RON READY FOR FREDDY Freddy Adu has revealed Cristiano Ronaldo took him under his wing during a trial at Manchester United. The former American wonderkid, 32, was just 14 years old was he was given a professional contract by DC United in 2004. And he was tipped by many as a futureContinue Reading
THE prospect of West Ham making a January move for Jesse Lingard has increased after David Moyes admitted he needs to strengthen his attacking options. Said Benrahma will miss most of January on Africa Cup of Nations duty to increase the pressure on the London club’s limited options going forward.Continue Reading
Following a blitz (And losers!) but a satisfying November I’ll hopefully kick-off December successfully with juicy pickings from twice-raced Judy’s Park in the Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Kempton polytrack which opens the obligatory and hugely-popular ‘Wednesday-nighter!’ Well I’ve always enjoyed the weekly floodlit spectacular even though attendances haveContinue Reading
FORMULA ONE stars Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon had social media joking that Daft Punk had reunited following their appearance at the Ballon d’Or award ceremony. The Alpine drivers delivered the Men’s and Women’s awards on stage wearing their F1 helmets, with users comparing the two to the French electronicContinue Reading
Firstly, before my daily missive on what could happen today, lets’ just hark back to yesterday when yet another sudden ‘bounce’ yielded about THIRTY POINTS PROFIT from 10/1 winner, Spirit Of Aghuru, and ‘safe anchor’ Wonder Elmossman (1/2) which combined to supplement early gains virtue of a 15/1 double; ofContinue Reading
THE countdown to the Cheltenham Festival is on in earnest with just three meetings left at the track until the big one. And as the Festival draws nearer, so the ante post market really starts to take shape. 1 No one could catch Minella Indo in the Cheltenham Gold CupContinue Reading
FRUSTRATED RON Cristiano Ronaldo stormed down the tunnel after Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea. Ronaldo was named on United’s bench by caretaker boss Michael Carrick for the second time this season after October’s match with Everton, which also ended 1-1. Just like at Old Trafford last month, the five-time Ballon d’Or winnerContinue Reading
Spirit Of Nguru puts the judgement of his trainer William Haggas firmly on the line in the opening Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack today when there is also another eight-raced programme scheduled for Wolverhampton on its excellent tapeta surface; jumpers are catered for at Ayr where groundContinue Reading
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
LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp is notoriously out-spoken when it comes to fixture congestion, and firmly believes the pile-up is too demanding on players. And he’s already told incoming Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick that he will have ‘no time’ to implement his famed Gegenpressing philosophy. 2 Klopp is firmlyContinue Reading
