Not always as it seems, eh? Leicester has survived an inspection but Carlisle didn’t and so I’ve ‘penned’  the following which might interest ‘online’ readers. Manchester City and Chelsea are short-priced, odds-on favourites to beat West Ham and Manchester United respectively this afternoon; thousands of ‘big-hitters’ will be including themContinue Reading

Why some people find it harder to be happy

Black Salmon The self-help industry is booming, fuelled by research on positive psychology – the scientific study of what makes people flourish. At the same time, the rates of anxiety, depression and self-harm continue to soar worldwide. So are we doomed to be unhappy, despite these advances in psychology? AccordingContinue Reading

Lucy Lulu looks the classic ‘thieving each-way’ for a seven-runner Novice Stakes over five furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta today; only two places on offer but finding another, apart from odds-on chance Papa Don’t Preach, will be nigh impossible. This-type bet was my trademark reason for betting seriously all those yearsContinue Reading