Racing betting: Take an Epsom punt on Port Douglas and Cloth Of Stars May 11, 2016 With the last of the major Investec Derby trials run at York on Thursday afternoon, I thought it an opportune moment to look at the ante-post market for next month’s Classic. Midterm currently heads the betting at 10/3 with Betway and that price is likely to contract further should he be successful in today’s Dante [...]
Racing betting: Midterm can be Stoute’s seventh Dante winner May 11, 2016 Thursday’s Dante Stakes (3.15pm) at York has long been recognised as one of the most important trials for next month’s Investec Derby. Golden Horn became the fourth colt since the millennium to go on to Epsom glory having landed this historic Group Two prize 12 months ago. Trainer Sir Michael Stoute has saddled an impressive [...]
Racing betting: So Mi Dar to call the tune in the Musidora May 10, 2016 Trainer John Gosden has saddled three of the last five winners of the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (3.45pm) and he will be hoping to improve on that already impressive record on Wednesday afternoon. The Newmarket handler sends the unbeaten filly SO MI DAR to York on the back of a gutsy win against the colts in [...]
Racing betting: Aidan O’Brien’s US Army Ranger will gun down his Vase rivals May 4, 2016 Trainer Aidan O’Brien has a phenomenal record in the MBNA Chester Vase (Thursday 3.10pm), having won six of the last nine renewals of the Group Three contest run over 12 furlongs. He’s landed the last three and targets this race with some of his best, like Ruler Of The World who followed up at Epsom in [...]
Soon-to-be retirees are longing to take a gap year May 4, 2016 Those reaching pension age are more similar to university students than you'd think, as many are hankering for a gap year, research out today has found. According to the study by Investec Wealth & Investment, around a third (31 per cent) of UK professionals are considering taking a sabbatical of at least six months before they finally retire. More [...]
Alice to leave punters in Wonderland after 1000 Guineas April 28, 2016 Aidan O’Brien has the Midas touch when it comes to the QIPCO 2000 Guineas, but his grip around the fillies’ Classic 24 hours later has certainly been less vice-like. The master of Ballydoyle has only won the 1000 Guineas (3.40pm) twice, with Virginia Waters in 2005 and Homecoming Queen in 2012. Both of those were [...]
RBS warns of “significant risk” that it will not make the Williams & Glyn disposal deadline, share price drops April 28, 2016 Royal Bank of Scotland, which remains 73 per cent government owned, has warned there is a significant risk it will fail to meet a deadline to dispose of challenger bank Williams & Glyn. The bank has warned the costs are likely to be "significantly greater than previously estimated." Shares in the bank instantly fell by over five per cent [...]
Glencore’s biggest shareholder reduces stake in embattled miner April 26, 2016 Glencore's biggest shareholder has reduced its stake in the embattled miner and trader which has been whipsawed by tumbling commodity prices. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) today took its holding below nine per cent according to a regulatory filing. Read more: Glencore's chief executive took home £1.1m last year Today's move could surprise some investors, given [...]
WANdisco hopes for government contracts as turnaround takes hold April 24, 2016 Software developer WANdisco hopes to pick up a raft of government contracts this year as its strategic turnaround takes hold. While no government contracts have been secured yet, WANdisco is planning to pounce on Whitehall plans to move data from physical servers to cloud based storage. The company has recently bagged contracts with two of [...]
Racing betting: Western Hymn to answer John Gosden’s prayers again April 21, 2016 In-form trainer John Gosden picked up five winners at Newmarket’s Craven Meeting earlier this month and landed the Investec Derby Trial on Wednesday with exciting Oaks prospect So Mi Dar. On Friday he’s at Sandown for their first flat card of the season where, last year, he bagged a hat-trick. WESTERN HYMN was one of those [...]