Nayyir can follow Trawler home in Lonsdale Cup August 21, 2025 ASIDE from the headline Group One Nunthorpe Stakes (3:35pm), the Group Two Lonsdale Cup (2:25pm) is an intriguing staying contest, with a handful of the protagonists in the division facing off. Ascot Gold Cup winner TRAWLERMAN is difficult to see past in this company and he’s undoubtedly the likeliest winner. Quotes of 4/6 are well [...]
Do Not desert Wonder and Blaze at York August 21, 2025 FRIDAY’s feature at York is the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes (3.35pm), where a field of 17 are set to blaze a trail over the flying five furlongs. There’s a murky picture to the sprint ranks this season with nothing really stamping their authority on the division. With two progressive two-year-olds in Lady Iman and Spicy [...]
Asgard’s turn to deliver Captain’s performance on the Knavesmire August 21, 2025 FINDING the winner of the opener (1:50pm) on day three of York’s Ebor Festival looks a tricky task, and I think it might pay to think a bit laterally in our quest for success. You don’t need to think particularly laterally to see that MOUNT ATLAS will be hard to keep out of the frame, [...]
Women’s Rugby World Cup shows UK’s love of live sport August 21, 2025 The Women’s Rugby World Cup arriving in England is a timely reminder of what live sport can do. Sporting events forge some of the most positive and enduring moments of our lives, whether we’re stood on the terraces of our local club or sat in the stands at the biggest events on the planet. Live [...]
Premier League clubs break transfer record, spending £2.37bn August 21, 2025 The 20 Premier League clubs have broken the record for the amount spent in a single transfer window, splashing £2.37bn. The transfer of striker Noah Okafor from AC Milan to Leeds United for £18m took the total outlay for the English top flight above the 2023 record of £2.36bn. It comes despite there being another [...]
RFU backing of Red Roses can aid better English pro structure August 21, 2025 So it begins. Red Roses vs USA at the Stadium of Light. Friday night, BBC 1. That’s a USA fielding the rugby player with by far the biggest social media following on the planet, Ilona Maher. You won’t find a hotter ticket this year than the Women’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham on 27 [...]
Exclusive: Just third of Brits think women’s football good value August 21, 2025 Only a third of Brits think women’s football is value for money, exclusive data shared with City AM reveals ahead of next month’s WSL return. The surprising statistic comes as the English top flight looks for an attendance bounce after the Lionesses won a second consecutive Euros title. Ipsos data shows that only 35 per [...]
Alice can leave punters in wonderland August 20, 2025 THURSDAY’s feature at the York Ebor Festival is the G1 Yorkshire Oaks (3.35pm). That said, this year’s renewal doesn’t exactly offer an outstanding betting angle. Aidan O’Brien’s Minnie Hauk looks very hard to oppose, and from a punting perspective there’s not a great deal of juice in the market. The value may lie elsewhere on [...]
Apiarist bound for sweet Northern success August 20, 2025 WHEN William Haggas has an unexposed handicapper heading to a big York handicap it often pays to take notice. His Bullet Point looks to hold obvious claims in Thursday’s Clipper Handicap (3.00pm), having already won two valuable handicaps at Newmarket and Ascot this season, either side of just being touched off in the Royal Hunt [...]
Keep the Faayth as Lowther fillies go to Wor August 20, 2025 DAY TWO of York’s Ebor Festival kicks off with the Group Two Lowther Stakes (1.50pm), where punters are faced with a tricky proposition. Royal Fixation tops the betting and possibly has the best form on offer after she finished second to Venetian Sun at Newmarket, who’s one of the top juvenile fillies in training. However, [...]