Dowie takes reins at struggling Hull March 17, 2010 HULL chairman Adam Pearson has admitted that replacing manager Phil Brown with Iain Dowie with nine games remaining is a gamble. Dowie was yesterday presented as the new Tigers boss and Pearson said: “Everything in football is a risk to some degree but we’ve won six games out of 51. If we didn’t take a [...]
CITY BIDS FAREWELL TO ANCIENT BROKER March 17, 2010 AFTER over 200 years providing services to the City of London, it was a sad farewell yesterday to the oldest stockbroking name in the Square Mile. The origins of Hichens Harrison can be traced back to at least 1803, when it was in business shortly following the formation of the Stock Exchange, though the exact [...]
These days, the beautiful game is as much about the bottom line as goals March 17, 2010 I T used to be the case that the biggest day in a football fan’s life was a trip to see their side at Wembley in a cup final. For many football fans, though, it’s no longer the dream destination of Wembley that keeps them up at night. Instead, it’s the prospect of a High [...]
A gritty tale of love and intrigue in 1930s London March 17, 2010 AT THE CHIME OF A CITY CLOCK BY DJ TAYLOR Constable, £12.99 by Zoe Strimpel “If he had looked back, he would have seen her walk off not in the direction of the bus stop but away east towards Barnsbury. Only he didn’t look back. He hurried on, thinking of the office in Finsbury Pavement, [...]
How to pick a winner at Cheltenham March 17, 2010 I’m going to Cheltenham with my company, and I’ve never bet on the horses before. What advice do you have? Jasper, 24, trader EVEN if you’re a betting novice, you’ll hardly be starved of entertainment at Cheltenham. But a few lucky punts won’t just win you a wad of cash – it’ll turn your pals [...]
What to Drink with your Indian dinner March 17, 2010 LAURENT MIQUEL CAZAL VIEL ROSÉ VIELLES VIGNES 2008 £6.99 at Majestic This delicate rosé has red fruit flavours with a round, mellow structure and superb freshness on the finish, which makes it the perfect rosé for mild to medium heat and tomato-based curries such as a shrimp dopiaza. PLÈNITUDE, MADIRAN 2005, £16.99 at Adnams, City [...]
Currying flavour with fine wines March 17, 2010 FOR a nation that loves its booze as much as its Indian food, we have a strangely limited approach when it comes to alcoholic accompaniments for Asian cuisine. It’s not because we only like cheap wine and pints – new figures show that the UK is the biggest importer of Champagne in the world. But [...]
Don’t risk Big Buck’s on World Champion March 17, 2010 RUBY Walsh and Big Buck’s are a brilliant partnership – they have won eight of their nine races together and all six over hurdles. Andy Stewart’s seven-year-old has been a revelation since reverting to the smaller obstacles and that’s why William Hill are offering just 4/7 that he wins back-to-back World Hurdles this afternoon. However, [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS March 17, 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. A number of comparisons can be drawn between Tidal Bay and Big Buck’s this time last year. The former Arkle winner had [...]
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 [...]
