** World Cup hero Simpson on brink STAT ATTACK He thinks it’s Paul over PAUL SIMPSON’S playing caree spanned 23 years and 679 game r He started out at Man City, wheres. he played 121 times, playing for nine other clubs before finishing at Carlisle in 2006. SIMP-LY ■ BRILLIANT: Paul Simpson with the Under-20s World Cup NEVER in his wildest dreams did Paul Simpson imagine that he would become only the second England manager to win a World Cup – then lose his job a month or so later. But that is the harsh reality facing the man who steered England’s Under-20s to World Cup glory in South Korea. As it stands, Simpson is employed by the FA as a specialist coach. Managing the Three Lions’ first world conquerers since 1966 was just one part of the job. He admits himself that there is a “very real possibility” that when the FA discuss the future with him at the end of next month he could be denied the opportunity to defend the trophy which has so captured the nation’s hearts. Those who run English football are hardly likely to kick out a coach they rate so highly – after all, he has Colin Mafham Exclusive just won the country’s first World Cup in 51 years. But it is just the way the system works at St George’s Park where Simpson is based. England’s previously unheralded hero, who is currently on a well-earned break in Florida, simply said: “I am hoping I have done enough to stay with the FA.” That would appear to be as near to a certainty as you can get in football. But there is a chance that his ‘reward’ for winning England’s first international honour in decades will be for someone else to take over the Under-20s job while he moves on to another. If that does happen, Simpson will accept his fate with gratitude and hope that he has opened the door for some of the country’s brightest young talents to prosper big time. He said: “As a kid you dream of playing for England but that boat had sailed for me so I went into this with my eyes wide open and it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. “The FA will have a chat with me at the end of July and I am just hoping I have done enough to stay with them. “There is so much good stuff going on that goes under the radar and I am really enjoying what I am doing now. “We have returned with World Cup winners’ medals and our hope for these fine young players is to get as much elite football as they can from now on. “If clubs decide otherwise there is nothing we can do about it.” Simpson, whose previous jobs in management took him to Carlisle, Rochdale, Preston, Shrewsbury, Stockport and even Northwich Victoria, was reluctant to single out particular players as he looked back on his side’s triumph. But in revealing how difficult it was to get the best youngsters released for the tournament, two clubs – Bournemouth and Everton – got a special mention for their part. Ronald Koeman sanctioned the release of five of his brightest young stars to join Simpson’s squad from Goodison Park. The Cherries also allowed midfielder Lewis Cook to go to South Korea despite being a Premier League starter on nine occasions and at a time when they were still fighting for their top-flight future. All of them – including talent like new Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke, scorer of 10 goals in 15 games for the Under-20s and Newcastle’s Adam Armstrong – now move on to a future in the Under-21s squad at least. “It is out of our hands now and we just have to hope and keep our fingers crossed that they get enough game time to show what they can do,” Simpson added. RESULT! 5 STRICT: David Unsworth Unsy says it’s time for famous five to kick on By STEVE MILLAR EVERTON’S Famous Five can relax on their sunbeds and lap up every precious moment of being a World Cup winner. But their Goodison Park Under-23s boss David Unsworth is already warning them to get back to business once they unpack and work their socks off to become first-team regulars. In his eyes, though, Jonjoe Kenny, Callum Connolly, Ademola Lookman, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Kieran Dowell could not have a better chance to prove their worth than under the expert guidance of Everton manager Ronald Koeman. The Dutchman is not afraid to be down with the kids – his glory years playing at sides like Ajax and Barcelona have encouraged hime to believe in giving youth a break. Unsworth admits he jumped around his lounge cheering the Everton boys he has coached as they beat Venezuela in South Korea to become the undisputed world champions of Under-20s football. Now the hard work begins. Unsworth said: “It’s an amazing achievement. What they have done is very, very special. We are so proud of our Everton boys and I’m delighted. I was biting my nails and shouting at the TV. “Then I was jumping around at the full-time whistle. They have to enjoy this moment because it can be once in a lifetime. They should enjoy it, rest and then they need to come back flying for pre-season. “All five of them are great lads. They are all desperate to be part of what is going on at our club. But they have to keep proving themselves. “Just because they have come through our ranks doesn’t mean they have a divine right to play in our first team. They need to prove it every day in training and they need to earn their places. “What I do know is that they are all fighters and they will give it their best to get there. We have a manager who is not afraid to play young players if he feels they are good enough. “So they have an opportunity here and historically over the years we have always given an opportunity to young players. “Our boys have already had a taste of first-team football and it’s up to them now to grasp the nettle, really kick on and improve. They have been on a great stage. “They have had great exposure and they have done something no team has ever done before. They have got to have the hunger and desire.” 6 RESULT! Bracewell gets Black Cats boot By PAUL HETHERINGTON SUNDERLAND yesterday parted company with assistant manager Paul Bracewell. The managerless club told him last Tuesday that he would be leaving and that has now been officially confirmed. Bracewell, 54, is already looking for another job in the game. The ex-England midfielder said: “It has been a great honour to serve Sunderland AFC as a player, coach and assistant manager for a combined total of 10 years. “I would like to thank the club and its staff but also the supporters for the great backing I have received throughout my Sunderland career. I now look forward to the next challenge in my football career.” Bracewell, who had three playing spells at Sunderland, was informed he was leaving to make way for a new mangement team. That was going to be Aberdeen’s Derek McInnes and his assistant Tony Docherty but they pulled out because of the uncertainty surrounding the ownership of the club and its finances. Owner Ellis Short is in talks to sell Sunderland and hopes to agree a deal before the start of next season. But if his deadline is not met, he will stay in charge and the current regime will appoint a managerial successor to David Moyes, who quit in May in the wake of the Black Cats’ relegation. Supermac backs Benitez dream RAFA’S NO TOON-ATIC STAT ATTACK RAFA BENITEZ is only the third man from outside Great Britain and Ireland to manage Newcastle. The first was Ossie Ardiles, an Argentinian, and the second was Dutchman Ruud Gullit. Monk has no room for rebels By CLIVE HETHERINGTON GARRY MONK has promised to root out any dressing-room unrest at Middlesbrough. Winger Stewart Downing and defenders Ben Gibson and George Friend have all hinted at trouble behind the scenes on Teesside. Aitor Karanka agreed to go as head coach in March as Boro slumped – but caretaker boss Steve Agnew failed to save them from relegation. Now Monk, who has taken charge on a three-year contract after quitting Leeds, will insist on unity as he chases immediate promotion. He said: “The players aren’t back yet but all of those situations that are linked with the first team are for me to assess and make the sure the environment is right for every player to work in. “There are a lot more facets to the process than just that but main one for me is the environment the players work in has to be the best possible. “That’s something I’m very big on and something I’ve always done in the past. “I will be identifying anything that can help that environment to grow and making sure it’s the right culture. “It’s very early days, we’re going through a process right now of being around and getting a feel for the club. “Then we’ll be with the players and understanding the players, speaking to them and making sure things grow from there.’’ SKY’S THE ■ LIMIT: Rafa Benitez wants Newcastle to aim high next season MALCOLM MACDONALD has applauded Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez for his amazing title talk on the club’s return to the Premier League. The Toon manager raised a few eyebrows outside St James’ Park when asked about his ambitions for next season. Benitez said: “To build a strong team that can compete in the Premier League for everything. When I say everything I don’t say the title – but why not? You have to try.” It was speculated that the Spanish coach had enjoyed a little bit too much sangria as he celebrated promotion back to the top flight. But Supermac happily raises a glass of his own to the Magpies boss giving the club more to think about than relegation. So why not, as Benitez says, aim high, set the target of finishing No.1 and give the Geordie supporters a dream ahead of their new Premier League campaign? Macdonald (below) can only remember one other manager using the word ‘title’ even before a ball was kicked – his old Luton boss Alec Stock back in the day. He said: “Bosses will never broach t h a t subject e v e n c o m e April but I recall Alec, when I very first joined, telling us on the eve of our first game that we should get promoted for the fans. “He set me a target of 30 goals and when we won promotion I offered Alec a plastic cup of champagne and said, ‘I have got an apology, I didn’t hit your target. I only scored 29.’ “Alec replied, ‘Don’t forget next season my old son, you owe me one’. “I can see nothing wrong with setting targets and Rafa is right to set those sights high. When I read what he said, I hoped he would buy a whole load of Steve Millar Exclusive copies and give one each to his players and say, ‘Read that’. “He’s set the targets and goals for Newcastle next season. “If he says let’s go for the Premier League title but Newcastle fail with that aim then they are in Europe. Some failure that. “There should never be any talk or thoughts of relegation “In the last decade they have been relegated twice. They had players good enough not to go down but I had the feeling that minds weren’t right on both occasions. “If you fear something you know for sure you are going to face it. “Walk outside and worry you are going to face a snake and you will. If clubs are frightened of relegation it will happen sooner or later. “And don’t say fourth bottom will do. It won’t. I watched Chelsea from the beginning of last season and they made it totally clear they were going to win the league. “I thought if they continue with this attitude it’s going to take them all the way. “That’s the mentality Rafa is creating. I can understand people outside Newcastle wondering what he is on about. “In some quarters he will be ridiculed and his critics will file that article away to wave in his face if he gets it wrong. “For me, it’s a bold manager who is setting out his aims and he’s not going to be satisfied with anything else other than forcing his way into the top six. “Of course, it’s one hell of a jump but that’s what you have got to do. “That’s the standard he’s setting. There’s nothing wrong with setting the bar high and really giving it your best shot. “Rafa hasn’t lost control – he’s keeping the thought of relegation out of people’s heads. “He’s looking at the top six in the Premier League and saying ‘I’m going to jump in the middle of that and upset a few’. “So good on you, Rafa.” Hughton joins Mullery Chris is in the club! BRIGHTON legend Alan Mullery is delighted at no longer being on his own. HUGH ■ BEAUTY: Chris Hughton led Brighton back to the top flight after a 34-year wait Until May this year the former Fulham and Spurs midfielder (below) was the only man to lead the Seagulls into the top flight of English football, back in 1979. Now a club ambassador, Mullery was delighted to welcome the current Brighton boss into his exclusive club. Former Ireland international Hughton is one of football’s nice guys and steered his side to a second-place finish behind his former club Newcastle. And as he prepares the club for a crack at the Premier League big boys, Mullery said: “It was getting a bit lonely being the only manager to have led the club into the top flight! “Now Chris has joined me and rightly takes his place in the history books of this great club. “Chris is a quiet man – he’s not a Gus Poyet or an Alan Mullery – but he gets things done in a calm and collected manner. “It’s no coincidence that wherever he has been people only say good things about him. “After they lost out to Boro the season before I said to Chris, ‘Come on. Do it next year. Get this monkey off my back’. They did it in style. “He will forever be remembered here as the man who took Albion to the promised land.” Mullery still vividly recalls the day when his side won promotion with a 3-1 win at Newcastle on the final day 38 years ago, going on to stay in Division One until 1983. The ex-England international said: “We caught the paralytic express train home and fans joined in the fun.” And he was at a ‘Premier League RESULT! 7 Walters must make every minute count JON WALTERS is hoping for more time on the pitch with Stoke this season – to keep his World Cup dream alive. The striker (below) only made 13 starts for the Potters last season but has managed to keep his place in Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland side. And last weekend saw him bag the 14th goal of his international career against Austria. With Ireland second in Group D and in a prime position to reach their first World Cup finals since 2002, Walters is anxious to stay in O’Neill’s thoughts. But he knows he needs to be playing regularly. Last year was his worst – in terms of appearances – for Stoke since he joined the club from Ipswich in a £2.75million move in 2010. And while he has clocked up 279 games in the seven years since, just 23 of them were last year, and worse still, 10 of those were from the bench. Walters, 33, said: “I love Stoke and have had the time of my life here. “Thankfully I’ve still got By BRENDAN KEANE a year left on the contract. All I want is to play and be in with the chance of going to the World Cup. “You want to be playing, every footballer does. “Our aim is to make the finals. “We got to the Euros last year and had a great time. We want another taste of that.” More than anyone, Walters wants a second chance to appear at a major tournament. A year ago, he was the hero of the qualification campaign – scoring vital goals against Bosnia, Poland, Scotland and Georgia. But when he got to France, injury limited his involvement to one start and one substitute appearance. Despite that, he said: “There are far worse things happening in the world than me being injured for a tournament. “I tried to get through it but couldn’t. You move on, now I want to get to the World Cup – we all do.” FREE reader offer P&P DST254 Hebe Heartbreaker Tony Stenson Exclusive Fixture Release Breakfast’ with 100 others at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday as Brighton learned that they will kick off with a home game against Manchester City. Mullery added: “When City were announced there was a thunderous cheer went up. “What a way to start, against one of the biggest clubs in the world. I just want to be there. “I owe Brighton. They gave me my first job in management. “It’s changed so much now, though, because you’ve got so many good sides in the Premier League. “You’ve got to fight to win as many games as you possibly can at the start because if you lose four or five you are on a downward trend and that can very difficult. “It’s got to be a big plus for the players that they are going to come up against some of the best players in the world.” Mullery cannot wait for Brighton to face his old clubs Tottenham and Crystal Palace, with whom Albion have a rivalry which he started when manager. He said: “They were managed by Terry Venables who followed me into Spurs and we both wanted to be winners. It sparked things up and the ball rolled from there. “I was at Spurs last season when they played Palace and I was invited on to the pitch for an interview. 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If not happy for any reason we will accept faulty/unused goods in sealed original packaging for refund or replacement within 10 days. *Calls cost 12p per minute from a BT landline plus network extras. Calls from other networks and mobiles may cost more. 8 RESULT! Russia take Smol step in opener RUSSIA ........... 2 NEW ZEALAND.. 0 By DAVID HYDE HOSTS Russia cruised past minnows New Zealand in the Confederations Cup curtain-raiser. An own-goal in the first half put Stanislav Cherchesov’s men ahead before Fedor Smolov killed off the game after the interval at the Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg. Midfielder Denis Glushakov flicked the ball over goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic in the 31st minute as New Zealand’s backline rushed to try and clear the ball. All Whites defender Michael Boxall was the unfortunate man who got the last touch on the ball and forced it over the line for an own-goal. After the break, the home side sealed the win thanks to sloppy defending by New Zealand. Forward Smolov was allowed plenty of space to tap in a low cross by team-mate Aleksandr Samedov in the 69th minute. Russia, who have slumped to a record low 63rd in FIFA’s world rankings, will face stiffer competition against Portugal and Mexico in the rest of their group fixtures. The hosts will take on Fernando Santos’ European champions on Wednesday. New Zealand play Mexico on the the same day in Group A’s other game. Confed Cup: Portugal v Mexico IT’SJimSPECIAL J wants to topple Ronny RAUL ■ PLAY: Jimenez is planning to get one over his club pals MEXICO will not be lacking in motivation when they take on Portugal in their Confederations Cup opener in Russia. But today’s clash will be particularly meaningful for Raul Jimenez. After all, his links with Portugal extend far beyond the Group A meeting. The Mexico No.9 is an idol at Portuguese giants Benfica. He has scored a number of crucial goals in helping the Eagles win back-to-back Primeira Liga titles. So there can be few better at analysing the European champions ahead of the clash. “It’s going to be special,” he said. “I’ll be up against three of my club-mates and a lot of other players I come up against every year. “I can see it being a very competitive game and if we’re going to win it, we need to keep their great strikers in check.” Jimenez, 26, is confident his side can keep danger-man Cristiano Ronaldo, who is rumoured to be By STEVE MORGAN eyeing the exit door at Real Madrid, quiet at the Kazan Arena. He said: “It goes without saying that he’s a great player. But we’re a great side too and I’m sure we can stop him. “We’re a tight-knit team and we really understand all the different phases we have to go through. “When it’s time to train we train and when it’s time to kick back and relax we do that. “It doesn’t matter what your name is or the league you play in – we’re all in this together and we’re all fighting for the same objective.” So does Jimenez feel he compares to Ronaldo? “I’ve never thought about it,” he said. “But if I do, it is in the physical side of things, like height and strength. “Obviously, he’s done amazing things with his clubs and the national team and I’d love to be able to match that. “My first big tournament was the Confederations Cup in 2013 and I’ve got more experience now. “I have the belief that I have a lot to offer on an individual and collective level. “I’m coming here with my head held high and with the idea of achieving big things.” Today, 4pm, ITV ALL ■ EYES RON YOU: Cristiano Ronaldo Our top results service Confederations Cup CRICKET Royal London One-Day Cup - Semi Final GOLF Football Pools Guide FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP GROUP B this week 1 2 WWWWDW...............................Chile Chile 1 Australia .......................... 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LLLLWL P 1 0 0 1 W 1 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 1 F 2 0 0 0 A GD Pts 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 0 TODAY GROUP A Portugal v Mexico (4pm) GROUP B Cameroon v Chile (7pm) TOMORROW GROUP B Australia v Germany (4pm) WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 GROUP A Russia v Portugal (4pm) Mexico v New Zealand (7pm) THURSDAY JUNE 22 GROUP B Cameroon v Australia (4pm) Germany v Chile (7pm) SATURDAY JUNE 24 GROUP A Mexico v Russia (4pm) New Zealand v Portugal (4pm) 1-2-X CHECK Yesterday’s sport in short FT L L 1 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 1 L L L L 3 1 L 3 L L 1 L L L L L Team Russia Mexico Portugal New Zealand SUNDAY JUNE 25 GROUP B Chile v Australia (4pm) Germany v Cameroon (4pm) NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 YESTERDAY GROUP A Russia 2 New Zealand 0 (Boxall 31 OG, Smolov 69) WEDNESDAY JUNE 28 SEMI-FINAL Group A Winner v Group B Runner-up (7pm) THURSDAY JUNE 29 SEMI-FINAL Group B Winner v Group A Runner-up (7pm) SUNDAY JULY 2 THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF TBC v TBC (1pm) FINAL TBC v TBC (7pm) Worcestershire v Surrey NEW ROAD: Surrey beat Worcestershire by 153 runs SURREY J Roy lbw Mitchell ........................... 92 M Stoneman b Ali ............................ 41 K Sangakkara c Cox b Hastings ..... 73 R Burns b D’Oliveira .......................... 5 B Foakes run out ............................. 86 O Pope c & b Leach ........................ 22 S Curran hit wicket b Leach ............ 21 T Curran not out ................................ 9 G Batty not out .................................. 1 B1 lb4 w6 nb2 .......................... 13 Total (7 wkts., 50 overs) ...... 363 Fall: , 186, 259, 310, 353, 354. Bowling: Hastings 10-0-97-1, Leach 8-0-66-2, Tongue 4-0-25-0, Mitchell 10-0-59-1, Ali 10-0-55-1, D’Oliveira 7-0-39-1, Barnard 1-0-17-0. WORCESTERSHIRE M Ali c T K Curran b Dernbach ....... 36 D Mitchell c Foakes b S M Curran .... 0 T Fell run out ..................................... 2 J Clarke c Foakes b Batty ............... 15 B D’Oliveira lbw Batty ...................... 53 J Hastings c Burns b Batty ................ 3 O Cox c Dernbach b Batty .............. 13 R Whiteley c Burns b S M Curran ... 55 J Leach c Pope b Batty ..................... 7 E Barnard c Batty b Dernbach .......... 9 J Tongue not out ............................. 11 W4 nb2 ....................................... 6 Total (33.2 overs) .................. 210 Fall: 8, 33, 42, 90, 104, 115, 131, 160, 187. Bowling: Dernbach 8-0-64-2, Curran 5.2-0-19-2, Batty 9-0-40-5, Curran 6-0-48-0, Rampaul 5-0-39-0. Umpires: R Bailey & A Wharf. SECOND ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL—Scotland v Zimbabwe (Edinburgh): Scotland 169 (42.0 overs; K J Coetzer 61, C S MacLeod 58; A G Cremer 5-29). Zimbabwe 171-4 (37.0 overs; Sikandar Raza 58no). Zimbabwe beat Scotland by 6 wickets. FOOTBALL FIFA Confederations Cup Group A RUSSIA (1) .........2 N ZEALAND (0). 0 US OPEN (Erin Hills GC, Erin, Wisconsin)—2nd rnd (USA unless stated, par 72): 137 B Koepka (USA) 67 70, T Fleetwood (Eng) 67 70, P Casey (Eng) 66 71, B Harman (USA) 67 70, 138 J.B. Holmes (USA) 69 69, R Fowler (USA) 65 73, J Lovemark (USA) 69 69. MOTORCYCLING WORLD SUPERBIKES (SAN MARINO GP)—1st race: 1 T Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 01mins 33.662secs , 2 A Lowes (Gbr) Yamaha 01:34.810, 3 J Rea (Gbr) Kawasaki 01:33.990. RUGBY LEAGUE (Football 7.45pm unless stated) TODAY FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A Portugal v Mexico (4pm) .............. Group B Cameroon v Chile (7pm) .............. Group C Denmark v Italy (7.45pm) ............. Germany v Czech Rep (5pm) ...... TOMORROW FIFA Confederations Cup - Group B Australia v Germany (4pm) .......... Ladbrokes Challenge Cup European Under-21 Quarter-final Ch’ship - Group A WARRINGTON .....26 WIGAN ................27 Poland v Sweden ......................... Warrington—T: Atkins (2), Savelio, Gidley. G: Patton (5). Wigan—T: Burgess (2), Marshall, Bateman. G: Williams (5). DG: S. Tomkins. RUGBY UNION Slovakia v England (5pm) ............ TUESDAY European Under-21 Ch’ship - Group B Portugal v Spain ........................... Serbia v FYR Macedonia (5pm) ... British & Irish Lions Tour WEDNESDAY MAORI AB ..........10 B&I LIONS .........32 Maori All Blacks—T: Messam. C: D. FIFA Confederations McKenzie. P: D. McKenzie. Cup - Group A British & Irish Lions—T: Penalty, Itoje. C: Penalty Try, Halfpenny. P: Halfpenny (6). Mexico v New Zealand (7pm) ...... Russia v Portugal (4pm) ............... International Matches THURSDAY AUSTRALIA .........19 SCOTLAND ..........24 FIFA Confederations Australia—T: Folau (2), Genia. C: Foley Cup - Group B (2). Scotland—T: Taylor, Russell, Watson. C: Russell (3). P: Tonks. Cameroon v Australia (4pm) ........ Germany v Chile (7pm) ................ Japan—T: Noguchi, Fukuoka, Nagare. C: Matsuda (2). P: Tamura. Ireland—T: Earls (2), Leavy (2), Conan (2), Ringrose. C: Jackson (5), R. Scannell. P: Jackson. England v Poland ......................... Slovakia v Sweden ....................... FIJI ....................22 ITALY ..................19 European Under-21 JAPAN ................22 IRELAND .............50 Ch’ship - Group A FRIDAY European Under-21 SOUTH AFRICA ...37 FRANCE ..............15 Ch’ship - Group B WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL—New FYR Macedonia v Portugal .......... Zealand Women 21 England Women 29. Serbia v Spain .............................. TENNIS ATP MERCEDES CUP (Stuttgart, Germany)—Semi-final: F Lopez (Spa) bt (6) M Zverev (Ger) 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5, (4) L Pouille (Fra) bt B Paire (Fra) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5. WTA AEGON OPEN (Nottingham)— Semi-final: (1) J Konta (Gbr) bt M Rybarikova (Svk) 6-2 7-5. SATURDAY FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A Mexico v Russia (4pm) ................. New Zealand v Portugal (4pm) .... European Under-21 Ch’ship - Group C Czech Rep v Denmark (7.45pm).. Italy v Germany (7.45pm) ............. GROUP A EUROPEAN U21 CH’SHIPS GROUP C BRAZILIAN CAMPEONATO X 1 1 X X 1 1 X 1 Vitoria ................................. LWddLL Flamengo .........................LWWDLD Atletico Mineiro ..................LWDLdL Coritiba.............................. dDLLWD Corinthians .................... LDWWWW Palmeiras ........................... WLLLLL Sport Recife .........................LLLLLL Fluminense ........................ 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It was down to his daughter, Maria, to try to rescue his reputation. Maria escaped Russia a few years after her father’s death and became a dancer, a cookbook author and a lion tamer. (No, honestly.) Tom More became Tom No-More. Thomas had been a good father to his three daughters and his oldest, Margaret Roper, visited him in the Tower. After the execution, his head was stuck on a pike at London Bridge for a month. Margaret bribed the man who had been told to throw her father’s head into the Thames River. She pickled it, and after she died her husband had Tom’s head buried with his body. So, daughters, do your duty and pickle your dad’s head. PHILIP II of Macedon was a ruthless warrior. He once drowned 3,000 enemy prisoners of war rather than keep them captive. No Geneva Convention flim-flam for foul Phil. Then he made the mistake of going to the theatre where he was assassinated (a bit like Abraham Lincoln but without the stovepipe hat). It’s hard to feel sorry for him. The assassin (his own bodyguard) was killed and his corpse crucified. He was in no fit state to say who was behind the plot. Many historians think the man who ordered this contract killing was Phil’s own son – Alexander the Great. Patricidal Alex made Phil a god, just to show he cared. Of course Alex went on to conquer the world – with lessons in cruelty learned from dear old dead dad. But Alex was a fast-living, hard-drinking man. At the age of 32 Alex drank too much wine and that helped send him to join his dad-god in Greek heaven. Sort of Alexander the Grape. ■ killer kid was ■ ANOTHER Alexei, the son of Peter the Great. Peter had plenty of practice at fatherhood as he had 14 children with his two wives. But they were a dysfunctional family. Peter’s half-sister (Sophia) headed a rebellion – Peter had the rebels tortured, executed and put on public display. Sophia was packed off to a convent. Then his son Alexei seemed to be part of a plot while he was overseas. Peter said: “Come home, son, and I’ll not punish you.” Alexei returned and confessed to a plot against his father – he was being tortured at the time, so it’s not surprising. Peter wouldn’t want to execute his own son so Alexei did the decent thing and died in his prison cell. Cartoon: SCOTTCLISSOLD.COM YES, Rasputin the “Mad Monk”. History has him accused of all sorts of monk-ey business. Seen by Tsar Nicholas II as a healer for his haemophiliac son Alexei, he was seen by others as a charlatan. After his awful assassination he was accused of DAD & THE UGLY 30 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 Star Wars director’s weird family THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (U) THE Dark Knight finally lightens up in this riotous animated spoof from the makers of The Lego Movie. The brooding crimefighter (hilariously voiced by Will Arnett) teams up with an excitable Robin (Michael Cera) to take down a very childish Joker (Zach Galifianakis).There’s plenty of action for kids, and some great double-edged gags for grown-ups. ANDY’S RATING: ★★★★ MOONLIGHT (15) THIS year’s Oscar winner is one of those rare films where every shot, every line of dialogue and every piece of music fits together perfectly. But mostly, it’s the performances. Three actors play Chiron in three stages of his life – as a bullied 10-year-old, as a teen hiding his sexuality and as a street dealer who can’t afford to show weakness. Gritty, touching and devoid of cliches. ANDY’S RATING: ★★★★★ AFTERMATH (15) ARNIE flexes his acting muscles in this plodding, low-budget drama about a Ukrainian immigrant struggling to come to terms with the loss of his wife and daughter in a mid-air collision. ANDY’S RATING: ★★ Souvenir CERT TBC ANDY’S RATING:★★★ In cinemas on Friday AFTER her pitch-black rape revenge thriller Elle, Isabelle Huppert gets to let her hair down in this charming French comedy drama. She plays lonely factory worker Lilliane who makes pâté by day and gets hammered in front of TV quiz shows at night. Her sense of adventure is re-awakened when she meets a young co-worker and amateur boxer called Jean (Kévin Azaïs). The 22-year-old recognises her as the French chanteuse who 30 years earlier came second in Eurovision, narrowly losing out to ABBA (no shame in that). At first, Liliane tries to deny it but the young buck won’t let it go. Eventually, he persuades her to perform her old hit at a party at his boxing club. Soon the pair are enjoying a business and personal relationship. But when Jean quits boxing to mastermind her comeback, her ex-husband and manager Tony (Johan Leysen) creeps out of the woodwork. 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At first, we seem to be watching one of those sickly dramas about a child genius. Little Henry (Jaeden Lieberher) is a stock market whizz, an inventor, medical expert, artist and amateur lawyer. In a subtle early scene, his waitress mum Susan (Naomi “I need a new agent” Watts), left, is perched on the sofa 31 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 drama belongs in a galaxy far, far away HORRID! STRANGE: ■ Henry, the child genius, hatches a plan 12A Hampstead 15 ANDY’S RATING:★★ In cinemas on Friday PERHAPS The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel wasn’t such a blessing after all. The 2011 Brit flick raked in millions at the box office and seemed to have ushered in a new age for quality dramas aimed at older audiences. Beautifully written ones like Quartet and Song for Marion followed, but in recent years the standard has dropped off markedly. Joel Hopkins, the director of Hampstead (and who also helmed the dire The Love Punch), doesn’t seem to have much respect for his elders. His second cynical grab for the “grey pound” is a patronising affair which sees Diane Keaton’s kooky widow finding love late in life with Brendan Gleeson’s well-groomed tramp. The film is very loosely based on the true story of an Irish squatter who became the owner of a £2million plot of land on Hampstead Heath in 2007. It’s an interesting idea, but all the edges have been sanded off by a witless, syrupy script and very bland direction. Here “Hermit Harry” has become witty, charming Donald who lives a relatively sophisticated life in a shabby chic shack in a picture postcard version of north London. Despite their best efforts Gleeson and Keaton can’t bring their barely-written characters to life. only reader offer £12.99 SSUV02 + £3.00 p&p Read in Style in the Shade or Sun! 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Perhaps, I had Star Wars on the brain, but at this point I was waiting for a fantastical twist which would explain the kid’s super-powers and perhaps reveal the identity of his absent father (an alien or perhaps even a Jedi). I hadn’t expected to see something horrible playing out in a neighbouring bedroom. After spying something unholy through his binoculars (mercifully, Trevorrow cuts away at the last moment), he is convinced his classmate Christina (Maddie Ziegler), inset left, is being abused by her stepdad Glenn Sickleman (Dean Norris). Amazingly, this isn’t the movie’s most jarring scene. A mid-point twist takes us on a tear-jerking dash to hospital, plonks Watts in a forest with a sniper rifle and sees Sarah Silverman’s alcoholic waitress, right, weirdly kiss 11-year-old Henry on the lips. In my review of Star Wars Episode VII I said it was time for the franchise to start taking some risks. Be careful what you wish for. FREE! 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PLEASE NOTE A SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED ON DELIVERY. *Calls cost 12p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. 32 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 THIS WEEK: Street stalwart shocked by dodgy lodger and S HARON Mitchell tackles Keegan Baker over claims he slept with her step-daughter Louise – as his mum Karen Taylor also demands to know the truth. KEEGAN’S IN FOR A GRILLING During last Thursday night’s episode, viewers finally discovered that the troublesome new Taylor clan were Keegan’s family as they moved into Albert Square. And after Louise accused Keegan of rape, viewers were left shocked when Karen punched Sharon in the face. But as the fall-out continues and Keegan admits to his mum that he lied, Sharon decides to pay a visit to the Taylors in a bid to find out what really happened. Terrified Louise is convinced that Keegan had sex with her while she was drunk and has been beside herself with worry. So Sharon asks Keegan to tell her exactly what went on during the boozy party, which is surprising considering what happened the last time she confronted the wayward teen. An EastEnders insider said: “Karen won’t hear a bad word said against her RHONA Goskirk dreads her horrific rape ordeal becoming public knowledge as the police start to question her friends and neighbours. Distraught Rhona, who was attacked by her twisted husband Pierce Harris on their wedding night, tells Vanessa Woodfield her fears. She reveals she is worried people might not believe her story. Vanessa tries to reassure her pal, as does her ex-husband Paddy Kirk when he finally discovers what she has been going through. But with a police investigation under way, Rhona starts to worry whether she is doing the right thing. An insider said: “The enormity of pressing charges hits Rhona when police start questioning villagers. “She was so traumatised about what happened that she only told Vanessa. “Rhona is beside herself with worry and can’t stop thinking that brood and that’s why she punched Sharon after Keegan was accused of rape. “Louise was so drunk at her party that she has no idea whether or not Keegan had sex with her. “He told his mum that he made the whole thing up to get back at her, but now that the police are involved it’s even more complicated. “Sharon decides to try to talk to Keegan and his mum. “The situation becomes heated but Sharon does leave with some surprising information about Keegan.” BBC One viewers can watch the drama during tomorrow night’s episode. Prince caught in the act ■ ■ people might not believe what happened. Paddy can’t believe it when he finds out and immediately offers her his support. “She’s in a real bad place and is struggling to cope. She tries her best to forget about Pierce but when her son Leo draws a family picture that includes him she has to try to explain to the youngster that he won’t be coming back. “The scenes are heartbreaking, but she’s got a long way to go and sadly she’ll start to question if she’s doing the right thing pressing charges. Vanessa urges her to stay strong but she’s so fragile.” Rhona confides in Vanessa this Thursday on ITV. ■ LOVER BRI Secret affair exposed as Roy catches his H ERE’S poor Roy Cropper discovering his lodger Brian Packham is having a fling with his ex-love Cathy Matthews. Talk soaps with me @SUSEHILL The couple have been sneaking around for weeks but, as our photo shows, Roy is in for a shock when he returns home early. His flustered pal tells Roy he has “a girlfriend” stuck in the bathroom and Roy insists on helping out. But then he spots Cathy’s coat hanging on the rack. As viewers know Roy and Cathy’s relationship ended on their wedding day in December. Heartbroken Cathy was devastated when she found out that Roy didn’t love her and was only marrying her to keep his word. Following a conversation with neighbour Yasmeen Nazir, hapless Brian realises that it would probably be best to come clean with Roy about his feelings for Cathy. But before he can get the chance Roy catches them together. Everyone will have to wait to see how he reacts and what it means for their friendship. A Corrie insider said: “Roy broke Cathy’s heart but he was still grieving for his wife Hayley. “Cathy has moved on with Brian and things have been going really well for them. “They’ve enjoyed a string of dates but have sworn everyone to secrecy as they don’t know how Roy will react. But after watching their antics for a couple of weeks Yasmeen decides to give Brian a piece of her mind. “It really makes him think about the situation and he decides it would be best to come clean. Sadly, he doesn’t get the chance.” Tune in to the ITV soap on Friday to find out how Roy reacts. DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 33 Sharon bravely tackles bad lad who she thinks raped Louise P RINCE McQueen comes up with a plan to get his mum Goldie’s life savings back by stealing Simone Loveday’s jewellery. The troublesome teenager, who recently disappeared with his jailbird dad Shane, returns to the village to the delight of Goldie. But his twin brother Hunter starts to worry when he reveals he has a plan to get their mum her money back. Scheming Prince starts having extra lessons with teacher Louis Loveday in a bid to get his school work back on track. During one of his tutoring sessions he steals the spare keys to the flat and viewers will start to realise what he has planned. He later returns to the pad in a dark hoodie and uses a scarf to cover his face. Prince starts searching for jewellery but Simone comes home early and catches him in the act. Terrified of being caught, he rushes out of the flat pushing Simone to the ground as he runs past. Viewers will have to wait to see whether or not Simone has recognised the masked intruder. A Hollyoaks insider said: “Prince wants to make it up to his mum. She’s lost her savings and he wants to be able to give her some money. “Hunter quickly realises that he’s up to something but doesn’t know what. “Prince decides to use his tutoring lessons as a way of getting his hands on some cash. “It’s a pretty low act but he doesn’t count on Simone coming home early. Luckily he’s got his hood up and has covered his face with a scarf. “Simone only saw him for a few seconds but with Prince due to have more lessons with Louis it’s going to take some doing for him not to get caught.” Channel 4 viewers can watch the drama a week on Thursday. ROB Mills feared a backlash after his ■ character drugged fans’ favourite Susan Kennedy. The former Australian Idol star was signed up for a guest stint as twisted teacher Finn Kelly who is suffering from a brain aneurism. Rob said: “Finn is desperate to leave a legacy and change the education system. “It’s just a shame it’s happening at the expense of Susan. Everyone loves her and I must admit I was worried about how the fans would react.” Watch out for Finn’s exit from the Channel 5 show later this summer. ■ NEW family is set to shake things up in ■TheASummer Bay. Astoni clan – married couple Ben and Maggie and daughters Ziggy and Coco – arrive from the city later this year. It’s not long before they are causing a stir. 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Book at virginholidays.co. uk or call 0344 557 3859 or visit a Virgin Holidays store. ■ ** DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 Fly from Glasgow ■ ALGARVE: Prestwick on July 12 and enjoy a week self-catering at the three- Edited by VICKY LISSAMAN BALL! **/sea uninhabited island of Cayo Blanco for a beach buffet and swim in the crystal waters. Evening brought a riot of cocktails and salsa lessons at nearby Mansion Xanadu, a four-star golf resort overlooking Varadero beach. The next morning we took a self-drive aqua ray boat trip through the mangroves then out to sea. Easy to handle, these boats are a super-cool way to beat the Caribbean heat and explore the island. For star Zarco Apartments in Vilamoura for £442. Visit travelrepublic.co.uk or call 020 8974 7200. BENIDORM: You’ll fly from Birmingham on July 4 to enjoy a week on half-board at the three-star ■ Hotel Rio Park for £479. Go to thomson.co.uk for more or ring on 0871 230 2555. YORKSHIRE: The Stable is a cosy cottage for two in Gilling West which offers two real ale pubs. Available for seven nights for £419. Arrive July 8. See sykescottages. co.uk or call 01244 617 683. ■ Cosmopolitan Cuba capital offers great carnival of camp… something more unusual, we headed to La Coincidencia, a vast organic farm and sculpture park in the Matanzas province west of Varadero, owned by Hector Correa. His sons busy themselves creating decorative terracotta pottery and plates, which keep the farm going during tough economic times. But, as Hector reminded us, the pottery and artistic creations are just business – the farming is the art. He prised open one of his beehives, handed me a straw and invited me to drink honey straight from the pods in the hive. Thankfully, the thousands of bees ready to kamikaze were a species called Mayan bees which are stingless. They were just a bit angry I was raiding their home! 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Generally, the styling has lost that odd humpy-lumpy front wing configuration and had a nose and arse job. It’s improved the looks of Qashqai no end in my opinion, making it look more European. More modern. The new conk features concealed cameras for the 360 degree parking system, daytime running lights and – in Tekna and Tekna + versions – all-new LED headlight systems. The bonnet now features what Nissan describe as the tightest creases ever produced on their European manufacturing equipment. Corby trouser press people, eat your hearts out. The new rear bumper incorporates flush-mounted parking sensors and the underbody has a smoother profile to reduce drag. Inside, the tweaks are subtle but instantly noticeable. The fat, flatbottomed steering wheel is the first thing to strike you. The second is the tactile softness of the leather in the range-topping versions. I managed to drive the 1.6 petrol and 1.6 diesel versions – the latter with a CVT auto ’box. 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The steering system has also had upgrades with what Nissan dub “Active Return Control”, which is supposed to generate a more natural feel to the self-centering of the steering. Call me a cack-handed cloth-head but I didn’t notice any change. Speaking of technology, later this year Nissan will launch their semi-autonomous driving system on Qashqai. With lane assist, active cruise, autonomous emergency braking and a plethora of cameras, all the tools for the job are practically there already. But that’s then. This is now. The new Qashqai comes with a choice of two diesel engines (1.5 and 1.6) and two petrol offerings (1.2 and 1.6). There are five trim levels: Visia, Acenta, N-Connecta, Tekna and Tekna +.Going to forget all those names? Yes, me too. The range starts at £19,295. With over two million already built and sold, this car is a big deal for Nissan. And it’s designed, developed and built in Britain. 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I don’t use the stuff myself but this just has to be the dumbest thing I have seen in a while – and I just watched Donald Trump make a speech. 2. Leave Tupperware at work to take any free company meals home with you. Just no. If you have a job where meals are provided as part of the job, then you don’t need to stoop OU can get a free child’s ticket (age 16 and under) to one of more than 35 London theatre shows when you buy a full-priced adult ticket via the Kids Week website. Shows include School of Rock, Mamma Mia and Wicked in August (some have excluded days). Google “Kids Week”. SOME OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS WAYS TO LOOK AFTER THE PENNIES Cash-saving tips that will make you cringe so low. If there is leftover food a better thing to do would be to donate it to a homeless charity instead. 3. Get a gym membership so you never have to shower at home. This tip stinks, both in practical and money-saving terms – it simply isn’t logical at all. 4. 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SP: Spoke – 0333 202 3390. 40 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 1. WHO directed and starred in 1995’s The Bridges of Madison County? 2. …and who played his love interest in the film? 3. “Strip That Down” is the debut solo hit for which One Direction star? 4. WHICH of Ken’s exes recently returned to Coronation Street? 5. WHO beat up Charlie and framed Jack for it in EastEnders? 6. WHICH politician was criticised on the recent track “Liar Liar GE2017”? 7. WHICH of the Gallagher brothers performed a solo Manchester tribute gig? 8. WHICH BBC Two comedy features a team of 1980s double-glazing salesmen? ARROWORD Relating to the heart Relating to the sea Woman’s name SHOWBITZ QUIZ FIND out how much you know about style, soaps, TV and pop with our fantastic quiz. Check your answers in next week’s Daily Star Sunday. Doubter, cynic COMPLETE the puzzle, then rearrange the shaded squares to find the surname of an author. Container towed by a car Official pardon Last Time” recently re-entered the chart? 12. WHO plays both Stussy brothers in the latest series of Fargo? 13. WHICH 1994 single was the Crash Test Dummies’ only top ten hit? 14. WHO starred in the title role of Ken Loach’s My Name is Joe? 15. WHO duetted with Paul McCartney on “Ebony and Ivory”? 16. WHICH comedian profiled his hero Muhammad Ali on BBC One? 9. WHO played gangster Michael Lynch in the 2000 film Ordinary Decent Criminal? 10. “Don’t Stop Movin’” was a 2001 No.1 for which pop group? 11. WHICH US pop star’s hit “One Equipment, gear Shade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Age 10 Tribe _ Age, 2002 animation Jump on one leg City in South France 14 12 13 15 16 17 Hawaiian garland Consume food _ Gun, 1986 film 18 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 _ Muguruza, Spanish tennis player who won the 2016 French Open (7) 6 The Merry _, operetta by Franz Lehar which premiered in 1905 (5) 9 Christina _, US actress who played Wednesday of the Addams Family (5) 10 Long-running Channel 4 TV game show (9) 11 New World placental mammal with an armoured shell (9) 12 Valentino _, Italian motorcycle road racer (5) 13 _ the Woods, musical written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine (4) 15 European country whose capital city is Sofia (8) 17 Felipe _, Mexican politician who was the country’s president from 2006 to 2012 (8) 18 _ Dando, US musician and the lead singer of The Lemonheads (4) 22 The capital of Ghana (5) 24 British rock band whose hits include In the Army Now (6,3) 26 2000 film starring Val Kilmer; also a nickname for Mars (3,6) 27 Type of board used with a planchette to contact the dead (5) 28 Mariah _, US singer who topped the UK charts with the album Daydream (5) 29 Guy _, inset, British filmmaker who has directed films including 2009’s Sherlock Holmes (7) 2 3 9 DOWN 1 Dave _, comedian who hosts the TV show Modern Life is Goodish (6) 2 Alan _, late British actor who was Hans Gruber in the 1988 film Die Hard (7) 3 The _, Ancient Greek epic poem telling the story of Achilles (5) 4 The legendary sword of King Arthur (9) 5 Dwarf planet once considered to be the ninth planet in the solar system (5) 6 Major US political scandal of the 1970s which led to Richard Nixon’s impeachment (9) 7 The _, US rock band of the 1960s and 70s whose lead singer was Jim Morrison (5) 8 _ -the-Pooh, bear created by the British author A. A. Milne (6) 14 London street on which the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales stands (3,6) 16 Burt _, late US actor whose films include The Birdman of Alcatraz (9) 19 Herbert Henry _, the Prime Minister of the UK from 1908-1916 (7) 20 Jason _, US actor who is the grandson of the late Jackie Gleason (6) 21 The _ Desert, the driest desert in North America (6) 23 Alcoholic beverage made with the fermented juice of apples (5) 24 Nuno Espirito _, Portuguese former footballer and new Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach (5) 25 Military submarine operated by the Germans in World War I and II (1-4) 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 14 15 18 21 24 25 26 29 30 27 31 28 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ACROSS 1 Long-serving Arsenal FC manager, _ Wenger (6) 4 Tipping Point host, Ben _ (8) 10 Celebrity dating James Middleton, Donna _ (3) 11 Black Swan Oscar winner, _ Portman (7) 13 See 12 Down 14 Hollywood A-lister, Johnny _ (4) 15 Current sci-fi horror flick starring Jake Gyllenhaal (4) 16 _ Mutant Ninja Turtles, heroes in a half-shell! (7) 18 Martial arts legend, Jackie _ (4) 19 US sitcom with Zach Braff and Donald Faison (6) 21 Retired British Formula One driver, Jenson _ (6) 22 Jesy _, Little Mix singer (6) 24 _ Fillion, portrays Castle (6) 25 Clarke _ becomes Superman (4) 29 & 28D He’s playing King Arthur on the silver screen (7,6) 32 The _ Life, classic sitcom (4) 33 Great British _, TV cooking competition (4) BEGINNER 25 26 23 Rearrange the letters in shaded squares to spell the name of the celeb in the centre of the grid 35 Musician who received a knighthood in 1998, Sir _ John (5) 36 _ Hart, comedienne with her own series (7) 37 David Jordan’s 2008 hit, _ Goes Down (3) 38 The Martian actress, Jessica _ (8) 39 Rapper born Marshall Mathers (6) DOWN 1 Mamma Mia star, _ Seyfried (6) 2 & 27D Debut solo single for Liam Payne (5,4,4) 3 Helena Bonham-Carter series about a nanny: Love, _ (4) 5 Miss USA runner-up who played a Bond girl, _ Berry, right (5) 6 _ Woman, 1990 romcom (6) 7 Gwyneth Paltrow’s eldest child, _ Martin (5) 8 _ Vickers, X Factor semi-finalist (5) 9 Elizabeth _, plays Diane Sugden in Emmerdale (8) 12 & 13A Surreal 90s US drama, recently resurrected (4,5) 17 Impressionist, Ronni _ (6) 20 Pregnant Made in Chelsea participant, _ Hull (6) 21 Brazilian supermodel, Gisele _ (8) 23 Nikki _, portrays Hollyoaks’ Maxine (9) 26 Actor Mulroney or TV presenter O’Leary (6) 27 See 2 Down 28 See 29 Across 30 Cash in the _, antique auction show (5) 31 _ Hamilton was Sarah Connor in The Terminator (5) 32 English Atonement actress, Romola _ (5) 34 American band consisting of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana (4) JUST follow the instructions from left to right, starting with the number given, to reach an answer at the end of the row. Set your own 30-second challenge: you have 30 seconds for the 19 20 23 22 30-SECOND MATHS TEST 16 17 STEPHEN BEAR 21 TRAIN YOUR BRAIN n 12 13 20 24 Mix up the letters in the shaded squares to reveal the name of a British singer 1 19 Cheesy, soppy To hear the solution call 0907 181 1079. Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. 28 11 Relates _ Follett, Welsh author 22 IF you can’t wait until next Sunday for the answers, ring 0907 181 2654. Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 CELEBRITY CROSSWORD Male sheep 1965 Beatles album 17. WHICH golfer was found asleep at the wheel of his car recently? 18. “Attention” is the latest hit by which US singer? 19. WHICH female superhero does Gal Gadot play in a recent film? 20. WHICH movie set in space stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a doctor? 27 29 To hear the across and down solutions call 0907 181 1080. Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. 56 INTERMEDIATE GENIUS 145 50% OF THIS 112 +83 +43 7/8 OF THIS REVERSE THE DIGITS x3 -15 TAKE THE +46 SQUARE 7/12 OF THIS +84 ROOT -119 SQUARE IT 75% OF THIS +46 TAKE THE SQUARE ROOT +82 8/11 OF THIS BEGINNER task. For a greater challenge, try BEGINNER and INTERMEDIATE in 60 seconds and true mental gymnasts should try INTERMEDIATE and GENIUS in 90 seconds together. +54 2/3 OF THIS 6/7 OF THIS -54 +39 INCREASE BY 40% SEE RIGHT FOR ANSWERS DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 Puzzle 15 16 F 6 11 6 20 9 10 PIC TO DO P TA 12 3 21 18 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 18 19 20 21 22 9 11 24 10 11 12 13 23 24 25 26 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Alphapuzzle® tests your logic and word power. Each grid number represents a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter or letters – below the main grid – to start. Can you beat the Target Time? Call for an Extra Letter clue if you get stuck. Solution tomorrow. DIFFICULTY: 10/10; TARGET: 30 minutes; CLUE: Tortuous and breezy. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: Cloister, Italic, Jousts, Whizzed, Ashes, Foal, Pay, Rug, Epee, Gross, Cheaper, Stamen, Sexist, Squarely. DOWN: Auspices, Looks, Poleaxe, Satisfy, Eats, Wrapper, Rich, Regatta, Blazing, Steel, Cadavers (clue). NO NEED TO EXTEND TA EXTRA CLUE LETTERS: 0907 181 2628 EXTRA CLUE LETTERS: 0907 181 2628 (Deduct minutes target time for extra each letter extraheard.) letter heard.) Alternatively, for clues six extra clues to (Deduct twotwo minutes fromfrom target time for each Alternatively, for six extra to your mobile, your mobile, DSSALPHA to 85088. Texts plus your usual rate. network rate. text text DSSALPHA to 88010. Texts cost £1cost plus£1 your usual network FULL SOLUTION:0907 0907181 181 2629 *Calls per minute plus telephone your telephone company’s FULL SOLUTION: 2629 *Calls costcost 80p80p per minute plus your company’s networkaccess accesscharge. charge. A K R O J B O N O A T M D O N O V A N U TWO-WAY TEASER CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Such a residence as may be found here in the fold (8) 5 A group of children could fill one up (4) 8 Grit disturbed by a wild gust? (4) 9 You can buy such kettles with no strings attached (8) 10 Dashing fellows scarlet from climbing poles? (7) 12 Newspaper dad’s not finished with, the family concludes (5) 13 Roman god who used a throne on a vessel (6) 15 The mark Jack has to get (6) 17 Hothead possibly rash and raucous (5) 18 A few, you can easily get hold of (7) 22 It’s green, this imitation stone (8) 23 Subject of a nasty pun in World War II (4) 24 School of Suetonius? (4) 25 Waves of destruction? (8) DOWN 1 Reckons it’s a good turn, putting fires out (7) 2 Taken to the interior (5) 3 Happen to take a certain measure in our case (5) 4 Terrible ride maybe (4) 6 Opportunity of batting first? (7) 7 In my case, maybe it’s not clear! (5) 11 Realistically, one may have to come down to it (5) 12 Does many a shower run away down this? (5) 14 Damaged with much fuss in a storm (7) 16 Agrees to provide friends with a tin opener (7) 17 It more quickly leads to loss of speed (5) 19 It’s just over a foot (5) 20 A setting that seems far different to me (5) 21 This high cost may go up after a time! (4) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Tenure as owner (8) 5 Shape (4) 8 Courage, informally (4) 9 Free of power cable (8) 10 Athletes (7) T R R H Y D I A N L I E A E E R S E D U N H C N S T I N G L I S D N A S I L U T S U O C I S O N I A E L I B E R A C E Y A A C H E R P N A N ANSWERS WELCOME to our Wordsearch with a difference. Not only are there 18 lost names hidden in the grid, written forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally, but if you find them and cross them out, the letters that remain will spell out a further related name. As usual, we’re not going to tell you what the lost names are, but they do all have a strong connection. The hidden name is also found in the bible – and that’s a clue! L G A B R I E L L E Call 0907 181 2588 for today’s solution. *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. 12 13 15 17 18 22 23 24 25 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 Every 24 hours (5) Planet (6) Mark aimed at (6) Severe (5) Small quantity (7) Irish emblem (8) Fascist (4) Famous school (4) Large waves (8) DOWN Numbers (7) Consumed (5) Happen (5) Awful (4) Aperture (7) Indistinct (5) Soil (5) Seep away (5) Cyclone (7) Corresponds (7) Undue hurry (5) Leg joint (5) Picture surround (5) Explosive device (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS: 1 Cactus, 4 Allege, 7 Link, 8 Ecstatic, 9 Topping, 12 Get, 14 Fracas, 15 August, 16 Ran, 18 Dutiful, 22 Derision, 23 Silo, 24 Attain, 25 Reggae. DOWN: 1 Called for, 2 Constrain, 3 Sleep, 4 Arson, 5 Lean, 6 Guide, 10 Plaid, 11 Gruff, 12 Gruelling, 13 Totem pole, 17 Agent, 19 Union, 20 Inner, 21 Visa. Two sets of clues but the answers are the same ANSWERS TOMORROW 1 2 3 8 13 4 5 11 7 12 14 15 17 18 16 19 20 21 22 24 6 9 10 E To hear the full solution call 0907 181 1078. LOSS WORD 11 N 23 25 Puzzle books are available from Express Bookshop with free UK delivery, call 0871 471 3467 (*Calls cost 13p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge) Or order online at www.expressbooks.co.uk. *HELPLINE: 0333 202 3390 (9AM – 5.30PM) SERVICE PROVIDER: SPOKE, W1B 2AG ARROWORD 14 18 T Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390. A M N E S T Y 3 3 Today’s Solution: 0907 181 2630 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. . A . C L A N 2 3 Extra clues: 0901 322 5604 *Calls cost 75p plus your telephone company’s network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 R T R A I L E R 1 6 L U A . . R . E . O 11 1 T S C E P T I C 15 1 2 8 B . A . O . E . 19 23 12 3 6 7 7 2 4 5 8 3 9 6 1 . I . H E L P 24 5 4 19 8 4 4 3 9 1 2 6 4 7 8 5 A D A . C . O 19 9 6 7 6 8 5 9 1 7 3 2 4 . R . T I N T 10 19 9 8 5 9 4 3 6 2 1 7 M A R I N E . 15 9 10 1 3 6 7 2 5 4 9 8 4 7 2 8 9 1 6 5 3 . C . K . K . 9 26 6 18 2 2 1 7 6 4 8 5 3 9 Author is COELHO (Paulo) 9 21 11 8 9 4 8 3 5 2 1 7 6 TRAIN YOUR BRAIN 17 19 7 5 6 3 1 7 9 8 4 2 BEGINNER: 40 INTERMEDIATE: 78 GENIUS: 301 2 18 3 22 YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION WORDWHEEL 9 7 18 20 7 9-letter word is TURNTABLE 11 NOTE: 3 14 21 1 CROSSWORD 10 23 18 9 LEVEL: Gentle TARGET: 16 mins Solution tomorrow ANSWERS: The lost names are ANASTACIA, BJORK, BONO, CHER, DES’REE, DONOVAN, ENYA, GABRIELLE, LIBERACE, LULU, PRINCE, RHYDIAN, SEAL, SINITTA, SONIA, STING, TULISA, USHER, all one-word stage names in the music business. The hidden name is MADONNA. 6 11 22 2 2 7 W I D OW A O I T D OW N E R N R O S S I G E A R I A T E V A N S M U S Q U O B U J O U I J A A T V T C H I E 13 18 11 5 12 9 P N E X L C O U N A T I L L O I B U L G U A E R O N C S T A T A S A N E T T E O R I 9 12 3 1 15 G A R B I O I L R I C C I M K A A R M A D N A I N T O L C A L D P B A C C R A T I I R E D P L I E E C A R E Y 1 15 4 USING only the letters in the wordwheel, take 10 minutes to find as many words as possible, none of which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. Each word must contain the central letter and at least three others. Letters can only be used once in every word. There is at least one nineletter word in the wheel. The British singer is LIAM PAYNE 6 8 FILL the grid so that every column, row and 3x3 square includes all the digits from one to 9. E 9 14 1 5 9 CELEBRITY CROSSWORD 24 21 18 6 2 L 16 8 18 3 9 6 4 A 16 12 11 24 5 20 R D I E E A K S N T N A G E N R U B S E O N 1 12 21 N 10 9 18 A M A N D A 4 6 24 N 21 15 18 E N I N A P A A N C T O N A T H A 21 6 25 R S T I R I E P T C H A U T 18 6 T H N U N U N A E M 1 9 L S A E N D M E R S O I N 26 21 S H E P H A A R P T A L I E P W L T L I F E T E E N Y S C H N E S K D D A E G O O D R A W H M I R A N D A O A I T A I N E M 12 18 WORDWHEEL H A R L I T I L T O N I D C H A S 26 SUDOKU B U N D C H E N ALPHA PUZZLE actor THE Daily Star Bookshop stocks a wide selection of puzzle books across all crossword puzzle genres. To obtain our up to date list please visit www.expressbookshop. com, call 01872 562316 or write to Daily Star Bookshop, PO Box 200, Falmouth TR11 4WJ. Please enclose an SAE for return. 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Tricast: £332.72. Trifecta: £216.20. CSF: £21.65. NR: Castanea, Lady Lunchalot. 2.25: 1, BELLA ALISSA (R Winston 5-4 fav); 2, Subjective (7-4); 3, Exquisite Ruby (4-1). 11/4l, 11/2l. 5 ran. R Cowell. Tote: £2.40; pl £1.20, £1.30. Exacta: £4.20. Trifecta: £9.20. CSF: £3.86. NR: Dravid, The Daley Express. 3.00: 1, LYNN’S MEMORY (J Quinn 6-1); 2, Tonkolili (20-1); 3, Short Call (6-4). 6-5 fav Awesome. 1/2l, 21/4l. 7 ran. Joseph P O’Brien. Tote: £7.60; pl £2.00, £8.40. Exacta: £110.70. Trifecta: £360.90. CSF: £100.34. NR: Jane Rose, Pursuing The Dream. 3.35: 1, REALIZE (L Keniry 11-4 fav); 2, Palawan (16-1); 3, Midhmaar (3-1). 21/2l, 1/2l. 8 ran. D M Simcock. Tote: £3.30; pl £1.40, £5.00, £1.20. Exacta: £62.80. Tricast: £143.43. Trifecta: £260.20. CSF: £48.50. NR: Beach Bar. 4.10: 1, AYE AYE SKIPPER (S Drowne 8-1); 2, Mowhoob (4-1); 3, Mamnoon (9-4 fav). 31/4l, hd. 12 ran. K C-Brown. Tote: £10.90; pl £2.60, £1.90, £1.10. Exacta: £53.30. Tricast: £101.30. Trifecta: £156.50. CSF: £42.08. NR: Edge. 4.45: 1, PASTFACT (L Keniry 9-4 fav); 2, Harlequin Rose (7-1); 3, Three C’s (9-1). nk, 3l. 7 ran. M Saunders. Tote: £3.10; pl £1.60, £3.10. Exacta: £21.30. Tricast: £120.51. Trifecta: £112.60. CSF: £19.30. NR: Delagate This Lord, Opening Time, Zambezi Queen. 5.20: 1, JAGANORY (Lulu Stanford 6-1); 2, Captain Ryan (2-1 fav); 3, Wedgewood Estates (12-1). ns, shd. 13 ran. C Mason. Tote: £7.60; pl £2.10, £1.40, £3.90. Exacta: £31.20. Tricast: £156.44. Trifecta: £232.40. CSF: £18.84. NR: Diamond Vine, Dodgy Bob, Our Lord. QUADPOT: £58.70 PLACEPOT: £200.40 HEXHAM 2.15: 1, MISS CONWAY (J Hamilton 11-4); 2, Brother Scott (9-2); 3, Martiloo (9-1). 85-40 fav Bestwork. 11/4l, hd. 10 ran. M Walford. Tote: £3.50; pl £1.50, £1.70, £2.70. Exacta: £18.10. Tricast: £97.98. Trifecta: £66.20. CSF: £15.82. 2.45: 1, ENZANI (R Johnson 1-9 fav); 2, Magnum (11-1); 3, Schlipf (112). 13l, 31/4l. 5 ran. J McConnell. Tote: £1.10; pl £1.02, £4.70. Exacta: £4.50. Trifecta: £9.20. CSF: £3.60. NR: Jimmy Breekie. 3.20: 1, MIDNIGHT SHOT (Mr J Nailor 5-4 jtfav); 2, Cup Final (7-1); 3, For Yes (66-1). 5-4 jtfav Elusive Theatre. ns, 17l. 7 ran. C Longsdon. Tote: £1.80; pl £1.20, £3.10. Exacta: £9.20. Trifecta: £185.00. CSF: £9.83. 3.55: 1, SURF AND TURF (J Bargary 14-1); 2, Card Game (9-2); 3, Master Of Irony (5-1). 7-2 fav Craggaknock. 7l, hd. 10 ran. Richard Hobson. Tote: £18.80; pl £4.40, £2.00, £2.00. Exacta: £110.20. Tricast: £363.80. Trifecta: £1172.10. CSF: £75.33. 4.30: 1, PETIVILLE (J Bargary 4-7 fav); 2, Ahead of The Curve (10-1); 3, Talkofgold (5-2). 13/4l, 24l. 7 ran. Richard Hobson. Tote: £1.60; pl £1.10, £2.70. Exacta: £7.00. Trifecta: £17.00. CSF: £7.42. NR: Musketeer. 5.05: 1, DA BABA ELEPHANT (R Johnson 15-8 fav); 2, Dica (11-2); 3, Leading Score (7-1). 13l, 21/4l. 9 ran. Ronan McNally. Tote: £2.80; pl £1.30, £2.00, £1.90. Exacta: £15.20. Tricast: £58.41. Trifecta: £55.40. CSF: £13.04. 5.40: 1, NOTONEBUTTWO (C Bewley 14-1); 2, Roman Numeral (172); 3, See Double You (5-1). 11-4 fav My Idea. 6l, 17l. 9 ran. Kenny Johnson. Tote: £19.10; pl £4.80, £3.50, £1.90. Exacta: £137.50. Tricast: £681.86. Trifecta: £589.50. CSF: £122.72. 6.15: 1, FRED THE FOOT (R Johnson 15-8 fav); 2, Mythical Prince (9-2); 3, Quest For Life (10-1). 23/4l, 21/2l. 13 ran. J McConnell. Tote: £2.80; pl £1.20, £1.80, £2.90. Exacta: £12.40. Trifecta: £41.30. CSF: £9.36. QUADPOT: £7.60 PLACEPOT: £18.00 LEICESTER 6.10: 1, OCELOT (T Marquand 6-1); 2, Burtonwood (15-8 fav); 3, Mighty Zip (10-1). 21/4l, 3/4l. 9 ran. R Cowell. Tote: £6.50; pl £2.10, £1.40, £2.90. Exacta: £20.40. Tricast: £109.73. Trifecta: £152.30. CSF: £17.04. 6.40: 1, IL SICARIO (P McDonald 5-2); 2, Sir Jack (2-1 fav); 3, Maestro Mac (4-1). 31/4l, 31/2l. 8 ran. M Johnston. Tote: £3.20; pl £1.50, £1.10, £1.70. Exacta: £7.80. Trifecta: £24.30. CSF: £7.71. 7.10: 1, GOODWOOD CRUSADER (Finley Marsh 11-4 jtfav); 2, Parys Mountain (11-2); 3, Fivetwoeight (4-1). 11-4 jtfav Moonwise. 11/2l, nk. 8 ran. R Hughes. Tote: £3.10; pl £1.30, £1.20, £2.00. Exacta: £16.20. Tricast: £57.98. Trifecta: £58.80. CSF: £18.46. 7.40: 1, IZZY BIZU (P McDonald 6-4 fav); 2, Mraseel (4-1); 3, Little Miss Lilly (16-1). 3, Point Hope (8-1). 11/2l, 13/4l, dht. 12 ran. M Johnston. Tote: Izzy Bizu £2.40; pl Izzy Bizu £1.20, Mraseel £1.60, Little Miss Lilly £2.40, Point Hope £1.30. Exacta: Izzy Bizu, Mraseel £8.60. Trifecta: Izzy Bizu, Mraseel, Little Miss Lilly £38.00, Izzy Bizu, Mraseel, Point Hope £17.60. CSF: Izzy Bizu, Mraseel £6.84. NR: Supersymmetry. 8.10: 1, MAMILLIUS (F M Berry 11-8 fav); 2, Peak Princess (3-1); 3, SALISBURY Favourite Treat (11-1). nk, 3/4l. 7 ran. G Baker. Tote: £2.20; pl £1.50, £1.90. Exacta: £6.50. Tricast: £27.30. Trifecta: £36.00. CSF: £5.19. NR: Mr Tyrrell, Mulzim, Sir Compton. 8.40: 1, PUMBLECHOOK (R Kingscote 11-4); 2, Daisy Boy (5-2 fav); 3, Desert Cross (7-1). shd, 21/4l. 6 ran. M Johnston. Tote: £3.40; pl £1.70, £2.10. Exacta: £10.10. Trifecta: £35.60. CSF: £9.64. 9.10: 1, THE BIG SHORT (J Crowley 5-2 fav); 2, Defining Moment (7-2); 3, Maggi May (9-2). 11/4l, 1l. 10 ran. C Hills. Tote: £3.50; pl £1.50, £1.10, £1.90. Exacta: £10.20. Tricast: £36.67. Trifecta: £49.80. CSF: £10.33. NR: Majestic Stone. QUADPOT: £3.20 PLACEPOT: £6.10 LINGFIELD 5.50: 1, ORITHIA (S W Kelly 11-4 fav); 2, Broughtons Admiral (20-1); 3, Hold Me Tight (16-1). nk, 21/4l. 12 ran. S Durack. Tote: £3.50; pl £1.40, £5.90, £4.90. Exacta: £54.70. Tricast: £775.03. Trifecta: £595.80. CSF: £67.90. NR: Dragonite. 6.20: 1, TRIPARTITE (A Beschizza 7-2); 2, Monsieur Glory (5-2 fav); 3, Iballisticvin (10-1). 11/2l, 21/4l. 8 ran. J Gask. Tote: £4.70; pl £1.50, £1.50, £3.00. Exacta: £13.40. Tricast: £78.27. Trifecta: £72.80. CSF: £12.83. NR: Bluff Crag, Hard Toffee. 6.50: 1, UTTERLY CHARMING (S Hitchcott 8-1); 2, Three Little Birds (11-2); 3, Firenze Rosa (16-1). 7-4 fav Take Shelter. nk, 3/4l. 12 ran. C Cox. Tote: £10.50; pl £2.70, £1.80, £4.80. Exacta: £52.70. Trifecta: £1101.30. CSF: £48.39. NR: Fab, Shania Says. 7.20: 1, BECK AND CALL (Georgia Cox 6-1); 2, Pepita (8-1); 3, Cartographer (6-4 fav). nk, shd. 8 ran. H Candy. Tote: £7.00; pl £1.90, £1.60, £1.10. Exacta: £49.10. Tricast: £108.05. Trifecta: £110.30. CSF: £53.57. 7.50: 1, EMILY GOLDFINCH (Danny Brock 8-1); 2, Lesanti (9-2); 3, Arctic Flower (8-1). 3-1 fav Spare Parts. 13/4l, 2l. 15 ran. P McEntee. Tote: £10.70; pl £3.70, £1.60, £3.20. Exacta: £67.00. Tricast: £322.17. Trifecta: £478.20. CSF: £44.26. NR: Garth Rockett, Hellarious, Monsieur Royale. 8.20: 1, WARSAW ROAD (P Cosgrave 4-1); 2, Nuncio (3-1); 3, Margherita (10-11 fav). 1l, 3l. 8 ran. L Cumani. Tote: £5.10; pl £1.60, £1.30, £1.10. Exacta: £17.50. Trifecta: £28.00. CSF: £17.54. NR: Brookside Fox. 8.50: 1, TUNDRA (S De Sousa 2-1); 2, Buxted Dream (8-15 fav); 3, Good Bond (50-1). nk, 14l. 5 ran. R Varian. Tote: £2.90; pl £1.40, £1.10. Exacta: £3.40. Trifecta: £28.30. CSF: £3.52. QUADPOT: £18.30 PLACEPOT: £116.60 MUSSELBURGH 1.35: 1, ROLAND ROCKS (C Hardie 20-1); 2, Jive Lady (17-2); 3, Palmer (5-2 fav). 1l, 11/2l. 8 ran. J Ryan. Tote: £26.20; pl £6.50, £2.80, £1.30. Exacta: £219.20. Trifecta: £778.60. CSF: £177.26. 2.05: 1, ORIENT CLASS (Connor Murtagh 16-1); 2, Zac Brown (13-2); 3, Showdaisy (11-1). 4-1 fav Rasheeq. 11/4l, shd. 15 ran. P Midgley. Tote: £21.90; pl £5.60, £2.60, £3.30. Exacta: £151.60. Tricast: £1249.20. Trifecta: £1561.10. CSF: £114.41. 2.35: 1, LINCOLN ROCKS (D Nolan 10-1); 2, Khamaary (evens fav); 3, Hidden Rebel (12-1). 1/2l, 21/2l. 10 ran. D O’Meara. Tote: £14.40; pl £3.80, £1.02, £3.90. Exacta: £32.20. Tricast: £126.74. Trifecta: £187.70. CSF: £19.71. 3.10: 1, LINE OF REASON (J Fanning 11-1); 2, Harry Hurricane (9-1); 3, Kimberella (9-1); 4, Caspian Prince (16-1). 11-2 fav Orion’s Bow. nk, 3 /4l, 3/4l. 17 ran. P Midgley. Tote: £13.10; pl £3.40, £2.40, £2.80, £3.70. Exacta: £137.40. Tricast: £985.98. Trifecta: £1159.40. CSF: £101.20. 3.45: 1, GREAT FIGHTER (Phil Dennis 11-4); 2, Kensington Star (9-4 fav); 3, Sebastian’s Wish (9-2). 11/2l, nk. 12 ran. J Goldie. Tote: £3.80; pl £1.20, £1.50, £1.90. Exacta: £11.10. Tricast: £27.79. Trifecta: £45.10. CSF: £9.05. NR: Card High, Highland Castle. 4.20: 1, GREAT COLACI (D Nolan 4-1); 2, Kelpie Spirit (12-1); 3, Harbour Patrol (10-1). 5-2 fav Magic Journey. nk, hd. 11 ran. G Boanas. Tote: £4.30; pl £1.70, £3.90, £3.30. Exacta: £59.70. Tricast: £465.39. Trifecta: £741.40. CSF: £52.65. NR: Fleurtille. 4.55: 1, CLEAR AS A BELL (D Allan 14-1); 2, Secret City (12-1); 3, Cyflymder (11-1). 11-4 fav Rosie Crowe. 3/4l, nk. 11 ran. T Easterby. Tote: £16.70; pl £5.00, £3.80, £4.60. Exacta: £202.20. Tricast: £1950.63. Trifecta: £2886.70. CSF: £178.27. NR: My Girl Maisie. 5.30: 1, BIG STORM COMING (T Eaves 12-1); 2, Sea Of Green (10-1); 3, Dark Profit (9-2). 7-2 fav Tavener. 11/4l, nk. 10 ran. D Brown. Tote: £11.60; pl £3.80, £2.90, £1.80. Exacta: £98.60. Tricast: £644.77. Trifecta: £638.90. CSF: £131.32. Not won (rollover £62,066.00). SCOOP SIX: Place £226,650.00. Bonus Not won (£420,910.00 rollover). QUADPOT: £14.90 PLACEPOT: £156.20 SANDOWN 2.10: 1, RIO RONALDO (A Fresu 5-2 fav); 2, Royal Mezyan (20-1); 3, Foxy Forever (16-1). nk, 1/2l. 11 ran. Mike Murphy. Tote: £2.90; pl £1.50, £6.30, £5.00. Exacta: £67.40. Tricast: £690.31. Trifecta: £3096.80. CSF: £60.06. NR: Bonjour Steve. 2.40: 1, BATTAASH (D O’Neill 11-1); 2, Koropick (25-1); 3, Copper Knight (7-2 fav). 11/4l, 13/4l. 9 ran. C Hills. Tote: £14.70; pl £6.50, £1.50, £3.40. Exacta: £344.30. Trifecta: £1760.80. CSF: £238.73. 3.15: 1, BURRISHOOLE ABBEY (Martin Harley 20-1); 2, Black Trilby (10-3); 3, Battered (5-4 fav). hd, 3/4l. 7 ran. K Burke. Tote: £24.90; pl £7.30, £1.80. Exacta: £122.60. Trifecta: £468.70. CSF: £87.35. 3.50: 1, GREENSIDE (R L Moore 13-8 fav); 2, Laidback Romeo (4-1); 3, Glory Awaits (33-1). 11/4l, shd. 11 ran. H Candy. Tote: £2.50; pl £1.30, £1.60, £10.20. Exacta: £7.40. Tricast: £143.69. Trifecta: £289.30. CSF: £7.24. 4.25: 1, THE STATESMAN (M Dwyer 15-2); 2, Hajaj (13-2); 3, Dr Julius No (7-1). 5-2 fav Intrepidly. 11/4l, 1/2l. 8 ran. I Williams. Tote: £8.30; pl £2.30, £2.00, £2.10. Exacta: £51.70. Tricast: £350.24. Trifecta: £302.60. CSF: £52.18. NR: Zamalight. 5.00: 1, BRISTOL MISSILE (R L Moore evens fav); 2, Musaahim (8-1); 3, Touwari (11-2). 3/4l, 13/4l. 10 ran. R Hannon. Tote: £1.80; pl £1.10, £3.10, £2.10. Exacta: £9.30. Trifecta: £34.60. CSF: £9.41. 5.35: 1, MACHINE LEARNER (R L Moore 9-2); 2, Taper Tantrum (7-1); 3, Fire Jet (11-4). 15-8 fav Vuela. ns, 1/2l. 7 ran. J Tuite. Tote: £5.90; pl £2.30, £3.60. Exacta: £47.10. Tricast: £104.98. Trifecta: £169.00. CSF: £38.12. NR: Against The Odds, Jelly Monger, Pleasure Dome. QUADPOT: £47.00 PLACEPOT: £378.20 YORK 1.50: 1, TAPIS LIBRE (Miss Jo Mason 8-1); 2, Mukhayyam (4-1 fav); 3, Azari (10-1). 11/4l, 3/4l. 11 ran. Jacqueline Coward. Tote: £8.80; pl £2.80, £1.80, £3.60. Exacta: £36.60. Tricast: £328.41. Trifecta: £318.70. CSF: £39.78. 2.20: 1, VISCOUNT BARFIELD (D Probert 11-1); 2, Mutawathea (20-1); 3, Salateen (12-1); 4, Above The Rest (101). 7-1 fav Get Knotted. 3/4l, hd, 1/2l. 18 ran. A Balding. Tote: £13.00; pl £3.50, £4.10, £3.30, £3.00. Exacta: £263.90. Tricast: £2705.04. Trifecta: £3680.30. CSF: £227.74. 2.55: 1, ARABIAN HOPE (Josephine Gordon 6-1); 2, Golden Stunner (9-2); 3, Thikriyaat (9-2). 3-1 fav Spark Plug. hd, 3/4l. 9 ran. S bin Suroor. Tote: £6.90; pl £2.50, £2.00, £1.70. Exacta: £35.30. Trifecta: £221.50. CSF: £33.44. NR: Emell. 3.30: 1, GOLDEN APOLLO (J P Sullivan 5-1); 2, The Wagon Wheel (201); 3, Justanotherbottle (20-1); 4, Poet’s Society (33-1). 5-2 fav Ekhtiyaar. nk, 1l, nk. 18 ran. T Easterby. Tote: £5.50; pl £1.80, £4.80, £4.40, £6.60. Exacta: £126.10. Tricast: £1915.08. Trifecta: £3959.60. CSF: £110.04. 4.05: 1, VISITANT (James Doyle 3-1 fav); 2, Throckley (9-1); 3, Dark Intention (13-2); 4, Destroyer (14-1). 13/4l, nk, 31/2l. 19 ran. D Thompson. Tote: £4.20; pl £1.50, £2.20, £2.20, £3.60. Exacta: £33.10. Tricast: £156.85. Trifecta: £177.60. CSF: £29.02. NR: Bollihope. 4.40: 1, INTERNATIONAL MAN (J Garritty 13-2); 2, Arbalet (9-4 fav); 3, Astraea (10-1). 11/2l, hd. 8 ran. R Fahey. Tote: £7.80; pl £2.40, £1.30, £2.70. Exacta: £23.90. Trifecta: £192.60. CSF: £22.32. NR: Shaheen. 5.15: 1, MESHARDAL (J P Sullivan 7-1); 2, Tricky Dicky (16-1); 3, My Dad Syd (11-2); 4, Hilary J (10-1). 9-2 fav Harbour Grey. 1/2l, nk, 3/4l. 17 ran. Mrs R Carr. Tote: £8.40; pl £2.40, £3.80, £1.90, £2.40. Exacta: £194.80. Tricast: £709.75. Trifecta: £1128.70. CSF: £113.72. NR: Picket Line, Quick Look, Slingsby. JACKPOT: Not won, pool of £12,752.00 carried over. QUADPOT: £55.50 PLACEPOT: £599.80 JASON HEAVEY MOORESTYLE STAKES (LISTED) 3.45 CATHEDRAL Class 1 6f (10 runners) £27,221 Pow Wow 2.15 See the Sea (Nap) Justice Lady 2.45 Edged Out Extra Mile 3.15 Mahabba Mr Lupton 3.45 Mr Lupton Billesdon Brook 4.15 Shabaaby (trb) Aimez La Vie 4.45 Bassmah Love and Be Loved 5.15 Socrates 1 (7) 500L DARK EMERALD (78)(D2,G,S)(T,V) B Powell 7 9 5 F M Berry 94 2 (4) -432 DARK SHOT (15)(G,S) A Balding 4 9 5 ...D Probert 89 3 (2) 010/ GLASS OFFICE (729)(D4,A,G) D M Simcock 7 9 5 S W Kelly 96 4 (10) -213 MR LUPTON (27)(BF,D3,G,S) R Fahey 4 9 5 . T Hamilton ★99 5 (3) 6251 MYTHMAKER (36)(D6,A,G) B Smart 5 9 5 ..P Dobbs 95 6 (9) 25/6 TROPICS (27)(D7,A,G,S) D Ivory 9 9 5..R Winston 97 7 (5) -L44 PIXELEEN (36)(C,D,F,G) M Saunders 5 9 0 Josephine Gordon 90 8 (8) 3-L4 SPRING FLING (22)(D2,G) H Candy 6 9 0 ..K Shoemark 93 9 (6) 3255 STELLARTA (8)(D6,A,G) M Blanshard 6 9 0 T Marquand 92 10 (1) -320 EQTIRAAN (29)(D,G) R Hannon 3 8 12 ..J Crowley 95 Star Betting: — 9-4 Mr Lupton, 9-2 Mythmaker, 6 Glass Office, 7 Eqtiraan, 8 Spring Fling, 10 Tropics, 12 others. 2016: Don’t Touch 4 9 5, T Hamilton 7-2 (R Fahey), drawn (6), 11 ran. GOING: GOOD TO FIRM JACKPOT AND PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES 2.15 RACING TROPHIES HANDICAP Class 6 3YO 1m 4f (8 run) £3,234 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (3) 00-1 POW WOW (22)(CD,G) R Charlton 9 10... K Shoemark (3) ★99 (5) 4-35 EOLIAN (27)(BF)(P*) A Balding 9 10 .......D Probert 82 (7) L-50 SEE THE SEA (31) R Hannon 9 10 ..... T Marquand 86 (4) L45- ZOFFANIST (242) Mrs A Perrett 9 7 .......J Crowley 85 (2) 000 THEGLASGOWWARRIOR (34) M Bell 9 6... L Steward 86 (1) LL4L CECILATOR (12)(P*) Noel Williams 9 5..... L Keniry 78 (8) -030 FAMOUS DYNASTY (13) M Blanshard 9 3 .D Muscutt 78 (6) 0-30 BLACK PRINCE (33)(T*) A Honeyball 8 10 .. J F Egan 80 Star Betting: — 15-8 Pow Wow, 3 Eolian, 6 Zoffanist, 7 See The Sea, 8 Theglasgowwarrior, 10 Famous Dynasty, 14 others. 2016: No corresponding race. 2.45 HANDICAP Class 4 5f (8 runners) £5,175 1 (7) -266 WASEEM FARIS (7)(CD,D4,F,G,S) K C-Brown 8 10 0 P Dobbs 93 2 (1) 54-3 JUSTICE LADY (29)(CD,D2,A,G) D Elsworth 4 9 9 S W Kelly 97 3 (3) 2025 SILVERRICA (16)(BF,CD,D2,F,G,S) M Saunders 7 9 6 Josephine Gordon 97 4 (5) 1-10 MR POCKET (16)(A,F)(T*) P Cole 3 9 5 ...D Probert ★99 5 (2) 04L- SHACKLED N DRAWN (192)(D3,A,G) P Hedger 5 9 5 T Marquand 90 6 (4) L-03 EDGED OUT (16)(D3,F,G,S) C Mason 7 9 1 M Godwin (5) 90 7 (8) 6-5L SUPER JULIUS (51)(D,G) Eve J-Houghton 3 9 1 R Winston 93 8 (6) 6-63 COMPTON POPPY (9)(D,G) A Carroll 3 8 10..G Downing 97 Star Betting: — 3 Silverrica, 7-2 Mr Pocket, 4 Justice Lady, 5 Edged Out, 7 Waseem Faris, 12 Super Julius, 14 others. 2016: A Momentofmadness 3 9 10, A Atzeni Evens Fav (C Hills), drawn (7), 7 ran. FILLIES’ STAKES (PLUS 10) 3.15 MAIDEN Class 4 3YO 1m 2f (10 run) £5,175 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (1) 42 EXTRA MILE (48)(V) S bin Suroor 9 0.....F M Berry 93 (4) 0-6 LAGERTHA (29) H Palmer 9 0 .Josephine Gordon 81 (7) LINE OF BEAUTY S Crisford 9 0 ......... Martin Lane 88 (3) MAHABBA L Cumani 9 0 ................ K Shoemark (3) 95 (9) 4 NATHALIE (48) J Fanshawe 9 0 ..............D Muscutt 94 (5) 24-0 NESHMEYA (51) C Hills 9 0 .....................J Crowley ★99 (6) 0 OPERA QUEEN (10) A Balding 9 0 ..........D Probert 83 (2) 6 PERCIPIO (16) A King 9 0 .................... T Marquand 79 (8) L SUPERIORITYCOMPLEX (58)(BF) Sir M Stoute 9 0 P Dobbs 82 10(10) 2-0 THE JEAN GENIE (58) C Cox 9 0 ....... S Hitchcott 94 Star Betting: — 9-4 Extra Mile, 4 Nathalie, 9-2 The Jean Genie, 5 Neshmeya, 8 Superioritycomplex, 12 others. 2016: Playful Sound 9 0, W Buick 14-1 (Sir M Stoute), drawn (4), 12 ran. 4.15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NOVICE STAKES (PLUS 10) Class 3 2YO 6f (8 runners) £10,350 (7) (3) (8) (6) (4) (5) (2) ALBA POWER H Palmer 9 2 .....Josephine Gordon 83 LONDON’S BURNING R Beckett 9 2 .......F M Berry 82 3 LUNA ECLIPSE (31) A Balding 9 2 ..........D Probert 91 RAGSTONE VIEW R Hughes 9 2 ..............S W Kelly 69 SHABAABY Owen Burrows 9 2 .................J Crowley 86 WATHEER M Tregoning 9 2...........................P Dobbs 74 32 BILLESDON BROOK (22)(BF) R Hannon 8 11 T Marquand ★99 8 (1) NYALETI M Johnston 8 11........................... J F Egan 83 Star Betting: — 5-4 Billesdon Brook, 4 Luna Eclipse, 7 Alba Power, 8 Shabaaby, 10 Nyaleti, 12 Watheer, 14 others. 2016: Farleigh Mac 9 2, David Probert 6-1 (A Balding), drawn (10), 9 ran. GLASS FILLIES’ HANDICAP 4.45 CARA Class 5 7f (10 runners) £3,881 1 (9) 30-0 EXCELLENT SOUNDS (15)(D,A) H Morrison 4 10 2 C Bennett (3) 88 2 (1) 1-40 SARANGOO (33)(D6,A,F,G,S) M Saunders 9 10 0 Georgia Cox (5) 92 3 (2) 51-0 PHALABORWA (19)(D,A) E Vaughan 3 9 7 . A Beschizza 92 4 (4) 2-40 DYNAMIC GIRL (48)(BF,C,D,G,S)(P) B Powell 4 9 7 M Dwyer 94 5 (8) 55-2 BASSMAH (19) I Mohammed 3 9 6 ...... T Marquand 86 6 (3) 3-21 AIMEZ LA VIE (23)(D,G) R Fahey 3 9 6 ...T Hamilton ★99 7 (10) 1142 TAI HANG DRAGON (9)(D2,A) R Hannon 3 9 5 ..P Dobbs 98 8 (5) 43-0 HEAVENLY ANGEL (59) R Hannon 3 9 3 ..F M Berry 91 9 (7) 15-5 CHICA DE LA NOCHE (144)(D,A) S Dow 3 9 2 ..J Crowley 91 10 (6) 5-3L MISS ICON (24)(D,G) P Chamings 3 9 1 .D Probert 91 Star Betting: — 3 Aimez La Vie, 4 Bassmah, 5 Tai Hang Dragon, 11-2 Excellent Sounds, 8 Dynamic Girl, 10 others. 2016: Stars N Angels 3 8 7, Oisin Murphy 13-8 Fav (M Appleby), drawn (5), 5 ran. HANDICAP 5.15 APPRENTICE Class 6 3YO 1m (8 runners) £3,234 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (7) 00-4 TIS WONDERFUL (12) C Cox 9 11..William Cox (5) 88 (5) 0146 BROTHER IN ARMS (41)(A) A Carroll 9 11 ...Aled Beech (3) 84 (3) 02-6 HALINKA (24) R Varian 9 11........ Finley Marsh (3) 94 (1) 3314 SCALA REGIA (86)(A) Sir M Prescott 9 10 .. M Fernandes (5) ★99 (8) 60-0 SOCRATES (20) D Kubler 9 10 .Raymond Dawson 75 (2) 5-40 BAY WATCH (122)(P) A Balding 9 10 ..Jason Watson (5) 91 (6) 0033 ASHAZURI (6)(H) J Portman 9 9 ... Pierre-Louis Jamin (5) 83 (4) 3441 LOVE AND BE LOVED (12)(S) J Flint 9 2...Jordan Uys 89 Star Betting: — 7-2 Love And Be Loved, 4 Scala Regia, 5 Halinka, 6 Tis Wonderful, Ashazuri, 7 others. 2016: Elegant Annie 9 0, Lulu Stanford 8-1 (J Portman), drawn (4), 10 ran. CORK FILLIES MAIDEN (PLUS 10) DERBY 1.50 EBF 3.50 CORK 2YO 5f (10 runners) 8,687 1m 4f (11 runners) 1 (10) AISEOLAS J S Bolger 9 0 ..................... K J Manning — 2 (8) 0 BUTTON POPPER (48) Augustine Leahy 9 0 ..G F Carroll 6 3 (9) 6523 DAMSELFLY (15) Joseph P O’Brien 9 0... D O’Brien ★79 4 (6) EMERALD EYE Andrew Slattery 9 0 ....D McDonogh — 5 (5) GOLDEN SPELL J P Murtagh 9 0................C Keane — 6 (4) INDIA RAIN D K Weld 9 0 ..................... P J Smullen — 7 (1) 0 NEW VOCATION (15) J S Bolger 9 0 .. R P Whelan 35 8 (2) REGO PARK LADY A Murray 9 0 ...........O J Orr (5) — 9 (7) 60 SANDBANKS ROAD (22) Madeleine Tylicki 9 0 . S Foley 19 10 (3) 3323 SUMMERSEAT MIST (39) M O’Callaghan 9 0 .S P Davis (7) 74 Star Betting: — 7-4 Damselfly, 11-4 Summerseat Mist, 6 Aiseolas, 8 India Rain, 10 Golden Spell, 16 others. 2016: Miss Cogent 9 0, R Coakley(5) 11-1 (J P Murtagh), drawn (5), 6 ran. FILLIES HANDICAP 2.20 EBF 5f (9 runners) 7,897 1 (8) 21-1 MAGIC BEAR (15)(D,A,G) E Lynam 4 9 10 .O J Orr (5) 59 2 (2) 1-12 MISS POWER (29)(BF,D2,G)(H) E Lynam 4 9 8 R P Downey (3) 64 3 (6) 0320 ART NOUVELLE (36)(S)(P) Joseph P O’Brien 3 9 6 D O’Brien ★89 4 (9) 12-5 ACCALIA (35)(D)(V) J C Hayden 4 9 0 .P J Smullen 57 5 (1) 414L ONEOVERYOU (29)(D4,A,G)(T) Mark Fahey 6 9 0 C P Hoban 34 6 (3) 0013 PIAZZINI (15)(D,G) G Keane 4 8 13 ..........C Keane 50 7 (4) 0005 MISS COGENT (8)(CD) J P Murtagh 3 8 12 ..N G McCullagh 36 8 (7) -042 JENNIECHILD (15)(D) Peter Fahey 4 8 5 ..C D Hayes 43 9 (5) 0-22 SNOWSTAR (8)(BF) W McCreery 3 8 4 .....W M Lordan 72 Star Betting: — 7-2 Miss Power, 4 Snowstar, 5 Magic Bear, 6 Piazzini, 7 Accalia, 8 Jenniechild, 10 Art Nouvelle, 14 others. 2016: No corresponding race. STAKES (LISTED) 2.50 SPRINT Class 1 5f (11 runners) 22,692 1 (2) 0440 SPIRIT QUARTZ (22)(CD,D3,G,S) Barry J Murphy 9 9 12 C P Hoban ★85 2 (5) 0L6- ABSTRACTION (287)(D2,A,G) Miss N Lupini 7 9 9 ..R P Whelan — 3 (7) 123- MISTY BIRNAM (322)(G) J A Stack 4 9 9.. C D Hayes — 4 (9) -504 MONSIEUR JOE (9)(D13,A,G,S) P Midgley (UK) 10 9 9 G F Carroll 51 5 (1) L-L0 HIT THE BID (14)(D,G) D Bunyan 3 9 6 ...L F Roche 76 6 (4) 2L23 GO KART (29)(D3,A,G)(V) P J Prendergast 4 9 4 ...C Keane 66 7 (3) 4054 OSTATNIA (29)(CD,D4,A,G,S)(V) W McCreery 5 9 4...W J Lee 68 8 (6) 13-L YULONG BAOBEI (55)(D2,A) M Halford 3 9 1..S Foley 26 9 (10) 45L3 ALPHABET (7)(T) A P O’Brien 3 8 12 . W M Lordan 80 10 (8) 1-24 GORANE (28)(A) H de Bromhead 3 8 12 ...D McDonogh 81 11(11) 3-3 PIOUS ALEXANDER (62)(BF)(T*) E Lynam 3 8 12 P J Smullen 53 Star Betting: — 7-2 Go Kart, 4 Ostatnia, 5 Alphabet, 7 Gorane, 8 Yulong Baobei, 10 others. 2016: Spirit Quartz 8 9 9, P J Smullen 5-4 (R Cowell), drawn (7), 5 ran. (45-65) (DIV 1) 4.20 HANDICAP 1m 1f (18 runners) 5,528 1 (18) -020 ROSES NEED RAIN (17)(BF) A Oliver 4 10 0 ...W J Lee ★63 2 (11) -000 NO APPROVAL (17)(T) P J F Murphy 4 9 12 K K Hennessy (5) 31 3 (5) 0L-0 JOHN HONEYMAN (49)(T) A Keatley 3 9 8 ..D E Sheehy (7) 45 4 (8) 2322 QUELUZ (26)(BF)(T) J G Geoghegan 4 9 8 Gary Paul Halpin (3) 43 5 (9) 0L0 TEMPLEMARY BOY (17) P W Flynn 4 9 7 . S Foley 34 6 (14) 006 LAMH AR LAMH (26)(P*) J S Bolger 3 9 5 .. K J Manning 26 7 (17) 5-40 HAPPY COMPANY (14) P J Hassett 3 9 4 ...K J Leonard (5) 46 8 (1) 2030 INDIAN TOMAHAWK (2)(A,G)(T,V) D English 5 9 4 D W O’Connor (5) 28 9 (2) -406 MISTY MOUNTAIN (15)(P*) Mrs J Harrington 3 9 4 C O’Donoghue 15 10 (7) 3600 APACHE GOLD (6)(C4,G,S) J J Walsh 9 9 0 .. P J Smullen 24 11(15) -000 AUSSIE GUEST (43)(CD,C,G) Eugene M O’Sullivan 8 9 0 G F Carroll 28 12 (4) L640 ROCKVIEW EMPEROR (13)(D,G)(P) N Dooly 7 8 13 S B Kelly (3) 15 13 (3) 00-0 ART SCENE (58)(CD,G)(V) P J Flynn 7 8 12 ...C D Hayes — 14(10) 40-0 KILTEERY PIER (14)(B*,T*) Augustine Leahy 4 8 12.. C Keane — 15(16) /040 LOUGHDERG PRINCESS (6) F Costello 10 8 12 Karen Kenny (7) — 16(12) 000- GALUMINOUS (251) B Duke 3 8 10 ...... R P Cleary 54 17 (6) 60-5 BLUE BOOK (6) Mrs J Harrington 3 8 9 . Tom Madden (5) 50 18(13) -000 JACK BAUR (13)(B) T Doyle 3 8 4 ..... W M Lordan — Star Betting: — 3 Queluz, 9-2 Blue Book, 7 Indian Tomahawk, 8 Roses Need Rain, 10 Lamh Ar Lamh, 12 others. 2016: Prince Jock 9 8 8, K P Moriarty(7) 16-1 (A Moriarty), drawn (2), 13 ran. MAIDEN OAKS STAKES (GROUP 3) 5.20 1m 2f (13 runners) 3.20 MUNSTER Class 1 1m 4f (10 runners) 35,299 1 (4) -340 FLYING FAIRIES (36)(G) John Oxx 4 9 9 ..G F Carroll 73 2 (6) -311 GLAMOROUS APPROACH (7)(D,G) J S Bolger 4 9 9 K J Manning 56 3 (3) 3L0- LIKE A STAR (242)(B) A P O’Brien 4 9 9 ..D O’Brien — 4 (5) 0-46 RED STARS (56)(D,S)(H) John Oxx 4 9 9 N G McCullagh 54 5 (9) 5-L4 SANTA MONICA (35)(A) Charles O’Brien 4 9 9 ..W J Lee 37 6 (8) 53-2 SEA SWIFT (49)(S)(H) D K Weld 4 9 9.. P J Smullen 67 7 (1) 13 BENGALA (56)(BF,S) John Oxx 3 8 9... D McDonogh 75 8 (10) 5-06 BUTTERFLIES (36)(G) A P O’Brien 3 8 9.. W M Lordan 68 9 (7) -105 KEY TO MY HEART (36)(A)(B) A P O’Brien 3 8 9 C O’Donoghue ★78 10 (2) 0-3 PAVLENKO (42)(P*) A P O’Brien 3 8 9...M C Hussey 71 Star Betting: — 3 Glamorous Approach, 4 Sea Swift, 6 Key To My Heart, 13-2 Bengala, 8 Butterflies, 10 others. 2016: Pretty Perfect 3 8 9, C O’Donoghue 3-1 (A P O’Brien), drawn (7), 9 ran. 25,214 1 (7) 6-03 SIKANDARABAD (64)(BF)(V) D K Weld 4 10 0 P J Smullen 81 2 (10) 0-02 LE VAGABOND (J35)(G) E J O’Grady 5 9 11 ..C D Hayes ★84 3 (4) 0-10 RINGSIDE HUMOUR (J52)(D,A,G,S) J S Bolger 5 9 10 K J Manning 72 4 (5) 6062 SPRUCE MEADOWS (22)(A)(P) John Feane 4 9 3 D Simmonson (7) 52 5 (3) 200- MOONMEISTER (232)(D3,A,G)(T) A J Martin 6 9 2 O J Orr (5) 37 6 (1) 6-11 MAWAANY (35)(A,G) G M Lyons 4 9 1 .....C Keane 59 7 (8) 60-2 MY BROTHER (17)(P) L Smyth 4 9 0...S B Kelly (3) 59 8 (2) 4211 ZAMIRA (24)(D2,G) W McCreery 4 8 12 .....W J Lee 60 9 (9) 0-60 HERE FOR THE CRAIC (15)(G,S) D Budds 10 8 9 ....W M Lordan 57 10(11) 0/31 SEA THE LION (15)(G) J P Fahey 6 8 9 ..R P Whelan 71 11 (6) 0-54 NEARLY FAMOUS (15)(G) Mrs J Harrington 4 8 4 N G McCullagh 59 Star Betting: — 4 Mawaany, 5 Zamira, 6 Sikandarabad, 7 Spruce Meadows, 15-2 Le Vagabond, 8 others. 2016: Alveena 4 9 4, P J Smullen 5-2 Fav (D K Weld), drawn (12), 12 ran. 6,581 1 (4) 2 (5) ABRACADARBRA(T*) M F Morris 4 10 3 .. C O’Donoghue — 54- BAILARICO (244)(P*) Eugene M O’Sullivan 4 10 3 D P Linehan (5) — 3 (3) CUBOMANIA (J44)(T*) Eugene M O’Sullivan 4 10 3 ..G F Carroll — 4 (10) 0L-0 CINNABAR REDS (30) A Keatley 4 9 12 ..... S Foley — 5 (8) 00 FIORUISCE (13) J S Bolger 3 9 5 ....... K J Manning 11 6 (7) 04 ILIKEHIM (29) William Durkan 3 9 5 ..K J Leonard (5) 51 7 (12) 60 MASTERMIND (15) Charles O’Brien 3 9 5 ...D McDonogh 41 8 (1) 0-3 MYSTIC TRAVELLER (55) G M Lyons 3 9 5 . C Keane 62 9 (13) 0-3 SPANISH STEPS (29) A P O’Brien 3 9 5 ...D O’Brien 57 10 (6) L0 BELLA RUA (30)(H) Miss J M Lee 3 9 0.. W M Lordan — 11(11) 0- COVETOUS (308) W McCreery 3 9 0 ..........W J Lee — 12 (9) 53 HARRANA (24) D K Weld 3 9 0............ P J Smullen ★69 13 (2) -0L4 RUBY QUEST (17) A P O’Brien 3 9 0 Anastasia O’Brien (3) 30 Star Betting: — 2 Spanish Steps, 4 Mystic Traveller, 9-2 Ruby Quest, 13-2 Harrana, 12 Fioruisce, 14 Covetous, 16 others. 2016: No corresponding race. ** DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 LIGHTNING LADY Ascot double bid JET-HOOVED Lady Aurelia is poised to explode at Royal Ascot this week. The American speedball was the star of last year’s meeting with her jaw-dropping victory in the Queen Mary Stakes. Trained in the US by Wesley Ward, she took off like a bullet from a gun when Frankie Dettori pulled the trigger two furlongs out. On Tuesday, Lady Aurelia will line up against older and stronger horses in the King’s Stand Stakes as she bids to double up on her staggering success of 2016. She is the star of Ward’s squad of 10 US challengers who will try to take some of Ascot’s big prizes back across the Atlantic. He has also been talking up the chance of Arawak in the Coventry Stakes on Tuesday and Happy Like A Fool in the Queen Mary on Wednesday. America has replaced ■ by JASON HEAVEY Australia as the dominant foreign force at the royal meeting. And there might be even more in 2018 as Ascot is being aired on NBC for the first time this year. ROYAL ASCOT TIPS Tuesday Lady Aurelia Who Dares Wins Wednesday Laugh Aloud Fastnet Tempest Thursday Mirage Dancer Simple Verse Friday Caravaggio Mainstream Saturday Frontiersman Khairaat FRANKIE SAYS YES: Lady Aurelia DONCASTER WILDLIFE PARK HANDICAP 2.00 YORKSHIRE Class 4 1m (8 runners) £5,175 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (5) 1L40 DUTCH ART DEALER (77)(A,G)(H*,P) I Furtado 6 9 7 ...D Nolan 87 (3) 4P00 GROOR (101)(D,G) Mohamed Moubarak 5 9 7 .........S Levey 87 (6) 5441 MON BEAU VISAGE (23)(D,A,G)(P) D O’Meara 4 9 1....D Tudhope ★99 (7) 36-L BLIND FAITH (25)(A) L Cumani 4 9 1 ............. J P Spencer 94 (2) 0-05 SOVEREIGN BOUNTY (33)(D,G) J O’Keeffe 5 9 0...P McDonald 91 (8) L-03 MIDNIGHT MACCHIATO (30)(BF,G) D Brown 4 9 0 .. P Makin 87 (1) 4636 INTENSICAL (20)(G)(P) I Furtado 6 8 11..........S De Sousa 86 (4) 0L-L JACOB BLACK (17)(D4,G) Kenny Johnson 6 8 11D Costello 86 Star Betting: — 5-2 Mon Beau Visage, 3 Blind Faith, 4 Midnight Macchiato, 5 Intensical, 10 Sovereign Bounty, 12 others. 2016: Hanseatic 7 9 1, C Hardie 7-2 JtFav (M W Easterby), drawn (7), 7 ran. 2.30 Mon Beau Visage (Nap) Paramount Love Crushed Chief Craftsman Zanetto Fayez (nb) Graceful Lady EBF FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES (PLUS 10) Class 5 2YO 7f (10 runners) INTO AFRICA CLASSIFIED STAKES Class 5 3YO 1m 2f (5 runners) £3,881 1 2 3 4 5 (2) 4-44 SECOND PAGE (11) R Hannon 9 1............ Rossa Ryan (7) 88 (4) 2332 ALEXANDER M (9) M Johnston 9 0 ...................S De Sousa 94 (1) 41- CRUSHED (233)(A) W Haggas 9 0....................... B A Curtis ★99 (5) 45-3 DOCTOR CROSS (18) R Fahey 9 0 ....................P Hanagan 87 (3) 1-04 THREE DUCHESSES (26)(A) M Bell 9 0 ...Lulu Stanford (5) 85 Star Betting: — 5-4 Crushed, 4 Second Page, 9-2 Doctor Cross, 5 Alexander M, 8 Three Duchesses. 2016: Island Flame 9 0, P Mathers 13-2 (R Fahey), drawn (5), 4 ran. MOORESTYLE 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 Sovereign Bounty (nb) Tig Tog Crushed Humble Hero Red Pike Weloof Gambol GOING: GOOD TO FIRM £3,881 1 (10) ARABIAN GIFT C Appleby 9 0 ..................................W Buick ★99 2 (3) 0 DAFFRAH (15) J Tate 9 0 .....................................D Tudhope 92 3 (4) L FOXY’S SPIRIT (52) T Easterby 9 0 ..........................D Allan 58 4 (9) HEADWEAR D Brown 9 0 ........................................... P Makin 75 5 (6) 0 MOUNTAIN MEADOW (15) R Fahey 9 0............. J Garritty 90 6 (5) ONE SECOND M Johnston 9 0.............................S De Sousa 90 7 (2) 3 PARAMOUNT LOVE (15) R Fahey 9 0 ..............P Hanagan 96 8 (8) QUIVERY J Noseda 9 0 ...................................... J P Spencer 75 9 (7) 0 THUNDERCLOUD (15) S Dixon 9 0..................P McDonald 88 10 (1) TIG TOG R Hannon 9 0 ................................................S Levey 90 Star Betting: — 9-4 Arabian Gift, 4 Tig Tog, 5 Paramount Love, 6 One Second, 7 Quivery, 10 Headwear, 14 Daffrah, 25 others. 2016: Calare 9 0, James Doyle Evens Fav (C Appleby), drawn (4), 5 ran. 3.00 JASON HEAVEY PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES 3.30 SAFARI VILLAGE MAIDEN STAKES Class 5 1m 4f (7 runners) £3,234 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (3) 40 BENISSIMO (50) A L Forbes 7 10 0 ............... Toby Eley (7) 66 (7) 45L0 PSYCHOLOGY (15)(T) Kenny Johnson 4 10 0....D Costello 65 (6) 35 SEA SOVEREIGN (25) M Pitman 4 10 0............ T J Murphy 73 (5) 62 CHIEF CRAFTSMAN (37) L Cumani 3 9 0 ...... J P Spencer 90 (1) 5-32 FIBONACCI (46) H Palmer 3 9 0 ..............................W Buick ★99 (2) HELF R Hannon 3 9 0 ...................................................S Levey 84 (4) 22 HUMBLE HERO (25)(BF) W Haggas 3 9 0 ......... B A Curtis 92 Star Betting: — 6-4 Humble Hero, 5-2 Fibonacci, 4 Helf, 6 Chief Craftsman, 10 Sea Sovereign, 50 Benissimo, 100 Psychology. 2016: Dawn Horizons 3 8 7, J Fanning 15-8 (W Haggas), drawn (9), 7 ran. WILDLIFE PARK HANDICAP 4.00 YORKSHIRE Class 3 6f (11 runners) £7,763 1 (5) 0301 PIPERS NOTE (11)(D5,F,G,S) Mrs R Carr 7 10 3 .. J P Sullivan 2 (3) 0110 WENTWORTH FALLS (32)(BF,CD,D3,A,G) G Harker 5 10 1 P Makin 3 (9) 000- SON OF AFRICA (271)(D2,G,S)(H*) H Candy 5 10 0 ...H Bentley 4 (8) 3006 DOUGAN (13)(D4,A) P Evans 5 9 11 .......... David Egan (5) 94 92 93 86 5 (6) 4-00 RED PIKE (50)(CD,D4,G,S) B Smart 6 9 9 ......... C Beasley 89 6 (11) 3662 ISEEMIST (16)(BF,D5,G,S) J Gallagher 6 9 9 .. D Sweeney 89 7 (1) 00-1 ZANETTO (49)(D4,G) J J Quinn 7 9 8 .........................J Hart 89 8 (7) 0-00 ASHPAN SAM (15)(D6,G,S)(P) David Drinkwater 8 9 6.. W Carson 86 9 (10) L-05 BOSSIPOP (39)(D2,S)(B) T Easterby 4 9 3 ..............D Allan 86 10 (2) 2221 EVERGATE (20)(D,G,S) R Cowell 3 9 3 ............S De Sousa ★99 11 (4) -41L SCOFFLAW (20)(D2,G) R Fahey 3 8 7 ...............P Hanagan 94 Star Betting: — 4 Evergate, 5 Zanetto, 11-2 Iseemist, 7 Pipers Note, 8 Red Pike, Wentworth Falls, 12 Son Of Africa, Dougan, Scofflaw, 14 others. 2016: Intense Style 4 9 7, D Allan 10-1 (J L Eyre), drawn (12), 12 ran. SLINGSBY HANDICAP 4.30 BREN Class 4 3YO 1m (12 runners) £5,175 1 (4) L-53 FAYEZ (18)(G) D O’Meara 9 8................................... P Makin 85 2 (1) -135 PROUD ARCHI (23)(G) M Dods 9 7 ................P Mulrennan 95 3 (10) -302 INNER CIRCLE (23)(G) R Hannon 9 7 .....................S Levey 93 4 (5) L-10 WELOOF (17)(A) E Dunlop 9 7............................S De Sousa 86 5 (6) 5-04 ASCOT WEEK (22) Owen Burrows 9 5 ...................D O’Neill 87 6 (3) 5-05 PROCURATOR (37)(G) R Hannon 9 5 ....................K O’Neill 85 7 (11) 421 KOMODO (34)(G) J O’Keeffe 9 4 .........................D Tudhope 91 8 (12) 2-00 NATAJACK (19) R Fahey 9 2 ....... Adam J McNamara (3) 87 9 (7) 41-3 DELLAGUISTA (23)(A)(P*) W Haggas 9 2 .............W Buick ★99 10 (2) 0-51 HELOVAPLAN (49)(D,G) B Smart 9 1 ................. C Beasley 89 11 (9) 3032 THE EAGLE’S NEST (15) R Fahey 9 0 ..............P Hanagan 94 12 (8) -003 AELIUS (23) M W Easterby 8 6 ............... Nathan Evans (3) 85 Star Betting: — 11-2 Inner Circle, 6 Dellaguista, 7 Fayez, Helovaplan, 8 Proud Archi, Komodo, 10 Procurator, The Eagle’s Nest, 12 others. 2016: Zealous 9 4, D Holland 9-1 (G Swinbank), drawn (10), 10 ran. HANDICAP 5.00 APPRENTICE Class 5 1m 6f 115yds (5 runners) £3,234 1 (5) 361/ RETRO VALLEY (J432)(F,G) David Dennis 5 9 8 ..DOUBTFUL 92 2 (2) 4440 STAR GLITTER (9)(P) D O’Meara 4 9 4 ...... P Vaughan (5) — 3 (1) 3354 WORDINESS (36)(A,F,G) P Evans 9 9 4 Katherine Glenister (7) 95 4 (4) 0651 GAMBOL (23)(C,F,G)(V) I Williams 7 9 3 . Luke Catton (7) 97 5 (3) 2421 GRACEFUL LADY (25)(G) R Eddery 4 9 2 David Egan (5) ★99 Star Betting: — 15-8 Graceful Lady, 9-4 Gambol, 5-2 Wordiness, 6 Star Glitter. 2016: Dew Pond 4 9 11, R Richardson(3) 5-1 Fav (T Easterby), drawn (9), 10 ran. DOWNPATRICK MARES MAIDEN HURDLE 2.35 EBF (9 flights) 2m 3f (10 runners) 7,371 1 0-22 ARBOR DES CHAMPS (18)(BF,G)(H,T) Emmet Mullins 6 11 7 D J Mullins 75 2 0 BENEFIT OF LOVE (23) J Ryan 5 10 13 .................D E Mullins — 3 CAHERVILLAMILLY G J Power 5 10 13 ...............B J Foley (7) — 4 2-65 FIELD ROBIN (16) J P Fahey 6 10 13 .............. P E Corbett (3) 100 5 P1-3 ISN’T SHE LOVELY (44) J G Cosgrave 7 10 13 ..C D Maxwell — 6 L-0P JUNE CARTER (11) M McNiff 5 10 13 ...................... Derek Fox — 7 F-2D MILAN DIVA (18) Mrs S Dawson 6 10 13................. M J Bolger — 8 3-02 THEATRE DREAMS (9) H de Bromhead 5 10 13 ......A E Lynch ★115 9 0 TRICKY QUESTION (43) P J Rothwell 5 10 13 .. J P O’Sullivan (7) — 10 0 TARA MIA (9)(T) T Gibney 4 10 9 ...................Jonathan Moore — Star Betting: — 5-4 Arbor Des Champs, 7-2 Theatre Dreams, 5 Isn’t She Lovely, 12 Field Robin, 14 Tara Mia, 16 others. 2016: No corresponding race. HANDICAP HURDLE (80-109) 3.05 (9 flights) 2m 3f (8 runners) 1 2 3 4 5 6,318 LISA’S LEGACY (230) S K Ryder 7 11 12 ...........J J Slevin (5) 108 HOWWOULDUNO (54)(G,S) L Lennon 9 11 9 ..............G N Fox 98 JAZZ RANGER (F8)(S) P A Fahy 5 11 7 .................D J Mullins 69 MYSTICALTOU (37)(BF,C,G) S K Ryder 8 11 7 B Browne (7) 98 MOUNTAIN KINGDOM (23)(CD,G)(P*,T) C A McBratney 6 11 6 P Townend ★111 6 L0-0 WILLIAM B (44)(T) G Elliott 6 11 5 ..........................D N Russell 97 7 5-40 CIAOIFSIN (14) J P Fahey 8 11 1 ..................... P E Corbett (3) 98 8 -500 CONCIENCE (11)(G) D McDonogh 7 10 4 ................B R Dalton 76 Star Betting: — 2 Mountain Kingdom, 9-2 Mysticaltou, 5 Ciaoifsin, 6 William B, 8 Concience, 10 Lisa’s Legacy, 12 Howwoulduno, 16 others. 2016: No corresponding race. 2654605P00-10 62-3 HANDICAP HURDLE (80-95) 3.35 (11 flights) 2m 5f (18 runners) 5,265 1 P0-5 CARLITOS BAY (34) Peter Fahey 6 11 9.................P Townend ★101 2 0115 STATION CLOSED (16)(CD,G)(B,T) G Elliott 9 11 6 ..D N Russell 81 3 0-06 SCRIPTURIENT (16)(B,T) G Cromwell 5 11 5 ..............G N Fox 89 4 -060 MISCHIEF MAISY (19)(T) G Elliott 4 11 3 ..............D J Mullins 61 5 P4-0 ALI BIN NAYEF (25) J J Hanlon 5 11 1 Rachael Blackmore (3) 76 6 4-24 VICTORUM (22) D Kiely 6 11 1 ...........................S Houlihan (7) 53 7 0-00 WHERES HANNAH (25) G O’Leary 8 11 1 ............. R Loughran 69 8 -000 MILESTONE PRINCE (11) M McCullagh 5 11 0 .J J Slevin (5) 81 9 -3B0 HOWWOULDSHENO (16) L Lennon 8 10 13.......B Browne (7) — 10 P-00 OUR POCKET ROCKET (31)(T*) Eamon Courtney 5 10 13 A E Lynch 32 11 0-00 ALICE’S STAR (14)(B*) H Finegan 8 10 12 M P Flanagan (5) 70 12 000- DRUMSHEIL (72)(T) P Hurley 5 10 12 ................S W Flanagan 66 13 0-04 BENEFICIAL SOCIETY (14) Mrs L Fowler 7 10 11 M J Bolger 69 14 15 16 17 18 F-41 LOCH LUATHA (14)(P) L Young 7 10 11 .Dylan Robinson (5) — 0L-5 MY POLLYANNA (13) Edmond Kent 7 10 11 .......B J Foley (7) — 0-F5 SHANTELLE (11) R Donohoe 8 11 0 ...........................RESERVE 41 0-04 SMALL WORLD (32) Peter Fahey 6 11 12 ..................RESERVE 87 F0-0 SUPREME ONE (28) G J Power 6 11 10 .....................RESERVE 96 Star Betting: — 7-4 Loch Luatha, 5-2 Station Closed, 7 Beneficial Society, 8 Mischief Maisy, 10 Ali Bin Nayef, 14 others. 2016: No corresponding race. COORS BEGINNERS CHASE 4.05 MOLSON (15 fences) 2m 7f 110yds (15 run) 6,318 1 0-01 ARTICAL ELEVEN (25)(G)(T*) D McNamara 7 11 12 J J Slevin (5) — 2 441- BERTIE BELL (293)(G) B Hamilton 8 11 12 ............D E Mullins — 3 P-F0 BILLY DE KID (32)(T) T Cooper 6 11 12 .......Jonathan Moore — 4 LP-0 DON’T BE HASTY (48) Nicole McKenna 6 11 12 ....R C Colgan — 5 PP-5 FENLON’S HILL (16) P Stafford 6 11 12 ............. A W Short (7) 105 6 6-04 FLEURYS FORT (18)(G)(H) L Young 7 11 12........D E Splaine 104 7 35-L FOREVER DYLAN (16)(P*) H de Bromhead 6 11 12 ..A E Lynch 75 8 -0P2 JACK SLADE (9)(G)(T) N Meade 7 11 12 ..........S W Flanagan 100 9 L-PL KUTITOUT (14) Mrs L Fowler 8 11 12 ..............................B Cash — 10 30L- MR MULLINER (227)(G) M McNiff 8 11 12 .............. Derek Fox 79 11 20-3 OCEAN GLANDORE (18)(G)(P) P A Fahy 8 11 12 D J Mullins★119 12 P/L- SALSA SENSATION (405)(B*) T M Walsh 8 11 12 M P Walsh — 13 0010 BILLY FLIGHT (14)(BF,G)(B) N Meade 5 11 10 ....B J Cooper — 14 00-L KALINITE (44)(T) Mrs J Harrington 5 11 10 ...P D Kennedy (3) — 15 51P- PAHASKA (63)(S)(P) G Elliott 4 10 5 ...Rachael Blackmore (3) — Star Betting: — 3 Bertie Bell, 4 Artical Eleven, 13-2 Forever Dylan, 15-2 Ocean Glandore, 8 Jack Slade, 10 Pahaska, 12 others others. 2016: No corresponding race. CHASE 4.35 HANDICAP (15 fences) 2m 7f 110yds (9 run) 1 8,424 -P2L SMADYNIUM (28)(G,S)(T) J J Hanlon 9 11 12 Rachael Blackmore (3) ★126 2 F5-1 RIVIERA SUN (37)(G,S)(P) H de Bromhead 8 11 9 ..M P Walsh 119 3 F-43 CECIL CORBETT (13)(G) G Elliott 10 11 6 ............D N Russell 116 4 16P- DOUBLE SCORES (58)(S)(T) G Elliott 8 11 3.....J J Slevin (5) 123 5 2-3L STONEHALL JACK (32)(BF,G) D E Fitzgerald 8 11 3 D E Splaine 126 6 L0-6 MITEBEALL FORLUCK (37)(C,G) A L Moore 9 11 2 D Meyler (3) 119 7 11-6 ANSEANACHAI CLISTE (21)(BF,C,D,G,S)(P) S McConville 9 10 13 Dylan Robinson (5) 98 8 52-2 GARRAI PHAIDIN (14)(S) S K Ryder 8 10 13 P D Kennedy (3) 107 9 2-11 MISS BLANCHE (30)(C,G) M McNiff 6 9 10.............. A Ring (3) 25 Star Betting: — 7-4 Riviera Sun, 11-2 Anseanachai Cliste, 6 Garrai Phaidin, 7 Cecil Corbett, 8 Miss Blanche, 10 Double Scores, 12 others. 2016: No corresponding race. JASON HEAVEY Arbor Des Champs Lisa’s Legacy Victorum Jack Slade Riviera Sun Heaney Its All Guesswork MOORESTYLE 2.35 3.05 3.35 4.05 4.35 5.05 5.35 Arbor Des Champs Mountain Kingdom Victorum Jack Slade Double Scores Rufino Its All Guesswork GOING: GOOD PLACEPOT FIRST SIX RACES CHASE (0-109) 5.05 HANDICAP (14 fences) 2m 3f (12 runners) 6,318 1 P-03 DRUMHART (23)(CD,C,G)(T) C A McBratney 8 11 12 ...S W Flanagan ★106 2 023- HEANEY (61)(BF,G) B Hamilton 10 11 12...............D N Russell 96 3 604B URTHEONEIWANT (18) G Elliott 7 11 10.........K M Donoghue 94 4 5-55 SOLAR HEAT (15)(G) Mrs D Love 8 11 5 ............B Browne (7) 74 5 2L-6 I’M AN IZZ WIZZ (30)(G) L Lennon 9 11 4 .........J J Slevin (5) 97 6 6-00 SIMIEL (9)(G) H de Bromhead 8 10 13 .......Dylan Robinson (5) 104 7 P41- RUFINO (70)(T) P J Rothwell 7 10 8 ........................... A Ring (3) 87 8 42-0 ACES AND KINGS (32)(G) W Newman 13 10 7 .......A E Lynch — 9 L0U- LORD LIR (174)(G) R K Watson 11 10 7 .............C Leonard (7) 51 10 0-5L ALICES MAN (9)(T) J Ryan 7 10 5 ...........................D E Mullins 29 11 6-60 TB BROKE HER (15)(G) A L Moore 7 10 4 ...........D Meyler (3) 84 12 6-2B ADMIRAL BOB (18)(T) Ms Helen P Markham 12 9 10 Rachael Blackmore (3) 73 Star Betting: — 4 Admiral Bob, 5 Rufino, 6 Tb Broke Her, Drumhart, 13-2 Heaney, 8 Urtheoneiwant, 12 Aces And Kings, Simiel, 14 others. 2016: No corresponding race. PRO/AM) FLAT RACE 5.35 2m(LADIES 3f (6 runners) 5,265 1 062- ITS ALL GUESSWORK (51)(T) G Elliott 5 12 0 ... Ms L O’Neill (5) ★133 2 4# JAMES ECLIPSE (28)(H) T Cummins 5 12 0 ...Miss S Ahern (7) 79 3 L0- OSWALD COBBLEPOT (161) Nigel Thomas Slevin 5 12 0 ....Ms K Ferris (7) 4 4 L4-2 WHATSINTHECORNER (44) J J Hanlon 5 12 0 ...Miss E A Lalor (5) — 5 5-32# DECISION TIME (16)(BF) J E Kiely 6 11 7 ............Ms K Walsh 93 6 6-05# SCOTCH BEG (9)(P) A Oliver 5 11 7 ......... Miss H Mooney (7) 88 Star Betting: — 10-11 Its All Guesswork, 5-2 Decision Time, 11-2 Whatsinthecorner, 12 Scotch Beg, 20 others. 2016: Blue Empyrean 6 12 0, Ms N Carberry 6-4 Fav (G Elliott), 11 ran. 45 JACOBS’ kers Crac Five-time Naps Table champ Moorestyle’s best bets… ROYAL ASCOT Tuesday RIBCHESTER landed the Lockinge at Newbury despite everything going against him and he can follow up last year’s Jersey Stakes win in the the Queen Anne (2.30). A big hulk of a horse, we will probably not see the best of him until next year but he looks far superior to his rivals. DECLARATIONOFPEACE impressed on the clock when winning his maiden and is the Aidan O’Brien flyer to note in the Coventry Stakes (3.05), while CHURCHILL looks hard to oppose in the St James’s Palace Stakes (4.20). The Ascot Stakes (5.00) offers more each-way value in the form of OCEANE at around the 16-1 mark. Wednesday In the hope that he runs in the opening Jersey Stakes, as opposed to the Commonwealth Cup, DREAM CASTLE is my nap of the meeting. He made Barney Roy look slow between the 2f and 1f markers in the Greenham when he whistled to the front only to be outstayed. Wesley Ward has a brilliant record with his juveniles and his HAPPY LIKE A FOOL is rumoured to be his best yet and is expected to land the Queen Mary Stakes (3.05). The best each-way play in the Royal Hunt Cup (5.00) is the progressive EL VIP after he hosed up in a fair contest at Newcastle last time out. Thursday ORDER OF ST GEORGE was given a horrendous ride by Ryan Moore (below) in last year’s Gold Cup but still won. He may be short in the betting but should double up. Stepping up to 1m 4f looks the natural course for WEEKENDER in the King George V Handicap (5.35). Friday The Commonwealth Cup (3.40) could be the race of the meeting and I am willing to take on Haydock winner Harry Angel with US raider BOUND FOR NOWHERE who clocked some seriously good splits last time out. FRONTIERSMAN could not handle the gradients at Epsom but can gain handsome consolation in the Hardwicke Stakes (3.40). Saturday OUTBACK TRAVELLER (5.00) can win back-toback Wokinghams granted a favourable draw. He ran much better than his finishing position in the Victoria Handicap last time out. The Golden Jubilee will be ground orientated. On a fast surface MAGICAL MEMORY is the call. 46 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 ALL THE Aces IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIMIT FLOP KEYS 1 The WSOP $10K FLH Championship kicks off tomorrow. In Limit Hold’em, there are some key things you need to pay attention to on the flop that can help you decide how to play it. Seamour up for the Cup ELLISON EYES OZ GLORY MELBOURNE MISSION: Seamour is being targeted for the big prize Down Under by his Malton trainer Brian Ellison (below) The first thing to observe is how many players are seeing the flop with you and how much action took place before the flop. If you’re up against a lot of competition, say four or more opponents, you don’t want to be bluffing the flop. Against three or less other players, bet your top pairs and your big draws to see where you are. Heads-up, either get aggressive and go for the jugular or slow your play down to get more chips into the pot, depending on your read of the player and the developing board texture. 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Try on up to £100,000 for size! Lucky Tip: Pigs WILL fly in “Pigasus”, while “Magic Mine” is another real gem! WWW.STARWINS.CO.UK ■ EXCLUSIVE by JASON HEAVEY YORKSHIRE’S Brian Ellison is targeting the Melbourne Cup with his stable star Seamour who he has described as the best horse he has ever trained. He wants to become the first UK trainer to land the famous “race that stops a nation”. But Seamour has two massive dates in Britain before he makes the long trip Down Under in November. The six-year-old will first try to make it third time lucky in the Northumberland Plate next month at Newcastle. The horse was mugged on the line in last year’s Plate after looking certain to win at the furlong pole. He will then be targeted at the Ebor at York in August. Ellison, who was born on Northumberland Plate day in 1952, said: “We took Seamour to Pontefract the other day for a gallop and he is absolutely flying. “The plan is the Plate, the Ebor and the Melbourne Cup. “For the last two years he has been drawn so wide in the Plate that he has virtually been in the car park. He just needs a good draw for a change. “Last year, although people said he was unlucky, he ran four horses wide the whole way round and still got in a winning position. “I need him to go up 7lb to get in the Melbourne Cup. “He would cope with the travelling. He is a sensible enough horse. He would have a massive chance of winning.” Last year Ben Curtis and Seamour looked all over the winners after bursting clear two furlongs out in the Plate, also known as the “Pitmen’s Derby”, but he was mugged on the line by Godolphin’s Antiquarium. The trainer said he had not decided who would ride the horse this time. Ellison, who has trained more than 1,000 winners from his dual purpose yard in Malton, North Yorks, has had a long-held ambition to triumph in the Melbourne Cup. The desire remains despite not having the best of luck in his previous forays Down Under. In 2005 he was preparing Carte Diamond for a crack at the race when the horse collided with a rail during a gallop and had to be scratched. In 2011 he fulfilled an ambition when Moyenne Corniche, who had won that year’s Ebor, and Saptapadi ran in the cup but never landed a blow. “Seamour is the best I’ve trained. He is the best chance I’ll have,” he said. APOLLO LANDING FOR EASTERBY AT YORK TIM EASTERBY has made the ★ Catherine Kinloch Handicap his own in recent years and Golden Apollo continued his run at York yesterday. The improving three-year-old enjoyed the frenetic pace before coming through and getting up in the dying strides. It was a fifth success in the race for Easterby and Golden Apollo was backing up a victory at Pontefract just five days earlier. Easterby said: “He was always a nice horse last year. I was never ★ bothered about the draw in one. I was very happy drawn there. “He’s a horse that comes off the bridle and picks up, so I told James not to panic but he rode a really good race. “I’d like to run him in the Ayr Gold Cup one day but it would have to be soft.” Meanwhile, Fran Berry is leaving his position as stable jockey to ★ ★ Ralph Beckett by mutual agreement so he can ride as a freelance. Berry joined Beckett ahead of the 2016 Flat season, one that saw him ride a record number of winners for the Kimpton Down Stables handler. Berry said: “I have enjoyed riding for Ralph Beckett and his owners as stable jockey. I wish ★ ★ Ralph, his owners and the team at Kimpton the very best for the future.” “Since moving to the UK, I’ve built up some very good relationships with many trainers and owners and I’m really looking forward to the future.” Beckett said: “It has been agreed by mutual consent to discontinue the current arrangement of Fran Berry (left) as stable jockey. Both Fran and I feel that this is the right decision.” JASON HEAVEY ★ ★ GREYHOUND TIPS AND RESULTS BELLE VUE FANCIES 11.03 Draeas Rocket (Nap) (1-5-6) 11.19 Foxy Joice (1-4-3) 11.34 Ranchers Gismo (2-5-1) 11.48 Pipistrelle (2-1-3) 12.04 Ballymac Carla (4-6-5) 12.18 Aero Kane (4-2-3) 12.33 Midtown Act (2-1-6) 12.47 Bit View Pride (1-2-4) 1.04 Elite Johnny (6-4-2) 1.21 Geneva Grainne (1-2-6) 1.37 Spotted Elk (5-1-3) 1.51 Ballinclare Lynx (3-2-4) HOVE FANCIES 11.11 Skillful Susie (5-4-2) 11.28 Kentish Lad (2-3-1) 11.42 Forelacka Send (4-3-2) 11.57 Kirkpatrick Girl (6-5-1) 12.12 Guinness Super (3-2-5) 12.27 Happy Outlook (1-6-5) 12.41 Steeple Rd Jason (Nap) (6-4-1) 12.58 Brickfield Sooty (4-1-3) 1.12 Droopys Cyric (6-1-2) 1.28 Pollysadiva (3-5-1) 1.44 Brooklyn Babe (1-2-4) 1.58 Swift Lagan (3-6-4) KINSLEY FANCIES 2.12 Autumn Dazzle (4-1-3) 2.29 Slaneyside Tejay (2-3-4) 2.47 Got The Flavour (2-4-1) 3.04 Coyalee (2-1-4) 3.22 Aulton Pee Jay (1-6-5) 3.37 Roxys Red (2-4-6) 3.53 Picture Women (1-6-2) 4.09 Russanda Penny (1-3-4) 4.27 Terminatryx (2-6-4) 4.41 Ay Up Our Nell (6-1-2) 4.58 Slaneyside Adele (4-6-2) 5.17 Clydeside Cougar (Nap) (6-5-2) 5.37 Slaneyside Savvy (6-1-3) 5.55 Words Of Peace (2-4-1) PERRY BARR FANCIES 2.06 Derryhogan Lamps (4-1-3) 2.21 Sellout Late (1-3-4) 2.38 Startofanera (Nap) (1-6-2) 2.57 Gort Rua (4-5-1) 3.13 Sun Raider (6-4-3) 3.29 Geneva Billy (6-3-2) 3.44 Wicky Big Rocks (6-3-4) 4.02 Cu Sith Katrine (2-5-4) 4.18 Our Golden Malt (1-6-4) 4.33 Our Lucky Star (1-4-6) 4.47 Power Line (6-2-4) 5.08 Castell Millie (3-6-5) 5.27 Homeric (2-4-6) 5.46 Nanny Mac (1-52) CRAYFORD 10.38: Purple Peg (6) 7-2, Eastpark Ilana (3) 7-2, bf: £20.13, tri: (6-3-4) £48.21. 10.53: Ziggys Yahoo (6) 7-4 fav, Sapphire Rose (3) 4-1, bf: £10.66, tri: (6-3-5) £20.77. 11.07: Rising Bullet (1) 5-2 jt-fav, Steeple Rd Chloe (2) 4-1, bf: £12.95, tri: (1-2-6) £30.65. 11.23: Tommy Tea Bag (4) 7-4 fav, Lizzies Terror (5) 10-1, bf: £20.42, tri: (4-5-1) £64.90. 11.37: Wings To Fly (6) 6-1, Flomur Laura (5) 7-2, bf: £31.90, tri: (6-5-3) £104.51. 11.51: There She Blows (6) 5-2 jt-fav, Pesky Tess (1) 5-2 jt-fav, bf: £10.47, tri: (6-1-3) £33.22. 12.08: Park Verdy (3) 9-4 fav, Euphemus (1) 7-2, bf: £11.75, tri: (3-1-6) £29.70. 12.24: Twilight Flicker (1) 5-4 fav, Tyrap Beag (4) 5-1, bf: £9.67, tri: (1-45) £37.37. 12.39: Droopys Jude (6) 2-1, Geanie Boy (1) 5-4 fav, bf: £5.11, tri: (6-1-4) £11.82. 12.57: Hollyhillcronody (1) 8-1, Pesky Squirrel (2) 4-1, bf: £40.89, tri: (1-2-3) £92.86. 1.11: Scruffs Tylier (4) 4-1, Ferryforth Style (1) 7-2, bf: £23.69, tri: (4-1-2) £48.87. 1.27: Wolseleys Jazz (6) 7-1, Anfield Mary (5) 7-1, bf: £57.33, tri: (6-5-1) £124.58. 1.44: Swift Breasley (6) 5-2 jt-fav, Razmataz Dazl (1) 6-1, bf: £18.70, tri: (6-1-2) £46.81. 1.58: Another Adored (6) 5-4 fav, Cronody Susie (1) 5-1, bf: £8.54, tri: (6-1-5) £21.81. Placer (£1 stake) (Races 1-6) £171.00, (Races 9-14) £902.00. NEWCASTLE 2.24: Bramble Tudor (1) 5-1, Bramble Usain (3) 9-4 fav, bf: £21.29, tri: (1-3-5) £67.99. 2.42: Vibrant Lady (1) 6-4 fav, Bramble Rush (4) 9-2, bf: £9.60, tri: (1-4-6) £26.47. 2.58: Woodys Harry (3) 4-1, Target Tweed (5) 9-2, NR: Neens Brandy (res), bf: £29.07, tri: (3-5- 4) £98.26. 3.18: Jumbos Brother (6) 5-4 fav, Bloodstream (3) 5-2, bf: £5.46, tri: (6-3-2) £18.76. 3.37: Ryleigh Beau (2) 9-4 fav, Cum Laude (6) 3-1, bf: £10.00, tri: (2-6-5) £32.61. 3.53: Coloured Prada (2) 8-1, Rising Thunder (1) 6-4 fav, bf: £26.69, tri: (2-1-6) £80.55. 4.14: Leathems Hero (6) 9-4 fav, Arctic Tiger (3) 3-1, bf: £10.42, tri: (6-3-1) £40.02. 4.28: Alnwick Esme (4) 7-4 fav, Her Bar Stool (2) 8-1, bf: £17.06, tri: (4-2-1) £76.61. 4.47: Target Flight (1) 4-1, Cocos Teddy (2) 3-1, bf: £16.55, tri: (1-2-6) £66.90. 5.07: Fane Adeekay (1) 9-4, Elusive Time (6) 6-4 fav, bf: £6.44, tri: (1-6-5) £15.92. 5.27: Rileys Ruby (1) 5-4 fav, Florida Boy (5) 5-1, bf: £9.14, tri: (1-5-3) £23.55. 5.44: Romeo Valentino (5) 3-1 co-fav, Canny Bluebury (6) 3-1 co-fav, bf: £14.25, tri: (5-6-3) £50.70. 5.58: Canny Winnie (3) 7-2, Troopers Para (6) 4-1, bf: £21.78, tri: (3-6-4) £66.36. 6.16: Rileys Lillie (2) 3-1, Ashgrove Mccoy (5) 5-1, bf: £24.80, tri: (2-5-3) £59.05. Placer (£1 stake) (Races 1-6) £51.90, (Races 9-14) £66.80. ROMFORD 10.31: Saleen Riley (2) 7-2, Borwick Dubai (3) 7-2, bf: £20.51, tri: (2-3-4) £63.58. 10.46: Denville Ned (1) 3-1 fav, Working Boy (2) 7-2, bf: £14.00, tri: (1-23) £38.47. 11.00: Droopys Ennis (6) 9-2, Youaremysunshine (3) 5-1, bf: £35.64, tri: (6-3-5) £130.77. 11.16: Think Big (5) 5-1, Chopchop Joey (6) 5-2 jt-fav, bf: £22.21, tri: (5-6-2) £75.31. 11.31: Ardrahan Zorro (6) 3-1, Balboa Florence (3) 5-1, bf: £22.36, tri: (6-3-1) £61.31. 11.44: Ickle Nortyseven (5) 5-1, Newlawn Amelia (1) 7-2, bf: £31.37, tri: (5-1-6) £112.24. 11.58: So Sumi (6) 9-2, Newmarket Cleo (4) 7-2, bf: £27.52, tri: (6-4-5) £83.75. 12.17: To Tone Steve (5) 7-2 jt-fav, Bonamassa Tom (3) 9-2, bf: £24.09, tri: (5-3-6) £73.01. 12.33: Newlawn Wonder (5) 7-2, Stride On Bolt (4) 5-1, bf: £27.02, tri: (5-4-2) £78.40. 12.47: Sorceress (6) 9-4, Chosenonaspin (1) 2-1 fav, bf: £8.57, tri: (6-1-5) £29.31. 1.04: Makeit Be Quick (5) 9-2, Graceless Lady (1) 9-2, bf: £31.89, tri: (5-1-4) £95.05. 1.19: Knockalton Pride (6) 4-1, Redwood Dazzler (4) 5-2 fav, bf: £18.98, tri: (6-4-2) £60.08. 1.33: Pernera Flash (1) 9-2, Flynns Hurricane (2) 7-2, bf: £23.22, tri: (1-2-5) £63.42. 1.49: Dudleys Angel (2) 5-1, Curly Wurly Gar (4) 3-1, bf: £28.57, tri: (2-4-1) £88.94. Placer (£1 stake) (Races 1-6) £526.00, (Races 9-14) £531.00. DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 IT’S JUSTIN TIME Thomas in Dominant Jo flows into final BRITISH No.1 Johanna Konta booked a place in today’s final of the Aegon Open in Nottingham with a 6-2 7-5 win over Magdalena Rybarikova. Top seed Konta, 26 (below) will play Donna Vekic for the big prize after the Croatian beat fifth seed Lucie Safarova from Czech Republic in the other semi-final. Konta said: “It feels pretty good and I’m really happy to have made it to the end of the week. “It was very humid and the moisture from the grass comes up, so it’s surprisingly hot and I just did my best to really deal with the conditions.” Konta maintained her record of having yet to drop a set in the tournament as she closed in on her first WTA title on home soil. She was quickly into her the mix after record round JUSTIN THOMAS equalled the lowest score in major championship history in stunning fashion to surge into contention for the US Open at Erin Hills. Thomas, 24, fired nine birdies and an eagle on the 18th to card a nine-under-par 63 and take over the clubhouse lead on 11-under par, two shots clear of compatriots Brian Harman and Brendan Steele and England’s Tommy Fleetwood. His score is the lowest in relation to par in the history of the US Open, surpassing the eight-under 63 carded by Johnny Miller to win at Oakmont in 1973. Amazingly it could have been even better if not for bogeys on the fourth and 10th, as well as a missed eagle putt from six feet on the 15th after he had driven the green on the 288-yard par four. “The majors have a different feel and sound to the roars and to hear the crowd go crazy when I holed that putt on 18 was really cool,” said Thomas, whose back-to-back wins in Hawaii in January included an opening 59 in the Sony Open. “But more important than that was just to get myself in contention to win the tournament. “It was awesome to go out and play a solid round of golf. I had some loose tee shots but the putter got hot and it was a lot of fun.” Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy (above) got involved in a Twitter spat with an ex-Major winner after missing ■ by PAUL BARNES rhythm, breaking Rybarikova in the fifth game of the match. She did not look back, breaking the Slovakian again shortly afterwards to confidently take the opening set 6-2. Konta looked to be cruising as she broke in the first game of the second set. But to Rybarikova’s credit, she immediately hit back. Temperatures continued to soar and there was a break in play as medics helped a female spectator who was struggling with the heat, with Konta handing over her umbrella. The set went with serve until the 11th game when a double fault from Rybarikova gifted Konta the advantage before she served out the match. Favourite Andy ready to Bed in WORLD No.1 Andy Murray will face compatriot Aljaz Bedene in the Aegon Championships first round at Queen’s Club on Tuesday. Top seed and defending champion Murray beat Bedene, the British No.4, in straight sets at last year’s event. British No.2 Kyle Edmund will face a qualifier tomorrow, Swiss second seed Stan Wawrinka has drawn Spain’s Feliciano Lopez, while Australian Nick Kyrgios will face Steve Johnson of the USA. Sam Querrey, who won the event in 2010, will play British wildcard Cameron Norrie and last year’s finalist Milos Raonic of Canada faces Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. The tournament is seen as an important stepping ■ by PHIL GIRVAN another US Open cut. The Northern Irishman finished five over par after 36 holes, meaning he failed to make the weekend by four shots. And his performance prompted Steve Elkington, winner of the 1995 USPGA Championship, to tweet: “Rory is so bored playiing golf... without Tiger the threshold is prolly 4 majors with 100mill in bank.” McIlroy could not resist hitting back at the Australian and posted a picture of his career stats along with the words: “More like 200mil...not bad for a “bored” 28 year old... plenty more where that came from.” That was not the end of the dispute, though, as ‘The Elk’ (above) added: “new [sic] you were a money man.” It was another US Open to forget for McIlroy, who has missed the cut for the second successive year. Over the course of his two rounds in Wisconsin he had eight bogeys and two double bogeys. The four-time Major winner plans to play the Travellers Championship this week before moving on to the Irish and Scottish Opens as he prepares for The Open at Royal Birkdale next month. Among yesterday’s early starters were a number of Major champions, with Webb Simpson and two-time Major winner Zach Johnson only just making the cut. Lee Westwood struggled to make an impression and finished three-over for the day after a double bogey on the 13th. JUST GREAT: Justin Thomas joins 63 club with stunning round at Erin Hills SELL 4 CASH ■ by PAUL BARNES stone in the build-up to Wimbledon – and this year’s event contains 10 of the world’s top 20. Murray, 30 (below) has won at Queen’s in both of the years he has gone on to claim the Wimbledon title, while John McEnroe and Rafael Nadal have also claimed the grass-court double in London. Kyrgios said: “There’s a lot of tough players in the draw and it’s going to be a tough game but there’s a lot of exciting first rounds there. “It’s perfect preparation for Wimbledon. This is always a tournament I look forward to playing and the grass court is in really good nick.” The tournament gets under way tomorrow with the final next Sunday. CASH FOR YOUR PROPERTY WITHIN 24 HRS! Immediate Cash Deposit paid to YOU within days! • NO FEES AS SEEN ON TV! • STOP BAILIFFS LIVE INYOUR PROPERTY RENT FREE! • END OF MORTGAGE TERM EXPERTS • PROBATE & DECEASED ESTATESWELCOME • RELEASE YOUR EQUITY & DOWNSIZE • ANY AREA / ANY CONDITION er shed ov Establi RS insisted he is fitter than at any time • STOP REPOSSESSIONS A during his near five-year F1 career. • LEGAL FEES PAID 30 YE Kubica said: “I had been working a ROB NOW FIT FOR F1 JOB HAPPY: Robert Kubica **slip ROBERT KUBICA says he can now drive a Formula 1 car “without any limitations” following his test with Renault. The Pole – who become the first man from his country to win an F1 race when he won in Canada in 2008 – severely injured his right hand and arm in a rally accident in 2011. Despite returning to rallying in 2012, he had thought for many years 47 ■ by TED MACAULEY that he would never be in the right condition to race in F1 again. But earlier this month he took part in a Renault-organised test of their 2012 car, the Lotus E20, at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Renault’s Alan Permane said Kubica showed the pace needed to be in F1 – and the driver himself Call FREE on: lot on my physical condition. “My body weight is lower than in 2008 and it turned out that driving an F1 car is not as scary and remote as it seemed to be. or visit www.kirens.org.uk “Now I can sleep better as I know I Lines open 24hrs & 7 days/week can drive an F1 car without any limitations, quickly and consistently.” All calls dealt with in a confidential & friendly manner! 08000887522 48 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 Tom cashes in on Chaz crash TOM SYKES won a dramatic, incident-packed opening race in the Rimini seventh round of World Superbikes at Misano, finishing ahead of Alex Lowes, with series leader and reigning double champ Jonathan Rea third. For Sykes (below) it was a second victory of the season and the most unexpected, as for much of the race he had run back in fourth or fifth place. But as early leader Michael van der Mark tipped off and then in the closing stages Marco Melandri crashed out of third, the title winner of 2013 was in contention. Ahead of him Chaz Davies was leading halfway round the final lap but then his bike swerved and the Ducati rider was down. Rea, right behind him, had nowhere to go, hitting Davies, going down himself but then wrestling his bike back on track. Sykes rode through the incident to take the victory for Kawasaki but then on the slow-down lap, he stopped to check on Davies – being moved to the medical centre for treatment on a back injury. “We have to be happy with the result – I rode to my limits and stayed there. I thought I was settling for third but then I saw Chaz and Jonathan go down,” said Sykes, now within 46 points of team-mate Rea in the title stakes. LUKE MOSSEY is well placed to take the lead in the MCE Insurance British Superbike title chase after powering his JG Speedfit Kawasaki on to pole for this afternon’s opening race of the fourth round at Knockhill. The Cambridge rider (below) set a scorching time of just 48.297secs. He starts three points down on his team-mate Leon Haslam, who is ruled out of the action at the Scottish circuit. Haslam suffered a high-speed crash on Friday in which he sustained two cracked vertebrae and concussion. Jake Dixon ran 0.101secs down on the RAF Kawasaki to be in the middle of a front row completed by James Ellison on the McAMS Yamaha, while the reigning five-time champion Shane Byrne set the fourth-best time, 48.467secs, aboard his Be Wiser Ducati. Honda Racing’s Jason O’Halloran starts alongside Byrne with former champion Josh Brookes sixth fastest, though only 0.220secs down, on the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha. Bennetts Suzuki duo of former World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli and young Scot Taylor Mackenzie start from the third row, with Jakub Smrz aboard the PR Racing BMW sandwiched between them. ■ by DAVE FERN Luke looks likely to take control ■ by DAVE FERN MISMATCH! Lennox: McGregor’s no chance LENNOX LEWIS has branded Floyd Mayweather Jr’s fight with Conor McGregor “ridiculous”. Boxing’s former pound-for-pound king Mayweather is coming out of retirement to face UFC superstar McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 26 in a fight that splits opinion. But regardless of whether you love it or hate it, the light-middleweight boxing scrap will be watched by millions of people across the world. And Mayweather-McGregor could make more money than the record $623.5million that was generated by Mayweather’s victory over Manny Pacquiao in 2014. August’s clash not only pits the biggest trash-talking star from one combat sport against LAUGHING another – but also ALL THE the best boxer of a WAY TO THE generation against a BANK: novice. Mayweather Dublin-born McGregor, 28, may be one of the world’s best MMA fighters but he has NEVER had a pro boxing fight and will come face to face with the best boxer over EXCLUSIVE ■ by NICK PARKINSON the past three decades. American Mayweather, 40, has not boxed for nearly two years – but the five-weight world champ is still a huge betting favourite. And ex-world heavyweight champion Lewis (left) who beat Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield during his career, says it is a mismatch. He said: “I can’t take it seriously. “Mayweather is the best in his weight class, no one can touch him in boxing. “He’s a pugilist of the highest order, so for another man from a different sport to fight him – it’s just ridiculous to me. “You are talking about one discipline where you can use only your hands and only a few can do it. “Every battle sport starts with your hands but they are two totally different sports. “Floyd will stop him. He’s just too good at boxing for SWAGGER: McGregor is hoping for success against Mayweather BING! McGregor lands a shot on Nate Diaz in a UFC bout McGregor, who is too inexperienced at boxing. He can’t use his other styles. “I wouldn’t buy it on pay-per-view – but I would be interested in the result. To me, I know who is going to win already, so there’s no point in watching it.” But Lewis, whose career ended in 2003, sees the appeal in the fight despite McGregor’s inexperience in the professional boxing ring. He added: “I don’t believe it would damage boxing because it is always going to be about a man wanting to fight another man – and people will always want to know the result. “I love Bruce Lee and the other disciplines and when he fought against other fighters, you wanted to see the differences. I can see the appeal.” Mayweather is still the WBC’s champion emeritus and the world governing body’s president Mauricio Sulaiman is not ruling out sanctioning the fight with some sort of title – perhaps their Diamond belt – on the line. He said: “I’m not against sanctioning it for something like the Diamond title. Of course, this is a WBC board decision but we have to celebrate that boxing is having world attention regardless. “Mayweather retired as champion so he was awarded the champion emeritus status. “He was great, an icon for the sport. Now he has decided to return and fight a mixed martial arts superstar so it’s difficult to evaluate.” PAUL SMITH failed in his attempt to snatch the WBA Super-middleweight crown from Tyron Zeuge as he lost to a unanimous points decision in Wetzlar. Zeuge remains world champ after all three judges scored 119-108 in favour of the German. It was Smith’s third shot at a world title after two losses to Arthur Abraham. ★ **slip **slip DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 ENGLAND are on course to make a “huge bid” to win the 2019 World Cup says captain Eoin Morgan. EYES ON THE PRIZE: Eoin Morgan still has faith in current team And after the disappointing semi-final loss to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, Morgan is determined to take out his frustration on South Africa when England’s T20 stars burst back into action against the Proteas in Southampton on Wednesday. England have rested Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Jake Ball from the latest heart-breaking bid to win a major 50-over trophy for the three-match series. But several of the players who slumped to a semi-final defeat by Pakistan in Cardiff are still involved and Morgan said: “We are still building and improving as a 50-over side with the World C u p ■ by GARY FITZGERALD here in two years the No.1 goal. We will be a better team by the time the tournament comes around on home soil and can make a huge bid to win it – I’m sure about that. “We are all very disappointed as we really felt we could get our hands on silverware this time. “You always feel deflated after there has been such a big build-up of expectation but then you lose. “The manner of the defeat was hard to take as we just did not perform the way we can with the bat. But the games and tournaments come thick and fast these days. “You can’t afford to dwell on bad moments or enjoy the good ones for too long. “We have South Africa coming up in the T20s and many of the guys who played in the Champions Trophy are in this squad too.” England have made six changes to the squad that faced India in May. Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone and Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane are among five uncapped players in the party who should be given a chance. Livingstone is an exciting prospect who can step up from his impressive displays for the Lions, while Crane impressed in the North-South series in March. Meanwhile, former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood believes opener Jason Roy will bounce back from recent struggles in the T20 battles with the Proteas. Surrey star Roy was dropped for the defeat by Pakistan and Colly said: “Every player goes through these trots – Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, everybody – and it’s just unfortunate that his came when it did. “Jason has that X factor and it is just a matter of everything clicking again. He just needs to get an innings going well and the confidence will return.” And the evidence was indeed there yesterday when Roy struck 92 in 81 balls in Surrey’s Royal London One Day Cup Semi-Final win against Worcestershire. So much Mor for us to do CALL-UP: Livingstone is an exciting prospect EOIN STILL BELIEVES IN WORLD SUCCESS Roy the boy as Surrey cruise to final JASON ROY recaptured his form as Surrey overwhelmed Worcestershire Rapids by 153 runs to reach the Royal London One-Day Cup Final for a third consecutive year. The opener top scored with 92 as Surrey amassed 363 for seven in their 50 overs after electing to bat at New Road. It was in sharp contrast to his struggles in recent weeks with ■ by MIKE SWANN England which saw him being axed from the Champions Trophy semi-final defeat against Pakistan at Cardiff last week. Roy received excellent support from Mark Stoneman, Kumar Sangakkara and Ben Foakes as Surrey posted a total which always looked beyond Worcestershire, who will be disappointed they failed to reproduce the form that had seen them top the North Group. Surrey captain Gareth Batty capped a successful return to his former county with five for 40 – his best List A figures for the Brown Caps. Moeen Ali briefly threatened to repeat the performance of England team-mate Roy. But once he had departed for 36 only Brett D’Oliveira and Ross Whiteley offered any sort of resistance with half-centuries as the Rapids were dismissed for 210 in the 34th over. Now Batty will be hoping his side can make it third time lucky at Lord’s against Nottinghamshire Outlaws after losing the 2015 and 2016 finals to Gloucestershire and Warwickshire respectively. BIG HITTER: Roy 49 CONFIDENT: Virat Kohli Don’t be a bunch of twits – Kohli ■ by GARY FITZGERALD VIRAT KOHLI has warned his players not to be a bunch of twitterers if they want to hammer arch rivals Pakistan today. The India captain and world’s No.1 ODI batsman wants to avoid any potential social media distractions which might stop his men focusing fully on retaining the ICC Champions Trophy. India thrashed Pakistan earlier in the competition and start hot favourites at The Oval today. But Kohli is concerned his Twitter-loving players could take their eye off the ball. He said: “Our biggest challenge is to stay off social media. “Honestly, I know it sounds funny but it is so important to stay away from those things. “They have to connect with things that really matter – things that a sportsman needs to take care of in the build-up to a huge occasion. “I know it’s tough to do so but keeping clear of Twitter and the other stuff means you can stay in a good zone and mindset. “We have an important game of cricket coming up and to do our best we must 100 per cent ready. “When you are calm and composed mentally you play your best.” Kohli, 28, thrives in the pressure cooker of being the sporting idol of 1.3 billion cricket fans. That is how many Indians will be hoping he can power them to victory in what will be a heated atmosphere. He has amassed more than 8,000 runs in 183 ODIs since taking over from Sachin Tendular as India’s No.1 cricketing son. He said: “I’ve had to deal with all that comes with being captain and opening batsman for a number of years now. I honestly don’t think of those things when I step on to the field.” Kohli insists the Pakistan side who broke England’s hearts in a crushing semi-final victory are more dangerous than the team India beat at Edgbaston in the group stage. He said: “That game has no relevance now.” Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed is confident the win over Eoin Morgan’s men can be the springboard to lifting the trophy. He said: “Beating England the way we did showed just how much talent there is in this side. “We are playing our best cricket at the best time of the tournament.” India v Pakistan, Today, 10.30am, SS2 50 A real Penny pincher DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 The kids blossom in Japan ■ by NIALL O’DEA Japan 22 Ireland 50 JOE SCHMIDT’S youthful Ireland side continued their impressive form with a comfortable victory in Shizuoka. Having trounced the US Eagles 55-19 last Saturday, the Irish have travelled to Tokyo to take in two Tests against the Brave Blossoms, who they will face in Pool A at the 2019 World Cup. They proved far too good for the home side and were cruising 31-3 at the break thanks to an early try from Keith Earls, a brace from Dan Leavy and a late effort from Jack Conan (above). The one-way traffic continued after the break as Conan, Garry Ringrose and Earls added scores. Paddy Jackson had a flawless day with the boot adding 13 points with Rory Scannell kicking a second-half conversion. Japan replied with tries from Ryuji Noguchi, Kenki Fukuoka and Yutaka Nagare. Schmidt said: “On the back of a strong scrum we managed to control the first half but you could see how dangerous the Japanese team are when they get time and space.” ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones is unhappy with the Lions decision to call up replacements from Wales and Scotland. England are in Argentina and Jones said: “It’s only a 13-hour trip from here to New Zealand. I would like to see the Lions side picked on merit rather than geographical proximity.” ★ BOOT-IFUL LEIGH SETS LIONS UP FOR ALL BLACKS LEIGH HALFPENNY produced another flawless 20-point kicking display as the Lions warmed up for Saturday’s first Test in emphatic style. Gregor’s boys talk of Town ■ by CHRIS LEES Australia 19 Scotland 24 SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend was a happy and proud man after watching his players beat Australia in Sydney. British and Irish Lions call-up Finn Russell signed off from Scotland duty with 11 points – a try and three conversions – as Duncan Taylor and Hamish Watson also touched down. Israel Folau crossed over for a brace of first-half tries for the hosts, with Bernard Foley’s conversion making it 17-12 at the break as they recovered from being 10-0 down. Will Genia scored Australia’s third midway through the second half but the visitors held on. It was Scotland’s second successive triumph over the Wallabies Down Under, following a 9-6 victory in Newcastle in 2012. “The last 15 minutes required huge effort because the Wallabies had a lot of possession,” said Townsend (above). “If you have to defend 10 to 15 minutes against a team as brilliant in attack as that you need strong bonds. “And that is what this team has.” PRIZE-WINNING MARO: Itoje staked a Test claim with a try while Halfpenny (right) didn’t miss a kick The Wales full-back has yet to miss a kick on tour and landed six penalties and a conversion in Rotorua. And that should seal him a Test start after Stuart Hogg was ruled out with a fractured eye socket. Maro Itoje’s try, a penalty try and Halfpenny’s boot did the damage and calmed the tourists’ nerves after the midweek defeat by Highlanders. And the outlook became even brighter after the match when coach Warren Gatland revealed Owen Farrell’s thigh injury is not as serious as first feared. “We are hopeful that Owen will be okay for the first Test,” said Gatland of the quadriceps injury Farrell picked up in training. “It was precautionary leaving him out against the Maori. At a pinch he could probably have played but it was important we didn’t take the risk and put him out there.” But flanker Ross Moriarty has been ruled out of the tour with a back injury. Gatland has added Wales stars Gareth Davies, Cory Hill, Kristian Dacey and Tomas Francis, while Finn Russell and Allan Dell join up from Scotland. Wales are on tour in New Zealand while the Scots are in Australia and the move came under-fire for using geographic proximity over ability. But Gatland Maori All Blacks .. 10 British Lions ........32 by Martin Hopwood claimed players from England and Ireland would end up too jet-lagged to join the tour from Argentina and Japan. The Lions will put their new recruits on the bench for Tuesday’s Chiefs clash in Hamilton to protect their front-line 23 ahead of Saturday’s big game in Auckland. Gatland added: “We found the first 10 days very difficult in terms of jet-lag and tiredness. “The players that came from Auckland and Australia will be able to fit quickly into this time zone.” The Maori stunned the Lions 19-13 in 2005 but this time they were wrestled into submission. The tourists’ attack is still yet to fire convincingly and they can expect New Zealand – who hammered Samoa 78-0 on Friday – to offer a far stiffer challenge. Promising breaks were undone by a lack of killer instinct in a frustrating first half for the Lions, who still led 12-10 at the break. The only Maori try came when winger George North continued his indifferent form by failing to cleanly sweep up a kick. Nehe Milner-Skudder hacked on and Liam Messam finished. FORD DRIVES EDDIE TO GLORY DELIGHT: George Ford GEORGE FORD produced a fly-half master class as England tamed the Pumas in Santa Fe. The Bath fly-half may not be on Warren Gatland’s Lions radar at the moment but he was outstanding as England clinched the mini series 2-0. Charlie Ewels, Piers Francis, Danny Care and Will Collier charged over for the tries with Ford kicking 15 points. Head coach Eddie Jones may be unhappy ■ by GARY FITZGERALD Argentina 25 England 35 with Gatland for ignoring some of his stars on tour in South America, opting to call up six players from the Wales and Scotland squad touring near New Zealand. But the Aussie will be thrilled by his makeshift team’s victories over the World Cup semi-finalists. It is now 19 Test wins out of 20 since he took the reins and he said: “I think we found a way to score points. “Today wasn’t a great performance but we maximised any errors Argentina made. “There were a couple of new guys who will be better for making their debuts against some tough players. “It’s always good to win, especially against a tough opponent like Argentina. “They should be congratulated for the rugby they play.” ** ** DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 51 DANGER MAN: Milner Milner’s got killer instinct for Cas EXCLUSIVE ■ by JULIE STOTT MARSHALL ART: Liam Marshall celebrates PAT’S YOUR LOT: Declan Patton fires the drop-goal chance wide DROP-OUTS Patton last-gasp miss KOs Wire DECLAN PATTON condemned Warrington to Challenge Cup heartbreak after missing a last second drop-goal. The kick, 20 metres out and virtually right in front of the sticks, would have taken this dramatic quarter-final into extra time. Instead, Wigan sneaked into the last four thanks to an earlier drop-goal from returning star Sam Tomkins. But Patton was not the only Wolves player holding his head in despair at the end. They had passed up another dream chance two minutes earlier when Wigan’s Joe Burgess kicked out on the full after a Kurt Gidley try. But Stefan Ratchford – who took the kicking duty off Patton who had kicked five from five – sent his 50-metre attempt wide of the post. If he had kicked it, Warrington would have gone ahead for the first time in the match and it would have been difficult to see how Wigan could respond in time. Wigan coach Shaun Wane admits he saw red when Burgess made his potentially costly error. He said: “I nearly ran on the pitch and punched him, Warrington ...................... 26 Wigan............................... 27 by Julie Stott about 40 times. If it had cost us I would be in a different mood.” Burgess escaped his coach’s wrath and Patton’s miss as the hooter sounded made sure Wigan stay alive in the cup. But Wolves coach Tony Smith insisted neither of his kickers should cop the blame. He said: “It is not down to one person by any means.” Smith also questioned whether Wigan were offside when Patton took his attempt, saying: “Fingers crossed they got it right. “The day has to come where, if they are not onside, they give a penalty. They were very fast, put it that way.” The two let-offs were a huge relief to Wane, who said: “I was frustrated because we did enough to win by more than one point. But we did some dumb things.” Defeat leaves Warrington with only a survival fight in Super League to concentrate on. They are struggling in 10th and look like a team low on confidence and ideas. Not that Wigan were much better. They are also finding life tough in the league, with a raft of injuries leaving them down in eighth. But they just had the edge here – despite doing their best to repeatedly invite the Wolves back into the game. Wigan had six big-hitters returning from injury and suspension and they came out firing with two tries from Burgess. But Wolves levelled when Ryan Atkins twice grounded kicks from Gidley and Patton, before Liam Marshall’s try gave Wigan a 18-12 half-time lead. George Williams landed a Wigan penalty but Andre Savelio burst over to pull Warrington back to within two points. John Bateman cruised through some soft defence for a converted try and Tomkins landed a drop-goal to give Wigan a seven-point cushion. But Gidley’s 77th-minute try set up a thrilling finale, only for Warrington to agonisingly miss out. No shortcut to banned Barba’s debut BEN BARBA will join up with St Helens tomorrow but he is still unlikely to be allowed to play before August. Barba (left) who is arguably the most exciting signing in Super League for years, is banned for 12 matches after testing positive for cocaine. The full-back, 28, got caught last November after Cronulla Sharks’ NRL title-winning season. He was sacked by the Aussie champions and has since played for French rugby union side Toulon. But his rugby league ban still holds and started when Saints registered him last month. St Helens have played four games since, meaning it will be August by the time his suspension runs out. Because it is not a UK anti-doping violation Barba will be allowed to train with the squad. And although Saints are still looking into ways of beating the ban, the RFL insist it must be upheld in this country, even though it was imposed by the NRL. Meanwhile, Huddersfield expect new Australian signing Jordan Rankin, 25, to arrive in the next few days. The former Hull player has signed from Wests Tigers for the remainder of this season. Giants coach Rick Stone said: “He can play anywhere from one to seven – and there are not many players who can do that.” JULIE STOTT ADAM MILNER is flying under the radar of England’s selectors but Castleford believe he is their secret weapon. And Tigers skipper Michael Shenton is also convinced the loose-forward, 25, will soon force his way into Wayne Bennett’s thoughts. His form will be a timely reminder to today’s Challenge Cup quarter-final opponents, holders Hull. Shenton said: “Adam has been absolutely fantastic for us and one of our stand-out players this year. “Inside the club we thought he might get an England call-up because he’s one of the form loose-forwards. “It didn’t happen but I’m sure his time will come because he’s made a big difference to our defence.” Six Tigers players were named in the latest England training squad, ahead of the World Cup later this year, when it was announced last month. Centre Shenton, 30, is one of them but it is the form of 30-try winger Greg Eden and scrum-half Luke Gale that has really caught the eye. The threats posed by fellow England squad members Zak Hardaker, Mike McMeeken and Paul McShane have also helped Cas top Super League this year. They are all players who could play a key part in today’s quarter-final at the KCOM Stadium. But Shenton believes Hull should also be very wary of Milner spoiling their dream of getting back to Wembley. He said: “He’s gone from playing hooker to No.13 and that’s had a big effect on the way we defend. “Adam runs straight, he offers something different and the way he carries the ball has transformed us. “He is starting to get the plaudits he deserves but we think the job he is doing for us is fantastic. “Everyone talks about Zak, Galey, Greg Eden and Greg Minikin but a lot of what they do comes off the back of what the big guys are doing. They do the tough stuff so the backs can get the tries.” Cas go into today’s tie on the back of eight straight wins since their 26-24 defeat at Hull in the league in April. Hull v Castleford Today, 3pm, BBC Two 52 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 HETHO Our man in WEMBLEY WOE: Mousa Dembele the football know JOEL COULD BE LATEST DEPARTURE JORDAN PICKFORD hasn’t been the only Sunderland starlet in demand. Attacking talent Joel Asoro was watched throughout the season that has just ended by the country’s biggest clubs. Pickford, who is in Poland with England for the European Under-21 Championships, has joined Everton for a fee which could rise to £30million. FERNANDO That will make him the LLORENTE is 32 s tall most expensive British and stands 6ft 4inl Pep goalkeeper – and – hardly a typica wever, the Ho Sunderland now face ardiola forward. a fight to keep Asoro, Gu ansea striker’s build did not Sw er City boss est who is also in Poland nch Ma the prevent Spanish with Sweden. from having the at the end of The Stockholm-born getman scouted star (below) is only 18 tar season. The 15-goal centre the n as an and has made just one forward was see iking Premier League alternative str y Cit the appearance – and that option by was for only nine minutes boss. as a substitute. But he admitted that he was aware of Arsenal interest in him while Tottenham and Newcastle have also been watching him amid talk of a £3m move. In Sweden it is claimed the forward has also been scouted by both Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Juventus, PSG, Bayern Munich and the two Milan sides. He is a key player for Sweden’s Under-21s and was one of the nominees for the European Golden Boy award. That was quite an accolade for a lad not playing at senior level. For Sunderland to have any chance of keeping Asoro, they may need to start playing him more. PAUL HETHERINGTON ★ Boss Gordon a proud Scot MATCHES between old rivals Scotland and England are as important as they come to Gordon Strachan. So Harry Kane’s late leveller for England last weekend was rather painful for the Scotland manager (right) despite his pride in his team’s display. Strachan said: “I have been involved in a lot of these matches over the years and know what they mean to fans. “My wife and I spent our homeymoon in the crowd at the 1977 Wembley match.” ■ by HARRY PRATT WILLIAM GALLAS fears that his old club Spurs will continue to struggle in the Champions League next season. The ex-French international, who also played for Chelsea and Arsenal during more than a decade in the English top flight, believes Spurs’ current crop are still too raw and inexperienced to thrive among Europe’s elite. Mauricio Pochettino’s troops finished runners-up in the Premier League last season, winning rave reviews for being entertaining and consistent in their pursuit of champions Chelsea. But when it came to their bid to conquer the cream of the continent, it proved the total reverse. Harry Kane and Co crashed out in the Champions League group stages after two paltry victories in six games – both against Russian no-hopers CSKA Moscow. The North Londoners, who played their home ties at Wembley, then fared no better in the Europa League as they were eliminated in embarrassing fashion by Belgium minnows Gent. Gallas, a member of the Spurs side that reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 2010-11, is far from optimistic there will be a significant improvement next time round. The ex-White Hart Lane centre-half, 39, said: “It was a big shame what happened to them last season but this Tottenham squad is a little too young for the Champions League. “Against Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen in the group games it showed that they needed more experience. “The Champions League is different to the Premier League. You need experience, you need to be more clever and stay focused.” Wise heads were not something Tottenham lacked under Harry Redknapp when stunning some of the biggest clubs in Europe en route to the quarter-finals six years ago. In addition to blossoming Welsh winger Gareth Bale, they had Croat ace Luka Modric, Dutch star Rafael van der Vaart, ex-Liverpool strikers Peter Crouch and Robbie Keane as well as Gallas (below) at the back. In stark contrast to that era, current boss Pochettino has gone for younger talent in the transfer market. Throw in the issues of playing at Wembley, which will be Spurs’ home in all competitions next season, and it is easy to be pessimistic about their chances. “If you compare our squad back then with now, we had many older and more experienced players,” explained Gallas. As for ending the national stadium jinx – Spurs won once in five attempts at Wembley last season – he is more positive, adding: “Hopefully, they will have learned from last season’s experience – and be better for it.” Spurs won 13 of their final 14 games last season and for the first time in 22 years finished above Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. Gallas, a two-time title winner with Chelsea, added: “Maybe they learned from their mistakes this time.” EURO MISERY: Harry Kane endured a poor Champions League ● WILLIAM GALLAS will be in action at Star Sixes, a six-a-side world cup for legends at The O2, London, July 13-16. Tickets, starting at £30 adults & £10 under-16s, from starsixes.com. William’s a Euro sceptic SPURS TO STRUGGLE AGAIN DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 TRANSFER Talk MANCHESTER CITY refuse to be r the held to ransom ove N asking new £70MILLIO n defender pto am price for South despite having Virgil van Dijk – est. Etihad a £300m warch iola had boss Pep Guard 25, as the k, earmarked Van Dijr for John perfect partne rethink Stones in a major ive about his defens pairings next . season ★ A CHRIS OF LIFE Smalling’s given way out of United by Baggies & Foxes ESCAPE ROUTE: United’s Smalling LEICESTER and West Brom are heading for another transfer scrap – this time over Chris Smalling. Last week the Baggies rejected a £10million offer from the Foxes for Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans. And that stalemate – with Albion adamant Evans, 29, is not for sale – means the Premier League rivals are now on collision course in pursuit of unsettled Manchester United centre-half EXCLUSIVE ■ by HARRY PRATT Smalling. West Brom boss Tony Pulis, desperate to strengthen at the back, had already singled out the England star as a top summer target. Smalling, 27, looks certain to quit Old Trafford after struggling to win over Jose Mourinho. But Pulis can expect fierce BRIGHTON HAVE AGREED TO SIGN AUSTRALIA KEEPER MATHEW RYAN, 25, FROM VALENCIA GAEL CLICHY has been offered a three-year deal by Fenerbahce after being released by Manchester City. The Turkish club are prepared to pay the left-back, 31, what he was on at City – £80k-a-week. The former Arsenal defender would prefer to remain in England and has been linked with Liverpool. Eliaquim Mangala, meanwhile, is trying to clinch a permanent move from City to Valencia, where he was on loan last season. The central defender, 26, can leave the Etihad for £15million. PAUL HETHERINGTON FIRST AGAIN! CRYSTAL PALACE will turn to Argentine Mauricio Pellegrino if their pursuit of Burnley’s Sean Dyche fails. Dyche has always been high on their wishlist but Burnley have countered the attempts by offering him a new deal. One bookie has now slashed odds on Pellegrino becoming new Palace boss to 8-11. Newspaper reports in Argentina claim it is already a done deal. Pellegrino, 45, also linked with Southampton, played for Liverpool under Rafa Benitez and then later became part of his coaching staff. He has also managed Valencia and Alaves in Spain. TONY STENSON competition for the ex-Fulham man as several other top-flight clubs monitor developments – including Leicester. New Foxes gaffer Craig Shakespeare completed a £17m swoop for Hull’s Harry Maguire on Wednesday. Yet Shakespeare still wants to add another quality central defender to his squad and, if unable to land first-choice Evans (left), will swoop for Smalling instead. JOHN TERRY looks like continuing his career in the Championship – with either Aston Villa or Birmingham. A straight fight is developing between the two great rivals for the Chelsea legend, 36. And Terry, who left Stamford Bridge on a free transfer at the end of the season, is expected to make a decision this week. Blues boss Harry Redknapp, who has offered the former England captain what is described as a “very good” contract, is usually very persuasive in these situations. But Villa boss Steve Bruce has a good relationship with Terry and they played golf together in Portugal last week. So the first derby battle of the season between Villa and Brum is already under way. PAUL HETHERINGTON JUVENTUS have rejected a bid from Chelsea for left-back Alex Sandro, according to the Serie A club’s general director Giuseppe Marotta. Stamford Bridge boss Antonio Conte is a big fan of the defender. But Marotta has revealed a bid – reportedly £34.7million – was turned down. He said: “Our desire is to not sell any of our most important players. “We said no to a very good offer from Chelsea for Alex Sandro. “But we know that we are competing with clubs that are in a position to offer wages that are not rational for us. And players are always their own boss. “I do not know how Alex Sandro reacted.” TONY STENSON HIBERNIAN STRIKER JASON CUMMINGS HAS JOINED NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOR AN UNDISCLOSED FEE FOOTBALL EDITOR Paul ★ Hetherington was on the money once again with his back-page exclusive on April 9 (left) that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would sign a new two-year deal. The Frenchman signed the extension on May 31. Hetho was also spot-on with his story on Man City signing keeper Ederson – who joined on June 8 – back on April 2, plus Huddersfield’s swoop for Aaron Mooy. So if you want all the latest news from inside the game, just stick with your Daily Star Sunday. 53 Ronaldo set for a long stay From Back Page Ronaldo in 2008, when it was agreed that he would move there a year later after one final season at Old Trafford. And Calderon, Perez’s predecessor, said: “I am sure he will stay. “He can play again for the best club and I think that club is Real Madrid. “I can’t tell you what he is doing but I hope he will stay.” It has been claimed in Portugal that Ronaldo, 32, wants to quit Spain after a tax investigation was launched against him and that he feels Real are not giving him enough support. That has triggered transfer frenzy with United and Paris Saint-Germain strongly linked with Portugal’s captain. But United were privately briefing yesterday that they have no knowledge of Ronaldo wanting to return to Old Trafford. And his affection for the club means he would be unlikely to consider an offer from neighbours Manchester City. But as Ronaldo has four years remaining on his £365k-a-week Madrid contract, which has a buyout clause of £874.88m, it would seem unlikely that he will leave. One of football’s top transfer operators told the Daily Star Sunday yesterday: “Nobody in the game can see Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid. “The most likely scenario is that Mendes will use Ronaldo’s current upset to negotiate an even better contract from Real.” Portugal team-mate Andre Silva, meanwhile, insists allegations of tax fraud and transfer speculation are NOT affecting Ronaldo at the Confederations Cup in Russia. The Euro 2016 winners meet Mexico in Kazan today and Silva said: “Ronaldo is motivated. He is taking the competition very seriously.” Jose to take Zlat From Back Page Maximillian and Vincent, who were training there. And he told staff there he hopes to be fit in five months. United’s 28-goal top scorer from last season has already been given permission by the club to do his rehabilitation at their main training complex at Carrington. Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney, meanwhile, was assessed by United at last weekend’s Scotland v England World Cup clash at Hampden Park. Tierney, 20, was watched by THREE United scouts in the 2-2 draw. United manager Jose Mourinho would like to add a left-back to his squad and Tierney is regarded as one of the best young players in Britain in that position. He is valued at £15million, but Celtic would prefer to keep him. 54 DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 Conte is ‘told to sell first’ Harry Bernardo Maguire Silva £17m £43m ■ by PAUL HETHERINGTON ANTONIO CONTE is claiming he has been told by Chelsea that he has to sell before he can buy players this summer. That is the message being delivered by the Chelsea boss to close friends at home in Italy. Conte, 47, is hoping that situation will be changed with Bayern Munich’s former Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng, 28, his latest target. But it is turning out to be a surprisingly difficult summer for Conte (above). He caused ructions at Stamford Bridge when he informed striker Diego Costa by text that he was not in his plans. And Conte is clearly frustrated by the lack of action on his targets. The Italian is still expected to be in charge when Chelsea begin the defence of their title. But he will be happier when players start arriving at the club to strengthen the squad for Chelsea’s return to the Champions League. Conte’s targets include Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 24, and Juventus left-back Alex Sandro, 26. ■ by PAUL HETHERINGTON THE Premier League is set to become the Billionaire Club in the next 10 weeks. ROM IN A MILLION: Lukaku is a target Victor Lindelof £31m Ederson Moraes £35m Aaron Mooy £10m Jordan Pickford £30m Hull of a deal for Maguire ■ by PAUL HETHERINGTON HARRY MAGUIRE hit the financial jackpot when he moved to Leicester last week – and so did Hull. The central defender saw his wage jump from a basic £18k-a-week to £80k-a-week at Leicester. And the relegated Tigers received a fee of £17million for a player who only had a year remaining on his contract. Other interested clubs, including Tottenham, Everton and Newcastle, were prepared to pay at most around £10m. And Maguire, 24, would probably have been offered half in wages what Leicester are paying. But Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare (above) wanted the highly regarded Maguire through the door as quickly as possible and made sure their offer killed off the interest of other clubs. Shakespeare saw him as a priority signing as his experienced first-choice central defenders, Wes Morgan and Robert Huth, are 33 and 32 respectively. Davy Klaassen £23.6m Lukaku £70m£100m The transfer window officially opens on July 1 and by the time it closes it is expected that spending by top-flight clubs alone will top £1billion – again. In the last summer window for transfers Premier League clubs spent £1,189,480,000 on players. That massive spend included the world-record signing of Paul Pogba, who moved back to Manchester United from Juventus. The £89million fee topped the previous mark of £86m for Gareth Bale’s move from Tottenham to Real Madrid. And this summer is expected to see the spending of a year ago increased to make it a record-breaking transfer window. There is already a spending war under way between the two Manchester clubs. City and United are expected to shell out in excess of £200m EACH as managers Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho demand the arrival of their top targets in a bid to challenge for the Premier League crown. And that Pogba record will be a thing of the past if Everton get their way and Chelsea pay £100m for striker Romelu Lukaku, 24, although £70m may be a more realistic figure. United’s biggest signing is expected to be Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24, at a fee somewhere between £65m and £78m. It might seem a lot of money for a player who is not a regular starter for the Champions League winners, who prefer France international Karim Benzema in the central striking role. But Morata’s stats are impressive and Mourinho knows all about his ability and potential to become even better, having first managed him at The Bernabeu seven years ago, promoting him to the first team at the age of just 17. The Spaniard was Real’s second-top scorer in the season which has just ended, with 20 goals in 43 appearances. In La Liga matches he has scored 25 goals for Madrid in 63 appearances since his debut in 2010, while on loan at Juventus he scored 15 times in 63 games. And for Spain, he has nine goals in 20 matches. United have already secured one of Mourinho’s targets – Benfica’s Sweden centre-back Victor Lindelof, 22, for £31m. It’s City, though, who are leading the way in the spending race. They’ve already spent £78m on midfielder Bernardo Silva, 22, from Monaco for £43m – the biggest deal so far – and goalkeeper Ederson from Benfica. Ederson, 23, has become the most expensive No.1 in the world at £35m. And the record-breaking nature of the summer has been underlined by the sale of Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford to Everton for £30m. That has made Pickford, 23, the most expensive British goalkeeper. Busy Everton boss Ronald Koeman has also just spent £23.6m on Ajax midfielder Davy Klaassen, 24. So far, at this early stage of the summer transfer market, Premier League clubs have already spent more than £200m. And there is a lot more to come with champions Chelsea, FA Cup winners Arsenal and Premier League runners-up Tottenham all still to flex their spending muscles. BIGGEST SUMMER TRANSFER DEALS SO FAR Bernardo Silva (Monaco to Man City, £43m) Ederson Moraes (Benfica to Man City, £35m) Victor Lindelof (Benfica to Man United, £31m) Jordan Pickford (Sunderland to Everton, £30m) Davy Klaassen (Ajax to Everton, £23.6m) Harry Maguire (Hull to Leicester, £17m) Asmir Begovic (Chelsea to Bournemouth, £8m) Christian Atsu (Chelsea to Newcastle, £6.2m) n o i l l i b 1 £ DAILY STAR SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 SPENDING MOR: Alvaro Morata is expected at Old Trafford Morata £65m£78m 55 MASSIVE PREM SPEND’S ON THIS SUMMER Top English clubs will splash the cash again ALL BLACKS WORRIED WORLD EXCLUSIVE RIDICULOUS! Mayweather-McGregor bout’s crazy to Lewis Gatland’s rallying cry ■ by NICK PARKINSON ■ by MARTIN HOPWOOD FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis says he cannot take Conor McGregor’s fight against Floyd Mayweather seriously. UFC star McGregor (right) and Mayweather face off in Las Vegas in August but Lewis (below) says there is no doubt who will win and the fight will be so one-sided that he branded it “ridiculous”. He said: “I can’t take it serious. Mayweather is the best, nobody can touch him in boxing. “So for a man from a different sport to fight him? It’s ridiculous to me.” FULL STORY: Page 48 FREE INSIDE TODAY EIGHT-PAGE RESULT! PULLOUT ALL SMILES: Ibrahimovic ZLAT’S BACK & ON TRACK A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME: Ronaldo yesterday EXCLUSIVE ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC is back at Manchester United and vowing to be fit by November. That creates the intriguing possibility of the Swedish superstar being offered a short-term contract by United. Ibrahimovic, 35, was released by the Old Trafford club at the end of the season, when they decided not to take up an option to extend his contract. That was because of the knee injury which seemingly brought a premature end to his career in Manchester – and was expected to keep him out until the New Year at least. But Ibra was at one of United’s training grounds last Tuesday – Littleton Road in Salford – with his sons Turn to Page 53 24> No. 12781 Austria 2.50; Belgium 2.20; Bulgaria BGN 6; Canary Is 2.30; Cyprus 2.80; Denmark DKr25; Eire 1.00, France 2.90; Germany 3; Gibraltar £0.90; Greece 2.50; Italy 2.10.; Luxembourg 1.60; Malta 2.40; Holland 2.30; Norway NKr 29; Portugal (Cont.) 2.30.; Spain 2.30; Switzerland SFr 2; 1 2 3 4 A B C D E F G H I J K L P Q R S * T U W W B D S Turkey YTL 10.25 9771478 5 5378 CRISIS TALKS Ronaldo’s agent ready for Real battle this week ■ by PAUL HETHERINGTON DAILY STAR JUN 18 2017 LIONS coach Warren Gatland says New Zealand know they will be in a battle when the Test series begins on Saturday. After a 32-10 win over the Maori All Blacks yesterday, Gatland (left) believes the pressure is already starting to tell on the hosts. He said: “I’ve been surprised by Steve Hansen, who is normally pretty calm. He has been doing a lot of press conferences and I can only take that as a sign of respect in that he is a little bit worried. “Maybe he is worried by potentially how good this team can be. We know we have got a big step up – but all I can say is that this could be a great Test series.” MATCH REPORT: See Page 50 CRISTIANO RONALDO’S future will be thrashed out at a crunch meeting between his agent Jorge Mendes and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. That showdown Published by Express Newspapers, The Northern & Shell Building, Number 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6EN. 0208 612 7000. Outside UK +44(0) 208 612 7000. Printed by West Ferry Printers, United A&B, Luton, LU2 OTA; Johnstons Press, Outgang Lane, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 3QE; DC Thomson, 80 Kingsway East, Dundee, DD4 8SL; Bermont Impresion SL Avenida de Alemania 12, 28821 Coslada, Madrid, Spain. Deposito Legal no. TO-394/96; T.F. Print SA, Tenerife; Corelio Coldset Printing Partners, Grafische Divisie VUM-media, Gossetiaan 30, 1702 Groot Bijgaarden, Brussels. Kalofolias Group S.A. Athens, Greece. EXCLUSIVE ■ by PAUL HETHERINGTON could be held as early as this week. But the man who set up Ronaldo’s £80million transfer to Madrid believes the former Manchester United star will stay with the Champions League winners. Former Real president Ramon Calderon tried to sign Turn to Page 53 CONTE ‘MUST SELL’ BEFORE SIGNING NEW PLAYERS See Page 54
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