Arsenal v Liverpool: Reds to cement their recovery with a draw at the Emirates August 20, 2015 LIKE the new main stand at Anfield, Liverpool are a work in progress. After sticking with Brendan Rodgers this summer, the club’s American owners have spent over £80m during the transfer window as they look to rebuild. The Northern Irishman has repaid them so far with two routine wins against Stoke and Bournemouth. To some [...]
Russ wiseman August 20, 2015 IT’S been a tough start to the season with plenty of the fancied teams winning and Manchester City beating Chelsea last Sunday was an absolute disaster for us. Punters always like to back the best teams, but we’re going to continue taking them on and be competitive with our prices. The Premier League action once [...]
Maximum excitement on player goal minutes August 20, 2015 TOMORROW’S early kick-off features two teams experiencing contrasting fortunes. Steve McClaren would have been hoping for a better start to his Newcastle managerial career, but all that will be forgotten if he can pick up three points at Manchester United. The Red Devils, on the other hand, are three from three and look like they [...]
Palmer to continue his love story with gutsy filly Covert August 20, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS DAY TWO OF YORK’S EBOR FESTIVAL THE weather gods haven’t exactly shined on the Knavesmire so far this week. We were all expecting a dry few days, but it bucketed down on Tuesday night resulting in good to soft ground for the start of the meeting. It’s difficult to know exactly how [...]
Ryan’s Ashadihan can cause an upset in the Lowther August 19, 2015 ANYONE who witnessed Mark Johnston’s two-year-old filly Lumiere waltz away with her maiden at Newmarket’s July meeting will understand why she is such a warm order for this afternoon’s Lowther Stakes (2.30pm). It wasn’t what the daughter of Shamardal beat that day, it was the effortless way she quickened away from her seven rivals with [...]
Gleneagles set to spoil Dettori’s Golden summer August 19, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE OPENING DAY OF YORK’S EBOR FESTIVAL IF THE rain stays away, and there are no last minute injury scares, we will get our race of the season on the Knavesmire this afternoon. An all-star cast of eight are set to line-up for the Juddmonte International Stakes (3.40pm), including unbeaten Investec Derby [...]
Storm The Stars to cement Leger favouritism in Betway Great Voltigeur August 18, 2015 TRAINER Aidan O’Brien saddles three of the seven runners in the wide-open Betway Great Voltigeur Stakes (3.05pm), but the Ballydoyle trio may have their work cut out to stop STORM THE STARS who is available at 7/2 with the sponsors. William Haggas has his team in great nick and landed two valuable pots last weekend [...]
Here comes the rain so go with Balding inmate August 14, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S RACING WITH more biblical rain expected to fall on Berkshire today, there is every chance that tomorrow’s Hungerford Stakes (3.45pm) at Newbury will be run on unseasonably soft ground. When bookmakers priced up the Group Two seven furlong contest earlier in the week the likes of Safety Check, Home Of The [...]
Champions Chelsea can prove their class August 14, 2015 ACCORDING to the bookies the title is set to be fought out between these two clubs and just a week into the new season we have the first big battle. It just shows how fickle the betting markets have become that the favourites for the league have flip-flopped after Chelsea drew at home to Swansea [...]
Aston Villa v Manchester United: Expect goals galore at Villa Park August 14, 2015 The after work drinks crowd will come face-to-face with an unusual sight tonight: Premier League football. A one-off for this season it will give a flavour of things to come next year, when Friday evening fixtures are part of the new TV deal for 2016-17. The clash between Aston Villa and Manchester United looks an [...]