Ballarina might surprise a few in the Avon Gorge Handicap at Hamilton today.

Kieren Fallon will takes the reins on Ascription as he bids for compensation at Ascot today after being ruled out of last week’s Cambridgeshire.

Kieren Fallon will be back in action for the big meeting at Newmarket on Wednesday, despite suffering food poisoning over the weekend.

The British government has been accused of breaching the "fundamental rights" of a British grandmother sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug smuggling by refusing to pay for legal representation as she battles for her life.

The British Government has said it strongly objects to the death penalty imposed today on a British woman who trafficked drugs into Indonesia.

A British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking.

Although off the track since last July, Lines Of Battle might prove best in the listed Star Appeal 2-Y-0 Stakes in Dundalk tonight.

No Jet Lag is likely to miss the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday in favour of a trip to Ireland a day earlier.

Jeremy Noseda is looking for Fantastic Moon to give him back-to-back victories in the Candy Kittens Solario Stakes at Sandown today.

Opera Gal produced a gutsy all-the-way triumph in the silks of racecourse chairman Jeff Smith in the Upavon Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury this afternoon.

A British man arrested over a £1.6 million cocaine haul in Indonesia has insisted he was set up as he went to pick up a birthday present for his daughter.

Nicky Henderson’s Top Of The Range is given another chance to show his worth in the Flag-Soprema Waterproofing Classic Novices’ Hurdle at Kempton today.

Pastoral Player remains on course for the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup, as long as the ground remains suitable in Scotland.

Geoff Oldroyd forecasts a bright future for Ladies Are Forever after the capable filly won the tyregiant.com Summer Stakes at York today.

Paul Hanagan is hoping to be back in action on Sunday as he continues to recover from a neck injury.

LADIES Are Forever will not be the most fashionable or expensive horse in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket today but she has a fair old engine.

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

Sir Gerry is to leave his sprinting past behind with connections keen to venture over at least seven furlongs from now on.

Steel giant Corus today unveiled plans to develop an offshore wind farm business and create 220 jobs on the site of a mothballed plant in Teesside.

In-form Thirsk trainer Dandy Nicholls teamed up with his son, Adrian, to complete a short-priced double at Catterick.

DAVID CASEY has been cleared to ride in the John Smith’s Grand National on Saturday despite taking a bad fall at Fairyhouse on Monday.

Richard Fahey’s terrific run continued when he completed a 503-1 treble with Jeannie Galloway, Faithful Ruler and She’s In The Money – all three ridden by stable jockey Paul Hanagan – on the first afternoon of Ayr’s three-day Western meeting.

CHINESE White scored her second Listed race success when landing the Hurry Harriet Stakes, named after the great Paddy Mullins 1973 Newmarket Champion Stakes winner, at Gowran Park last night.

Crack Australian rider Clare Lindop partnered her second British winner on just her third outing as Medicean Man ran away with the Simpson Millar Family Law Service Maiden Stakes at Doncaster.

Rod Millman is looking forward to a big run from Roi de Vitesse in the Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork on Sunday.

Workers at Kilroot power station in the North have walked out in solidarity with striking employees at a plant in England.

Mark Johnston has a great record at Hamilton and he was on top form in Scotland again with a treble courtesy of Count Paris, Quai D'Orsay and Always Bold.

Royston Ffrench made a brilliant recovery on Divine Spirit to complete a double at Beverley.

The second stage of the nine-day Yorkshire Summer Festival got underway in thrilling fashion when Courageous lived up to his name at Redcar.

Apprentice jockey Danielle McCreery appears to have escaped serious injury after a nasty incident at Redcar on Thursday evening.

Peter Chapple-Hyam had a welcome tonic with the victory of Brave Prospector in today's £100,000 (€127,062) Betfair Sprint at York.

Capable Guest is likely to seek more big-race glory at Royal Ascot after running out a shock 25-1 winner of the totesport betXtra Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar.

Capable Guest ran out a shock 25-1 winner of the totesport betXtra Zetland Gold Cup in the hands of old acquaintance Joe Fanning at Redcar.

There was a surprise in the opening Weddings At The Morritt Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Redcar when 16-1 chance Lucky Leigh raced to a convincing success in the hands of Eddie Creighton.

Connections of Spinning Lucy feel she should be suited to the seven-furlong trip of the Leslie Harrison Memorial Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday.

Richard Johnson has come in for the prized spare ride on Inglis Drever in Saturday’s Byrne Group Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham.

A man who walked into a police station five and a half years after he was feared drowned in a canoeing accident will appear in court today.

Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin was charged tonight with making an untrue statement to procure a passport and obtaining a money transfer by deception in relation to a life insurance policy, police said.

Godolphin have certainly finished the season with a flourish and Sheikh Mohammed’s operation can sign off in style at Newmarket with a double in two of the feature events.

Luca Cumani has a big couple of weeks coming up what with Purple Moon going for glory Down Under, but he can walk away with a nice prize at Doncaster courtesy of Kahara.

Brett Doyle is likely to be out for a fortnight after breaking two ribs in an accident on the gallops.

Docofthebay can upstage hot favourite Pipedreamer by winning the totesport.com Cambridgeshire at Newmarket.

SIEGEMASTER is napped to enjoy a first success in the Come Racing in Ballinrobe 2008 Maiden Hurdle at the western track this afternoon.

Doncaster officially reopens its doors to the public tomorrow after a multi-million redevelopment and the Yorkshire crowd would love nothing more than to cheer home a Henry Cecil winner at the St Leger meeting.