
Tonight sees England take on Holland in their first game since the recent departure of Fabio Capello.
So, what can we expect?
A new lease of life, a fresh feel, and plenty of passion.
With Stuart Pearce taking temporary charge, and naming Tottenhams Scott Parker as the new captain it’s well and truly a new era for England.… Read More…
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McCain earmarks Totepool.com Premier Chase for return
This Saturday Donald McCain is hoping to give Ballabriggs his first racecourse outing since Jason Maquire succesfully steered Trevor Hemming‘s servant around Aintree’s National course. The gelding is entered in three races at the weekend by McCain has indicated that the Scottish Borders track is the preferred venue.
The National hero has been worked at Haydock recently and is reportedly in fine fettle.… Read More…

Paddy Power refunding losing bets if Sprinter Sacre scoops Arkle
Paddy Power are taking a real punt in taking on Nicky Henderson superstar novice Sprinter Sacre. The Irish firm are offering to refund all Arkle losing bets if the hotpot favourite wins. With a pace run to suit they could be looking to have engaged in an expensive promotion. I’m not sure how much their famous Hollywood Sign cost them to set up but Barry Geraghty on a potential steering job could cost them multiple hundreds of thousands without the same viral marketing appeal.… Read More…
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The Haikou World Open opened with a bang today as Din Junhui was smashed by Jin Long leaving Judd Trump and John Higgins to top the bookies Favourite to win it all.
The Welsh Open Champion, was many people’s pick to win it all on home soil but it was not to be. Jin Long came through the qualifying round on Monday was but was certainly not feeling the pressure today as Ding cracked like an American bell.… Read More…
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My eyes seemed to deceive me on Monday as I saw two Djokovics in the draw for Dubai but it was true. Novak’s younger brother got to take centre-stage in Dubai as he received a WC. The whole tennis world held its breath in fear, what if Marko was just like Novak? Scary.
The younger Djokovic is ranked 800-odd and lost pretty comfortably in the first round but could he join his older brother in the coming months atop of Men’s tennis?… Read More…
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Nailing Cheltenham Colours to the Mast
They say that with Ante Post racing one of the biggest uncertainties is that the going can change and ruin your mounts charges. It’s not for nowt that a majority of the best judges say that the going is the most ponderable of the imponderables. The late great Phil Bull (Timeform’s founder) was one of the biggest protagonists of going being the most important thing.… Read More…
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From the bookmaker that brought you popular adverts like ‘Chav Tranquilizers’ and ‘Ladies Day’…
Last week Paddy Power got busy with its partnership deals announcing it would be the official betting partner of the English Premier League club Manchester City and just a day later they became the latest betting partner for Goal.com.
These are sure to be exciting times for the cheeky Irish bookmaker.… Read More…
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Lord Hesketh’s planning permission granted
Following the shot in the arm that the launch of the Racing Post Greyhounds TV provided the sport greyhound racing is today a recipient of further good news. It has been reported that the planning permission to have dog racing at Towcester has been approved. Things have moved very quickly since Lord Hesketh first submitted the paperwork in October last year.… Read More…
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Top open race action tends to come along like buses, and today’s serving includes the three semis of the Spingbok at Wimbledon, where the cream of novice hurdlers are bidding to place in the front two to qualify for the final on Sky TV on Tuesday.
Romford Action on Racing Post Greyhounds TV
My punting focus is on the other side of London, and on the traditional all open card at Romford.… Read More…
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