THREE OTHER FINE FRENCH BISTROTS March 15, 2010 TERROIRS Charing Cross suddenly hit the foodie map with this proper French wine bar and restaurant full of charcuterie, terrines, cheeses, rich mains and clever little dishes such as Lincolnshire smoked eel and boudin noir with fried eggs. Wine is a magnificent selection of European winners with a French angle; much is biodynamic, too. 5 [...]
Food & booze news March 15, 2010 ST PATRICK’S DAY FEASTS Celebrate Ireland’s Saint’s day with a feast inspired by food from the Emerald Isle (such menus don’t appear every day). At the Ebury in Pimlico there’s Cashel Blue with Boxty potato pancakes; and corned beef with bacon, cabbage, Guinness sauce and prunes. Across town at Maida Vale’s The Waterway you’ll find [...]
Henderson’s Punjabi is Champion pick at 8/1 March 15, 2010 THERE may only be 12 runners in this afternoon’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, but the feature race on the opening day of the Festival looks one of the most open of the week. Irish raiders Go Native and Solwhit are justifiably market leaders, but the value call at this stage looks to be last year’s [...]
Get Me Out Of Here can get Festival off to a flyer March 15, 2010 WILLIAM Hill are as short as 4/6 about Irish raider Dunguib in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening contest of the four day meeting. Last year’s Champion Bumper winner could well be something special, but that is more than reflected in his price. I think he will probably win, but certainly wouldn’t be backing him [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS March 15, 2010 Betdaq are only charging 2% commission on all winning bets placed in-running during all UK and Irish races, so make sure you log on and trade your positions during this week’s Cheltenham Festival. The feature race from a trading point of view on the opening day is the Champion Hurdle. There is usually no hiding [...]
the INSIDER March 15, 2010 Take a leaf out of poker legend Chris Ferguson’s book and make sure you bet within your bankroll at Cheltenham this week. It is very easy to get carried away in all the excitement but it is worth remembering that there are plenty of races to win or lose your money on. Don’t go broke. [...]
Championship races may be tighter fought affairs than Sporting predict March 15, 2010 Sporting Index have produced a host of special bets for this year’s Festival and are predicting that the aggregate winning distances for the 26 races over the next four days will be between 96 and 104 lengths. However, I’m more keen on their quote for aggregate winning distances for the four Championship races. They are [...]
PM brands BA strike plans “deplorable” March 15, 2010 A PLANNED seven-day strike by British Airways cabin crew is “unjustified and deplorable” and should be called off, Prime Minister said. Gordon Brown condemned the seven days of planned walkouts as BA and the Unite union met in a last ditch bid to avert the action. He said: “It’s the wrong time, it’s unjustified, it’s [...]
BT might offer free Premiership March 15, 2010 BT could launch a sensational attack on Sky’s dominance of subscription TV by offering Premier League football for free. Plans are being discussed at board level about how BT Vision could take advantage of an expected Ofcom ruling that will slash the price Sky can charge rivals for its prized premium content. One option being discussed [...]
Pearl hopes feud is over March 15, 2010 PEARL is just days away from ending a long-running battle with its investors. Bondholders are ready to hoist the white flag after months of acrimonious dispute over an unpaid coupon on £500m of its bonds. The final straw appears to be the announcement by Pearl that it will not attempt to raise capital with its [...]
