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Tuesday 18 June 2013

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Moth added to Classic field

Aidan O'Brien's Moth has been supplemented for the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.

Dawn stars on Guineas list

Long-time favourite Dawn Approach tops 14 contenders confirmed for Saturday's Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Diakali (left) has Blood Cotil for company at the final flight

Diakali leads home Mullins four

Diakali took full advantage of the absence of Our Conor to win the AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown.

Sir Des Champs beats Long Run at Punchestown

Owners' prize for Gigginstown

Gigginstown House Stud claimed the champion owners' prize in Ireland for only the second time following the conclusion of the Punchestown Festival.

The Hurricane Fly team after his Cheltenham victory in March

Mullins leads way in great season

A record-breaking Cheltenham Festival for Team Ireland and another incredible campaign for the all-conquering Willie Mullins team will go down as the major highlights of another superb National Hunt season.

Hurricane Fly, ridden by Ruby Walsh, was victorious at Punchestown

Hurricane blows away rivals

Hurricane Fly produced another scintillating display in the hands of Ruby Walsh to claim the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown for the fourth successive year.

Race horse trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni leaves after a disciplinary hearing at the British Horseracing Authority, in London, Thursday, April 25, 2013

Godolphin trainer's disgrace complete with eight-year ban

The British Horseracing Authority has completed the astounding, headlong fall from grace of Mahmood al-Zarooni by banning him for eight years.

Arvika Ligeonniere, ridden by Ruby Walsh, wins at Punchestown

Arvika bounces back in style

Following earlier wins for Quevega and Twinlight, Arvika Ligeonniere extended the dominance of Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh on day three of the Punchestown Festival when bouncing back to form in the Ryanair Novice Chase.

Sextet stand firm against Fly

Hurricane Fly faces just six rivals as he bids to land the Rabobank Champion Hurdle for the fourth successive year at Punchestown on Friday.

Ruby Walsh and Quevega face a big challenge

Solwhit to edge out serial winner Quevega

It's not often that staying hurdles capture the imagination quite so vibrantly as this evening's Punchestown Festival showdown between Quevega and Solwhit.

Sir Des Champs, with Davy Russell on board, clears the last ahead of Long Run to win the Punchestown Gold Cup yesterday

Russell's golden moment well worth the wait, Sir

A last-minute injury had robbed Davy Russell of the chance to ride Sir Des Champs at Cheltenham but the jockey ensured he will conclude his season on the highest note as the pair claimed a magnificent renewal of the Tote Punchestown Gold Cup.

Sir Des Champs (left), ridden by Davy Russell, jumps to glory ahead of Long Run in the Punchestown Gold Cup

Sir Des secures Punchestown Gold

Sir Des Champs hung on grimly in a thrilling finish to the Bet Online With thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup as Long Run and First Lieutenant came storming home.

Morning Assembly held off Inish Island in the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle

Morning up to the task for Fahy

Morning Assembly provided Pat Fahy with his biggest win since 2004 when battling back to hold off Inish Island in the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

Mahmood Al Zarooni's Certify is to miss the Qipco 1000 Guineas after 'serious irregularities were found in samples taken from horses in his (Al Zarooni's) care at Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket' according to the Godolphin website

Racing faces its greatest crisis over Godolphin steroid scandal

It may be overstating matters to talk of the Turf’s “Lance Armstrong moment”. But nor can the scandal that convulsed British horseracing yesterday be dismissed as a mere vignette to sustain its picaresque traditions.

Sprinter Sacre's debut one to catch at Punchestown

What promises to be an exhilarating five-day climax to the jumps season gets under way at Punchestown with an eagerly awaited Irish debut for Sprinter Sacre.

Sprinter Sacre ridden by Barry Geraghty (left) races clear over Sizing Europe under Andrew Lynch at the Boylesports.Com Champion Chase during the Boylesports Day at the 2013 Festival at Punchestown Racecourse, Co Kildare

Super Sacre's hat-trick emulates great Istabraq

Nicky Henderson admitted Sprinter Sacre had needed to dig deeper into his reserves than ever before but his standing as National Hunt racing's phenomenon remains undiminished after victory in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown.

Perfect 10 for super Sacre

Sprinter Sacre stretched his unbeaten record over fences to 10 with a commanding victory in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown.

Jezki bursts Champagne bubble

Jessica Harrington's star Jezki got back on the winning trail with a scintillating display in the Herald Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

McCoy's return delayed

Tony McCoy now looks set to miss the start of the new jumps season following his fall at Cheltenham last Thursday.

Al Zarooni faces drug probe

Classic-winning Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni is to face a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing after samples taken from 11 horses in his care in Newmarket were found to contain traces of anabolic steroids.