High Jinx can land Doncaster Cup glory on wet Town Moor September 12, 2013 THE WEATHER up at Doncaster has completely changed the complexion of the Ladbrokes St Leger meeting and, as we’ve seen over the last couple of days, it generally pays to stick with horses proven on a slower surface. We were hit with a raft of non-runners yesterday but today’s feature, the Group Two Doncaster Cup [...]
Secret Number can give Godolphin another shock Leger win September 12, 2013 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S LADBROKES ST LEGER No other Classic in the world can boast as rich a history as the Ladbrokes St Leger which was first staged way back in 1776. Just a year ago Camelot attempted to secure a historic Triple Crown only to be foiled by Godolphin’s 25/1 shot Encke. The bookies [...]
Racing comment September 12, 2013 All had gone well with Brown Panther after his win in last month’s Goodwood Cup and I’ve been delighted with him in his build up to Sunday’s Irish St Leger. However, he had a temperature yesterday morning and the fact that he hasn’t eaten anything means that a tilt at the Curragh is now in [...]
David Williams’ Ladbrokes St Leger pick September 12, 2013 TALENT Ralph Beckett will be one of the few trainers to have enjoyed the Town Moor rain this week. She looks sure to stay and will relish the ground in a wide-open renewal.
Tatum can’t save presidential flop September 12, 2013 FILM WHITE HOUSE DOWN Cert 12a | By Simon Thomson Two stars WHITE House Down could have been the biggest movie of 1996. Wedged in between Nicolas Cage’s The Rock and Harrison Ford’s Air Force One, the premise of terrorists attacking the seat of American government would have blown the minds of the movie-going public. [...]
Where to Drink September 12, 2013 From NYC to London EVERY so often in a major metropolitan centre, one venue will achieve supremacy as the foremost spot to see and be seen in, and Ian Schrager’s new hotel, nestled in Fitzrovia on Berners Street, bears all of the hallmarks of one such opening. Famed for founding the zeitgeisty Studio 54 in [...]
A well-produced morality play for the modern age September 12, 2013 THEATRE THE RITUAL SLAUGHTER OF GORGE MASTROMAS Royal Court | By Xenobe Purvis Four Stars PLAYWRIGHT Dennis Kelly creates a morality play for the modern age in The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas, his enthralling debut at the Royal Court. Its premise is simple: an affable everyman is offered the opportunity to succeed, a Faustian [...]
Exclusive: Dyke shrugs off threat of early setback to task force September 11, 2013 FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke has told City A.M. his plan for a commission to tackle the lack of top English talent playing in the Premier League remains on schedule to start this month despite signs of difficulties. Dyke announced the measure last week, when he invited chiefs from the Premier League, the Football League, [...]
Croft out for season but career not over, says Leicester boss September 11, 2013 LEICESTER boss Richard Cockerill has played down fears that Tom Croft’s career could be in jeopardy after the injury-plagued England flanker was ruled out for the season just one game into the campaign. Croft has undergone knee surgery after a blow to the joint in Sunday’s Aviva Premiership opener against Worcester left him with a [...]
Football Comment: Improve coaching of kids aged nine, not 19 September 11, 2013 ENGLAND’S uninspiring draw in Ukraine may have produced a sufficient result but the performance was further proof that this country is not producing enough quality players. Without Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge England could only battle to a deserved point, but they rarely threatened Ukraine and a few players did little but give [...]