Now England didn’t do the full business at the Euros, that rules out the footy players for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The last singles winner for the UK at Wimbledon was...
Read More →Dynamo, the magician that is taking the UK by storm, has apparently won a 10,000/1 accumulator bet that predicted the outcome of every match in the European Championships from the quarter-final stages onwards. He predicted...
Read More →Following on from my last blog, where I counted down the 5 greatest flat jockeys of my lifetime, I now turn my attention to the Jumps so here are my top 5 Jump Jockeys I...
Read More →Irish fans who brought this banner to the tournament have gained recognition all over the world as the ultimate piss-takers, but this was quite a poignant message to Chancellor Merkel. The message was clear –...
Read More →I know the Euros haven’t quite finished, but with one match to go I thought I’d tell you the 5 things that have caught my eye over the last couple of weeks. 1. Pirlo. This...
Read More →My last betting blog about Frankel and Black Caviar got me thinking about the greatest race horses of all time. As the Judge always says, I’ll try not to speak through my wallet here. But...
Read More →Well call me a wrong’un if you will, but I seem to be the only one who’s come out of Royal Ascot more impressed by Black Caviar and connections than Frankel. Let’s look at the...
Read More →Well England did alright in the end. We won the group and no-one can complain after we went out on penalties to the better team. This is the second major tournament when the England top...
Read More →So what did we learn from Italy’s very impressive win over Germany to send them through to the European Championships Final to face Spain? 1 – Mario Balotelli has showed up at this tournament, and...
Read More →Here in no particular order, and trying not to talk through my pocket too much, are the top 5 flat jockeys I have seen ride in my lifetime. 1. Pat Eddery – with his own...
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