David Pipe looks at the chances of his Aintree team April 3, 2019 WE said goodbye to a couple of our stable stars earlier this week when we retired former Cheltenham Festival winners Un Temps Pour Tout and Moon Racer. Both had terrific careers and we wish them a long and happy retirement. Hopefully we can find suitable replacements for them and here’s hoping our City Syndicate recruits [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Supasundae the each-way play against Buveur April 3, 2019 AS LONG as he is none the worse for his early fall in last month’s Unibet Champion Hurdle, Buveur D’Air should take all the beating in this afternoon’s Betway Aintree Hurdle (3.25pm). It was the first time in 21 starts under rules that Nicky Henderson’s eight-year-old has ended up on the floor and I suppose [...]
Chris Tremlett: Surrey’s squad depth makes them favourites to retain their County Championship title April 3, 2019 There are so many factors and variables which go into a County Championship season, but looking at the squads I think Surrey must be considered favourites to defend their title. The first round of Division One fixtures begin on Friday, although Surrey kick off their campaign at home to Essex next week, and conditions, injuries [...]
DEBATE: Should the audit and consultancy arms of the Big Four firms be divided, as proposed by MPs? April 3, 2019 Should the audit and consultancy arms of the Big Four firms be divided, as proposed by MPs? YES, says Rachel Reeves MP, chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. We have two major problems in the audit market today: a lack of competition and quality. The Big Four’s dominance has led to a precarious [...]
If there is something fishy about online influencers, why do we take the bait? April 3, 2019 Social media influencer, Yovana Mendoza, provided an amusing diversion from Brexit last week. The 20-something vlogger built a very lucrative personal brand around veganism. She amassed over 3m followers on YouTube and Instagram by advocating a raw vegan diet and 25-day water fasts. All seemed to be going well until a competitor observed and filmed [...]
The Copyright Directive might have noble aims, but it is plagued by a lack of clarity April 3, 2019 Last week, the European Union inched closer to finalising new rules governing the use of copyright material on the internet. Set out in the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, the rules set out to curb the power of big tech firms by levelling the playing field between content creators and those who [...]
The European Union is on the backfoot, but few seem to notice April 2, 2019 There is a very bad habit that many of our broadcasters have of focusing on what might befall us. It reminds me of Frankie Howerd in Up Pompeii bemoaning “woe is me, woe is me” – as if he might warn his master against leaving the Empire without a deal. It would be refreshing were there [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Ping Hai can offer his backers some Treasure at Sha Tin April 2, 2019 SUPPORTERS of ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira breathed a huge sigh of relief last Sunday at Sha Tin when their hero was back to his imperious best with a winning treble. There have been mutterings of discontent among the locals about the former two-time champion jockey recently, with the Brazilian getting beat on a number of [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Back Very Sweet Orange to have the juice to win April 2, 2019 RACING switches to the dirt track at Sha Tin today as racegoers are treated to a highly competitive eight-race card. Dirt racing in Hong Kong is always looked upon suspiciously by regulars because of the number of imponderables. Important factors such as a track bias or challenging in the centre of the track must be [...]
Trevor Steven: Tottenham stadium move timing seems strange when they should be focusing on top four race April 2, 2019 Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has born the brunt of the criticism for a loss at Liverpool on Sunday that leaves them fighting to stay in the Premier League’s top four, but I believe their problems lie elsewhere. Two stats tell the tale of Spurs’ season. First, they are in double figures for defeats, which is [...]