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Six of the best for @oismurphy on memorable Monday at Nakayama

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Oisin Murphy: six winners from 11 rides at Nakayama
Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)
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By Jack Haynes

Oisin Murphy celebrated a sensational six-timer at Nakayama on a memorable Monday for Britain’s champion Flat jockey.

Murphy, who won the Japan Cup aboard Suave Richard in November, enjoyed a five-timer at Tokyo last year but went one better with six victories from 11 rides on the card following a double at the same track on Sunday.

The Sakae Kunieda-trained Succession provided Murphy with feature-race success in the Listed Junior Cup, worth ¥20,322,000 (£142,916/€167,939) to the winner.

Succession was Murphy’s fifth winner at the meeting following earlier strikes aboard American Face, Tokai Etoile, Hiraboku Queen and Satono Unison.

https://www.racingpost.com/news/international/six-of-the-best-for-oisin-murphy-on-memorable-monday-at-nakayama/416694

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‏Why horse poo could be the answer for engineers,@horseandhound

 

Pile fo horse poo in the field

It makes excellent compost and works wonders for roses, but engineers are the latest group to discover the power of horse poo — or more specifically, a well-ordered muck heap.

A study published in peer-reviewed journal Plos One has mooted manure as an alternative to hard-to-source top soil for land surrounding new roads and railways.

Titled “Is manure an alternative to topsoil in road embankment restoration?”, researchers concluded that your four-legged friend’s droppings are a viable option.

An estimated 1.5% of land in the European Union is covered by motorways and 5% by railways, which is expected to increase in coming years as population rises.

The land and embankments next to these, which are disturbed or created while the infrastructure is built, are often made up of nutrient-poor soil and lack vegetation.

While it is very important that plants grow on these to stop the banks — and ultimately the roads or railway — simply eroding away, top soil is scarce and expensive.
Read more at http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/manure-engineering-embankment-topsoil-617238#8froE1WFlUm7DvA8.99

Why horse poo could be the answer for engineers

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‏Why horse poo could be the answer for engineers,@horseandhound

 

Pile fo horse poo in the field

It makes excellent compost and works wonders for roses, but engineers are the latest group to discover the power of horse poo — or more specifically, a well-ordered muck heap.

A study published in peer-reviewed journal Plos One has mooted manure as an alternative to hard-to-source top soil for land surrounding new roads and railways.

Titled “Is manure an alternative to topsoil in road embankment restoration?”, researchers concluded that your four-legged friend’s droppings are a viable option.

An estimated 1.5% of land in the European Union is covered by motorways and 5% by railways, which is expected to increase in coming years as population rises.

The land and embankments next to these, which are disturbed or created while the infrastructure is built, are often made up of nutrient-poor soil and lack vegetation.

While it is very important that plants grow on these to stop the banks — and ultimately the roads or railway — simply eroding away, top soil is scarce and expensive.
Read more at http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/manure-engineering-embankment-topsoil-617238#8froE1WFlUm7DvA8.99

Why horse poo could be the answer for engineers