Recent posts - Sky Dogs

William Hill All England Cup From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (8 hours old)

It's the final of the All England Cup this evening at Newcastle, all the action is live on Sky Sports 3 from 7:30 pm. It's a tough looking card but I'll go for these two hounds which I think repres… more

NFL Week 9 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (3 days old)

Have taken the Cards (+2.5), Colts (-7.5) and Pats (-10.5), will probably back the Saints later barring any key injuries. … more

Breeders Cup From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (5 days old)

The Breeders Cup starts this evening with all the action live on At The Races. Anyone fancying a bet should have a listen to the interview with Nick Mordin on the Hills site here. Nick is ever s… more

Carlsberg Yorkshire St Leger From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (8 days old)

The Yorkshire St Leger kicks off this evening with four heats and Droopys Zach (T4) looks worth siding with at 5/4 with Blue Square in the 20:36. Trainer Mark Wallis thinks the galloping Doncaster cir… more

William Hill All England Cup From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (8 days old)

The All England Cup reaches the semi final stage at Newcastle this evening. In the second of those semi's, due off at 19:48, I like Julie Bateson's Target Classic (T2). He can go trap to line again an… more

New System From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (8 days old)

... for now at least, LAY anything I tip up :-/… more

NFL Week 8 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (10 days old)

Some good match-ups in week 8 and I'm looking forward to the Vikings/Packers game on Sky this evening. From a betting point I fancy two favourites to cover in New Orleans (-10) and Detroit (-3). Th… more

William Hill All England Cup From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (13 days old)

The All England Cup starts this evening at Newcastle with six first round heats. Ardkill Tunoco goes in the opener at 18:56 and if back to his best after a lay off he's a steal at the 6/4 put up by… more

Friday Fight Night From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (19 days old)

Only time for a quick post, Jamie Moore to beat Ryan Rhodes inside the distance at 10/11 with Boylesports.… more

NFL Week 7 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (19 days old)

Not around much this weekend so am getting my NFL bets on earlier than usual. This week I fancy a couple of minor upsets in the Vikings at 9/4 to win in Pittsburgh and the Falcons (9/5) to beat the… more

IGB National 750 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (19 days old)

The final of the IGB National 750 takes place on Saturday night at Shelbourne Park and Tyrur Chris looks a bit of value to land the spoils. Only just caught by Ferdia Bound in the semi's Paul Henne… more

William Hill St Leger Semi-Finals From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (22 days old)

It's the semi-final stages of the St Leger this evening at Wimbledon and in the first elimnator I fancy Lorrys Options to do the business. On offer at 2/1 with Stan James, Betfred and Boylesports, Dea… more

NFL Week 6 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (24 days old)

Only time for a quick post but going with my par ratings again this week and these three bets - Jags (-9.5) Seahawks (-2.5) Falcons (-3.0) … more

Cashman's Irish Laurels From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (25 days old)

It's the Irish Laurels tonight at Cork and I fancy Oran Classic to go one better than in the Derby a few weeks back. The 7/4 on offer looks about right though and for a bit of value I'm going to go wi… more

Friday Fight Night From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (26 days old)

Michael Hunter takes on Jason Booth on Friday Fight Night this evening for the British Super Bantamweight title. Booth is the holder and favourite with the bookies but Hunter has held British and E… more

William Hill St Leger From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (26 days old)

The St Leger continues with the second round at Wimbledon this evening. I'm well out of form at the moment but I'm hoping these three will get me going again - 20:18 T3 Crown Rover 5/4 (various… more

Ben Holmes Northern Flat Championship From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (27 days old)

The Northern Flat Championship starts with four heats at Belle Vue this evening. I fancy these two to go well - 21:07 T1 Elwick Chris 5/1 (Hills) 21:22 T3 Bandit Blue 7/4 (Hills) … more

William Hill Northern Puppy Derby From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (27 days old)

The final of the Northern Puppy Derby is the feature race on Sky Sports this evening. It's always tough up at Sunderland but I'll be backing these three hounds tonight - 19:40 T6 Westmead Lord 3… more

NFL Week 5 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (31 days old)

I'm working on some new numbers at the moment which try to measure teams against an 'average' side with an 'average' schedule. I can these my 'par' figures and I'll go into more detail when I have tim… more

William Hill Northern Puppy Derby From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (32 days old)

The Northern Puppy Derby continues at Sunderland this evening and while I'm no fan of backing pups or, if I'm honest, the North East track, I can't help but have a little on Kelly Macari's Farloe Robi… more

William Hill St Leger From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (32 days old)

The St Leger kicks off at Wimbledon this evening with eight first round heats. I fancy these dogs to go well - 20:02 T3 Droopys Zach 11/8 (Bet 365, Betfred, VC Bet) 20:51 T3 Crown Rover 11/10 (Boy… more

Betfred Laurels From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (36 days old)

The Laurels final is live on Sky Sports this evening and its typical Manchester weather the camera's will be greeted with. I'm going with these to put a dampener on the bookies evening - 20:00 T… more

NFL Week 4 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (38 days old)

A poor week for me last week on the NFL going 1-3 ATS. That put's me at 4-4 for the season plus 1-0 straight up. This week I'm going with Detroit (+10) at Chicago to get back on track. … more

NFL Week 4 Lines From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (39 days old)

Here's my own lines for this weeks games - Ravens @ Patriots - Pats by 2.5 Bengals @ Browns - Bengals by 1.5 Lions @ Bears - Bears by 5.0 Giants @ Chiefs - Giants by 6.0 Raiders @ Texans - Texa… more

Betfred Laurels Semi-Finals From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (41 days old)

I'm off to Belle Vue tonight where the highlight on the card is the three semi-finals of the Laurels. The weather is set fair up here in the frozen north and it should be a good night. There looks … more

NFL Week 3 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (45 days old)

Not much time for a write up this week but going with these - Buccs +7 (10/11 Blue Square) Lions +7 (4/5 Bet365) Bills +6 (20/21 Sporting Bet) Dolphins +6 (5/6 Bet365) … more

NFL Week 3 Lines From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (45 days old)

Here's my lines for this week's NFL match-ups - Falcons @ Patriots - Pats by 3.0 Browns @ Ravens - Ravens by 11.5 Packers @ Rams - Packers by 2.0 Jaguars @ Texans - Texans by 3.5 Chiefs @ Eagle… more

Betfred Laurels Heats From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (48 days old)

It's the first round of the Laurels tonight at Belle Vue and a couple of dogs look overpriced to me. Barbies Man (20:40) and Anhid Bertie (21:25) are both available at 3/1 with Skybet and look decent … more

NFL Week 2 From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (53 days old)

A decent opening week with my against the spread selections 2-1 and the Colts winning straight up. This week looks decidely tough with only a couple of games having lines much different than my own… more

Sebastian Sylvester vs Giovanni Lorenzo From getagrip68 in Sky Dogs (53 days old)

Sebastian Sylvester and Giovanni Lorenzo slug it out this evening in Germany for the vacant IBF middleweight title. Sylvester is the favourite for what looks a decent contest. I think he can take the … more