11.   TT race organisers said the ferry crash was only a minor setback because the first race does not start until tomorrow afternoon.

12.   Olympic champions Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell will have their work cut out in their first individual races of the summer.

13.   Angry punters demonstrated on the course after the first race, while negotiations went on between track officials and the Tote workers.

14.   He received nine metres start in his first hurdles race and finished second.

15.   Mansell already had a record nine victories for the year when he allowed Ricardo Patrese to win his first race of the season.

16.   A dash to the train saw Dettori and several colleagues arrive with seconds to spare before the first race.

17.   The first race was off at two fifteen but on race day Cheltenham is up and running at first light.

18.   His horse, Lad, won the first race.

19.   The Grand National meeting at Aintree has got off to a tragic start with two horses dying in the first race.

20.   Although this is the first race, Caress knows the course is a success.