Gamble works for Walsh but late fall lets bookies off hook March 10, 2015 TOP jockey Ruby Walsh insisted victory in the Champion Hurdle vindicated his decision to ride Faugheen over Hurricane Fly in the opening day’s feature race at the Cheltenham Festival yesterday. The unbeaten seven-year-old gelding held off a late challenge from stable companion Arctic Fire to maintain his perfect record of nine wins from nine races, [...]
Don Poli has the class and stamina to win RSA Chase March 10, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE RSA CHASE & NEPTUNE HURDLE EVEN the briefest glance at the roll of honour for the RSA Chase (2.05pm) proves that this race has long been a stepping stone for horses with the potential to go on and triumph in a Gold Cup. In fact, three of the last eight winners [...]
These three groups are most at risk from an interest rate hike March 10, 2015 In March 2009 the Bank of England (BoE) cut its main interest rate to 0.5 per cent. It's stayed there ever since. Borrowers have benefited from low interest rates which have cut the amount they pay to service their debts. On the flip side, savers have seen paltry returns on their investments, making it even [...]
Moores desperate to keep his job March 9, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Peter Moores accepted that aspersions will be cast about his suitability for the job after overseeing a disastrous World Cup campaign which shuddered to an abrupt end following a dismal defeat to Bangladesh in Adelaide yesterday. Moores has come under increased pressure during a competition which has seen his side’s limitations in [...]
Golf Comment: Johnson ready to be contender at the Masters March 9, 2015 DUSTIN Johnson played magnificently on Sunday to win the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami by a single stroke and it continues an impressive comeback following his sixmonth leave of absence. When players return from long layoffs you just don’t know whether that time away from the game will take its toll in some capacity but that [...]
The Job Is Right can keep Irish eyes smiling in the four-miler March 9, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE REMAINDER OF DAY ONE THE TOBY Balding National Hunt Chase (4.40pm) is run over four miles and only amateur riders can take part. I always keep a close eye out for the jockeys in this contest, as the better ones will have been offered loads of rides. Without doubt the leading [...]
Venezuela: No hope on the horizon March 9, 2015 In its sixteen years under the Chavista regime, Venezuela never had it worse than it has had in the last three months. For years, stories have circulated about rigged elections, brutal responses to public demonstrations, disregard for the rule of law, and growing poverty and scarcity. However, since the death of Hugo Chavez and the [...]
Lord Adair Turner joins board of challenger bank OakNorth March 9, 2015 It seems that everywhere you look these days, another challenger bank is opening its doors. And it seems OakNorth will be the latest to jump on the bandwagon, after it gained approval from the Financial Conduct and Prudential Regulation Authorities, and appointed three City grandees to its board. OakNorth announced plans last month to launch an [...]
Shoppers prefer firms that train up their staff March 9, 2015 CONSUMERS are willing to pay more for goods and services from business that employ apprentices, new research shows today. The research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) reveals 25 per cent of consumers would be more likely to pay more for goods and services offered by businesses employing apprentices. The most popular [...]
Entrepreneurship is not the preserve of the young: You can succeed at any age March 8, 2015 Popular portrayals of entrepreneurialism might leave you convinced that the only people who are going to make it in business are twenty-somethings – millennials. But the reality is not nearly so clear cut. My own experience of setting up Zendesk is a testament to the fact that, if you’ve got a great idea and the [...]