Krueger named Saints chairman March 12, 2014 FOOTBALL: Southampton unveiled Ralph Krueger as their new chairman yesterday. The 54-year-old, former ice hockey player succeeds Nicola Cortese.
Rule The World can upset the big two in the World Hurdle March 12, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE WORLD HURDLE AND THE BYRNE GROUP PLATE THE big talking point in the build up to this year’s Cheltenham Festival was whether or not wonder mare Annie Power would drop back in trip to tackle the Champion Hurdle, stay at two-and-a-half miles for the Mares’ Hurdle, or go up to three [...]
Third Intention and Carrickboy look massive Plate value at 20/1 March 12, 2014 NEVER have the words “tread carefully” been more appropriately used when it comes to solving the betting mystery that is the Byrne Group Plate (4.00pm). The last six renewals have seen not only 66/1 and 50/1 winners, but also a 33/1 and 25/1 shot to add salt to the wounds of form students. In fact, [...]
Mullins to get another day off to a flyer with Felix Yonger in the JLT March 12, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE JLT NOVICES’ CHASE AND THE PERTEMPS FINAL IT’S a familiar sight seeing Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh in the winner’s enclosure at the Cheltenham Festival. With three wins already, the pair have almost certainly sewn up the leading jockey and trainer awards with two days still to go. The strength of [...]
Benefficient can give Ireland a long overdue success in the Ryanair March 12, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE RYANAIR CHASE AND THE KIM MUIR THE outspoken Michael O’Leary has made no secret of his desire to see one of his horses, running in the famous maroon Gigginstown Stud colours, win the race sponsored by the airline that made his fortune. Apart from the inaugural running of this Grade One [...]
Star Sports: Lay of the day March 12, 2014 Star Sports owner Ben Keith picks out one horse he’s happy to lay each day THIS column hasn’t exactly gone great so far. Vautour romped home on Tuesday for one of the most impressive Supreme Novices’ wins I’ve ever seen and Sire De Grugy was brilliant in the Champion Chase yesterday. Today’s main event is [...]
Co-op Group in turmoil: Sutherland quits and rival factions begin the fight for control March 11, 2014 THE CO-OP was plunged deeper into chaos yesterday as chief Euan Sutherland sensationally quit after just 10 months, inflaming a divisive row over modernising the mutual that threatened to split the board. Sutherland’s exit leaves serious question marks over the business’ future, with his resignation statement pointing to deep divisions at the top of the [...]
Bank of England plans shake-up to tackle forex probe March 11, 2014 GOVERNOR Mark Carney vowed to restore the Bank of England’s credibility and repair financial markets yesterday, hiring a new deputy governor to investigate foreign exchange market manipulation claims. Carney promised to “ruthlessly, relentlessly follow through with the investigation” into claims a Bank of England staff member had encouraged or turned a blind eye to traders’ attempts [...]
Carney says Scottish banks might have to move south March 11, 2014 SCOTLAND’S biggest banks may have to be rehomed in England if the country votes for independence, after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said yesterday it was unclear whether they could be run from Scottish head offices. During a quizzing by the MPs of the Treasury Select Committee, Carney admitted: “It is not clear in [...]
British manufacturing’s long decline could be about to end March 11, 2014 ROSS Perot, as a US presidential candidate in 1992, infamously decried “the giant sucking sound” of jobs being exported abroad as a result of free trade. It was populist nonsense, of course. Trade creates far more jobs than it destroys – and London’s high value added economy wouldn’t exist without it. That so many low [...]
