More than £1 billion has been recovered from the proceeds of crime and tax offenders since the formation of a specialist HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud squad five years ago. Launched in April 2016, the department’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) has now recovered assets equivalent to funding around 20,000Continue Reading

Marco Ghiani concluded a magnificent 2021 when Blue Flame became his 100th winner at Newcastle last Tuesday and I’ve constantly praised the ever-smiling 22-year-old Italian who has the world at his feet and must surely be a future champion jockey, possibly next year! With respect I’ve seen all the ‘homeContinue Reading

Mr Ginja Ninja has an outstanding opportunity to gain much-needed ‘winning brackets’ in a fourteen-runner Nursery Handicap over five furlongs of Southwell tapeta this afternoon and victory for the vexing Coach House gelding would be a sentimental ‘time’ reminder of my old warrior, multi-raced course winner Elton Ledger. Derek ShawContinue Reading