Archive for March 5th, 2015

Yesterday’s Matches in the Premier League – 4 March

On: Mar 05  / Categories: Classy Updates, Football Results  / 

Football fans were treated to a rare midweek slate of Premier League matches, with this upcoming weekend scheduled for the FA Cup quarterfinals. In yesterday’s matches, the action was quite tense in the games featuring the six highest teams.

For starters, Chelsea required a rare headed goal from attacking midfields Eden Hazard to narrowly make it past West Ham in a 1-0 away victory. Just behind leaders Chelsea, Man City led 1-0 for much of the game Leicester, but finding a second goal was hard to come by. James Milner finally delivered one in the 88th minute for a 2-0 home win.

Arsenal continued the winning trend by beating QPR 2-1 in an away game to hold third place. Man Utd then held on to fourth place after a late Ashley Young goal. Meanwhile, Liverpool held fourth with a 2-0 win against Burnley, while Spurs won 3-2 hosting Swansea.

 

UK Horse Racing Results and Payouts – 4 March 2015

On: Mar 05  / Categories: Classy Updates, UK Horse Racing Results  / 

For this latest installment of UK horse racing results and payouts, we are recapping the action from Kempton Park on Wednesday 4 March. Running on a Polytrack, the going was standard for all of the races.

Leading with the headline news, Charlies Mate pulled off a shocking win in the 18:15 Handicap. Charlies Mate had been a major outsider at 25/1, winning ahead of Rancher at 14/1 and then Jazri at 11/2. Trainer John Best will be delighted at winning the Division II race.

The next most notable race was the 18:45 Handicap, which was a Class 2 compared to the Class 6 of the previous race. This was easily the most important race of the day, as it featured a prize pot of £12,291,10 – far beyond the other pots. The winner was 4/6F Tryster, trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden by Shane Gray.

UK Horse Racing Speed Ratings – Ayr 6 March 2015

On: Mar 05  / Categories: Classy Updates, Horse Racing Speed Ratings  / 

Racing Post has identified the following UK horse racing speed ratings for Ayr Racecourse on Friday 6 March 2015. Ahead of today’s action, the going is generally expected to be soft. However, the going could be heavy in some areas of the racecourse.

Looking to the slate of seven races, what stands out is that none of them have fewer than 11 runners. At the top end of the scale, two even have at least 20 runners.

The first of those races is the Western House Best UK Luxury Hotel Maiden Hurdle at 14:30. Featuring a field of 22 runners, the action will be thrilling. Out of the field, Throthethatch is the clear speed leader with a rating of 99.

Running at 16:45 is the Handicap Chase, which features 20 runners. Within that race, Things Change has a 140 rating, while Scotch Warrior is just behind with 138.