Horse Racing Betting Tips: South can leave Lincoln rivals all at sea for Kirby March 28, 2019 EVEN though the Flat season doesn’t officially start until Guineas weekend, the traditional curtain raiser takes place at Doncaster tomorrow. The Unibet Lincoln (3.35pm) is the first leg of the ‘spring double’ and is followed by next weekend’s Randox Health Grand National. Phil Kirby is planning an audacious bid at snaring both prizes and I [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Wong can leave rivals Frustrated at Happy Valley March 26, 2019 YOUNG RIDING sensation Victor Wong is capable of making the headlines again when he rides at Happy Valley this afternoon. In only his second season in Hong Kong, the 7lb claimer, who served his apprenticeship in Australia, has taken the local racing scene by storm. With 30 winners already to his name, highlighted by that [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: King’s long term plan can pay off with Elysees at Newbury March 21, 2019 FOR RACING fans, this weekend always has that feeling of after the Lord Mayor’s show. Cheltenham is so all-encompassing that for the past three months it is pretty much all anyone talks about. Last week’s Festival, as is often the case, had its share of highs and lows. A slightly subdued opening day was followed [...]
David Pipe on his runners over the weekend March 21, 2019 WE ONLY had a couple of runners at last week’s Cheltenham Festival and I was delighted with the way that EAMON AN CNOIC ran when fourth in the Plate. As I mentioned in my column, the trip was the slight question mark, but he battled all the way to the line and I was delighted [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Morning looks best bet on a tough afternoon March 21, 2019 AFTER last week’s rain it seems extraordinary they are watering at Newbury to maintain the current going described as good to soft, good in places. I suppose it should come as no real surprise after the dry winter and this afternoon’s field sizes have held up well considering. Champion trainer Nicky Henderson is always to [...]
Football Betting Tips: Southgate can keep the Three Lions roaring March 21, 2019 FOR SO long, the start of an England qualifying campaign was met with that oh-so-forgettable feeling of here we go again. Slow, boring and lacking in enthusiasm are some of the thoughts that spring to mind when recalling some of England’s football over the past decade or so. So when Gareth Southgate was given the [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Jockey Teetan can help get Waldorf back among the winners March 19, 2019 IF ANY horse is due a change of fortune in Hong Kong, it has to be WALDORF, who lines up in the 2.15pm over six furlongs. This willing and game four-year-old has failed to add to his solitary success over course and distance back in December due to wide draws, misfortune in running, or the [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Turin Red set to Star for punters at Happy Valley March 19, 2019 WITH UK champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa’s short term Hong Kong contract coming to an end, you can guarantee his rides will be popular with his supporters at Happy Valley this afternoon. The locals can’t get enough of De Sousa who, with the exception of Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, is the only other jockey [...]
Premier League betting tips: Liverpool strikers can profit fromCottagers’ leaky defence March 14, 2019 IT’S BEEN a near perfect week for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. A potentially tricky fixture with Burnley in the Premier League last Sunday was taken care of without too much bother and then a brilliant away performance in Munich saw the Reds through to the Champions League quarter-finals. While they are by no means firing [...]
FA Cup betting tips: United to bounce back from defeat by Arsenal with win over Wolves March 14, 2019 WITH London sides winning four of the previous five FA Cup finals, it really is about time the rest of the country started pulling its weight and giving fans outside of the M25 a reason to cheer. Only Manchester United have disrupted the tide in that time, lifting the trophy in 2016 thanks to Jesse [...]