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Chester May meeting Day 3: Horse racing betting
09-May-2008

More clues on offer today at Chester, where the Roodee stages two Group 3 races; the Ormonde Stakes (2.45pm) and the Dee Stakes (2.15pm). The latter should provide yet more information on the Derby picture and the race has thrown up Epsom heroes Kris Kin and Oath in the last ten years.

Vivaldi should be backed for the Chester Vase

Chester Vase: May meeting Day 2 - Horse racing betting
08-May-2008

Chester puts on day two of its wonderful May meeting this afternoon and the Chester Vase forms the cornerstone of today's action. As a Derby trial, the Vase has had a mixed history, but last year's success by Soldier of Fortune proved the race's ability to throw up a top-notch horse

New Approach is a short price to win the 2,000 Guineas

2,000 Guineas: latest Horseracing betting
02-May-2008

Punters wagering on the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday must be keenly aware of the single most important thing that affects the betting market on the first Classic of the year – hype.

Natagora is 4/1 for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket

1,000 Guineas: horseracing betting latest
30-Apr-2008

Looking out of the window, punters may not expect a beautiful day on Sunday when the 1,000 Guineas is run at Newmarket, but clerk of the course Michael Prosser was adamant on Tuesday that would be the situation this weekend.

Richard Hill wants to win the Heineken Cup in his last season with Saracens

Heineken Cup semi-finals tipping preview
25-Apr-2008

London Irish and Saracens try and mix it with the big boys this weekend as both teams make their bows in the Heineken Cup semi-finals against gnarled veterans of this stage of the competition.

Gold Cup betting: horseracing latest
24-Apr-2008

It's a pity there aren't more meetings like this weekend's eight-race card at Sandown. The Esher track hosts one of the best day's racing in the calendar with the mixed meeting always proving popular with punters and race-goers alike.

New Approach is likely to miss The Derby at Epsom

New Approach set to miss The Derby
22-Apr-2008

Long-time Derby favourite New Approach has effectively been ruled out of the Epsom showpiece on June 7th by his trainer Jim Bolger.

Back Opera Mundi for the Scottish Grand National

Scottish Grand National preview: latest odds
18-Apr-2008

National Hunt trainers from all over Britain are flocking to Ayr for the Scottish Grand National (3.40pm) this weekend. All in, 24 horses go to post, and due to the presence of top-weight Halcon Generlardais, it appears that just three horses are running in the handicap, ie: running with the right amount of weight for their allotted handicap mark.

2,000 Guineas: early form guide
18-Apr-2008

Twice Over is the new second-favourite for the 2,000 Guineas after his gutsy defeat of John Gosden's Raven's Pass in the Craven Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday

Strettle returns for Harlequins against London Irish

Premiership preview: Rugby betting
18-Apr-2008

The Premiership race cranks up another notch this weekend, with several ties looking crucial to the outcome at the top. London Irish v Harlequins and Saracens v Wasps look the choice clashes of the six-match programme and the former is considered good enough to be live on Sky Sports.

Newmarket Craven Day 2: Racing tips
17-Apr-2008

Trainer John Gosden sent out Infallible to win yesterday's Nell Gwyn Stakes in impressive style and the bookmakers are taking few chances with his Raven's Pass in today's 1m Craven Stakes (3.45pm).

Back Shabiba at 7/1 at the Newmarket Craven meeting

Newmarket Craven meeting: Racing tips
16-Apr-2008

Flat fans will be out in force this week, aiming to pick up clues at the two-day Craven meeting: which horses have wintered well, which haven't, and whether anything on show here has a hope in the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas next month.

Flat racing: weekend betting outlook
11-Apr-2008

There are some classy animals on display on the Flat this weekend, despite the racing having a moderate look to it. There is only one Group race this weekend, which takes place at the Curragh, and all eyes will be trained on US Ranger, Aidan O'Brien's recently-acquired miler.

Corry will play for Leicester against Ospreys in the EDF Energy Cup final

Leicester vs Ospreys: EDF Cup final - rugby betting
11-Apr-2008

Both Leicester and the Ospreys are out of the Heineken Cup, and with the Welsh region languishing in sixth place in the Magners League, this weekend's EDF Energy Cup final at Twickenham is their last shot at silverware this season.

Racing punters have the Derby and the Scottish Grand National to look forward to

Mid-week horse racing update
10-Apr-2008

The middle weeks of April see the traditional lull in racing after the thrills of Cheltenham and the spills of the Grand National. Punters are never sure at this stage of the season whether to look to the National Hunt races or to the gearing up of the Flat.

Cloudy Lane will start as favourite for the Grand National

Horseracing latest: Grand National preview
04-Apr-2008

Australians claim that the Melbourne Cup is the "race that stops a nation", but the Grand National at Aintree can probably claim to be a race that stops the world. The famous 4m 4f marathon is a unique steeplechase and one that sets British hearts racing.

Master Minded goes off favourite at Aintree today

Horseracing odds: Grand National meeting Day 2
04-Apr-2008

The first day of the Aintree meeting went firmly the bookies' way as hotpots Inglis Drever and Kauto Star were beaten. Kauto Star was beaten at 4/7 on the line by Ryanair Chase winner Our Vic, while trainer Howard Johnson vowed that Inglis Drever would never return to Aintree again after he was overturned at 13/8 in the Long Distance hurdle.

Back Lough Derg at the Aintree Grand National meeting

Horseracing latest: Grand National meeting day 1
03-Apr-2008

The first two days of the Aintree meeting are always overshadowed by the spectre of the Grand National, but despite the great steeplechase taking place on Saturday, punters would be making a mistake were they to ignore the undercard action.

Horse Racing Betting: Dubai World Cup meeting
28-Mar-2008

This weekend sees the richest horse-racing meeting in the world. Forget Cheltenham, forget the five-days of Royal Ascot, because in one day there is more than $21m up for grabs at Nad Al Sheba for the Dubai World Cup meeting.

Horse Racing: Dubai World Cup
25-Mar-2008

Trainers, owners and jockeys are queuing up to get red-hot Dubai World Cup favourite Curlin beaten, but a bombastic show by his connections on Tuesday made punters realize why the American horse of the Year is as short as 1/3 to scoop Saturday's $6m showpiece.

Rowing: Boat Race betting
24-Mar-2008

The end of March sees all eyes turn to the Boat Race between Oxford and last year's winners Cambridge, due to take place this weekend.

Kempton farce
19-Mar-2008

Punters were left scratching their heads yesterday after 14/1 shot Sol Rojo won the four runner Apprentice Handicap; the opener on Kempton's card.

Rugby Betting: Six Nations 2009
16-Mar-2008

England have been installed as favourites for next year's Six Nations Championship. Brian Ashton's side bounced back to form on Saturday with a 33-10 thrashing of Ireland and that has lead the bookmakers to make them the 11-8 market leaders.

Denman, left, goes for glory in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham

Horseracing latest: Cheltenham Festival - Day 4
14-Mar-2008

There have been some magnificent Gold Cup winners in recent times, not least Best Mate, who managed to carry off racing's Blue Riband three times between 2002 and 2004.

Rugby odds: Six Nations - Wales vs France
14-Mar-2008

France coach Marc Lievremont accumulated 25 caps as a player for France and it is interesting to see that he has reverted to his country's trusted lieutenants for his side's showdown with Wales in Cardiff this weekend.

England need to use their forward strength against Ireland

Rugby latest: Six Nations - England vs Ireland
14-Mar-2008

When rugby fans looked at the fixture list at the beginning of the Six Nations this season some may have seen this weekend's Twickenham encounter between Ireland and England as one which could be deciding the title. As it is, this match is played out between two sides who take to the field with feelings of disillusionment and lack of confidence.

Inglis Drever is bidding to make history by winning the World Hurdle for a third time

Horseracing latest: Cheltenham Festival - Day 3
13-Mar-2008

Strap yourselves in punters, because the next two days of racing at Cheltenham are going to be the greatest you have ever seen. Due to the high winds yesterday, we have no fewer than ten races, all live this afternoon from Prestbury Park.

Horseracing latest: Cheltenham Festival - day 2
12-Mar-2008

Racing at Cheltenham has been abandoned today (Wednesday) due to high winds. The races will be spread out over the next two days. Racing kicks off at 12.30pm tomorrow on a ten-race card, although punters should check the distances of each race as some have been amended, or moved between the Old Course and the New Course

Istabraq won the Champion Hurdle last year

Horseracing latest: Cheltenham day one
11-Mar-2008

Forget Christmas and forget Easter because today the tapes go up on the greatest festival of them all – the Cheltenham Festival and here's our day one preview and tips

Ashkazer is 7/2 for the Imperial Cup at Sandown

Horseracing latest: Imperial Cup preview
06-Mar-2008

Health warning - We hope to get through this article with not one mention of what is happing in the racing firmament next week, nor how excited we are getting about what may happen over four days in the middle of next week.

Paul OConnell, left, returns to the Ireland starting line-up

Rugby odds: Six Nations - Ireland vs Wales
05-Mar-2008

Wales rock into Dublin for their Triple Crown showdown with Ireland amid speculation that home coach Eddie O'Sullivan and his rival Warren Gatland don't exactly see eye-to-eye.

Simon Shaw is one of several in-form England forwards

Rugby betting: Six Nations - Scotland vs England
05-Mar-2008

Those with their heads in the clouds will be lumping on England at 1/4 to come up trumps against their oldest rivals Scotland at Murrayfield even though wonder-kid Danny Cipriani has been dropped as full-back after 'inappropriate behaviour'.

Danny Cipriani has a chance to impress against Jonny Wilkinson

Rugby betting: weekend preview
29-Feb-2008

Wasps look terrific value to sting Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park. Visiting coach Ian McGeechan has the considerable benefit of being able to welcome back his host of internationals, and a powerful squad has driven up the M1 with the firm intention of bagging five points.

Back Milan Deux Mille for the Connaught Gold Cup

Horseracing betting: big weekend races
29-Feb-2008

Grand National favouritism will be on the line this afternoon as Cloudy Land and Mr Pointment go head-to-head in the Grimthorpe Chase (3.30pm) over 3m 2f at Doncaster.

Cloudy Lane, the Grand National favourite, is in action this weekend

Horseracing betting: weekend outlook
28-Feb-2008

It has been an odd week for punters, but it has highlighted that if you keep plugging on, fortune favours the brave. A man in the north of England scooped £1m from a stake of just 50p last weekend, and despite a firm ruling that races in Dubai guarantee a maximum payout of only £100,000, William Hill decided to give the punter the full amount anyway, despite him including races from the Middle East in his eight-horse accumulator.

Cheltenham Festival: Coral Cup
27-Feb-2008

The Coral Cup is a Grade Three, Class One handicap hurdle race run in England at Cheltenham racecourse staged at the Cheltenham Festival in mid-March.

The Grand Annual Chase is staged during the Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham Festival: Grand Annual Chase
27-Feb-2008

The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup is a Grade Three, Class One handicap Chase race run for horses aged five years old and upwards in England at Cheltenham racecourse during the Festival held in mid-march.

Andrew Sheridan, left, returns to the England front row

Rugby betting: Six Nations - France vs England
22-Feb-2008

France's Six Nations clash with England in the Stade de France will divide the rugby fraternity. Is it better to win ugly, or lose trying to plan for the future? England coach Brain Ashton has gone for the 'win at all costs' mentality and the 61-year-old has plumped for experience and brute force ahead of this World Cup semi-final replay in Paris.

Rugby betting: Six Nations - Ireland vs Scotland
22-Feb-2008

This must surely rate as the least glamorous Six Nations contest of the weekend as a struggling Scotland, who haven't scored a try yet, travel to Dublin in the hope of knocking off a team who are so lacking in confidence that they have the fewest World Ranking points since 2001.

Italy coach Nick Mallett goes to Cardiff expecting victory

Rugby betting: Six Nations - Wales vs Italy
22-Feb-2008

Wales have their tails up after two good wins in the Six Nations so far and there is a murmuring in the valleys that it could be 2005 all over again. Wales believe that Italy present just a minor hurdle in Cardiff on the Six Nations journey to what could be their second Grand Slam in three years.

Back Dream Alliance for the Racing Post Chase at Kempton

Horseracing betting: Racing Post Chase
22-Feb-2008

Trainers have heaved a sigh of relief in the lead-up to the Racing Post Chase at Kempton. The defections of the likes of Exotic Dancer, Madison du Berlais and Celestial Gold has meant that the field now runs in the handicap proper – meaning that all the horses carry the weights that they should be running on.

Danny Cipriani returns for Wasps against Bath

Rugby betting: Guinness Premiership preview
15-Feb-2008

The Guinness Premiership welcomes back the international contingent this weekend for one round of league action after two weeks of thumping Six Nations fare.

Horseracing: Red Sq Vodka Handicap Chase
15-Feb-2008

Crucially, 17 go to post for the Red Square Vodka Handicap Chase at 2.45pm from Haydock, the big betting event for this weekend, meaning punters get paid out four places for each-way betting rather than three.

Kauto Star is in action at Ascot this weekend

Horseracing betting: weekend outlook
14-Feb-2008

This weekend's racing from Haydock and Ascot will highlight what kind of person you are. Do you like to plan ahead, or do you like to take things for what they are; to appreciate things for now?

The crowds pack the Cheltenham stand on Champion Hurdle day

Cheltenham Festival: Champion Hurdle early look
12-Feb-2008

The Champion Hurdle on March 11 is the most open of this year's championship races and given that Sublimity won last year's contest at 33/1, you could argue that it is the most competitive full stop.

Cheltenham Festival: Gold Cup early look
12-Feb-2008

Punting on the Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 14 is like looking at one of those posters that is made up of thousands of dots. You look really hard, and then suddenly, the picture becomes clear and it is impossible to miss the image that has appeared.

Voy Por Ustedes jumps the final fence in the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2007

Cheltenham Festival: QM Champion Chase early look
12-Feb-2008

It is a championship chase at Cheltenham, so it is no surprise to see that a Paul Nicholls-trained runner dominates the betting for the Queen Mother Champion Chase on March 12, and Twist Magic is a best-priced 5/2 favourite with Boylesports, Coral and VCbet.

Back Wales to open the scoring from a penalty at 6/4 with Totesport

Rugby betting: Six Nations - Wales vs Scotland
08-Feb-2008

It's amazing to think that Dan Parks and Chris Paterson missed just one attempt at the posts in the whole of the World Cup. Reunited for Scotland's trip to Cardiff, the Welsh should be wary of gaining too much confidence ahead of the two teams' clash in the Millennium Stadium.

France wing Vincent Clerc will hope for a free-scoring game

Rugby betting: Six Nations - France vs Ireland
08-Feb-2008

The weathermen are getting themselves in a lather about how spring has arrived early this year. The forecast for Paris this weekend is for beautiful, sunny skies, which as any rugby punter knows means a high-scoring encounter between France and Ireland.

Jonny Wilkinson will look for a return to form against Italy

Rugby betting: Six Nations - Italy vs England
08-Feb-2008

Although it is too early to tell, the gloomier critics are comparing England's Six Nations campaign to the disappointing 2004 vintage when the World Champions crumbled before our very eyes.