Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Lions facing 10 weeks in a bubble under Covid rules

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(23) Seamus Mullins 9 12-0 (CD) .......... M G Nolan

(17) P Henderson 10 11-12 ......... N Scholfield

(34) A Carroll 10 11-11 ..................... H Bannister

(35) C Gordon 9 11-4 (BF, CD) ................ Joshua Moore

(40) P Gundry 9 11-2 ................. Miss Chloe Emsley (7)

(16) M Keighley 9 10-8 ............................. J Best

(47) A Honeyball 8 10-8 .................. R Dingle

(34) Mrs D Grissell 9 10-6 ..................... M Goldstein

(36) G L Moore 11 10-0 .......................... Jamie Moore

(16) Georgie Howell 11 10-0 .......................... ...................................................................... Tabitha Worsley (5) BETTING: 3 Fizzlestix, 7-2 Miss Antipova, 9-2 Plantagene­t, 5 Marilyn Monroe, 8 Prairie Town, 10 Ballyegan Hero, 16 Ballintara, West Lake, 20 Others.

11-8fav Chased leader, led 11th, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, soon hung left and weakened, 3rd of 5, 22l behind Manofthemo­ment at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.

18-1 Towards rear, headway to track leaders after the 11th, ridden 4 out, stayed on strongly from 2 out, ran on gamely final 110 yards but always held, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Cushuish at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in Apr.

5-2 In rear but in touch, pushed along briefly before 10th, driven before 4 out, stayed on into modest 3rd 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 4, 11l behind Schnabel at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in Apr.

7-2 Prominent, disputed lead after 4th, pushed along and lost position 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 13, 8l behind Poet’s Reflection at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl (5) gd in Mar. 12-1 Held up in rear, slow 6th, jumped left 7th and 8th, pushed along after 11th, went 4th from 2 out, never dangerous, 4th of 7, 13l behind Fact Flow at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Apr. 28-1 In rear, slow 1st, mistake 10th, headway when mistake 2 out, stayed on, went never dangerous 4th towards finish, 4th of 10, 13l behind High Counsel at Warwick 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.

RUGBY UNION Warren Gatland admits the British and Irish Lions will face up to 10 weeks in their bubble environmen­t if they are forced to quarantine on their return from South Africa.

The Lions are seeking elite sport exemption to avoid having to spend 11 nights in a Government-approved hotel on arrival at Heathrow - the requiremen­t for anyone travelling from a country placed on the red list.

Eleven England cricketers, including Yorkshire’s Jonny Bairstow, are quarantini­ng at hotels following their return from the Indian Premier League, which has been suspended because of the escalating coronaviru­s crisis in India.

Discussion­s between the Lions and the Government are ongoing with the touring party hoping dispensati­on will be granted on the grounds they will be operating in a bubble with a regular testing programme in place.

But as it stands they must quarantine and with players meeting up for the first time for a training camp in Jersey in mid-June and returning from South Africa on August 9, Gatland knows his squad are facing an extended period away from home.

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