Alan Shearer is determined to enjoy his day as an owner regardless of how Augusta Kate gets on in today’s Weatherbys Champion Bumper Cheltenhamat the Cheltenham Festival.

While a win in the Queen Mother Champion Chase may have so far eluded trainer Willie Mullins, his chances of addressing that rare omission from his CV moved a step nearer after Un De Sceaux gave further notice he is fast becoming the complete package with victory in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

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Bookies have suspended bets on who will sing the next James Bond theme tune after one punter tried to put £15,000 on Radiohead.

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Treve took another giant step forward in her bid to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for an unprecedented third time as she dispensed of old adversary Flintshire in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud at the Paris track.

French raider Epicuris has his sights set firmly on the Investec Derby as the field for the Epsom Classic began to take shape yesterday.

John Gosden strengthened his hand for the Oaks when Star Of Seville made all the running in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York yesterday.

Hans Holbein leapt into the picture for the Investec Derby when giving trainer Aidan O’Brien a welcome turn of fortunes with an all-the-way success in the MBNA Chester Vase on the Roodee yesterday.

Found remains a short price for the Investec Oaks despite being beaten by 25-1 outsider in Iveagh Gardens on her return to action in the Canford Cliffs EBF Athasi Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

At the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, ducks, giant teddy bears, and royal superfans have taken centre stage as the ‘Great Kate Wait’ drags on.

The mother of murdered April Jones has refused to read the book which she and her husband have published about their ordeal.

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has pulled out of a planned appearance hosting BBC satirical show Have I Got News For You.

Willie Mullins intends to enter his Champion Hurdle big guns at the Aintree Grand National meeting.

Jonjo O’Neill was delighted to see Holywell get his career back on track and earn himself a shot at the Cheltenham Gold Cup with a bloodless success under Tony McCoy at Kelso.

Garde La Victoire has been left with top weight following the five-day confirmations for The Ladbroke at Ascot on Saturday, in which a number of contenders have come in for support.

Former politician Edwina Currie has backed Jake Quickenden to be named King of the Jungle after she was voted off I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!

Fleur East ruled the X Factor stage in last night’s semi-final with Simon Cowell hailing her feisty performance as one of the top three in the show’s 10-year history.

The parents of April Jones wept today as they watched the demolition of the “house of evil” where she is believed to have been murdered.

The Band Aid charity single hits shelves today, and is the bookies favourite to become the Christmas number one.

The house where paedophile Mark Bridger is believed to have murdered April Jones is being readied for demolition.

Scott Mills was told he could be the “love child” of Ann Widdecombe and John Sergeant – and is the favourite to be the next dancer booted off Strictly Come Dancing.

Another season of top-level hurdling awaits The New One after he successfully returned to his now familiar starting point at Kempton.

Investec Derby runner-up Kingston Hill has come in for support with the sponsors ahead of Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, with trainer Roger Varian stating he is "keen" to run his stable star.

Bookmakers will be shouting for a couple of shock results on the first day of Royal Ascot to kick-start what promises to be the biggest betting week of the summer.

Toronado leads the way for Richard Hannon in the opening race of Royal Ascot tomorrow as one of 10 horses declared in the Queen Anne Stakes.

The rematch between the English and Irish 2000 Guineas winners, Night Of Thunder and Kingman, is all set for tomorrow’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

Frankie Dettori can look towards the Guineas weekend with a positive feeling about at least one Classic ride after the courageous performance of Sandiva in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

As the market intensifies ahead of Saturday’s Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree, Michael Scudamore’s Monbeg Dude was the one most punters were interested in on Tuesday.

Pre-race talk at Lingfield yesterday had all concerned the development of another eyecatching all-weather gamble but it was rendered insignificant after the shocking fall suffered by Martin Harley.

Barry Geraghty has spoken of his disappointment at missing out on the chance to land back-to-back BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chases with Sprinter Sacre.

Paul Nicholls and Sam Twiston-Davies both expressed their satisfaction as the eagerly-anticipated return to action of Big Buck’s moved a step closer after the staying great came through a schooling session in the hands of his new jockey.

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FOR 13-year-old Coral Fairchild, Snapchat trumps old-style text messaging as the way to socialise with friends in the mobile internet age.

Murderer Mark Bridger who was jailed for killing five-year-old April Jones has launched an appeal bid, the schoolgirl’s parents have said.

Prison officer Sam Bailey has been crowned the UK’s 10th ‘X Factor’ winner after the public picked her over teenager Nicholas McDonald in the final show of the series.

Hurricane Fly galloped to a world record of 17 Grade One wins with victory in the StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on a day that saw his jockey Ruby Walsh ride a five-timer and his trainer Willie Mullins saddle seven winners at two meetings.

The family of April Jones said a final farewell today as the Welsh town that shared their grief came to a standstill.

The Welsh hometown of April Jones was decorated with pink today as the community prepared to say goodbye to the murdered schoolgirl.

A funeral for murdered Welsh schoolgirl April Jones will finally take place this week just days before the first anniversary of her abduction.

The parents of April Jones can at last begin to plan their daughter’s funeral after an inquest into her death was concluded.