Author Archives: The General
Number 2 in the list of big handicaps this week is the Galway Hurdle. Another mad cap handicap with a huge field round a tight track. It all adds up to to one tough race to crack. Unfortunately for all my Generalites our current bout of seconditis continued with the Galway Plate. That’s now 3 big handicaps in… Read More »
There are 4 big summer handicaps run this week. 2 at Goodwood and 2 at Galway. They are the bet365 mile, the 32 Red Cup, the Galway Plate and the Galway Hurdle. Today sees Number 1 on the list – The Galway Plate take place at 5.30pm. This is always a competitive affair with a maximum field of… Read More »
I’m going fishing today. No not by the lakeside, but I’m, throwing a few lines at the best 2 races of the day and hoping I can catch us a winner or 2. It is a great day’s racing with competitive fields assembled at both Ascot and York and we need to keep our wits about us to… Read More »
It’s WWE Battleground tonight and the latest pay per view should see some stability brought to the industry. John Cena is the reigning WWE World Heavyweight champion and it seems pretty obvious that the WWE are wanting him to be headlining Summer Slam in a few weeks. That will be the biggest blockbuster of the Summer as Cena… Read More »
It’s a big day at Razzers today, that’s Market Rasen for those that don’t call it Razzers! Summer Plate day is a great day out for all the family so get on down and enjoy the fare. In recent times, there has been a very simple formula to solving the Summer Plate at 3.30 pm – back a… Read More »
It’s Channel 4’s Cup Triple Whammy day, as they show the Bunbury, John Smith and July Cups. How good is that? In fact, it is a great day’s racing and one that really gets my juices flowing. I’ve told TGL to put the champagne on ice as we are going to be celebrating tonight. We shall start Oop… Read More »
It’s Old Newton Cup day at Haydock and I believe the winner will be found in the words of Paul Daniel’s famous catchphrase “That’s Magic”. There are some compelling stats for this very old race and they lead us in one direction – Magic Hurricane. In the last 10 years 8 of the winners have been 4 year… Read More »
It’s a unique Money in the Bank night on WWE tonight and I’m expecting the King of Swing – Cesaro – to be crowned “The new WWE World Heavyweight Champion”. This is going to be a fascinating battle, with the titles hung above the ring and the competitors having to climb up a ladder to grab the belts.… Read More »
I really want to start collecting art and become a Picture Dealer! Yes that was a corny introduction today I admit and I apologise for it. However, the sentiment behind it is that today’s nap is Picture Dealer in the 14.05 at Newcastle. This horse has good fast ground form and this is the first time this season… Read More »
To find the winner of Big Brother 2014, I suggest we go biblical. Ok so what do I mean by that opening statement? Well the winner of BB 2014 will be found in the bible. And why? Well let me run through the competitors and it will become obvious. So in alphabetical order we have: Ash, Ashleigh, Chris,… Read More »
