Friday night, fright night: Believe it or not Big Brother 8 is just 16 days old yet it already feels like it's lasted at least a lifetime. As unoriginal as the format has now become it can still throw up a surprise every so often yet tomorrow night's eviction is set to be one of the more straightforward in the programme's...
Art primed for rebel revenge: There are any number of races at the forthcoming Royal Ascot meeting which promise to really get the juices going, but the St James's Palace Stakes is the most fascinating contest in prospect, and I fully expect Dutch Art to exact revenge on his 2000 Guineas conqueror, Cockney Rebel. Subsequent to...
Flying Finn to come good in US: I used to have a Scalextric but after a few laps of my cousin repeatedly beating me and nothing much to keep my attention bar whether I was going to race the red or the yellow car I soon got bored. It could be argued that Formula One has gone the same way in recent years with only three of the...
Tracey to win BB8?: Before the start of the latest instalment of Big Brother, I was thinking that, surely, things can't get anymore ridiculous. However, lo and behold, those behind the programme, Endemol and Channel 4, have once again conspired to produce a calamitous reality show which is probably about as far...
Wind can give Frankie Classic hat-trick: The question on everyone's lips ahead of the Prix de Diane Hermes, the French equivalent of the Oaks, at Chantilly on Sunday is whether Frankie Dettori can win a third Classic within the space of eight days. The simples answer is yes, he can, as West Wind, a 6/1 chance with Stan James, looks a...
Follow the light at Goodwood: The Empire Property On The House Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday is a tricky contest in which each of the seven that are set to go to post could have some sort of a case made for them. Consequently, it's probably not a race to get too heavily involved in, but having said that Dunelight is worth a...
Leftie to make amends: Last season's US Open at Mamaroneck in New York is remembered for who didn't win rather than the eventual champion Aussie Geoff Ogilvy as two stars of the game resorted to weekend hackers as the pressure built on the final day. Holding a two-shot lead with three holes to play the then Masters...
Crouch to rise to occasion: England produced a far more promising display when finishing all square with Brazil at Wembley last Friday - arguably their best performance under the Steve McClaren regime - but that performance will plunge into a whirlpool of insignificance if the Three Lions fail to roar with cohesion against...
Lancer can bowl Epsom rivals over: The Vodafone Rose Bowl is usually highly competitive fayre, commensurate with the huge pot available. But, on the face of it, this year's renewal at Epsom Downs on Friday probably won't take a great deal of winning given the fact that arguably the best two horses in the race on recent evidence,...
Aqaleem can reign supreme: Consequently, it makes perfect sense to take another look at the race in light of the developments and Aqaleem, who hails from last year's winning stable, that of Marcus Tregoning, is becoming more appealing with every passing day in the build up to Flat racing's blue riband. Indeed, with stamina...