newmarket has become victim of its own success. number of racehorses in training has grown by 2%a of racehorses in training has grown by 2% a year for more than a decade and are now 3000 horses and numbering 1800 stable star. that is a quarter the seven thousand 500 employed in british racing. newmarket is unique, there is a real focus for employers so the shortage, it really is felt quite strongly. we think around 500 short based on the numberof think around 500 short based on the number of vacancies that we see and the numberof number of vacancies that we see and the number of new entrants we see registering in the industry each year. so the british horse racing authority is launching a new four weeks entry to employment programme working alongside the british racing school in newmarket. they're offering students at the equine colleges in the uk a chance to make their passion into a career. riding racehorses is a very different skill to riding other horses, the analogy is rather like you can ride, you can drive a ford fiesta but

newmarket has become victim of its own success.g has grown by 2% a year for more than a decade and are now 3000 horses and numbering 1800 stable star. that is a quarter the seven thousand 500 employed in british racing. newmarket is unique, there is a real focus for employers so the shortage, it

i'm tim hague in newmarket, i met the frankel fault that nobody wanted, but could win the derby... ——l. hang around and watch that, trust me, it is good! welcome to the programme. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that men's top seed andy murray was again required to play four sets at the french open as he fought his way into the last 32. last year's beaten finalist at rolland garros defeated slovakia's martin kleezhan to set up a third—round clash against former us open champion juan martin del potro. maz farookhi wraps up the action from paris on day five. ranked number one in the world, but hardly playing like it... britain's andy murray has battled with poor health and poor form andy murray has battled with poor health and poorform in recent months. so patchy play against martin klizan worse unsurprising. after losing the opener he rallied, getting a 3—1 win. his performance was far from convincing...” getting a 3—1 win. his performance was far from convincing... i made significant changes during the match to my tactics and where i was position

a second one in newmarket. to encourage people to come in. among those men, where many of the calvary men, many troopers who had escaped with mumford and rosser. whether or not they had heard rosser's proclamation for them to reassemble, or whether they simply decided to call it quits, remains unclear. in the days that followed, then he began coming in. on april 18, for example, 27 members of company b of the 12th of virginia cavalry brought themselves to mount jackson. for more than a week, they had stayed together, led by their captain, captain kearney. the following day on april 19, men from the first maryland cavalry, of the confederate army, and these are the records from the national archives, gathered seven miles to the south in newmarket. they arrived and turned themselves in as a unit. what is interesting about these cases is unlike so many men who had been arriving in winchester and other places, other places throughout virginia, these were not men that had returned to their families yet, who had already returned to their homes. the

i'm tim hague in newmarket, i met the frankel fault that nobody wanted, but could win the derby... —— that, trust me, it is good! welcome to the programme. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that men's top seed andy murray was again required to play four sets at the french open as he fought his way into the last 32. last year's beaten finalist at rolland garros defeated slovakia's martin kleezhan to set up a third—round clash against former us open champion juan martin del potro. maz farookhi wraps up the action from paris on day five.

their village shares its name with the world —famous godolphin stables in newmarket which he founded.rs with the establishment and the powerful. residents sent him a letter, more in hope than expectation, and were amazed when he offered help. i think it's a wonderful gesture. it's not the only giving that they do. they give to other projects around the world and in the uk, but it was fantastic because, as i say, we were staring down the barrel. we were in trouble, we were going to lose our last space and it was a wonderful gesture. so the sheikh who has a passion for horses has become the village's unlikely knight in shining armour. no one will say how much he's given, but it is thought to be around £60,000. and godolphin residents say any time he wants to take a break from his lavish lifestyle, there's a warm welcome awaiting him. if ever he comes down this way, there's a pasty with his name on it, let's just say that. lisa hampele, bbc news. here is the weather. today, the wettest weather has been in the south—east of scotland. we've had a couple of inches of rain and it's not a par

part of the caveat was of them having them in newmarket was that we get them back every year.e them away, we have a beautiful trophy every year which the winning trainer and owner gets to have pride of place. but it's lovely to have them here. this year 's race was won by north yorkshire trained and syndicate owned horse. the 30—2 shot finishing ahead of its rivals. finding someone to pose with the famous trophy afterwards proved problematic. as luck would have it, the winning owners could not make it. the jockey is the winning owners could not make it. thejockey is riding the winning owners could not make it. the jockey is riding the the winning owners could not make it. thejockey is riding the next week: but ffion macsharry is available. a great honour? it's an honour, a prestigious trophy which is nice. you weren't allowed to get your hands on it where you? no, no. it's called man v fat , a football competition with a difference. 2a leagues across the uk set up specifically to help large big men lose weight. setup up two years ago, the men taking part have so far lost a com

michael bell, the trainerfrom newmarket, big orange pipping 0rder of saint george to win the ascot gold, of course, the gold cup. back in 2013 her horse estimate led the field to victory. she did not have a runner in the race this year but she had a horse in the britannia stakes, mouse prize which finished back in the packs is a lot eight successful day for her majesty but i‘m sure she enjoys one of her favourite days of racing. tomorrow, the coronation stakes is the big race of the date and an unseasonal horse leads the field, winter is 1—2 on with the bookmakers to win that race. a winter is coming tomorrow to royal ascot! less than 48 hours to go now before the british and irish lions kick off their test series against the all blacks in new zealand. warren gatland has sprung something of a surprise with his team selection with liam williams in at full—back instead of leigh halfpenny, elliot daly on the wing and not george north and peter 0‘mahony included as skipper. with all the reaction from auckland, here‘s our sports correspondent katie gornall. warren gatland said he didn‘t want

our reporter tim hague has been to newmarket to find out more.nown as frank, didn‘t sell at all, eventually being bought in a private deal for just all, eventually being bought in a private deal forjust over £150,000. the feeling must have been he would ta ke the feeling must have been he would take an awful long time to come to himself. we really were taking a chance. i love his presence. i could show you what that haven‘t turned out that well, so you need one eventually. their faith has been rewarded with victory in eminent‘s first two races, including a record winning time in february. the frankel cult is running towards the line. eminent strides away to win the craven. while there was no victory in the 2000 guineas, his pedigree is obvious. frankel could be hot, but he seems to have a good temperament on him. does he remind you of frankel? he has huge drive, he covers the ground. he‘s a big horse, frankel was because as well. he‘s very athletic as well. horse, frankel was because as well. he's very athletic as well. you just have to look at h

their village shares its name with the world —famous godolphin stables in newmarket which he founded. more in hope than expectation, and were amazed when he offered help. i think it's a wonderful gesture. it's not the only giving that they do. they give to other projects around the world and in the uk, but it was fantastic because as i say we were staring down the barrel. we were in trouble, we were going to lose our last space and it was a wonderful gesture. so the sheik, who has a passion for horses, has become the village's unlikely knight in shining armour. no one will say how much he's given but it is thought to be around £60,000. and godolphin residents say any time he wants to take a break, from his champagne lifestyle, there's a warm welcome awaiting him. if ever he comes down this way, there's a pasty with his name on it, let's just say that. lisa hampele, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's jay wynne. it's been really wet across scotland so far today. here's a picture from edinburgh, huge puddles. the rain stretches down into parts of wales and the south—west of

tim hague's been to newmarket to find out more. the 1878 derby winner. they are hoping they have a 2017 derby winner in their mists as well, eminent, the son of the great frankel. i finished sixth, yes, a lot better, so hopefully... it is a wide—open race, but hopefully he can come out in front. how is he to manage? he seems a bit playful! yes, he has a lovely temperament. obviously frankel could be a bit hot and things like that, but he seems to have a really good temperament. you mention frankel. does he remind you of them? he has a huge stride which frankel had, which is important for covering the ground. he isa important for covering the ground. he is a big horse and frankel was as well. also very athletic. physically, he is a great specimen. i think you just have to look at his races and see his stride, and that is something to marvel at. but i think that in itself isn't any good if he is not case, but luckily he is a horse who conducts himself well. he wants to know what to do and he wants to please you and i think those are

doyle, big orange who got there in the end, ridden byjames doyle, trained by michael ballard had newmarketff at 60 51 favourite. could not get there in the end. a short head is all that divided the two on the line, denying aidan o'brien the trainer a chance to win this race. of course, order of st george, won it last year. for they had for this year again, thought it was in his grasp. but it is big orange for michael balcon and james doyle has ridden it to victory. richard conway live at ascot. elsewhere this our club crystal palace are close to appointing frank that there as their new manager. the former netherlands player has been offered thejob, former netherlands player has been offered the job, and former netherlands player has been offered thejob, and negotiations are, we understand, at an advanced stage. it is understood the birth has said pallasator his preferred club. so he is set to succeed sam alla rdyce, club. so he is set to succeed sam allardyce, who left after helping to avoid relegation last season. the burr has been out of work since he was sacked by inter milan last seaso