Court date set for Belfast punter

BET365’s court case with Megan McCann, who was denied a £1 million payout as a 19-year-old student in 2016, will go to the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on November 13th. The bookmaker believes the £24,960 McCann placed on 960 £13 each-way Lucky 15s breached third party betting rules, and a spokesman said: “A full investigation has been carried out into the circumstances of the bet that was placed. Bet365 is entirely satisfied the circumstances are such that winnings are not payable in relation to it. We expect this position to be upheld at trial. We are not prepared to comment further whilst litigation is ongoing.” McCann has hired lawyer Andrew Montague, who secured a £3.9 million payout from Betfred for Barney Curley in 2012.

Lady Aurelia to sell at Fasig Tipton

MULTIPLE Group 1 winner and champon sprinter Lady Aurelia will be offered for sale at this year’s Fasig-Tipton November Sale, to be held on November 4th in Kentucky. Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency will consign the four-year-old daughter of Scat Daddy on behalf of Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet and co-owner Peter Leidel.

New contact for PTP fences

CHARLIE Moore, who has provided fences to many point-to-point courses around the country, is set to retire. The business will be taken over by Athlone man Michael Corbett and will operate as usual for the upcoming point-to-point season.

Corbett said: “Charlie is very well known and very well respected, and his business is well established.

“He is going to stick around for a while to help me get set up.

“I’m fairly central here in Athlone so hopefully it will work out well. We’ve always been involved in racing. My son Eamonn is a jockey and my wife Mary is the treasurer for The Pigeons point-to-point.”