THIRD in the race last year, Siegemaster defied top-weight in the Connolly’s Red Mills Thyestes Chase yesterday, giving trainer Dessie Hughes, jockey Davy Russell and owner Michael O’Leary of Gigginstown House Stud their first win in the traditional Gowran Park feature.

PAUL HANAGAN moved an important step closer to landing his first British jockeys’ championship with a timely treble at Redcar yesterday.

IT IS a while since trainer James Toller had a nice juvenile to look forward to, but thoughts of Loving Spirit could keep him warm this winter.

Previous experience at Goodwood was unnecessary for David England as Bugsy's Boy (15-2) gave him an armchair first ride at the course in the Three Musketeers Trophy today.

Ajaan has been called plenty of names over the past couple of seasons but showed he still retains plenty of ability with a plucky victory in the Phil Bull Trophy Conditions Stakes at Pontefract today.

Jamie Moore added a second win over the famous Grand National fences to his career tally as Dev put in an exhibition round in the totesuper7 Grand Sefton Handicap Chase at Aintree.

Ninetieth Minute helped move Ireland closer to a record haul at the Cheltenham Festival when his dogged Coral Cup success formed the third leg of a second-day four-timer for the Irish raiders.

Master Minded starred in a terrific hat-trick for jockey Ruby Walsh by retaining his crown with another comfortable victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Silk Affair stayed on best up the punishing hill to land the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Henrietta Knight ended a barren spell of six months without a winner when Cross Kennon landed the bumper at Ludlow today.

DANNY MULLINS, the rising young star of flat racing, drove the Paul Cashman-trained 20-1 shot Glitter Baby to a decisive victory in the featured Guinness Handicap at Galway last night.

Aidan O’Brien’s Moonstone and John Oxx’s Katiyra, the second and third behind Look Here at Epsom, are set to lock horns again in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Sunday.

Queen Mary heroine Langs Lash will not be seen in action again until she steps up in trip for a crack at the Jaguar Cars Lowther Stakes at York on August 21.

Frank Sonata is reported to be in good form ahead of his first race for almost 18 months at Nottingham tomorrow.

Coral have suspended betting on the jockeys’ title race after Jamie Spencer extended his lead over Seb Sanders to eight with victory on Carnival Queen at Yarmouth.

Loyal Focus is set to make a quick reappearance in Thursday’s Guinness Galway Hurdle after striking on the opening day of the Festival meeting.

THE Dermot Weld-trained Loyal Focus foiled a big gamble on Essex in the GPT Handicap at the first stage of the Galway Festival last night.

Matthew O’Connor delivered Loyal Focus with a perfectly-timed run to claim the GPT Galway (Q.R) Handicap, the feature event on the opening day of the Festival meeting.

Paul Carberry delivered sole British raider Hovering with a well-timed run to land the G.P.T. Sligo Novice Hurdle – the opening race of the 2007 Galway Festival.

HIV infections among gay and bisexual men are on the increase in Ireland, new statistics show.

HIV infections among gay and bisexual men are on the increase in Ireland, new research showed today.

ENDA BOLGER believes class act Royal Auclair could be the one to foil Spot Thedifference's attempt to win the Sporting Index Chase for the third year running at Cheltenham today.

Excellent Art showed guts and tenacity to edge out Doctor Brown in a memorable finish to the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury.

Gay men who test positive for HIV are more likely to have experienced current or past unemployment, it emerged today.

Owner Jim Lewis had to endure the heartbreak of seeing his triple Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Best Mate collapse and die at Exeter last week.

Scarlet Knight could be on his way to sunnier climes after justifying heavy market support in the Directory of The Turf Novice Stakes at Lingfield.

Connections of Frank Sonata are praying for heavy rain ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial at Newbury tomorrow.

Three fillies have been supplemented for Sunday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh, but Michael Jarvis’s Epsom heroine Eswarah is not among them.

AIDAN O’BRIEN looks to have another useful juvenile on his hands in Rumplestiltskin, who landed the Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes at Naas yesterday despite looking inexperienced.

Trainer Paul Nicholls continued his rich vein of form with an across-the-card four-timer at Lingfield Park and Chepstow today.

Geoff Wragg’s pair Asian Heights and The Whistling Teal are among a field of eight declared for the Stan James St Simon Stakes at today’s 48-hour final stage.

A slight setback has ruled Percussionist out of Saturday’s betfair.com St Leger at Doncaster.

Godolphin’s Rule Of Law heads the 19 horses remaining in the betfair.com St Leger at the latest forfeit stage.

David Chapman is eyeing a tilt at the Ayr Gold Cup with his tough and consistent Quito after the gelding obliged at Newcastle on Saturday.

Mrs Cee, Mick Quinlan’s unraced juvenile filly, struck at the first time of asking in the Premo Intra over seven furlongs in Milan today.