Horse Racing Betting Tips: Suedois can make it third time lucky in Lennox Stakes July 29, 2019 IF AT first you don’t succeed, try and try again. That’s the motto by which SUEDOIS and the David O’Meara camp are sticking to as they bid to land this afternoon’s Qatar Lennox Stakes (3.00pm) after two near misses in recent seasons. The evergreen eight-year-old suffered traffic problems before rattling home to finish third only [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Pinatubo to mount another big challenge in Vintage renewal July 29, 2019 RARELY can I remember a more appropriate name for a race than the Vintage Stakes (2.25pm) at Goodwood this afternoon. There may only be seven declared, but it has the potential to be one of the best two-year-old races run in either England or Ireland so far this season. Not only do we have the [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Cross Counter out to silence hat-trick seeking Stradivarius July 29, 2019 PLENTY are still talking about Saturday’s epic King George duel between Enable and Crystal Ocean which is quite rightly being billed as one of the greatest races of the modern era. Remarkably, only a few days later, there is the potential for another titanic tussle with the first, second and fourth home from last month’s [...]
Championship favourites Fulham ‘cautiously optimistic’ of bouncing back to Premier League July 28, 2019 A year ago Fulham were about to embark on a keenly anticipated return to the Premier League with the full weight of billionaire owner Shahid Khan behind them. They had been promoted via the play-offs, but a 23-match unbeaten run, football that Pep Guardiola would have been proud of and an injection of cash for [...]
Unlikely hero Jack Leach bails England out after yet another collapse against Ireland July 25, 2019 At the start of day two of England’s one-off Test against Ireland at Lord’s, Jack Leach’s efforts with the bat as nightwatchman were merely good fun; an unsubstantial and inconsequential starter ahead of the awaiting main course. As he progressed, playing accomplished shots to get the hosts off to a steady start, his innings ticked [...]
The Bowyer effect: Charlton boss has restored belief and can steer his side clear of the drop July 25, 2019 With the dawn of another season brings a renewed sense of optimism for many football fans, despite the tribulations they may have endured over the course of the preceding months and years. Down at The Valley things are no different. Charlton may have endured a turbulent time in the last half decade under unpopular owner [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Could be Addeybb to remember if forecast rain arrives July 25, 2019 WHILE most of the UK have been reaching for the sun cream this week, it could be a very different story over the weekend if the weather forecasters are to be believed. Rain is expected at York and if it falls heavily the complexion of tomorrow’s Sky Bet York Stakes (3.15pm) will change completely. If [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Island Of Life to cause a big shock in International at massive price July 25, 2019 RACING purists get their fix in the King George at 3.40pm, but for punters the big betting race of the day is undoubtedly the Moet & Chandon International Stakes (3.00pm). A total of 29 runners are set to go to post and the big question is what the ground is going to be like come [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Ocean’s odds of turning the tide on Enable are tempting July 25, 2019 EVEN though the scorching temperatures of the last few days are set to give way to rain tomorrow, it may not be enough to cool the hottest jockey on the planet at the moment. Frankie Dettori’s victory aboard Star Catcher in last weekend’s Irish Oaks was his eighth Group One winner in less than two [...]
World Cup hangover: England bowled out for 85 by impressive Ireland on day one at Lord’s July 24, 2019 After the ecstatic high, the crushing low. The dramatic nature of England’s first World Cup win lent itself to prolonged celebration, but after 10 days of jubilation the hangover hit hard at Lord’s, with Ireland arriving to break up the party and bring them back to earth with a bump. England’s Test batting has long [...]