Nicholls to land double with Alfie and Poquelin March 17, 2010 PHILIP Hobbs has his string in rude health and I’ll be taking a chance on his COPPER BLEU in the opener at 16/1 with William Hill. The eight-year-old was only narrowly touched off at Aintree last year having finished fourth in the Supreme Novices at the Festival. He looks to have been campaigned with this [...]
Barbers Shop is no match for Nicholls’ Poquelin in Ryanair March 17, 2010 AGAIN, it’s certainly worth taking advantage of one of Sporting Index’s numerous match bets this afternoon. By challenging their prediction of the distance between a chosen pair of horses as they cross the line in a race, you can oppose any horse that you don’t fancy. The maximum winning distance make-up is set at 15 [...]
the INSIDER March 17, 2010 I hope you drank plenty of Guinness yesterday and you are feeling ready to take on the bookies once more today. It’s World Hurdle day at Cheltenham plus there are plenty of large fields on the supporting card. Tuesday’s results are in and based on our £1,000 bankroll, we made a profit of £377.46. We [...]
Sorry Chelsea dumped out as Jose gets the last laugh March 16, 2010 CHELSEA (0) v/s INTER MILAN (1) JOSE MOURINHO last night insisted he was the “happiest person on earth” after his Inter Milan side subjected his former club Chelsea to a crushing Champions League exit. The Portuguese boss was greeted with warm applause from Chelsea fans as he stepped out onto the Stamford Bridge pitch for [...]
Woods announces anticipated return at Masters March 16, 2010 WORLD No1 Tiger Woods has finally ended speculation about his future after announcing his much-anticipated return to golf at next month’s US Masters. Woods, who has not played competitively since 15 November, will tee off at Augusta on 5-11 April without taking on any warm-up events. The 14-time major winner announced he was taking time [...]
Binocular back to best in Hurdle win March 16, 2010 BINOCULAR completed a fairytale turnaround in fortunes to win the Champion Hurdle, the big race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. Just last month the Nicky Henderson-trained six-year-old was on the brink of being withdrawn from the race after a string of disappointing performances. But, following some encouraging last-minute preparations last week, jockey [...]
Borthwick gives England injury scare March 16, 2010 ENGLAND captain Steve Borthwick has emerged as a major doubt for Saturday’s final Six Nations fixture against France. Saracens skipper Borthwick was sent for treatment on a nagging knee injury after taking part in light training yesterday. Manager Martin Johnson, has, however, conceded defeat in Ugo Monye recovering from a neck injury sustained against Scotland. [...]
Milner stakes World Cup claim with vital winner March 16, 2010 WIGAN (1) v/s ASTON VILLA (2) JAMES MILNER helped fire Aston Villa back into top four contention – while also firing a timely reminder to England boss Fabio Capello. The midfielder blasted home a winner from 25 yards to take Villa to within three points of fourth-placed Tottenham with a game in hand. But is [...]
Swann spins England to victory with a perfect 10 March 16, 2010 CAPTAIN Alastair Cook heaped praise on his bowlers after England secured a comfortable victory in the first Test with Bangladesh in Chittagong by 181 runs. Spinner Graeme Swann was the pick of the England attack, claiming his first ever 10-wicket haul in a Test match as the tourists eventually dismissed the resilient Tigers for 331 [...]
Tredwell deserves chance March 16, 2010 WHAT England captain Alastair Cook will have taken away from the first Test in Bangladesh is that it is typically a very hard place to play cricket. The pitches are slow and low, and that makes it particularly tough on the bowlers. Racking up the runs was never going to be a problem for England’s [...]