Brazen Aussies can rule in the Jubilee again June 18, 2015 CHOISIR changed the face of Royal Ascot forever when he landed an extraordinary Group One sprint double at the meeting in 2003. Paul Perry’s beast was an unfancied 25/1 shot for the King’s Stand on the opening day and returned just four days later to scoop the Golden Jubilee at 13/2. His unlikely feat showed [...]
Moore may have found another winner June 18, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF TODAY’S ROYAL ASCOT ACTION THE opening day of Royal Ascot promised two huge battles when the line-ups for the Queen Anne Stakes and St James’ Palace Stakes were confirmed. Yet the dominant performances of Solow over Able Friend in the former and Gleneagles over Make Believe in the latter [...]
Hootenanny can sail in and make it America’s Cup June 18, 2015 A RGUABLY the best race of the day is the newly-created Group One Commonwealth Cup (3.40pm). Leading contender Limato had his colours lowered for the first time in his six-race career at Haydock last month, but the rain had got into the ground that day and he was drawn out on his own. He’s far [...]
Maximum excitement on Royal Ascot June 18, 2015 ROYAL Ascot is the pinnacle of the Flat season and punters have been getting the better of the argument over the first few days, thanks to Ryan Moore for the most part. The world’s best jockey has plenty of big chances again today and spread bettors can support him on the Ryan Moore jockey index. [...]
Youngsters are worse off than their parents: The sorry lot of today’s youth is worrying and urgent June 18, 2015 Intergenerational equity does not make for the punchiest headline is one of the most pressing economic and social issues facing the UK today. The concept of fairness between generations was previously confined to academia and environmental circles, where the idea that man’s actions will mean passing on a damaged ecosystem for future people has been [...]
Act now to avoid the Tories’ pension tax grab June 18, 2015 The chancellor has announced an “emergency” Budget for 8 July. On the basis of the new government’s Queen’s Speech, which saw little by way of surprises, the expectation is that there will be nothing much in the Budget to concern investors. Public spending cuts will continue, the government has already committed not to increase the [...]
Government privatisations: Some key facts and figures June 18, 2015 In late May, George Osborne said that he’d like to privatise £23bn of government assets, and he raised the stakes last week by announcing the phased sale of the state’s stake in RBS. Here are some key facts and figures: ROYAL MAIL The government floated 60 per cent of the company in 2013 at [...]
World view: The figures that matter most this month June 18, 2015 From collapsing currencies to diverging growth rates, asset bubbles to infrastructure splurges, we highlight the figures that matter this month.
The future is bright: Buy solar panels now to lock in 20 years of savings June 18, 2015 Energy costs have been rising – but you could cut your bills with solar panels. A government scheme aimed at increasing take-up of alternative energy means you will be paid for the amount your solar panels generate – both for the quantity you use yourself and the amount sent to the grid. The Feed-in [...]
China’s equity markets have rocketed: Bubble waiting to burst or the market unleashing its true potential? June 18, 2015 China's equity markets have rocketed – is this a bubble waiting to burst or the market unleashing its true potential? China is a world of contradiction for investors. With its billion-strong population and the second-largest economy in the world, it should have been a marvellous place for investment. Not so. The giant economy [...]
