Horse racing betting tips: Keep close Eye on last year’s winner Prezien March 14, 2019 IF YOU haven’t backed a winner by the time the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase (4.50pm) comes around, it may be time to draw stumps before this 20-runner two-mile cavalry charge. Finding the most likely contenders is just one part of the job as you tend to need plenty ofl uck in-running to avoid trouble. [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Skelton looks set to strike again with Ch’tibello March 14, 2019 FRIDAY at Cheltenham is probably the trickiest day of the week for punters. With three puzzling handicaps, a hunter chase and an ultra-competitive Gold Cup, winners will be hard to come by. One man with proven form on the final day of the Festival is Dan Skelton. He’s landed two of the last three renewals [...]
Ollie Phillips: Ireland will find their form and help England to Six Nations victory this weekend March 14, 2019 The Six Nations builds up to its crescendo this weekend and all the indications are that it will be an intriguing one. With three sides still able to win the tournament there’s no problem with dead rubbers, although Wales against Ireland is the match which will shape the outcome. England’s hopes of winning the trophy [...]
Westminster’s Brexit deadlock means the only realistic route forward is a second referendum over May’s deal March 14, 2019 Observing the dog’s breakfast that is the Brexit process in Westminster brings to mind the saying attributed to Albert Einstein that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results. The second meaningful vote has gone the same way as the first, and hints are now dropping that [...]
DEBATE: As RBS trials a fingerprint bank card, is biometric technology the future for digital payments? March 14, 2019 As RBS trials a fingerprint bank card, is biometric technology the future for digital payments? YES, says Ann Cairns, vice chairman of Mastercard. As we shift towards using digital services, and the need to protect our data becomes ever more critical, the use of passwords is woefully outdated. Many people simply have more passwords than [...]
Raising corporation tax may seem like a vote winner, but it makes all of us poorer March 14, 2019 Last year, parliament passed a law requiring the UK’s overseas territories (OTs) – including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and the Virgin Islands – to publish lists of the “beneficial owners” of the companies registered in them. The sponsors of the law claimed it was a crime-fighting measure. Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell justified the law by [...]
The UK’s elites have a habit of ignoring the will of the people March 14, 2019 On 20 April 1653, Oliver Cromwell marched into parliament saying, “you have sat here too long for any good you have been doing here lately” – words that surely chime with current events. Cromwell was utterly frustrated with an establishment which denied the will of the people. Obviously, no one is suggesting that the army should [...]
Ray Kelvin held Ted Baker too tight March 14, 2019 Yet another big-name chief executive has stepped down from their position at the helm of a well-known British business. The founder of fashion retail brand Ted Baker, Ray Kelvin, announced last Monday that he was going to be resigning from his position as chief executive, as the firm investigates allegations that he behaved inappropriately toward [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Unlikely to be a walk in the Park but Paisley can win the Stayers March 13, 2019 LIFE has not been easy for Andrew Gemmell, who has been blind since birth, but the owner of PAISLEY PARK knows how to have fun and the celebrations will be wild if his pride and joy can win today’s Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle. It is a wonderful story and his horse, who nearly died from [...]
David Pipe: Hoping to strike with lively outsiders March 13, 2019 THERE is nothing quite like the Cheltenham Festival and I’m excited about heading back there today with two lively outsiders. We’ll be looking after our owners in the facility we have at the course and if you join the City Syndicate you can be part of that this time next year. Look out for the [...]