Money-Back Special
Half A Chance
3.15 Doncaster (Sat.) - November Handicap
Live on Channel 4
Money-Back Special
If your horse finishes second beaten by up to and including half a length in this race, we will refund your losing single stake.
Conditions
| Win or Each Way | |
|---|---|
| Kings Destiny | 8/1 |
| Stormy Weather | 8/1 |
| Hillview Boy | 8/1 |
Daily Horse Racing
Saturday's Racing
This Saturday we salute a trio of footballers who all turn 31. One has a degree in philosophy, one is a man of letters for a different reason and one probably thinks letters are wot old geezers sent back in the olden days on their horse and carriage before twitter, innit? Egyptian player, Mohamed Aboutrika, an outspoken critic of Israel's conduct in Gaza, has the degree, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink pays tribute to his heritage by hogging the alphabet, while the other one is Rio Ferdinand - if you hadn't already guessed. Today's racing comes from Sandown, Down Royal, Wincanton, Doncaster, Dundalk, Kelso and Breeders' Cup action from Santa Anita. Don't forget, we also pay out on disqualified winners and official result on all UK & Ireland races.
Premier League Betting
Become A Model Citizen
The expectations, quality of player and standard of glamour model hanging around may have improved at Man City, but Kolo Toure says they need to change their mindsets if they want to break into the Champions League places. They've drawn their last four league games and the defender says they need to develop the killer instinct of a Top 4 club. And he should know exactly what that is after leaving one for the call of the chequebook. "We cannot be happy with a draw or drawing four games in a row. Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool would never be happy with that," he explained, although Liverpool would probably be happy enough with that at the moment. Will the Citizens re-tour-n to winning ways by beating travel-sick Burnley? Sat. 3pm Set. Irl – Premier League Betting
Breeders' Cup Betting
Putting His Foot Down
All it takes is an internet connection and an above-infant command of language to spread claims with no basis in fact about problems with a horse ahead of a big race. But Aidan O'Brien knows who to blame about reports that Rip Van Winkle had suffered a setback in his bid for the Breeders' Cup Classic - Aidan O'Brien. A couple of days after warning that his stable star had a problem with his foot, he issued a more upbeat assessment – and then some. Rip is fine he says and if that wasn't enough he's also "a very brilliant horse, probably the most natural athlete we've ever had." The t-Rip will have been worth it if O'Brien wins the big race of the meeting.
We've got Guaranteed Prices on tonight's Breeders' Cup action and we're paying 1/4 ODDS on all races. Breeders' Cup Betting
England v Australia Betting
I Completely For-Git
Matt Giteau says he has absolutely no recollection of the night Jonny Wilkinson put in his career-defining performance to win the World Cup of 2003. He's lying, but you have to admire that typical Aussie stubbornness. Giteau will be Wilkinson's opposite number when Australia take on England at Twickenham, but he says previous encounters will have no bearing on his performance because he can't remember them. "I don't have any real memory of what he did or how he controlled the game," he insists and if you're a bit hazy on the details Matt, allow us to fill you in – he won the World Cup. The Sweet Chariot have been hampered by injuries in the build up to this match, but will they put in a performance to remember to beat the Wallabies? Sat. 2.30pm SS2 – Rugby Union Matches
Haye v Valuev Betting
Haye You, Ugly!
Never the most reticent of boxers, David Haye has ramped up the trash talk ahead of his fight with WBA champion Nikolay Valuev, who has descended his bean-stalk to crush Hayes' bones to make his bread. Because he's really big, like a giant, but not really. More like a really tall man. The challenger has compared the Russian to everything from the bogeyman to King Kong to Frankenstein, but this bravado is like the facemask he had his trainer attach to the pads during a public training session, it serves only to highlight that there is something underneath to be hidden. Fear. There can be little doubt that Haye is concerned by tackling a man seven stones heavier and close to a foot taller but if he can can topple Valuev he'll take a monster leap forward in the heavyweight division.
Rugby Union Betting
That's Out Of Aur-der
Warren Gatland's mind-games rarely seem to earn Wales anything other than a defeat that was slightly more embarrassing than it needed to be, but you have to admire his loyal use of them. Gatland questioned the "aura" surrounding this current crop of All Blacks and suggested they may not be as ferocious as some of their predecessors. That topic was mentioned in a press conference with New Zealand coach, Graham Henry when some journo piped up "How's your aura?". Rather than go off on one as we would have hoped, Henry responded with the level-headed and factually accurate observation "The judgment around those mystical things is for other people, not for us." Has the Dragons' coach done well or Gat them in even more trouble? Sat. 5.15pm BBC2
Rugby League Betting
Making His Presents Felt
Michael Fox didn't want a Playstation, an i-pod or even a bit of cake for his birthday. That#s good because we didn't get him any of those things, but he was pretty happy with the recall he got to the England team. Fox turns 25 this Saturday and a win over New Zealand would give him cause for double celebration as it would hand the Lions a place in the final of the Four Nations tournament. "It's one of the best birthday presents I could ever have had," the Hull KR winger gushed. Fine then, we#re not even going to bother sending you the set of socks for each day of the week or the snazzy Swiss Army microwaveable slippers we got you. England will have their work cut out against the World Champions, but could they out-Fox the Kiwis to claim a crucial win? Sat. 6pm SS1 – Four Nations Matches
The X Factor Betting
Shak And Awe
It's hard to know just how Shakira's appearance on The X Factor will affect the gender balance of the audience, but at a guess, it'll probably even things up more than ... oh let's say Michael Buble or Robbie Williams. The Colombian gyrator who apparently sings as well will appear on the show in a couple of weeks to perform some song we probably won't care for and she sounds excited about it. "Believe it, believe it because it's true, I'm definitely confirmed. I'm going to be singing, I'm going to be dancing - the whole nine yards," she said and for any men out there who weren't arsed reading the whole quote, the important words to note are 'Shakira' and 'dancing'. Have you seen anyone worth making a song and a dance over to win the talent show? X Factor Odds
