Horse Racing Betting Tips: Qabala’s not the only Star of this Term’s Classic fillies May 2, 2019 BETTING for Sunday’s QIPCO 1000 Guineas (3.35pm) was blown apart at Newmarket last month. Qabala came from last to first, and met plenty of trouble in running in between, to land the Nell Gwyn in terrific style and was immediately promoted to race-favourite by the bookies. Her price plummeted from 50/1 to 5/1 and she’s [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Turner has the Power to land opening race with Darkness May 2, 2019 MARCUS Tregoning has trained some very good horses over the years with the likes of Sir Percy, Nayef and Mubtaker. In truth, the last few years have been a bit quiet for the Hampshire-based trainer, but Mohaather’s win in last month’s Greenham Stakes at Newbury had him dreaming about a first 2000 Guineas success. Sadly, [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Madhmoon to bridge 40-year Guineas gap for Prendergast May 2, 2019 WITH the jumps season ending at Sandown last weekend, it’s time for a change of codes with the QIPCO British Champions Series kicking off at Newmarket tomorrow with the 2000 Guineas (3.35pm). When trying to find the winner of the season’s opening Classic, the obvious place to start is with trainer Aidan O’Brien. The master [...]
Football Betting Tips: Tottenham can seal top-four berth with Cherries win May 2, 2019 TOTTENHAM have stumbled in recent weeks, coming undone against rivals West Ham in the Premier League before another 1-0 loss in midweek when hosting Ajax in the Champions League. Excuses were made following that defeat by West Ham with many claiming one eye was on their Champions League fixture. However, excuses went out the window [...]
Football Betting Tips: Reds to take time see off Benitez’s Newcastle defence May 2, 2019 A FEW weeks ago, things looked pretty rosy for Liverpool fans. The Reds secured a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League, while an easier run-in compared to Manchester City meant there were genuine aspirations of a first league title since 1990. However, as they travel to Newcastle in the Premier League tomorrow, things [...]
Guilty until proven innocent? May 2, 2019 The brutal but surgical dismissal of Gavin Williamson, the secretary of state for defence, came like a sudden bolt from a clear blue sky. The Huawei leak scandal had been brewing for a while, but Whitehall veterans assumed, as did many, that it would go the way of a thousand government leak inquiries before it; [...]
Want Britain to retain its entrepreneurial crown? Bring back the post-study visa May 2, 2019 Parliament is taking back control – and not just of Brexit. Conservative MP Jo Johnson and Labour MP Paul Blomfield have bridged the aisle to introduce an amendment to the Immigration Bill. The primary aim is to ensure that the number of international students cannot be capped by the government in order to comply with [...]
From Bercow to Corbyn, Trump’s UK visit has exposed a nest of political hypocrites May 2, 2019 No sooner had the announcement been made that President Donald Trump would be making a state visit to the UK in June than a predictable flurry of criticism emerged from a group of the usual suspects. Leading this crowd of dissenters who have said that they will refuse to attend a state dinner with our [...]
DEBATE: At $1.5bn, is plant burger firm Beyond Meat over-valued? May 2, 2019 At $1.5bn, is plant burger firm Beyond Meat over-valued? Chris Beauchamp, a senior market analyst at IG, says YES. For many, Beyond Meat’s IPO would seem to mark the perfect “market top” moment. A company producing a cutting-edge product, with ongoing losses and the risk that it may never make a profit, is seeking to become [...]
It’s time to stop arguing about expanding Heathrow – and get building May 2, 2019 Thankfully for the UK economy, the High Court yesterday quashed a challenge brought against the government’s decision to expand Heathrow Airport. No one questions the need for scrutiny. Indeed, detailed consideration for how to manage the impact of the expansion on local people – which for some will be significant – lies ahead through the [...]