Betting: No Euro Blues for Chelsea who look good for a win at the Bridge September 15, 2016 Big nights under the lights tend to come midweek when Chelsea meet Liverpool. Between 2004 and 2009, the pair met 10 times in the Champions League, seeing out some classic encounters. This season, however, it’s a Friday night where Blues meet Reds, with neither side involved in Europe for the first time since the 1993/94 campaign. [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Persuasive and Harzand look the part at Leopardstown September 9, 2016 ONLY one of the previous six runnings of the Leopardstown Matron Stakes (5.35pm) has been won by a British trainer, but John Gosden has a great chance of improving that ratio with PERSUASIVE. The unbeaten filly continues to go from strength to strength having won five on the trot since her debut, the most recent [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Housesofparliament can get the better of rival Idaho in the St Leger September 9, 2016 STAMINA and class are both required to land the final Classic of the season, Saturday’s Ladbrokes St Leger (3.45pm) at Doncaster. Derby-third Idaho brings the class angle to the Group One 1m 6f contest. Ballydoyle’s son of Galileo stepped up from his Epsom performance to finish second to Harzand in the Irish Derby, before finally [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Fabricate and Nemoralia can land the cash at Donny September 8, 2016 LAST month’s Ebor at York is the richest handicap in Europe and although Friday afternoon’s Ladbrokes Mallard Handicap (3.05pm) is only worth a fraction, it’s always a hugely competitive race. Hugo Palmer’s Wall of Fire is likely to go off favourite after his impressive win in the Melrose at York. Josephine Gordon takes off 3lbs [...]
Horse racing bettting tips: Time for Mizzou to finally land a big one September 8, 2016 SPRINTERS have been hogging the limelight during this year’s Flat season. Mecca’s Angel, Profitable and Quiet Reflection have all proven themselves to be world class competitors in their discipline. There’s been a bit more uncertainty with the stayers, though, and that leads us on to Friday’s Doncaster Cup (3.40pm). Order Of St George can prove [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Mark Johnston’s Rusumaat can earn a big pay day at Donny September 7, 2016 With a pot of £300,000 up for grabs, it’s no surprise to see plenty of decent two-year-olds take their chance in Thursday's big Sales race (3.40pm). Before Wednesday's final declaration stage, I had expected the Aidan O’Brien-trained Intelligence Cross to stand his ground and take plenty of beating even with a penalty. However, the son of War [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Fendale can fend off his rivals to land Michael Dods the Ladbrokes Handicap September 7, 2016 A whopping 22 runners go to post for the Ladbrokes Handicap (Thursday 6.00pm) – and I’ll be backing FENDALE to build on last month’s encouraging fifth at Ripon. A promising youngster, Fendale won his first two career outings before going off 10/1 for the 2014 Group Two Gimcrack Stakes. He finished well down the field that [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Mutawatheb can stamp his class on Doncaster rivals September 6, 2016 Richard Hannon’s MUTAWATHEB beat subsequent Group Two winner Tis Marvellous in June and he can prove his class once again by winning Wednesday's seven-furlong Nursery (2.30pm). That Newbury form is the best on offer here, and he’s since run well when finishing fourth in a Listed contest at Ascot. There was less than a length [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Secret looks a Pearl of a bet at Doncaster September 6, 2016 Doncaster's four-day Ladbrokes St Leger Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the hugely popular Leger Legends race (3.35pm) taking centre stage. It’s not really a betting event for me, but plenty of punters piled into AP McCoy’s mount Gannicus 12 months ago, who came home in front at just 7/2. Joseph O’Brien and Richard Hughes [...]
Betting: Stargazer can shine bright for Stoute and Moore at Ascot September 1, 2016 There is a very competitive meeting at Ascot on Saturday afternoon with more than 80 horses taking part in the seven-race card. It’s not going to be easy for punters, but I think they can strike it lucky by following the powerful Sir Michael Stoute-Ryan Moore combination in the 1m 4f Appletiser Stakes (3.10pm). STARGAZER [...]