Oasis Fantasy to prove out of the ordinary in tricky handicap June 5, 2015 RACE 6 5.15pm Investec Out Of The Ordinary Handicap IN big field handicaps at the high-profile race meetings it can be tempting to ignore the first few in the market in search of a longer-priced alternative. That will be the view of many punters when they take a look at today’s Investec Out of the [...]
Ashpan Sam well-handicapped in Derby Day Finale June 5, 2015 RACE 7 5.50pm Investec Asset Management Handicap ASHPAN SAM was an electric winner of the last race on today’s card 12 months ago and John Spearing’s six-year-old looks primed to go close in his repeat bid. That came off a mark of 100 and he went up to 105 for that 1 1/2 length triumph [...]
Treasury to sell £1.5bn of Royal Mail June 4, 2015 CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne announced plans for a £13bn round of privatisations yesterday, as he added the sale of £1.5bn of Royal Mail to the £11.8bn sale of Lloyds Bank currently underway. And if he brings forward plans to sell down the government’s holdings in bailed-out bank RBS, he could add tens of billions of [...]
Andrew Flintoff: ‘I can’t remember England this strong’ June 4, 2015 Ex-England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff tells Ross McLean how he expects his old side to beat Australia and regain the urn Former captain Andrew Flintoff insists the current England side is the strongest he can recall and one that is primed to regain the Ashes which were unceremoniously surrendered 18 months ago. England head [...]
Barca can be blocked by stubborn Juve June 4, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL AND BILL ESDAILE LOOKS AHEAD TO THE INVESTEC DERBY BARCELONA are just the Champions League final away from completing a famous treble, but the Juventus team which stands in their way at Berlin’s Olympiastadion tomorrow night will not be there just to make up the numbers. Lionel Messi’s [...]
Jack Hobbs can leave his Investec Derby rivals stumped June 4, 2015 THE Investec Derby (4.30pm) is the absolute pinnacle for any racehorse. The unique contours of Epsom Downs put demands on a three-year-old thoroughbred like no other course on the planet. This race has been dominated by one man in recent years, Aidan O’Brien, who is certain to go down as one of the greatest trainers [...]
Jack Naylor can hammer home the Oaks for Harrington June 4, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE INVESTEC OAKS AND THE BEST OF THE OTHER RACES FROM EPSOM TODAY LITTLE more than three months ago, trainer Jessica Harrington had hurdling’s number one prize on her agenda as the now-retired AP McCoy unsuccessfully attempted to ride Jezki to back-to-back Champion Hurdle successes at Cheltenham. Today the playing field is [...]
Odeliz can finally net the Group prize that she richly deserves June 4, 2015 THE Investec Derby Festival gets underway with this afternoon’s Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2.00pm) where Karl Burke’s ODELIZ is going to take all the beating. This five-year-old mare hasn’t won since September 2013, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. She has run some fine races in defeat, notably when beaten just a length by Thistle [...]
Chris Tremlett: More positives than negatives for England but Gary Ballance is all at sea June 3, 2015 Despite England’s 199-run defeat in the second Investec Test at Headingley, there were certainly more positives than negatives during the two-match series with New Zealand, which finished locked at 1-1. From where England were in the West Indies they have definitely progressed. Opener Adam Lyth stood up and scored a century in Leeds and [...]
Buick backs Jack Hobbs to gain Derby revenge on Golden Horn June 3, 2015 Jockey William Buick has tipped Jack Hobbs to gain revenge for last month’s defeat to Golden Horn at the Dante Stakes at York when the pair reprise their rivalry in Saturday’s Investec Derby. Read more: Arabian Comet can be crowned Haydock Queen Buick saddled Golden Horn to victory at the Dante Stakes ahead of [...]