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Should Unai Emery be manager of the year?
Unai Emery inherited a flailing project at Aston Villa. Steven Gerrard’s reign was supposed to be defining; the club had been promoted in 2019 and survived under Dean Smith, and the former England midfielder, who had done so well at Rangers, was seen as the big name to establish then as a Premier League, and potentially European force.
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The importance of John Stones to Man City
Not many defenders could do what John Stones has done these past few weeks. The 28-year-old is currently operating in central midfield for Manchester City with Pep Guardiola’s team building momentum.
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Pontefract Place 6 preview | 11th April
14.00 – Philip Grundy Rising 70 Apprentice Handicap – 1m4f APPIER is unproven on soft ground but won five times last year and should be very competitive off this mark back on the turf. TIDAL STORM won over this distance on the all-weather last year and despite running poorly over hurdles last time, he ran well when fourth on soft ground at Newbury in 2021, so could get involved.
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Huntingdon Place 6 preview | 10th April
13.05 – Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices’ Handicap Chase – 2m3f CHARLES RITZ scored on his debut over hurdles and while he failed to land any sort of blow on his chase debut, he should do better here.
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The greatest Cuban footballers in history
There are fewer enigmas in the Western world quite like Cuba. The Caribbean nation has long been isolated from its neighbours in many areas but they have still maintained a presence in the world of football.
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Bukayo Saka’s impressive form
Bukayo Saka entered this season with a bit of a point to prove. While he had successfully put his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final, and the subsequent backlash, behind him, there was still work to be done for him to be appreciated on the same level of his fellow future England stars.
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Haydock Place 6 preview | 8th April
13.30 – cavani.co.uk Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle – 1m7f CASTEL GANDOLFO went close in this race last year off this mark and while he needs to cast aside a lesser effort at Newbury, he has been given a good chance by the assessor.
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Lingfield Place 6 preview | 7th April
13.30 – BetUK All-Weather Vase Apprentice Handicap PIRATE KING likes it here with 4 wins from 12 starts and saves his best for this distance, so he could outrun his odds. SAUSALITO has won 5 of his 7 starts on the all-weather, 3 of his 4 starts at this course and 2 of his 4 starts over this distance.
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What’s next for Leicester City?
In the end, Leicester City had no real choice but to sack Brendan Rodgers. The Foxes have been dragged down into the bottom three in the Premier League table with relegation from the top flight now a very genuine possibility.
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Hereford Place 6 preview | 6th April
13.50 – Cazoo Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase – 3m1f Trainer Sam Thomas has an excellent 40% strike-rate at this course and chase debutant PRINCE DES FICHAUX has to be considered, who had placed in five of his seven starts over hurdles.
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