Horse Racing Betting Tips: Brilliant Battaash to keep his cool and claim King’s Stand crown June 17, 2019 DESPITE all the rain that has fallen at Ascot over the last seven days, there will still be no hanging about when the stalls open for this afternoon’s King’s Stand Stakes (3.40pm) over five furlongs. This time last year I was extremely confident that Charlie Hills’ BATTAASH would land this Group One prize, only to [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Take on the top ones with Olmedo and Accidental Agent June 17, 2019 FRANKEL, Goldikova, Canford Cliffs, Paco Boy; the list of top class horses who have won Royal Ascot’s opening Queen Anne Stakes (2.30pm) is quite staggering. That period from 2009 to 2012 really was a golden generation for the milers, and it’s fair to say that the current crop isn’t anything like as strong. Aidan O’Brien’s [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Dettori to prove Too Darn Hot at Ascot once again June 17, 2019 PATIENCE is one of the most important traits for any trainer to have and it is something John Gosden has always been blessed with. He doesn’t rush his horses, always trying to think long term rather than quick win, but even he can make mistakes. The two-time champion trainer has been self-critical of his handling [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Runs to flow for England’s openers despite Roy’s absence June 17, 2019 England fans will have feared the worst after seeing Jason Roy clutch his hamstring on Friday. His brutal 153 against Bangladesh earlier in the tournament was a reminder of his ability to win games on his own and his opening partnership with Jonny Bairstow has been one of the major reasons for England’s rise in [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Jonny B good against average Afghan seamers June 17, 2019 COACH Trevor Bayliss and captain Eoin Morgan must be relatively happy with where their side are after four games of the World Cup. Granted, they’ve played some of the weaker sides in the competition (four of the bottom five in the points table), with even South Africa proving a fairly simple nut to crack. Bar [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Rouget’s French Oaks hope can Commes home in front June 13, 2019 THOUGH not quite the same as Aidan O’Brien’s domination in this year’s Derby with seven of the 13 runners, Jean-Claude Rouget looks to have a firm grip on Sunday’s Prix de Diane (3.05pm), known as the French Oaks, at Chantilly. He saddles four fillies in the race, headed by COMMES who was last seen flying [...]
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 [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Mekong to be the source of Moore Stoute winners June 13, 2019 LOOKING out of the window, it is hard to believe we are fast approaching the middle of June and Royal Ascot is just days away. The rain continues to beat down and even though it is set to be replaced by sunshine this time next week, the forecast for the next few days remains very [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Captain Morgan to lead from front on south coast again June 13, 2019 RAFAEL Nadal at Roland-Garros, Tom Brady at the Super Bowl and Tiger Woods at the Masters. Some sportsmen just seem to turn it on when they are in familiar surroundings and Eoin Morgan at the Hampshire Bowl is no different. Since that dismal day four years ago when England were dumped out of the World [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Runs can flow at Southampton’s batting paradise June 13, 2019 AS THE second week of the Cricket World Cup draws to a close, a number of sides still look to have genuine aspirations of getting their hands on the trophy. Two of those sides are England and the West Indies who take head-two-head at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton today. For the host nation, it [...]