Farrant fine after weight cloth error

Trainer Rodney Farrant was fined £1,000 at Brighton yesterday after failing to put in place a saddle cloth carrying 12lb of lead during the saddling process.

The mistake led to the

disqualification of

Princely Ted, 3-1 favourite

and runner-up to

Cheveley Flyer in the

Blakes Butchers Handicap

when ridden by

apprentice William Buick.

Farrant admitted his

mistake. With Buick being

so light, the trainer said

the weight of the saddle

had misled him and made

him believe the missing

lead was in place.

With

confusion over the

stewards' inquiry, some

each-way backers of

Princely Ted were paid

out on course.

THE Blue Square Nassau

Stakes at Glorious

Goodwood on August 4

could feature a clash

between Oaks winners

Light Shift and Peeping

Fawn plus Speciosa and

French filly Mandesha.

THE Tote, the subject of

a £400m sale to racing,

returned impressive

figures for the year

ending April 2007 with net

profits of £26.8m, a rise of

13.6 per cent.