Stories By Colossus
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Racing
Clarence House Chase 2022 Preview
In recent year’s it’s usually Cheltenham that hosts the top clashes of the national hunt season but jumps racing fans are in for an extra treat this weekend as Shishkin and Energumene do battle in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot.
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Racing
5 of the best Tingle Creek Chase winners
Saturday sees the Tingle Creek at Sandown – a fantastic mix of speed and ferocious jumping. Sadly, Shishkin will not be featuring but five horses will head to post for a competitive looking renewal with the Willie Mullins’ trained Chacun Pour Soi heading the ante-post betting.
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Racing
Three of the best winners of the Futurity Trophy
Saturday afternoon brings the 2021 running of the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, the final Group 1 race in the UK of the season. Run over 1 mile, the Futurity is contested by two-year-old horses only and is seen as a trial for next season’s Classics as several previous winners of the race have gone on to win the 2000 Guineas and Derby.
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Sport
No Wembley redemption for Bukayo Saka, who never did anything wrong
There was no angst and no hostility; a few murmuring boos as Andorra stood for their national anthem aside. It was Wembley on a good day as England returned to the scene of one of the saddest and most painful nights in their history.
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Sport
Dan James arrival takes Leeds to the next level
It is the final day of the 2019 January transfer window and silence has fallen on Leeds. There is a hushed tone across the city as the night deepens, the sky a haunting jet black. Inside the club’s training complex, there could be no greater contrast.
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Sport
The 5 top scorers in World Cup history
The 2022 World Cup will be different from perhaps every tournament that has preceded it. Set to be held in Qatar after a controversial bidding process, the decision to holding the event in November and December will heavily disrupt the European club season.
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