While his main job is to ride winners for Sheikh Mohammeds Australian racing concern, English jockey James Doyle is quickly gaining support from a variety of Sydney stables.The 28-year-old has been flown in to ride for Godolphin while James McDonald is sidelined after being charged with a betting offence.Doyle opened his account in style at his first Saturday meeting last week, riding a winning double for Godolphin which included the Listed ATC Cup on Malice at Rosehill.Group One-winning rider turned trainer Peter Robl was the first stable outside Godolphin to enlist the Englishmans talents last Saturday with Doyle riding Ninth Legion who was unplaced in the Festival Stakes.Now others are coming on board, with Doyle picking up a handful of rides for other trainers at Canterburys Friday night meeting and Rosehill on Saturday.James Cummings has Doyle on Lunar Rise in the TAB Handicap (1400m) while Matthew Smith has turned to him to ride Quantrill in the Tab.com.au Sprint (1200m) at Rosehill.Before establishing himself in Sydneys competitive racing scene, Smith spent time working for top stables in England and Ireland.While Doyles stint is in its infancy, Smith believes he is showing the right signs he will be able to handle the steep learning curve of Australian racing on his fifth visit.Obviously from those other visits hes learnt and come here with a mindset of OK, now I know whats got to be done, Smith said.Hes made a real good fist of it. Hes gone out there and got amongst it like our other boys do.Smith says it is much easier for Australian jockeys to perform in Europe than the reverse, making his double impressive.It was good to see him do that because a lot of them dont adapt, Smith said.Its the most competitive racing in the world in terms of the way we race.Doyle will have his work cut out from him on Quantrill from barrier 16 with Smith opting not to scratch the horse despite the awkward draw.You have to keep racing him because hes such a good doer and such a fresh horse, Smith said.Quantill is a $17 chance behind $5.50 favourite Sugar Bay Leonard who is also first emergency for the 1100m race earlier in the program.
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Aaron Loup Jersey . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. MADRID -- It could be a night of records at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday.In addition to trying to win their Champions League group, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund will also be looking to make history when they meet in their final Group F match.One draw and Madrid will equal the clubs longest unbeaten run of 34 games in all competitions. One goal and Dortmund will match the most goals ever scored in the tournaments group stage -- 20.On a personal level, Cristiano Ronaldo can become the first player to score 100 times in European competitions if he is able to score twice.Madrid is in position to equal the unbeaten record set under coach Leo Beenhakker in the late 1980s. It would then be five short of Barcelonas Spanish record of 39 consecutive games without a loss, set last year.Madrid hasnt been defeated since April at Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of last seasons Champions League.Dortmund has a chance to become the fourth club to score 20 goals in the group stage. And if it scores two or more goals, it will surpass the mark set by Madrid in 2013-14, Barcelona in 2011-12 and Manchester United in 1998-99.Dortmund scored at least once in every group game so far, and it has a shot at the record thanks mostly to routs against Legia Warsaw -- 6-0 in Poland and 8-4 in Germany.Ronaldos 100th goal has eluded him for some time -- he hasnt scored in Champions League play since a 2-2 draw at Dortmund in September. Madrid scored 10 goals in the three matches since then, but none came from Ronaldo.The Portugal forward has averaged a goal per game in the Champions League while playing with Madrid, with 80 goals from as many matches. He has scored only two in this seasons group stage, his worst mark since joining the Spanish club.Heres a look at the groups playing on Wednesday:---GROUP EMonaco has secured first place and Bayer Leverkusen is guaranteed second, but Tottenham needs at least a draw against CSKA Moscow at Wembley Stadium to finish third and earn a spot in the Europa League.We havent won yet at Wembley, we want to finish with a win and give something back to the fans, Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen ssaid.ddddddddddddThe English side routed Swansea 5-0 in the Premier League this weekend to rebound from two consecutive losses.Leverkusen will be without injured midfielder Kevin Kampl for the home match against Monaco.We would like to finish the group undefeated, which would be a first for us, Bayer coach Roger Schmidt said.---GROUP FMadrid hosts Dortmund trailing the German side by two points, so only a victory will secure first place in the group.But the defending champions arrive boosted by an eight-game winning streak at the Bernabeu in the European competition.Madrid has won 28 of their last 32 home matches in the tournament, with the only loss coming against Schalke in the 2014-15 season.Dortmund will be without Mario Goetze because of a minor injury.(Winning the group) would top off this outstanding opening round, Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said. It would be the icing on the cake.In the other match, Sporting Lisbon needs at least a draw at Legia Warsaw to secure third place and a spot in the Europa League.---GROUP GFC Porto has to beat Leicester to advance without depending on other results, but winning hasnt been easy for the Portuguese side recently.The last-minute victory over Sporting Braga in the Portuguese league on Saturday was the teams first since Nov. 2.Porto is second in the group, behind already qualified Leicester. It loses the head-to-head tiebreaker to FC Copenhagen on away goals, so if it fails to win and Copenhagen defeats Club Brugge -- which has yet to win a point -- the Portuguese side will be eliminated.---GROUP HLyon needs to beat Sevilla at home by a two-goal margin to advance and leave France with three teams in the last 16 for the first time. PSG and Monaco have already qualified.Few thought we would still be alive ahead of the last game, Lyon coach Bruno Genesio said. We now have a final to play and to win.Juventus has already advanced and a win against Dinamo Zagreb will secure first place.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter:
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