Well-handicapped Mabait has a big chance in Royal Hunt Cup at a massive 25/1 June 19, 2012 TODAY’S big betting race is the Royal Hunt Cup (4.25pm) and a maximum field of 30 means the draw often plays a big part. However, there didn’t look to be any real bias yesterday and hopefully the straight course will continue to ride fairly over the next few days. James Fanshawe pulled Primaeval out of [...]
Duntle can bag the Sandringham for Wachman and the Niarchos family June 19, 2012 IRISH trainers have tasted plenty of success at Royal Ascot in recent years, particularly Aidan O’Brien, but David Wachman has a solid record too and DUNTLE can give him another winner in today’s finale, the Sandringham Stakes at 5.35pm. She broke her maiden tag at Dundalk in April, beating her rivals by an incredible 18 [...]
Inflation fall raises prospect of more quantitative easing June 19, 2012 Inflation unexpectedly dropped in May as food and oil prices increased at a slower rate, according to figures released this morning by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the benchmark Consumer Price Inflation index (CPI) slowed to 2.8 per cent in May from three per cent in April, confounding economists who had expected [...]
Market report: FTSE benefits from caffeine hit as inflation falls June 19, 2012 Coffee and a promise to safeguard the Eurozone from further contagion pushed the FTSE up 0.4 per cent in early trading this morning. As a result London’s blue chip index broke through the 5,500 level – a technical level seen as key for spurring further buying. Last night European leaders at the G20 summit in [...]
Costa Coffee owner Whitbread boosts sales by 13.9 per cent June 19, 2012 Sales at hotel and restaurant group Whitbread, the owner of Costa Coffee, were up 13.9 per cent in the last quarter. Excluding new openings, like-for-like sales were up 4.5 per cent in the 13 weeks to 31 May 2012, the group said this morning. Most of the growth came from the firm’s flagship coffee chain, [...]
Home Retail says sales fall slows at Argos June 19, 2012 Home Retail, Britain’s biggest household goods retailer, said sales at its main Argos business fell at a slower rate in its first quarter, while sales at its Homebase home improvement business were severely dented by wet weather. Sales at Argos stores that have been open for over a year fell 0.2 per cent in the [...]
Microsoft introduces tablet computer range to take on iPad June 19, 2012 Microsoft signalled a significant change in strategy last night by announcing its own range of tablet computers to take on Apple’s iPad. The firm, which has traditionally eschewed the hardware business in favour of licensing software to the third-party manufacturers, said it will launch a range of tablets under the “Surface” brand. The range includes [...]
Hodgson dares to dream as Rooney takes the stage June 18, 2012 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson showed the first signs of daring to dream of glory yesterday as he prepared to unleash star player Wayne Rooney on the European Championship against Ukraine this evening. Hodgson has been at pains to dampen expectations surrounding his squad since taking charge last month but finally entertained talk of capturing fans’ [...]
Blokhin: Shevchenko’s only 50/50 to play June 18, 2012 UKRAINE manager Oleg Blokhin admits captain Andriy Shevchenko is rated just 50/50 to start against England tonight but will be given every chance to prove his fitness. The decorated Shevchenko remains Ukraine’s key player and has scored their only two European Championship goals so far, though a knee injury suffered against France could make him [...]
Premier League to be decided in London June 18, 2012 ARSENAL and Chelsea appear certain to have a significant influence on the destination of the Premier League title after being drawn to face Manchester United on consecutive weekends near the season’s end. United will visit Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 27 April before hosting Chelsea at Old Trafford on 4 May and on either [...]
