Sterling hits new two-year low as no-deal Brexit risk jumps July 16, 2019 The pound tumbled to fresh two-year lows against the dollar today after the two candidates to replace Theresa May pledged to abandon the controversial Northern Ireland backstop proposals, ramping up the chances of a no-deal Brexit. Read more: Amber Rudd: I won’t lie down in front of bulldozers to stop no-deal Brexit Boris Johnson and [...]
City fintech Curve picks up $55m series B funding round July 16, 2019 London fintech firm Curve has today closed a $55m (£43.9m) series B funding round, led by Gauss Ventures. New investors Creditease and IDC Ventures also came on board. The round was similarly supported by existing investors, such as Seedcamp, Speedinvest and the venture capital arms of Santander and Investec. Curve consolidates multiple bank accounts and [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Frankie can Besh his rivals again to notch yet another Group One July 12, 2019 GLORIOUS is the only word that can be used to describe Frankie Dettori’s summer so far. Anapurna’s win in the Investec Oaks kicked off an incredible run of seven Group One victories in less than six weeks, capped off by Too Darn Hot’s success in the Prix Jean Prat on Sunday. The 48-year-old is enjoying [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: No Magical return for Enable in the Eclipse July 4, 2019 SANDOWN is the stage for the clash of the generations tomorrow afternoon when the three-year-old Classic horses take on their elders for the first time in the Coral-Eclipse (3.35pm). This historic event, which was established in 1886, is the longest running Group race sponsorship in the world after Coral first put their name to it [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Prendergast is still Mad for it at 86 years old June 27, 2019 WHEN less than a length covered the first five home in this year’s Investec Derby, plenty were quick to question the quality of the renewal. However, that initial impression may need revising after Royal Ascot. Circus Maximus (sixth) went on to land the Group One St James’s Palace Stakes, while Japan (third) and Bangkok (12th) [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Ballydoyle set for red letter day but Watch Me worth a look in Coronation June 20, 2019 DAYS like today scare the living daylights out of bookmakers. It is normally Willie Mullins at Cheltenham that gives them the willies, but a short-price Aidan O’Brien-Ryan Moore treble at Royal Ascot is enough to get the finger nail biting started. The Coronation Stakes (4.20pm) is potentially the last leg of the treble and in [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Sinjaari to make Fleeting visit to the winners’ enclosure June 19, 2019 NEWBURY’S London Gold Cup is always one of the hottest handicaps of the season. It nearly always goes to a highly progressive horse who is likely to ply his or her trade in Group company later in life. Roger Charlton’s Headman, who won under top-weight at Newbury last month, is doing that already by taking [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: King Power can get off to a flyer with Sovereign and Chairman June 19, 2019 KING Power Racing were so close to landing an emotional first Group One on Tuesday with Beat The Bank’s excellent second in the Queen Anne, but today could be a massive day for the growing operation. They have some serious chances and SUNDAY SOVEREIGN is going to be very hard to beat in the opening [...]
Five fintech firms scoop combined £25m from RBS competition fund June 14, 2019 Five fintech firms have been awarded a combined £25m from an RBS competition fund designed to boost business banking competition. Codat, Fluidly, Form3, Funding Options and Swoop Finance were all given £5m in Pool D of the £775m fund, where the focus shifted to the commercialisation of fintech. Read more: Metro, Starling and Clearbank win [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Greenside suited by soft ground on Gentlemen’s Day at Sandown June 13, 2019 EVERY racecourse seems to have a Ladies’ Day but tomorrow it’s Randox Health Gentlemen’s Day at Sandown, where there will be beer tasting, arcade games, live music and the Style Award. On the racing front, the highlight of the card is the Listed Randox Health Scurry Stakes (2.05pm) over five furlongs. With all the rain [...]