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HomeNewsBritainEvan Williams: sent out 51 winners last season Credit: Harry Trump / Getty ImagesLeading trainer Evan Williams pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm when he appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday. Williams, 54, is accused of assaulting Martin Dandridge at his stables in Llancarfan, on the edge of Cardiff, on December 4 last year. After a short hearing, Williams was bailed. He faces a trial at Cardiff Crown Court on March 3, 2026.

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James Bowen won on Lulamba. Pic: AlamyThe eyes of the jumps world were on Ireland this week, but leading Welsh jockeys still had their say. The Racing Post's James Stevens on the weekend's action. The pressure was on but James Bowen delivered a Grade 1 success at Punchestown as Lulamba reversed Cheltenham Festival form to win the Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | James Stevens

Simon Walker looks to have found a perfect contender for the Amateur Derby at Epsom in Beauld As Brass after the five-year-old completed a quick-fire hat-trick with ease. The winner was once again slowly away, just as he was when scoring at Lingfield last month and Chelmsford on Thursday, but it made no difference as he bolted clear by five lengths to post his best performance yet.

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New trainer Jack Morland could have a first runner at Royal Ascot to look forward to after two-year-old Saucy Jane bolted clear to land the 5f maiden. She made every yard under Sam James to go one better than on her Pontefract debut and give Nick Bradley Racing a one-two, with 80-1 chance Homestrait in second for Brian Ellison. The success is a fifth this year for Newmarket-based Morland, who has already beaten his tally of four from last season's rookie campaign.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | James Stevens

Bath: regulars returnRon Harris-trained duo Weston Court and Eye Of The Water have run 24 times at Bath between them, and the track regulars return for their seasonal reappearance in the third of the mile handicaps on the card (5.45). Weston Court recorded his first success here last June when an 18-1 winner over the same distance before following up at Windsor, while Eye Of The Water attempts a third win at the course.