Six months after their treble, where has it all gone wrong for Manchester City? December 8, 2019 If Manchester City’s relentless brilliance created an impenetrable sky blue wall around the Premier League trophy last season, this term they are rolling out the red carpet. Saturday’s surprise 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United means they now trail runaway leaders Liverpool by 14 points, a chasm that manager Pep Guardiola called “not realistic” as [...]
Japan and Magic Man dominate Hong Kong International Races December 8, 2019 AFTER drawing a blank at the Longines Hong Kong International Races 12 months ago, the Japanese were back with a bang at Sha Tin on Sunday, winning three of the four Group One prizes. Win Bright, trained by Yoshihiro Hatakeyama and ridden by Masami Matsuoka, scooped nearly £1.6 million after landing the richest race of [...]
Horse racing: Globetrotting Prince Of Arran gunning for glory in Hong Kong Vase December 6, 2019 HE HAS got a long way to go to get close to Red Cadeaux’s career prize money figure, but Prince Of Arran is proving a real money spinner for Newmarket trainer Charlie Fellowes. A close third in the 2018 Melbourne Cup, the son of Shirocco went one place better last month when finishing runner-up to [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: O’Brien can wave Magic Wand to land illustrious Hong Kong win December 5, 2019 FOR MANY thousands of Beauty Generation fans, the moment of truth will arrive when the reigning champion lines up in the Group One Hong Kong Mile (7.30am). The world’s top-rated miler had his air of invincibility blown sky high with a couple of below-par efforts this season, and the jury is out as to whether [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: World should be watching Aethero sprint to victory December 5, 2019 ALL EYES from the racing world will be firmly fixed on events happening at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday morning. It’s the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), featuring four Group One contests worth around £9million in prize money. With some of the best horses and most popular jockeys from around the globe [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: King’s Sceau to give Royal performance in Tingle Creek December 5, 2019 WATCHING top-class chasers speed around Sandown is one of the greatest sights in Jump racing. With the cream of the current two-mile crop out in force for the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (3.00pm), this year’s race promises to be a scintillating spectacle. Defi Du Seuil heads the betting after defeating Politologue in the Shloer Chase [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Just Step Back and leave Sandown handicap to the Pro December 5, 2019 GIVEN the likes of Brain Power and Lil Rockerfeller have won the Jumeirah Hotels And Resorts December Handicap Hurdle (2.25pm) in the past, it clearly takes a pretty smart sort to win it. I’m hoping that horse might be Dan Skelton’s PROTEKTORAT who made a promising return to action last time where he was just [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Clouds can Kick rivals into Touch at Aintree December 5, 2019 BILLIONAIRE businessman and major owner Trevor Hemmings loves to have winners at Aintree, but there is one race that matters more to him than any other. Hedgehunter, Ballabriggs and Many Clouds have given him three memorable Grand National victories and you get the feeling he has always thought VINTAGE CLOUDS might be the next. Sue [...]
David Pipe on his runners across the country over the next few days December 5, 2019 WE’RE HOPING VIEUX LION ROUGE can run another big race at Aintree tomorrow in the Becher Chase (1.30pm). He’s got a pretty formidable record over the big National fences and comes into this in good form having won a veterans’ race before being given a nice spin over hurdles last time. Tom [Scudamore] schooled him [...]
Liverpool 5-2 Everton: Jurgen Klopp’s gamble pays off as Reds rest, rotate and roll on undeterred in Merseyside derby December 4, 2019 Some might have questioned Jurgen Klopp’s wisdom when they saw the Liverpool teamsheet he turned in to face Everton in the Merseyside derby. With a daunting and draining festive fixture list lying ahead, Klopp has decided rotation is his only option. The clash with their rivals from across Stanley Park represented the fourth of 12 [...]