Two fillies from very different backgrounds stated their case for inclusion in next month's Darley Irish Oaks as both Rosa Grace and Ghaidaa came home in style at Newbury.

Ramon Dominguez will partner the Michael Stoute-trained Rob Roy in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs.

British perfume retailer Merchant Retail today posted a 15% hike in half-yearly profits to £3.6m (€5.1m) despite a period of “great uncertainty” in which it decided to pull the plug on its department stores.

THE independent watchdog set up to assess the secrecy and accuracy of electronic voting has received a decisive thumbs down on the system from its consultation with the general public.