Emma Spencer interviews legendary former jockey Kieren Fallon with his thoughts on the Epsom Oaks.
A fantastic four Grande 1s highlight day two of Aintree's Grand National meeting, as well as the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences.
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Emma Spencer previews day one of Aintree's Grand National meeting, featuring the Betfair Bowl and the Aintree Hurdle.
Will Buveur D'Air repeat his scintillating Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle win in the Aintree Hurdle? And will Cue Card atone for his Cheltenham Gold Cup fall by grabbing glory in the Betfair Bowl?
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It's Cheltenham Gold Cup Day. Will Cue Card bring the house down with a win, or will be be pipped by the fellow Colin Tizzard-trained Native River. Or will one of the Irish raiders such as Djakadam, Sizing John or Outlander bring it home for the Emerald Isle?
Emma Spencer breaks down the race and outs up the rest of her best bets on what promises to be a scintillating day of action!
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It's day three of the Cheltenham Festival, with the Ryanair Chase and Stayers' Hurdle taking centre stage. Can Un De Sceaux get Mullins and Walsh off the mark and will Unowhatimeanharry, many people's banker of the week, prove his class in the Stayers'?
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Roger Federer is the 11/9 tennis betting underdog to win the Australian Open men’s singles final on Sunday despite Rafael Nadal admitting his exhausting five-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov will put him at a disadvantage.
Federer was also taken to five sets by Stan Wawrinka on Thursday but the Swiss will enjoy an extra 24 hours rest than Nadal who, for television reasons, played his semi-final on Friday.
At four hours and 56 minutes, Nadal's epic 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7/5) 6-7 (4/7) 6-4 victory over Dimitrov took almost two hours longer than Federer's. And across the fortnight, Nadal has been on court for a total of 18 hours and 59 minutes, the equivalent of two routine matches more than Federer's 13 hours and 41 minutes.
It means Nadal is likely to be the wearier contestant in Sunday's title showdown, which could prove significant given both finalists have only recently returned from injury, yet the Spaniard has been priced up as the 69/100 favourite.
Federer, 35, is playing his first official tournament since Wimbledon last year while Nadal, 30, ended last season in October to overcome a niggling wrist problem.
Nadal's one Australian Open triumph came in 2009, when he prevailed against Federer in five sets, having gone to a decider against Fernando Verdasco in the last four.
“That what I'm going to try,” Nadal said. “I am seven, eight years older but now is not the time to talk about that. (Now it) is time to be happy, very happy.”
The match is 41/100 to go to at least four sets and Nadal is 24/5 to triumph in a decider again, with Federer 23/4 for victory in five sets.
The world number nine will now play his greatest rival Federer in a grand slam final, their ninth together, and 35th career meeting.
Nadal is closing in on a 15th major title while Federer is hoping to extend his lead on the Spaniard to four by instead claiming his 18th.
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Roger Federer is 17/24 tennis betting to win his all-Swiss showdown with Stan Wawrinka at the Australian Open and take another step towards an 18th grand slam title.
The 35-year-old, whose last major triumph came at Wimbledon in 2012, cruised to a 6-1 7-5 6-2 victory against Mischa Zverev on Rod Laver Arena and will now face his compatriot for a place in Sunday's final.
Wawrinka certainly represents a formidable challenge as the US Open champion and arguably the most dangerous player left in the draw given he has won three grand slams in as many years.
The 31-year-old is the 11/4 second-favourite for the title – behind Federer at 2/1 – but has often struggled to find his best form against his friend and mentor, with whom he won the Davis Cup in 2014.
“He's a clutch player now,” Federer said of his next opponent. “At the US Open he proved it again, he's won a slam for the last three years. At Davis Cup, when it was important he was right there for me, for us, for Switzerland.
“For me to play against Stan I've got to stay aggressive, the more time I give him the better he is. He's the biggest hitter we have in the game right now.”
Wawrinka often grows into a tournament, vulnerable in the early rounds but, as Novak Djokovic found to his cost in Flushing Meadows, unstoppable when the finishing line is in sight.
He is 57/50 to win Thursday’s match and should be relatively fresh after seeing off France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 6-3.
On the prospect of facing Federer, he said: “It's always something special. Most important is that I try as much as I can to focus on myself, that I step on the court to try to find a way how to win the match.”
In the women’s semi-final on Thursday, Venus Williams will also be hoping to post another triumph for the old guard when she faces Coco Vandeweghe.
Williams, at 36, is the oldest singles player in the women's draw but she rolled back the years to beat 24th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6 (7/3).
The victory puts Williams into the last four here for the first time in 14 years and continues a late resurgence for the American, who has now made the semis twice in her last three grand slams.
Vandeweghe beat seventh seed Garbine Muguruza and is the 3/4 favourite, with Williams available at 27/25.
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Emma Spencer looks at day two of the Cheltenham Festival, featuring the Queen Mother Champion Chase, for which Douvan is the red hot favourite.
There are also high class fields in the Neptune Novices' Hurdle and the RSA Chase, as well as the Cross Country Chase at 4.10pm.
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Emma Spencer preview day one of the Cheltenham Festival, featuring the Champion Hurdle!
The second part of the chat between Emma Spencer and Joe Tizzard, who discusses the main chances of his trainer father Colin's bets chances at the Cheltenham Festival.
