A not so fantastic version of Roald Dahl’s kids’ classic October 22, 2009 FilmFANTASTIC MR FOXCert: PG NOW that it’s pretty much de rigeur for animated kids’ films to be 3-D, computer-generated spectaculars, a Roald Dahl adaptation made with traditional stop-motion photography seems so quaint as to be genuinely original. It may take some getting used to, but the careful characterisation of the animal heroes here and lovely [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS October 22, 2009 THIS has undoubtedly been one of the most dramatic recent openings to a season which is exactly what in-running punters want to hear. Liverpool were matched on Betdaq at 1.24 against Lyon on Tuesday night, while the French team were as big as 40.0 before going on to win; which highlights the massive value punters [...]
Rafa looks deflated but ‘Pool can still have a ball October 22, 2009 LIVERPOOL vs MANCHESTER UNITEDSUNDAY 2.00PM, SKY SPORTS 1 MANY pundits thought this was finally Liverpool’s year, but things have not started well and Rafa Benitez’s side – with no thanks to the infamous beachball goal at Sunderland last Saturday– have now lost four games in a row, their worst run in 22 years. Their play [...]
the INSIDER October 22, 2009 The Racing Post Trophy is a top race that is regularly won by a leading contender for next June’s Epsom Derby. I’m not sure we have the top two-year-olds running in this year’s renewal, but we do have the ante-post favourite for the Derby in the field. St Nicholas Abbey, a 200,000 Guineas purchase as [...]
O’Brien’s St Nicholas all set for Post strike October 22, 2009 Three of the last eight winners of the Racing Post Trophy have gone on to land the Epsom Derby the following season and connections of current ante-post favourite ST NICHOLAS ABBEY will be hoping he can follow in the hoof-prints of High Chaparral, Motivator and Authorized. The stable have already won this race on four [...]
LET THEM EAT CAKE October 21, 2009 THE diet police seem to be losing. For nothing, these days, is chicer than a fresh baked goodie. The cupcake has taken us by storm, and the allure of the soft-baked cookie, or moist piece of cake containing anything from beetroot to peanut butter has seduced us entirely. So slinky have baked goods become, that [...]
How Apple is stealing the limelight from Microsoft October 21, 2009 WHEN Microsoft releases Windows 7 today, it will be closing a troubled chapter in its history. The previous version of its operating system, Windows Vista, has been cut adrift by massive changes in the PC market since its launch in 2007; a resurgent Apple, soaring sales of netbooks that run free alternatives to Windows and [...]
WINDOWS 7 SCORES A GOAL WITH ANALYSTS October 21, 2009 MICROSOFT’S long-awaited new operating system (OS) launched last night, as the software giant hoped to fend off competition from Google and mend a reputation damaged by the failures of Windows Vista. Analysts welcomed the arrival of Windows 7, which Microsoft executive Ashley Highfield dubbed “the pivotal turning point” for the firm. Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft vice-president [...]
HOW WILL THESE RESULTS AFFECT KRAFT’S PLANS TO BUY CADBURY? October 21, 2009 MARTIN DEBOO INVESTECCadbury have come out fighting. But, for us, the quality of the third-quarter and first-half growth is not premier cru. However, we think this will be enough to cause Kraft et al to think hard about a fair exit valuation. GRAHAM JONES PANMURE GORDONWe think this statement, plus confidence expressed about 2010 and [...]
Cadbury gets upper hand in Kraft battle October 21, 2009 CONFECTIONARY giant Cadbury yesterday released a stellar set of third quarter results as it desperately tries to fend off a hostile takeover approach from America’s Kraft. Cadbury said its revenues grew by seven per cent in constant currency terms, beating expectations and putting pressure on Kraft to come up with a bigger offer to get [...]
