Charles Bishop out for four to six weeks after gallops fall

Flat jockey Charlie Bishop is likely be on the sidelines for between four to six weeks after a fall on the gallops.

Bishop suffered a neck injury in the incident and will continue to undergo physiotherapy at Oaksey House as part of his recovery.

The rider had his best year in 2018 with 84 winners, surpassing £1m in prize-money for the first time and sealing a first Group 1 success on the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained Accidental Agent in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Bishop, who has won on Mr Mac and Dancing Jo since the turn of the year, has not been race-riding since being in action at Lingfield and Kempton last Friday.

Former jockey Alan Proud dies aged 61

Alan Proud, a popular rider on the Flat throughout the 70s and 80s, has died aged 61.

Proud worked with the likes of John Oxley, Mick Easterby, Jack Hardy but was best known for riding the David Chapman-trained Glencroft, on whom he won three races in 1988.

A winner of 82 races in Britain between 1976 and 1992, he also enjoyed notable successes with Ballet Champ in the 1985 Brown Jack Handicap on King George day at Ascot and Mary Maguire in Ayr's 1984 Tote Sprint Trophy.

His brother David said: "He was a straight-talker and he was a bubbly character. The jockeys all knew his sense of humour and he was well liked by others in racing.

"Glencroft was a great horse for him. He rode in India, Germany and Abu Dhabi and he had a lot of winners in Britain too. He was very strong for a lightweight jockey and he was a great rider in his day."

Itai Frieberger stepping down as 888 chief executive

Itai Frieberger is stepping down as chief executive of online gaming and betting company 888 and will be succeeded by Itai Pazner, who had been the company's chief operating officer.

Frieberger has been at 888 for more than 14 years – including eight as a member of the company's executive leadership team – and will remain as a director for 12 months.

888's chairman Brian Mattingley said: "Itai Frieberger has been instrumental in driving the transformation of 888 into one of the world's leading online gaming companies.

"The board understands and accepts Itai Frieberger's decision to step back from the day-to-day running of a global business and, in order to ensure a seamless transition, we are delighted that he will remain on the board of 888 over the coming months."

Pazner has been with 888 for 17 years, becoming COO in 2017.

Mattingley added: "In Itai Pazner we have the ideal successor as CEO."

Funeral for Tommy Browne to take place on Friday

The funeral mass for former jockey Tommy Browne, who died suddenly in St James's Hospital in Dublin on Monday, will take place in St Conleth's Church in Newbridge at 11am on Friday.

Browne, who was 76, achieved his biggest success when partnering Bunclody Tiger to victory in the 1974 Galway Plate. Bunclody Tiger was trained by Kevin Bell for whom Browne worked for 12 years.

He later worked for 30 years at the Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital on the Curragh until retiring last year.

Survived by his wife Teresa, sister, Tess, and brother Noel, he will be reposing at his home in Newbridge from 4pm to 8pm today.

Death of former jockey and trainer Jimmy Feane

Jimmy Feane, father of Curragh trainer Johnny Feane, died on Monday aged 76. A former jockey and trainer, he had been head groom at Moyglare Stud for 30 years prior to his retirement in 2013.

Feane will lie in repose at McWey's Funeral Home in Kildare Town on Thursday from 3pm with a rosary at 8pm. His removal will take place at 10.30am on Friday to Carmelite Church for mass at 11am, before cremation at Newlands Cross crematorium.

Newbury fined for incorrect running rail

Newbury Racecourse has been fined £3,500 after a disciplinary panel adjudged the Berkshire track guilty of having a portable running rail facing the incorrect way during the course of a maiden hurdle run in November of last year. The race was completed and eventually won by the Nicky Martin-trained Bang On Frankie.

The case was overseen by an independent panel as part of the BHA's fast-track system for lower level offences, aimed at 'resolving applicable cases in a swifter manner and with less impact on resources and cost for the BHA and participants involved.'

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