Chelsea can topple Arsenal in another fiery London derby September 22, 2016 PLENTY has happened at Chelsea since they were last beaten in the league by Arsenal. Since 29 October 2011, the Blues have been through five managers, won as many trophies, gone from champions to tenth, and even had time to sell David Luiz to PSG before buying him back. Change hasn’t been as quick at [...]
Teruntum Star can shine bright for Pat Smullen in Ayr Gold Cup September 15, 2016 FROM 5/1 favourite Growl to 33/1 shot G Force, a case can be made for almost every horse in Saturday's Ayr Gold Cup (3.45pm). The latter is a Group One winner who showed glimpses of a return to form at Navan on his most recent start and has the class to play a part. He’ll handle soft [...]
Betting: Boro have been sweet so far but Toffees should chew them up September 15, 2016 Everton have enjoyed an impressive opening to the season. They’re one of only four unbeaten teams in the league, sit just two points off the top of the table, and also smashed Yeovil in the cup. Tomorrow teatime they face Middlesbrough, who should be similarly pleased with their encouraging start. Draws against Stoke and West Brom, alongside a Tees-Wear derby victory against Sunderland, have [...]
Horse racing tips: Imperial Aviator can get back to winning ways at Newbury September 15, 2016 MARK Ronson will play a DJ set for the Newbury crowds on Saturday night, but I’m more interested in Kieran Shoemark getting a tune out of IMPERIAL AVIATOR in the Dubai Duty Free handicap (2.50pm). Roger Charlton’s son of Paco Boy got the better of Gordon Stakes winner Ulysses when losing his maiden tag at Leicester in April. [...]
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 [...]