The introduction of the new Mini Open grade from next Tuesday has been widely welcomed by owners and trainers and should fill the huge void which had existed in the current grading system.

THE Pick 7 Jackpot has the country going wild!

FROM tantrums and tiaras to bargain-bin brides, customers seeking cut-price wedding gowns at a liquidation sale yesterday were in far chipper mood than the angry women who last month lost money after the closure of a bridal shop.