White HSBC has ousted John Flint as chief executive after just 18 months. Mark Tucker, the chairman of Europe’s biggest bank, said this was needed to hasten progress on priority areas, such as the turnaround of its US business.

Former conditional champion jockey Rhys Flint has said he his to retire from race-riding.

CICERON should be keenly followed in the Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle at Taunton today.

Exclusive new syndicate Decadent Racing made a perfect start as their first runner Morermaloke won in style at Lingfield today.

Likeable two-year-old fillies Speedfit Girl and Ishbelle starred on the racecourse at Windsor today on an afternoon when football dominated proceedings.