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CCouncillor o u n c i l l o r hhoping o p i n g tto o iimprove m p r o v e ttown o w n ffor or ddementia e m e n t i a ssufferers ufferers

A NEW councillor aims to get a Dementia Friendly status for a Flintshire town and is looking for support from the community.

Earlier this year Flint and Buckley became the first towns in North Wales to be formally recognised by the Alzheimer’s Society as dementia friendly communities.

Mold is also recognised as being a dementia friendly town by the organisation.

And there are six dementia cafes throughout the county in Holywell, Sealand, Flint, Mold, Buckley and Mostyn.

Cllr Linda Carter was newly appointed to Holywell Town Council this year and has high hopes for the town.

She has seen the success of other Flintshire communities supporting those who have dementia and says Holywell needs to be the next town to become officially ‘dementia friendly’.

The Alzheimers Society’s Dementia Friendly Communities programme helps to “inspire and guide the creation of dementia-friendly communities across the UK” so people affected by the condition can feel understood, included and confidently contribute to their communities.

Cllr Carter said: “At the moment I’m working with Greg Monks, a community banker in Holywell, and we want to create a steering group for the town. At the moment five people have shown their interest but there needs to be more.

“It is so important we support those who have dementia in our town and we have people who are dementia friendly trained.”

Cllr Carter, who is also a Tesco community champion, believes the plans to create an extra care scheme in Holywell at the site of the former Ysgol Perth y Terfryn gives the town “even more of a reason” to become dementia friendly.

She added: “If we have places like this it just makes sense to make the town dementia friendly. It would make life much easier for people who have dementia.

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Call for community to support bid for town to become dementia friendly high street needs some changes and these plans would be a winner for everyone.

“Something so small like changing black mats at the front of a shop would really help people.

“Because if you have dementia you may think the mat are a hole in the ground and in that case, they would be scared to go in the shops.

“Places could even just simply provide a quiet place for them or having a chair so they can sit down if they are tired. It’s the little things that can go a long way.

“Teaching everyone to be more tolerant of each other is the best way forward. I trained as a dementia champion and I can help people who need it.”

Linda is hoping for more people to join her campaign and a steering group that currently includes Tesco, NatWest Bank and local businesses in Holywell.

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■ The Mold Camera Club on one of their field trips to Blists Hill Victorian Town in Madeley, Shropshire.

Camera club puts new members in picture PHOTOGRAPHY enthusiasts are being sought to mark the start of a new season.

Mold Camera Club starts the new season on Monday and is welcoming new members to join the group.

Current members are aged from 20 to 90, from beginners to more advanced operators.

The club promises new members will meet others with similar interests to work with and discuss ideas.

They meet at Mold Methodist Church on Wrexham Street at 7.15pm every Monday for talks, competitions, practical evenings and there are also field trips.

The cost to take part is £1.50 for refreshments and a raffle.

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There are talks, competitions and field trips Subscriptions are £25 per year but new members can come along for a week or two first before committing to joining to meet the group and see what they do.

Those interested can also have a look at the work of some of the members at the Mold Camera Club’s annual exhibition at Buckley Library from September 1-30.

For more information visit www.moldcameraclub.org.uk.

Boycie up for Comic Con A SITCOM legend and actors from one of the world’s biggest TV shows are the latest stars announced for a Wales Comic Con Part Two. John Challis, who plays Boycie in Only Fool and Horses, will join Game of Thrones actors Robert Pugh and James Faulkner at the event, which will be held at Glyndwr University, Wrexham on December 2-3.

Names already announced for the event – which draws thousands of fans to Wrexham each year – include several other Game of Thrones cast members, Liverpool FC legend John Barnes, wrestling heroes Sting, Brutus ‘The

Barber’ Beefcake and Road Warrior Animal, as well as stars from such hit shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sons of Anarchy and Supernatural.

Others also set to appear include Chris Sarandon, who voiced Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Gotham actor Sean Pertwee.

The comic con will also include top comic book artists and writers, as well as merchandise stalls, question and answer panels, video game displays and cosplay competitions.

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Marathon man Brian gets ready to run last race in brother’s memory A MAN who has fundraised for two decades in memory of his brother hopes to go out on a high.

Ever since of the death of his brother Eric at the age of 49, Brian Lewis from Mynydd Isa, has taken part in endurance and long distance running events to raise money for Nightingale House Hospice at Wrexham.

Brian, 61, is to take part in at least one more event – the Lake Vyrnwy Marathon – in November but admitted it was getting harder to train and thinks it could be his last chance to generate much needed cash.

The four-time London Marathon runner said: “Ever since my brother passed away I've been fundraising.

“I used to run for Cancer Research but when Eric died, I wanted to focus on Nightingale House because they only get a certain amount of funding.”

Over the years Brian has taken part in the Chester half and full marathons as well as completing the 26.2-mile run through the capital for Nightingale.

He said he hopes to raise as much money as possible, if it is to be his swansong event this time around.

“As I'm getting older, it gets harder to train so this could be the last one,” he said.

To donate to the cause visit www.justgiving.com/brian-lewis15

■ Brian Lewis in training near his home in Mynydd Isa.

Triple joy for family on results day A SET of triplets who were born seven weeks premature have gone on to achieve triple exam success.

Katie, Morgan and Poppy Malone, of Gresford, were delighted after collecting their GCSE results from Darland High School.

Proud mother Sally said to see her daughters, who are 16, achieve their results was a special feeling, especially since they were born prematurely.

She added: “I was told they were going to be behind and they would struggle – but they never ever have.”

Miss Malone told how the sisters achieved all their developmental targets growing up, and added: “They have exceeded all their goals and they have just excelled in their GCSEs.” Budding ballerina Katie earned five A* grades and seven As , and hopes to study at the Northern Ballet School in Manchester.

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■ Triplets Morgan, Katie and Poppy Malone all enjoyed success in their GCSEs.

at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ katies-ambition, and is to hold a crafts sale at Gresford Picnic in the Park on Sunday, September 17.

Morgan obtained five A* grades, seven As and one B, and will study biology, chemistry and psychology at Castell Alun School in Hope.

Poppy achieved six Bs and four Cs, and will study A-levels in photography, PE and business at Coleg Cambria.

The trio all achieved success but said they did not study together, with Morgan adding they have “different styles of revising”.

But Miss Malone, whose family hail from Coedpoeth, added: “They support each other 100 per cent. There’s no competition over who got the best grades.

“They just support each other.”

For more information on fundraising for Katie, email sally.malone@tesco.net.

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MP urges ministers to help keep court viable JUSTICE ministers must move to ensure that Wrexham Magistrates Court remains viable once the town’s current police station closes.

That is the view of Wrexham MP Ian Lucas, who wants answers over plans for custody cells to serve the court, but has warned that proposals from the UK Government have yet to be unveiled – despite the imminent closure of the police station nearby.

The current Wrexham police site in Bodhyfryd is expected to close next year, and work is well under way on a regional police headquarters in Llay, with the site expected to be operational

by August next year.

Mr Lucas said: “Within the year, North Wales Police expect to have moved from their current headquarters to the new station in Llay.

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“This move will have major implications for both the Bodhyfryd site and for the provision of justice in North-East Wales.

“Wrexham Magistrates Court has already been the subject of critical reports for its custody provision and the Government knows something needs to be done.

“Ministers also know that the police are set to have moved from their current site next to the court in a year’s time.

“Yet, despite a series of questions about their plans, we know more about the proposals by developers for the Bodhyfryd site once it is no longer a police station than we do about the Government’s plans to update the Magistrates Court facilities that that closure will affect.

“The Government, despite repeated questions about what they intend to do, seem to be no further forward with just 12 months to go. We need clarity

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■ The Mersey Morris Men. (SW280817B) Pictures by SIMON WARBURTON

■ Jayden Kay, nine, holding “Cheek Chops” the Chaco Owl from North Wales Owl Sanctuary.

Thousands flock to sunny Bank Holiday village show

THOUSANDS visited a village for its annual show with a whole host of activities for people to enjoy from running races to teddy bear parachuting.

The annual show in Cilcain is held every year on Bank Holiday Monday with thousands attending each year for games, music and dancing.

The day kicked off with a performance from Gwernaffield Silver Band, along with exhibitions at St Mary’s Church.

There was lots of fun activities for all ages and even canines, with a dog show in the afternoon.

The Buckley Cheer Leaders performed at the event along with buskers, a harpist, Punch and Judy shows, morris dancing and a Young Farmers tug o’war.

The day also featured a fancy dress parade and teddy bear parachuting from St Mary’s Church which proved very popular for another year.

The star of the show was the gruelling 4.5 mile ‘Mountain Race’ at 1pm, starting from the centre of Cilcain to the top of Moel Famau.

The runners were able to enjoy the glorious Clwydian views as they raced against the clock.

■ The Cilcain Mountain race.

■ In fancy dress are Hayden, eight, Verity, seven, and Betsy Cook, four.

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■ William Morris, two, at the wheel of a Massey Ferguson tractor.

■ Left, Mr Magico with Milo Cruice, five, and Luke Cooke, five.

■ Right, at the dog show are the Evans family: Mum Hayley, Isabella, five, Sam, two and Freddie.

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Duck race fun day goes swimmingly

■ Gareth Prothero of Flint Coastguard keeps an eye on the duck race.

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■ Demion Holding with son Dewi, three, and the winning ducks. SW280817D

A CHARITY event made a splash as a duck race raised hundreds of pounds.

Flint Coastguard Rescue Team teamed up with the Yacht Inn, Oakenholt, to provide a great day for children and The Coastguard Association Charity.

In total, the bank holiday fundraiser raised £477 for the coastguard charities, which covers all waters from Rhyl to Runcorn.

These donations will help the volunteers with equipment needed to carry out duties, and carries on the success of last year’s duck race after four resuscitation ‘Annie’ models were purchased with the funds.

■ Sadie Evans, four, with grandad Garry Jones, station officer at HM Coastguard Flint.

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Performers invited to sign up for Eisteddfod JUST weeks after this year’s festival ended, the call has already been sounded for performers to enter the next Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

Singers, dancers and instrumentalists from Wales can join others from across the globe and enter a host of competitions at the event, which will take place from July 3 to 8 next year.

Eisteddfod chairman Dr Rhys Davies said: “The Llangollen Eisteddfod’s competitions offer the opportunity for performers from across the globe to compete on an international stage alongside some of the world’s most talented musicians and dancers.

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There really is an opportunity for all to be involved disciplines and of all ages to get involved.”

Successful entrants will compete for a range of coveted titles including dance champions of the world, international voice of the future, international voice of musical theatre and choir of the world.

There are cash prizes of up to £6,000, international medals and also the opportunity for aspiring musical singers to win the chance of a lifetime to perform at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod in Australia.

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■ Entries are being invited for next year’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

Eisteddfod’s most renowned competitions, the 2018 syllabus also features a number of new categories, including two new solo competitions for performers under 19-years-old.

The programme also builds on the competition strands successfully launched this year. such as the Jayne Davies Award for most outstanding conductor in the choir of the world competition, and the

international acapella group.

Entries for all choral, ensemble and dance competitions will close on Friday, September 29, while solo performers will have until Friday, March 2 to apply.

Applications to follow in the footsteps of non-competitive acts and perform on one of the International Eisteddfod’s stages are also open, with entries closing on Friday, November 24.

Dr Davies added: “Every year we aim to extend our offer and both the outstanding conductor and international acapella group categories are exceptionally exciting additions to the syllabus.

“We’re looking forward to see this year’s applications.”

For details on competitions visit www.eisteddfod competitions.co.uk.

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■ The Druid Inn, Gorsedd, is about to reope.

‘Quirky little pub’ ready to reopen THE new owners of a Flintshire pub plan to restore it to the heart of the community as they reopen it.

The Druid Inn in Gorsedd, near Holywell, closed in the run-up to Christmas last year and has since been unoccupied.

According to Sarah Hughes, the pub’s new owner, locals are very pleased and “chuffed” their regular meeting spot is to once again open its doors.

Sarah and her fiance put an offer on the property in March as they “loved” the area.

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We are keen to find out what the locals want Sarah said: “It’s such a nice pub and a lovely village so it was a shame to see it closed. My fiance and I have a caravan in Babell which is down the road from the pub, and we passed it so many times.

“Ever since it’s been closed we’ve had our eye on it.

“We felt the community atmosphere had faded a little as people had nowhere to meet as much as they used to.”

She added: “Our plan is to just get those doors open to the public. We’ve been working hard to redecorate and clean after the pub was shut for eight months, so all being well our opening night will be September 9.

“We want to welcome everyone back to this quirky little pub and basically find out what locals want.”

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Finding their place is part of the script W

HEN The Script’s guitarist Mark Sheehan was asked about terrorism by his eight-year-old son, the thought of having to come up with a suitable answer frightened him to the core.

Sheehan, who along with his better-known frontman Danny O’Donoghue spent years scraping by as budding songwriters in Los Angeles, knew there was only one way he could channel that fear.

His bandmates were quickly on board. Their new record, the first since 2014’s No Sound Without Silence, sees the boys from Dublin leave behind their “music as escapism” mantra in order to confront political and social change.

“We were in America when Trump was inaugurated and there was rioting in the streets where we had been that day and that really drove home there was something amiss,” says O’Donoghue, sitting alongside Sheehan and drummer Glen Power on a sofa inside Sony’s west London offices.

“This was the first time the news had penetrated our ethos and our consciousness as we were coming into the studio.

Normally it was very easy to leave that stuff at the door and talk about our own feelings and what’s going on in our lives but it’s been impossible not to get caught up in it,” he adds.

Poignant too was the question from Sheehan’s son.

“That scared the crap out of me,” the father-ofthree says.

“How do you translate that and explain that to a young kid without sounding preachy or uninspiring him?

“Because I want him to go into a school with Muslims, with Catholics and I want him to treat them all with love. So the only way I knew how to do that was to write a song about it.”

That song became Freedom Child, which was then quickly made the record’s title. It was the fastest a decision over an album name had ever been reached by the band – who will mark 10 years since their debut release next year.

“It’s very important for us and we know having that as our album title means we will get asked about this everywhere and it will go down in print and kids will hear these songs,” says O’Donoghue.

“These are all things we know will happen and I’m really proud of that.”

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Growing up in Ireland in the Eighties and Nineties, the threesome are acutely acquainted with the effects of terror, political division and the long time it can take for wounds within communities to heal.

“We grew up under it and we’re aware of it a hell of a lot more on the social impact that it plays in the years afterwards,” O’Donoghue says.

“It can only be through a new generation and education that change will happen.”

But, with the band approaching their forties, they have also seen their homeland come through the other side of the troubles, interjects Sheehan.

“Twenty years ago you wouldn’t have had the number of Irish people coming to England as you do now. And if they did they’d have been considered terrorists, it’s so integrated now and I think when that does get threatened we do need the community to notice that and talk about it.”

The band’s stock in the US is huge and O’Donoghue is adamant to point out the band are not targeting either side but attempting to bring people together.

“We’re not red, we’re not blue,” he says. “We’re in between saying we all need to come together and talk about this because you’re ruining your own streets.

“There clearly is a divide, maybe Trump is or isn’t the cause, maybe social unrest got it to that point but we need to talk to each other,” continues the 38year-old. “We can’t have that stand-off because we’ve seen it through history time and time again. Rioting gets you nowhere, stand-offs get you nowhere. To be a band with a message I thought was very important this time around.”

It’s an interesting approach. While artists from Katy Perry to Jay-Z are aligning themselves politically during a tumultuous period of international unrest, this Irish trio are eager to highlight the importance of crossing that divide to educate, particularly with the younger listener.

In a bid to attract them to their music, they decided they needed to evolve.

“We were asking ourselves questions,” O’Donoghue told a small gathering of journalists around 10 days before our interview at a preview of the new record.

“Where is our place in music? Where do we fit in music now?”

These questions prompted the rockers to offer their own take on EDM (electronic dance music),

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which is booming among a young audience. The band, eager to speak to the youth perhaps more than ever before, decided to try and approach the genre.

Instead of throwing away their instruments, the band have hijacked EDM’s mentality and approach on a couple of tracks. They rafted in some older ska and reggae elements and the result is more of a hat-tip to EDM than abandoning their rock roots altogether.

It’s not an approach to be sneered at. Coldplay’s decision to collaborate with EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers saw the Chris Martin-led band yet again evolve and continue to attract new audiences.

“Coldplay are at the forefront of it,” says Sheehan. “They are embracing modern music and if you don’t then you stop becoming relevant unfortunately.”

And his frontman explains the band have actually taken a slightly chaotic approach to delivering hit tracks by releasing several versions of a song on streaming services with the hope that one of them will gain traction.

“We know there’s lots of playlists and different types of people listening to different playlists so we’ve produced a regular version of the song but we also have an acoustic version for the chilled playlist and we have dance remixes so we’re trying to be omnipresent because any one of these songs can become the hit,” he says, before joking (perhaps with a hint of sincerity) if one becomes outrageously popular they will claim it as the real version.

As keen as they are to talk about Freedom Child, the band are visibly far more excited about getting back out on the road.

Other than one or two album preview gigs, they’ve not performed live in two years and Power’s eyes light up at the thought of getting back on stage.

“I’m dying to get back out there,” the quiet 39year-old says. Clapping his hands together in excitement, O’Donoghue agrees.

“It’s the thing you miss the most when you’re at home,” he says. “It will come to eight or nine o’clock and I’ll be like ‘why do I feel like I need to be somewhere right now?’

“It’s part of a routine and to not do it for two years is hard, that atmosphere in the room as the lights go out.”

Exhaling he claps his hands again and adds: “I swear to God I can’t wait for that feeling.” ● Freedom Child is out September 1. The Script are on tour

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Festival role for talented trombone player Tomos A TALENTED trombone player from the Wrexham area will take centre stage at the opening concert of a top music festival.

Tomos Jones, 18, of Rhos, will perform with the National Youth Brass Band of Wales (NYBBW) at the North Wales International Music Festival at St Asaph Cathedral on Saturday, September 16, under the baton of conductor Ian Porthouse.

The acclaimed festival, which continues until Saturday, September 30, has now established itself as one of the highlights of the cultural calendar in the UK. It is being supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Ty Cerdd and the Colwinston Charitable Trust.

Tomos began playing the trombone aged eight and says he chose to play the instrument mainly because it was different.

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“I was really pleased to be accepted into the NYBBW after an audition and thoroughly enjoyed the week long course at Monmouth and the concert at Porthcawl.

“Playing at St Asaph is going to be quite special though and I’m really looking forward to the experience.

“I’m heading off to University College London the week after to begin my medical physics studies.

Getting back together with the other members of the NYBBW is going to be a bit of a reunion.

“I have performed at St Asaph before as I also play in the Four Counties Orchestra which represents Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy.

“I have sung with the National Youth Choir for the past two years but

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Playing at St Asaph is going to be quite special and I’m looking forward to the experience decided this year to try for the NYBBW instead and was delighted to be accepted.”

He added: “My family, other than my dad, Eurwyn, who has a prior appointment, will be at the concert in

St Asaph. My mum, Non, plays the piano, my brother Huw, 16, the tuba and my younger sister, Rhodd, 10, has just started learning to play the cornet.

“It’s going to be a special evening and I’m really looking forward to it although the programme we are performing is really challenging.”

Among the other stars of the festival will be singers from Welsh National Opera with the festival community chorus, flamboyant Italian pianist Federico Colli, vocal group VOCES8, baroque instrumentalists Red Priest, composer Robat Arwyn, tenor Rhys Meirion, orchestra in residence NEW Sinfonia, Ensemble Cymru, violinist Ye-Eun Choi and the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet.

Artistic director Ann Atkinson said:

“The standard of these young musicians and the talent they have is incredible. The programme is very complex and demanding.”

She added: “It’s going to be a spectacular opening night to what promises to be an amazing festival.

“I’d encourage every classical music lover to get a ticket and come along for what will be an amazing evening of music performed by some of our very best and most talented young musicians.”

To find out more about the North Wales International Music Festival please visit www.nwimf.com.

Tickets are available online and from Theatr Clwyd on 01352 701521 or Cathedral Frames in St Asaph on 01745 582929.

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Who says you can't play outside when it's wet? As we head into autumn, rainy days will become evermore present. But that doesn't mean staying indoors and feeling glum.

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Collect together From nature: ■ Rainy Day Kids Adventure Book by ■ The Out Pack and its contents, taken from Rainy Day Kids Adventure 2 sticks, both half an arm’s length Steph Scott and Katie Akers, Book by Steph Scott and Katie Akers, published by Batsford.

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From the Out Pack: String 1. Puddle Pony PRIMARY school teacher and forest school leader Scissors Katie Akers, and speech and language therapist A puddle pony is a chunky stick with personality!

Masking tape Steph Scott, have penned the Rainy Days Kids It’s the very best companion on a puddly day.

How to make it Adventure Book to help kids embrace all kinds of Collect together 1. Use a one arm length of string to tie one end of inclement weather.

From nature: the sticks together. Pull the other ends apart to make They write: “Shout ‘Yippee!’ put on your mac, pull 1 chunky stick a V shape. on your wellies and run outside. A marvellous, multiFrom the Out Pack: 2. Lay your leaves in a line on the ground, face sensory adventure playground awaits you.”

Garden wire down from biggest to smallest. Make sure each leaf Here are three outdoor activities you can enjoy 2 beads overlaps the one before so there are no gaps. with the kids this autumn...

Wool 3. Lay your V-shaped sticks on top of your leaves, What you’ll need: The Out Pack Scissors with the tied end at the same end as your smallest All items in the Out Pack are easy to find and String leaf. cheap to buy. You may already have some of them.

How to make it 4. Use masking tape to attach your sticks to your Keep it well stocked so you don’t run out of 1. To make the eyes, cut a piece of garden wire leaves. essentials while you’re out and about. Here is a list about two grown-up hands long. Thread two beads of what we keep in our Out Packs...

5. Turn it all over and then push the open sticks a to the middle and fix them in place with a pinch and 1. Rainy Day Kids Adventure Book (Batsford) little closer together. This will fold the leaves slightly twist of the wire. to make a channel for your water to run down.

2. Coloured pens 2. Wrap the wire around one end of your stick.

6. You can use your water run to fill up your fairy 3. Masking tape. You won’t need anything thicker This is your pony’s head. Secure the wire to the stick than 12mm wide and elf pool. Put the tied end of the V into the pool. with a tight pinch and twist.

Prop up the other end with sticks so the water will 4. Wool. You can get two balls of different colours, 3. For the tail, cut a three arms length of wool and flow in. You could even place a few water runs a multicoloured ball or just a ball of your favourite wind it round and round in a loop about a hand’scolour around the pool to keep it as full as possible. Or length long, or longer if you want a swishy tail. perhaps you could put one underneath a drip 5. Plastic-coated garden wire. You can buy this in There will be loops at both ends. coming from the roof of your house. a reel with a safe cutter from anywhere that sells 4. Cut another one arm length of wool and thread garden supplies 3. Troll House it through the loops at one end. Tie a double knot to 6. Elastic bands. Flat elastic bands of many Down the stony path, past the leafy bushes and secure it and leave two long ends. Then cut through colours are useful all the loops at the other end to make a bushy tail. through the arching oak trees there’s a happy 7. Paperclips stream giggling along. It flows gently under a little 5. Wrap the long ends a few times around your pony and tie on the tail with another double knot. bridge, and it is just here that a grumpy little troll 8. Ball of string lives. His house is made of mud and stone, his door 6. Cut a piece of string about one arm in length.

9. Wooden beads. Big and small, bumpy and and window are made of the finest sticks and he has smooth 7. Tie a fish-on-a-dish knot (clove hitch) just behind a sycamore leaf roof covered with luscious moss. your pony’s eyes to make its bridle.

10. Child-friendly scissors. They must be able to cut string Collect together 8. Perhaps try out your pony’s showjumping skills

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Avoiding back seat boredom

A CHILDREN’S behaviour expert reveals how to banish cries of ‘Are we nearly there yet?’ and avoid back-seat boredom.

“We’re driving up to my parents’ house to stay with them for a while, but it’s a really long journey and I’m dreading it already. How can I get my kids to behave, stay calm and entertain themselves in a confined space for hours on end?”

Livvy Gormally, pictured right, children’s behaviour expert and parent coach, mum of three and the founder of Let’s Ask Livvy, says: “Keep an eye on your expectations. If your kids argue on the school run, it would be unrealistic to think they can play happily in the car for hours.

“Be prepared. Car games can be fun,

From nature: Stones Leaves Moss 10 small sticks (each about a grown-up’s finger length) From the Out Pack: 1 wooden bead String Scissors Masking tape How to make it 1. To make the door, cut a piece of string of about two arms in length.

2. Tie a fish-on-a-dish knot (clove hitch) to the end of one of your sticks.

3. Line up five sticks next to each other to make the door.

4. Lash the sticks to each other at one end of your door, weaving your string under and over each stick in turn.

5. Tighten the string in between the sticks by winding the tail end of the string around each of the joints between the sticks.

6. Repeat steps 2-5 to lash together the other end of the door.

7. Thread the bead to a small length of string.

Attach this to one of the sticks where the troll’s door handle should be. Tie a knot to secure.

8. To make the window, take three sticks and make a triangle shape, or take just one bendy stick and make a circle-shaped window. Fix them with tape.

9. Take two sticks and snap them into the right length to fit tight inside the window frame, and push them into place to make the windowpanes.

10. Prop up the door, and hook your window to a stone, a stick or a small branch, or just push it into the mud. Now your troll can keep a lookout for goats.

How many Billy Goats Gruff go trip-trapping over your bridge? ’Too many!’ says the grumpy old troll! ● Extracted from Rainy Day Kids Adventure Book

by Steph Scott and Katie Akers (£9.99, Batsford), available on September 7.

but often need adult involvement to keep them fun and fluid, and often to mediate.

“Try to avoid any added stress on you as parents, so plan the route, think about the timings of travel and how this might impact on the kids, and remember even the best-laid travel plans can go wrong. Be prepared with extra snacks and activities, and use technology if that works for you.

“If you want to limit screen time, limit it to the times when you need the kids to have it – such as the end of the journey when everyone is tired and bored and you can’t face game

number 200 of Eye-spy.

“Toddler Fun Learning has created a great app for younger kids. It has fun educational content and the bonus feature of a timer function that allows you to set how much screen time you want the kids to have.

The timer goes off, the app sings a goodbye song and screen time finishes – very handy for reducing the alltoo-common ‘just one more minute’ debate.

“Agreeing on ‘holiday screen-time rules’ can also be very helpful. Be realistic, be specific, and set rules that meet the needs of the whole family.”

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● Freezing There are ways of storing a lot of what you harvest. You can blanch and freeze many vegetables and freeze fresh herbs in water in ice-cube trays to add to casseroles and soups throughout the winter months. ● Try blanching Blanching is easy. Immerse veg in boiling water, bring to the boil quickly and continue for several minutes, depending on the vegetable. After blanching, plunge them into ice-cold water, drain and freeze.

Blanching kills bacteria and destroys enzymes that could taint food. Vegetables such as broad beans and Brussels sprouts must be blanched before freezing, while others including French and runner beans, caulifl f ower and sweetcorn also benefit from this method. ● Make tomato sauces Tomatoes aren't good frozen whole - they will end up a mushy mess once defrosted so it's best to use any you're not going to eat straight away in delicious pasta sauces, combined with onions and basil, storing in a Tupperware in the freezer. Alternatively, tomato chutneys are popular and if you have any unripe tomatoes left, they can be transformed into amazing green tomato chutney. ● Treat soft fruit with care If you've a glut of raspberries or

blackberries, carefully place them individually on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and put it in the freezer.

Once frozen, they can be transferred to plastic bags but won't end up in a pulpy mess, which so many do if they are immediately squashed together in a bag after picking. ● Love your lettuce Lettuces are almost impossible to store for long. You can wash them, dry them off with kitchen towel and then store them in an airtight plastic container rather than a plastic bag in the fridge - the smaller leaves tend to last longer loose in a container rather than squashed in a bag. Cut bigger hearting lettuces almost before they are ready if you're likely to have gluts, and just pick off the leaves as you need them from cut-and-come-again varieties. ● Store root veg Maincrop root vegetables such as carrots and potatoes are usually lifted in the autumn for storage indoors and placed in

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layers between sand or peat in a frost-free shed.

Other vegetables which will keep in a cool, dry, frost-free place include onions, garlic, marrows, pumpkins, winter squashes and winter cabbages.

Some root vegetables, such as carrots, swedes, parsnips and turnips, can be left in the ground and lifted as required.

Brussels sprouts, winter cabbage and leeks will also stand outside until required.

You need to mark the root crops so you know where they are once the leaves have died down, then cover the soil with straw and black plastic to stop the soil freezing and make the produce easier to dig up. ● Apple care Later in the season, take care with your apple harvest. Grow a variety that will store well, such as Egremont Russet, Kidd's

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Orange Red, Sturmer Pippin, Bramley's Seedling, Lord Derby and Newton Wonder.

These are all late-maturing, which will ripen after October. Pick them immature (from late September to mid-October) and store them until they ripen.

The best time to pick the fruit is when it has reached its full size, but not yet ripened.

Suitable storage places include garages, brick outhouses and cellars. You need a low and even temperature, ideally around 4C (39F) to ensure quality of both apples and pears.

Large crops of apples should be individually wrapped in newspaper and packed in boxes. If you don't have a lot, put them into unsealed plastic bags. Pears should be picked unripe and left to ripen off the tree. They should not be wrapped, but need to be stood on shelves or trays.

You need to check on your autumn fruits from time to time to make sure that none of it has rotted. If it has, remove the fruit from the batch.

If you take these storing measures, before you know it, you'll be raiding the cellar or shed for some more apples and pears, onions and garlic, or nipping into the garden for some fresh carrots and swedes - and the glut that you thought you'd never get rid of will soon be diminishing.

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Behind the Comedian Webb bares his soul

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In his autobiography, How Not To Be A Boy, comic actor Robert Webb opens up about everything from suicidal thoughts after his mum died, to drinking too much “ALL comedians secretly want to make themselves useful,” says Robert Webb, star of Peep Show and one half of double act Mitchell and Webb, “because we don’t really believe that making people laugh is any kind of noble calling.”

“So every now and again, you will get someone of a certain age, who has been funny for a while, who suddenly decides, ‘Hang on, I can do something a bit more useful than this’.”

Webb is talking about writing his searingly honest autobiography, How Not To Be A Boy, in which he describes how his childhood was shaped by fear of his dad, his mum’s death and his teenage suicidal thoughts.

The book started life in October 2014 as an article of the same title for the New Statesman, in which he described his upbringing in a working-class house in Lincolnshire as ‘heavily gendered’.

The 44-year-old argued then and in his book that society’s continuous gender conditioning (that often begins with ‘blue is for boys’ and includes ‘boys don’t cry’) is responsible for many of its problems, including his and other men’s inability to distinguish between emotions, so they all come out as anger, or are repressed, which can contribute to mental health issues.

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A few months before we speak on the phone, Prince Harry revealed he “shut down all emotions” for nearly 20 years after his mother Princess Diana’s death and finally sought counselling after two years of “total chaos” in his late twenties.

Webb feels we’re having “a moment” where men are finally able to speak about their feelings honestly – and society is listening.

“Some sort of critical mass is now gathering, where this stuff is not a weird airy-fairy side issue and we can now have this conversation.

“When I started the book well over two years ago, it felt like I was starting a conversation. Now it feels like I’m joining one and I’m very glad about that.”

As you’d expect, How Not To Be A Boy is funny – “I haven’t grown out of that phase of wanting to make people laugh,” he says – but also extremely poignant.

The hardest chapter to write was at the literal heart of the book, called Boys Don’t Cry, which deals with his mum’s death from breast cancer when he was 17 and his subsequent suicidal thoughts.

“That was harder than I thought it would be because it’s been 27 years and I ought to have got used to the idea... It’s been partly reliving it properly and framing it my own way. I felt a responsibility there because she wasn’t just my mother.

“It was also hard because it’s one

I thought I could make it all stop and I cried for about an hour

■ David Mitchell (left) with Robert Webb.

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of the bits in the book where I gave myself permission not to be funny.

When you’re taking the reader into the bedroom where your mother just died, it would be inappropriate to start making jokes, and I didn’t really want to anyway.”

In a diary entry dated June 12, 1990, the young Webb, finding it impossible to revise for A-Levels, muses on ending his life by taking an overdose of his mum’s painkillers. “I’m never going to see her again everything is pressure,” he writes.

■ Robert Webb and Abigail Burdess.

“I suddenly thought I could make it all stop and I cried for about an hour and wrote the note.”

The following day, the note lies “in a million pieces” in the bin and the entry concludes: “Get a grip, boy.

Get a bloody grip.”

He says it was the thought of what his death would do “to everyone else” that stopped him: “It just felt like it wasn’t an option and it’s never been an option since, once I was well enough to make that decision.”

He hopes the book will help others in a similar position “notice that they’re not alone.” He says it would have been “really peculiar” not to have included his diary entry, “if I’m talking about repression of feelings and how it is drilled into boys during childhood and the terrible effects that it has if we drag that through adolescence and into this kind of half-formed manhood where we don’t know how to take responsibility for our feelings...”

Webb’s complex relationship with his dad, who split from his mum when he was just five, figures heavily in the book; from the fear of him he had as a child, to living with him again after his mum died. His dad died in 2013 and Webb says he couldn’t have written the book while he was alive.

“I couldn’t afford to be that honest about his mistakes when we were little, I couldn’t write that politely. I had to be quite hard on him there – I hope I’m generous to him later. I’m

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not out to settle scores but I try to show some of his redeeming qualities. He was a lot of fun to be around and a good chap in many ways.”

In the book, he describes his dad having ‘a temper’ after being in the pub and knocking one of his older brothers off his chair.

So he was abusive? “That would be the word we use now. At the time, it was pretty standard and there was really nothing out of the ordinary about that level of physical admonishment.

“It was the fact that it was arbitrary, where you don’t know how to do the right thing and you don’t know what you did wrong. That was what made him a scary guy to me.”

The memoir starts with what Webb calls the overture, which cleverly segues from him rewriting the lyrics to Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up for a school dance sketch, to performing his 2009 comedy version of Flashdance, which won him Let’s Dance For Comic Relief.

He reveals how, back home that night, his wife Abigail pregnant with their first daughter, he sat “in our little garden and drank another two bottles of red wine and smoked about thirty Marlboro Lights.”

Of his drinking, he says: “I know it became a problem because Abbie had to tell me things three times. I was just forgetting everything... I was never horribly aggressive but you do become slightly more shorttempered and a bit more chippy and just a boring dick to live with. So, I just have to keep an eye on that and I drink a lot less now.”

Although he never went to Alcoholics Anonymous, he admits “it was suggested.”

“I just basically went, ‘Watch me, I’ll do this on my own’ and I kind of did and it wasn’t that much of a struggle. I just did seven weeks of filming [new sitcom] Back and obviously alcoholics can’t do that,” he says, with a laugh.

“Going from 8am to 8pm without a drink was not even the remotest challenge, that’s what I reckon. To people with an investment in AA, that may sound like self-delusion, but as far as I’m concerned it’s under control...”

Webb married Abbie, a fellow comic, in 2007 and they have two daughters. He says their marriage was never seriously on the rocks.

“There were times where we would have an argument and she would start looking for her passport and say, ‘That’s it, I’m going to Mexico’. But it was just never going to happen, it was just that kind of row and we don’t really have those rows any more.”

Admitting gender stereotyping is “a preoccupation of mine”, he’s conscious of wanting to model what being a good husband and dad should be to his daughters.

“I know they have got their eye on me and the way I model being a man in a domestic setting is critical really. I get this stuff wrong all the time. I still get angry when what I’m actually feeling is embarrassment and I still don’t do 50 per cent of the housework and the kids, but I am doing a lot better than I did before and trying to take responsibility for my health.” ● How Not To Be A Boy by Robert Webb is published in hardback by Canongate, priced £16.99. Available now

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She’s not known for her comedic sensibilities but Scarlett Johansson couldn’t wait to dive into Lucia Aniello’s risque comedy Rough Night. She, along with the director and cast, talks about the girls’ own movie IT IS A roller-coaster of death, crime, politics and stomachchurning gags, but the real message behind upcoming R-rated comedy Rough Night is the value of friendship.

Lucia Aniello’s female-led movie sees Scarlett Johansson flex her rarely-used comedic muscles as she plays bride-to-be Jess Thayer, who embarks with her girlfriends on a doomed bachelorette weekend in Miami.

She is joined by Kate McKinnon as free-spirited Australian uni mate Pippa, Jillian Bell as well-meaning but overbearing Alice, Ilana Glazer as loud-mouthed activist with a privileged background Frankie, and Zoe Kravitz as Blair, the seemingly perfect one whose apparent wealth of materialistic gifts covers a sea of emotional turmoil.

But their wild beach-side antics take a twisted turn when they accidentally kill a stripper (Ryan Cooper) and they are plunged into a journey of discovery that brings their drastically different personalities closer.

“We often can take for granted the people that know us the best,” says Johansson, whose part is worlds away from her recent role as a human robot in this year’s bigscreen remake of graphic novel Ghost In The Shell.

“This movie is a sort of cautionary tale about taking that for granted and also it’s a celebration of that kind of deep friendship.”

Directed, co-written and coproduced by Aniello, the film has an edge that can only be achieved by a woman, the debut filmmaker insists.

“I think it’s obvious that there’s been a dearth of stories told from the perspective of women, especially in the comedy world,” she says.

“Nothing against the R-rated

■ Rough Night: Jess (Scarlett Johansson), Pippa (Kate McKinnon), Blair (Zoe Kravitz), Alice (Jillian Bell) and Frankie (Ilana Glazer.)

Friendship wins through for bachelorettes comedies directed by men - but it does feel like the authenticity of a woman’s point of view can only make the female characters feel that much more authentic.”

But while it marks a breakthrough first major movie for Aniello, it is also the first R-rated comedy of its scale to be directed by any woman

■ Jess (Scarlett Johansson) and Alice (Jillian Bell).

in almost two decades.

It’s an ongoing problem that Baftawinning Johansson, 32, believes is up to the voice of global audiences to solve.

She says: “The conversation starts within the general public and I think the industry follows. Unfortunately, they don’t often lead by example.

“The audience has to be vocal and demand what they want to see, and that they want diversity and that they want stories that reflect the zeitgeist and they want an environment that reflects the zeitgeist.”

McKinnon, 33, believes we are already on the way, as she explains:

■ From left: Blair (Zoe Kravitz), Alice (Jillian Bell), Jess (Scarlett Johansson), Frankie (Illana Grazer) and Pippa (Kate McKinnon).

“As more films that put women in lead roles, have women driving the action, show women having their own story arc that leads them to do something that they want to do, become successful, then it becomes not a big deal anymore.”

Bell, 33, adds: “I think people need to support it too. It’s so awesome what just happened with (the success of) Wonder Woman (starring Gal Gadot). It’s so cool and the more people see these movies, the more the studio gets the note that it works.”

Rough Night is the brain child of both Aniello and her partner in love, work and life, Paul W Downs. The talented pair began dating after meeting in an improv comedy class and their ideas soon began to blossom.

In Aniello’s words: “We started making videos on the side, putting them online – and nobody saw them but each one got slightly – barely – better.

“We still didn’t know where it was going, but it was a satisfying process to make things together.”

Their relationship led to the development of their production company Paulilu and the creation of hit TV show Broad City.

But describing why this film marks an especially personal career milestone, Aniello continues: “It’s based on so many relationships that I have had, the feelings that I have with certain people from my past.

“Its job first and foremost is to be funny, but it was also important to me that it explored friendships and I absolutely hope that it makes the audience think a little bit more about the people in their lives, maybe people from their past that they’re not as close with anymore, and seeing the movie makes them want to re-connect.”

She also makes no secret of how thrilled she is to have Johansson on board, describing her as not just “an incredible actress”, but also “vulnerable, goofy and silly”, and credits her with giving the comedy some grounding.

Returning the praise, Johansson says of her boss’s work: “I read the script and it was just so funny.

“It made me laugh out loud, and I’m not a person that laughs out loud. I laugh a lot on the inside, but it made me belly laugh.”

Among the more unexpected appearances is Demi Moore, who plays one half of a voracious middle-aged couple keen to swing and swap.

Downs himself stars in front of the camera as Jess’s doting partner Peter, who finds himself driven to the edge by the sudden effects of the reunion on his fiancee.

Desperate to protect the woman he loves, one scene sees him get in the car and speed to her aid while wearing little more than an adult nappy.

While the humiliating gesture might prove a romantic symbol for some, Johansson is not so sure.

“So gross,” she comments defiantly, as she imagines her reallife reaction.

“I would be so disturbed, it would be life-changing, my whole world would turn upside down if the person that I was about to marry drove across the country in diapers to come and see me.

“Even if I was in danger, I still think it would be too disturbing. I mean, just stop to pee, what’s really going to happen?” ● Rough Night is in cinemas now.

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There are hidden pitfalls parents should consider before lending their children a helping hand, Vicky Shaw reports

THE Bank of Mum and Dad is heavily relied upon by many younger people, whether it’s a helping hand through the university years, on to the housing ladder or even to pay everyday bills.

But just how vital is it – and what potential pitfalls should parents consider before opening a branch? ● What role does this ‘bank’ play in family finances?

For many people, the Bank of Mum and Dad could make the difference between achieving their financial goals and struggling to get there.

Parents of university students typically give their children about £287 per month to support them through their studies, according to insurer Aviva.

One in 10 parents in the UK with children at uni say they give their child about £750 a month on average. And research from Legal & General and economics consultancy Cebr found the Bank of Mum and Dad is a major lender when it comes to giving the younger generation a helping hand buying a home.

Parents will lend about £6.5 billion for such purchases in 2017 and be involved in more than a quarter (26 per cent) of UK property transactions, the research indicates.

And parents with grown-up children still living at home spend an extra £456 on them annually compared with empty-nesters, according to the Centre for the Modern Family think-tank set up by pensions provider Scottish Widows.

INSURANCE may not be at the front of students’ minds when they head off to uni, but it’s important to make sure possessions are protected.

Laura Hughes, a senior policy adviser, general insurance, at the Association Of British Insurers (ABI), says students head off to university with items worth an average £3,500, so it’s vital to ensure valuables are kept safe.

“Students moving into privately rented accommodation are all too often unaware whether the areas they are moving into are burglary hotspots,” she says.

“Ensuring you have the right cover and

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aware of potential tax implications, and consider that giving away or lending a large sum could affect them further down the line if their circumstances change.

“In addition, arguments over whether money needs to be repaid, or over what time period, have the potential to cause harm to the parent/child relationship.”

Morrissey suggests taking legal or financial advice and putting agreements in writing to clarify people’s expectations “and save both parties a lot of grief”. ● So what are the pitfalls to watch out for?

Here are five hidden costs set out

by Royal London: 1. Is the money a loan or a gift?

Disputes can occur if parents and children have differing ideas.

2. Tax. Parents should understand the possible tax implications of being named on the deeds of a property bought with their child.

3. Future financial hardship.

Insurance tips for students that your possessions are protected will mean you will have one less thing to worry about further down the line.”

Here are the ABI’s top insurance tips for students: ● Check your parents’ and university’s policies. It may be possible for an existing home insurance policy to be extended to cover possessions at university, or there may be an insurance cover already in place in student halls.

Find out if there are any limits on the value

of your possessions and if so, consider taking out a separate policy. If you are staying in privately rented accommodation, remember not to leave anything valuable behind outside of term time. ● Shop around for the best deal. When it comes to buying any kind of insurance, it is always worth shopping around to find the best deal that works for you and ensure the cover you are being offered is adequate. ● Avoid leaving valuables such as laptops unattended when you are out and about.

Parents can hand over what they believe is an affordable amount only to find their own circumstances change due to redundancy or ill health and they are short of money.

Similarly, children may initially be able to make repayments but struggle to do so once they have children or face unemployment or work absence due to sickness.

4. Potential falls in house prices.

Parents must consider their position in the event of a property needing to be sold in the event of a housing market downturn. If the property is in negative equity, parents may not see their money returned when they expected.

5. Relationship changes. Parents will want to help their own children but may want to think about what would happen if their child forms a new relationship or an existing relationship breaks down. Could there be a dispute about how much of the house is owned by each party? ● Consider marking and hiding your valuables. Keep your valuables away from view. Security mark your valuables with your details or register them on www.immobilise.co.uk, a police-supported national property register, to help police identify them if they go missing. ● Remember to lock your windows and doors. If you are moving into student halls, to minimise risk, remember to shut your windows and lock the door when you are out of your room. For those moving into private accommodation, make sure your front and back doors are strong and secure, with good quality locks.

This week we stir things up with Agents Of Mayhem and blow things away with Matterfall, both on PS4.

On smartphone and tablet, meanwhile, we dip into Swim Out before running away with STANDBY.

Agents of Mayhem Platform: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Genre: Shooter Price: £42.99 Agents Of Mayhem really ought to have been an unadulterated blastfest, enhanced with a few frills like weapon upgrades or skill unlocks. Sadly, in 2017 things aren’t so simple. Instead of an athletically lean openworld shooter, this is a bulky bag of tricks which threatens to derail an otherwise fine flow of action. It’s bright and spectacular (although in very, very purple monohue) and your switchable team of agents bring exciting weaponry and impressive pyrotechnics to their mission to rescue tech-capital Seoul from the evil Dr Babylon. But with bases to invade, cash to earn, missions to uncover and gadgets, outfits, upgrades, team-boosts and other tweaks to manage, the overall

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Pressure is making women miserable and we need to start talking about it, says Claire Spreadbury.

That research, carried out last year, found that as well as shouldering the cost of their child’s basic needs – bed and board – parents are also forking out for services used by their adult children, such as Netflix, as well as for their mobile phone bills, holidays, haircuts, clothing and even beauty treatments. ● But could parents face hidden costs?

Mutual insurer Royal London warns parents to be aware of unexpected costs and risks when helping out children financially. It has produced a new “good with your money” guide to highlight the potential pitfalls.

Helen Morrissey, personal finance specialist at Royal London, says: “Making the decision to hand over a large sum of money, whether as a loan or a gift, is a major financial commitment and parents need to consider all the options before deciding to do this.

“Parents must ensure they are

experience can be a burden. The solution?

Keep tinkering to a minimum and just enjoy the satisfying gunplay.

Score: 7/10 Matterfall Platform: PS4 Genre: Shoot-’em-up Price: £19.99 “Bullet hell” twitchfests are intimidating enough. Twin-stick shooter Matterfall takes things significantly further, making it impossible to recommend as an entry point for this old-school arcade genre. While traversing each bespangled space environment, avoiding offensive missiles or damaging obstacles, your future-suited hero is able to dash through force fields, freeze bullets or enemies, remote detonate bombs and activate platforms to climb higher or construct defences, not to mention their access to a limited but diverse arsenal of weaponry. It’s fast and inventive, with zero gravity sections a neat diversion, but

despite being shortlived (just three worlds to conquer) the dextrous demands of success are huge. Matterfall is not for the weak of will. Nor for those feeble of thumbs.

Score: 7/10 Swim Out Platform: iPad/iPhone Genre: Puzzle Price: £2.99 Puzzle games can’t have too many ideas, but Swim Out could have traded the odd one for some basic improvements. You’re trying to escape a series of sunkissed pools but other users block your exit. Just like you, regular swimmers move one space each turn creating tricksy barriers, but backstrokers swim slower, divers cut you off, bathers are static blockades and even fish turn up to halt your movements. It’s got fresh looks and nice presentation, yet swiping to move is RSI-inducingly onerous – tapping would be far better. Plus the difficulty is unkind, restarting the level even if you fail after crossing multiple pools in one level. Swim Out is an intriguing puzzler,

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but very hard to enjoy for long.

Score: 7/10 Standby Platform: PC, iPad/iPhone, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch Genre: Platformer Price: £3.99 Standby’s Tron-like minimalism strips away all distractions so you can focus on the superswift platforming. Which is a good job, because there’s no room – let alone time – for distractions even though there’s only four commands: up, down, left, right.

These controls combine, enabling you to dash across danger spots, shoot down upcoming walls or bound over death-traps, sometimes all within the same moment, and with the game’s tight-in viewpoint, obstacles are upon you suddenly. Given the stylings it could have played better if tied to the audio, perhaps sound cues prepping you for each threat, but instead, levels quickly become exercises in learning from repeated failure and the thrills are too heavily interspersed with setbacks.

Score: 7/10

Billie Piper speaks for a generation of women in Stylist magazine.

The 34-year-old talks about the pressure that hits us in our 30s, where we’re “supposed to be successful and business-savvy and coquettish and making cash and a slag in the bedroom and wellread.”

Anyone else nodding along with this?

“I just feel f***** by this amount of pressure,” she says.

It certainly struck a chord with me.

Right now, as I write this, I’m sacrificing doing the other 29 things on my to-do list. Things I need to do today, so I can go on holiday at the end of the week.

I choose to work full-time hours over a four-day working week so I can attempt to be a halfdecent mother to my children, and still have a career that I love.

Being there for my friends as we navigate our way through marriage, divorce, death, kids, redundancy and every other element of life is important to me Billie Piper. too, as is being in love, making time for romance and having a partner I’ll be with for the rest of my life. Apparently, I want it all.

When I negotiated my flexible-working pattern after having my first child some people actually suggested I should choose what’s most important to me – being a mother, or having a career.

Appalled, I set about a vision where I could make time for both of these things and I think I’ve achieved it. Sort of.

But I’m tired. Each time a holiday rolls around and my body gets a chance to rest, I’m ill. I feel constant guilt that I’m not there to scoop up my kids at the end of the day, cook them good food and put them to bed, but I also know the pressure that would face me on the flipside of this coin.

There’s pretty much a generation of women trying to do every little thing brilliantly. And it’s either making us ill, alcoholic or anxious.

“There’s a quiet epidemic occurring among highachieving women and it’s not a pretty outcome,” says Georgia Foster, author, speaker and life coach. “What looks good and well-managed on the outside is not necessarily what is going on inside.”

She notes that when someone is driven just a little bit too much – and too often – the brain demands some sort of respite to stop the madness of meeting deadlines, money issues and trying to fit in exercise whilst juggling childcare.

Ultimately, she says, we need to stop worrying about what looks good and concentrate on what feels right instead.

It makes sense, of course. But saying and doing are two very different things.

Baby steps is the way to go, I think. Check in with yourself. Make sure you’re OK – and if you’re not, make a plan to start putting things right.

But if you’re fundamentally happy, perfectionists need to start caring less. Take an extra half hour lazing in bed and forget looking pristine for the school run (honestly, no-one you want as a friend truly cares). If you leave work a bit earlier to check in with the kids at bedtime, the chances are tomorrow’s to-do list won’t be any worse than today’s. If you’ve missed a date night/birthday/school concert, plan another date to look forward to and let yourself off the hook.

And let’s talk about it. We need to stop whispering, ‘I don’t know how she does it,’ and instead shout about how amazingly brilliant we all are. Let’s also start realising that actually, none of us care how fabulous a boss/mother/slut in the bedroom anyone else is – it only makes us feel more inadequate.

It’s time to take the pressure off and live life without killing ourselves.

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Jottings

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Sudoku

Complete the grid (below) so each row, each column and each 3x3 block contains the numbers 1 to 9 - but only once

Method: Lightly toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan over a medium heat for 2 minutes.

In a large bowl, mix the cider vinegar, honey and mustard together. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk in the olive and walnut oils Add the cabbage, apple, carrot, spring onions and walnuts to the bowl, and mix thoroughly with the dressing.

Genius Triple Seeded Rolls are available from Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Ocado and independent retailers. The Genius Gluten-Free Cookbook by Lucinda BruceGardyne (Vermillion, £14.99) is available from Amazon. For more recipes and product information visit www.geniusglutenfree.com.

Ultimate Beef Burger Ingredients: Makes four burgers 1 slice of Genius bread, whizzed into breadcrumbs 1 pack of Genius Triple Seeded Rolls 1 medium onion, peeled and

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finely diced 500g good quality beef mince 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped 2 tsp wholegrain mustard 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley 1 tbsp finely chopped thyme leaves 2 tbsp of beaten egg 2 generous pinches of salt and 6 grinds of black pepper 1 heaped tsp of caster sugar To garnish your burger: 8 baby gem lettuce leaves 2 tbsp of good quality mayonnaise 1 red onion, peeled and sliced into thin rings 3 ripe vine tomatoes, thinly sliced Tomato sauce or tomato relish to taste Method: In a medium-sized bowl, mix together all the burger ingredients. Fry a teaspoon of the mixture in a tablespoon of vegetable oil and check the seasoning. Add more salt and pepper as necessary.

Shape the mixture into eight burgers (approximately 1½ cm thick) and chill for 10 minutes.

Tip: for uniform burgers, press 100g of burger mix into a large pastry cutter.

Barbecue the burgers for 3-5 minutes per side depending on how well done you like your burgers.

To assemble the burgers, generously spread the base of the rolls with mayonnaise, add a lettuce leaf then place on the burger and layer on slices of onion and tomato. Top with tomato sauce or relish and the top half of the bun. Serve immediately.

DOWN 1 Position held by a cartoon dog (6) 2 A figure or token used in a board game (3) 3 Florida city named after a US president (12) 4 Word that can be tacked on the front of LET, SLED and TEN to form other words (3) 6 Latin term meaning among other things (5,4) 7 A cruel and oppressive ruler (6) 8 British banknotes say: “I promise to _ _ _ on demand the sum of…” (3,3,6) 12 Biscuits containing ground almonds or coconut (9) 13 Freeze over (3,2) 16 An amusing entertainer at a medieval court (6) 17 Name of an alleged plesiosaur-like creature (6) 21 River on which the Cornish tourism village Polperro stands (3) 23 Word describing a type of goal (3) Books Inside Out Books Inside Out, Wrexham Library’s award-winning creative writing group, will be meeting for the first time on Wednesday September 13. Now in its seventh year, the group is for 8-10 yearolds and covers everything from book reviews to poetry, short stories to illustration. Sessions run every Wednesday during term time and cost 50p. To book your place, call in to Wrexham Library or phone us on 01978 292090.

Learning at Lunchtime Are you interested in Free Form Painting or Art for Fun? Then join us in this informal lesson – you don’t even have to be artistic.

Places are limited so call 01978 292090 to book your space. This special session will take place on Wednesday September 6, 1-2pm, and will cost just £2.

Reading Group meetings There will be three reading group meetings taking place next week. The first will be at Cefn Mawr library on Monday September 4, 2-3pm. The second group will meet at Rhos library later that afternoon at 3.45-4.45pm, with Llay library’s group meeting the following day, Tuesday September 5, 2-3pm. If you would like to join the groups for a lighthearted discussion over a cuppa then please contact each library individually.

Stori â Chân There are two Stori â Chân sessions next week. The first will be held at Wrexham

Sudoku solution

Crossword solution

Across: 1 Demijohn, 5 Gilt, 9 22 Panic rooms, 10 Starter, 11 Timeshift, 14 Ron, 15 Conger eel, 18 Err, 19 Imprecate, 20 Trollop, 22 – , 24 Ruse, 25 Florence.

Down: 1 Deputy, 2 Man, 3 Jacksonville, 4 Has, 6 Inter alia, 7 Tyrant, 8 Pay the bearer, 12 Macaroons, 13 Ice up, 16 Jester, 17 Nessie, 21 Pol, 23 Own.

Cabbage, Apple & Toasted Walnut Slaw Ingredients: Makes 4 50g walnuts, roughly chopped 90ml cider vinegar 2 tsp. runny honey 1 heaped tsp. grainy mustard 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp. walnut oil 400g white cabbage, shredded 1 Granny Smith apple, coarsely grated 1 carrot, coarsely grated 4 spring onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal Salt and freshly ground black pepper

ACROSS 1 A glass bottle often having handles and enclosed in wickerwork (8) 5 Gold leaf or gold paint (4) 9 22 Anagram of COMPARISON (5,5) 10 A question to both teams on University Challenge (7) 11 BBC documentary series devoted to Britain’s social and cultural history (9) 14 _ Howard, actor turned film director and producer (3) 15 Fish name that sounds like two dances (6,3) 18 Be mistaken or do wrong (3) 19 Call down something evil by prayer (9) 20 A slatternly or shameless woman (7) 22 See 9 24 A stratagem or trick (4) 25 Italian city considered the birthplace of the Renaissance (8)

Look in the library...

Library on Wednesday September 6, 1010.30am, with the second at Rhos library later that day, 2-3pm.

Mae’r sesiynau yn addas i siaradwyr Cymraeg newydd, rhieni di-Gymraeg a siaradwyr rhugl.

Sessions are suitable for new Welsh speakers, non-Welsh speaking parents and fluent speakers.

Graphic Novels Brynteg Library currently has a display of graphic novels for their junior readers.

Graphic novels convey the story through a combination of text and pictures – usually

in comic strip form. They have been found to enhance reading skills and are particularly helpful in getting reluctant readers reading more enthusiastically – so why not pay them a visit and take a look at what’s on offer. If you can’t find what you’re looking for you can choose from more than 17,000 titles of comics and graphic novels to stream online and download from ComicsPlus on the Library website at www.wrexham.gov.uk/libraries; follow the online services link.

NEW Lego Club Cefn Mawr library will start their new Lego club on Thursday September 7, 3.30-4.30pm. Each session will cost 50p.

If you have any spare Lego to donate to the group the library would be very grateful. Call 01978 820938.

Lite Arted!

Are you interested in Free Form Painting or Art for Fun – then join the Light Arted Group at Brynteg Library on the first Thursday of every month. Tea/Coffee, cake and a chat included! The next session will be September 7, 2.154.15pm.

School Visits Did you know Wrexham Libraries are happy to welcome all schools from nursery, infants, junior, and secondary for a school visit to any one of their local libraries? This service is offered free of charge, all you need do is either contact the local library of your choice or contact Wrexham library on 01978 292060.

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CHESTER TSATURDAY CHESTER STATISTICS

◆ Top Jockey: Franny Norton 49-281, R Kingscote 40-200, David Probert 19-126, J F Egan 11-88, J Hart 9-60. ◆ Top Trainer: R Fahey 58-467, M Johnston 43-276, A Balding 38-174, T Dascombe 34-261, T Easterby 13-117. ◆ Favourites: 162 have won out of 579 races (28.0%). ◆ TOTE: Placepot: First six races ◆ Draw: A low draw and a fast start give a distinct advantage in sprints.

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1 (7) 43 Ateem 15 R Hannon 9-2 .......................T Marquand 2 (3) 6235 Carouse 29 A Balding 9-2......................... D Probert 3 (4) 5222 Cosa Nostra 14 (BF) R Fahey 9-2.................F Norton 4 (6) 5 Gabrials Centurion 9 D O’Meara 9-2 ...........D Allan 5 (5) 6 Manor Park 31 A King 9-2...........................M Dwyer 6 (1) 223 Mutakatif 57 (BF) C Hills 9-2 ......................D O’Neill 7 (8) Spud T Dascombe 9-2...........................R Kingscote 8 (2) Isabella Ruby Mrs L Williamson 8-11 ........ S Drowne 2016: No corresponding race.

BETTING: 11-4 Carouse, 3 Mutakatif, 9-2 Ateem, 5 Cosa Nostra, 6 Spud, 12 Gabrials Centurion, 20 Manor Park, 33 Isabella Ruby.

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1 (4) 15517 The Tartan Spartan 14 J P Shanahan (IRE) 4-9-11 ... R Ffrench 2 (6) 0-955 Harlequeen 7 (V) M Channon 4-9-10.......... J F Egan 3 (2) 01542 My Reward 10 T Easterby 5-9-5.....................D Allan 4 (1) 94-04 Eye of The Storm 14 Mrs A Perrett 7-9-4 ......M Dwyer 5 (12) 25070 Suegioo 10 (C) R Fahey 8-9-2 .. Adam J McNamara 6 (8) 35-43 Who Dares Wins 74 (P;C) A King 5-9-2 .T Marquand 7 (3) -6520 Cliff Face 28 (P) Sir M Prescott 4-9-2 ............ R Powell 8 (10) 5-430 Shraaoh 28 Sir M Stoute 4-9-2 ................... T Durcan 9 (5) 12423 Graceland 21 M Bell 5-9-0........................L Steward 10 (7) 21546 Apphia 28 (P) H Palmer 3-8-13...Josephine Gordon 11 (9) 17118 Curlew River 9 M Johnston 3-8-10 .........R Kingscote 12 (11) 64112 Cape Coast 49 (BF) M Johnston 3-8-5 .........F Norton 2016: Muntahaa 3 9 0, G Lee 15-8 Fav (J Gosden), drawn (5), 11 ran.

BETTING: 4 Cape Coast, 5 Who Dares Wins, 6 My Reward, Graceland, 7 Shraaoh, 12 Curlew River, Cliff Face, The Tartan Spartan, 14 Others.

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RUK CAPE COAST 11-4fav (9-0) Led, driven 2f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Bin Battuta (9-7) at Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul. WHO DARES WINS 5-1 (9-3) In touch, tracked leader over 8f out, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 18, 8l behind Thomas Hobson (9-10) at Royal Ascot 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun. GRACELAND 9-2 (9-8) Slowly into stride, took keen hold in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders and switched right over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Euchen Glen (9-6) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug. MY REWARD 11-1 (9-0) Led, driven over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Magic Circle (9-2) at York 2m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Aug.

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At betfred.com Amateur Riders’ Handicap (Class 6) 6f 4yo plus £3,120

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(5) 33284 Picks Pinta 10 (B;CD) J Riches 6-11-0 ......................... .................................................... Miss A McCain(3) 2 (1) 45240 Breezolini 22 (C) A B Joyce (IRE) 9-10-10................... ....................................................Miss E Chaston(7) 3 (10) 37371 Whipphound 12 (B;D) Mrs R Carr 9-10-6 ................... .....................................................Miss E Bullock(5) 4 (12) 99454 Baron Run 25 (CD) K Burke 7-10-6............................. .....................................................Mr J Cummins(7) 5 (3) 12177 Dutch Dream 8 (CD) Miss L Perratt 4-10-6..................

6 (8) 73645 Mitchum 12 (C,D) R Barr 8-10-3.. Miss S Brotherton 7 (9) 05021 Knockamany Bends 8 (H;C) J Wainwright 7-10-2 ....... ..........................................................Miss C Walton 8 (7) 88273 Insolenceofoffice 26 (P;C,D) R Ford 9-10-1................. .................................................... Miss Becky Smith 9 (6) 70078 Reflation 8 (P;CD) P Holmes 5-9-13............................ .................................................Miss Ella McCain(5) 10 (11) 07403 A J Cook 12 R Barr 7-9-12 ............. Miss L Wilson(3) 11 (4) 460-0 Jebel Tara 21 (B,T;D) A Whillans 12-9-12.................... ............................................................Mr B Lynn(3) 12 (2) 73497 Let Right Be Done 9 (B,H) Miss L Perratt 5-9-12........... ...........................................................Mrs C Bartley 2016: No corresponding meeting.

BETTING: 7-2 Whipphound, 6 Breezolini, Knockamany Bends, 7 Mitchum, 8 Insolenceofoffice, Baron Run, Picks Pinta, 12 A J Cook, Dutch Dream, 16 Others.

4.50

Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4) 6f 2yo Only £5,175

1 (4) 1 Equitant 17 R Fahey 9-5 ..........................T Hamilton 2 (2) 42 Humble Gratitude 23 K Burke 9-2................C Lee(3) 3 (1) 3 Poet’s Pride 10 (BF) T D Barron 9-2 ........... B A Curtis 4 (3) 24 Up Sticks And Go 60 K Dalgleish 9-2 ........ C Beasley 2016: BETTING: 6-4 Humble Gratitude, 13-8 Equitant, 7-2 Poet’s Pride, 12 Up Sticks And Go.

5.25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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betfred.com Handicap (Class 6) 1m 1f 4yo plus £3,234

-8459 0-508 -0081 06731 45627 34573 49540 00-00 /60-7

(1) 407-0

Ingleby Spring 16 R Fahey 5-9-7 .............T Hamilton Al Hawraa 18 K Ryan 4-9-6 ........................... K Stott Riponian 28 (T;CD) S Corbett 7-9-6 ..............P Aspell Rioja Day 9 (B;C) J Goldie 7-9-6 .......... S Mooney(7) New Abbey Angel 9 K Dalgleish 4-9-5 .......R Scott(5) Colour Contrast 9 (P) I Jardine 4-9-5...C Rodriguez(5) Stardrifter 9 (P;D) Miss L Perratt 5-9-0 ......... A Mullen Dark Illustrator 9 Miss L Siddall 4-8-13..... B McHugh Granite City Doc 19 Mrs L Normile 4-8-10 ................. .................................................... Sammy Jo Bell(3) Chookie Valentine 15 (P) K Dalgleish 4-8-10.............. ................................................................. C Beasley Irvine Lady 19 (P) R M Smith 4-8-10.... Paula Muir(7) Red Shadow 9 (V) A Whillans 8-8-10 ...... R Pindar(7) Indian Giver 10 (P;CD) J Riches 9-8-10........... S Gray

11 (3) 76206 12 (8) 65304 13 (7) 98858 2016: BETTING: 3 Rioja Day, 9-2 Riponian, 6 Colour Contrast, 7 Red Shadow, 8 Ingleby Spring, 10 New Abbey Angel, Irvine Lady, 14 Al Hawraa, 16 Others.

LW

1m 3yo plus £28,012

LEADER form

RUK

HAMILTON STATISTICS

◆ Top Jockey: P Makin 22-155, C Beasley 19-152, T Hamilton 14-112, S Gray 11-69, A Mullen 11-65. ◆ Top Trainer: K Dalgleish 63-449, M Johnston 49-236, R Fahey 32-264, K Ryan 32-155, D O’Meara 23-133. ◆ Favourites: 207 have won out of 683 races (30.3%). ◆ TOTE: Placepot: First six races ◆ Draw: Low to middle numbers best in sprints, especially on soft ground.

corbettsports.com Handicap (Class 2)

1 (4) 44355 Gabrial 7 (C,D) R Fahey 8-9-10....A J McNamara(3) 2 (12) 71085 Sound Advice 29 (T;CD) K Dalgleish 8-9-3... D Costello 3 (2) 74152 Breakable 9 (CD) T Easterby 6-9-0 ................D Allan 4 (8) 56130 Love Dreams 8 M Johnston 3-8-12..............F Norton 5 (11) 17027 Fingal’s Cave 21 P Kirby 5-8-9.............J Gormley(7) 6 (9) 12516 Khamaary 21 (BF,D) M Johnston 3-8-8........D O’Neill 7 (3) 25002 Intransigent 11 (C) A Balding 8-8-8........... D Probert 8 (5) 54532 War Glory 21 (BF,D) R Hannon 4-8-6.....T Marquand 9 (7) 54102 Sharp Defence 15 J P Shanahan (IRE) 3-8-6 ...R Ffrench 10 (10) 58003 Sir Roderic 14 (T;D) B Millman 4-8-5............ J F Egan 11 (1) 71962 Wink Oliver 11 (H,P;D) J Hughes 5-8-2 ......J Gordon 12 (6) 20885 Penwortham 7 (H;C) R Fahey 4-8-0.......... P Mathers 2016: Breakable 5 8 13, D Allan 11-2 (T Easterby), drawn (7), 11 ran.

BETTING: 5 Breakable, 11-2 Sharp Defence, 6 Khamaary, 7 War Glory, 8 Intransigent, 10 Others.

BREAKABLE 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, chased winner inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Lincoln Rocks (9-10) at York 7f fll hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Aug. SHARP DEFENCE 7-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division, switched right under 2f out, ridden and headway in 6th on outer 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Reckless Endeavour (9-6) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Aug. KHAMAARY 5-2fav (9-5) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Accession (9-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp 105 (2) gs in Aug. WAR GLORY 5-2fav (9-4) With leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Accession (9-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp 105 (2) gs in Aug. INTRANSIGENT 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Manton Grange (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug. GABRIAL 20-1 (9-5) Held up behind, headway 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never troubled leaders, 5th of 7, 5l behind Mustashry (9-5) at York 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.

Going: Soft-good to soft

6.00

EBF Fillies’ Handicap (Class 4)

1m 3yo plus £7,763

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(6) 4-11 Isabella 13 (D) D O’Meara 3-9-12 ...............P Makin (3) 23111 Whatsthemessage 9 (C,D) K Dalgleish 3-9-12............ .................................................................. A Mullen 3 (4) 84459 Little Lady Katie 21 (V;D) K Burke 5-9-7 ........C Lee(3) 4 (2) 55735 Invermere 26 (D) R Fahey 4-9-5 ..............T Hamilton 5 (1) -2011 Pantera Negra 16 (D) T D Barron 3-9-0..... B A Curtis 6 (5) 41575 Vaulted 12 (P;D) R Fahey 3-8-8................. B McHugh 2016: BETTING: 6-5 Isabella, 7-2 Whatsthemessage, 6 Pantera Negra, 7 Invermere, 8 Vaulted, 14 Little Lady Katie.

ISABELLA 85-40fav (8-6) Made all, pushed readily clear inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug beating Eagle Creek (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran. WHATSTHEMESSAGE 7-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, driven and hard pressed from over 1f out, held on, won at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Aug beating To Dibba (9-3) by hd, 13 ran. PANTERA NEGRA 6-1 (9-5) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Tesko Fella (8-12) by 3/4l, 12 ran. INVERMERE 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders in 3rd place, ridden entering final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 6l behind El Principe (9-10) at Carlisle 1m (4) gs in Aug.

LEADER form

6.35

betfred.com Handicap (Class 5)

1m 3f 3yo Only £3,881

1 (4) 83414 Katebird 7 M Johnston 9-8 ......................... A Mullen 2 (2) 10951 Taxmeifyoucan J12 (V;CD) K Dalgleish 9-7.. C Beasley 3 (1) 25323 Duck Egg Blue 10 P Holmes 9-3......... Paula Muir(7) 4 (3) 54401 Chinese Spirit 19 R M Smith 9-0..............T Hamilton 5 (6) 23489 Spiritofhayton 21 T D Barron 8-12 ............ B A Curtis 6 (5) 0-425 Eyreborn 7 (BF) K Dalgleish 8-10 ................R Scott(5) 2016: BETTING : 11-4 Chinese Spirit, 3 Duck Egg Blue, 10-3 Taxmeifyoucan, 6 Eyreborn, 7 Katebird, 8 Spiritofhayton.

7.05

BB Foodservice 2-Y-O Series Final (Nursery Handicap) (Class 2) 6f 2yo Only £12,450

1 (7) 5211 Camacho Chief 29 (C) M Dods 9-7.. C Rodriguez(5) 2 (8) 110 Poetic Steps 30 (CD) M Johnston 9-5 ......... B A Curtis 3 (4) 5213 Wensley 17 (BF) J Bethell 9-4........................C Lee(3) 4 (3) 2210 Poet’s Prince 30 M Johnston 9-1...................P Makin 5 (5) 31665 Quayside 15 (B;CD) R Fahey 8-11............. C Beasley 6 (10) 7521 Magic Jazz 28 (CD) K Ryan 8-11 .................... K Stott 7 (6) 323 Clubbable 26 R Fahey 8-10.....................T Hamilton 8 (2) 3552 Sinaloa 28 R Fahey 8-10 .......................... B McHugh 9 (9) 4375 Corton Lass 8 K Dalgleish 8-0 .................... A Mullen 10 (1) 047 Acromatic 66 (B) J J Quinn 8-0...................................

BETTING: 5-2 Camacho Chief, 5 Magic Jazz, 6 Poetic Steps, 7 Clubbable, 8 Wensley, 10 Sinaloa, Poet’s Prince, 12 Quayside, 14 Others.

CAMACHO CHIEF 9-4fav (9-7) Went slightly left start, chased leaders, led over 1f out, edged left and went clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug beating Seen The Lyte (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran. MAGIC JAZZ 9-4 (9-2) Close up, led from halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon hard pressed, held on towards finish, won at Hamilton 6f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug beating Sinaloa (9-0) by nk, 4 ran. POETIC STEPS 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 12l behind Billesdon Brook (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp (2) sft in Aug. CLUBBABLE 4-1 (9-0) Mid-division, not clear run 2f out, soon switched right, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd last strides, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Elation (9-0) at Ripon 6f 2yo fll nov stks (4) gs in Aug. WENSLEY 5-2fav (9-9) With leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Equitant (9-2) at Beverley 5f nov auc stks 2yo (5) gf in Aug.

LEADER form

7.35 1 2 3 4

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betfred.com Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

6f 3yo plus £3,881

04476 73536 30220 53570

Dawoodi 19 (H) Miss L Perratt 3-9-5 ........... A Mullen Jessinamillion 21 J Bethell 3-9-5 .................... K Stott Vintage Dream 34 N Wilson 3-9-5............ B A Curtis Henrietta’s Dream 6 (B) J Wainwright 3-9-0 ............... ........................................................ C Rodriguez(5)

2016: BETTING: 4-6 Jessinamillion, 7-2 Vintage Dream, 4 Dawoodi, 16 Henrietta’s Dream.

Going: Good-good to firm in places

3.20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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ThembnaTeam Handicap (Class 2) 5f 110yds 3yo plus £11,828

70675 00860 87012 36004 27064 34025 24086

Willytheconqueror 21 (D) W Muir 4-9-10 ....M Dwyer Gracious John 10 (D) P Evans 4-9-9 ............ J F Egan El Astronaute 18 (CD) J J Quinn 4-9-7 ............ J Hart Verne Castle 18 (H;D) A Balding 4-9-5...... D Probert Taexali 28 (B;D) J P Shanahan (IRE) 4-9-4 ..R Ffrench Spring Loaded 12 (D) P D’Arcy 5-9-4.......... J Haynes East Street Revue 50 (B;D) T Easterby 4-9-2................ ..............................................................D Fentiman 8 (6) 71933 Confessional 7 (E;CD) T Easterby 10-8-13.....D Allan 9 (1) 97563 Poet’s Society 4 (D) M Johnston 3-8-11 .......F Norton 10 (12) 75708 Lucky Beggar 7 (D) D C Griffiths 7-8-9 ...... S Drowne 11 (11) 89072 Blithe Spirit 35 (BF,CD) E Alston 6-8-8.......... N Farley 12 (4) 62277 Powerallied 7 (CD) R Fahey 4-8-7............. P Mathers 2016: Judicial 4 9 6, G Lee 4-1 Fav (Julie Camacho), drawn (1), 12 ran.

BETTING: 7-2 El Astronaute, 4 Spring Loaded, 7 Confessional, Blithe Spirit, 8 Willytheconqueror, 10 Poet’s Society, Taexali, 14 East Street Revue, Lucky Beggar, Verne Castle, 25 Others.

EL ASTRONAUTE 8-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Doctor Sardonicus (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Aug. SPRING LOADED 7-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 1 1/4l behind Ice Age (8-11) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gs in Aug. BLITHE SPIRIT 7-2fav (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Confessional (8-11) at Chester 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jul. CONFESSIONAL 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, hampered and lost place over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Guishan (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug. WILLYTHECONQUEROR 9-1 (9-10) Held up, in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Stake Acclaim (9-6) at Ascot 5f hcp 105 (2) gs in Aug. POET’S SOCIETY 8-1 (9-5) Restless in stalls, led, pushed and along headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Highland Acclaim (9-8) at Epsom Downs 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.

LEADER form

3.55

EBF Fillies’ Conditions Stakes (Class 2) 6f 2yo Only £12,450

1 (1) 9114 Yogi’s Girl 15 (C) P Evans 9-5...................... J F Egan 2 (7) 16 Mayyasah 21 (D) R Hannon 9-1 ............T Marquand 3 (4) 610 Wirral Girl 15 R Fahey 9-1 ....... Adam J McNamara 4 (3) 012 Deviate 4 T Dascombe 8-12..................A Rawlinson 5 (8) 84 Mariah’s Melody 7 Mrs L Williamson 8-12 . S Drowne 6 (2) 51 Peggy’s Angel 54 (D) J Hughes 8-12 .........D Costello 7 (6) 43150 Reflect Alexander 15 P Evans 8-12 .............D O’Neill 8 (5) 40 Supersymmetry 31 T Dascombe 8-12........ D Probert 2016: Partitia 9 1, G Lee 13-8 Fav (Sir M Stoute), drawn (1), 8 ran.

BETTING: 5-4 Mayyasah, 7-2 Yogi’s Girl, 5 Reflect Alexander, 8 Deviate, 12 Wirral Girl, 14 Peggy’s Angel, Supersymmetry, 66 Mariah’s Melody.

MAYYASAH 12-1 (9-0) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, weakened closing stages, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Tajaanus (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug. YOGI’S GIRL 33-1 (9-0) Led far side group and overall leader, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 4th of 15, 4l behind Eirene (9-0) at Newbury 5f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) sft in Aug. REFLECT ALEXANDER 50-1 (9-0) Raced stands side, chased leaders, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 12l behind Eirene (9-0) at Newbury 5f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) sft in Aug. DEVIATE 20-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, just held onto 2nd, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Revived (9-0) at Ripon 5f 2yo fll nov stks (5) gd in Aug. WIRRAL GIRL 50-1 (9-0) Raced stands side, chased leader, under pressure halfway, soon lost place, last of 15, 17l behind Eirene (9-0) at Newbury 5f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) sft in Aug. PEGGY’S ANGEL 9-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders, headway when not much room inside final 2f, soon ridden to challenge, upsides insides final furlong, stayed on well to lead post, won at Windsor 6f 2yo nov stk (5) gf in Jul beating Well Suited (9-2) by ns, 9 ran.

LEADER form

4.30

Stella Artois Handicap (Class 4) 5f 3yo Only £6,225

1 (12) 28285 Merry Banter 26 (D) P Midgley 9-7 ...... C Murtagh(7) 2 (4) 72212 Boundsy 35 (C) R Fahey 9-6 .........A J McNamara(3) 3 (5) 46154 Blitz 14 (T;D) C Cox 9-6............................. D Probert 4 (3) 68667 Impart 7 (D) D O’Meara 9-5..........................D Allan 5 (9) 31023 Jack Flash 58 (H;BF,D) J L Eyre 9-5................... J Hart 6 (7) 36160 Yorkshiredebut 7 (P;D) P Midgley 9-1........... N Farley 7 (1) 36427 Kamra 22 (P,T;D) M Herrington 9-1 ..............F Norton 8 (10) 41215 Peachey Carnehan 10 (V;D) M Mullineaux 8-10 ....P Dennis(3) 9 (2) 32391 Liberatum 12 (D) Mrs R Carr 8-8 ..........J Gormley(7) 10 (8) 56221 Bellevarde 16 (D) R J Price 8-4..................... R Powell 11 (11) 37139 Chickenfortea 23 E Alston 8-4................D Fentiman 12 (6) 66537 Blue Rocks 9 (B;D) Mrs L Williamson 8-2 .....R Ffrench 2016: Lady Clair 9 2, J Haynes 12-1 (K Burke), drawn (3), 10 ran.

BETTING: 9-2 Boundsy, 5 Liberatum, 6 Bellevarde, 7 Jack Flash, 8 Blitz, Kamra, 10 Merry Banter, Impart, 14 Others.

5.05

Handicap (Class 4) 2m 3yo plus £6,225

1 (3) 5/32- Rite To Reign 449 (D) P McBride 6-10-2 ..... D Probert 2 (9) 37547 Gabrial’s King 21 (C,D) R Fahey 8-10-1... C Murtagh(7) 3 (1) 05225 Angel Gabrial 21 (D) R Fahey 8-10-0 ...A J McNamara(3) 4 (10) 74393 Arthur Mc Bride 31 (T;D) N Twiston-Davies 8-9-12 ... L Keniry 5 (5) 34111 Ya Jammeel 30 M Channon 4-9-9 ...........S Hitchcott 6 (4) -1862 St Mary’s 30 (C) A Balding 4-9-9.......William Cox(7) 7 (7) 23536 Warp Factor 14 J P Shanahan (IRE) 4-9-7...R Ffrench 8 (2) 44840 Gabrial’s Star 15 (V;C,D) R Fahey 8-9-7 ... P Mathers 9 (6) 13164 Zenafire 35 (P;CD) S Hollinshead 8-9-1 ...S Jo Bell(3) 10 (8) 11232 La Vie En Rose 19 M Johnston 3-8-6 ...........F Norton 2016: Chocala 6 10 0, W Twiston-Davies 5-1 (A King), drawn (8), 11 ran.

BETTING: 3 Ya Jammeel, 5 Angel Gabrial, La Vie En Rose, 6 Rite To Reign, 8 Arthur Mc Bride, St Mary’s, 10 Gabrial’s King, 12 Zenafire, 14 Others.

CHELMSFORD CITY TSATURDAYW CHELMSFORD CITY STATISTICS

◆ Top Jockey: L Morris 53-447, S De Sousa 45-202, J Crowley 41-187, M Harley 29-209, Oisin Murphy 27-167. ◆ Top Trainer: M Johnston 32-223, M Botti 29-192, C Dwyer 29-156, S bin Suroor 27-73, S C Williams 25-172. ◆ Favourites: 375 have won out of 1154 races (32.5%). ◆ TOTE: Placepot: First six races ◆ Draw: No data available

5.50

Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)

7f 3yo plus £3,234

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(9) 56211 Ocean Temptress 3 (V;D) J Ryan 3-9-10(6ex)...J Osborn(7) (7) 86253 King Of Swing 28 (H) R Hughes 4-9-8 ..... F Marsh(3) (3) -9524 The Happy Hammer 32 (BF,CD) E Stanford 11-9-7 ..... .......................................................... Joshua Bryan 4 (8) 59773 Jumping Around 19 (P) I Williams 3-9-7 .......R Oliver 5 (4) 30626 Auric Goldfinger 68 (B;D) R Hannon 3-9-6 ...R Ryan(5) 6 (1) 88730 Nonno Giulio 23 (B;D) C Dore 6-9-6 ......N Currie(5) 7 (6) 52364 Characterized 17 G Deacon 3-9-6....... Georgia Cox 8 (5) 4363 Miss Mirabeau 60 (B) Sir M Prescott 3-9-2................... .......................................................M Fernandes(3) 9 (2) 97593 False Id 4 (B;BF,C,D) Mrs M Fife 4-9-2...... C Noble(3) BETTING: 7-2 Ocean Temptress, 9-2 Miss Mirabeau, 5 King Of Swing, Jumping Around, 13-2 The Happy Hammer, 8 False Id, 10 Characterized, 12 Auric Goldfinger, 25 Nonno Giulio.

6.20

Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)

5f 2yo Only £7,116

1 (3) 61013 Billy Dylan 35 (D) R Hannon 10-0.......Rossa Ryan(7) 2 (1) 227 Global Passion 15 (BF) C Hills 9-2.............R L Moore 3 (4) 450 Gaelic Spirit 84 J Tuite 8-11 .......................................

4 (5) 53422 Gold Filigree 18 R Hughes 8-11 .................S W Kelly 5 (2) 2 Tarnhelm 7 M Johnston 8-11.............. P J McDonald BETTING: 15-8 Tarnhelm, 7-2 Global Passion, Gold Filigree, 4 Billy Dylan, 8 Gaelic Spirit.

6.50

Golden Mile Novice Stakes (Class 4) 1m 2yo Only £7,439

1 (4) 261 Algam 20 R Hannon 9-8 ............................. L Dettori 2 (1) 25312 Kit Marlowe 25 M Johnston 9-5.......... P J McDonald 3 (8) 0 Dream Mount 28 M Botti 9-2 ....................D Muscutt 4 (2) Gododdin H Palmer 9-2 ...........................R L Moore 5 (6) 3 Old Persian 22 C Appleby 9-2..............James Doyle 6 (3) 7 Real Estate 70 J Tate 9-2 ....................Martin Harley 7 (7) 0 Topapinion 22 M Tompkins 9-2 ..................S W Kelly 8 (5) 5 Hidden Dream 11 Mrs C Dunnett 8-11.....A Jones(3) BETTING: 2 Old Persian, 11-4 Kit Marlowe, 3 Algam, 7-2 Gododdin, 25 Real Estate, Dream Mount, 50 Topapinion, 66 Hidden Dream.

7.20

Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 2)

7f 2yo Only £32,345

1 (2) 11618 Milton Road 10 (C) M Channon 9-8 ............ A Atzeni 2 (4) 31117 Ventura Knight 35 (D) M Johnston 9-8.....S De Sousa 3 (1) 3216 Midnight Wilde 7 (D) J Ryan 9-5................ J Crowley 4 (5) 2102 Westerland 31 (P;BF) J Gosden 9-5.............. L Dettori 5 (3) 51121 Amazing Alice 23 (P;C) Archie Watson 9-3....L Morris 6 (6) 117 Cape Bunting 37 (BF,D) M Johnston 9-3......... J Doyle BETTING: 2 Westerland, 5-2 Ventura Knight, 10-3 Cape Bunting, 5 Amazing Alice, 16 Midnight Wilde, 20 Milton Road.

WESTERLAND 4-6fav (9-9) Tracked leading pair went 2nd 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Connect (9-2) at Sandown 7f 2yo nov stk (5) gs in Aug. VENTURA KNIGHT 7-1 (9-3) Held up in touch in last trio, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after, last of 7, 19l behind Raydiance (9-3) at Ascot 7f 2yo lst stk (1) sft in Jul. CAPE BUNTING 5-2fav (9-0) Raced wide early, crossed over to lead 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8l behind Tajaanus (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) gs in Jul. AMAZING ALICE 5-2 (9-2) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo nov stks (5) in Aug beating Way of Wisdom (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.

LEADER form

7.50

ATR Going: Standard

Chelmsford City Cup Handicap (Class 2) 7f 3yo plus £51,752

1 (14) 9-426 Ibn Malik 14 (D) C Hills 4-9-12 ................. J Crowley 2 (2) 90205 Royal Birth 18 (T;C) S C Williams 6-9-10.....................

3 (10) 82470 Supersta 18 (H,P;C,D) M Appleby 6-9-7...S De Sousa 4 (5) 82613 Mazzini 18 (P;BF,C) J Fanshawe 4-9-7...... G Wood(3) 5 (12) 00001 Squats 14 (D) W Haggas 5-9-7 ........Georgia Cox(5) 6 (13) 65335 That Is The Spirit 21 (CD) D O’Meara 6-9-6 ...D Tudhope 7 (11) 31190 Fastnet Tempest 35 (P;D) W Haggas 4-9-5 ... R L Moore 8 (1) 04040 Sutter County 7 (D) M Johnston 3-9-4 ..James Doyle 9 (3) 33-20 Mr Bossy Boots 29 (T;D) Mrs A Perrett 6-9-3....J Gordon 10 (8) 56275 Masham Star 7 (D) M Johnston 3-9-3 . P J McDonald 11 (16) 62015 El Hayem 9 Sir M Stoute 4-9-3..................... L Dettori 12 (6) 00030 Suzi’s Connoisseur 7 (T,V;D) S C Williams 6-9-3...O Murphy 13 (15) 40160 Swift Approval 7 (E,T;D) S C Williams 5-9-2..L Morris 14 (7) -2210 Constantino 49 (B;D) R Fahey 4-9-1 ...........S W Kelly 15 (4) 00624 Baraweez 9 (D) B Ellison 7-9-0 ................ Fran Berry 16 (9) 41608 Omran 42 (CD) M Botti 3-9-0...................... A Atzeni BETTING: 9-2 Mazzini, 6 Fastnet Tempest, 8 Squats, El Hayem, 10 Masham Star, Mr Bossy Boots, 12 Ibn Malik, 14 That Is The Spirit, Omran, Royal Birth, 16 Others.

MAZZINI 5-2fav (9-2) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Doctor Sardonicus (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Aug. FASTNET TEMPEST 7-1 (9-0) Raced in centre, held up and never better than mid-division, never involved, 22nd of 27, 14l behind Stamp Hill (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in Jul. EL HAYEM 10-1 (8-11) In rear, wide and headway from 3f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 17, 4l behind Flaming Spear (9-2) at York 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.

LEADER form

8.20

totepool Handicap (Class 4) 7f 3yo plus £8,086

1 (1) -8032 Summer Chorus 29 A Balding 4-9-13 ...... O Murphy 2 (10) 67799 Pearl Spectre 78 (CD) P McEntee 6-9-12.... C Shepherd(3) 3 (3) -2421 Peak Princess 10 (B;D) R Hannon 3-9-12 ...R L Moore 4 (2) -2124 Big Tour 19 (BF) S bin Suroor 3-9-9......... P Cosgrave 5 (9) 93136 Boy In The Bar 50 (P) I Williams 6-9-8 ........J Gordon 6 (4) 6-618 Etikaal 39 (P;CD) S Crisford 3-9-8 ............. J Crowley 7 (6) 11592 Sans Souci Bay 35 (B;CD) R Hannon 3-9-6 ...H Doyle(3) 8 (7) 21332 Dark Side Dream 11 (CD) C Dwyer 5-9-4 .. S De Sousa 9 (8) 14576 Saleh 44 (D) L Carter 4-9-3 .......................D Muscutt 10 (5) -3132 Fantasy Keeper 43 (BF) M Appleby 3-8-9......L Morris BETTING: 4 Peak Princess, 9-2 Big Tour, 11-2 Dark Side Dream, 6 Summer Chorus, Fantasy Keeper, 8 Sans Souci Bay, 10 Etikaal, 12 Boy In The Bar, 14 Others.

PEAK PRINCESS 8-1 (9-7) Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, headway with plenty to do entering final furlong, led towards finish, won going away, won at Kempton 7f fll hcp (4) pol in Aug beating Nostalgie (9-3) by 1l, 10 ran. BIG TOUR 5-4fav (9-1) Prominent, keen, led 3f out, soon driven clear, strongly challenged inside final furlong, headed closing stages, no extra, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Pensax Boy (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Aug. DARK SIDE DREAM 5-1 (8-9) Led, hard ridden when challenged over 1f out, edged right under pressure inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Maakaasib (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.

LEADER form

8.50

Joe Scanlon Fillies’ Handicap (Class 3) 1m 2f 3yo plus £19,407

1 (7) 12713 Ickymasho 59 (CD) J Portman 5-10-5 ...........L Morris 2 (1) 47566 Coillte Cailin 26 (CD) D O’Meara 7-10-0...D Tudhope 3 (3) -6212 Dowayla 15 (BF) S bin Suroor 3-9-7........... J Crowley 4 (6) 31642 Vogueatti 25 (CD) M Botti 4-9-1 ................D Muscutt 5 (4) 16064 Prosper 25 R Varian 3-9-0 ........................... A Atzeni 6 (5) -5431 Blushing Rose 25 (CD) Sir M Stoute 3-8-12 .. R L Moore 7 (2) 11595 La Casa Tarifa 19 (C) M Johnston 3-8-10 .. P J McDonald BETTING: 5-2 Blushing Rose, 10-3 Dowayla, 4 Vogueatti, 6 Prosper, 13-2 Ickymasho, 10 La Casa Tarifa, 16 Coillte Cailin.

BLUSHING ROSE 11-4 (8-9) Mid-division, headway and switched left soon after last bend, not clear run just over 1f out and switched left again, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug beating Vogueatti (9-2) by nk, 9 ran. DOWAYLA 11-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Zymyran (8-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Aug. VOGUEATTI 9-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Blushing Rose (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.

LEADER form

The Leader Weekend Saturday, September 2, 2017 37

BEVERLEY

RUK

SATURDAY

BEVERLEY STATISTICS

◆ Top Jockey: J Fanning 47-253, P Mulrennan 35-237, G Lee 19-167, P Hanagan 19-87, T Eaves 11-222. ◆ Top Trainer: M Johnston 60-299, R Fahey 53-333, D O’Meara 42-254, T Easterby 31-345, K Ryan 22-178. ◆ Favourites: 233 have won out of 787 races (29.6%). ◆ TOTE: Placepot: First six races ◆ Draw: Low numbers have a slight advantage in races up to a mile.

2.05

EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4) 7f 2yo Only £5,175

1 (3) 22 Akvavera 36 (BF) R Beckett 9-0 .........................G Lee 2 (8) 43 Bungee Jump 19 K Ryan 9-0.........................T Eaves 3 (5) 8 Calling Rio 19 David Loughnane 9-0............S James 4 (4) 38 Frolic 19 (BF) Sir M Prescott 9-0.....................L Morris 5 (6) 73223 Kirbec 9 (BF) K Dalgleish 9-0 ............... P Mulrennan 6 (2) 54 Mail Order 25 M Johnston 9-0 ..................J Fanning 7 (1) 6 Sigrid Nansen 11 G Scott 9-0......................C Hardie 8 (7) 0 Stripey 36 R Fahey 9-0 ........................... P Hanagan BETTING: 11-8 Akvavera, 4 Kirbec, 5 Bungee Jump, 7 Frolic, 8 Mail Order, 16 Sigrid Nansen, Stripey, 50 Calling Rio. AKVAVERA 6-4fav (9-0) With leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and just held close home, 2nd of 11, hd behind Affina (9-0) at Thirsk 7f 2yo fll nov stks (4) gs in Jul. KIRBEC 3-1fav (9-0) Led, headed 3f out, edged right over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Queen Penn (8-11) at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug. BUNGEE JUMP 15-8 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, effort when not clear run inside final furlong, switched right and kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Dorcas (8-10) at Ripon 6f Fillies Novice Auction Stakes (2yo) (5) gd in Aug. FROLIC 9-4fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, driven forward and soon chasing leaders, 3rd before halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 6l behind Affina (9-6) at Ayr 7f 2yo fll nov stks (4) gd in Aug.

LEADER form

2.40

betfred.com Maiden Stakes (Class 4)

7f 3yo plus £5,041

1 (5) 06 Bleu Et Noir 15 (H) T Vaughan 6-9-9 ..........K O’Neill 2 (4) 48/U- Knotty Jack 368 C Grant 5-9-9 ..................J Garritty 3 (2) 4-00 Coviglia 14 D O’Meara 3-9-5 ..................... D Nolan 4 (6) 5526 Ember’s Glow 14 J Ward 3-9-5...................C Hardie 5 (1) 42443 Equiano Springs 13 T Tate 3-9-5 ...................T Eaves 6 (3) 2 Van Velde 218 (P;BF) J J Quinn 3-9-5 ...............G Lee 2016: No corresponding race.

BETTING: 9-4 Van Velde, 11-4 Equiano Springs, 4 Ember’s Glow, 5 Coviglia, 10 Knotty Jack, 12 Bleu Et Noir.

VAN VELDE 5-4fav (8-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along halfway, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd place close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Ettu (8-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) in Jan. EQUIANO SPRINGS 12-1 (9-4) Sweating, held up, headway over 1f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Short Work (9-1) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug. EMBER’S GLOW 16-1 (9-2) Prominent until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 15l behind Kynren (9-6) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug. COVIGLIA 15-2 (9-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 14l behind Equitation (9-5) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug. KNOTTY JACK 13-2 (9-3) In touch and towards rear, ridden and saddle slipped over 1f out, unseated rider, in a race won

by Dutch Dream (9-0) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug ‘16, 5 ran.

LEADER form

3.15

Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Listed) (Class 1) 5f 3yo plus £28,355

1 (7) 95277 Final Venture 8 (D) P Midgley 5-9-3..............L Morris 2 (4) 33018 Kimberella 20 (D) R Fahey 7-9-3 ............ P Hanagan 3 (2) 75140 Take Cover 8 (D) D C Griffiths 10-9-3........ T Queally 4 (11) 36928 Alpha Delphini 8 (P;CD) B Smart 6-9-0.............G Lee 5 (6) 80511 Desert Law 10 (D) P Midgley 9-9-0...... P Mulrennan 6 (10) 11142 Judicial 27 (E,H;CD) Julie Camacho 5-9-0.Joe Doyle 7 (5) 91178 Line Of Reason 32 (CD) P Midgley 7-9-0 ....... M Lane 8 (1) 0-529 Mirza 21 (P;D) R Guest 10-9-0...................J Fanning 9 (8) 13342 Pipers Note 14 (CD) Mrs R Carr 7-9-0 .... J P Sullivan 10 (9) 117-0 Go On Go On Go On 98 (D) C Cox 4-8-9....T Eaves 11 (3) 92190 The Wagon Wheel 13 (B;CD) R Fahey 3-8-8.. C Hardie 2016: Alpha Delphini 5 9 0, C Beasley 13-2 (B Smart), drawn (4), 10 ran.

BETTING: 9-2 Kimberella, 5 Take Cover, Final Venture, 6 Alpha Delphini, Judicial, 11 Mirza, Desert Law, Pipers Note, Line Of Reason, 20 Others.

KIMBERELLA 4-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 3l behind Washington Dc (9-7) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug. FINAL VENTURE 40-1 (9-11) With winner, lost place when ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7l behind Marsha (9-8) at York 5f Grp 1 (1) gd in Aug. TAKE COVER 25-1 (9-11) Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 10l behind Marsha (9-8) at York 5f Grp 1 (1) gd in Aug. ALPHA DELPHINI 50-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 7l behind Marsha (9-8) at York 5f Grp 1 (1) gd in Aug. JUDICIAL 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, wide over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Kimberella (9-1) at Chester 6f Listed stks (1) gs in Aug.

LEADER form

3.50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

(4) (10) (7) (6) (8) (2) (5) (11) (9) (3) (1)

Handicap (Div 1) (Class 5)

5f 3yo plus £5,041

90461 -5470 18987 25127 35876 73153 50-50 12154 1-855 -0300 92228

Sandra’s Secret 13 (CD) J L Eyre 4-9-12 ....J Elliott(5) Hilary J 34 (CD) Mrs A Duffield 4-9-11 ......J Fanning Bosham 17 (B,T;CD) M W Easterby 7-9-10....H Shaw(7) Dundunah 23 (T;D) D O’Meara 3-9-9 ......... D Nolan Grandad’s World 12 (D) R Fahey 5-9-9 .. P Hanagan Mininggold 3 (P;CD) M Dods 4-9-8 ..... P Mulrennan L C Saloon 12 (D) D C Griffiths 4-9-5 .. M Godwin(5) Spirit Of Wedza 33 (D) J Camacho 5-9-4 .. Joe Doyle Ace Master 25 (B;D) S Bowring 9-9-2 .....K Lundie(5) Kommander Kirkup 13 (P;D) M Herrington 6-9-0 ..T Eaves Point Of Woods 12 (P;D) Miss T Jackson 4-8-12.......... .............................................................. J P Sullivan 2016: Sandra’s Secret 3 9 10, Nathan Evans(5) 11-4 JtFav (J L Eyre), drawn (3), 11 ran.

BETTING: 13-2 Sandra’s Secret, 11 Spirit Of Wedza, 14 Hilary J, 16 Grandad’s World, Dundunah, Mininggold, 25 Bosham, Ace Master, 33 Others.

SANDRA’S SECRET 7-2fav (9-8) Made virtually all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug beating The Amber Fort (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran. SPIRIT OF WEDZA 15-2 (9-3) Led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Cappananty Con (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) in Jul. HILARY J 20-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 24l behind Bossipop (9-6) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Jul. DUNDUNAH 9-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 11l behind Indian Raj (9-8) at Newcastle 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) in Aug. GRANDAD’S WORLD 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders in centre group, led that group over 1f out, well held by stands side group inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 6l behind Memories Galore (9-6) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.

LEADER form

4.25

Going: Good to firm

totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap (Div 2) (Class 5) 5f 3yo plus £5,041

1 (3) 2-040 Apricot Sky 29 (D) M Dods 7-9-12....... P Mulrennan 2 (1) 17553 Tallinski 7 (D) B Ellison 3-9-11 ....... Ben Robinson(5) 3 (2) 22143 Sheepscar Lad 25 (BF,D) N Tinkler 3-9-9........T Eaves 4 (11) 30406 Oriental Relation 43 (B;D) J Given 6-9-9...Joe Doyle 5 (4) 21853 The Nazca Lines 10 (V;D) J J Quinn 3-9-7 ..J Garritty 6 (7) 14531 Noah Amor 16 (CD) D O’Meara 4-9-6........ D Nolan 7 (6) 78222 Astrophysics 16 (CD) Miss L Siddall 5-9-4 .........G Lee 8 (5) 30631 Classic Pursuit 18 (B;D) M Appleby 6-9-3 .. T Queally 9 (8) 35313 Roaring Rory 16 (P;BF,CD) O Pears 4-9-0.................... ........................................................ C Rodriguez(5) 10 (10) 23268 Burtonwood 29 (P;CD) Julie Camacho 5-8-13 ............ .......................................................... L Edmunds(3) 11 (9) 73405 Bond Bombshell 16 (P;CD) D O’Meara 4-8-9 ............. .................................................... Shelley Birkett(3) 2016: Hilary J 3 9 7, P J McDonald 9-2 JtFav (Mrs A Duffield), drawn (6), 9 ran.

BETTING: 4 Tallinski, 6 Noah Amor, Astrophysics, 15-2 Apricot Sky, Classic Pursuit, 8 Roaring Rory, Oriental Relation, 10 Sheepscar Lad, 12 Others.

TALLINSKI 9-2 (9-0) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed near finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Foxy Forever (9-10) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug. ASTROPHYSICS 11-2 (9-9) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Noah Amor (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug. NOAH AMOR 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left inside final furlong, won at Beverley 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Astrophysics (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran. APRICOT SKY 13-2 (8-9) Knuckled down as stalls opened, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no real headway, well beaten final furlong, 10th of 11, 9l behind Rural Celebration (9-10) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Aug. CLASSIC PURSUIT 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ran on under pressure into 2nd inside final furlong, led close home, won at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Operative (9-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.

ORIENTAL RELATION 9-1 (8-8) Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden on inside and no headway over 1f out, 6th of 8, 7l behind Avon Breeze (8-12) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.

LEADER form

5.00

totepoolliveinfo Handicap (Class 2) 1m 2f 3yo Only £28,012

1 (4) 64-70 Montataire 8 M Johnston 9-7 .............. P Mulrennan 2 (1) -4666 Sea Fox 29 (T) P Evans 9-3 .........................................

3 (6) 35416 Euro Nightmare 9 (D) K Dalgleish 9-1 ..............G Lee 4 (9) 26150 Appointed 8 (D) T Easterby 9-0........R Richardson(3) 5 (7) 411 Mudaarab 78 (D) Sir M Stoute 8-13........ P Hanagan 6 (2) 08837 Bear Valley 13 (BF) M Johnston 8-11 .........J Fanning 7 (8) 24194 Alwahsh 23 W Haggas 8-6 ........................................

8 (3) 42907 Society Red 14 R Fahey 8-2 .................... J P Sullivan 9 (5) 31763 The Statesman 14 I Williams 8-2............... Joe Doyle 2016: Dolphin Vista 9 0, D Nolan 17-2 (R Fahey), drawn (1), 9 ran.

BETTING: 13-8 Mudaarab, 5 Euro Nightmare, 8 Sea Fox, Alwahsh, Bear Valley, 10 Appointed, The Statesman, Montataire, 16 Society Red. MUDAARAB 3-1 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun beating Bear Valley (9-6) by 1l, 6 ran. EURO NIGHTMARE 20-1 (8-12) Raced wide in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 10, 7l behind Fleur Forsyte (8-12) at York 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gs in Aug. ALWAHSH 7-2 (9-2) In rear, ridden 2f out, no impression, last of 4, 5l behind Time Chaser (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Aug. BEAR VALLEY 9-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly, behind and eased over 1f out, last of 7, well behind Croquembouche (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug. SEA FOX 5-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 8l behind Mitchum Swagger (9-4) at Thirsk 7f cond Stakes (3) gs in Aug. APPOINTED 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 15, 9l behind Mojito (9-0) at York 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug. MONTATAIRE 28-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 15, 18l behind Mojito (9-0) at York 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.

LEADER form

5.35

Betfred Shops Handicap (Class 4) 7f 3yo plus £7,470

1

(6) 93631 Rousayan 6 (H;CD) D O’Meara 6-9-12(6ex) ............... .......................................................... P Vaughan(7) 2 (8) 11636 Luis Vaz De Torres 31 (H;D) R Fahey 5-9-11 ............... .............................................................. P Hanagan 3 (4) 43191 Dark Profit 50 (P;D) K Dalgleish 5-9-10.............G Lee 4 (1) 08405 Executive Force 21 W Haggas 3-9-7 ..........................

5 (2) 47430 Worlds His Oyster 12 (V) J J Quinn 4-9-6 ..J Fanning 6 (5) 88320 Gabrial The Tiger 21 (D) R Fahey 5-9-5......J Garritty 7 (9) 00644 Roll On Rory 21 (P;D) J Ward 4-9-4 ............. D Nolan 8 (10) 29954 Athassel 11 (D) P Evans 8-9-4 .................................... ...........................................Katherine Glenister(7) 9 (7) 04371 Proud Archi 12 (CD) M Dods 3-9-3 ..... P Mulrennan 10 (3) -3072 General Alexander 7 (P) B Ellison 4-8-13.................... ..................................................... Ben Robinson(5) 2016: Mount Tahan 4 9 8, K Stott 8-1 (K Ryan), drawn (4), 12 ran.

BETTING: 4 General Alexander, 5 Rousayan, 7 Dark Profit, Proud Archi, 8 Roll On Rory, Luis Vaz De Torres, Executive Force, 10 Gabrial The Tiger, 12 Others.

GENERAL ALEXANDER 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on headed near finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Ninjago (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug. ROUSAYAN 2-1fav (9-10) Chased leaders, switched left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Beverley 7f clm stks (5) gf in Aug beating Al Khan (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran. DARK PROFIT 7-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd place, led entering final furlong, kept on well towards finish, won at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul beating Big Storm Coming (10-0) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran. PROUD ARCHI 5-1fav (9-4) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug beating Lady In Question (8-13) by nk, 12 ran.

EXECUTIVE FORCE 8-1 (8-11) Awkward start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 6, 6l behind Naval Warfare (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug. LUIS VAZ DE TORRES 25-1 (9-1) Keen in rear, headway over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 16l behind Truth Or Dare (9-4) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Aug.

LEADER form

6.05

ICE HOCKEY: DEESIDE CLUB FACE DOUBLE HEADER

Dragons in great shape for opener

DRAGONS player-coach Scott McKenzie says his side are in ‘great shape’ ahead of their opening league fixtures this weekend.

■ UP FOR IT – The Deeside Dragons

A tricky start sees the Deeside club make the trip to 2016/17 Moralee Conference runners-up Billingham Stars tonight, ahead of Sunday’s game against reigning champions Solway Sharks.

But a summer of strong player recruitment and a solid pre-season campaign has left McKenzie in positive mood ahead of the new season.

A depleted Dragons side fell to a 10-6 defeat at Solihull Barons, before McKenzie’s side clinched two victories in their double-header against Laidler Conference side Altrincham Aces.

McKenzie said: “Pre-season has been excellent from our point of view, we’ve see some terrific performances right through the team and we look to be in great shape.

“Some of the younger guys who’ve come in have done really well for us and have bedded in nicely alongside our new additions and the more experienced squad players.

“In the Solihull game in particular, I was really impressed with the attitude of the young players.

“They just don’t know when they’re beat. We never stopped, never quit and played for the full 60 minutes. “ I made it clear to the guys that the result wasn’t important and to focus on getting match fit and understanding team elements rather than the scoreline. “ We certainly did that. Obviously missing some key players we needed the young guys to step up and they did that. Billy (Perks), Charlie (Spridgeon) and Scott Rainbows in the Mud

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Apprentice Handicap (Class 6) 1m 2f 4yo plus £3,234

1 (13) 91291 Hannington 6 (T;D) M Appleby 6-10-1(6ex) ................ ............................................................ G Malune(7) 2 (4) 35208 So It’s War 40 (P;C) K Dalgleish 6-9-12.... M Nicholls(3) 3 (10) 34227 Little Choosey 83 (B,T;D) S Bowring 7-9-11 .K Lundie(5) 4 (7) 02347 Ingleby Angel 30 C Teague 8-9-11 ....B Robinson(3) 5 (1) 96-98 Bergholt 78 T Vaughan 4-9-9.............. M Godwin(3) 6 (6) 27786 Arithmetic 12 (P) Mrs R Carr 4-9-8...... Jane Elliott(3) 7 (8) 92800 Shearian 12 (D) D Carroll 7-9-7........ Ger O’Neill(5) 8 (2) 76568 La Havrese 14 Miss L Siddall 6-9-5..........L Edmunds 9 (11) 61673 Outlaw Torn 6 (E;C,D) R C Guest 8-9-3 ......................

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BETTING: 11-4 Hannington, 9-2 Outlaw Torn, 8 Ivors Involvement, 11 So It’s War, Shudbeme, 14 Bergholt, La Havrese, Little Choosey, I’m Super Too, Ingleby Angel, Judicious, Arithmetic, Shearian.

(Egerton) really stepped up, got a lot of ice time and helped contribute.

“Overall I am really happy with the team. This time last year we got battered 10-1 by a weaker Barons team. So to close the gap by five goals shows that we are in a good place.

“The Altrincham games too we looked great. Okay we were up against lower league opposition but we looked sharp and we played some great stuff with Chris Jones getting a hat-trick in both of those wins.”

New signing Shaun Dipnall is the latest arrival at the Den and the former Widnes Wild captain is in contention to start this weekend.

“Hopefully that’ll be the case” added McKenzie.

“Depending on how quickly we can finalise his registration papers he’ll definitely be considered for a starting place. He’s another quality addition for us and I’m sure he’ll be an asset for the club this season.

“It’s really tough start we’ve got against two quality sides, but at lots of teams in this league have made changes. We played Solway four times last season and were beaten in three of those, but they’ve lost a couple of big players too “So it’s difficult to know what to expect from them and we’ll be focused only on our game and how we can hurt teams. We know this season will be difficult, but that goes for a lot of teams in this division.

"We’ve got a year of experience in the Moralee behind us now and we’re confident we can compete this year.”

Forward Jordan Bannon should be available for this weekend’s clashes after missing the Altrincham games, but defender Ross Kennedy is away.

Elsewhere tonight, Telford Tigers host Sheffield Steeldogs, while tomorrow’s games see Blackburn Hawks host Billingham, Telford visit Nottingham Lions and Solihull host Sheffield.

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and sport. What’s not to like about such a nation, which also happens to boast one of Europe’s most beautiful cities (Bruges) and is the continent’s spiritual home for cyclocross aficionados?

Britons’ burgeoning love affair with various forms of cycling, from the tactics of road racing to the helter-skelter excitement of the velodrome, has been well covered over the past couple of decades as the sport’s popularity has boomed.

Meanwhile, another version, cyclocross, has gained considerable momentum sur le continent, especially in Belgium, that it’s only a matter of time before it gains even greater traction here.

Indeed, it could be argued that the sport has already established more than a mere UK foothold.

Maunder writes, almost unbelievingly, that a recent UCI cyclocross World Cup round in Milton Keynes, the first held outside of mainland Europe, attracted more than 10,000 airhorn-pumping, cowbell-ringing fans and a clutch of corporate marquees, a sure-fire indicator that this cycling derivative is set to grow.

The author suggests several reasons for this: a large, well established cohort of cycling enthusiasts and, perhaps most importantly, the sport’s compact nature. Unlike a road race where spectators must find a good spot to watch as riders whizz by, cyclocross circuits are much smaller, more demanding and several races are held at each event. No wonder it’s as popular as football in Belgium.

Football’s UK dominance is unlikely to be challenged in the near future, but for the uninitiated Maunder presents a heartfelt introduction to a sport that could soon establish itself as a serious rival for several other spectator sports, giving us yet another thing for which we should thank the Belgians.

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THE REDS MEMORY LANE MATCH OF THE DAY

FOOTBALL: EX-RED PHILLIPS WANTS RUN TO CONTINUE

How Wrexham have fared in their past encounters

■ GREAT WIN – Alex Reid celebrates with Reds fans at Boreham Wood

SEPTEMBER 1 2012: WREXHAM 2 NEWPORT 0

Scorers: Adrian Cieslewicz, Danny Wright.

WREXHAM climbed up to seventh position in the Conference table after beating Welsh rivals Newport County 2-0.

Adrian Cieslewicz and Danny Wright struck either side of the break as Wrexham ended leaders Newport’s five match unbeaten run.

SEPTEMBER 1 2007: WREXHAM 0 HEREFORD 2

WREXHAM suffered a third defeat in five League Two games against Hereford United at The Racecourse.

Two second half goals sealed the points for Hereford as Wrexham’s miserable start to the season continued.

AUGUST 31 2002: TORQUAY UNITED 2 WREXHAM 1

Scorer: Andy Morrell.

ANDY MORRELL gave Wrexham the lead but Torquay hit back to secure three points.

Morrell’s 15th minute penalty put Wrexham ahead but Torquay recovered to win 2-1 as the Reds suffered a second Division Three defeat in a row.

SEPTEMBER 2 1997: WREXHAM 3 BLACKPOOL 4

Scorers: Gareth Owen, Waynne Phillips, Dean Spink.

WREXHAM threw away a three-goal lead as Blackpool left a stunned Racecourse with maximum points.

Gareth Owen, Waynne Phillips and Dean Spink put Brian Flynn’s side in control with an hour gone but Blackpool performed a fantastic comeback to win 4-3.

SEPTEMBER 1 1992: GILLINGHAM 4 WREXHAM 1

Scorers: Steve Watkin.

WREXHAM conceded four goals for the second Division Three game in a row as Gillingham ran out 4-1 winners.

Steve Watkin scored a late consolation for Brian Flynn’s side who lost a third successive game.

AUGUST 31 1987: WREXHAM 2 HALIFAX TOWN 2

Scorers: Shaun Cunnington, Jim Steel.

SHAUN CUNNINGTON and Jim Steel were on target as Wrexham drew 2-2 at home to Halifax Town.

The first stalemate of the season left Wrexham with four points from the opening four league matches.

Just keep it going is Waynne’s message

WAYNNE PHILLIPS has urged Wrexham to keep their unbeaten run going.

The Reds experienced a slow start to the season, winning two and losing three of their opening five matches.

But Dean Keates’ side had a profitable Bank Holiday weekend as the Reds beat Woking 1-0 on Saturday and overcame Boreham Wood by the same score two days later.

It was the first time Wrexham have won two successive matches this season and they are now fourth in the National League going into Saturday’s clash against Bromley at The Racecourse.

Although he is delighted to see his former club are showing signs of progress, Phillips says they have to continue stringing results together in the push for a top seven finish.

“Like I never got too disappointed with the start we

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had after five games, I will not get too excited with two wins,” said Phillips. “There is a long way to go but two wins is great, just what we needed.

“Two weeks ago I said Wrexham needed to put a run together.

“During a season, teams need to go on a run of winning games and not losing, and Wrexham have given themselves a start.

“There is a home game to come against Bromley which is not going to be easy but there are no easy games, anyone can beat anyone.

“But teams who can put a run together will get close to what they are aiming for.

“Two wins makes a massive difference and in the space of three days it now looks like a good start but they have got to carry it on.

“I know Dean, Andy Davies and Carl Darlington, they are great guys and they won't get carrried away.”

Keates revamped the squad in the summer ahead of Wrexham’s 10th season in nonleague.

There is renewed optimism that Wrexham can challenge for promotion and Phillips says reaching the play-offs has to be the minimum aim.

“Yes, it is a work in progress but the minimum requirement is Wrexham have to get to the play-offs,” said Phillips.

“We are in a league where we keep saying we are a big club but let’s not forget we have been in it for 10 years.

“We are there for a reason, like any other club.”

Phillips admits fans can play

■ THE DAY ROBBIE SAVAGE SIGNED FOR MANCHESTER UNITED – Savage is

pictured with his mother and father, Colin and Val and United scout, Huw Roberts

■ GOING FOR GLORY – Gareth Bale and Wales their part in helping Wrexham achieve their goal, although the players must learn to handle the pressure.

“The support is terrific, running out to that is a great experience and I experienced that for 14 years,” said Phillips.

“It is not enough to win games, it does help but with that comes with a bit more pressure that you have got to produce the goods.”

Wales also have a big match on Saturday against Austria in Cardiff when the national team will aim to take another step closer to qualifying for next summer’s World Cup finals.

Although they remain unbeaten in their group, Wales have drawn five of their six

■ HOWZAT! – the Mold

cricket team from 1959

qualifiers and are four points adrift of Serbia and Republic of Ireland.

Phillips admits Wales nead to beat Austria and follow that up with another victory in Moldova to keep their hopes alive.

“Five draws and a win leaves Wales in a difficult position,” added Phillips.

“It will be difficult but to have a chance we need to win on Saturday and hopefully follow it up with a win against Moldova.

“Then people start to talk about Wales having a chance of possibly being in the top two.

“Hopefully they can turn the draws into wins and if they do that they will have a chance going into the last two games.”

Shawcross pens new deal with Stoke STOKE CITY captain Ryan Shawcross has signed a new four-year deal with the club.

The 29-year-old central defender, in his 10th season with the Potters, was in the final year of his previous contract.

Stoke confirmed on their official Twitter site: "#SCFC are delighted to announce that skipper Ryan Shawcross has signed a new four-year contract, committing him to the club until at least 2021."

Former Buckley Town ace Shawcross's representatives had been in protracted talks with the Potters over a new deal for several months, prompting speculation over the future of the former Manchester United defender.

But the Potters' Chester-born skipper, first handed the captain's armband in 2010 by former manager Tony Pulis, always made clear his intention to stay at the Britannia Stadium.

He joined Stoke from United, initially on loan, in August 2007 and scored the only goal on his debut in a win at Cardiff.

His move was made permanent the following January and he played a key role for the club when they won promotion to the Premier League in 2008.

Shawcross, who also had a loan spell at

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Royal Antwerp earlier in his career, is closing in on his 400th appearance for the Potters.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have completed the signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal in a deal believed to be worth up to £35million.

The Merseyside club announced that the 24-year-old England midfielder has signed a long-term deal.

Liverpool moved for OxladeChamberlain after the player reportedly turned down the chance to join Chelsea.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is currently on international duty, underwent a medical at England's St George's Park training base after agreeing terms with the Reds.

Speaking from the England camp, where he is preparing for World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia, OxladeChamberlain told the club's website, www.liverpoolfc.com: "Firstly, I'm delighted to have signed for Liverpool and a big thank you to everyone here at the FA that has made this possible, using the facilities. It has been a massive help.

"I'm not going to say too much. I'm here

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with England and we've got two big games coming up, so I want to focus on them."

The signing is Liverpool's second of the week after a deal to bring in midfielder Naby Keita from Red Bull Leipzig next summer was completed on Tuesday.

He is the club's fourth major arrival of this summer's window after Mohamed Salah, Dominic Solanke and Andy Robertson.

The former Southampton youth player's final Arsenal appearance was in their 4-0 hammering by Liverpool at Anfield.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp said: "I am really, really happy we have got Alex signed. Since the last game I have been waiting and hoping we could make this transfer - and when I got the news he was ours it was fantastic.

"He may still be young but he has a lot of experience in the Premier League, Champions League and for his country.

Already he is a very, very good player and I think he has the mentality and desire to get even better - and that excites me.

"This is someone making a tough decision to leave one great club and come to another great club and I think he had many options, so to get him means I am delighted.”

RUGBY UNION: RGC URGED TO HIT BACK AFTER OPENING DAY DEFEAT

Evan and Andrew demand improvements from team

RGC duo Evan Yardley and Andrew Williams have called for home improvements ahead of Saturday’s match against Llanelli.

An injury-hit Gogs side fell to a 31-10 opening day defeat at Llandovery and both players are now keen to atone for that ‘disappointing’ performance.

Reflecting on last weekend’s loss, hooker Yardley said: “Clearly we are all disappointed, and we just didn’t hit anywhere near the levels to win the game.

“Perhaps you can say we were rusty,

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but we never did the basics right.

“We were given a rocket at half-time and I thought we came out better in the second half, but we went back to some bad habits and decisions and as you saw our game crumbled away.

“We were turned over and also failed in the wide areas. We have regrouped this week in training and focused on doing the basics right, so we are in the best position possible for another tough game against Llanelli.”

In contrast to the Gogs, Llanelli made an impressive winning start to their West Division Premiership campaign in a 24-8 home win against Carmarthen Quins.

Phil Davies’ young side cruised to victory with Under 20 wing Ryan Conbeer crossing for two tries, and further scores from Ashley Evans and Kallum Evans securing a bonus point.

And Williams, who skippered the side at Llandovery has challenged his Gogs side to put things right at Eirias Park (2.30pm kick off).

He said: “Naturally as a squad we're all disappointed with the performance at Llandovery.

“Our accuracy was way off and that inaccuracy at the set piece cost us two penalty tries.

“That's an added incentive for us to welcome back our superb supporters with a performance to match.

“Rest assured we'll be working hard to right the wrongs of Llandovery and ensure we kick off the 2017/18 at home with a bang.”

Mark Jones’ Gogs squad remains beset with injuries, with influential full-back Afon Bagshaw, lock Henri Williams and second row Maredydd Francis all out.

■ WANTING BETTER– Evan Yardley, above, wants more from RGC, while Afon Bagshaw, right, is out injured Elsewhere in the West Division tomorrow, Swansea host Aberavon, Neath go to Carmarthen Quins and Bridgend are at home to Llandovery.

East Division fixtures start tonight when Pontypridd go to Ebbw Vale, before tomorrow’s games see Bedwas host Newport, Merthyr visit Cardiff and Cross Keys welcome Bargoed.

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