the times | Wednesday January 19 2022 2GM 59
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Exeter
Going: good to soft (soft in places)
1.10 (3m 54yd, ch) 1, Moroder (James Best,
10-3); 2, Gustavian (6-4 fav); 3, Huntsmans Jog
(5-2). 5 ran. Kl, 30l. J W Mullins.
1.40 (2m 7f 25yd, hdle) 1, Miss Fairfax (T J
O’Brien, 4-6 fav); 2, Eureka Creek (2-1); 3, Glan-
cing Glory (12-1). 7 ran. NR: Don’t Rightly Know.
4 N, 18l. H Morrison.
2.10 (2m 161yd, hdle) 1, Serious Charges
(Rex Dingle, 11-8 fav); 2, Scarface (5-1); 3,
Sadler’s Bay (100-1). 12 ran. 3Ol, 9l. A J
Honeyball.
2.40 (2m 2f 111yd, hdle) 1, Trump Lady (Thomas
Doggrell, 40-1); 2, Show On The Road (66-1); 3,
Cawthorne Lad (12-1). ; 4, Stratton Oakmont
(9-1). 16 ran. 8Kl, 8l. Harriet Brown.
3.10 (2m 161yd, hdle) 1, Sabbathical (Isabel
Williams, 7-2); 2, Thedancingman (12-1); 3,
Imperial Joe (9-1). 12 ran. NR: Blackthorn
Winter. 3Kl, 2Ol. Evan Williams.
3.40 (2m 3f 48yd, ch) 1, Getmegold (Brendan
Powell, 8-1); 2, Doyannie (11-2); 3, Eros (7-1).
13 ran. NR: Forget You Not, Menapian, Muddle
Thinking, Sam Haze. 2Nl, 4Ol. C L Tizzard.
4.10 (2m 161yd, flat) 1, Firestream (Aidan
Coleman, 10-11 fav); 2, Pimlico Point (3-1); 3,
Kitaway (11-1). 10 ran. 11l, 16l. A J
Honeyball.
Placepot: £158.20.
Quadpot: £89.60.Newcastle
Going: standard / slow
12.50 (2m 56yd, flat) 1, Ri Na Farraige (B S
Hughes, 18-5); 2, Boot ‘n’ Shoe (11-4 fav); 3,
Bingoo (9-2). 10 ran. 4l, 1Ol. R A Fahey.
1.25 (2m 46yd, hdle) 1, Kihavah (Tom
Midgley, 9-2); 2, Twoshotsoftequila (7-2); 3,
Lizzie Loch (40-1). 11 ran. 12l, 1Kl. A
Keatley.
1.55 (2m 75yd, ch) 1, Cenotice (Theo
Gillard, 12-1); 2, Treshnish (11-1); 3, Gallic
Geordie (13-8 fav). 8 ran. ns, ns. D McCain
Jnr.
2.25 (2m 4f 62yd, hdle) 1, Lord Roco (Alan
Doyle, 9-1); 2, Firth Of Forth (11-1); 3,Onward Route (11-4 fav). 13 ran. 4Kl, 9Kl. J
Ewart.
2.55 (2m 7f 91yd, ch) 1, Omar Maretti (Kielan
Woods, Evens fav); 2, Come On Teddy (6-5); 3,
Hold The Note (9-1). 4 ran. NR: Uncle Alastair.
3 Ol, 9l. A M Hales.
3.25 (2m 7f 149yd, hdle) 1, Stoney Rover
(J J Burke, 4-1 jt-fav); 2, Kaizer (10-1); 3,
Getalead (4-1 jt-fav). 15 ran. 1Nl, sh hd. A M
Thomson.
3.55 (2m 46yd, hdle) 1, Lady Adare (B S Hughes,
2-5 fav); 2, Bella Bluesky (125-1); 3, Martha
Willow (11-4). 9 ran. NR: Darsi’s Darling. 2Nl,
nk. H Fry.
Placepot: £37.60.
Quadpot: £9.60.Southwell
Going: standard / slow
4.20 (4f 214yd) 1, Bert Kibbler (Connor Beasley,
2-1 fav); 2, The Thin Blue Line (5-2); 3, Royd-
moor (17-2). 9 ran. NR: The Cruising Lord. 2Kl,
1 Nl. T D Barron.
4.50 (4f 214yd) 1, Iesha (C Beasley, 11-1); 2, Rhu-
barb (4-1); 3, Brandy Station (14-1). 8 ran. NR:
Coolagh Magic, May The Sixth. 2l, nk. C Wallis
5.20 (4f 214yd) 1, Bernard Spierpoint (L
Morris, 3-1); 2, Lethal Angel (17-2); 3, Cometh
The Man (9-2). 9 ran. NR: Gossip. 2l, Kl. C Wallis.
5.50 (1m 4f 14yd) 1, Flying Instructor (D Hogan,
3-1); 2, Needle Lace (7-4 fav); 3, Second
Kingdom (13-2). 12 ran. Nk, 3l. Alex French.6.20 (1m 4f 14yd) 1, Carausius (K Shoemark, 5-6
fav); 2, Soaring Star (3-1); 3, Luna Magic (25-1).
6 ran. 1Kl, 6l. C Hills.
6.50 (7f 14yd) 1, Eagleway (Lewis Edmunds,
3-1); 2, Tadleel (11-4 fav); 3, Mohareb (4-1). 7
ran. Kl, 1Kl. I Furtado.
7.20 (6f 14yd) 1, True Jem (C Lee, 15-2); 2, Ringo
Starlight (5-1); 3, Allarmista (40-1). 12 ran. NR:
Romantic Thought. Romantic Thought was
withdrawn. Rule 4 does not apply. Ol, 1Nl. I
Furtado.
7.50 (6f 14yd) 1, Tell’em Nowt (Daniel Muscutt,
15-2); 2, Deevious Beau (13-2); 3, Glorious
Charmer (11-2). 14 ran. Nk, Kl. P S
McEntee.
Placepot: £26.80. Quadpot: £4.40.Yesterday’s racing results
10 (4)046-5SWEET ANGEL 8 Jessica Macey 5-9-1 L Edmunds
11 (9)0050-URBAN HIGHWAY 98 A Carroll 6-9-1 T Marquand
9-2 Fact Or Fable, 5-1 The Game Of Life, 13-2 River Chorus, 7-1 Bobby Joe Leg,
Aquamas, 8-1 Silver Bubble, 10-1 Joli's Legacy, Strategic Fortune.
7.35 Betway Handicap (£6,480: 6f) (7)
1 (7)0241-KIND REVIEW 34 (CD) T Easterby 6-9-7Ella McCain (5)
2 (4)4143-IF YOU DARE 44 (CD) C & M Johnston 4-9-4 J Fanning
3 (1)4050-DREAM COMPOSER 110 (D) H Evans 4-9-2 D Costello
4 (3)5406-JACK'S POINT 74 A Carroll 6-9-1 G Downing
5 (6)145-3INVINCIBLE LARNE 10 (V,D) S Dixon 6-8-12 L Morris
6 (2)650-4TRIGGERED 15 (D) M Loughnane 6-8-9 D Probert
7 (5)5000-MACHO PRIDE 47 (D) B Haslam 4-8-8 A Mullen
7-4 Kind Review, 3-1 If You Dare, 5-1 Triggered, Invincible Larne, 12-1 Dream
Composer, 14-1 Jack's Point, Macho Pride.8.05 Novice Stakes (£3,942: 6f) (8)
1 (7) 2-EX GRATIA 31 J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-9 L Morris
2 (5) 02-CRYPTO QUEST 118 K Ryan 3-8-12 T Marquand
3 (8) FLAME TALON D O'Meara 3-8-12 D Probert
4 (6)0434-OLYMPIC EAGLE 49 (BF) C Cox 3-8-12 J Fahy
5 (2) 40-TWILIGHT REVENGE 31 M Usher 3-8-12 C Bennett
6 (3) 0-4WAVERLEY STAR 17 A Brown 3-8-12 D Swift
7 (1) 0-GRAND CRU GAGA 224 P & O Cole 3-8-7 M Tabti (7)
8 (4) 44-LOCHSIDE LASS 19 A Keatley 3-8-7 S James
7-4 Ex Gratia, 9-4 Olympic Eagle, 6-1 Crypto Quest, 8-1 Twilight Revenge,
Flame Talon, 14-1 Lochside Lass, 20-1 Grand Cru Gaga, 66-1 Waverley Star.2 (7)0443-JEMS BOND 36 A Brown 5-9-7 Paula Muir (3)
3 (3)425-5BROUGHTONS FLARE 9 (D) M Loughnane 6-9-7P Prince
4 (6)0400-DIVINE CONNECTION 28 (P,D) Craig Lidster 5-9-6
S James
5 (4)050-6BALLYVIL 8 S A Harris 5-9-5 J Duern (3)
6 (2)030-0SOVEREIGN MOON 14 (B) D Brown 4-9-3 D Probert
7 (5)0000/CONNEMERA QUEEN 510 (D) J Butler 9-9-3
Grace McEntee (3)
8 (11)600-0POWER PLAYER 13 (B) R Carr 6-9-2 J Gormley
9 (1)6006-LINCOLN RED 33 (CD) Olly Williams 6-9-1 D Fentiman
10 (8)060-0CHLOELLIE 14 (V,BF,D) J R Jenkins 7-9-1 K Shoemark
11 (9)0405-HOT DESERT 40 (T) A Carroll 4-9-1 T Marquand
3-1 Okaidi, 7-2 Jems Bond, 6-1 Broughtons Flare, 13-2 Divine Connection, 7-1
Chloellie, 12-1 Ballyvil, 14-1 Hot Desert, 16-1 Power Player, Lincoln Red.
7.05 Handicap (£2,970: 7f) (11)
1 (7)344-3SILVER BUBBLE 15 (V) G Kelleway 4-9-8 F Larson (7)
2 (6)4225-AQUAMAS 47 (P) M Dods 4-9-7 C Beasley
3 (3)326-5BOBBY JOE LEG 13 (D) R Carr 8-9-6 J Gormley
4 (11)504-5RIVER CHORUS 13 (P) P McEntee 4-9-6 D Probert
5 (1)2450-STRATEGIC FORTUNE 20 (P,D) J Butler 5-9-4Grace McEntee (3)
6 (5)44-12FACT OR FABLE 8 (P,D) J S Moore 5-9-3 L Keniry
7 (8)5105-JOLI'S LEGACY 40 (D) A Newcombe 4-9-2 J Mitchell
8 (2)060-6TWENTYSHARESOFGREY 13 (D) K P De Foy 4-9-2
Laura Pearson (3)
9 (10)00-32THE GAME OF LIFE 6 (P,T,D) M Herrington 7-9-1
P Mulrennan6 (3)2205/NOBLE DAWN 415 (H,T) I Furtado 5-9-2 L Edmunds
9-4 Lucayan, 5-2 Mawkeb, 4-1 Takeonefortheteam, 5-1 Dark Company, 8-1
Fieldsman, 14-1 Noble Dawn.6.05 Classified Stakes
(£2,970: 1m) (14)
1 (4)060-1BACK FROM DUBAI 8 (CD) S Bowring 5-9-7R Winston
2 (3)00-31DUBAI ELEGANCE 8 (P,CD) D Shaw 8-9-6 C Hardie
3 (14)0/0-0BEATRIX ENCHANTE 14 (H) J Gallagher 6-9-2A Beech (5)
4 (7)3060-BEAU GESTE 40 (P,BF,D) A Carroll 6-9-2
Mollie Phillips (5)
5 (6)520-0CARMELA SOPRANO 13 (D) J R Jenkins 4-9-2K Shoemark
6 (11)0044-CUBANO 110 J Mackie 4-9-2 A Mullen
7 (5)5033-FEN TIGER 74 J Feilden 4-9-2 S Feilden (7)
8 (13)000-5HUNTERS STEP 14 (BF,D) H Spiller 6-9-2 S Donohoe
9 (9)00/0-LIGHTNING BLUE J65 S Drinkwater 5-9-2A Villiers (3)
10 (1)03-52MAGIC GEM 8 (B) D Brown 4-9-2 D Probert
11 (10)66-33MR DIB DAB 8 (P) M Loughnane 5-9-2 L Morris
12 (8)0235-SEND IN THE CLOUDS 153 (C) A Carroll 5-9-2
Emma Taff (7)
13 (12)566-0TWILLEY 15 M Appleby 4-9-2 T Ladd (3)
14 (2)/43-0ZERO HOUR 16 D McCain 4-9-2 Ella McCain (5)
4-1 Back From Dubai, 5-1 Dubai Elegance, 6-1 Magic Gem, Hunters Step, 8-1
Cubano, 10-1 Fen Tiger, 12-1 Send In The Clouds, Mr Dib Dab, Beau Geste.6.35 Handicap (£2,970: 7f) (11)
1 (10)262-2OKAIDI 9 A Carroll 5-9-9 L MorrisSouthwell
Rob Wright
4.35 Mr PC 6.35 Okaidi
5.05 Smokey Malone 7.05 Fact Or Fable (nb)
5.35 Mawkeb 7.35 Macho Pride
6.05 Back From Dubai 8.05 Olympic Eagle
Going: standard to slow Sky Sports Racing
Draw: no advantage4.35 Classified Stakes (£2,970: 5f) (14)
1 (1)42-11THE TRON 5 (V,CD) D Shaw 4-9-7 Morgan Cole (7)
2 (14)5546-ARZAAK 78 (B,CD) C Wallis 8-9-2 C Hardie
3 (11)606-0ASCOT JUNGLE 5 (T) C Hobson 5-9-2C Hutchinson (5)
4 (3)461-1BLACKCURRENT 12 (P,CD) A Brown 6-9-2 D Swift
5 (10)053-6BUT YOU SAID 13 (P) Sarah Hollinshead 5-9-2P McDonald
6 (2)6600-DIRCHILL 21 (B) D Thompson 8-9-2 C Beasley
7 (5)000-0HALA BE ZAIN 14 (V) D Shaw 4-9-2 Z Wheatley (7)
8 (6)0441-KHULU 34 (CD) D Thompson 6-9-2 A Beech (5)
9 (12)6000-MASTER SULLY 57 A Carroll 4-9-2 T Marquand
10 (13)000-2MR PC 5 (B,T) A Carroll 4-9-2 L Morris
11 (4)5054-MRS BAGERRAN 34 T Waggott 4-9-2 J Hart
12 (9)130-6NELLIE FRENCH 15 (D) K Scott 5-9-2 P Dennis
13 (7)040-3PENOMBRE 15 (B) B Smart 4-9-2 H Shaw
14 (8)200-3RHUBARB 12 R J Price 5-9-2 Mollie Phillips (5)
2-1 The Tron, 5-1 Khulu, 6-1 Mr Pc, 7-1 Blackcurrent, 10-1 Rhubarb, Penombre,
14-1 Mrs Bagerran, 16-1 Nellie French.
5.05 Handicap
(£2,970: 1m 4f) (12)
1 (11)326-1PERCY WILLIS 6 (P,D) J O'Keeffe 4-10-2(5ex)
P J McDonald
2 (6)1146-ELHAFEI 44 (D) J Mackie 7-9-12 A Mullen
3 (1)4000-ELUSIVE ARTIST J23 A Carroll 4-9-9 L Morris
4 (10)102-1ALJARYAAL 11 (P,D) Joseph Parr 4-9-8 T Marquand
5 (2)66/6-SCHABANG 366 D O'Meara 4-9-7 D Tudhope
6 (9)1412-TEMUR KHAN J59 (P,BF,CD) A Carroll 7-9-5 D Probert
7 (8)0235-EAGLE'S REALM 32 (P,T) F O'Brien 4-9-5 R Hornby
8 (12)3605-HENRY THE FIFTH 156 (T) A Carson 4-9-4 W Carson
9 (5)6035-SMOKEY MALONE 28 (P,C) J Feilden 4-9-2 D E Hogan
10 (3)5066-ROMULAN PRINCE 28 Olly Williams 4-9-1G Rooke (3)
11 (7)2500-BUG BOY 28 (D) A Newcombe 6-9-0 L Edmunds
12 (4)063-5DEW YOU BELIEVE 7 M Appleby 4-8-5 T Ladd (3)
9-4 Aljaryaal, 4-1 Percy Willis, 6-1 Eagle's Realm, 8-1 Temur Khan, 10-1
Schabang, 12-1 Elhafei, 14-1 Smokey Malone, 16-1 Dew You Believe, Romulan
Prince.5.35 Handicap
(£3,510: 1m) (6)
1 (2)05-23MAWKEB 6 (BF) M Appleby 4-9-4 T Marquand
2 (6)035-2DARK COMPANY 9 C & M Johnston 4-9-3 J Hart
3 (4)111-1LUCAYAN 10 (P,CD) Joseph Parr 4-9-3(5ex) D Probert
4 (1)520-4FIELDSMAN 14 (CD) A Carroll 10-9-2Mollie Phillips (5)
5 (5)5142-TAKEONEFORTHETEAM 21 (D) M Loughnane 7-9-2
L Morrisbe the most likely destination for Pog-
ba, who cost United £89 million when
he returned to the club from Juventus
six years ago.
Rangnick has earmarked United’s FA
Cup fourth-round tie against Middles-
brough at Old Trafford on February 4
as a potential comeback date for the
former Juventus man.
“Paul Pogba had his first day of train-ing with the whole group [on Monday]
and, in the first training session, he
showed what kind of extraordinary
player he could be,” Rangnick said.
“He will not be available for the two
games this week but hopefully after the
break, when we have the cup game
against Middlesbrough and the away
game at Burnley, I think he could be
an option.”Everton turn
to Ferguson
once again
Paul JoyceDuncan Ferguson has been handed the
opportunity to stake his claim to be
Everton’s next manager after being
placed in caretaker charge.
Ferguson, 50, will lead Everton
against Aston Villa on Saturday, with
the club stating he will be at the helm
for “upcoming games” while the search
for Rafa Benítez’s replacement takes
place. The move brings breathing space
for the club’s hierarchy after an initial
approach for Roberto Martínez, the
Belgium manager, was blocked, but also
presents Ferguson with am incentive.
After the weekend there is a break in
the Premier League season before
Everton host Brentford in the FA Cup
on February 5. That is followed by a trip
to Newcastle United three days later.
It will be the second time that Fergus-
on has stepped into the breach, having
been caretaker in December 2019 when
he was unbeaten in three league games
— beating Chelsea 3-1 and drawing
with Manchester United and Arsenal.
Everton are, however, proceeding
with talks with Frank Lampard, the
former Chelsea manager, and there is
interest in Wayne Rooney, who has
impressed at Derby County while
contending with administration.
There has been contact with
Rooney’s representatives, but Derby’s
administrators have said they have not
received a formal approach.
Niko Kovac, who has just left
Monaco, is also under consideration.Ralf Rangnick believes that Paul Pogba
will be partly motivated by a desire to
impress other clubs who want to sign
him on a free transfer when he returns
to action for Manchester United next
month.
Pogba, 28, returned to training on
Monday for the first time since he
injured his thigh in November and is
expected to be considered for selection
in two weeks’ time.
Throughout the whole of last year,
Pogba and his representatives gave no
suggestion that he wanted to remain at
the club beyond the end of the season,
so he is expected to leave when
his contract expires on July 1.
The idea that Pogba will be
playing for a contract elsewhere
will not deter Rangnick from
picking the World Cup winner.
“Why shouldn’t [I play] Paul
Pogba now after 2½ months of
injury?” Rangnick, the interim
manager, said. “He is fully fit again
and he also wants to show up. He
wants to show the fans of Manches-
ter United, the board, the whole
world what kind of player he can be
and even if it’s only to show enough
for a new contract elsewhere, he will
be highly motivated to do that and
why should I then not play him?
“My contract as a manager is also
expiring in the summer. We have the
same goal. We have the same ambition
to be as successful as we can possibly be
in the next three or four months.”
Pogba is a talented player but the
admission from Rangnick that the
midfielder is partly motivated by a need
to impress any would-be suitors will
annoy those fans who think that he has
taken United for a ride over the past
couple of years.
United have made repeated attempts
to get Pogba to sign a new contract, but
he has been reluctant to come to the
table and it looks almost certain that he
will leave on a free transfer.
Paris Saint-Germain are thought toPogba ‘playing for deal elsewhere’
Paul Hirst
TOM FLATHERS/MANCHESTER CITY/GETTY IMAGEStoimpressanywouldbManchester City players appeared to mock
their rivals yesterday by posing for a training
ground celebration, main picture, similar to
Manchester United’s from Monday, insetAnything you can
do, we do better...
Rangnick has now decided to ditch his
4-2-2-2 system and United will play
4-3-3 for the rest of the campaign.
“In a 4-3-3 Jadon is a player for either
the left or right wing,” Rangnick said. “I
think he would prefer to play on the left,
because then he can switch inside and
shoot on goal with his strong right foot.”
Anthony Martial could feature in
tonight’s match away to Brentford,
Martial could return after ‘refusing’ to be on bench
despite his dispute with Rangnick. The
forward, 26, held talks with the manag-
er on Sunday after denying his asser-
tion that he had refused to be on the
bench for the draw with Aston Villa on
Saturday. However, Rangnick appears
to be standing by his claim, saying: “I
nominated him before the game and he
was not part of the group. You can draw
your own conclusions out of that.”
Brentford v Manchester United, tonight
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Leeds United set to make
higher bid for Aaronson
Leeds United have had a £15 million bid
for the Red Bull Salzburg forward
Brenden Aaronson turned down but
are expected to return with an
improved offer (Martin Hardy writes).
Marcelo Bielsa is keen to land the
versatile 21-year-old, who can play as a
winger or as a centre forward and has
scored three times this season for his
club.
Leeds will have to increase their fee
to about £20 million to land Aaronson,
who is a US international.