David Pipe has yet to make a final decision on where stable star Grands Crus will start off his season.

Imperial Commander remains on course to make his return from injury in the Betfair Chase at Haydock after delighting connections since returning to work last month.

A naked British man superglued himself to a desk in a protest over benefits.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes said today that it was planning a bid to run Britain’s first Las Vegas-style supercasino as it unveiled better-than-expected profits for 2006 at £246.5m (€367.6m).