Artaois, not surprisingly mooted a 2021 classic prospect after an unchallenged Chester success three weeks ago, rates a solid bet under Andrea Atzeni to defy a 6lbs penalty in division two of the class 4 Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Salisbury this afternoon; similar distance andContinue Reading
GOOD MORNING MAN UTD FANS The Red Devils secured their first win of the Champions League season after beating Villarreal 2-1 at Old Trafford last night. And it was Cristiano Ronaldo – making his record 178th appearance in the competition – who popped up with a dramatic 95th-minute winner. TheContinue Reading
DAVID DE GEA was the ‘best goalkeeper in the world’ as Manchester United beat Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday. That is according to Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who heaped praise on the Spaniard after the dramatic late win at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has heapedContinue Reading
RATTLE OWL, 9/2, ‘rattled’ home yesterday; what a wonderful month this has been and, of course, we’ve profited considerably. Calm Skies will probably be a major target for ‘big-hitters’ to justify favouritism and make it fifth time lucky in the Fillies’ Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Kempton polytrack tonightContinue Reading
MATTEO GUENDOUZI is allegedly wearing thin his Marseille teammates’ patience – just eight games into his loan spell with the Ligue 1 club. The 22-year-old is reported to have clashed with a number of players in the squad, according to L’Equipe. 2 Guendouzi recently joined Marseille in a loan withContinue Reading
Adayar, winner of the Epsom Derby and Hurricane Lane, successful earlier this month at Doncaster (St Leger), were confirmed Sunday for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris next weekend; both are owned by Godolphin and ‘housed’ at Newmarket premises licensed for private trainer, Charlie Appleby. I’m surprised they have beenContinue Reading
THOMAS TUCHEL will take his Chelsea squad to Juventus without a number of big-name players. Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic are unlikely to be fit in time for the Blues‘ second Champions League group game of the season. The West Londoners beat Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 at Stamford Bridge inContinue Reading
JUAN MATA is considering his Manchester United future amid concerns over his lack of playing time. Mata, 33, has been a popular figure at Old Trafford since signing for a then club-record fee of £37.1m from rivals Chelsea in January 2014. 2 Mata could be set to leave Old TraffordContinue Reading
Firth Of Clyde, mount of champion jockey Oisin Murphy, clear top-rated on BHA ratings and my time-handicap, is by far the most experienced and, from in-form yard of Paul Cole, represents a start of the week ‘special’ in the eight-runner Novice Stakes over a mile of ‘firm’ ground Bath; aContinue Reading
CRISTIANO RONALDO is in line to take Manchester United’s next penalty following Bruno Fernandes’ howler against Aston Villa – despite having a WORSE record. United slipped to a 1-0 defeat following a late Kortney Hause goal at Old Trafford on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo could take over penalties at Man UtdContinue Reading
