By: Frank Dalleres

Sports Editor Frank Dalleres is Sports Editor of City AM. He has almost two decades' experience covering the business of sport and has reported from Olympic Games and major international football, rugby union, tennis and golf competitions, both at home and abroad. Get in touch with stories and tip-offs and follow him on X at @frankdalleres

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Aidan O’Brien hailed as one of the greats after Order Of St George lands him a seventh Gold Cup at Royal Ascot

June 16, 2016

Jockey Ryan Moore hailed Aidan O’Brien as “one of the greats” after Order Of St George earned the trainer a seventh Gold Cup win at Royal Ascot yesterday/on Thursday. The 10/11 favourite hit the front late in the two-and-a-half mile race and beat Mizzou into second by three lengths, with Sheikhzayedroad third. Order Of St [...]
Credit to Roy Hodgson for saving the day – and his job – with the boldest decisions of his England reign

June 16, 2016

Roy Hodgson cut a worried figure during the first half. His team were made to scrap by Wales; it was not going well. He rubbed his brow and knew that, as things stood, he probably only had 45 minutes left as England manager. Defeat to Wales would surely have meant he was out of a job [...]
Horse racing betting: Keep it Quiet in the Commonwealth Cup

June 16, 2016

They may be outnumbered in Friday afternoon’s Commonwealth Cup (3.40pm), but I’m backing a filly to come out on top in the battle of the three-year-old sprinters. Only three fillies stand their ground against nine colts in the second running of one of the feature races on the penultimate day of Royal Ascot. However, in [...]
Horse racing betting: Memory to cap a Magical few days for flying Frankie

June 16, 2016

Despite the soggy conditions Royal Ascot has once again been a feast of world class racing. The resurgence of Frankie Dettori has been a fantastic story for the sport and I expect him to end a wonderful week with victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Saturday, 4.20pm) on MAGICAL MEMORY. Successful 12 months ago in [...]
Horse racing betting: No Coronation for China Horse Club’s £1.3m Jet Setting

June 16, 2016

Impressive Irish 1000 Guineas winner Jet Setting heads the betting for the Coronation Stakes (4.20pm) on Friday having changed hands for £1.3m at the Goffs London Sale on Monday. The China Horse Club, the filly’s new owners, will be delighted about all the rain that has fallen at Ascot as the softer the ground the better for [...]
England need to match Wales’s fight but don’t need a special plan for Bale

June 15, 2016

The pressure in today’s Euro 2016 clash is firmly on the shoulders of England, who know that defeat would leave them needing to beat an improving Slovakia to have any chance of progress. By contrast, three points from their opening match means Wales can approach this Group B fixture in relaxed mood, and in little [...]
Time to back up your fighting talk, England boss Roy Hodgson tells Wales

June 15, 2016

England manager Roy Hodgson has laid down the gauntlet to Wales and challenged them to back up pre-match fighting talk on the pitch in Thursday's Euro 2016 showdown in Lens. Wales stars Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey have cranked up the pressure on a Three Lions team who are already acutely aware they can ill [...]
Horse racing betting: George set to continue Ballydoyle’s love affair with the Ascot Gold Cup

June 15, 2016

There are so many fantastic races during the five days of Royal Ascot that it’s hard to pick out a highlight. However, the one that gets the public most excited is Thursday’s Ascot Gold Cup (4.20pm), which has been specially named the Gold Cup In Honour Of The Queen’s 90th Birthday this year. No-one will [...]
Horse racing betting: Blue looks the perfect colour on Ladies’ Day

June 15, 2016

There may only be a field of nine declared for Thursday's Tercentenary Stakes (3.05pm), but what it lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality. Aidan O’Brien, Sir Michael Stoute and John Gosden all run lightly-raced colts with plenty of potential, but I’m sticking with the form in the book and siding with [...]
Horse racing betting: Let’s hope Shraaoh and Harrison can make it the lucky last

June 15, 2016

If you haven’t backed a winner come King George V Stakes (Thursday 5.35pm) time, it may be best to head for the exits and keep your powder dry. Many of the 18-strong field are stepping up to 12 furlongs for the first time and the majority have yet to race on ground this soft. Anyway, enough [...]

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