DROOPYS RODGER, a son of English Derby winner Droopys Scholes and also trained by Ian Reilly, smashed the track record when winning the opening second round heat of the Bar-One Racing Irish Sprint Cup over Dundalk's 400 yards on Friday.

A man died of a heart attack minutes after he was believed to have been involved in the robbery of a mechanic’s shop at knifepoint, an inquest heard today.