A 40-YEAR-OLD Kerry farmer, charged with assault arising from an ongoing dispute with a neighbouring farming family, yesterday claimed his great grandfather had got a revolver from the State to protect himself from them.

A 40-YEAR-OLD Kerry farmer, charged with assault arising from an ongoing dispute with a neighbouring farming family, yesterday claimed his great grandfather had got a revolver from the State to protect himself from them.

War Artist could be seen in action once more before heading to York for a crack at the six-furlong Duke of York Hearthstead Homes Stakes on May 14.

Re Barolo upset the Lincoln applecart when beating two entrants for the first big turf handicap of the season at Doncaster in two weeks’ time in the feature event at Wolverhampton.

Halla San looks booked for success in Saturday’s main event, the Sunderlands Imperial Cup.

DYLAN Thomas features among the acceptors for the Japan Cup later this month.

FLYING FALCON looks the one to beat in the Sunderlands Imperial Cup – the feature event on Sandown’s traditional pre-Cheltenham Saturday card.

Jack Sullivan has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining a tendon injury.

Gerard Butler will give Jack Sullivan a well-earned rest before preparing his globe-trotting charge for the major races later in the summer.

Discreet Cat defied the bad vibes from the Godolphin camp to restore the smile to Frankie Dettori’s face as he ran out a six-length winner of the UAE Derby in Nad Al Sheba.

Japanese raider Utopia made all to lift the Godolphin Mile, the opening event on the Dubai World Cup card at Nad Al Sheba.

Gerard Butler hopes the decision to drop Jack Sullivan back to a mile can be vindicated at Nad Al Sheba tomorrow.

Gerard Butler is not convinced stable stalwart Nayyir showed enough sparkle in his victory on Saturday to warrant another trip out to Dubai.

Gerard Butler's Jack Sullivan bids to win the Group Three Maktoum Challenge II over nine furlongs on dirt for the second year running at Nad Al Sheba on Thursday.

Chic will set out on the road towards a possible Group One campaign when she lines up in the Ladbrokes Silver Trophy at Lingfield tomorrow.

Hot favourite Roses In May ran out an impressive winner of the world’s richest race, the Dubai World Cup, at Nad Al Sheba today.

Classic potential was unveiled as Kempton opened the turf Flat season for the first time in 16 years today but it was Paul Webber, more familiar as a jumps trainer, who took away the biggest prize.

Eddie Ahern is expected to ride for more trainers this coming turf season after two years as stable jockey to Gerard Butler.

Godolphin are set to have their first runners of the year during the second week of the Dubai International Racing Carnival at Nad Al Sheba.