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Hayley Turner taken to hospital.Hayley Turner, the first lady jockey to ride a hundred winners in a season, has been rushed to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge following a training accident this morning. Turner was reported to have been putting Old Saran through a stalls exercise, when the horse took fright and jumped out of the stalls. As a result of the incident, the horse broke a shoulder and had to be put down, while Hayley was left unconscious and pouring blood from head wounds. On site reports indicate Hayley regained consciousness and was able to walk into the ambulance summoned to the incident, but it is understood she has been taken to Addenbrookes Hospital for head ex-rays and stitches to her wounds. Paddy Power achieve profit increase.The economic recession and the introduction of betting tax in Ireland were not enough to curb the advance of Paddy Power as a growing bookmaking force. In their 2008 financial results, the firm showed a five per cent growth in profits up to around seventy five point seven million euros, and this manifested itself in a ten per cent increase in dividends paid to shareholders. Despite a six per cent fall in profit from their 191 betting shops, the firms well being was ensured by a forty eight per cent increase in on-line betting profit, and as the firm are geared to expanding this side of their operations, it will go a long way towards protecting their profitability during the anticipated upcoming very difficult trading year. William Hill are seeking Cheltenham Masterminded Champ.If you think you are an expert on all things Cheltenham, why not take a shot at the William Hill Masterminded competition. All you have to do is answer twenty Cheltenham related questions in the fastest recorded time, and you could win £400 worth of betting vouchers for use at Cheltenham, the specially produced Masterminded Cup, and a framed photograph of Masterminded autographed by Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh - Not to mention the bragging rights as the Cheltenham Masterminded Champ. To enter, log on to www.williamhillmasterminded.com - Former students who are now accountants may not apply! Market Rasen offer green carpet to Irish visitors.To kick off the Cheltenham Week Festivities in a manner suited to the many Irish visitors who come over for the Cheltenham Festival, Market Rasen racecourse are staging their Irish Day on what will be their opening weekend racing fixture for 2009. This Sunday, 08 March, the course will be offering free oysters and stout along with Irish music provided by the Silver Birch Band. In addition, a Lady Leprechaun will mingle with the crowd as she hands out competition forms to win a trip for two to Leopardstown racecourse. The prize also includes one hundred and fifty pounds worth of Ryanair vouchers to help the lucky couple to reach the Emerald Isle. The seven race card starts at 2.15 p m, and spectators will also be able to give due consideration to the new portable fences which are being used at the Lincolnshire track for the first time this Sunday. Two to by-pass Cheltenham.Connections of Catch Me, who is unbeaten at the highest grade in Ireland during the current season, have decided he will by-pass the Cheltenham Festival in favour of a run against Al Eile in this year's Aintree Hurdle. Meanwhile, as expected, Paul Nicholls has decided Hebridean will perform better on the flat Mildmay Course at Aintree rather than Prestbury Park's undulations, so the former Aidan O'Brien trained four year old has been withdrawn from the Triumph Hurdle. Daly chooses Thomas for Mighty Man.Not only is Henry Daly delighted he has nursed Mighty Man back to the brink of a run in the World Hurdle after an injury nightmare which has lasted nearly two years, but he is also reported to be very happy he has secured the services of Sam Thomas as the jockey to accompany his returning hurdle star. Ten Pound Sunday.To celebrate the fact they have secured an extra meeting this Sunday 08 March, which replaces the three fixtures lost to bad weather in December and January, Kelso Racecourse have decided to make the meeting a one enclosure affair, where all spectators will only pay a £10 entry fee. Despite the short notice for the fixture, racecourse officials have obtained sponsors for all six races, and there is already considerable interest for the £10 entry tickets. That being the case, anyone requiring tickets for Sunday's fixture are advised to contact the racecourse as soon as possible. Thornton to ride Big Zeb.Connections of irish raider Big Zeb have snapped up Robert 'Choc' Thornton to partner their young chaser in this year's Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase. Despite fallin in his last outing, Big Zeb has a progressive profile, and trainer Colm Murphy wanted to secure the services of a jockey with experience of winning the Grade One Cheltenham contest, (Thornton having already accompanied Voy Por Ustedes to victory in the 2007 running of the race). Speaking after a recent training exercise at Leopardstown, Murphy commented, " We all have Masterminded to beat, but the one advantage we could give our fellow was to have a partner who knows what is needed to win the race, and with Voy Por Ustedes running in the Ryanair this year, we were delighted to snap up Choc's services". Going the key to Won in the dark.Sabrina Harty is hoping the rain forecast for this week is not too heavy and sustained, as she is adamant Won in the Dark will only be able to show his best form if underfoot conditions are not too soft. "He was third in the Triumph Hurdle on good going, and his second behind Sublimity at Christmas was achieved on the best ground we have seen in Ireland this season, and if he is to show his best form in the Champion Hurdle, it will have to be on ground with out too much give". Cheltenham start watering regime.The going at Prestbury Park was officialy declared as good yesterday afternoon, and despite rain being forecast during the latter part of this week, Cheltenham officials have taken the precaution of starting a watering regime to ensure safe jumping ground for next week's Festival. Denman schoolling exercise reverses drift in betting.Yesterday's news, Denman had performed very well in a schooling exercise over fences, was the lifeline many Denman supporters were seeking, and they must have decided he now had a chance of regaining his Gold Cup title, for the dramatic drift in his anti post odds not only stopped, it actually reversed to the point were he was once more competing for second favouritism with stable mate Neptune Collonges. Murphy happy with Inca.Colm Murphy is said to be very happy with Brave Inca's preparation for this year's Champion Hurdle, but to improve his charge's chances of becoming the first eleven year old since Sea Pigeon to win the hurdling crown, the trainer admits he would prefer some rain to soften the Prestbury Park track over the next few days. 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