David Pipe on his runners across the country on Saturday January 16, 2020 CONDITIONS ought to be ideal for CHAMPERS ON ICE in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock (2.40pm) tomorrow where he switches back from hurdles to fences. He’s been in great form over the smaller obstacles this season so far and we just thought it was worth sending him chasing again – that’s what we bought [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: D’Orhy looks the Pic for Nicholls at Ascot January 16, 2020 ALL EYES will be on Ascot tomorrow as Defi Du Seuil and Un De Sceaux lock horns again in the Clarence House Chase (3.35pm) after last month’s thrilling Tingle Creek at Sandown. Only a neck separated the pair that day and there shouldn’t be much between them again. Every drop of rain that falls between [...]
West Ham v Everton preview: David Moyes and Carlo Ancelotti appointments see Premier League underachievers taking alternative routes January 16, 2020 West Ham and Everton meet tomorrow in the Premier League in similar positions. While five places and six points separate them in the table ahead of Saturday’s fixture at the London Stadium there is plenty of common ground between the two sides. The Hammers and the Toffees are the 18th and 19th richest clubs in [...]
Fit-again Mark Wood the way to go for England in third Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth January 15, 2020 Jimmy Anderson’s broken rib has left England with a decision to make for the third Test match against South Africa, which starts in Port Elizabeth on Thursday morning. Anderson took seven wickets in the 189-run win in Cape Town and will be a big miss, but his absence is an opportunity for one of Jofra [...]
Tottenham 2-1 Middlesbrough: Distracted Eriksen outshone by Lo Celso as clean sheet continues to elude Mourinho January 14, 2020 No Premier League manager wants an FA Cup replay, especially around the busy winter period when squads tend to be thinner and those remaining fit players are more prone to injuries. But, after a run of four games without a win, Jose Mourinho can reflect on a third round replay which went against the grain. [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trainer Ferraris can continue fine form with Bear Again January 14, 2020 A MAJOR feature of this season’s racing in Hong Kong has been the upturn in fortunes of trainer David Ferraris. Former four-time South African champion handler Ferraris has found it tough going in the territory over recent years, but has bounced back into the limelight this season. He has trained a dozen winners so far [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Victory looks In Hand for Highly Proactive backers January 14, 2020 GIVEN we are four months into the season, the trainers’ championship leaderboard in Hong Kong makes for surprising reading. The top three are all local handlers, while the likes of past and present champions John Moore and John Size are well off the pace. Of course, the wheels of fortune can soon change in the [...]
Putting masterclass behind an impressive return to form for Branden Grace at the South African Open January 13, 2020 Louis Oosthuizen held a one-shot lead going into the final day of the South African Open on Sunday and nine times out of 10 his closing round of 68 would have been enough for him to successfully defend his title. But Oosthuizen could do nothing about Branden Grace, who hit eight birdies and an eagle [...]
How English players became the go-to overseas signings for Twenty20 franchises January 13, 2020 It may be hard to imagine now, but once upon a time English cricketers were not fixtures of the Twenty20 franchise circuit. In October England will head to Australia looking to win their second Twenty20 World Cup. Of their probable starting line-up in the first game at the Perth Stadium the vast majority will have [...]
Sergio Aguero tops Premier League list and Watford continue rise as Aston Villa and Bournemouth go into freefall January 13, 2020 Debate over where Sergio Aguero ranks in the pantheon of English football’s imports or whether he gets the credit that he deserves may continue to rage, but some things are plain fact. With 177 goals, he is now the leading non-British scorer in the Premier League history, following his hat-trick in Manchester City’s 6-1 evisceration [...]