IF England versus Germany goes down to a penalty shootout, do not expect Gareth Southgate’s men to be cool, calm and collected. They will have been practising and analysing and leaving nothing to chance to prepare for such a huge moment. Troy Deeney blasted home his FA Cup semi-final penaltyContinue Reading
Wishaah, impressive debut scorer over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack three weeks ago, is set for a follow up, despite a 7lbs penalty, against previous winners in a Novice Stakes on Newcastle tapeta tonight; ‘Shadwell’ contract trainer Owen Burrows has found an excellent opportunity for this Oasis Dream gelding whichContinue Reading
Sharp Riposte ticks enough boxes to make it third time lucky in a 2-y-o Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta this afternoon; no ‘cert’ by any means but Marco Botti’s charge, again mount of Luke ‘workaholic’ Morris, certainly meets median requirement given his second effort on ‘soft’ HaydockContinue Reading
TEAM NEWS – A REMINDER Your XI’s for tonight in case you missed it. GERMANY XI: Neuer, Ginter, Hummels, Rudiger, Kimmich, Gundogan, Kroos, Gosens, Havertz, Sane, Gnabry HUNGARY XI: Gulacsi, Nego, Botka, Orban, At. Szalai, Fiola, Kleinheisler, Nagy, Schafer, Sallai, Ad. SzalaiContinue Reading
Cavaluccio will be tough to overcome in a seven-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of a ‘standard to slow’ Kempton polytrack where I’ll be interested to see the obligatory ‘Wednesday-nighter’ attendance figures. Prior to Coronavirus this much-chronicled fixture was sparsely attended despite good prize-money, a superb surface and restaurant serviceContinue Reading
Mr Poy is strongly-fancied by shrewd trainer Hughie Morrison to recoup recent losses in a five-runner Median Auction Stakes over the ‘good to soft’ Brighton mile this afternoon; most intriguingly weight will be firmly at issue, especially on a different surface! On the BHA weight-for-age scale Mr Poy, a four-year-oldContinue Reading
F1 NEWS Lewis Hamilton admits he and Mercedes must “dig deep and find some pace” after title-leader Max Verstappen’s thrilling French GP win. Verstappen handed Brit Hamilton the lead with a first-corner error, went back in front after a Mercedes’ pit-strategy error and then triumphed as his Red Bull teamContinue Reading
Mercurial, mount of 2020/21 all-weather champion jockey Richard Kingscote, is a confident time-handicap call for an eleven-runner Novice Stakes over five furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta tonight when this magnificent surface will be a departure from the abnormal, following trials and tribulations of the ubiquitous Royal Ascot ground which ranged initiallyContinue Reading
Gentle Ellen probably went into every punters’ notebook after finishing second on debut at Carlisle twenty-four days ago; they wont need reminding David Barron’s charge will be attempting to go one better in division one of a Fillies’ Novices’ Stakes over six furlongs on ‘good’ Pontefract ground this afternoon. AContinue Reading
BUENAS NOCHES Welcome to Seville for our live coverage of tonight’s crucial clash between Spain and Poland. Neither nation would have expected to find themselves in the bottom two spots of Group E ahead of this clash when the draw was made – but that’s the state of play afterContinue Reading
