Clowance's half-sister Club Tahiti was the one to stand out on a quiet but nonetheless informative afternoon of maiden races at Newbury.

A woman has denied at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that she handled two paintings worth an estimated €2.6m that were stolen from Rossborough House in Co Wicklow in 2001.

Gardai are today investigating the theft of two paintings valued at a total of £3m from Russborough House, Co Wicklow.