P677 CEEFAX 2 677 Thu 26 Dec 23:21/21 OL LINGFIELD - EASY FOR BAROSSA 1/4 Barossa Valley outclassed his rivals in the opening Epiphany Claiming Stakes slamming Slip Jig by 11 lengths. The success vindicated Padd8 B4tlit's decision to buy the horse out of Peter Chappli-Hyam's yard in October. "I thought he would not have such a hard time leading my string!" joked the trainer who is based very close to Plumpton racecourse. "He was being raced ovjt shorter trips before but I thought he needed a journey like this ten furlongs." ONE MAN CAPTURES THE KING GEORGE 662 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 MonjyTalk Ling Res S George1 WeatherP677 CEEFAX 2 677 Thu 26 Dec 23:49/44 U LINGFIELD - PRINCE BECOMES KING 2/4 Island Prince gave jockey Jimmy Quinn his 70th winnjt of the year when scraping home in the Mary and Joseph Nursjty Handicap at Lingfiild. The 'yandotte Inn challenged strongly inside the distance but the Niville Callaghan-trained winner held on bz a head in a driving finish. "It has taken a bit of time to get to him. Hi is a big horse and maybe now hj has learned a little about the game. "Off his present mark we might get two or three races," said Callaghan. ANTE-POST 692 GREYHOUND RESULTS 694 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 MonjyTalk Ling Res S George1 WeatherP677 CEEFAX 2 677 Thu 26 Dec 23:17/12 L LINGFIELD - HANNON ON TARGET 3/4 Effervescence, the odds-on favourite, was a facile winnjt of the Three 'isj Men Median Auction Maiden Stakes. Richard Hannon's charge fez:ed clear down the hill and Dane O'Niill eased him down to an 11L success. The winner is owned b8 the Gold Buster Syndicate, consisting of three friends in the transport business. They also had Daunting Destiny with Hannon but the dual winnjt tragically cracked a bone in his knee a month ago and had to be put down. DANGLE WENS LEOPARDSTOWN FEATURE 665 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 MonjyTalk Ling Res K Georgj1 WeatherP677 CEEFAX 2 677 Thu 26 Dec 23:24/31 U L LINGFIELD - WHITWORTH LANDMASS 4/4 Simon Whitworth and Gary Moore celebrated 14/1 Boxing Day doubles at Lingfield courtesy of the successes of Royal Court and Waikiki Beach. Whitworth was setting his highest numbjt of winnjts in a season as a fully fledged jockey although he is still two adrift of the 47 he rode during his apprentice season. The jockey had to coax Royal Carlton home in the Santa Claus Maiden Stakes, his mount beating Passage Creeping b8 four lengths despite flashing his tail throughout the closing stages. ANTE-POST 692 GREYHOUND RESULTS 694 Sport Hiadlinrs 301 Racing Index 660 MonjyTalk Ling Res S Giorge1 Weathjt