2012 Grand National Guide
The Grand National is one of the most famous horse races in the world, and ranks alongside the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon, and the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race as one of the great traditions of the British sporting calendar. It is one of those rare events that has the power to capture the attention of even …
X Factor V Strictly
X Factor has lost out to BBCs Strictly Come Dancing in recent new viewing figure. The dance show beat Simon Cowell’s show which is faltering and losing viewers at an alarming rate. X Factors total of 9.59 mean it has lost 180,000 viewers according to Digital Spy, while Strictly has added 700,000 ,putting it at …
Pressure On New Zealand
New Zealand assistant coach Steve Hansen has been speaking ahead of Sunday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final and has revealed how the pressure on he and his team is ‘nothing new’. The All Blacks have the hopes of a nation on their shoulders ahead of this weekend’s clash with Australia, but Hansen is convinced that it is …
Carlton House Injury Scare
Derby horse betting favourite Carlton House will be forced to miss any heavy training in the build up to the Derby this weekend after a joint problem was discovered just four days before the big race. The colt, owned by the Queen, had been placed as the clear favourite for the race after an impressive win …
F.A. Cup Semi-Final Man Utd v Man City
Manchester’s football fans of both persuasions are gearing up for their visit to Wembley. The highways and byways leading to Wembley will be a sea of red and blue as the rival teams fans descend on the capital for the eagerly awaited F.A. Cup semi-final Derby. Man. City fans have already faced some bad luck …
Big Tote Winner ~ £1.4 Million
A £2 Tote Jackpot bet by novice Steve Whitely scooped a fantastic rollover jackpot of £1.4m at Exeter on Tuesday. Mr Whitely had taken advantage of a free promotional entry ticket and arrived at the course by public transport . Intending to have a some small bets and a few drinks with some friends,die …
Dancing On Ice Odds – Week 8
More than a few shocks in store in week 8, when Laura and Vanilla Ice had the least viewer votes and were in the skate off. Vanilla Ice lost out eventually and it was a shame to see him go as he was definitely improving. Johnson and Denise both looked a bit stunned to have …
Super Saturday For Highflying Henderson
When A Media Luz fell at the second last whilst holding a winning chance in the opening race of Kempton’s King George fixture on Saturday, trainer Nicky Henderson must have wondered if it was going to be one of those days, writes Elliot Slater. As things transpired, had the filly gone on to win the race …
Dunguib Rerouted To Face Hurricane
Philip Fenton’s hugely popular hurdler Dunguib will miss his intended seasonal reappearance run on Saturday in the Limestone Lad Hurdle and will instead go head-to-head with current Stan James Champion Hurdle favourite Hurricane Fly in the Irish Champion Hurdle a week later, writes Elliot Slater. The eight-year-old has met with hold-ups to his training schedule over …
United Liverpool Odds
Make no mistake about it, a 3rd round FA Cup fixture is hardly a big priority for Manchester United at the moment. However, being drawn against Liverpool gives this fixture some added spice. Manchester United and Liverpool have fought out some epic battles in the cup over the last 30 years and both sides will …