Front page: Today is fairly crowded, with preview by Cliff Noone of today’s meeting at Naas, and tomorrow’s classy card at Leopardstown, featuring the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle. There is a photo of Vintage Crop, one of the runners in tomorrow’s big race, but Noone thinks that Novello Allegro each-way is the best value bet.

There are two news items. First carries a small picture of Michael Kinane and Dermot Weld, accompanying news that the Tipperary man has said No to the offer to become first jockey for Sheikh Mohammed.