A plethora of star jockeys descend on Brighton and Lingfield on Tuesday – live on Sky Sports Racing…
3.55 Brighton – Last time out winners clash
Corporate Raider has sparked back to life since he ran at Brighton two starts ago winning last time out and a return to 1m2f definitely won’t be a problem for him.
A step up in trip awaits recent Chepstow scorer Bhuybezi who on the evidence of his victory last time out, he could relish this trip under the same patient tactics.
Course and distance hero Gallimimus is slowly dropping down the handicap and a return to his favoured track could see him outrun his odds.
4.25 Brighton – Six-time course specialist Rivas Rob Roy headlines
The nine-year-old Rivas Rob Roy put up a gallant effort last time out and now down to a mark of 52 he would be dangerous to ignore, especially at his preferred stomping ground.
Lady Wingalong has been in good form since joining the David Evans team and was unlucky not to win last time out. Kondratiev Wave will likely be a contender, boasting strong form this season for the Tony Carroll team. The seven-year-old has not finished outside the top two on his last four visits to the south coast and the drop back down in trip should do no harm.
Last time out winner Gilt Edge was given a patient ride when winning and his rune here two starts ago gives extra encouragement that he won’t be far away.
7.30 Lingfield – Well-bred Archivist takes on Seraph Gabriel
Sir Michael Stoute saddles debutant Archivist for Cheveley Park, who is a half-brother to the very useful New Kingdom and any market support would be very eye-catching.
Seraph Gabriel wasn’t beaten far on debut at Newbury and the Ralph Beckett yard are in great form at present. He looks the form pick here, but will have to be wary of Hot Property who runs under Billy Loughnane.
Frankel colt Best Adventure was well supported on debut but was a shade disappointing but would be no surprise with that experience under his belt to take a big step forward again today.
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Marcel Siem beat Tom McKibbin in a play-off to win the Italian Open on Sunday and secure his sixth victory on the European tour in his fourth event back from hip surgery in February.
Both Siem and McKibbin finished at 10-under overall and then Siem birdied the opening play-off hole to seal it.
Siem was three strokes ahead of clubhouse leader McKibbin eight holes into his final round, only for four bogeys to put him one stroke back going to the 18th.
But Siem holed a 22-foot putt to finish with an even-par 71 and force the playoff.
“Holing that putt on 18 was one (of) the coolest moments in golf for me and doing it again in a playoff was fantastic,” Siem said.
McKibbin posted a bogey-free 65 in his final round at Adriatic Golf Club Cervia.
McKibbin had the consolation prize of earning a spot in the British Open after narrowly missing out on a second DP World Tour title, along with American Sean Crocker, who finished one stroke behind the leaders in a tie for third with Jannik de Bruyn.
The 43-year-old Siem won his first European tour title more than 20 years ago. He lost his tour card in 2021 and won it back at qualifying school last year. Then he won the Indian Open at the start of last year for his first tour victory in more than eight years.
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Scottie Scheffler returned to winning ways and registered a sixth PGA Tour victory in 10 starts after beating Tom Kim in a dramatic finish at the Travelers Championship.
The world No 1, heading into the final round a shot behind at TPC River Highlands, carded five birdies in a bogey-free 65 to finish on 22 under alongside overnight leader and playing partner Tom Kim.
Kim holed a 10-foot birdie on his final hole to force the play-off, after play was briefly halted when multiple protesters ran onto the 18th green and put coloured powder on the putting surface before being removed by police.
Image: Scottie Scheffler is now a six-time winner on the PGA Tour this season
The green was cleared ahead of the play-off, where Kim was unable to get up and down from the sand and Scheffler made a winning par to become the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to win six times before July on the PGA Tour.
Victory follows wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players, The Masters, RBC Heritage and Memorial Tournament already this season, with his latest success extending his advantage at the top of both the world rankings and the FedExCup standings.
Image: Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim played in the final group on Sunday alongside Akshay Bhatia
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Scheffler opened with five straight pars before taking advantage of the par-five sixth and rolling in from 15 feet at the next, then responded to a missed opportunity at the 12th by two-putting from 12 feet to birdie the par-five next.
The two-time major winner fired his approach close at the 14th and added another birdie after driving the green at the par-four 15th, where Kim also picked up a shot to stay within one.
Image: Tom Kim was challenging for a fourth PGA Tour victory and first of the campaign
Kim – who started the day one ahead – had lost his overnight advantage when he reached the turn in level par, only to make three birdies in a six-hole stretch on his back nine to get to 21 under.
Both players failed to convert outside birdie opportunities on the next two holes to keep Scheffler one ahead heading into the par-four last, where Kim almost holed his approach shot to leave him 10 feet from the flag.
Image: The final group were briefly paused on the 18th green for the protesters to be removed by police
Scheffler’s second shot just cleared the greenside bunker and finished on the fringe, before play was briefly disrupted when multiple protesters ran onto the green and powder was thrown on the putting surface.
The protesters were quickly removed and the green cleared of debris, with Scheffler’s outside birdie try stopping on the right edge before Kim poured in his effort to take the contest to a play-off.
Scottie Scheffler brings his baby Bennett to the winner’s interview after claiming the 2024 Travelers Championship after a play-off
Kim saw his approach plug in a bunker and left him unable to save par, as Scheffler missed his birdie effort but tapped in for victory – the 12th of his PGA Tour career and fourth in a Signature Event this season.
“It has been a great season,” Scheffler said. “I’ve been fortunate to come away with some wins and it has been a lot of fun. Tom played his heart out today. He’s a great player, great champion and it was fun battling with him today.”
Asked about the protests on the 18th green, Scheffler added: “Fortunately for Tom and me we’re great friends so we were able to kind of relax each other. You don’t really understand the situation, there’s people running around everywhere and you don’t really know what’s going to happen so it’s a bit confusing.”
Tom Hoge carded a final-round 62 to jump into tied-third with Sungjae Im, while Patrick Cantlay shared fifth spot with Tony Finau, Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia.
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Cameron Young, who carded just the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history during the third round, opened with four straight birdies and carded a four-under 66 to finish tied-ninth with Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman.
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American Cameron Young holed a 10-foot putt for a 59 as South Korea’s Tom Kim held onto a narrow lead after the third day of the Travelers Championship.
Young made two eagles and seven birdies at the TPC River Highlands course for the first sub-60 score in nearly four years on the PGA Tour and the 13th in history.
Having moved within five shots of Kim’s lead, Young said his preparation had done little to suggest such a score was on its way.
“Didn’t feel particularly awesome,” he said. “I chunked a few less on the range than I did yesterday. Then, yeah, came out and just was very comfortable and things just started coming down close to the hole.”
Kim carded a second straight 65 to sit at 18 under par with world number one Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia just a shot behind.
Image: Scottie Scheffler reacts after missing a putt on the seventh green during the third round of the Travelers Championship
“It’s a stacked leaderboard,” said Kim, a day after his 22nd birthday. “Out here, a five, six-shot lead is not safe at all. So I’ve got to go out tomorrow and do the same game plan and execute.”
Xander Schauffele hit a 64 and Sungjae Im a 63 to be two shots from the lead heading into the final day, with Ireland’s Shane Lowry four adrift after a third-round 65.
Two people treated in hospital after lightning strike
Play was again delayed for nearly three hours due to what the PGA Tour called a “dangerous weather situation”.
Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday after lightning struck a tree near the course hosting the Travelers Championship.
The home is just north of the fifth green at TPC River Highlands, with Cromwell Police receiving 911 calls around 4.30pm about a lightning strike. When first responders arrived, they found a tree that had been hit and three people who were near it.
Cromwell Fire Department Chief Jason Brade said in a statement that an emergency medical crew treated two people and took them to the hospital for further evaluation. He did not elaborate on their condition. A third person refused treatment.
Lightning is an ever-present danger on golf courses. In 2019, six people were injured when a strike hit a 60-foot (18-meter) pine tree at the Tour Championship.
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The New England Patriots, while inducting Tom Brady into their Hall of Fame, delivered a few surprises for the legendary quarterback.
Team owner Robert Kraft revealed the Patriots are retiring Brady’s No 12 and are commissioning a 12-foot-tall bronze Brady statue which will be installed during the 2024 season.
“(The statue) will stand alone in the plaza outside of the Hall of Fame to symbolise his position, not as the greatest in franchise history, but as the greatest in all of NFL history,” Kraft said.
The ceremony drew a crowd of 60,000 to the Patriots’ home stadium in Foxborough. The three-hour festivities included appearances by scores of Brady’s former team-mates and ex-Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. It was the first time Belichick returned to Foxborough since he resigned at the end of last season.
Brady gave thanks to all, saying, “I am eternally grateful. I am Tom Brady. And I am a Patriot.”
Image: Brady was surprised with the two announcements by Patriots owner Robert Kraft
He added of Belichick, “It wasn’t me. It wasn’t you. It was us. Let me make this crystal clear: There is no coach in the world I would rather play for than Bill Belichick.”
Brady, playing under Belichick, spent 20 years with the Patriots, leading the team to six Super Bowl championships. He later added another title with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Belichick, greeted with huge cheers from Patriots fans, said to Brady, “Thank you for all that you’ve done for us. Thank you for all you’ve done for me. And thank you for the example and motto you’ve been for all of us on a daily basis for 20 years. Congratulations.”
Image: Some 60,000 fans attended the Patriots’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Brady
One of Brady’s top rivals, Peyton Manning, also attended, chatting with Brady alongside ceremony host Mike Tirico.
Manning said, “You knew when you were playing against a Tom Brady team, you better be at your best, cause if you weren’t, Tom Brady was going to beat you every time.”
Brady added, “I think that I could never have been the type of player that I was without having someone like Peyton that I had to aspire to be like. And I looked at him as the gold standard for quarterback play, and I still do. There’s nobody like Peyton Manning out there right now.”
Brady, 46, was a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player who holds the league records for completions (7,753), pass attempts (12,050), passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649).
