Pete advises punters to study the history book for teams who have bogey opponents and expects Man Utd to have a battle on their hands at Stoke. This weekend it could be a case of deja vu for some clubs as we have a couple of strong historical head to head trends and each one [...]
Richard Fahey has revealed that Wootton Bassett has run his last race and will be retired to stud. Unbeaten in a juvenile campaign that concluded with victory in the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagadere at Longchamp on Arc Day, the son of Ifraaj, himself a record-breaking leading first season sire, did not scale the same [...]
The feature race today is the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile, a race which was formerly held each year at Ascot but has a new home at Newmarket this season. It brings together the two fillies who fought out the May Hill Stakes at Doncaster, FALLEN FOR YOU and her conqueror Lyric Of Light. That looked really [...]
The Potters host Sir Alex Ferguson’s side at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday but their skipper insists that his side can cause an upset against the in-form champions Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross has rallied his team ahead of the visit of Manchester United on Saturday, insisting that his side have a chance of beating [...]
The Ashes are coming back to Manchester after Lancashire today won the right to host the biggest Test series in world cricket at Old Trafford in 2013. The ground will also host Test matches against India in 2014 and Pakistan in 2016, although they have missed out on an Ashes Test in 2015. “This has [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson could have his full complement of strikers fit and available for the first time this season. The five-strong first-team hit squad will be vying to keep the rampant Reds’ fires burning at the Victoria Ground. Wayne Rooney will spearhead the attack and look to keep his incredible goalscoring run going. He has [...]
Last season’s Premier League runners-up have been expected to make an improved offer for the Croatia international since failing with a £22m approach in mid-June. Having lost Michael Essien for up to six months due to knee surgery,Chelsea, have now made their latest approach with a £5m increase on their original offer. Modric has said he [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Samir Nasri could leave Arsenal, but not to join Manchester United. The United manager spoke to the press shortly after arriving in Boston for the start of the club’s pre-season tour of the United States. With Paul Scholes now retired, Ferguson is on the look-out for a replacement, with Nasri, Wesley Sneijder and Luka [...]
Tevez’s representative Kia Joorabchian,has confirmed he has been in talks with the Brazilian club. Now City have revealed that they have indeed received the offer which is around £35million. City have not yet responded to Corinthians, as they consider whether to sell their talismanic, yet unhappy, captain. The transfer deadline for permanent deals in Brazil is [...]
Irish Derby winner Treasure Beach and French Derby winner Reliable Man will clash in Thursday evening’s Juddemonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. The pair are among a field of seven declared for the Group One contest over a mile and a half. While Treasure Beach’s Classic success came over that distance, the Prix du [...]
Elzaam could be aimed at Haydock’s Betfred Sprint Cup after finishing a disappointing eighth behind Dream Ahead in the July Cup. Connections believe that the nature of the Newmarket course doesn’t suit Roger Varian’s three-year-old after he failed to win for the third time on either course at Headquarters. Fourth in the Golden Jubilee at [...]
The racing Levy for the next financial year is expected to yield £72.4million, with fixtures down by 30 to 1,450 for 2012. A deal was finally agreed just before the midnight deadline to prevent the 51st levy scheme being handed over to government secretary of state Jeremy Hunt to determine. The three largest bookmakers – [...]
Lucinda Russell’s high-class chaser Silver By Nature has been ruled out of the current campaign with a leg injury. The nine-year-old won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February for the second successive year and was sent off as one of the favourites for the big race itself. He could only finish 12th on [...]
Connections of Diamond Harry are optimistic the 2010 Hennessy Gold Cup winner will make his seasonal debut this month after being forced to miss his intended engagement at Wetherby on Saturday. The eight-year-old has not run since his Newbury triumph almost 12 months ago and was forced out of the Charlie Hall Chase after being [...]
Paul Nicholls was delighted to see Kauto Star show plenty of enthusiasm as the veteran chaser enjoyed a spin with stablemates Big Buck’s and Mon Parrain after racing at Exeter. The 11-year-old Kauto Star has enjoyed a stellar career, winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton on four consecutive occasions and taking Cheltenham Gold [...]
The racing Levy for the next financial year is expected to yield £72.4million, with fixtures down by 30 to 1,450 for 2012. A deal was finally agreed just before the midnight deadline to prevent the 51st levy scheme being handed over to government secretary of state Jeremy Hunt to determine. The three largest bookmakers – [...]
Lucinda Russell’s high-class chaser Silver By Nature has been ruled out of the current campaign with a leg injury. The nine-year-old won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February for the second successive year and was sent off as one of the favourites for the big race itself. He could only finish 12th on [...]
Connections of Diamond Harry are optimistic the 2010 Hennessy Gold Cup winner will make his seasonal debut this month after being forced to miss his intended engagement at Wetherby on Saturday. The eight-year-old has not run since his Newbury triumph almost 12 months ago and was forced out of the Charlie Hall Chase after being [...]
