'With rising intensity Hugh and Graeme Souness debated whether Lionel Messi [Souness' pick] is greater than Diego Maradona [Hugh's],'
Norcroft wrote in The Times.
The dual King George Stakes winner, down the field in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York the previous week, has now won four of his last five races at Listed level - and finished second in the other - and has earned prize-money in excess of PS570,000 for ownerbreeder
Norcroft Park Stud.
The Sunday Times sports journalist Jonathan
Norcroft put in some impressively hard yards recently to compare the Premier League's leading scorers' records against the top six with the rest.
Neil Pickles, work to TPO(s) DD2/51,
Norcroft Grange, 214, Barnsley Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield.
Includes B&B accommodation in Penrith at the
Norcroft Guest House (www.norcroft-guesthouse.co.uk) or similar.
Destination Penrith and the
Norcroft Guest House, 53 miles away.
BLINKERS FIRST TIME: 4.15 Sahrati, 4.50
Norcroft (v).
Its opening forms part of the eleventh biennial Polymer Process Engineering conference, which is taking place at the University of Bradford's
Norcroft Centre on 3 and 4 July 2007.
LINGFIELD: 2.15 Bella Bertolini, 2.45
Norcroft, 3.15 Katiypour, 3.50 San Antonio, 4.25 Namathej, 5.00 Millville.
Frankie McDonald took Robinson's place on
Norcroft in the nursery, having made it through traffic with seconds to spare to win the opener on Attune for boss Brian Meehan.
Richard Fahey's charge, sent off 2-1 favourite from 7-1, travelled strongly with three furlongs to go but was well-beaten in fourth by
Norcroft Joy.
He has been competing in slightly better class than likely favourite
Norcroft Joy.
