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Cheltenham Racecourse opens its doors for the first time for the 2018-2019 National Hunt season on Friday, with a quality seven race card beginning at 2.00pm. Below you’ll find some likely winners, dangers and dark horses for the afternoon ahead… 2.00 – Ballymore Novices' Hurdle Cl2 (4yo+) 2m5f RUK Irish raiders take up the bulk of the market here with Gordon Elliott’s Make My…

Doncaster 1.45 – Heartwarming An open looking race to start at Donny, and I’ll be backing Heartwarming each way. She looked very promising earlier in the season and was quite well fancied for a better race than this last time. She never came off the bridle that day as she never got a clear run, but still appeared to show plenty of ability. She’s…

Odds and in-depth look at Championship cracker The weekend’s Championship action kicks off tonight with an intriguing clash between Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa at Loftus Road. After a shoddy start to the season, Steve McClaren’s men are now motoring. They’ve taken 10 points from the last four games, and face a Villans side with new boss Dean Smith at the reins. Ahead…

Tips and odds for this weekend’s Italian fixtures After a hectic few days in Europe, it’s back to domestic duties this weekend. And in Serie A, the season rolls on to gameweek 10. Napoli are looking to close down a four-point gap on leaders Juventus. They host Roma while third-placed Inter head to fourth place Lazio on Monday night. We’ve previewed those two matches…

Odds and tips for this weekend’s action in Germany The Bundesliga returns this weekend after an action-packed few days of European football. After thrashing Atletico Madrid 4-0, table-toppers Borussia Dortmund will want to maintain their three-point lead against sixth-placed Hertha Berlin. Bayern Munich will be looking to close the gap when they travel to Mainz 05. We’ve previewed those two games, as well as…

Top jockey rides at Cheltenham this Saturday Saturday  2.00 Cheltenham – Dell’ Arca Dell’ Arca has had a good summer, winning over hurdles, winning on the flat and then ran a cracking race in the Kerry National. He’s been a bit of an in and out performer in the past but he seems better than ever at the moment. He must have a very…

2016 champion jockey previews his weekend rides I’ve had a good week and I’ve got a busy couple of days ahead at Newbury. An then I’m off to Australia on Sunday. I’m heading down there for a couple of weeks, and have quite a few rides there on Wednesday, and then at Flemington on Saturday, which will help me prepare for the big ride…

Newcastle customer’s picks included a 150/1 winner One lucky Coral customer has landed a huge windfall of over £300,000 after his remarkable Lucky 63 accumulator on Thursday action at Chelmsford came in. The Newcastle-based punter may well have felt it was going to be his night when 150/1 outsider The Metre won to kick things off. Dollar Value, Full Intention, It’s Not Unusual and…

We get the latest from the Tizzard stables Saturday – Cheltenham 2.00 – West Approach He’s been a good horse all his life, but over fences he’s just become a bit frustrating. He was good at the start of last season but then it didn’t go to plan. Dickie Johnson will suit him well. There’s one of these decent races in him but you…

Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci has revealed that he turned down potential moves to both Man United and Man City in favour of staying in Serie A. Bonucci, who rejoined Juventus this summer after one season at AC Milan, is currently preparing for tonight's clash against Man United – a club he had considered joining before Juve presented him with an offer that he simply…

Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita will not be available for Liverpool's clash against Red Star Belgrade tonight, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. Henderson was forced to leave the pitch at half-time during Liverpool's recent 1-0 win over Huddersfield with a suspected hamstring injury. Midfielder Keita is also suffering from a hamstring injury, that the 23-year-old picked up whilst on international duty for Guinea last…

Jose Mourinho has suggested that Manchester United could find it difficult to hold onto goalkeeper David De Gea, amid rumours that Juventus are interested in signing the talented 27-year-old. De Gea came dangerously close to leaving Old Trafford for Real Madrid back in 2015, only for a clerical error to stop the transfer going through. The Spaniard signed a four-year contract later that year,…

Marcos Alonso has signed a new contract extension with Chelsea, that will see him remain at the London based club until 2023. The 27-year-old has emerged as one of Chelsea’s key players since joining the Blues from Fiorentina in 2016, making at total of 92 appearances and scoring 15 goals. Chelsea made a number of key signings during Antonio Conte’s first transfer window, signings…

Shortly after beating Conor McGregor in the most successful battle in MMA history, Khabib Nurmagomedov challenged boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, who practically quickly reacted that a bout is possible . A great deal of MMA and boxing fans raged that this may be simply another relocation exclusively for the cash, and they explained such a prospective battle as a total disgrace. A stunning response,…

Shaun Johnson has reportedly been told he can look on the open market as the Warriors consider their NRL halfback options for the 2020 season. Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson has reportedly been told to test the open market and look elsewhere for the 2020 NRL season and beyond. The Warriors’ biggest-name player since his scintillating debut season in 2011, Johnson is unsigned beyond the…