Leclerc in line for 10-place penalty ahead of Saudi Arabia Grand Prix March 15, 2023 Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc is set to receive a grid penalty ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. The Prancing Horse driver will drop down the grid by at least 10 places this weekend in the Middle East as a result of his retirement from the opening race in Bahrain a fortnight [...]
Genge: ‘We will turn up and fight against Ireland in Six Nations March 15, 2023 Ellis Genge – who captained England to a record 53-10 defeat to France last week in the Six nations – has insisted the side will show fans some fight this weekend as they look to deny Ireland a Grand Slam in Dublin. England capitulated to the French at Twickenham in what was the heaviest ever [...]
Klassical a Dream bet to Floor rivals in the Stayers’ March 15, 2023 THERE can’t be many more open Grade Ones than the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (3.30pm), where all 11 runners look to hold something of a chance. It’s a race with many great story lines. FLOORING PORTER, winner of the last two renewals, is looking for the hat-trick, 2019 winner Paisley Park is back for another [...]
Delta gets down to Work against stablemate Galvin March 15, 2023 GORDON Elliott adores the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase. Following Delta Work’s second win in the 3m6f contest yesterday, he drew level with Enda Bolger as the winning-most trainer of this event with five victories. Delta Work spoiled the Tiger Roll retirement party 12 months ago, but there was no party pooping this time – the [...]
Shishkin’s Road to victory might not be straightforward March 15, 2023 THERE is no getting away from the fact that if the real SHISHKIN turns up for this afternoon’s Ryanair Chase (2.50pm), he should make light work of his eight rivals. They say that one swallow doesn’t make a summer and that’s the dilemma facing punters as to whether his blistering return to form at Ascot last time [...]
Mullins can bring a Lot Of Joy to the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle March 15, 2023 THERE would be no better story than Henry de Bromhead training the winner of today’s Jack de Bromhead Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (4.50pm). The Grade Two event has been named in memory of the trainer’s son, who, in November last year, tragically lost his life in a pony racing accident aged just 13. De Bromhead fields [...]
Potter looks to have a Mighty chance in Turners March 15, 2023 IF THERE has been one star of the novice chasing division this season from both sides of the Irish Sea then it is MIGHTY POTTER, who puts his 100 per cent record over fences on the line in the Turners Novices’ Chase (1.30pm). Pulled-up when fancied for last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, he then bounced back winning a Grade [...]
This looks a Good Time to back Jonny March 15, 2023 THERE aren’t many trickier puzzles to solve during the four days of the Cheltenham Festival than the Pertemps Network Final (2.10pm). The way the qualification system for this race works means you often get horses that we haven’t seen anything like the best of yet this season. And this year’s renewal looks particularly trappy with [...]
Women in Football will ‘probably’ write to Culture Secretary over White Paper diversity concerns March 15, 2023 Campaign group Women in Football says it is likely to raise concerns with Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer about the White Paper on football governance. Women in Football director Jane Purdon said the blueprint for an incoming football regulator appeared to have “stripped out all mention of diversity” targets for a sport already lagging behind. “I [...]
LIV Golf League’s best kept secret: Why half of the field are at risk of being ditched March 15, 2023 It wasn’t the start to the LIV Golf League that Lee Westwood would have wanted but there were no consequences for the Englishman finishing 41st of a 48-man field in Mexico last month as the big-money tournaments on the upstart circuit famously have no cuts. No cuts, that is, until the end of the season, [...]