Dettori’s back! June 5, 2015 Popular jockey backed to land second Derby win FRANKIE DETTORI will have his 20th ride in the 236th renewal of the Investec Derby this afternoon when he partners red-hot favourite Golden Horn. The popular Italian cost the bookmakers dear in 2007 when he rode Authorized to victory at his 15th attempt. And the layers were [...]
Oasis Fantasy to prove out of the ordinary in tricky handicap June 5, 2015 RACE 6 5.15pm Investec Out Of The Ordinary Handicap IN big field handicaps at the high-profile race meetings it can be tempting to ignore the first few in the market in search of a longer-priced alternative. That will be the view of many punters when they take a look at today’s Investec Out of the [...]
Johnson talks up Anderson’s injury absence August 5, 2015 AUSTRALIA paceman Mitchell Johnson has warned England they will miss attack spearhead James Anderson whoever replaces him in the fourth Investec Ashes Test, which starts tomorrow. Johnson also called on the tourists to respond to last week’s eight-wicket drubbing at Edgbaston by levelling the series at Trent Bridge, in a match he regards as “a [...]
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2015 odds: Treve all set to rewrite history books in Paris October 2, 2015 No horse has ever won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2.55pm) more than twice in the race’s 95-year history, but wonder-mare TREVE looks impossible to oppose in her hat-trick bid on Sunday. The daughter of Motivator became the first since Tantieme (1951) to land back-to-back runnings 12 months ago and can be backed [...]
Jack Naylor can hammer home the Oaks for Harrington June 4, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE INVESTEC OAKS AND THE BEST OF THE OTHER RACES FROM EPSOM TODAY LITTLE more than three months ago, trainer Jessica Harrington had hurdling’s number one prize on her agenda as the now-retired AP McCoy unsuccessfully attempted to ride Jezki to back-to-back Champion Hurdle successes at Cheltenham. Today the playing field is [...]
Italy’s Ferrero goes hazelnuts for Thorntons June 22, 2015 ITALIAN confectionery giant Ferrero International is hoping to treat itself to another box of chocolates after offering to buy Thorntons for £112m yesterday, sending shares in the ailing retailer soaring by 43 per cent. The family-owned chocolatier behind Nutella, Kinder and Ferrero Rocher has offered to pay 145p per share in cash for Thorntons, reflecting [...]
City Moves for 26 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 25, 2015 Close Brothers Asset Management Nicholas Cliffe has been appointed investment director at the investment management firm. He joins from HSBC Global Asset Management, where he spent five years as a discretionary wealth manager. Ashurst The law firm has appointed Shaun Lascelles as a partner in its global private equity team. He joins from the London [...]
Former Investec banker joins the crowd(funders) with CrowdShed September 22, 2014 Crowdfunding is the trend that just keeps giving and now one of the City’s own is striking out of banking and launching his own crowdfunding platform called CrowdShed. The person in question is ex-Investec, ex-Liberum investment manager Henry Freeman (pictured) and having handed in his notice at Investec almost exactly a year ago – his [...]
City Moves for 18 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 17, 2015 Investec Roger Lee has been appointed to the bank’s large cap pan-European sales team. He joins from Macquarie, where he was first responsible for leading the development of its global sales platform in Asia and the Middle East, and subsequently relocated to London to develop its UK and European long-only coverage. Lee has over 20 [...]
Noflation: UK inflation expected to remain at zero August 16, 2015 Inflation is expected to remain at zero, or noflation as it has been dubbed, due to falling oil prices and a strong pound. Forecasters believe the official data from the Office of National Statistics due out on Tuesday, will show that prices remained the same in July. "Given renewed oil price weakness, with Brent crude [...]