Manchester United have completed the signing of Dutch international Tyrell Malacia. The 22-year-old left-back has only ever previously featured for Dutch giants Feyenoord and his national team. Malacia has impressed over the last couple of years at Feyenoord, getting into … Read More »

It is harder and harder to get the word out there about our books. Most weeks sometimes says to me “I had no idea how much you did” or over the last couple of years “I wish I knew you … Read More »

If ever you wanted to see an example of the importance of confidence in a sportsman, then all you need to do is look back at the week Frankie Dettori had at Royal Ascot. It has been well known for … Read More »

The Two-Year-Old Guide 2022 continues to point the way towards big-priced winners! Rage Of Bamby scores at Newbury at 14/1 for Eve Johnson Houghton who described her as “one of our earlier fillies and quite fast….I imagine she’ll require 6f … Read More »

Hi there, No, I’m not boasting. Just a quiet whinge that in the maelstrom of the congested Programme Book this 12/1 gem, hidden away in the last race at Goodwood this evening, slipped through the net. Yes, I have Horse … Read More »

‘I wasted time and now doth time waste me’. Well, it’s not quite true, as any flaneur will tell you. Sitting in the main bar at Brighton and pondering a weak card at Salisbury  –  a racecourse he passed all … Read More »

Hi there, I’m not sure what many of us would have made of Saturday’s Derby if runner-up Hoo Ya Mal had won the race at 150/1. One of trainer Andrew Balding’s reasons for running the colt was that he had … Read More »

When a new manager comes into a club, one of the first things people look to is what players they can bring into the club to help them straight away. So with all the articles out there on transfers and … Read More »

Marten writes: “This bumper Platinum Jubilee edition of the Weekend Card is packed with features, including my 1,700-plus word preview of the Derby, my thoughts on the Oaks, additional pieces from two exciting new writers Laura Joy and Jordan Hopkins, … Read More »

Another season of dramatic and unpredictable Champions League football is nearing it’s end as Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League Final in Paris. Two European giants come face to face in a repeat of the 2018 final, which … Read More »

Hi there, Some of you will be aware that I have expressed great enthusiasm in my publications for the prospects of Bay Bridge this season, but for all that I was surprised by the change of gear he unleashed to … Read More »

AND I THINK TO MYSELF…. The other day Wonderful World finished sixth in a fairly valuable seven-furlong handicap at Goodwood. He moved up threateningly two furlongs out but faded soon afterwards and ended up just behind Gisburn, who also beat … Read More »