Ridoto and Hurricane look storming bets in December Gold Cup December 12, 2023 WHEN I was looking back through the recent winners of Saturday’s December Gold Cup (1.50pm) at Cheltenham, one statistic stood out like a sore thumb. Favourites have a terrible record in the race and you have to go all the way back to 2009 and Poquelin to find the last market leader who emerged victorious. [...]
Percussion to find right rhythm over big Becher fences December 5, 2023 FOR THE second time this season we have the chance to see horses race over Aintree’s Grand National fences with the famous Becher Chase (2:05pm), one of the feature races on a busy Saturday of racing. PERCUSSION has proved that he has a real affinity for this jumping test, running three times over these fences [...]
The hours of Christmas Day, ranked December 4, 2023 You already know exactly how it’s going to go, the same way it goes every year. We rank the highs and lows of every hour of Christmas Day from best to worst
Rugby must capitalise on Dupont playing sevens at the Olympic Games November 24, 2023 Antoine Dupont playing rugby sevens – it sounds beautiful, doesn’t it? News this week of the France scrum-half, one of the sport’s few global stars, turning his attention to sevens in order to play at the Paris 2024 Olympics is superb for rugby. And it is now on the sport to make sure that they [...]
‘Market and regulatory tailwinds’ boost XPS Pensions amid Hunt’s reforms November 23, 2023 XPS said it could benefit from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's plans to consolidate the UK's fragmented pension market.
Hogwarts Express operator spells trouble for rail regulator in court duel over heritage train safety November 21, 2023 The operator of the Hogwarts Express steam train is taking the UK's rail regulator to court in a feud over safety issues on heritage trains.
Uber, Bolt, Blacklane: Ride hailers cash in on post-pandemic air travel boom November 20, 2023 Ride hailers, including Uber and Bolt, are cashing in on booming demand for travel as corporates and holidaymakers flock abroad.
Purton to taste Sweet success at Happy Valley November 7, 2023 GET READY for another fast, furious and highly competitive nine-race programme when racing returns to Happy Valley in Hong Kong, starting at 10.40am today. Bettors should take note that the action takes place on the ‘A’ track, where there is only a one-and-a-half furlong home straight, suggesting gallopers need to be up or near the [...]
We’ve had dangerous AI with us for decades, and never had a summit for racist algorithms November 3, 2023 AI is already deeply entrenched in public service models – which means its harms are too, impacting everything from policing to benefits.
London’s exchanges are losing companies again. It needs to stop. November 2, 2023 Even by recent standards, this has not been a banner week for London's stock exchanges.