Trainer Dan Meagher is looking forward to a familiar reunion as Lim’s Saltoro heads to Adelaide.

Lim’s Saltoro is set to compete at Morphettville on Saturday in the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m), with Noel Callow confirmed as the jockey.

Meagher, the son of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer John Meagher, spent a considerable amount of time in Singapore. He initially worked as one of his father’s assistants before becoming a leading trainer in his own right, eventually relocating to Melbourne when the Singaporean racing industry ceased operations.

During the late 2000s, Callow rode in Singapore and developed a strong rapport with Singaporean businessman Lim Siah Mong, who had horses with several stables, including Meagher senior’s.

Later, the younger Meagher took on the majority of Lim’s horses, and Lim’s Saltoro followed Meagher to Melbourne when racing concluded in Singapore.

“It’s a full-circle moment really having Noel aboard on Saturday,” Meagher stated.

“He rode plenty of winners for Dad and plenty of winners for Mr Lim.”

“When I informed Mr Lim that we’d be able to get Noel Callow, he was happy about that.”

“Mr Lim is a loyal person, and he appreciates team success and Noel was a team member with Mr Lim for a while and they had great success.”

“It’s worked out well that Noel is in Adelaide and we’re taking this horse over.”

“I think Noel will suit this horse too. He’s a very laid-back customer and Noel being Noel, he won’t let him think too much which will be ideal for him.”

It has been just over twelve months since Lim’s Saltoro last raced, having incurred an injury when finishing near the rear at Caulfield in July of the previous year.

That was the fourth start of Lim’s Saltoro’s only Melbourne campaign, and Meagher admitted that his training of the horse was not ideal.

“I thought he had a good campaign last time, but I trained him a bit ordinary, to be honest,” Meagher confessed.

“I was rushing him, wanting results straight away, and I panicked a bit, and despite that he handled it OK.”

“But at his last start he pulled up with an issue behind which required a long spell but he’s 100 per cent right now.”

Lim’s Saltoro has completed four jump-outs in preparation for his return and is deemed fit enough for a 1200-metre weight-for-age contest.

“It looks a nice for him to kick off at this time of year, but my concern, and I hate saying it, is this weather,” Meagher remarked.

“It’s going to be wet, and I hope it doesn’t rain too much more, because I don’t really know. He’s handled trials well on wet tracks, but it is different on race days.”

Last preparation, he ran behind War Machine, who went on to win a Group 1 race. Meagher believes the horse’s form is sufficient, especially for a 1200-metre weight-for-age event.

“If I ran him in a benchmark 100, he might be giving up-and-coming nice horses weight, but there wasn’t a suitable one around.”

“There was a 1000-metre one this week and then a 1400-metre one in a few weeks, but they weren’t suitable as I want to kick him off short, so we’ll run him over 1200 (metres) and build from there.”

“He’s fit enough and the barrier, nine, it’s OK.”

“He’s a go forward horse, first four, first half-a-dozen at that trip and I got a pretty good jockey on.”

Considering a wager on the Behemoth Stakes? Explore the available racing odds at leading betting sites.

Manchester United are interested in signing Newcastle defender Lewis Hall, but they may have a difficult task landing the Magpies’ star in the coming weeks

Manchester United have been informed by Newcastle United that Lewis Hall is not for sale. The former Chelsea youngster has been eyed by Michael Carrick’s side this summer as they look to strengthen their options at left back.

The Magpies turned down an enquiry for Hall two weeks ago and have no plans to facilitate an exit for the 21-year-old this summer, report Sky Sports. Newcastle are already in the market for a full-back themselves, so do not feel able to lose another in the market, with Kieran Trippier departing at the end of his contract in June.

Hall established himself as a key player for Newcastle last season under Eddie Howe. The defender produced standout performances, including against Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, but was unfortunate to miss out on Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup

United were said to be willing to pay £60million for Hall’s services after he turned down the chance to return to Chelsea. Luke Shaw is currently Carrick’s only natural option after Harry Amass was told he can leave the club, with Patrick Dorgu preferred in a more advanced position.

Hall is set to remain at St James’ Park, but Newcastle have seen a number of players they did not wish to sell depart in recent times. Alexander Isak left for Liverpool last summer after forcing a move to Anfield, while the Magpies have relented and allowed Bruno Guimaraes to depart for Arsenal despite not wanting to sell him.

Newcastle sporting director Ross Wilson explained the decision. “We didn’t want to sell Bruno. It wasn’t in the plan to sell Bruno. None of us — or ownership — wanted to sell Bruno,” he said.

FOLLOW OUR MAN UNITED FB PAGE! Latest news and analysis via the MEN’s Manchester United Facebook page

“He’s our captain, he was very, very important to us and the debate over his price — it’s a world-record fee for a player of his age. What we had to weigh up was, very respectfully from Bruno with his behaviour towards us, very emotionally as well, effectively told us he wanted to leave and move on.

“That doesn’t mean he can go but it certainly plays a part in what our thinking is when we hit a certain range of number. But there’s no part in saying it was part of our strategy and was in our thinking this summer — it wasn’t.

“But we have got to be flexible and react to things that happen. It might have been in our plan to sign one player but we didn’t get him so we move on to another. We can only be honest about that.”

Hall was absent from Newcastle training on Thursday morning but was working on a different fitness programme.

Thousands of Man United fans upgraded their matchday last season. This is how they did it.

Advertisement

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more

Various Prices

Seat Unique

Buy official packages at Seat Unique

Official premium experiences at Old Trafford are available now for the 26/27 Premier League season. Make it easier than ever to turn a regular fixture into something genuinely unforgettable.

Brendon McCullum has hailed his successor Stephen Fleming as “like me, but better”, after England appointed his former New Zealand teammate as Test coach. McCullum was sacked from his role in charge of the red-ball side last month after a woeful Ashes campaign was followed by a 2-1 series loss at home to New Zealand, but he remains in charge of England’s limited-overs teams. England are now reverting to a split coaching set-up with Fleming — like McCullum a former captain of New Zealand — taking over for the tour of South Africa later this year that follows a home series against Pakistan.

Former batsman Fleming, 53, made his name as a coach in the Indian Premier League, leading Chennai Super Kings to five titles.

“The ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) has done incredibly well to get someone who has options all round the world,” McCullum told Sky Sports. “To get someone (like him) to commit to English cricket for the period he has is an outstanding achievement.

“I had a great time for those four years and now it’s heading in a different direction. Flem will be excellent. He’s a little bit like me, but better.”

McCullum believes he can work closely with Fleming to avoid disputes over the availability of multi-format players such as Test captain Joe Root and white-ball skipper Harry Brook.

“Flem and I talk pretty much every day, we’re close mates and we’ve done a lot together. He’s one of those guys I trust completely,” said McCullum.

“We have good robust conversations and both of us just want what’s right for English cricket. We want to be able to set this thing up so England is successful across all three formats of the game. 

“That is going to take some give and some take at times, but we both understand that and we are going to try and work very closely together.”

Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick will be the interim head coach for the three-Test series against Pakistan starting at Headingley on August 19.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Featured Video Of The Day

Yamal Laughs At Paredes vs Gavi ‘Fight Of The Year’ Poster During Parade

Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney produced a thrilling solo ride to the summit of Mont Ventoux to claim her first Tour de France Femmes stage win and the overall race lead.

The iconic climb of Mont Ventoux was included in the Tour de France Femmes for the first time for this year’s ‘queen stage’.

Niewiadoma-Phinney began the 146.8km ride from La Voulte-sur-Rhone third in the general classification, one minute and 17 seconds behind race leader Marlen Reusser, with Demi Vollering second.

And the Polish Canyon-SRAM rider, who won the Tour in 2024, launched an attack with 9km of the Mont Ventoux climb remaining.

As the 31-year-old pulled clear of her rivals on stage seven, it became a battle for the leader’s yellow jersey.

She ultimately reached the summit finish one minute and 16 seconds before Dutch rider Vollering, with Reusser 30 seconds further back and defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot more than 10 minutes down.

Niewiadoma-Phinney now holds a 15-second lead over Vollering with two stages remaining while Swiss rider Reusser is 39 seconds adrift in third.

“I’m blown away with what just happened,” said Niewiadoma-Phinney.

“This victory goes to so many people that were with me along this very long road without proper big wins.

“It was so funny, as we started to climb Mont Ventoux I looked to my right and saw my parents. They made a surprise visit and I could see my dad crying. I was like ‘I just need to make them proud’.”

Saturday’s penultimate stage is the longest of this year’s race, with the mostly flat 171.9km ride from Sisteron to Nice set to suit the sprinters.

That will leave the general classification rivals to battle it out for the title on a 99.2km mountain stage beginning and ending in Nice on Sunday.

England have been given another possible injury worry after opening batter Emilio Gay retired hurt while playing for Durham.

Gay appeared to suffer discomfort while batting against Middlesex in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Chester-le-Street, clutching at his right shoulder after driving a four off Toby Roland-Jones.

The left-hander faced one more ball but was unable to continue his innings, retiring on nine not out after receiving initial treatment from the physio. He is due to have a scan over the weekend, having played no further part in the 50-over game.

Gay, who made his Test debut earlier in the summer, was primed to reprise his role as Ben Duckett’s partner at the top of the order in the three-Test series against Pakistan after being named in a 16-man squad on Thursday.

England are already without No 3 Jacob Bethell for those games, with Jordan Cox in line to deputise for the injured Warwickshire batter.

A recalled Ollie Pope is the batting cover within the squad, though there is no specialist opening back-up. Cox has previously performed the role for Kent and Essex, while Dan Lawrence – slated to bat at No 6 – opened for England against Sri Lanka in 2024.

Any possible absence for Gay would be a significant blow to a player who looked assured in his first taste of Test cricket, and is seeking to secure his place in the side under new coach Stephen Fleming.

The Miami Marlins outfielders took the definition of outfield assist to a whole new level.

Normally, an outfield assist is credited to an outfielder when they throw a ball into the infield to record an out against a baserunner. In the bottom of the third inning of the Marlins’ 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday at Truist Park, they did the complete opposite of recording an outfield assist.

With a man on first base, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hammered Marlins’ starter Janson Junk’s 79-mph sweeper to deep left-center field but didn’t quite get enough of it to clear the wall.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. (13) celebrates after hitting a two-run homer against the Miami Marlins in the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Luckily for Acuña, Marlins left fielder Heriberto Hernández and center fielder Esteury Ruiz did not communicate about who was going to catch the deep fly ball, and they collided with each other on the warning track. When Ruiz and Hernandez collided, the ball popped up and over the wall for a home run.

The two outfielders looked around on the ground for the ball only to realize they had knocked it over the wall.

Acuña stood on first base for a couple of seconds, unsure if it was a home run before he eventually rounded the bases. Ruiz said the two outfielders couldn’t hear each other.

“When I saw the ball, I thought it was leaving the ballpark,” Ruiz said through an interpreter, per MLB.com. “While I was running, I noticed it was going to stay on the field. I said, ‘I got it,’ and you can see in the video that (Hernández) also said, ‘I got it.’ But we couldn’t hear each other with the noise of the ballpark. We couldn’t hear each other.”

ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!

Miami Marlins pitcher Janson Junk speaks with catcher Brian Navarreto in the third inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

For Acuña, it was the first of two home runs he hit in the win. He hit his second home run over the right-field wall, with no help from the outfielders, in the eighth inning to give the Braves a 9-2 lead.

“The second one was special, because the first one told me I needed help,” Acuña said, according to MLB.com.

“(Acuña) had a little angel on his shoulder tonight, or something,” Braves first baseman Matt Olson said, according to MLB.com.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. runs after hitting a two-run homer against the Miami Marlins in the third inning Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

The Braves’ victory was their season-high eighth straight, as they continue to build on their 8 1/2 game lead in the National League East.

The Braves (70-45) will look to extend their winning streak against the New York Yankees (64-51) on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET.

The Marlins (58-58) will look to bounce back against the Los Angeles Angels (56-59) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET.

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The 2026 St Leger Stakes is set to be a very special occasion, as this year marks the 250th anniversary since the historic event first took place at Doncaster in 1776.

One of the Flat season’s biggest races just grows that little bit more in prestige, making the Classic an even more desirable prize for those competing.

Although the entry list for the September race is yet to be confirmed, it has not stopped discourse about potential candidates and who are the ones to watch. And a name those scanning racecards will have an eye on is Aidan O’Brien.

After making it three successive St Leger wins in 2025, the Irishman will be widely backed this September, especially with free bets Ireland offers available. Right now, his biggest candidate for success is seemingly three-year-old horse Christmas Day, who is looking to build on an impressive 2026.

Christmas Day to extend O’Brien’s St Leger streak?

Why the Great Voltigeur Stakes could shape Christmas Day’s St Leger fortunes

LiveScores Now Available at IrishScores.com