Although the commission points to worries over the hotly contested matter of media freedom and implies that the erection of a statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje was a provocative gesture, it recommends for thethird time that the country be given a date to start accession talks.
The Ralph Beckett-trained filly made a brilliant last-to-first move in the home straight at Epsom under jockey Richard Hughes to lead home a talented field including stablemate Secret Gesture in second and The Lark in third.
Strategically, the Mets presented their third baseman with a jersey and a cap that is usually a symbolic gesture for a ball player who is officially joining a new ball club for the first time.