I haven't picked any horsey names yet, cos I haven't been out for a newspaper ... ... but so far, my bets for this weekend will be ... England to beat Wales England to beat Wales by 10 points France,...
Recently, I have been (good naturedly) rebuked for my blokey Sports posts, and for ignoring the important issue of "handbags" ... ... so I am redressing the balance ... ... because today, I bought a...
Hey, Ro ... I'm really getting into Shantaram. It's going to take me a while to get through it, because it is long, and I always have several books on the go, but I'm enjoying it so far. It was a good...
So ... Martin Johnson has put Joe Worsley back into the Back Row. He's a good tackler, and more than a match for that Welsh Open Side guy ... Martyn Williams?? Danny Cipriani is left out. The Fly...
I'm spending my Sunday afternoon with a glass of wine, reading the original Pinocchio story, written in the 1880s by Carlo Collidi. Like Peter Pan, it's one of those dark stories, jollied up a bit by...
Following my tried and trusted principle of picking horses with jolly names, I had ?5 on 15 different horses. Among the 12 losers were the following winners ... Kempton, 4.00 ... Strawberry @ 7/1...
With her Trial about to start, the rather fanciable, but unfortunately homicidal, Amanda Knox is back in the News. And so all the (known) facts are now being published. And there isn't one scrap of...
Just to give you time to think about it ... ... what are my best bets for this weekend? England to win by 17/20/23 ? ... (two converted tries plus multiples of penalty points) Ireland to win by...
This is my first foray into the "Motoring" section, so please be gentle with me. I'm planning to buy a car in the next couple of weeks. It's a choice between the following. Does anyone have any...
These were my tips today ... Wetherby 1.15 ... Pearl ? LOST 1.45 ... Stick Together ? LOST 4.00 ... Make A Mark ? LOST Sandown 1.30 ... Purely By Chance ? LOST 2.35 ... Buck The Legend ? LOST 3.10 ......