Horse Racing Betting Tips: Pondus set to enjoy Newbury Encounter with Simcock runner September 20, 2019 AFTER landing his 16th Group One of the season aboard Star Catcher in last weekend’s Prix Vermeille, the racing headlines have once again all been about Frankie Dettori. That victory equalled the 48-year-old Italian’s best ever season at the highest level and came just a day after winning the St Leger on Logician. In recent [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Battle-hardened Orlaith looks the bet in Firth Of Clyde September 20, 2019 LOOKING back at recent winners of the William Hill Firth Of Clyde Stakes (3.15pm), the majority have arrived at Ayr with plenty of experience under their belts. Last year’s heroine Queen Of Bermuda was having her eighth start of the campaign and already boasted three wins to her name. This year’s renewal features several lightly-raced [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Intisaab looks the value alternative to Buffer Zone September 20, 2019 THERE is a real sense of déjà vu about tomorrow’s William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (3.50pm). A well-handicapped, unexposed, Irish-trained four-year-old turns out quickly again under a penalty just one week on from running a career best at the Curragh. Last year it was the well-backed Son Of Rest who grabbed a share of the [...]
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Arsenal: Young guns paper over the cracks September 19, 2019 Crisis averted – for now, at least. Following the damaging collapse at Watford on Sunday, Arsenal and Unai Emery could hardly have asked for a better start to their Europa League campaign than a three-goal win at last year’s semi-finalists. Throw in exciting displays from youngsters Bukayo Saka and Joe Willock, who both scored, Pierre-Emerick [...]
Carlton Cole interview: Former West Ham striker on his career, new life as a coach and strawberry Haribos September 19, 2019 Carlton Cole can recall the moment he knew his race had been run. After his football career had taken him to three different countries in three years, through brief stints with Celtic in Scotland, Sacramento Republic in the United States and Persib Bandung in Indonesia, he was back in London on trial with AFC Wimbledon [...]
Olympiacos 2-2 Tottenham: Spurs stuck in limbo after slipping up in Greece September 18, 2019 Champions League hangover or the lingering effects of a summer of uncertainty? Whatever the cause, Tottenham remain a team in limbo, seemingly determined to take one step back for every stride forward. In their opening European fixture at Olympiacos on Wednesday night Spurs contrived to secure a third 2-2 draw from as many away games [...]
Chris Tremlett: Graham Thorpe can succeed Trevor Bayliss but tactics and selection are more important than new coach September 18, 2019 England’s win in the final Test at the Oval on Sunday may not have made a difference to the destination of the Ashes, but in other ways it still had a profound effect. It ensured they ended the summer on a positive note, with a different feeling, and reminded everyone just what they are capable [...]
Chelsea 0-1 Valencia: Barkley misses late penalty as Blues fall flat at Stamford Bridge September 17, 2019 There were bound to be stern words in the Stamford Bridge home dressing room tonight after Ross Barkley took it upon himself to take a late penalty, only to waste a gilt-edged chance to equalise in a disappointing defeat against Valencia. The England midfielder, fresh off the bench, waved away regular – and reliable – [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Purton can soar to victory aboard Shum’s Charity Wings September 17, 2019 YOU CAN guarantee the local punters went home from Sha Tin on Sunday with a spring in their step and a fistful of dollars in their back pockets. With five of the ten market leaders obliging, and one second favourite first past the post, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand the reason for [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Former champ Moreira can be King once again September 17, 2019 JOAO the ‘Magic Man’ Moreira looks the jockey to follow when racing resumes at Happy Valley in Hong Kong this afternoon. The Brazilian ace sent his thousands of supporters home happy from the inner-city track last week when landing a treble and it could be a similar scenario, or maybe even better, with a full [...]