Easterby duo are the best bets in Investec ‘Dash’ June 3, 2011 THE Investec Entrepreneurial Class ‘Dash’ (3.15pm) is widely regarded as the quickest five furlong sprint anywhere in the world. You need a horse that can break quickly, hold its position on the downhill run and then power clear entering the final half furlong. However, there aren’t many other contests where the draw can have more [...]
Horse-By-Horse Guide to the Investec Derby June 3, 2011 Carlton House Red-hot favourite who was subject to a last minute injury scare following an impressive win in the Dante. He showed terrific bravery that day by muscling his way through a tiny gap and can give Sir Michael Stoute his sixth Derby win and, more importantly, the Queen her first! The one to beat. [...]
Carlton all set to bring the House down June 3, 2011 CARLTON House, the horse gifted to the Queen as a yearling by Sheikh Mohammed, can brush aside his recent injury scare and finally land the world’s most famous race for his most passionate of owners. As far as the classics are concerned, Her Majesty has done far better with fillies than with colts. Her first [...]
Beach looks Treasure of a bet in William Hill’s Ballydoyle Derby June 3, 2011 Hats off to the odds compilers at William Hill for coming up with some fantastic novelty markets on this afternoon’s Investec Derby. Normally, the racing trading teams at the majority of bookmakers use occasions like these to offer odds on the ridiculous, but Hills’ Kate Miller has come up with a sensible list with some [...]
Yorgunnabelucky if you follow in-form Mark Johnston runner June 3, 2011 EEPSOM handicaps are always fiendishly difficult and the Investec Surefooted Handicap is no different. Regular readers of The Punter will know that I tipped Zuider Zee last weekend at Haydock but he was a non-runner due to the fast ground. He could be a doubtful starter again today, unless clerk of the course Andrew Cooper [...]
Parisian Pyramid set to strike for red hot Ryan June 3, 2011 THE finale to this year’s Derby Festival is the Investec Specialist Bank Handicap and it’s another complicated puzzle to unravel. Last year the old boy Flipando came with a rattle under Philip Makin to lead near the finish and Graham Gibbons will be trying to repeat the trick on the evergreen 10-year-old. Horses tend to [...]
Investec lends more to industry June 3, 2011 Investec has increased its lending to UK manufacturers after its research showed significant growth in the sector, it said yesterday. It found that the value of UK manufacturing exports rose 15.4 per cent between 2009 and 2010, led by London, where exports rose 32.2 per cent, and Yorkshire and Humberside, where exports grew 15.8 per [...]
UK shares recover from shock of poor US data June 3, 2011 Britain’s top share index, bruised by concerns over the global economy in the previous two sessions, rebounded from lows following poor US jobs numbers yesterday to close marginally higher. US non-farm payrolls increased by 54,000 in May, the weakest reading since September, while the jobless rate rose to 9.1 per cent. Economists had expected payrolls [...]
Dancing Rain romps to Oaks victory June 3, 2011 William Haggas-trained 20-1 shot leads from the front as Dettori is hit with 10-day suspension TRAINER William Haggas toasted Dancing Rain’s surprise victory in the Investec Oaks yesterday at Epsom, joking: “That’s payback for my wife’s broken leg.” The 20-1 shot, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, set the pace and repeatedly mined her reserves of energy [...]
Fallon sweating on court verdict June 3, 2011 JOCKEY Kieren Fallon will learn this morning whether he is free to ride in the Investec Derby today following a High Court bid to prevent him partnering Recital. Ibrahim Araci, the owner of Native Khan, says Fallon had previously promised to ride his horse, only to switch on Monday, and is therefore breaking a contract. [...]