Author Archives: The General
Royal Ascot 2014 is set to finish with a bang and the 2 big 6f sprints are the highlights. Some days, you really cannot believe what you find when you look at the betting. Today is one of those days. Unfortunately for TGL, she got covered in Cheerios as I splurted them out when she told me the… Read More »
Royal Ascot Day 4 sees the fillies in the spotlight as the Group 1 Coronation Stakes is today’s feature race. The Coronation Stakes at 4.25 promises to be a cracking race. There is a plethora of group winners, raiders from Ireland and France and 2 of the best juvenile fillies from last season making their 3yo debuts. It is… Read More »
Day 3 of Royal Ascot 2014 is the day to finally pull up our socks and put those betting boots on. The calibre of horses is a little bit lower than the opening two days but the quality of competition remains. The feature race today is the Ascot Gold Cup at 4.25. Last year, this provided the highlight… Read More »
Day 2 of Royal Ascot 2014 has a lot to live up to after yesterdays explosion of talent, that meant a great day for the punters and the crowning of a genuine superstar in Kingman. Tuesday was exactly the opening day we expected as Domination kicked us into profit with a great 12/1 success and it was hats… Read More »
The opening day of Royal Ascot 2014 takes place today Tuesday 17th and with a host of Group 1 winners on show, it promises to be a great day. With Toronado, Sole Power, Shea Shea, Kingman, Night of Thunder and Toormore all on view, there is plenty for enthusiasts to enthuse over! The St. James Palace Stakes at… Read More »
The Epsom Derby is actually THE DERBY. The race that all trainers, owners and jockeys want to win. The reason for this is simple, The Derby is the single most important test of a thoroughbred racehorse. It requires speed, stamina, balance and the ability to act under pressure. You get very few poor Derby winners. From a breeding… Read More »
It’s the final of the PDC Darts Premier League and in Football World Cup year, I’m expecting an England v Holland final! Not very original, I understand, but sometimes you just have to call it as it is especially if there is an incentive. And what bigger incentive can there be than the opportunity to make some money?… Read More »
Day 2 of the Super League Magic Weekend promises to be a very profitable day for Generalites everywhere. I promised you 3 things yesterday; points, controversy and entertainment and I don’t think the teams let us down did they? Betting wise it wasn’t great admittedly with only 1 of my bets coming good but with a bit of luck… Read More »
It’s time for Super League Magic Weekend again, as the Greatest Game takes one of its showcases back to the Etihad stadium, the home of the Premier League Champions, Manchester City . Every May, all the Super League teams meet to create a Magic weekend. The past couple of years, these matches have been held at the Etihad… Read More »
Poor Elmer Fudd was always trying to catch himself a wascally wabbit, but he wasn’t too clever, was he? Well dear readers, I have found us our own wascal, I mean Rascal, in the form of Royal Rascal. Here we have a horse due to run in the 2.15 at York that has some stand out form when… Read More »
