RACING’S MOST bizarre “ringer” case should reach its conclusion today. The bogus amateur “Angel Jacobs” finally appears before the Jockey Club disciplinary committee charged under the rules regarding misleading the stewards and acting in a manner prejudicial to racing’s integrity. The ex-American professional rider, whose real name is Angel Monserrate, has been summoned to appear following investigation of the case in which he masqueraded as a member of the unpaid ranks.
He rode in 21 races in this country for which he was ineligible and partnered five winners. Monserrate, who rode five winners in the US, had his licence withdrawn in August and his mounts have been disqualified, with discretionary compensation paid to those denied prize-money by his efforts.. DAVID BRIDGWATER got his new career off to the perfect start when Rake Hey took the novices’ handicap hurdle at Kempton yesterday. The four- year-old was the first runner as a trainer for Bridgwater, 27, who was forced to retire from the saddle in February after suffering recurrent problems with his right arm, initially damaged in a fall at Aintree.

Bridgwater, who rode 435 National Hunt winners during his career, which included a spell as stable jockey to Martin Pipe, was an emotional man after the victory “It’s a great start,” he said. “I think I’m going to cry.
Bridgwater, who rents a 17-box yard at Mark Bradstock’s Old Manor House stable at Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire, has a plan to keep his 100% record intact “I shan’t have another runner for six months,” he said. “I will shut up shop.”Martin Pipe’s stable have rebutted reports that Cyfor Malta has been ruled out of the Hennessy Gold Cup. The Murphy’s Gold Cup winner was ante-post favourite when weights were published for Saturday week’s Newbury feature, but doubts about his participation led William Hill and Ladbrokes to quote him “with a run” for the pounds 85,000 contest – which Pipe’s stable jockey, Tony McCoy, will miss due to suspension.Pipe, who won the race with Strands Of Gold and Chatam, has four other entries, including last year’s third Eudipe, and a spokeswoman for his stable stressed yesterday: “No decision has yet been made.”. LINDA SHAW was petrified enough when her daughter Sabrina gave her an in-car demonstration of the latest trick she had learned from dad.

Sabrina threw the car into a snarling reverse pirouette which had mum screaming in terror. Mrs Shaw had to endure more anguish when Sabrina embarked upon her first rally and rolled 40 feet down a mountainside. Although she suffered only minor bruising and whiplash, her mother could not face four subsequent events.
And yet, on Sunday, Linda will brace herself to join her husband Lindsey as part of the back-up team for Sabrina when the catering student from North Wales competes in the final round of the world championship, the Network Q Rally of Great Britain, which starts in Cheltenham.At the same time and on the same course, Finland’s Tommi Makinen and Spain’s Carlos Sainz will be fighting a winner-takes-all battle for the crown.At the age of 17 years and three months, Sabrina is the youngest driver in this year’s field and the youngest ever female driver in the history of this daunting challenge. She passed her driving test on 16 September and four days later confronted the first of the six rallies she had to negotiate to secure her international licence, the passport to the former RAC Classic. That maiden outing was to prove a harrowing yet sobering experience. A suspension component on the borrowed Daihatsu broke, and Sabrina lost control.

The car was a write-off but Sabrina, undeterred, borrowed another a week later.”It didn’t put me off at all,” she said. “Mum was shaken by it and she wouldn’t come to the next four events, but she’s coming to this one. Ever since I can remember I’ve dreamed of doing the RAC, but I never imagined I would be doing it at such a young age. It’s just such a shock to realise I’ll be taking part with Colin [McRae] and Carlos [Sainz], and people like that.”I went to rallies with my father when I was very young and have always enjoyed rallying My ambition is to be a professional rally driver I love catering but that’s really a fallback Rallying is the top priority I’m not too nervous I felt much more pressure taking my driving test. I’m determined to enjoy this.”Sabrina passed her test first time on the back of 13 conventional lessons and childhood years playing with cars on private tracks and in the orchard of the family home near Ruthin.An only child, Sabrina was taught how to manipulate a car by her father, who worked with Ford Motorsports and now has his own workshop.