Now 10, Mrs Be takes some time to become competitive in her races, though she is rarely out of the frame and had the soft ground and long trip she needs when signing off with a Stratford hunter-chase success in May.The ground will be faster for the second of Cottenham’s four meetings where Get Off My Cloud can confirm the promise he showed in two outings last season in the Intermediate (12.0).The West Percy at Alnwick begins the northern season and Rose Davidson, nine winners under Rules this season, should start her season between the flags with a winner on A Boy Named Sioux (2.0), whom her parents bought during the summer.The eight-year-old did not run until last season and followed up his maiden win at Tranwell in a restricted over the stiff Balcormo track.FIXTURES: TOMORROW: Cambridgeshire University Draghounds at Cottenham (First race 11.30) 4m N of Cambridge, near B1049, Exit 14, M11 Heythrop at Dunthrop (11.30) 2m NE of Chipping Norton at junction of A3400 & A361 West Percy at Alnwick (12.0) 3m NE of Alnwick; sign-posted from A1.. His 2005 season was curtailed after a hunter-chase fall in March, but he goes well when fresh and won in the fastest time of the day at Marks Tey on his second outing.
The ladies’ open here, where the going is good to soft, is over 3m 5f and should go to last year’s winner, Mrs Be, in the hands of Polly Gundry. With Irilut likely to go hunter-chasing after two recent point-to-point wins to enable his rider, Sam Waley-Cohen, to qualify to ride in the Grand National, the marathon looks tailor-made for Swincombe. With all three weekend fixtures taking place tomorrow this is the last blank Saturday until 10 June, a week before the season ends. The highlight of tomorrow’s Heythrop meeting is the Lord Ashton of Hyde’s Cup, a four-mile men’s open (1.10), which is one of the season’s four National Feature races.

However, Daws has always been extremely fit and by round six it was clear that his workrate was too much for Lynes and from that point until the shock retirement there was simply nothing that the more seasoned boxer could do. By the end of round 10 Lynes looked miserable and dejected as he traipsed back to his corner and as he slumped on to the stool there was a look of defeat mixed with surprise on his face. At stake was the Southern Area light-welterweight title but more importantly the winner of last night’s gruelling encounter will fight for the vacant British version of the light-welterweight title. And it will get even better as the quality of water improves.” The agency monitors water quality constantly, ready to pump in fresh oxygen if levels decrease.SEALSA survey by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) showed that, in the 12 months to last July, there were 41 sightings of common seals, a total of 41 individuals, and 19 sightings of grey seals, totalling 30 separate animals. It was the first title fight in a British ring of 2006 and when the year is over it is likely to be voted one of the very best. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers have both exceeded expectations in winning two away post-season games, but now comes the difficult part.

Pittsburgh will have to win in the rarefied air of Denver, while Carolina visit the fortress that is Seattle’s Qwest Field.
The bad news is that both the Broncos and the Seahawks are perfect on home soil this season, nine victories from nine attempts. The perfect 10 will mean a Denver-Seattle Super Bowl in Detroit.However, many believe another evening of upsets lies ahead. Seattle boast the best running back in the game in Shaun Alexander, named as the league’s Most Valuable Player for his record-setting single-season haul of 28 touchdowns. History shows that when it comes to the play-offs, there is no place like home. However tomorrow night, two teams who have won on their travels will seek one more for the road, and the right to appear in Super Bowl XL next month.