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Winner demolishes a

bewildered Derby field

And Langholm Common Riding followers debate the shade of the grey silks

Horseracing five furlongs from home,
gaining a 12-length lead.
THE three-year-old Irish His lead was reduced but
colt Serpentine pulled off an McNamara rode him on and
extraordinary win in last he passed the post five and
Saturday’s Investec Derby a half lengths ahead.
at Epsom. O’Brien told The
In front of empty stands, Guardian: “We try to give
normally packed with 100,000 every horse the best chance
spectators, the 25/1 shot, ridden of winning and we try to
by Emmet McNamara, ride them all accordingly.
stormed home ahead of the “Emmet was very happy
16-strong field. to go forward and William
The horse, owned by Mrs Buick, on Amhran Na
John Magnier, Michael Bhfiann, was happy to go
Tabor and Derrick Smith, is forward, too.
by Galileo, trainer Aiden “When he won impres-
O’Brien’s first Derby win- sively last weekend, he
ner. absolutely ran through the
Serpentine’s victory gave line at the Curragh at a mile
O’Brien an eighth record- and a quarter and to do that
breaking Derby win. He had you have to be very good
six runners in last Saturday’s and have real class.
race. “Donnacha, my son, said
The previous week the that, after five furlongs, he
horse had his first win in was in front, very comfort-
only three runs at Curragh able and he wasn’t going to
and at Epsom he gave stop.
McNamara his own first win “Emmet judged the pace
in nine months. really well and he knew he
The one-mile, four-furlong was a horse which was going
race was run on good ground to get every yard of a mile
and Serpentine went clear and a half.”

The Aiden O’ Brien trained Serpentine stuns racing fans by winning the
Investec Derby last Saturday Photo: thejockeyclub.co.uk

A ‘meaningful’ return

Cricket However, cricket in Scotland The club thanks everyone E&L
won’t be able to return until for their continued support
LANGHOLM cricket club is the start of August at the ear- and it won’t be long until peo- SPORT
preparing to return to the liest but the club is allowed ple can once again enjoy
crease later this summer. to travel across the border some cricket in the Muckle
The Eden Valley Cricket to play in Cumbria. Toon.
League, in which it competes, It intends to play away ___________________ 28
has announced plans for games until the Scottish gov-
“meaningful” cricket to return ernment allows cricket to take  AFTER reading the state-
after the UK government place on the Castleholm ment in last Thursday’s E&L
gave the green light for cricket which, fingers crossed, won’t Advertiser from the Common 938740
to get underway. be long. Riding members, the club
The plan is to play in small The lads are back in training has decided that the cricket
“regionalised” leagues and in small groups and are all club bar will be closed during Langholm Cricket Club members eagerly anticipate a return to the game
the plan is to start later in looking forward to the long- the Common Riding
July. awaited return of cricket. weekend. Castleholm. ing, despite the circumstances 771472
Langholm Cricket Club has Once the league announces The club grounds will also In a statement it said: “We and we hope to welcome you
contacted the league to say fixtures, the club will let be closed and people are hope everyone has a safe all to the Castleholm at some
it is happy to participate. everyone know. advised not to go to the and enjoyable Common Rid- point in the near future.” 9
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