Cheltenham Festival 2016: Thistlecrack and Vautour prove their star quality March 17, 2016 Jockey Tom Scudamore hailed Thistlecrack as the best horse he has ridden after the Colin Tizzard-trained eight-year-old justified his favouritism with an emphatic World Hurdle victory at the Cheltenham Festival. The season’s dominant staying hurdler left all but one of his rivals trailing and surged clear of Alpha Des Obeaux just before the last jump [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Thistle can crack World Hurdle puzzle in Ryanair World Hurdle March 16, 2016 When the Colin Tizzard-trained THISTLECRACK finished fifth in last year’s Imperial Cup, even his connections would have thought you mad for suggesting he would be favourite 12 months on for tomorrow’s Ryanair World Hurdle (3.30pm). Grade One wins at Aintree last season and Ascot in December have followed and the eight-year-old has improved at an [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Village Vic and Gilgamboa are massive prices against Vautour in Ryanair Chase March 16, 2016 Last week owner Rich Ricci stipulated that if Vautour didn’t line up in Friday’s Gold Cup, he wouldn’t be travelling to Cheltenham at all. Tomorrow afternoon he takes his chance in the Ryanair Chase (2.50pm) in a u-turn that has caused mayhem amongst bookmakers and punters alike. Vautour has been installed as 8/11 favourite with Betway [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Garde can land victory for Hobbs and Johnson in JLT Novices’ Chase March 16, 2016 DOUVAN proved on Tuesday that the trainers who were running scared of him in the Arkle were absolutely spot on. He put in a monstrous performance and is now 3/1 with the sponsors for next year’s Betway Champion Chase. Philip Hobbs made the wise decision to switch GARDE LA VICTOIRE to tomorrow’s JLT Novices’ Chase (1.30pm) and he [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Davy Russell gunning for more glory March 13, 2016 As tension builds on the eve of the Cheltenham Festival, one man who is remaining ice cool is former Irish champion jockey Davy Russell. “There’s no point going into the Festival with your hopes too high – if you do, you’re in for a rude awakening. “If you fancy one horse too much, you’ll end up [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Experts share their tips with racing-mad City audience March 13, 2016 Ruby Walsh plans to leave the decision on which horse he rides in Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup until Wednesday morning, but John Francome, who won chasing’s most coveted crown on Midnight Court in 1978, has no doubt that he will side with Djakadam. Having been entertained by the legendary champion jockey amongst other sporting luminaries [...]
Ryanair’s corporate jet plans show the value of excelling in a few areas, rather than trying to please all of the people all of the time March 10, 2016 Ryanair has made its name with its no frills, low cost approach – selecting to prioritise cheap fares over in-flight luxuries. The carrier has made steps to shake off its budget tag in recent years, with the launch of Ryanair Business Plus and renewed focus on customer experience. But the airline is taking its move upmarket to new [...]
Ryanair to launch private jet charter service to capitalise on demand March 9, 2016 Budget Irish airline Ryanair has today launched a corporate jet charter service, aiming to capitalise on growing demand for chartered jets. A customised Boeing 737-700 jet for corporate and group hire is available, seating 60 people and capable of flying to destinations up to six hours away. Read more: Private jet membership set to take off in [...]
Advertising Standards Authority rules that Google links were misleading Ryanair customers March 2, 2016 The advertising watchdog has ruled that travel comparison site eDreams has been misleading customers through its Google advertisements. The Advertising Standards Authority has been looking into a series of complaints from consumers after Ryanair claimed the website was duping customers who believed they were booking directly with the airline. The budget Irish carrier has also called on search giant Google to remove eDreams [...]
Pound could fall to parity with the euro if Brexit vote gets through, warns UBS, as Deutsche Bank says Brexit would be a “journey down the rabbit hole” for UK economy February 29, 2016 Economic wonks at UBS have calculated the British pound could fall to equal value to the euro, if the UK does decide to quit the European Union in the vote set for 23 June. UBS reckons the chance that the UK will leave the EU stands at around 40 per cent. The latest warning follows [...]