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Cheltenham Festival: Triumph favourite Lulamba cruises to impressive British debut at Ascot for Nicky Henderson

Cheltenham Festival: Triumph favourite Lulamba cruises to impressive British debut at Ascot for Nicky Henderson

Lulamba lived up to the hype when comfortably accounting for fellow French import Mondo Man in the BetMGM Juvenile Hurdle at Ascot. Nicky Henderson’s charge scored by five lengths in a 16-runner contest at Auteuil on his racecourse debut after being the subject of glowing reports since arriving at Seven Barrows. Mondo Man was bought for €520,000 after showing plenty …

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Clarence House Chase: Phenomenal Jonbon too good for Energumene in Ascot clash as Nicky Henderson looks to Cheltenham

Clarence House Chase: Phenomenal Jonbon too good for Energumene in Ascot clash as Nicky Henderson looks to Cheltenham

Jonbon ground Energumene into submission to land another fantastic triumph in the BetMGM Clarence House Chase at Ascot. Nico de Boinville was positive from the outset and soon established an advantage at the head of affairs on the 8/13 favourite. There was a point in the race where Nicky Henderson’s charge was not so fluent at the fences and that …

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Hero Dubai Desert Classic: Tyrrell Hatton trails Daniel Hillier as Rory McIlroy makes up ground ahead of final round

Hero Dubai Desert Classic: Tyrrell Hatton trails Daniel Hillier as Rory McIlroy makes up ground ahead of final round

Tyrrell Hatton is one shot behind leader Daniel Hillier after round three of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, where Rory McIlroy has made up ground. Hatton’s four-under 68 moves him onto 12 under for the tournament and he is favourite to win a fifth Rolex Series event, with Hillier in unfamiliar territory. The Kiwi appeared to feel the pressure after …

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Physical Disability Champions Trophy: England beat India to reach final

Physical Disability Champions Trophy: England beat India to reach final

England beat India by four runs to reach the Physical Disability Champions Trophy final in Sri Lanka. England’s win means they go top of the four-team table and are guaranteed to finish in the top two, along with India, so the two countries will meet again in Tuesday’s final. India beat England in their first group match earlier this week, …

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Jack Draper vs Carlos Alcaraz: British No 1 aiming to be aggressive and take his chances against ‘special talent’ at Australian Open

Jack Draper vs Carlos Alcaraz: British No 1 aiming to be aggressive and take his chances against ‘special talent’ at Australian Open

British No 1 Jack Draper says he is hoping for a “great contest” when he takes on his good friend Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday. After going the distance against both Mariano Navone and Thanasi Kokkinakis, Draper again came from two sets to one down to see off unseeded Australian Aleksandar Vukic and …

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