 33-1 (10-12, J M Davies) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd and hit 4 out, chased winner from after 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Pop Rockstar (10-13) at Chepstow 3m nov Limited hcap ch (3) gs in Apr 6m 05.12s. PRES 7-2fav (12-1, Tom Cannon) Chased leaders, mistake and went 2nd 4th until 11th, mistake 4 out, went 2nd again before 2 out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Seaston Spirit (11-6) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy 6m 39.20s. BERMEO, did not finish, 22-1 (10-5, James Best) Led until 2nd, remained prominent, blundered and unseated rider 14th, in a race won by Copperhead (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd, 15 ran 6m 36.10s. FINDUSATGORCOMBE 12-1 (10-2, Bryony Frost) Prominent, not fluent 1st, led next, headed 5th, led again 11th, headed before 3 out, no extra closing stages, 4th of 15, 5l behind Copperhead (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd 6m 36.10s. TOWERGATE PROPERTY INSURANCE EBF/TBA MARES’ 2.35 NOVICES’ CHASE (3) Winner £9,097 (4 run) 2m 4f 35yds 1 32P-12 If You Say Run (47) (P,T) P Nicholls 7 11-5 (C 2 )..................... .........................................................................................Bryony Frost 138 2 4-1635 Kentford Mallard (21) J W Mullins 6 11-5 (D)............. ............................................................................................K Jones (3) 103 3 4151-4 Annie Mc (31) Jonjo O’Neill 5 11-0.................. Jonjo O’Neill Jr. 140 4 2264-6 Everlanes (21) (T) K Burke 6 11-0.........................T Bellamy 103 BETTING: 1-2 If You Say Run, 9-4 Annie Mc, 14 Kentford Mallard, 20 Everlanes. 2018: CASTAFIORE 5 11 0, Paul O’Brien(3) 6-1 (C Longsdon), 5 ran. IF YOU SAY RUN 3-1 (10-9, H Cobden) Jumped left at times, tracked clear leader, closer at 10th, 2nd after 3 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Reserve Tank (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Nov 5m 08.60s. KENTFORD MALLARD 12-1 (11-2, Mr Charlie Pike) In touch, headway 3 out, soon no impression, 5th of 10, 21l behind Kilbrew Boy (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 4f Amateur Handicap Chase (0-110) (4yo+) (4) gd 5m 21.00s. ANNIE MC 11-4 (11-1, Jonjo O’Neill Jr.) Held up last, went modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 6, 18l behind Papagana (11-0) at Kempton 3m mrs hdl (listed) (4yo+) (1) gs in Nov 6m 12.95s. EVERLANES 25-1 (11-3, Nick Scholfield) Blundered 1st, held up, headway 2 out, no impression, 6th of 14, 39l behind Nifty At Fifty (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl (0-115) (4) gd 5m 16.40s. 3.10 HUNTS FOOD SERVICE MID SEASON HANDICAP CHASE (3) Winner £9,747 (6 run) 1m 7f 149yds 1 9-42P3 West To The Bridge (13) (H,T) D Skelton 6 11-12...S Bowen 125 2 13-3U6 Saintemilion (31) (T) P Nicholls 6 11-8...........Bryony Frost 121 3 32-225 Native Robin (19) (P * ) J Scott 9 11-2 (C)...........N Scholfield 115 4 52-322 Le Coeur Net (8) (P,T) A Honeyball 7 10-13 (D)........... B Godfrey (7) 112 5 13432- Inch Lala (265) E Williams 7 10-9........................... C Ring (3) 108 6 -32396 Un Beau Roman (20) (H) P Henderson 11 10-3 (D 2 )........J Best 102 BETTING: 2 West To The Bridge, 9-4 Le Coeur Net, 11-2 Saintemilion, 6 Native Robin, 7 Inch Lala, 14 Un Beau Roman. 2018: ADMIRAL’S SECRET 7 11 2, James Best 11-4 JtFav (V Dartnall), 7 ran. WEST TO THE BRIDGE 4-1 (10-7, William Marshall) Pulled hard in rear, travelling well enough before 3 out, soon ridden, went modest 3rd between last 2, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Storm Rising (10-13) at Doncaster 2m 3f (3) gs 4m 55.40s. SAINTEMILION 12-1 (11-0, H Cobden) Raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along in 5th after 9th, weakened after 4 out, 6th of 10, 38l behind Generous Day (11-3) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Nov 5m 23.65s. NATIVE ROBIN 11-2 (11-9, Nick Scholfield) Held up and behind, short-lived effort after 11th, 5th of 9, 22l behind Domaine De L’Isle (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft 5m 15.80s. LE COEUR NET 11-2 (10-10, Ben Godfrey) Chased leaders, 2nd going well before 5 out, led and went badly left next, headed last, hung left and no extra run-in, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Defi Sacre (11-10) at Newbury 2m cond hcap ch (4) sft 4m 09.60s. INCH LALA 11-4 (11-2, Mitchell Bastyan) Led but pressed, faltered jinked right and headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Chasma (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 5f Mares Handicap Chase (0-110) (5yo+) (4) gd in Apr 4m 19.00s. UN BEAU ROMAN 40-1 (10-6, P J Brennan) In rear, ridden 4 out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 22l behind Johnbb (11-11) at Sandown 1m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs 4m 07.05s. JOCKEY CLUB CATERING STANDARD OPEN NH FLAT 3.45 RACE (5) Winner £2,274 (16 run) 1m 7f 65yds 1 1 Confirmation Bias (47) P Nicholls 4 11-9 (CD).........B Carver (7) — 2 461- Only Money (272) C Gordon 5 11-9...................N Scholfield — 3 4 Adams Star (33) David Dennis 4 11-2........... S Sheppard (3) — 4 0 Alkademon (47) Miss L Blackford 5 11-2...............T Bellamy — 5 27 Barbados Buck’s (61) P Nicholls 4 11-2...Katie O’Farrell (5) — 6 Boulting For Glory (H * ) N King 4 11-2...Bryony Frost — 7 5 How’s The Cricket (197) J Farrelly 4 11-2...R McLernon — 8 Hurricane Mitch H Fry 4 11-2............................S Bowen — 9 P-PP0 Johnofgorcombe (174) J Frost 5 11-2..................J Best — 10 No Strangers Here P Hobbs 5 11-2...........M G Nolan — 11 340- One Handsome Dude (264) (T) Adam West 4 11-2....L Edwards — 12 30 Sakhee’s Conquest (20) J W Mullins 4 11-2.K Jones (3) — 13 2 Supamouse (63) H Morrison 4 11-2......................T J O’Brien — 14 6 White Walker (47) D Skelton 4 11-2............Mr T Durrell (7) — 15 Autumn Gold J Farrelly 6 10-9....................... B Godfrey (7) — 16 7 Bellevarde Express (39) J Scott 4 10-9....... K Edgar — BETTING: 4 Supamouse, 5 Confirmation Bias, 11-2 Barbados Buck’s, 7 Only Money, No Strangers Here, 8 Hurricane Mitch, 14 White Walker, Boulting For Glory, Bellevarde Express, 16 Others. CONFIRMATION BIAS 3-1fav (11-2, H Cobden) Held up, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 5f out, went 2nd over 2f out, challenged and ran green over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final strides, won at Wincanton 1m 7f NH flat (5) gs in Nov beating Sizable Sam (11-2) by shd, 18 ran 3m 42.55s. ONLY MONEY 6-1 (11-0, Tom Cannon) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Fontwell 1m 6f NH flat (5) gd in Mar beating Milkwood (11-0) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran 3m 13.90s. ADAMS STAR 25-1 (11-2, Lee Edwards) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace in 4th over 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 27l behind Presence Of Mind (11-2) at Huntingdon 1m 6f NH flat (5) gs in Nov 3m 22.10s. ALKADEMON 100-1 (10-13, Lorcan Williams) Always towards rear, never on terms, 13th of 18, 27l behind Confirmation Bias (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f NH flat (5) gs in Nov 3m 42.55s. BARBADOS BUCK’S 7-1 (11-0, H Cobden) Prominent, disputed lead 6f out, ridden turning in, outpaced over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 12l behind Time Flies By (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m NH flat (2) hvy in Oct 4m 11.80s. BOULTING FOR GLORY Fame And Glory gelding out of Westgrove Berry. HOW’S THE CRICKET 4-1 (10-11, Tom Cannon) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 27l behind A Book Of Intrigue (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (5) gs in Jun 4m 27.70s. HURRICANE MITCH Shirocco gelding out of Miss Mitch. JOHNOFGORCOMBE 66-1 (11-0, Bryony Frost) Held up in rear, under pressure over 6f out, soon completely tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Belfast Banter (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (5) gf in Jul 3m 52.50s. NO STRANGERS HERE Yeats gelding out of Just A Super Mare. ONE HANDSOME DUDE 28-1 (10-8, Lee Edwards) Raced keenly, led 4f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 14th of 16, well behind One Touch (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (5) gs in Apr 3m 56.00s. SAKHEE’S CONQUEST 33-1 (10-9, Kevin Jones) Always behind, struggling over 5f out, soon lost touch, tailed off, 15th of 16, well behind Picanha (10-9) at Exeter 2m 1f NH flat (5) sft 4m 18.40s. SUPAMOUSE 6-1 (11-0, T J O’Brien) Bit keen tracking leader on inside, led entering final 3f, joined inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, headed post, 2nd of 8, ns behind Brief Ambition (11-0) at Southwell 2m NH flat (5) sft in Oct 4m 23.72s. WHITE WALKER 16-1 (11-2, Bridget Andrews) Held up towards rear, kept on final 2f, never a threat, 6th of 18, 13l behind Confirmation Bias (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f NH flat (5) gs in Nov 3m 42.55s. AUTUMN GOLD Apple Tree mare out of Present Love. BELLEVARDE EXPRESS 20-1 (10-7, Nick Scholfield) Held up behind, raced wide far side, headway over 4f out, outpaced turning in, soon no impression, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 14l behind Israel Champ (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m Listed NH flat (1) sft in Nov 4m 19.14s.

Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 20197 GARRY OWEN PA 11.50 Goldslinger Excalibur 12.25 Induno evander 12.55 Roxyfet ripstick 1.30 Stonific stonific 2.05 Indian Brave Ringaringarosie 2.40 Kingrullah Kingrullah 3.15 Meep Meep Mag Innisfree Spirit GARRY OWEN PA 12.15 Parlour Maid Early Days 12.45 Manucci crystal Tiara 1.15 Neff neff 1.50 Templier flaminger 2.25 The Game Is A Foot Notre Ami 3.00 Bellamy’s Grey Heresmynumber 3.35 Kalarika avithos Fontwell Sky Sports Racing. Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing. 12.15 SOUTHERN CONTRACT LIFTING MARES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (4) Winner £3,769 (9 run) 2m 5f 164yds 1 79-238 Jubilympics (33) Emma Lavelle 7 11-12 (BF).......................... ........................................................................................B R Jones (5) 120 2 11-PPP Yeats Baby (19) (P) Miss Z Davison 7 11-8.... Page Fuller (3) 116 3 320PPF Ratoute Yutty (37) D Skelton 6 11-4.................................... .............................................................................William Marshall (7) 112 4 451123 Runasimi River (29) N Mulholland 6 11-1 (BF)..................... ......................................................................... Miss M Wonnacott (7) 109 5 2-754 Early Days (37) (T) C Tizzard 5 10-13.................. R Johnson 107 6 158-1U Parlour Maid (13) (P,T) R G Hawker 8 10-12....................... ................................................................................Sean Houlihan (3) 106 7 -1R4F9 Montys Angel (23) (T) J Bridger 9 10-11............. D Crosse 105 8 726664 Fu Fu (26) R Walford 6 10-4....................................Jack Tudor (7) 98 9 -P7443 Sixties Secret (10) Miss S West 4 10-0......... M Goldstein 94 BETTING: 3 Parlour Maid, 4 Runasimi River, 9-2 Early Days, 5 Jubilympics, 13-2 Sixties Secret, 8 Ratoute Yutty, 14 Fu Fu, 20 Montys Angel, 33 Yeats Baby. 2018: BONZA GIRL 5 11 0, Rex Dingle(7) Evens Fav (J Scott), 9 ran. 12.45 VISIT ATTHERACES.COM JUVENILE MAIDEN HURDLE (4) (3-Y-O) Winner £3,769 (9 run) 2m 1f 162yds 1 Black Abbey H Whittington 10-12................. Page Fuller (3) — 2 584833 I Like Him (14) (P) Ali Stronge 10-12......................... R Johnson 126 3 6 Lonimoss Bareliere (89) D Skelton 10-12.................... .............................................................................William Marshall (7) — 4 2 Manucci (39) Mrs A Perrett 10-12......................Joshua Moore — 5 47 Soldier On (47) (T) W G M Turner 10-12.......... H Kimber (7) — 6 Crystal Tiara Miss S West 10-5..................... M Goldstein — 7 9 Lucky Circle (34) M Keighley 10-5.................P Cowley (5) — 8 5 Miss Harriett (16) (T) P Gundry 10-5....................B Poste — 9 0 Universal Song (16) J W Mullins 10-5............................... ................................................................................Sean Houlihan (3) — BETTING: 15-8 I Like Him, 9-4 Manucci, 4 Black Abbey, 10 Lonimoss Bareliere, 12 Soldier On, Crystal Tiara, 25 Lucky Circle, Miss Harriett, 66 Universal Song. 2018: WESTBROOK BERTIE 10 12, Brendan Powell 11-8 Fav (M Channon), 6 ran. 1.15 NJS GROUP NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) Winner £3,769 (9 run) 2m 1f 162yds 1 122 Neff (24) G L Moore 4 11-5 (C).............................Joshua Moore 130 2 Argent Bleu R Ingram 4 10-12........................M Batchelor — 3 99 Benevolentdictator (27) G L Moore 5 10-12.............. ..............................................................................Tom Cheesman (5) — 4 4 Cogital (24) (H) Mrs A Perrett 4 10-12................B R Jones (5) — 5 09-4U Downe Milking Lane (38) Mrs D Grissell 5 10-12.......... .......................................................................................... M Goldstein — 6 Letsbe Avenue W G M Turner 4 10-12.......... H Kimber (7) — 7 P562-2 Poniel (228) D L Williams 7 10-12................Shane Quinlan (5) — 8 Soldier To Follow T Lawes 4 10-12 (BF)....................... ................................................................................Sean Houlihan (3) — 9 8 Sambella (64) N Mulholland 4 10-5.............P K Donovan (7) — BETTING: 1-2 Neff, 13-2 Cogital, 7 Soldier To Follow, 8 Benevolentdictator, 20 Sambella, 25 Letsbe Avenue, 33 Poniel, 50 Argent Bleu, 100 Downe Milking Lane. 2018: ON THE SLOPES 4 10 12, Tom Cannon 5-1 (C Gordon), 13 ran. 1.50 SOUTHERN CRANES AND TRAINING DIVISION HANDICAP CHASE (4) Winner £4,289 (9 run) 2m 1f 165yds 1 23-221 Flaminger (10) G L Moore 4 12-4..................Joshua Moore 107 2 F3413P Tanrudy (21) (B * ) N Hawke 5 11-12......................T Buckley (7) 103 3 18P-65 Sky Full Of Stars (23) (P) C Gordon 9 11-10 (CD 2 )........ ............................................................................................ R Johnson 101 4 3-6051 Templier (29) (T) Mrs K Stephens 6 11-4.................. D Crosse 95 5 443-3U Chivers (213) D Steele 8 11-3 (CD)............................. T Garner 94 6 4-4P56 Bredon Hill Lad (10) (P,T) Mrs S Gardner 12 10-10 (CD 2 ) Sean Houlihan (3)............................................................................................. 87 7 742-54 Spiritofchartwell (16) P York 11 10-5 (CD 2 )............... .......................................................................................... M Goldstein 82 8 312-34 Brother Bennett (52) (P,T) Miss Z Davison 9 10-4........ ...................................................................................... Page Fuller (3) 81 9 2-32P6 Babytaggle (29) (H) D L Williams 8 10-3 (BF)....................... ................................................................................Shane Quinlan (5) 80 BETTING: 6-5 Flaminger, 13-2 Tanrudy, Templier, 7 Brother Bennett, 10 Chivers, 12 Babytaggle, 14 Sky Full Of Stars, 16 Spiritofchartwell, 20 Bredon Hill Lad. 2018: CHIVERS 7 10 7, Jamie Moore 4-5 Fav (G L Moore), 6 ran. FLAMINGER 6-5fav (11-8, Joshua Moore) Raced keenly, jumped well, made all, went clear before 7th, 20 lengths ahead 3 out, kept up to work and kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy beating Vicenzo Mio (11-12) by 18l, 6 ran 5m 23.50s. TANRUDY, did not finish, 9-2 (11-12, David Noonan) Led and soon clear with one other, headed after 3rd, led again next, reminder and headed when raced wide after 10th, lost place before next, weakened and pulled up after 4 out, in a race won by Zara Hope (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft, 9 ran 6m 41.30s. SKY FULL OF STARS 50-1 (10-0, J E Moore) Held up in touch, close up when jumped right 4 out, beaten from 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 9, 16l behind Shaw’s Cross (10-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy 4m 18.10s. TEMPLIER 25-1 (10-9, D Crosse) Held up towards rear, mistake 5th, headway on inside 8th, went 2nd 3 out, led narrowly before last, driven out flat, won at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Nov beating Delface (11-12) by 1l, 11 ran 4m 15.90s. CHIVERS, did not finish, 5-2 (9-11, N F Houlihan) Close 2nd when blundered and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Cesar Du Gouet (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in May, 3 ran 4m 09.50s. BREDON HILL LAD 16-1 (10-8, Lucy Gardner) Chased leaders to 3rd, soon behind, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Out The Glen (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy 5m 32.50s. SPIRITOFCHARTWELL 10-1 (10-2, J E Moore) Ran in snatches and several slow jumps, chased leaders, lost place and driven along 10th, rallied next, driven and weakened 3 out, 4th of 7, well behind Hugo’s Reflection (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft 6m 21.90s. BROTHER BENNETT 11-2 (10-10, Page Fuller) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 13l behind Shintori (12-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) hvy in Nov 5m 36.20s. BABYTAGGLE 5-1fav (9-13, Shane Quinlan) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 6th of 11, 44l behind Templier (10-9) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Nov 4m 15.90s. 11.50 SPRAYCLAD UK HANDICAP HURDLE (5) Winner £3,119 (14 run) 2m 3f 188yds 1 165454 Lough Kent (63) (B) J Moffatt 10 11-12 (D)...Charlotte Jones (7) 100 2 87-488 Quids In (22) (B,T) D McCain 6 11-11.........................B Hughes 99 3 433643 Goldslinger (38) A B Hamilton 7 11-6.........Mr D Hurst (7) 94 4 36692- Molly Whuppie (247) (H) Paula Smith 6 11-5....................... ................................................................................ D McMenamin (5) 93 5 665-86 Affaire D’Honneur (40) (T) A Carroll 8 11-4..........Robert Dunne 92 6 UP5PP4 Honourmission (14) (P,T) Sam England 5 11-2......D England 90 7 40/706 Cheers Jd (20) Justin Landy 7 10-13.......................J Colliver 87 8 060073 That’s My Dubai (16) Rebecca Menzies 6 10-12.....C O’Farrell 86 9 0P-310 Excalibur (36) (P) M Hammond 6 10-10 (CD)......................... .................................................................. Emma Smith-Chaston (7) 84 10 9/P4P- Schlipf (264) Daragh Bourke 6 10-10...........................D R Fox 84 11 09-797 Golan Cloud (23) (P * ) Jennie Candlish 6 10-9... S Quinlan 83 12 63850- Permission Granted (244) Mrs R Dobbin 7 10-1.......... ....................................................................................Lucy Alexander 75 13 3432-8 Sory (11) Miss T Jackson 12 10-0........................S Mulqueen (3) 74 14 824-08 Bertie Blake (41) (P) P Kirby 6 10-0........................A Nicol 74 BETTING: 11-2 Excalibur, 6 Goldslinger, That’s My Dubai, 7 Bertie Blake, 8 Honourmission, 10 Quids In, Lough Kent, Molly Whuppie, 12 Others. 2018: FLOWERY 6 11 7, Conor O’Farrell 12-1 (I Jardine), 12 ran. 12.25 STABLEMATE BY AGMA NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) Winner £4,094 (7 run) 2m 3f 188yds 1 2-11 Induno (30) (T) D Pipe 5 11-5 (C)..............................C O’Farrell — 2 8 Cyrus Keep (67) Ruth Jefferson 6 10-12................ S Quinlan — 3 1-22 Evander (33) (H) Oliver Greenall 4 10-12........Ross Turner (5) 118 4 5/2-68 Forewarning (21) Julia Brooke 5 10-12..............J Kington — 5 5D4/2 O’Hanrahan Bridge (30) D McCain 7 10-12........B Hughes — 6 09 Pat Carrot (20) (T) Tjade Collier 6 10-12.........T Willmott (5) — 7 6-7 Black Opium (11) Miss T Jackson 5 10-5.....S Mulqueen (3) — BETTING: 11-10 Induno, 5-2 O’Hanrahan Bridge, 3 Evander, 16 Forewarning, 20 Cyrus Keep, 66 Black Opium, 100 Pat Carrot. 2018: SKIPPING ON 9 10 12, Tabitha Worsley(7) 16-1 (Laura Morgan), 6 ran. INDUNO 11-8 (10-12, T Scudamore) Held up, went 2nd before 3rd, led approaching 2 out, edged left last, soon headed, led again flat, edged left, stayed on, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Stonific (10-12) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran 4m 28.10s. CYRUS KEEP 12-1 (10-12, Jamie Hamilton) Pressed winner until pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 24l behind College Oak (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (5) sft in Oct 4m 20.50s. EVANDER 7-2 (11-3, Ross Turner) Took keen hold, led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, held after, kept on, 2nd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Logan Rocks (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov 4m 00.10s. FOREWARNING 8-1 (10-12, Henry Brooke) Not fluent early, held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 10, 40l behind Winningseverything (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) sft 5m 42.70s. O’HANRAHAN BRIDGE 11-1 (11-0, B S Hughes) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, held last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Barrowlands (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f NH mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov 5m 15.90s. PAT CARROT 200-1 (10-9, Sam Coltherd) Held up towards rear, beaten 3 out, 9th of 11, well behind Seaborough (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) sft 4m 20.60s. BLACK OPIUM 66-1 (10-12, Ross Chapman) Chased leaders, reminder and lost place 6f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Kitty Hall (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f mares n h flat (5) sft 4m 24.70s. 12.55 STABLEMATE BY AGMA HANDICAP CHASE (5) Winner £3,314 (11 run) 2m 77yds 1 139835 Felix Mendelssohn (9) (P) W Coltherd 8 11-12 (D)........ ................................................................................ D McMenamin (5) 97 2 -15592 Roxyfet (30) M Hammond 9 11-8 (CD 5 )....................J Colliver 93 3 224528 Thomas Blossom (35) (T) R Harper 9 11-2 (D)................. ...........................................................................Mr Liam Harrison (7) 87 4 P-5R50 Take The Crown (12) P Winks 10 11-0 (D 2 ).....A Anderson (7) 85 5 P4-PF3 Frankie Ballou (15) (H,P) Miss J Foster 10 10-13 (CD 3 ).. .............................................................................................. S Quinlan 84 6 12-574 Two Hoots (21) (P,T) Miss J Foster 8 10-12 (CD).........B Hughes 83 7 098025 Istimraar (30) (P) A B Hamilton 8 10-12 (C,D).....S Mulqueen (3) 83 8 35-344 Stormbay Bomber (34) (P,T) Rebecca Menzies 10 10-9 (D 2 ) .................................................................. Emma Smith-Chaston (7) 80 9 P33752 Ripstick (15) J Walton 8 10-7...................................C O’Farrell 78 105912P2 Grand Coureur (13) (B,T) Oliver Greenall 7 10-6............. .....................................................................................Ross Turner (5) 77 11 -P9070 Cyrano Star (11) (P) A Crook 7 10-0....................J Kington 63 BETTING: 9-4 Roxyfet, 6 Ripstick, 7 Grand Coureur, Felix Mendelssohn, 8 Thomas Blossom, Two Hoots, 10 Stormbay Bomber, 12 Frankie Ballou, Istimraar, 25 Others. 2018: ROSSMORE’S PRIDE 10 11 12, A Anderson(7) 11-4 (Rebecca Menzies), 8 ran. 1.30 IWE ELECTRICAL MAIDEN HURDLE (4) Winner £4,094 (7 run) 2m 178yds 1 421- Fingal D’Arthel (248) D McCain 4 11-0............B Hughes — 2 -8P89P Here In The Dark (48) (V) V Thompson 4 11-0................... Mr Cameron Wadge (7)................................................................105 3 18/3 Irish Odyssey (70) (T) N Mulholland 6 11-0..Robert Dunne — 4 Jabbaar I Jardine 6 11-0...........................................C O’Farrell — 5 23 Stonific (11) D O’Meara 6 11-0.................................. S Quinlan — 6 Tara Tiara R Craggs 7 10-7........................... B Campbell (3) — 7 73-P16 Ulterior Motives (11) M Todhunter 5 10-7....................... ................................................................................ D McMenamin (5) — BETTING: Evens Fingal D’Arthel, 4 Irish Odyssey, 9-2 Jabbaar, 5 Stonific, 16 Ulterior Motives, 50 Here In The Dark, Tara Tiara. 2018: LORD YEATS 5 11 0, J Colliver 4-7 Fav (J O’Keeffe), 5 ran. FINGAL D’ARTHEL (10-7) won at Machecoul(FR) 1m 4f 4yo NH flat gd in Apr, 10 ran. , S Saadi) 2m 39.54s. HERE IN THE DARK, did not finish, 50-1 (10-5, Mr P Armson) Held up, closed 5th, weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Thomas Macdonagh (10-9) at Hexham 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Nov, 6 ran 5m 30.00s. IRISH ODYSSEY 20-1 (10-12, R T Dunne) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 5th, under pressure in 3rd when mistake last, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Methodtothemadness (10-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct 4m 23.30s. JABBAAR 9-1 (9-3, T Eaves) Close up in 4th, pushed along 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no threat, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Bo Samraan (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (3yo+) (3) fbs in Nov (flat) 2m 36.47s. STONIFIC 3-1 (10-12, R Johnson) Chased leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 5th, no impression on winner, mistake 2 out, 3rd and weakening after, 3rd of 8, 33l behind Shan Blue (10-12) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy 4m 37.60s. TARA TIARA Kayf Tara mare out of Royal Roxy. ULTERIOR MOTIVES 80-1 (10-5, R D Day) Behind until driven and kept on after last, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 13l behind Big Bad Bear (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft 4m 22.70s. 2.25 SKY SPORTS RACING SKY 415 HANDICAP HURDLE (3) Winner £6,108 (9 run) 2m 1f 162yds 1 /2021- Dostal Phil (283) (H) P Hobbs 6 11-12............... R Johnson 125 2 3113/P Aiguille Rouge (19) G L Moore 5 11-10 (CD 2 ).................... ......................................................................................Joshua Moore 123 3 3413-6 Here’s Herbie (233) (T) Mrs S Gardner 11 11-7.................... ................................................................................Sean Houlihan (3) 120 4 F2U4-8 Maquisard (21) M Madgwick 7 11-6................... M Goldstein 119 5 1F6-29 Falcon Sun (33) (B,T) D Skelton 5 11-6................................... .............................................................................William Marshall (7) 119 6 -P5232 Jackson Hill (20) (H,T) M Harris 5 11-1.......Jack Tudor (7) 114 7 3309-5 Notre Ami (64) N Gifford 8 10-13 (CD).....Tabitha Worsley (5) 112 8 /3-322 The Game Is A Foot (15) Miss Z Davison 12 10-8 (D)...... ...................................................................................... Page Fuller (3) 107 9 41-236 Hier Encore (23) N Dunger 7 10-5 (C 2 )..........B R Jones (5) 104 BETTING: 13-8 Dostal Phil, 11-2 The Game Is A Foot, 13-2 Jackson Hill, 7 Falcon Sun, 8 Hier Encore, 10 Here’s Herbie, 12 Aiguille Rouge, 14 Maquisard, 16 Notre Ami. 2018: SUSSEX RANGER 4 11 12, Jamie Moore 7-2 Fav (G L Moore), 9 ran. DOSTAL PHIL 13-8 (11-2, R Johnson) Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway 5th, went 3rd next, closer when left in lead and hampered 3 out, clear going strongly before last, easily, won at Exeter 2m 2f mdn hdl (4) sft in Mar beating No Rematch (11-2) by 5l, 10 ran 4m 59.12s. AIGUILLE ROUGE, did not finish, 50-1 (10-7, J E Moore) Mid-division, lost place 4th, soon behind, lost touch after 3 out, pulled up next, in a race won by Mack The Man (10- 1) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) hvy, 13 ran 4m 18.70s. HERE’S HERBIE 15-2 (11-8, Lucy Gardner) Held up in rear, headway on outside when mistake 6th, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, 25l behind Midnight Glory (10-9) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in May 5m 40.50s. MAQUISARD 22-1 (11-4, M Goldstein) Chased leaders, effort after 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 15, 25l behind Scaramanga (11-7) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs 3m 41.00s. FALCON SUN 16-1 (9-11, William Marshall) Held up mid-division, headway on outside 4 out, outpaced next, soon ridden, weakened between last 2, 9th of 12, 28l behind Bold Plan (11-1) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Nov 4m 43.10s. JACKSON HILL 3-1 (11-4, Sean Quinlan) Held up towards rear, smooth headway after 3 out, every chance when blundered last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Masters Apprentice (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft 4m 24.50s. NOTRE AMI 10-1 (10-13, J M Davies) Raced keenly, mid-division on outside, chased leaders 3 out, outpaced next, soon ridden, stayed on to dispute 2nd briefly after last, weakened and lost 2 places near finish, 5th of 10, 15l behind Hygrove Percy (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Oct 4m 51.20s. THE GAME IS A FOOT 6-1 (10-13, Cillin Leonard) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 5, hd behind The Crooner (11-6) at Leicester 1m 7f con hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy 4m 15.17s. HIER ENCORE 7-1 (10-5, Rex Dingle) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 9, 31l behind Shaw’s Cross (10-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy 4m 18.10s. 3.00 FOLLOW AT THE RACES ON TWITTER HANDICAP CHASE (5) Winner £2,989 (9 run) 3m 1f 210yds 1 6F32-P The Tin Miner (24) (P) C Gordon 8 12-1 (D)....... R Johnson 102 2 806-02 Bellamy’s Grey (39) (P) C J Gray 7 11-12......................... ................................................................................Sean Houlihan (3) 99 3 4257-5 Kilcrea Bridge (34) (P,T) R G Hawker 8 11-9.......L Heard 96 4 22-775 Sauvignon (26) G Baker 8 11-9........................... M Goldstein 96 5 2P-44P Megaboost (11) B Case 6 11-2......................Joshua Moore 89 6 554P-3 Heresmynumber (16) (P,T) Ali Stronge 9 11-2 (D)............. ........................................................................................B R Jones (5) 89 7 8P-P57 Burgess Dream (23) Miss A N-Smith 10 10-8 (CD).B Poste 81 8 5-4544 Inspireus (44) J W Mullins 6 10-8.................... Page Fuller (3) 81 9 6958-8 Quarry Wizard (6) (H,V) M Harris 9 10-0........... D Crosse 73 BETTING: 10-3 Inspireus, 7-2 Bellamy’s Grey, 4 The Tin Miner, 7 Kilcrea Bridge, Heresmynumber, 12 Megaboost, Sauvignon, Burgess Dream, 16 Quarry Wizard. 2018: BURGESS DREAM 9 10 10, Rex Dingle(7) 2-1 (Miss A N-Smith), 5 ran. THE TIN MINER, did not finish, 9-2 (11-4, L P Aspell) Prominent, weakened 6 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Tzar De L’Elfe (11-0) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 8 ran 6m 51.10s. BELLAMY’S GREY 5-1 (11-9, Sean Houlihan) Prominent, lost place 4th, reminder approaching 11th, headway 12th, soon pushed along, ridden approaching 2 out, every chance last, stayed on under pressure towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Minella Voucher (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov 6m 16.40s. KILCREA BRIDGE 7-2 (11-11, R T Dunne) In touch, effort 2 out, no impression, 5th of 10, 20l behind Heavenly Promise (11-3) at Ffos Las 3m hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov 6m 47.10s. SAUVIGNON 8-1 (11-9, Luca Morgan) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 5th, ridden and weakened from omitted 3 out, 5th of 9, 46l behind Vereina (10-13) at Bangoron-Dee 2m 7f cond hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Nov 6m 25.10s. MEGABOOST, did not finish, 10-1 (11-1, Max Kendrick) Towards rear, not fluent 6th or 7th, soon ridden along, well beaten from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by High Counsel (10-7) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (5) hvy, 7 ran 7m 53.90s. HERESMYNUMBER 33-1 (11-3, Adam Wedge) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 4th, hampered 2 out, 3rd and one pace from last, 3rd of 16, 11l behind Jimmy (10- 12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft 5m 55.60s. BURGESS DREAM 16-1 (10-6, P J Brennan) In rear, slow 6th, behind when very slow 4 out, 7th of 10, well behind Seaston Spirit (11-6) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy 6m 39.20s. INSPIREUS 5-1 (9-13, Page Fuller) Towards rear, headway before 3 out ridden after 15th, one pace in 4th and no impression, 4th of 8, 4l behind Pres (11-10) at Lingfield 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Nov 6m 43.71s. QUARRY WIZARD 8-1 (10-7, Ben Godfrey) Always behind, pushed along after 3rd, struggling from 5th, 8th of 11, well behind Thats My Rabbit (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl (5) hvy 5m 35.90s. 3.35 SOUTHERN CRANES CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ HANDICAP HURDLE (5) Winner £2,859 (14 run) 2m 3f 49yds 1 2/5P1- Kalarika (384) (B,T) C Tizzard 6 11-12 (D)........ H Kimber (8) 100 2 266175 Cardy (107) H Whittington 5 11-12.........................C Leonard (5) 100 3 679 Kendelu (36) N Hawke 4 11-12............................T Buckley (3) 100 4 68/041 Thats My Rabbit (6) Suzi Best 10 11-7............. B R Jones 88 5 03237- Cassivellaunus (316) D Steele 7 11-6 (BF).....F Gregory 94 6 695-78 High Up In The Air (38) (P * ) G L Moore 5 11-5 (BF)............ ..................................................................................... Sean Houlihan 93 7 53-475 Irska (128) (T * ) J Snowden 5 11-5........................ Ben Hicks (10) 93 8 72-226 Lee Side Lady (190) (P) N Mulholland 9 11-4 (CD)................ ...................................................................................P K Donovan (6) 92 9 6P813- Avithos (261) (B) M Gillard 9 10-12........................ E Austin (3) 86 10 263050 Hold Me Tight (20) (T) P Gundry 5 10-8............................... .............................................................................William Marshall (5) 82 11 006-25 Brandy Cross (16) Miss Z Davison 5 10-6......Page Fuller 80 12 P36-7F Spirit Of Rome (16) (P,T) K Burke 5 10-6..........J Nailor (3) 80 134U63P3.Shimba Hills (24) (P,T) Mrs L Hill 8 10-1.......Jack Tudor (3) 75 14 /1P-PP Positive Touch (19) (H * ) D L Williams 8 10-0....................... ................................................................................Shane Quinlan (3) 65 BETTING: 11-4 Thats My Rabbit, 9-2 Kalarika, 8 Lee Side Lady, Avithos, 10 Shimba Hills, Irska, 12 Cardy, Brandy Cross, High Up In The Air, 14 Others. 2018: HIER ENCORE 6 11 0, Harry Teal(3) 9-1 (N Dunger), 7 ran. 2.05 GARY WOOD MEMORIAL HANDICAP CHASE (4) Winner £4,614 (13 run) 2m 3f 65yds 1 11-656 Carrigmoorna Matt (9) Paula Smith 8 11-12 (D)......... ...............................................................................................J Colliver 115 2 U42P-P Robbing The Prey (26) P Kirby 8 11-12 (C,D)......A Nicol 115 3 52-552 Mortens Leam (16) M Hawker 7 11-12 (BF)......................... ...........................................................................Mr Liam Harrison (7) 115 4 33-P26 Henry’s Joy (22) (B) D McCain 6 11-11 (C)...........B Hughes 114 5 6-4444 Never Up (22) Mrs S Smith 8 11-6..................Lucy Alexander 109 6 1/P-32 Indian Brave (19) (T) N Mulholland 8 11-6....Robert Dunne 109 7 4-3113 Mah Mate Bob (9) G Bewley 7 11-5 (BF,CD)... J Bewley (3) 108 8 /136-U Divine Port (29) Miss P Robson 9 11-4 (C,D)........ S Quinlan 107 9 134-45 Mountain Hawk (17) (P) T Easterby 7 11-4...... B Campbell (3) 107 10 162211 Ringaringarosie (42) M Todhunter 6 11-3 (CD)................ ................................................................................ D McMenamin (5) 106 11 617P-P Event Of Sivola (29) (P * ,T * ) M Walford 5 11-2........C O’Farrell 105 12 2-63FP Graystown (18) (V * ) W Coltherd 7 10-6............T Willmott (5) 95 13 58-7P5 High Noon (19) (P) M Hammond 7 10-4................................... .................................................................. Emma Smith-Chaston (7) 93 BETTING: 4 Ringaringarosie, 11-2 Mortens Leam, 6 Mah Mate Bob, 7 Indian Brave, 8 Henry’s Joy, 10 Carrigmoorna Matt, Never Up, 12 Robbing The Prey, Divine Port, 14 Others. 2018: EUREU DU BOULAY 4 11 9, Thomas Willmott(7) 9-4 JtFav (Richard Hobson), 6 ran. CARRIGMOORNA MATT 4-1 (11-2, Danny McMenamin) Held up, in touch after 8th, outpaced 3 out, no extra next, 6th of 7, 24l behind Almazhar Garde (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs 5m 04.60s. ROBBING THE PREY, did not finish, 11-1 (11-12, A Nicol) Prominent main group on outside, mistake 5 out, soon lost place, behind before next, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Charlie Snow Angel (10-4) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Nov, 8 ran 5m 32.10s. MORTENS LEAM 2-1fav (11-7, P K Donovan) Waited with in rear, steady headway 10th, tracking leaders going well approaching 3 out, went 2nd between last 2, produced to lead last, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Hugo’s Reflection (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft 6m 21.90s. HENRY’S JOY 7-1 (11-8, B S Hughes) Held up, closed 3rd, not fluent 5th, mistake and lost place 4 out, weakened 3 out, tired and went left 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, 50l behind Cobolobo (11-12) at Haydock 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft 6m 38.60s. NEVER UP 11-1 (11-3, Danny Cook) Prominent early, soon towards rear, not fluent 7th, outpaced before 4 out, not able to get on terms, 4th of 7, 8l behind Cobolobo (11-12) at Haydock 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft 6m 38.60s. INDIAN BRAVE 16-1 (11-2, R T Dunne) Held up mid-division, headway 11th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 10l behind Domaine De L’Isle (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft 5m 15.80s. MAH MATE BOB 2-1fav (10-11, Jonathon Bewley) Led, mistake 9th, headed and not fluent 3 out, no extra last, 3rd of 7, 21l behind Almazhar Garde (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs 5m 04.60s. DIVINE PORT, did not finish, 12-1 (11-6, Henry Brooke) Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 9th, weakened 5 out, tailed off when mistake and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Eceparti (11-6) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 8 ran 6m 03.90s. MOUNTAIN HAWK 12-1 (11-6, Jamie Hamilton) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced in 3rd after 12th, ridden before 3 out, weakened soon after, poor 4th when blundered last, lost that placing post, 5th of 8, 11l behind Espoir De Loire (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs 5m 12.50s. RINGARINGAROSIE 9-4fav (10-1, Danny McMenamin) Led, headed and dropped to 3rd at 5th, weakened and behind 7th, rallied on inside before 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, stayed on gamely to lead again towards finish, won at Sedgefield 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov beating Goldencard (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran 4m 18.00s. EVENT OF SIVOLA, did not finish, 50-1 (11-9, Jamie Hamilton) Tended to jump right, led until 6th, chased winner until after 5 out, soon ridden and struggling, hit 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Eceparti (11-6) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 8 ran 6m 03.90s. GRAYSTOWN, did not finish, 22-1 (11-1, Sam Coltherd) Held up behind, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up, in a race won by Skyhill (10-4) at Kelso 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft, 14 ran 6m 16.83s. HIGH NOON 16-1 (10-11, Emma Smith-Chaston) Held up, blundered 4th, headway 10th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 28l behind Warendorf (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft 5m 27.60s. 2.40 HAPPY BIRTHDAY DYLAN SMITH THE AVIATOR HANDICAP HURDLE (4) Winner £4,094 (7 run) 2m 3f 188yds 1 566311 Kingrullah (42) Miss P Robson 4 11-12 (CD).....B Hughes 120 2 4-2123 Lord Roccoco (61) P Kirby 4 11-10........................A Nicol 118 3 424-64 Enfin Phil (29) (P) M Hammond 5 11-6..................................... .................................................................. Emma Smith-Chaston (7) 114 4 -055U9 Nicely Indeed (29) (P) P Kirby 9 11-5 (CD).......... S Quinlan 113 5 9FPP-F Bulls Head (54) M Todhunter 7 11-2 (D).. D McMenamin (5) 110 6 348235 Ormesher (P) D McCain 4 11-0....................Mr P Armson (7) 108 7 11-P57 Arctic Road (22) (P,T) Oliver Greenall 6 11-0......................... .....................................................................................Ross Turner (5) 108 BETTING: 13-8 Kingrullah, 7-2 Lord Roccoco, 5 Enfin Phil, 7 Bulls Head, 8 Ormesher, 10 Arctic Road, 20 Nicely Indeed. 2018: NICELY INDEED 8 10 9, Sean Quinlan 9-1 (P Kirby), 10 ran. KINGRULLAH 9-2 (11-6, Henry Brooke) Chased leaders, 2nd going well after 3 out, pushed along before next, led narrowly run-in, on top towards finish, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov beating Glorious Lady (11-7) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran 5m 19.70s. LORD ROCCOCO 4-1 (11-6, Thomas Dowson) Keen, tracked leaders, effort o2 out, no extra approaching last, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Murphy’s Law (12-0) at Kelso 2m 5f cond hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Oct 5m 29.80s. ENFIN PHIL 5-1 (11-0, Emma Smith-Chaston) Raced wide, chased leaders, weakened between last 2, 4th of 11, 20l behind Thomas Macdonagh (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov 5m 21.18s. NICELY INDEED 50-1 (11-6, Thomas Dowson) Always towards rear, struggling after 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Thomas Macdonagh (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov 5m 21.18s. BULLS HEAD, did not finish, 6-1 (11-3, R D Day) In touch on outside, went 2nd at 13th, driven and 3 lengths down when fell 4 out, in a race won by Knockoura (11-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 8 ran 5m 37.32s. ORMESHER 10-1 (11-11, Ella McCain) Mid-division on inside, not fluent 1st, headway after 7th, one pace before 2 out, lost 3rd and mistake last, 5th of 11, 22l behind Jimmi Chew (10-6) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct 2m 24.76s. ARCTIC ROAD 25-1 (11-11, Ross Turner) Led until after 1st, stayed handy, lost place 3 out, 7th of 9, 20l behind Ashfield Paddy (11-9) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft 5m 47.80s. 3.15 CASTLE CONSTRUCTION NE MARES’ STANDARD OPEN NH FLAT RACE (5) Winner £2,274 (7 run) 2m 178yds 1 Akilaya Oliver Greenall 4 10-12.........................Ross Turner (5) — 2 4 Innisfree Spirit (29) N Richards 5 10-12.........B Hughes — 3 43-0 Lady Babs (29) A Crook 5 10-12...............................J Kington — 4 /63-61 Leeswood Lily (67) Jennie Candlish 6 10-12..... S Quinlan — 5 3132 Meep Meep Mag (29) D Pipe 5 10-12.................C O’Farrell — 6 0 Our Getaway Girl (9) M Hammond 4 10-12....J Colliver — 7 8 Quik Shift (29) D McCain 5 10-12............... Mr J Dinneen (7) — BETTING: 8-11 Meep Meep Mag, 5-2 Innisfree Spirit, 8 Leeswood Lily, 12 Akilaya, 25 Quik Shift, 33 Our Getaway Girl, 50 Lady Babs. 2018: DARES TO DREAM 4 10 12, Sean Quinlan 3-1 (P Kirby), 10 ran. Going: Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Heavy. Course: Tight figure-of-eight chase course with 6 fences to a circuit and a 230yd run-in. Hurdle course is left-handed, about 1m. Going: Soft-Good to Soft in places. Course: Left-handed, sharp, undulating track of 1m 2f, with 8 easy fences to a circuit, 200yd run-in. Trainer Targets (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): P Kirby won the 2.40 in ’14 and ’18. M Hammond won the 12.55 in ’15 and ’17. Top Trainers: Gary Moore 60-350 (17.1%), Neil Mulholland 40-193 (20.7%), Chris Gordon 36-251 (14.3%), Colin Tizzard 26-133 (19.5%), Dan Skelton 20-103 (19.4%), Seamus Mullins 18-162 (11.1%), Philip Hobbs 18-71 (25.4%), Jamie Snowden 17- 90 (18.9%), Nick Gifford 9-95 (9.5%), Lawney Hill 9-38 (23.7%). Top Jockeys: Richard Johnson 36-144 (25.0%), Joshua Moore 17-139 (12.2%), Marc Goldstein 12-190 (6.3%), Page Fuller 6-42 (14.3%), Tabitha Worsley 4-41 (9.8%), Philip Donovan 3-17 (17.6%), T Garner 3-40 (7.5%), M Batchelor 2-26 (7.7%), Shane Quinlan 2-13 (15.4%), Ben Hicks 2-7 (28.6%). Trainer Targets (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): G L Moore won the 1.50 in ’11 and ’18. G L Moore won the 2.25 in ’17 and ’18. Miss A N-Smith won the 3.00 in ’17 and ’18. Top Trainers: Donald McCain 49-268 (18.3%), Micky Hammond 38-279 (13.6%), Sue Smith 24-172 (14.0%), Neil Mulholland 19-42 (45.2%), Samantha England 14-80 (17.5%), Philip Kirby 12-92 (13.0%), Joanne Foster 12-76 (15.8%), Rebecca Menzies 9-79 (11.4%), Victor Thompson 8-134 (6.0%), Jennie Candlish 7-46 (15.2%). Top Jockeys: Brian Hughes 82-359 (22.8%), Sean Quinlan 21-176 (11.9%), J Colliver 15-71 (21.1%), A Nicol 9-92 (9.8%), Conor O’Farrell 6-46 (13.0%), Danny McMenamin 5-26 (19.2%), R T Dunne 3-17 (17.6%), David England 3-19 (15.8%), John Kington 3-52 (5.8%), Blair Campbell 3-11 (27.3%). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Induno (12.25) trained at Wellington. Round trip of 638 miles.

8 cThe Punter Daily Record Thursday, December 26, 2019 2.40 Wolverhampton Sky Sports Racing. 1.40 GARRY OWEN Limerick Racing TV. MATCHBOOK BETTING EXCHANGE NOVICE CHASE (GRADE 1) Winner €60,000 (7 run) 2m 3f 160yds 1 /24-13 Castlebrook (33) (T) J J Mangan 6 11-10 (D).P T Enright — 2 71/2PF Demain Des L’Aube (28) (H) H De Bromhead 6 11-10........ .......................................................................................... Mr B O’Neill — 3 2F3P-1 Faugheen (40) W P Mullins 11 11-10 (C,D 3 )....Mr P W Mullins — 4 -44342 Glamorgan Duke (32) (T) P Gilligan 6 11-10.................... ...........................................................................................L P Gilligan 125 5 123-8F Off You Go (26) C Byrnes 6 11-10 (CD)..........D J McInerney — 6 225-1F Samcro (25) (T) G Elliott 7 11-10 (D 2 )................ Jack Kennedy — 7 4-P113 Tintangle (18) (P) G Elliott 6 11-3.......................Mark Enright — BETTING: 8-13 Samcro, 9-4 Faugheen, 12 Off You Go, Castlebrook, 25 Tintangle, 50 Demain Des L’Aube, Glamorgan Duke. 2018: HARDLINE 6 11 10, K M Donoghue 9-2 (G Elliott), 7 ran. CASTLEBROOK 8-1 (11-1, P T Enright) Led, jumped well, joined entering straight, ridden 3 out, headed before next, 3rd before last, kept on well in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Getabird (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m 4f chs hvy in Nov 5m 33.90s. DEMAIN DES L’AUBE, did not finish, 6-1 (11-12, Rachael Blackmore) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, 5th 3 out, tracked leaders in 4th when fell next, in a race won by Royal Rendezvous (11-12) at Thurles 2m 2f beg chs sft in Nov, 15 ran 4m 44.80s. FAUGHEEN 8-11fav (11-12, P Townend) Led, bad mistake 8th and headed, rider lost iron briefly, 3rd at 9th, 3rd when pecked on landing 3 out, close 4th on inner entering straight, pushed along in 2nd after 2 out, headway to lead at last, pushed out run-in, comfortably, won at Punchestown 2m 4f beg chs sft in Nov beating Walk Away (11-12) by 8l, 17 ran 5m 25.60s. GLAMORGAN DUKE 12-1 (11-2, L P Gilligan) Raced in 3rd, 2nd when slight mistake 7th, one pace from 3 out, 2nd of 4, 10l behind Fury Road (11-2) at Navan 2m 4f nov hdl Grd 3 (1) sft in Nov 5m 29.00s. OFF YOU GO, did not finish, 5-1 (11-12, M P Walsh) Waited with, 11th after 4th, soon some headway, closed up and effort from before last where fell, in a race won by Carefully Selected (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f beg chs sft in Nov, 18 ran 5m 39.20s. SAMCRO, did not finish, 13-8 (11-10, J W Kennedy) Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 8th, 2nd from next, close up and every chance when fell 2 out, in a race won by Fakir D’Oudairies (11-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f nov chs Grade 1 (4yo+) (1) sft, 5 ran 5m 14.30s. TINTANGLE 9-1 (11-1, D F O’Regan) Chased leaders, 3rd and mistake 4th, 4th and mistake 4 out, soon ridden and no impression before straight, left moderate 3rd and bad mistake 2 out, 3rd of 5, 34l behind Elimay (10-11) at Cork 2m 1f mares nov chs Grade 3 (1) sft 4m 18.50s. pA 1.40 Ghaith Ghaith 2.15 Get Boosting Lady Melody 2.50 Queen Gamrah Lady Red Moon 3.25 NecoletA necoleta 3.55 Pactolus nonios 4.25 Dream Magic Renardeau 4.55 Documenting Corinthia Knight Going: Standard. Course: Left-handed, very tight Tapeta track of 1m, with a 330yd run-in. Races over 6f and 7f start on separate chutes. DRAW: Little effect. 1ST RUN SINCE WIND OP: 2.50 Lexington Warfare. BOMBARDIER BRITISH HOPPED AMBER BEER HANDICAP (5) Winner £3,429 (12 run) 7f 36yds 1 (8) 911053 Smokey Lane (21) (V) P Evans 5 9-7.......Laura Pearson (7) 75 2 (11)806300 The Game Of Life (12) M Herrington 4 9-7......T Eaves 75 3 (7) 711708 Soar Above (51) J Butler 4 9-7 (D 2 )..............L Edmunds 75 4 (5) 7085-0 Waqaas (274) M Usher 5 9-7 (D).......... Ellie Mackenzie (7) 75 5 (10)468608 Beryl The Petal (16) (V) D O’Meara 3 9-6 (D)............. .......................................................................................H Shaw (3) 74 6 (4) 900801 Inaam (33) J Butler 6 9-6 (CD 3 )................................J Haynes 74 7 (2) 207658 Atletico (13) P Evans 7 9-5 (C)..................................C Lee 73 8 (12)452920 Robero (54) (E) Miss G Kelleway 7 9-5 (CD).......D Probert 73 9 (6) 34323 Ghaith (70) (E * ) David Loughnane 4 9-4........ T Greatrex (3) 72 10 (9) 044909 Baltic Prince (29) A Carroll 9 9-2 (CD 2 ).......................... ...................................................................Elisha Whittington (7) 70 11 (1) 500015 Roller (13) (P) M Loughnane 6 9-0 (C)..............D Costello 68 12 (3) 441439 Knowing Glance (20) (H) R Fahey 4 9-0 (D 2 ).............. .......................................................................................B McHugh 68 BETTING: 9-4 Inaam, 5 Ghaith, 7 Smokey Lane, 8 Robero, 10 Soar Above, Roller, 12 Atletico, 14 Beryl The Petal, 16 Others. 2018: ROBERO 6 9 13, Toby Eley(7) 3-1 JtFav (Miss G Kelleway), drawn (4), 11 ran. LADBROKES WHERE THE NATION PLAYS EBF NOVICE 2.15 STAKES (5) (2-Y-O) Winner £3,429 (11 run) 5f 21yds 1 (11)971352 Get Boosting (19) K Dalgleish 9-9 (CD)... C Rodriguez 89 2 (6) 09 Chocolaat Heer (26) J J Quinn 9-2..........D Costello — 3 (1) 06 Dolla Dolla Bill (21) R Hannon 9-2.........D Probert — 4 (9) 9 Full Speight (17) Sir M Prescott 9-2..................L Morris — 5 (3) 090 Hong Kong Dragon (15) G Scott 9-2........J Mitchell — 6 (2) It’smabirthday Archie Watson 9-2............Hollie Doyle — 7 (10)557080 Parker’s Boy (21) (B * ) B Barr 9-2.....................K O’Neill 46 8 (7) 6 The Kyllachy Touch (12) D Shaw 9-2.L Edmunds — 9 (8) Diamonds Dream Frank Bishop 8-11............................. ......................................................................... F McManoman (5) — 10 (5) Ladyleys Beluga K Burke 8-11..........................C Lee — 11 (4) 55 Lady Melody (26) (H) D O’Meara 8-11..................S Gray — BETTING: 4-5 Get Boosting, 9-2 It’smabirthday, 7 Ladyleys Beluga, 8 Lady Melody, 12 Full Speight, 14 Dolla Dolla Bill, 33 Chocolaat Heer, Hong Kong Dragon, 66 Others. 2018: KLASS ACTION 8 11, Luke Morris 5-6 Fav (Sir M Prescott), drawn (1), 7 ran. LADBROKES HOME OF THE ODDS BOOST NURSERY (4) 2.50 (2-Y-O) Winner £4,663 (8 run) 1m 142yds 1 (1) 416228 Lexington Rebel (19) R Hannon 9-7........................... .................................................................. T Hammer Hansen (5) 85 2 (6) 611 Queen Gamrah (35) M Johnston 9-6........ R Kingscote 84 3 (4) 724222 Baadirr (21) (P * ) W Haggas 9-2 (BF)........Georgia Cox (3) 80 4 (2) 518606 Ocasio Cortez (30) R Hannon 9-1................D Probert 79 5 (3) 434113 Lady Red Moon (93) M Botti 8-12.............S Cherchi (7) 76 6 (5) 874712 Locked N’ Loaded (7) T Fitzgerald 8-11 (CD)............... .......................................................................................B McHugh 75 7 (7) 3480 Lexington Warfare (102) R Fahey 8-4..................... .....................................................................................D Fentiman 68 8 (8) 9544 Abadie (63) David Loughnane 8-3........................... C Hardie 67 BETTING: 2 Queen Gamrah, 9-4 Baadirr, 7 Lady Red Moon, Lexington Rebel, 10 Locked N’ Loaded, 14 Lexington Warfare, 16 Abadie, Ocasio Cortez. 2018: FIGHTWITHME 9 7, Nicky Mackay 9-4 (J Gosden), drawn (4), 5 ran. Going: Heavy. Course: Right-handed oval, 1m 1f with a run-in of 2f Top Trainers: Willie Mullins 53-165 (32.1%), Gordon Elliott 51-303 (16.8%), Henry De Bromhead 26-147 (17.7%), Jessica Harrington 21-109 (19.3%), Joseph Patrick O’Brien 20-141 (14.2%), Noel Meade 18-84 (21.4%), Eric McNamara 15-109 (13.8%), Charles Byrnes 15-113 (13.3%), John J Walsh 14-199 (7.0%), Gavin Cromwell 9-74 (12.2%). Top Jockeys: Phillip Enright 16-178 (9.0%), Mr P W Mullins 13-33 (39.4%), J W Kennedy 11-79 (13.9%), Donal McInerney 9-66 (13.6%), B J Cooper 8-68 (11.8%), K Sexton 8-54 (14.8%), C A Landers 6-64 (9.4%), M Enright 6-76 (7.9%), K J Brouder 6-46 (13.0%), C P McNamara 5-29 (17.2%). Trainer Targets (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): W P Mullins won the 1.30 in ’16 and ’18. G Elliott won the 2.40 in ’17 and ’18. W P Mullins won the 2.40 in ’11, ’13, ’15 and ’16. CHEEKPIECES: 2.40 Tintangle TONGUE STRAPS: 2.40 Castlebrook, Glamorgan Duke, Samcro. (*=1st time). FAVOURITES: (2014-2019): 243 have won out of 714 races (34.0%). At the previous corresponding meetings, 21 have won out of 52 races (40.4%). 3.25 BETYOURWAY AT BETWAY HANDICAP (6) Winner £2,782 (13 run) 1m 1f 104yds 1 (3) 461770 Creative Talent (26) A Carroll 7 9-7 (CD).... R Kingscote 60 2 (12)340488 Dark Devil (26) (P) P Morris 6 9-7............... C Rodriguez 60 3 (10)600890 Amor Fati (19) P Evans 4 9-7 (CD 2 )......Laura Pearson (7) 60 4 (5) 268476 King Oswald (50) (P,T) J Unett 6 9-5 (CD 3 ).....D Probert 58 5 (1) 850500 Bell Heather (26) (P) P Morris 6 9-5 (CD 3 ).....Hollie Doyle 58 6 (11) 730013 Sunshineandbubbles (12) P Evans 6 9-3 (CD 4 ).......C Lee 56 7 (6) 217451 Necoleta (7) (P) S Kirk 3 9-3 (CD).......................L Keniry 52 8 (4) 823384 Just Once (27) Mrs I G-Leveque 3 9-2.................L Morris 57 9 (13)400615 Seaforth (14) A Wintle 7 9-0 (CD)...................F Marsh (3) 53 10 (8) -06298 Odds On Oli (10) R Fahey 4 8-13.....................B McHugh 52 11 (9) 910003 Valentine Mist (12) James Grassick 7 8-7..Sophie Ralston (5) 46 12 (7) 880870 Longville Lilly (38) (B) T Wall 4 8-7.............. C Hardie 35 13 (2) 898705 Another Approach (16) David Loughnane 3 8-5... J F Egan 45 BETTING: 9-4 Necoleta, 4 Sunshineandbubbles, 7 Just Once, 8 Seaforth, King Oswald, 12 Dark Devil, 14 Valentine Mist, 16 Bell Heather, Creative Talent, Odds On Oli, 20 Others. 2018: FALSE ID 5 9 2, David Probert 13-2 (David Loughnane), drawn (1), 11 ran. BETWAY HANDICAP (2) 3.55 Winner £12,450 (7 run) 1m 1f 104yds 1 (5) 642332 Pactolus (22) (H,T) S C Williams 8 9-12 (CD 4 )... R Kingscote 101 2 (6) 214187 Star Of Southwold (28) M Appleby 4 9-6................ ..........................................................................George Rooke (7) 95 3 (1) 463733 Nonios (141) (H) D M Simcock 7 9-4 (CD)....D E Hogan (5) 93 4 (3) 471879 Borodin Sam England 4 9-3.................................. C Hardie 92 5 (7) 523005 Smile A Mile (28) M Johnston 3 9-0....................J F Egan 91 6 (2) 206678 Lunar Jet (19) J Mackie 5 8-13.....................Toby Eley (5) 88 7 (4) 2-4841 Felix (91) (T) M Botti 3 8-11......................................D Probert 88 BETTING: 7-4 Pactolus, 11-4 Felix, 5 Star Of Southwold, 8 Nonios, Smile A Mile, 12 Borodin, 20 Lunar Jet. 2018: PACTOLUS 7 9 4, Sean Levey 7-2 (S C Williams), drawn (4), 7 ran. PACTOLUS 14-1 (9-10, R Kingscote) Close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Victory Bond (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol 2m 03.51s. STAR OF SOUTHWOLD 9-2 (9-8, Theodore Ladd) In touch, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Another Touch (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov 1m 37.51s. NONIOS 10-1 (9-1, D E Hogan) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and stayed on to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Time Change (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug 2m 09.39s. BORODIN 12-1 (9-8, Jonathan England) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10l behind Certain Lad (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep 4m 18.90s. SMILE A MILE 25-1 (9-5, Jason Hart) Slowly into stride, outpaced halfway, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 3l behind Another Touch (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov 1m 37.51s. LUNAR JET 40-1 (8-8, Toby Eley) In touch in rear, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 8, 15l behind Getchagetchagetcha (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) 2m 39.08s. FELIX 9-2 (9-3, R L Moore) Close up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep beating Quick (9-1) by 3/4l, 6 ran 2m 04.73s. BETWAY HEED YOUR HUNCH HANDICAP (5) 4.25 Winner £3,429 (12 run) 1m 4f 51yds 1 (10) /59-08 Zack Mayo (29) (B * ) P McBride 5 9-9 (CD)... R Kingscote 77 2 (6) 400392 Seven Clans (7) Mrs K Tutty 7 9-8 (C 3 ).......Gemma Tutty (3) 76 3 (7) -67800 Golden Wolf (37) A Carroll 5 9-7...............Hollie Doyle 75 4 (9) 415911 Renardeau (8) (P) Ali Stronge 3 9-3 (D 2 )..D E Hogan (5) 75 5 (8) 330751 Dream Magic (19) M Loughnane 5 9-2 (CD 3 )... Mollie Phillips (7) 70 6 (3) 727143 Soloist (B) Alexandra Dunn 3 9-0 (D)...................D Probert 72 7 (5) 606568 Uther Pendragon (P) J S Moore 4 9-0.......L Keniry 68 8 (11) 54421 Clap Your Hands (14) D M Simcock 3 9-0................... ....................................................................Poppy Bridgwater (5) 72 9 (1) 126-70 Zoffany Bay (14) (V) Ali Stronge 5 8-13 (D)......K O’Neill 67 10 (12)793060 Double Reflection (6) (P * ) M Appleby 4 8-12......... L Morris 66 11 (4) 428786 Cherries At Dawn (73) D F Davis 4 8-8.......J F Egan 62 12 (2) 954627 Fayetta (7) (P) David Loughnane 3 8-5................. C Hardie 63 BETTING: 11-4 Renardeau, 3 Dream Magic, 9-2 Clap Your Hands, 8 Soloist, 12 Fayetta, Seven Clans, 14 Golden Wolf, 20 Double Reflection, Cherries At Dawn, Zack Mayo, 25 Others. 2018: ISLE OF AVALON 3 8 10, Luke Morris 15-2 (Sir M Prescott), drawn (1), 10 ran. BETWAY CONDITIONS STAKES (2) 4.55 Winner £12,450 (6 run) 6f 20yds 1 (6) 233236 Baby Steps (22) David Loughnane 3 9-3 (BF,CD).....L Morris 80 2 (5) 346276 Corinthia Knight (6) Archie Watson 4 9-3 (C 2 )... Hollie Doyle 104 3 (4) 602241 Documenting (33) Kevin Frost 6 9-3 (C 2 )........J Mitchell 105 4 (2) 903035 Merhoob (12) J Ryan 7 9-3 (CD)...........................L Keniry 96 5 (3) 255342 Royal Birth (6) (T) S C Williams 8 9-3 (C,D)..... R Kingscote 100 6 (1) 342440 Summerghand (75) D O’Meara 5 9-3 (D 7 )..........S Gray 100 BETTING: 7-4 Documenting, 7-2 Royal Birth, 4 Corinthia Knight, 5 Summerghand, 7 Merhoob, 20 Baby Steps. 2018: KACHY 5 9 6, Richard Kingscote 4-7 Fa Leopardstown Racing TV. GARRY OWEN 12.10 Arthurian Fame 12.40 Entoucas 1.10 A Wave Of The Sea 1.45 Exceeded Brief 2.20 Fakir D’Oudairies 2.55 Or Jaune De Somoza 3.30 Ramillies Going: Hurdle: Soft-Yielding in places; Chase: Yielding. Course: Left-handed track of 1m 6f with a run-in of 2f. FAVOURITES: (2014-2019): 304 have won out of 895 races (34.0%). At the previous corresponding meetings, 57 have won out of 158 races (36.1%). BET WITH TOTE MAIDEN HURDLE (4-Y-O) 12.10 Winner €9,000 (25 run) 2m 1 2 Arthurian Fame (53) J P O’Brien 11-7...............J J Slevin — 2 96 Cedarwood Road (26) G O’Loughlin 11-7...D N Russell — 3 Crafty Hugo D A McLoughlin 11-7.................... M J Bolger — 4 Department Of War (T * ) D P Dunne 11-7.....C J Orr (5) — 5 0 Dya Understand (19) Declan Wall 11-7............................... ..................................................................................P A Gallagher (5) — 6 2458-8 Filon D’Oudairies (237) (T * ) J P O’Brien 11-7.................... ..........................................................................................D J O’Keeffe — 7 15 Fils Spirituel (30) W P Mullins 11-7 (D)............ P Townend — 8 6 Formula One (33) (H * ) L Comer 11-7...............C Brassil (5) — 9 5FF0 Funky Dady (25) Denis Hogan 11-7......................C F Hart (7) — 10 382 Fusain (19) H De Bromhead 11-7...............Rachael Blackmore — 11 0-0 Howsitgoinglohan (19) E O’Connell 11-7...................... .....................................................................................E O’Connell (7) — 12 6-222 Jungle Junction (18) Mrs J Harrington 11-7 (BF)............. ...................................................................................Mr F Maguire (3) — 13 P-0 Lord Lariat (11) K Thornton 11-7............................ D Meyler — 14 09 Power Drive P W Flynn 11-7............................... D O’Regan — 15 14 Powerful Ted (55) N Meade 11-7 (D)..........S W Flanagan — 16 Still Standing Mrs J Harrington 11-7.......... S O’Keeffe (5) — 17 57 The Wonky Tonk (28) H De Bromhead 11-7.H Morgan (7) — 18 7-U5F0 Thousand Tears (18) J M Burke 11-7.........M P Burke (7) — 19 44-22 Whatsnotoknow (75) (H,T) M F Morris 11-7.................... ...........................................................................................J McGarvey — 20 F0 Aera (19) Anthony Mullins 11-0.................................. D E Mullins — 21 7200 I’ll Be That Lady (21) Brian M McMahon 11-0..T Ryan (7) — 22 170 Lost Oscar (26) Peter Fahey 11-0 (D).................. M P Walsh — 23 Loudest Whisper E D Delany 11-0..............M F Mooney — 24 Mary Of De Sorrows G Cromwell 11-0......................... .................................................................................. Jonathan Moore — 25 Vocal Queen B Duke 11-0................................... R Doyle (3) — BETTING: 3 Arthurian Fame, 4 Fusain, 5 Still Standing, Fils Spirituel, 8 Jungle Junction, 10 Powerful Ted, 12 Cedarwood Road, 16 Whatsnotoknow, Department Of War, Filon D’Oudairies, 25 Others. 2018: KLASSICAL DREAM 11 7, Paul Townend 5-2 (W P Mullins), 20 ran. THORNTONS RECYCLING MAIDEN HURDLE 12.40 Winner €9,000 (19 run) 2m 1 20/2 Buddy Rich (30) (T) M Brassil 6 11-12..................A P Heskin — 2 1-3037 Doyen Dancer (19) (T) Denis Hogan 5 11-12.....T Ryan (7) — 3 F2-4 Eagle Moon (33) H De Bromhead 5 11-12.............................. Rachael Blackmore.........................................................................— 4 226-32 Entoucas (32) J P O’Brien 5 11-12......................... M P Walsh 130 5 321-6 Exit Poll (106) Mrs J Harrington 5 11-12 (CD). S O’Keeffe (5) — 6 6 Exultation (54) Mrs J Harrington 5 11-12...Mr F Maguire (3) — 7 18 Glens Finale (206) G Elliott 5 11-12 (BF)........... D O’Regan — 8 Le Musigny H De Bromhead 5 11-12...............S W Flanagan — 9 352-72 Mt Leinster (33) (H) W P Mullins 5 11-12 (D)..... P Townend — 10 31-11B Shanroe (34) (T * ) K Thornton 5 11-12 (BF,D 2 )............ D Meyler — 11 80 Stadius (11) S M Duffy 6 11-12....................................T Brett (7) — 12 117-F3 The Very Man (37) G Elliott 5 11-12 (BF,D)........D N Russell — 13 Tonkinese (T * ) J P O’Brien 6 11-12...........................J J Slevin — 14 41-47 Botani C A Murphy 5 11-5 (D).......................... L A McKenna (7) — 15 2-4 Concertista (37) W P Mullins 5 11-5 (BF)........ D E Mullins — 16 0 Inneen Oscar (11) Robert Widger 5 11-5..........D E Splaine — 17 351/ Letitbeso (935) Ross O’Sullivan 6 11-5...............J McGarvey — 18 102743 Mystery Stowaway (28) J P Ryan 5 11-5 (D).................. H Morgan (7).....................................................................................— 19 Smiths Girl Shane Crawley 5 11-5................E O’Connell (7) — BETTING: 11-4 Entoucas, 4 Mt Leinster, 11-2 Concertista, 6 The Very Man, Buddy Rich, 10 Glens Finale, 14 Exit Poll, 16 Eagle Moon, Shanroe, 20 Others. 2018: CITY ISLAND 5 11 12, M P Walsh 15-8 Fav (M Brassil), 18 ran. 1.10 KNIGHT FRANK JUVENILE HURDLE (GRADE 2) (3-Y-O) Winner €30,000 (8 run) 2m 1 2112 A Wave Of The Sea (25) (P * ) J P O’Brien 10-12 (BF,D 2 )..... ...............................................................................................J J Slevin — 2 31 Aramax (172) G Elliott 10-12 (D)............................... M P Walsh — 3 1 Aspire Tower (30) H De Bromhead 10-12 (D)...................... .............................................................................Rachael Blackmore — 4 61 Clemencia (18) (T) B Duke 10-12 (D).........................R Doyle — 5 511 Sacchoandvanzetti (39) J Queally 10-12 (D 2 ).............. ...........................................................................................J McGarvey 141 6 31 Wolf Prince (12) G Cromwell 10-12 (D).. Jonathan Moore — 7 Echoes In Rain (H * ) W P Mullins 10-5.............. D E Mullins — 8 16 Zarkareva (39) H De Bromhead 10-5............ S W Flanagan — BETTING: 9-4 Aramax, 7-2 A Wave Of The Sea, 4 Aspire Tower, 6 Clemencia, 13-2 Echoes In Rain, 8 Sacchoandvanzetti, 10 Wolf Prince, 20 Zarkareva. 2018: ROCKY BLUE 10 12, D J Mullins 14-1 (Thomas Mullins), 11 ran. A WAVE OF THE SEA 5-4fav (10-13, M P Walsh) Tracked leaders in 3rd, not fluent at 5th, progress into 2nd 3 out, ridden in close 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner at last, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Cerberus (10-9) at Fairyhouse 2m 3yo hdl Grd 3 (1) 4m 05.60s. ARAMAX (10-12) won at Vittel(FR) 2m 3yo hdl gs in Jul, 6 ran. , R L O’Brien) 3m 58.13s. ASPIRE TOWER 9-4fav (11-0, Rachael Blackmore) Led early until headed at 1st, regained lead before 2nd and made rest, ran around and rider briefly lost iron 2nd, hung to outer on bend after 3rd, pushed clear before last, stayed on strongly under hands and heels run-in, comfortably, won at Punchestown 2m 3yo mdn hdl sft in Nov beating Sea Ducor (11-0) by 13l, 15 ran 4m 16.80s. CLEMENCIA 8-1 (10-11, R A Doyle) Disputed early, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to lead before 5th, ridden to assert 2 out, clear before last, easily, won at Cork 2m 3yo mdn hdl sft beating Pasley (11-0) by 15l, 16 ran 4m 16.30s. SACCHOANDVANZETTI 13-2 (11-7, J S McGarvey) Rear of mid-division, 8th before 5th, progress after 4 out, closed 2 out, pushed along to lead narrowly before last, ridden and kept on well run-in, won at Punchestown 2m 3yo hdl sft in Nov beating Pasley (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran 4m 05.30s. WOLF PRINCE 9-10fav (11-0, J M Moore) Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd traveling well 3 out, led and not fluent 2 out, soon went clear, mistake at last, quickly recovered and well clear when eased inside final furlong, easily, won at Fairyhouse 2m 3yo mdn hdl hvy beating Top Line Tommy (11-0) by 14l, 14 ran 4m 29.80s. ECHOES IN RAIN (8-13) won at Angers(FR) 1m 2f 3yo stk gs in May beating Shafia (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran (flat). , D Boche) 2m 04.83s. ZARKAREVA 10-3 (11-0, R M Power) In touch, 6th before 5th, progress to 3rd after 4 out, under pressure and lost place before last, kept on same pace run-in, 6th of 14, 9l behind Sacchoandvanzetti (11-7) at Punchestown 2m 3yo hdl sft in Nov 4m 05.30s. 1.45 HOLDEN PLANT RENTALS NOVICE HANDICAP HURDLE Winner €12,000 (26 run) 2m 1 -12221 Dollys Destination (46) Gary McGill 6 11-10 (D 3 ).......... ..............................................................................................C J Orr (5) 121 2 4725-2 Exceeded Brief (28) H De Bromhead 5 11-7.D N Russell 118 3 /4-214 Ena Baie (148) (H) H Fry (UK) 5 11-6 (D).................. 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D E Mullins 114 14080551 Rightplacerightime (10) (T) F O’Donnell 4 10-13 (D).. ..........................................................................................B J Foley (5) 113 15 3533-8 Andalusa (18) W P Mullins 4 10-12.............Mr R Deegan (5) 112 16025419 Lucky Phil (H,T) T Cooper 6 10-12 (D)........Gearoid Brouder (7) 109 172060P8 Song Of Namibia (32) G Elliott 8 10-12........... D O’Regan 109 18 447-05 Rare Conor (18) (T) T Gibney 8 10-10................... D Meyler 107 19 2-4310 Volatile Lady (107) (B * ) B Duke 4 10-10........C Brassil (5) 110 20 43-70F Stormy Tale (19) (H) Michael Mulvany 4 10-9... M J Bolger 109 21 5-5435 Riverdene (16) (P) E Griffin 8 10-7........ Gavin Peter Brouder (7) 104 22 963-57 Accidental Rebel (27) H De Bromhead 5 10-5............... .........................................................................................H Morgan (7) 102 23 6-324F Gambling Mistress (33) Mrs J Harrington 5 10-5.......... ................................................................................................................ ...........................................................................................J McGarvey 102 24 00/08- The Mouse Doctor (T) A J Martin 6 10-5.......J J Slevin 102 25P06U93.......................Colour Me In (10) Thomas Mullins 4 10-0 ..............................................................................................T Ryan (7) 100 26 -58P30 Storm Flight (73) (T * ) C O’Dwyer 5 9-11.......P A Gallagher (5) 94 BETTING: 11-2 Exceeded Brief, 7 Dollys Destination, 8 Ena Baie, 10 Prosecution, Father Ailbe, The Mouse Doctor, 12 Fenta Des Obeaux, 14 Mrs Milner, 16 Others. 2018: TRY AGAIN 5 10 11, J W Kennedy 8-1 (P W Flynn), 15 ran. RACING POST NOVICE CHASE (GRADE 1) 2.20 Winner €60,000 (5 run) 2m 1f 1 -3311F Djingle (45) (H) J Queally 6 11-12 (BF,D)................A P Heskin 145 2 20-211 Notebook (40) (T) H De Bromhead 6 11-12............................. .............................................................................Rachael Blackmore 150 3 111-P1 Royal Rendezvous (28) (H) W P Mullins 7 11-12............ ........................................................................................... D E Mullins — 4 42-211 Fakir D’Oudairies (25) J P O’Brien 4 11-5 (D 2 ).................. ............................................................................................. M P Walsh 157 5 /114-1 Laurina (33) W P Mullins 6 11-5 (D)........................ P Townend — BETTING: 5-4 Laurina, 11-8 Fakir D’Oudairies, 13-2 Notebook, 14 Royal Rendezvous, 25 Djingle. 2018: LE RICHEBOURG 5 11 12, M P Walsh 3-1 (J P O’Brien), 6 ran. DJINGLE, did not finish, 6-4fav (11-5, Adrian Heskin) Led and soon 4 lengths clear, reduced lead 6th, joined 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last when fell, in a race won by Hell’s Kitchen (11-9) at Carlisle 2m grad ch (2) sft in Nov, 6 ran 4m 12.97s. NOTEBOOK 11-4 (11-4, Rachael Blackmore) Disputed lead early, headed 4th, improved to dispute lead after 4 out, ridden and led entering straight, narrow lead 2 out, went clear before last, stayed on well run-in, won at Punchestown 2m nov chs Grade 2 (1) sft in Nov beating Moon Over Germany (11-4) by 5l, 6 ran 4m 14.60s. ROYAL RENDEZVOUS 8-11fav (11-12, P Townend) Tracked leader, closer 7th and headway to dispute lead after 4 out, led before 2 out, travelling well approaching last and kept on well run-in, easily, won at Thurles 2m 2f beg chs sft in Nov beating Milan Native (11-12) by 3l, 15 ran 4m 44.80s. FAKIR D’OUDAIRIES 6-4fav (11-2, M P Walsh) Disputed lead, led from 8th, pressed when left well clear 2 out, kept on and eased run-in, won at Fairyhouse 2m 4f nov chs Grade 1 (4yo+) (1) sft beating Ronald Pump (11-10) by 22l, 5 ran 5m 14.30s. LAURINA 3-10fav (11-5, P Townend) Tracked leaders, jumped well, 2nd 4 out, improved to lead travelling well 3 out, went clear before last, stayed on strongly run-in, eased, impressive, won at Gowran Park 2m 4f beg chs hvy in Nov beating Minella Indo (11-12) by 8l, 10 ran 5m 32.60s. ‘BET THROUGH THE FREE RACING POST APP’ HANDICAP 2.55 CHASE Winner €18,000 (16 run) 2m 1f 1 -23281 Or Jaune De Somoza (103) (P) H De Bromhead 7 11-9 (D 2 ) .........................................................................................H Morgan (7) 136 2 F-0843 Trainwreck (18) H De Bromhead 7 11-9 (C,D)...................... .............................................................................Rachael Blackmore 136 3 -58318 Powersbomb (18) (T) Brian M McMahon 9 11-4 (D)............. ............................................................................................ D O’Regan 131 4 54461F Callthebarman (55) (T) G Cromwell 5 11-2...................... .................................................................................. Jonathan Moore 129 5 462255 Jack Dillinger (55) J P O’Brien 8 11-2 (BF,D)....J J Slevin 129 6 454-37 Rock The World (125) (P,T) Mrs J Harrington 11 11-1 (D). ............................................................................................. M P Walsh 128 7 F231-6 Tikkanen Express (18) James Dullea 8 11-1................... ........................................................................................... D E Mullins 128 8 -U3P33 Ellie Mac (49) (P) H De Bromhead 6 11-0 (C)......D N Russell 127 9 F88-93 Drumconnor Lad (39) (P,T) A Keatley 9 10-13 (D)........... ............................................................................................A P Heskin 126 10 P343-4 Grand Partner (19) Thomas Mullins 11 10-9 (C 2 ).............. ................................................................................................ D Meyler 122 11 04404/ Ice Cold Soul (676) (T) N Meade 9 10-8 (C 2 )...................... .......................................................................................S W Flanagan 121 12 2-3425 Crazyheart (42) (P) Paul Nolan 8 10-5........ S O’Keeffe (5) 118 13 -P0791 Allardyce (33) (P) E J O’Grady 7 10-3.................T Ryan (7) 116 14 32-684 At The Acorn (11) (T) A J Martin 5 10-3............D E Splaine 116 15 -P5391 Batcio (21) T M Walsh 7 10-1 (D).......................... I J McCarthy 114 16325684 Dasmyhoss (21) P J Rothwell 6 9-10.................D J O’Keeffe 109 BETTING: 5 Trainwreck, 6 Callthebarman, 13-2 Batcio, 7 Allardyce, 8 Or Jaune De Somoza, 10 Drumconnor Lad, Ellie Mac, 12 Grand Partner, At The Acorn, Jack Dillinger, 14 Others. 2018: TISAMYSTERY 10 10 3, Daniel Holden(7) 6-1 (H De Bromhead), 10 ran. MEETINGS THAT MATTER ON RACING TV FLAT RACE 3.30 (4-Y-O) Winner €7,199 (14 run) 2m 1 5 Barrys Rock (61) L Comer 11-9............................................. ......................................................... Mr Luke John McGuinness (7) — 2 Clonbrien P F O’Donnell 11-9..........................Mr D Kiely (7) — 3 7 Coolbawn Lad (30) N Meade 11-9............. Mr M J O’Hare — 4 Curlew Hill Richard O’Brien 11-9..........Mr R W Barron (7) — 5 Decimation H De Bromhead 11-9.................. Mr D Roche (5) — 6 2-1 For Talks Sake (74) Paul Nolan 11-9.......Mr R Sugrue (7) — 7 2 Good Time Jonny (73) A J Martin 11-9................................ ................................................................................Mr B W Harvey (7) — 8 Hamundarson G Elliott 11-9............................ Ms L O’Neill — 9 John Cannon Joseph G Murphy 11-9...........Mr E Dwan (7) — 10 53 Pottlerath (63) P A Fahy 11-9.....................Mr E Mahon (7) — 11 1- Ramillies (298) W P Mullins 11-9..................Mr R Deegan (5) — 12 22 Risk Factor (150) (T) J P O’Brien 11-9 (BF)........................... ................................................................................. Mr T Hamilton (3) — 13 S2-1 Tango Charlie (236) Ms Margaret Mullins 11-9................... ...................................................................................Mr F Maguire (3) — 14 2 Ultima Thule (54) R Donohoe 11-9......Mr M J M O’Sullivan (7) — BETTING: 5-2 Ramillies, 4 Hamundarson, 9-2 Risk Factor, 6 Good Time Jonny, 8 Decimation, 12 Ultima Thule, For Talks Sake, 14 Pottlerath, 16 Others. 2018: EXIT POLL 11 9, Mr Finian Maguire(3) 10-1 (Mrs J Harrington), 11 ran.

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Target: 48 - good; 63 - very good; 78 or more - excellent mini fit: HASH add up: 101 WORDSQUARE: WINDBREAK SUKO: 945, 817, 362 WORD LADDER: One possible solution is: CASH, bash, base, bare, bane, bank, BACK. sudoku EASY WORDSQUARE WORD LADDER N R A W I E K B 4 7 6 2 9 1 9 7 2 8 6 1 3 8 4 9 1 7 5 7 3 1 8 2 6 5 5 3 7 cartoons SUKO ® Enter the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of its four surrounding squares. Each coloured area should add up to the colour totals below. medium Change one letter at a time (but not the position of any letter) to make a new word – and move from the word at the top of the box to the word at the bottom using the exact number of rungs provided. 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