The Qipco Champion Stakes showdown between Economics and Calandagan is on after both were declared for the feature event at Ascot on British Champions Day.
Successful earlier on Natalia Lupini's Thebelmontgangster, Billy Lee teamed up with another northern trainer to complete his double when Apercu (15/8 fav) clung on for victory in the TRM - Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap.
Dylan Browne McMonagle doubled up for boss Joseph O'Brien when Bard Of Avon ground out victory in the mile-and-a-half maiden at the Curragh.
Gordon Elliott has given an indication of running and riding plans for his contenders for next month's Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal.
Sean D Bowen is in the record books as a Cesarewitch-winning rider but rather than getting to celebrate on-track, he had to settle for hearing the news driving to Leicester on Tuesday.
When I see soccer clubs spending hundreds of millions on players, the amounts can certainly seem obscene, but there is an underlying logic to it. If the clubs are to compete at the highest level both domestically and in Europe they need the best players and the rewards for success can far outweigh the costs.
Similarly, the sums of money spent at Tattersalls Book One sale last week were jaw dropping, but a similar logic does apply. If you unearth a Classic winner it has the potential to repay its initial purchase price many times over at stud.
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I'm from Kells, Co Meath. I started off life big into sport. I played gaelic football around north Meath, I played in Croke Park in the All-Ireland Colleges. I played rugby in the winter, but I got massive injuries. I was in America in Ann Arbor, University of Michigan and I did a thesis on concussion. It was to do with American Football really. When I came home, I discovered I couldn't play any sport and I was still crazy for sport. I decided I would start riding horses and I was useless at it! I got falls and everything, so eventually I bought a bit of land outside the town where I live, a good bit of land and I built boxes.
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Most expensive P2P horses 2024
In the latest edition of Emma's Eyecatchers Emma Nagle takes a look at the most expensive Point to Point recruits sold at public auction in the last year
By Donal Murphy - A runner-up over the course and distance on her last two starts, MAGS certainly wouldn't be winning out of turn. The highest rated runner in the line-up, the Footstepsinthesand bay looks the one to beat. A good third on her debut for current connections at Bellewstown earlier this month, Feature This is sure to have plenty of supporters. Yet to win over this trip, she does have four course successes to her name. Beaten by just half a length in an 18-runner contest at Navan last week, Jackie Brown is another leading hope, while others to consider are Adam's Boy and Clarinbridge, who both finished third when last seen.
