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Talent pool is dry if Jordan Henderson’s worth £20m

admin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:31:23 +0000

The scarcity of high-quality young England-born or England-qualified footballers in the game is absurdly inflating their value View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

City Spy: Eco-Balls! Labour and Tory tit for tat

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:32:49 +0000

The childish bickering between the Tory and Labour Treasury teams continues. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls and his advisor Alex Belardinelli were jumping up and down with delight after the OECD’s chief economist, Pier Carlo Padoan, said the Government’s deficit-busting plans may need to be watered down View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Ladbrokes refuses 888 takeover for second time

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:55:44 +0000

After months of wrangling over the price, Ladbrokes walks away from a £200 million-plus bid for online bookmaker 888 Holdings View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Mandy and the ad folk

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:54:18 +0000

Good to hear that Lord Mandelson, that master of mischief, is keeping busy. When the former Business Secretary isn’t advising investment bank Lazards, City Spy gathers that he is a regular visitor at the Knightsbridge offices of advertising agency J Walter Thompson, part of Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Backstage looks a class act for Elliott in Grand National

admin — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:48:19 +0000

Young Irish handler knows how to ready a Grand National contender View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Amateur spirits ride high in the Grand National

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:27:33 +0000

I have six deserving godchildren. My modest hope for them is simply that they all enjoy the Grand National View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Grand National 2011 – the pinstickers’ guide

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:05:59 +0000

A look at the runners and riders in this year’s big race at Aintree View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Parrain proving he’s a dark horse

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:13:26 +0000

Paul Nicholls admits he was not aware just how good Mon Parrain was until he romped home on his British debut at Sandown last month View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Tony McCoy could make the bookies tremble again

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:31:25 +0000

Bookies might have made a costly mistake in pricing up Don’t Push It at 11-2 to start favourite for the Grand National View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed

Don’t Push It pleases Tony McCoy

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:05:57 +0000

Don’t Push It may have failed to sparkle in four runs over hurdles since winning the John Smith’s Grand National last season but that hasn’t put off jockey View full post on Cheltenham Festival RSS feed