Horse racing betting tips: Politiologue and Brio Conti can make it a Magic day for Nicholls April 4, 2019 THERE is a real sense of déjà vu when it comes to the JLT Chase (3.25pm) with the first two home from last year's renewal back for another crack. The Paul Nicholls-trained POLITOLOGUE bounced back from defeat behind Altior at Cheltenham to outstay Min and land this Grade One prize. Plenty of water has passed [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Big fan of George’s Du Seuil in hot four-year-old hurdle April 3, 2019 WITH Band Of Outlaws and Pentland Hills both lining up in today’s Grade One Doom Bar Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (2.20pm), this race appears to be a straight match-up between the two. The bookies are struggling to split this year’s Fred Winter and Triumph Hurdle winners at around 6/4, and if they both reproduce their [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: La Bague Au Roi can put her Manifesto rivals to the sword April 3, 2019 IT REALLY was such a brave decision to bypass this year’s Cheltenham Festival with LA BAGUE AU ROI and her connections deserve to be rewarded in this afternoon’s Devenish Manifesto Novices’ Chase (1.45pm). Warren Greatrex’s eight-year-old mare has arguably been the star of the novice chasing division so far this campaign, rattling off four straight [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: All I’m asking is for a little Respect in Betway Bowl April 3, 2019 ASK ANYBODY on the street to name one horse race and you can be pretty sure the vast majority will say the Grand National. There is no race quite like it, but Aintree have done a great job to make the rest of the Randox Health Grand National Festival so popular. Fun is the name [...]
David Pipe looks at the chances of his Aintree team April 3, 2019 WE said goodbye to a couple of our stable stars earlier this week when we retired former Cheltenham Festival winners Un Temps Pour Tout and Moon Racer. Both had terrific careers and we wish them a long and happy retirement. Hopefully we can find suitable replacements for them and here’s hoping our City Syndicate recruits [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Supasundae the each-way play against Buveur April 3, 2019 AS LONG as he is none the worse for his early fall in last month’s Unibet Champion Hurdle, Buveur D’Air should take all the beating in this afternoon’s Betway Aintree Hurdle (3.25pm). It was the first time in 21 starts under rules that Nicky Henderson’s eight-year-old has ended up on the floor and I suppose [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Ping Hai can offer his backers some Treasure at Sha Tin April 2, 2019 SUPPORTERS of ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira breathed a huge sigh of relief last Sunday at Sha Tin when their hero was back to his imperious best with a winning treble. There have been mutterings of discontent among the locals about the former two-time champion jockey recently, with the Brazilian getting beat on a number of [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Back Very Sweet Orange to have the juice to win April 2, 2019 RACING switches to the dirt track at Sha Tin today as racegoers are treated to a highly competitive eight-race card. Dirt racing in Hong Kong is always looked upon suspiciously by regulars because of the number of imponderables. Important factors such as a track bias or challenging in the centre of the track must be [...]
Football Betting Tips: Back West Ham can earn sweet victory at home to Toffees March 28, 2019 THEY say there’s no place like home and after a couple of transitional seasons West Ham have once again found theirs. It’s safe to say the move from Upton Park to the London Stadium went less than smoothly but under the tutelage of Manuel Pellegrini, their new home has become a tough place for sides [...]
Football Betting Tips: Fresher Liverpool to extend Spurs’ poor away run March 28, 2019 WHILE it’s been less than two weeks, for many it seems an eternity since we’ve had any Premier League action. Yes, England got their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign off to the best possible start, but the league is what most are concerned with and it’s back with a bang this weekend. The standout fixture is [...]