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Drawings of human excrement having sex have gone on show at Tate Britain — alongside performances by a bearded female artist who lives in a nudist colony and changed her name to Spartacus.

THE eyes have it. Were it not for the quality of Andy Serkis’s performance in the central role, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (12A) would be little more than a nakedly commercial cash-in on the popularity of the Planet of the Apes films.

John Healy’s alcoholic past inspired a lauded book. Now he can’t get published. Colette Sheridan reports

Championship-chasing jockey Jamie Spencer registered a short-priced double before jetting off to Windsor’s evening meeting when scoring aboard Rough Rock and Rosy Alexander at Yarmouth.

KIEREN FALLON may have missed Royal Ascot, but he gained a modicum of compensation when guiding Honolulu to victory in the McInerney Homes Martin Molony Stakes before a big crowd at Limerick last night.

Epsom swings back into action tomorrow, with the Weatherbys Blue Riband Trial Stakes the feature event on a competitive card.

Owner David Johnson could not hide his frustration as Contraband produced a lacklustre performance on his return from injury at Kempton to leave his Paddy Power Gold Cup hopes in tatters.

Im Spartacus looks likely to return to Britain shortly after rock-hard ground at Belmont Park left connections frustrated following a trip across the Atlantic.

FRANCES CROWLEY, wife of Pat Smullen and sister-in-law of Aidan O’Brien, created history at the Curragh yesterday when becoming the first lady trainer to ever saddle the winner of an Irish classic.

Second-season trainer David Flood gained an unexpected first Group-race success as he returned to his native Ireland to take the Airlie Stud Gallinule Stakes with 8-1 chance Im Spartacus.

Im Spartacus looked to be a handicap snip before the betfair.com Stakes at York today and so it proved as the Chester runner-up battled to a convincing victory.

A trio of Aidan O’Brien-trained three-year-olds are to retire to Coolmore Stud to join the already-announced newcomers High Chaparral, Hawk Wing and Choisir.

Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad is one of 11 horses declared for the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday.

Aidan O'Brien will provide the sole overseas challengers for the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte on Sunday when he sends Colossus and Haydn for the Group Two contest.

IT’S D-Day for Vodafone Epsom Derby hero Kris Kin when he will need to be supplemented if he is to run in the Irish equivalent next Sunday.

Vespone comfortably held the late charge of the Neville Callaghan-trained Magistretti to win the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp today.

CHAMPION trainer Aidan O’Brien has declared Black Sam Bellamy for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Watering has begun at Royal Ascot in preparation for next week’s five-day spectacular.

Vodafone Derby winner High Chaparral will bid to follow up in the Irish equivalent at the Curragh a fortnight on Sunday.