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When it came to the West End in 2007, “The Lord of the Rings” was a “notorious flop”, said Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph. A spectacular mega-musical, incorporating folk, Bollywood influences and pop, it had cost a record-breaking £12.5m to stage, at the 2,000- seat Theatre Royal Drury Lane,…

Newsboy's Nap selection for Wednesday, June 7, is the Roger Charlton-trained Hydration at Newbury (3.45). The next best is another Newbury runner Eximious (4.20)

As Will Buick passed Chindit, the eventual runner-up went to bite his horse Modern Games. The jockey was seen to have a small cut on his hand after the dramatic incident at Newbury races

Newsboy puts his faith in Siskany to land a competitive Boodles Yorkshire Cup at York on Friday for trainer Charlie Appleby

Cull will impact the group’s UK headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, as well as markets worldwide

The next leg of Frankie Dettori's farewell tour did not get the desired result as the jockey fell from the Andrew Balding-trained Chaldean in the Greenham Stakes, won by Isaac Shelby

Our man fancies Frankie Dettori to bag the big race at Newbury and Lucinda Russell to take her second National within a week at Ayr, after Corach Rambler scored at Aintree

Fergal O'Brien's eight-year-old set for Ayr glory while Telmesomethinggirl, Rubaud, City Chief, Frere D’armes, Chaldean, Alrehb, Greatest Time, Sparkling Red, Billy No Mates, Mount Athos, Claim The Stars and After John may also be Saturday scorers