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Thursday, 13 December, 2018

Friday Action

Tiger Roll and Keith Donoghue clear the last to win the Glenfarcas Cross Country Chase
FESTIVAL POINTERS

Clues on offer for the festival in March at Cheltenham on Friday
Lil Rockerfeller: three out of three over fences 12.45 Cheltenham

Lil Rockerfeller out to advance RSA claims in tricky four-runner affair
Silent Steps (nearside) clears a fence on their way to victory at Southwell on December 4. 1.55 CHELTENHAM

Key questions as Silents Steps aims to follow up Sedgefield victory
Theatre Territory (Sam Waley-Cohen) leads Ibis Du Rheu over the last at Cheltenham last month 2.30 CHELTENHAM

Conditions ideal as Theatre Territory bids for first success over fences
Josies Orders (Mark Walsh, right) clears the last with a narrow lead over Fact Of The Matter (Gavin Sheehan) in last month's Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at Cheltenham. The pair meet again. 3.05 CHELTENHAM

Key questions as Josies Orders goes for another cross-country win
Worthy Farm : out to follow up his first victory over hurdles at Taunton last month (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty 3.40 Cheltenham

Paul Nicholls runs two in race he last won in 2011

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Adrian Heskin: will be on either Saint Are or Double Shuffle at Aintree
INJURY BLOW

Adrian Heskin to miss Cheltenham rides after suffering broken leg at Taunton
Jess Westwood (centre): Monkerty Tunkerty was crowned RoR Horse of the Year ROR AWARDS

'One-in-a-million' Monkerty Tunkerty the toast of the show
Doncaster: track is due to race today SMALL FIELDS

Doncaster suffers with just 30 runners declared for Friday
Laurina: is unlikely to take her chance at Cheltenham on Saturday INTERNATIONAL HURDLE

Laurina to miss Cheltenham on Saturday due to ground concerns
Warwick: travellers occupy a car park at the course UNWELCOME VISITORS

Travellers occupy Warwick car park but racing goes ahead as planned
Pre-watershed 'whistle-to-whistle' gambling adverts are set to be banned from the summer ADVERTISING BREAK

Industry confirms voluntary ban on gambling ads to begin next summer
Gary O'Brien has switched sides, joining Racing TV from At The Races NEW CHANNEL

Tramore to kick off Racing TV coverage on New Year's Day
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Cheltenham Review

Simon Claisse: Cheltenham clerk of the course
CHELTENHAM RESPONSE

Claisse: the fence highlighted for close monitoring not a problem historically
Red-hot competition: with big fields full of good horses, mistakes can be hard to overcome at Cheltenham FATALITIES REVIEW

Nick Rust: racing must go 'a lot further and faster' on welfare
It’s roar time: packed stands watch the runners in the Supreme Novices’ start the 2018 festival HORSE SAFETY

BHA unveils 17 recommendations from welfare review of Cheltenham Festival
Action from the November meeting at Cheltenham RECOMMENDATIONS

Cheltenham Festival review: the 17 recommendations in full
Standing room only at the Cheltenham Festival Q&A

Your questions answered following the release of the Cheltenham review
CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Spectators arrive for Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2018 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) COMMENT

A report designed to protect a sport beloved by millions

Videos & Postcasts

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah
FOOTBALL POSTCAST

Bruce & the team give their best bets for this weekend's Premier League fixtures
BHA chief executive Nick Rust addresses the 2018 ROA annual meeting CHELTENHAM REVIEW

Nick Rust discusses BHA recommendations
Nico de Boinville: set to be back on Might Bite in the Betfair Chase KING GEORGE

Nicky Henderson confident Might Bite can be Christmas King at Kempton Park
Michael van Gerwen (left) and Rob Cross have been handed contrasting draws at Ally Pally DARTS POSTCAST

Steve Palmer and the team with their best bets for the PDC World Championship

In Depth

BRISTOL DE MAI (Daryl Jacob) wins The Befair Chase at HAYDOCK PARK 24/11/18 Photograph by Grossick Racing Photography PYMAN'S THEORIES

Cracking angles to improve your chances of backing festive winners
POINT-TO-POINT FOCUS

Bumpy start in the saddle between the flags led to a career under rules

 INTERVIEW

Alizeti team have high hopes of reinvigorating the Tote in UK and beyond

 SPECIAL REPORT

Sweeping the board: how dominant are the elite jumps trainers and jockeys?

 INTERVIEW

Gary Moore relishing prospect of his Baron devouring the Caviar opposition

 BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

Safer gambling ad campaign set for launch in the new year

 CHRISTMAS BOOKS

Photographic perfection encapsulated in remarkable celebration of the sport

 CHRISTMAS BOOKS

Cue Card: reliving a rollercoaster chasing career like no other

International

Pimlico: home of the Preakness Stakes, the middle leg of the US Triple Crown
USA

Authority calls for $424 million rebuild of Pimlico racecourse
Moths have proved to be a problem for US race-caller Peter Berry USA

Watch and listen as race-caller is silenced by a moth at Mountaineer

Comment

Sport/ News 04122018. No repro Fee.The Horse Racing Ireland Awards 2018 took place this evening at The Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, attended by many of the industry’s leading figures. Guest of honour was Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, RICHARD FORRISTAL

Punchestown's award is due recognition of a resurgence inspired by O'Sullivan
BILL BARBER

Westminster shenanigans earn Levy Board a stay of execution

 IRELAND'S EYE

Mullins star novices make big impression with flying starts at Punchestown

 NICK RUST

Cheltenham review is a catalyst for wider focus on equine welfare

 LEE MOTTERSHEAD

ITV wants to extend its racing contract now and the sport should say yes

 LETTERS

Prize-money remains vital to sport’s health

 SAM TWISTON-DAVIES

Proud to be up for award at the Lesters for Politologue ride

Talk Of The Tracks

Henry Daly: holds strong claims of a winner with Queen Spud at Fakenham
WARWICK THURSDAY

Daly delight as Atlanta Ablaze proves red hot in Listed contest
LUDLOW, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Wayne Hutchinson poses at Ludlow racecourse on February 8, 2017 in Ludlow, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images) TAUNTON THURSDAY

French import Ballywood impresses on switch to fences as Hutchinson hits 50
Reivers Lad and Ryan Day on their way to winning the novice chase at Newcastle on Thursday NEWCASTLE THURSDAY

All in a Day's work: Nicky Richards works miracle with Reivers Lad
David Splaine drives Veneziano Springs to victory in the beginners chase at Tramore TRAMORE THURSDAY

Veneziano springs Splaine back to the winner's enclosure
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 23: Jockey Richard Johnson(R) chats with Trainer Phillip Hobbs at Exeter Racecourse on October 23, 2018 in Exeter, England. (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images) LEICESTER WEDNESDAY

Owner Luff cheers home Ebony Gale to hurdling win from Florida
Adam Kirby: rode three winners and was first past the post on a fourth occasion LINGFIELD WEDNESDAY

Kirby denied four-timer as stewards demote Divine Messenger
KNOW THE SCORE (Tom Scudamore) wins at HEXHAM 12/12/18 Photograph by Grossick Racing Photography 0771 046 1723 HEXHAM WEDNESDAY

Long journey to Northumberland pays dividends for Pipe and Scudamore

RPSunday

Champion jockey Richard Johnson rode his 3,500th winner when guiding He’s A Goer to victory in division 2 of the novice hurdleWarwick 25.9.18 Pic: Edward Whitaker BIG READ: RICHARD JOHNSON

‘I’ve a nice lead but I wouldn’t say I’m relaxed. I don’t want to miss a winner’
Q&A: Ruth Jefferson

'Dad taught me to give horses time and do things to the highest standards'

 IAN CARNABY

Forgive Our Foolish Ways – 'a punter must have written that,' he said

 STEVE PALMER

In-running lunacy turns profitable week into a losing one

 Tony O'Hehir

Michael O'Leary has plenty to ponder but will do his own thing

 SURF AND TURF

Who wants to live in the here and now? No-one, we want the future – 2050 please

 LAMBOURN LIFE

Butter-fingers Hobbs fails to hold on as racing club with a difference takes off

 GOOD NEWS WEEK

Bright future: scholarship to help amateur rider pursue training career

More To Read

Lester Piggott in the Gods of Sport exhibition room at the Heritage Centre to celebrate the 60th anniversary since his first classic winner on Crepello in the 2000 GuineasNewmarket 24.4.17 Pic: Edward Whitaker
LEGEND IN THE SADDLE

What set Lester Piggott apart from other jockeys?
Steve Dennis spoke to the legend's fellow riders
Hawthorne Glen with Albert Davison after winning at Folkestone GREAT RACING COUPS

Master plotter Albert Davison ensured Irish betting shops took a bashing
Barry Hills: saddled more than 3,000 winners and created a famous racing dynasty BETTING ADVICE

Barry Hills: my golden rules for successful punting
Desert Orchid is locked in an epic duel with Panto Prince for the 1989 Victor Chandler Chase RACING LEGEND

We look back on the dashing career of Desert Orchid
Destriero - P.McWilliams winners ofThe Supreme Novices' HurdleCheltenham 12/3/1991.©cranhamphoto.com GREAT RACING COUPS

The day Noel Furlong won a pile at Cheltenham with 'certainty' Destriero
Total Recall (Paul Townend,10) wins the Ladbrokes Trophy beating WhisperNewbury 2.12.17 Pic: Edward Whitaker Ladbrokes Trophy

Total Recall delivers first victory in Newbury showpiece for Willie Mullins
Michael snr (left) and Peter: “Both enjoyed illustrious careers, one being more noted for quality and the other for overwhelming quantity” GREAT RACING DYNASTIES

The Scudamores: production line rolls on for family of jumps legends
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Jumps Stable Tours

Iain Jardine: targeted on social media
STABLE TOUR EXTRA

Stars aplenty across Britain and Ireland primed to land big jumps prizes
All the latest news on horses it could pay to follow in 2018-19
A delighted Gary Moore after Krugermac had won the 2m 3f NH maiden hurdleAscot 20.11.15 Pic: Edward Whitaker GARY MOORE

Dual-purpose ace well on track to break his own winning tally
Henry de Bromhead: the Knockeen-based handler has an abundance of talent to look forward to this season HENRY DE BROMHEAD

No shortage of quality as De Bromhead gears up for another exciting season
Willie Mullins oversees his string at Closutton with the big winter races fast approaching WILLIE MULLINS PART 1

Champion strong in all departments as he leads from the front
Willie Mullins with stable jockey Ruby Walsh in the yard at Closutton Willie Mullins Part 2

'Melon has come back a lot stronger and we're aiming for the Champion again'
David Pipe, fighting back after worst season of his career DAVID PIPE

Un Temps Pour Tout back in the fold with Grand National ambitions
Alan King on the gallops at Barbury Castle ALAN KING

Sceau Royal backed up by 'lovely team of younger horses'
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