Highwayman is among 12 potential runners in the Long Distance Cup, with star stayer Scandinavia one of four contenders for Aidan O’Brien alongside Queenstown, Pierre Bonnard and Amelia Earhart.

The show aired on the BBC from 1974 until 1977 and starred Ronnie Barker, Fulton Mackay and Richard Beckinsale.

The defendants were said to be members or supporters of Palestine Action which had deliberately targeted Instro Precision for its association with Elbit Systems, an Israeli-linked ...