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Nicky Henderson focuses on Boylesports for Binocular�s return

2009-11-18T10:02:19Z

Champion Hurdle favourite Binocular is set to make his return at the Boylesports.com International at Cheltenham

Nick Gifford hopes spin at Ascot will get Straw Bear roaring

2009-11-18T10:01:17Z

Nick Gifford is mulling over the possibility of aiming Straw Bear at the World Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, should the gelding rediscover his old sparkle

Stan Kroenke on the move but battle�s not won yet

2009-11-05T14:00:35Z

American tycoon has the support of key figures in the Arsenal boardroom yet hard work lies ahead if he is to take control of club

Padraig Harrington still gunning for top spot

2009-09-30T11:41:54Z

Padraig Harrington has not given up hope of regaining the European Tour's number one spot - even though he currently stands 21st

M&B finds new leader as it rallies from losses

2009-08-03T07:15:14Z

The pub company behind High Street chains such as All Bar One and O�Neill�s has got a new landlord

Spectait can be the perfect draw

2009-07-30T14:43:25Z

Spectait looks to have the ideal position to land the �150,000 Totesport Mile at Goodwood

M&B shake-up talk as Spurs' Lewis joins the board

2009-07-16T07:14:41Z

Just what is Joe Lewis, the Bahamas-based billionaire who controls Tottenham Hotspur, brewing up for Mitchells & Butlers?

Spurs owner "offered seat on pub giant's board"

2009-07-03T08:10:40Z

Tottenham Hotspur tycoon Joe Lewis and horseracing magnates John Magnier and JP McManus could soon find themselves able to call the shots at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers

Spurs owner "offered seat on pub giant's board"

2009-07-03T11:33:48Z

Tottenham Hotspur tycoon Joe Lewis and horseracing magnates John Magnier and JP McManus could soon find themselves able to call the shots at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers

Legendary gambler JP McManus has cancer

2009-04-24T09:23:50Z

Horse racing: JP McManus, one of National Hunt racing's most important figures, is battling prostate cancer

JP will still be happy if Swan opens his account

2009-04-02T09:04:49Z

Horse racing: Charlie Swann is more likely to be remembered for riding the JP McManus-owned Istabraq to three successive Champion Hurdle victories than he is for winning 10 Irish jockeys' championships

McCoy's Butler to serve up betting frenzy

2009-04-02T14:08:38Z

Horse racing: Tony McCoy is set to spark a Grand National gamble by opting to ride second favourite Butler's Cabin in Saturday's big race at Aintree

Wayne Hutchinson waits to come in from dark

2009-04-01T08:47:01Z

Horse racing: Wayne Hutchinson will partner 20-1 shot Darkness in the Grand National at Aintree if Dominic Elsworth fails to recover from a shoulder injury

Why National glory won't ease the agony for Andy Stewart

2009-03-31T09:04:44Z

Horse racing: My Will�s owner, Andy Stewart, would give up an Aintree win to see his seriously ill son walk again

Hughes hopeful but he fears a war of attrition in the National

2009-03-26T10:18:28Z

Black Apalachi has a "massive chance" of landing the John Smith's Grand National - but his trainer Dessie Hughes concedes that fellow Irish raider War Of Attrition is the horse they all have to beat at Aintree

What recession? The going�s good for the Cheltenham set

2009-03-11T11:24:43Z

Binocular looking good for Champion success

2009-03-09T09:43:08Z

Horse racing: Hot favourite Binocular can justify all the hype by landing the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham

Why Cheltenham will be tough for Irish rover Fitz

2009-03-05T09:45:07Z

Horse racing: Former jockey Mick Fitzgerald admits that the Cheltenham Festival is going to be hard to face as he heads to the meeting for the first time since his retirement from the saddle

Pay consultants deserve blame for banks' woes

2009-02-16T08:52:58Z

MORE on the blame game for the mess we're in. Bankers get the rap and credit-rating agencies, institutional shareholders, analysts, lawyers, accountants, PRs, media, regulators and government go free. Reader Michael Davies from Oxfordshire writes: "It is also apparent that there is one other group that has contributed substantially to the problem of bankers' pay which has escaped attention. This is the group of remuneration consultants who have advised the various boards on senior executive pay. Their habit of collecting data on industry pay levels and then suggesting similar percentage levels for their clients has not only created a upward spiral in pay levels, as everybody measures everbody else, but has ignored the need for a reality check as to what absolute amount is really needed to provide incentives in the business line concerned."

Handicapper gives McCoy chance to fill National void

2009-02-10T11:16:50Z

Horse racing: The publication of the weights for this year's John Smith's Grand National gives multi record-breaking jockey Tony McCoy the chance to fill the final blank on his CV

Reveillez ready to return

2009-01-13T11:37:28Z

Reveillez is set to make his first start for trainer Jonjo O'Neill in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock

Haydock 'bike track' off Denman agenda

2008-12-18T15:38:30Z

Paul Nicholls's dissatisfaction with the new narrow track is set to see the Lancashire course miss out on the reappearance of Denman next year

McCoy hints at Aigle D'Or snub in the Ladbroke

2008-12-17T12:24:48Z

Champion jockey looks like turning down the ride on ante-post favourite for Saturday's Ascot race

Credit Crunch Towers

2008-10-02T07:30:36Z

City investors thought buying off-plan at Pan Peninsula, the huge residential towers being built at Canary Wharf, was a sure-fire money-spinner. As the project nears completion and property prices plunge, many buyers are now trying to cut their losses and run

Who's in and who's out

2008-03-10T08:52:16Z