https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c9N5wu1AXw A timely reminder that even when going for a huge odds-on shot, there is no such thing as 'free money'. You need to do your homework rather than hold a belief that if a horse is big odds-on it simply can't be beaten. A false sense of security can lead you to empty pockets!  In this Lingfield race from 2015, Triple Dip was surely seen as an…

Dual Guineas winner Churchill was eased when making no impression in the closing stages of the St. James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, eventually finishing fourth, 3½ lengths behind Lancaster Bomber. It’s worth noting that Aidan O’Brien’s colt had beaten his stable companion on five previous occasions, so something was clearly amiss at the Berkshire course. His previous defeat of Barney Roy in the 2,000 Guineas…

I love a story where someone 'goes for it' and comes up trumps. There's no better way than that to describe the recent good fortune of John Hesp of Bridlington. The 64 year old grandfather of seven had recently decided to enjoy life a bit more and one of his major 'bucket list' items was to extend his typical twice monthly trip to Napoleon's Casino in Hull to…

Serbia will host Wales in Belgrad on June 11th. The match for Group D of the UEFA qualifiers for the World Cup will be a key encounter. Serbia are leading the group with 11 points in 5 matches. Wales, after surprising everyone in the Eurocup, had a shaky start on their journey to Russia, with 7 points,  4 draws and only one win. The home team is in…

After a poor 10th place finish in the 2015-16 premier league season (explaining their odds of 13/2 to win the league at the start of the this season), Chelsea certainly upped their game in 2016-17 by topping the league table with an impressive 93 points. In fact their year was something of a record breaker with no previous premier league example of a team being able to rack…