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Redera gets his compensation

Tony Martin's Redera outbattled Star Of Aragon in the one mile two furlong handicap and made up for losing out on the spoils when winning Dundalk's void race at the start of the month.

9.22PM

Henrietta delights the O'Neills

Ronnie O'Neill's Henrietta's Way was the final nail in the coffin for punters at Clonmel as the 25/1 shot under the trainer's daughter Debbie made all in the www.Grahamnorris.com Memorial Flat Race.

5.42PM

Starspangledbanner retires to Coolmore

It has been decided that the Champion Sprinter in Australia in 2009/2010 and European Champion Sprinter elect Starspangledbanner will not run again and will retire to Coolmore Stud for the 2011 season. The handsome chestnut has been first past the post no less than seven times from 13 runs in the past 14 months in an arduous campaign that stretches back to August 2009 when he had just turned three. His victories include four at Group 1 level: the Oakleigh Plate over 5½ furlongs and the Caulfield Guineas over a mile in his homeland along with his Golden Jubilee and July Cup successes over six furlongs this summer.

6.54PM

Aengus not for catching at Punchestown

A gamble on the Liz Doyle trained newcomer Cheltenian came agonisingly close to being landed in the concluding Punchestown INH Flat Race but Wandering Aengus and Jamie Codd hadn't read the script and refused to yield up the straight, in the end prevailing by a length and a quarter.

5.47PM