David Yates

England

Racing Correspondent at The Daily Mirror

"An easy man to make peace with" - Jim Bolger "He turns the ball late" - Sir Michael Stoute "More annoying than Rod Hull but not as funny" - Producer, Racing TV

Articles

Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s five meetings, including Chelmsford Nap

2 days ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy fancies his nap, Dancingwithmyself, to win at Chelmsford and also hopes Smokey Malone can score on the same card and complete his Daily DoubleDANCINGWITHMYSELF is expected to come up with the right moves in the Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap (7.42) at Chelmsford City on Thursday evening.
Newsboy's horse racing selections for Wednesday's four meetings, including Ripon Nap

3 days ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy expects his Nap, Flamborough Head, to bounce back to form in the 8.52 at Ripon, and he also rates Get The Value as a good thing at Newton Abbot (4.05)FLAMBOROUGH HEAD can coast to victory in the Ripon Theatre Festival 1st-6th July Handicap (8.52) over seven furlongs at Ripon this evening. Tim Easterby’s three-year-old opened his account at the sixth time of asking at Redcar in April, beating Hill O Rue by a length.
Newsboy's horse racing selections for Tuesday's four meetings, including Leicester Nap

4 days ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy reckons his Nap, Jack The Tooth, can have the last laugh at Leicester in the 3.17, and he also expects Drouthy Neebor to score a first success at Lingfield (6.45)JACK THE TOOTH (Nap) can open his account on the track by taking a bite out of the bookies in the Glyn Hall Wealth Management Restricted Maiden Stakes (Div 2) (3.17) at Leicester today.
Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Monday’s four meetings, including Brighton Nap

6 days ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy fancies his nap, Bear To Dream, to win at Brighton and also hopes Forever My Prince can score at Windsor and complete his Daily DoubleBEAR TO DREAM is fancied to rack up a fourth victory at Brighton by beating eight opponents for the Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Apprentice Classified Stakes (2.25) in East Sussex on Monday. All three of the Michael Attwater-trained mare’s turf successes have come at Brighton, and Bear To Dream has run with credit at the track on her last two outings.
Newsboy’s nap and selections for 5 UK and Irish meetings on Sunday, June 1

6 days ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

CARLTON (4.45, nap) gets the vote to defend his unbeaten record at Chelmsford City with a win in the Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap at the Essex Showground on Sunday. James Owen’s son of Frankel won his fifth race there from as many visits to the all-weather track with a length-and-a-quarter defeat of Son Of Red last time out last month. And the mount of Callum Shepherd looks capable of defying a 3lb rise in the weights.
Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Friday’s six meetings, including Carlisle Nap

1 week ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy fancies his nap, Sergeant Mayer, to win at Carlisle and also hopes Keldeo can score at Catterick and complete his Daily DoubleSERGEANT MAYER looks ripe for a hat-trick in the Andersons – Quality For The Home Handicap (2.45) at Carlisle ON FRIDAY. The Nigel Tinkler-trained sprinter hasn’t been prolific as he won just one of his first 22 starts.
Jockey who was banned for 12 years set to return to horse racing

1 week ago | express.co.uk | David Yates

Jockey who was banned for 12 years set to return to horse racingGreg Fairley was warned off for 12 years in 2011 after a BHA disciplinary panel found him guilty of not riding The Staffy on his merits in March 2009.
Liberia’s Tax Chief Calls for Ease of Tax Payments to Empower SMEs

1 week ago | liberianobserver.com | David Yates

As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marked its 50th anniversary, Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), James Dorbor Jallah, used the platform to sound a clarion call for urgent reforms aimed at easing tax compliance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). His message emphasized that empowering this critical sector is key to Liberia’s—and Africa’s—economic growth and integration.
“This Is Home, the Future Is Here”

3 weeks ago | liberianobserver.com | David Yates

Orange Liberia is set to officially dedicate its newly built, state-of-the-art headquarters on Thursday, May 15, 2025 — an architectural and technological landmark situated on 16th Street in Sinkor, Monrovia.
U.S. Embassy Welcomes ICE Arrest of Liberian Fugitive

1 month ago | liberianobserver.com | David Yates

The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia has officially endorsed the recent action by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involving the arrest and removal of Eric Sumo, a Liberian believed to be a fugitive and is reportedly wanted in Liberia for producing and distributing fraudulent documents.