Protektorat could lay down the Law in an open Ryanair March 13, 2024 JOSEPH O’Brien may have had a good start to this year’s Cheltenham Festival, with Lark In The Mornin winning the Boodles in smart fashion on Tuesday, but the testing ground has almost certainly gone the wrong way for his biggest Festival hope, Banbridge, in today’s Ryanair Chase (2.50pm). Given better ground, he’d have been my [...]
EP: 258 Cheltenham Festival – Thursday March 12, 2024 Today we get to crown the champion stayer at the festival when the Grade 1 Stayers’ Hurdle takes place at 3.30. There’s also the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase to look forward to on Day 3 of this year’s festival. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of Thursday’s action at Cheltenham, with special guests [...]
Enjoy the Ultima with a nice drop of Chianti March 11, 2024 IT HASN’T been a season to remember for Kim Bailey and David Bass. The yard has had its share of struggles with bugs and ailments, but Does He Know was a good winner of the Grimthorpe Chase earlier this month and Bailey has two big bullets to fire in the Ultima Handicap Chase (2.50pm). Novices [...]
Spring Budget 2024: Air passenger duty on business class flyers to rise March 6, 2024 The Chancellor has confirmed a rise in business class air fares as part of the Spring Budget, breaking a pledge to the airline industry.
Snowden hoping spring’s eternal at Cheltenham again March 6, 2024 The 2022/23 season wasn’t a bad one for trainer Jamie Snowden. A second Cheltenham Festival winner with You Wear It Well as well as victory in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury with the sadly ill-fated Datsalrightgino were just two of several big race wins for the Lambourn-based handler and it continues an upward trajectory which sees [...]
Derek Fox: Corach Rambler can win the Gold Cup March 5, 2024 LUCINDA Russell may only have a handful of entries at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, but not one of them are without a chance, and for stable jockey Derek Fox, it’s a very exciting time of the year. “I couldn’t pick the most likely winner out of the rides I have at Cheltenham,’ the 31-year-old rider [...]
Ryanair and Wizz Air: Passenger numbers up despite higher cost of flying and Gaza war March 4, 2024 Ryanair and Wizz Air both reported a rise in passenger numbers in February, despite the ever-increasing cost of flying.
IAG: British Airways owner hits £3bn profit and boss says plenty more to come February 29, 2024 British Airways owner the IAG reported record pperating profits in its full-year results this morning amid a boom in travel demand.
Ryanair agrees partnership with travel agent rival On the Beach after legal row February 27, 2024 Ryanair will list its flights with long-running travel agent adversary On the Beach, despite a history of disputes and legal skirmishes.
IAG: British Airways owner to report record £3bn profit February 26, 2024 British Airways owner IAG is set to report a record €3.5bn (£3bn) annual operating profit next week after cashing in on the boom in travel demand.