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William Hill All England Cup

2009-11-11T14:04:28+01:00

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 represent a bit of value -

19:40 T3 Munster Champ 15/2 (Skybet)
21:25 T3 Barbies Man 7/2 (Skybet)

I'll be cheering on Ardkill Tunoco in the big race having backed him at 12/1 antepost, good luck to connections.

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NFL Week 9

2009-11-08T18:43:39+01:00

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

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Breeders Cup

2009-11-06T21:31:04+01:00

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 so slightly bonkers but he knows the score as far as this meeting goes and his advice should be noted.

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Carlsberg Yorkshire St Leger

2009-11-03T14:25:32+01:00

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 circuit will suit his charge and he can get his campaign off to the best possible start with a win.

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William Hill All England Cup

2009-11-03T14:17:06+01:00

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 and the 11/10 with Stan James won't be beaten.

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New System

2009-11-03T14:13:20+01:00

... for now at least, LAY anything I tip up

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NFL Week 8

2009-11-01T17:36:24+01:00

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). The latter bet will depend on the fitness of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

For those looking for 'dogs to back then the Bronco's, Jags and Vikings are all worth a second look.

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William Hill All England Cup

2009-10-29T14:21:40+01:00

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 Bet365.

Mark Wallis' cracking year continued with St Leger success on Tuesday and his Eye Onthe Flash is worth a look in heat 2 at 5/1 with Befred or Stan James.

I'm also going to have a little in the outright market on Ardkill Tunoco at 12/1 with various firms and Ginas Boy at 66/1 with Skybet.

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Friday Fight Night

2009-10-23T21:57:27+02:00

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

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NFL Week 7

2009-10-23T21:51:06+02:00

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 Cowboys.

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IGB National 750

2009-10-23T13:01:38+02:00

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 Hennessy's charge was second quickest on the night. He's available at 8/1 with Stan James and that's too big a price about him getting home in front.

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William Hill St Leger Semi-Finals

2009-10-20T18:02:09+02:00

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, Dean Childs' son of Westmead Hawk is decent value.

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NFL Week 6

2009-10-18T18:05:11+02:00

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)

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Cashman's Irish Laurels

2009-10-17T19:13:07+02:00

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 with Tyrur Giovanni who is available at 10/1 with Stan James.

Pat Buckley's son of Premier Fantasy is capable of going well if in the sort of form that saw him beat Faypoint Man in the third round of the Derby posting a lively 29.45 in the process. In that sort of nick he is no 10/1 poke.

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Friday Fight Night

2009-10-16T20:23:17+02:00

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 European titles and fought for the IBF World belt, the latter being his only defeat.

Hunter took that defeat hard and questioned his future in the game but being made the mandatory challenger for Booth's title has rekindled his enthusiasm and he fancies the job tonight.

I'm backing Hunter to outclass Booth and the 13/2 offered by Sporting Bet about him winning inside the distance looks a bit of value.

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William Hill St Leger

2009-10-16T13:08:15+02:00

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)
20:34 T3 Droopys Zach 6/5 (Skybet)
20:51 T1 Droopys Del Sol 4/1 (Skybet)

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Ben Holmes Northern Flat Championship

2009-10-15T20:51:16+02:00

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)

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William Hill Northern Puppy Derby

2009-10-15T13:04:01+02:00

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 3/1 (Blue Square)
20:50 T6 Borderknockabout 11/2 (Coral)
21:10 T5 Vatican Iona 11/4 (Skybet)

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NFL Week 5

2009-10-11T18:02:41+02:00

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 time.

This week the ratings highlight the wagers below as being value -

30 points on the Ravens (SU) at 2/7
10 points on the Bills (SU) at 2/5
8 points on the Chiefs (HCP) +9 at 4/5
25 points on the Vikings (SU) at 1/5
15 points on the Panthers (SU) at 10/19
15 points on the Texans (HCP) +6 at 10/11
15 points on the Patriots (SU) at 4/7

Elsewhere on the net Johnny Moyles is doing well on the NFL this year and his blog is well worth checking out here.

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William Hill Northern Puppy Derby

2009-10-10T10:43:14+02:00

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 Robinho (20:50) at the 6/1 on offer.

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William Hill St Leger

2009-10-10T10:31:13+02:00

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 (Boylesports, Paddy Power, Coral)
21:07 T5 Hurleys Hero 5/4 (Totesport)
21:41 T5 Lorrys Options 10/3 (Totesport)

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Betfred Laurels

2009-10-06T13:10:51+02:00

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 T1 Finbarrs Lad 4/1 (Corals)
20:15 T2 Target Classic 4/1 (BlueSq)
21:10 T1 Barbies Man 9/2 (Skybet)
21:25 T5 Centurion Enry 11/2 (Paddy Power)

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NFL Week 4

2009-10-04T16:36:34+02:00

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.

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NFL Week 4 Lines

2009-10-03T10:43:52+02:00

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 - Texans by 4.5
Seahawks @ Colts - Colts by 11.0
Buccaneers @ Redskins - Redskins by 2.5
Titans @ Jaguars - Titans by 2.0
Bills @ Dolphins - Dolphins by 1.5
Jets @ Saints - Saints by 4.0
Cowboys @ Broncos - Cowboys by 2.5
Rams @ 49ers - 49ers by 6.0
Chargers @ Steelers - Steelers by 7.0
Packers @ Vikings - Vikings by 4.5

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Betfred Laurels Semi-Finals

2009-10-01T13:06:36+02:00

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 to be a bit of value on offer in the early prices and I fancy these dogs to go well -

20:55 Centaur Allstar (5/2 Skybet & VC Bet)
21:10 Farloe Titan (5/1 Stan James)
21:25 Slick Ace (9/4 VC Bet)

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NFL Week 3

2009-09-27T16:47:19+02:00

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)

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NFL Week 3 Lines

2009-09-27T14:16:31+02:00

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 @ Eagles - Eagles by 11.5
Giants @ Buccaneers - Giants by 2.0
49'ers @ Vikings - Vikings by 7.5
Titans @ Jets - Pick 'em
Redskins @ Lions - Redskins by 0.5
Bears @ Seahawks - Seahawks by 1.5
Saints @ Bills - Pick 'em
Broncos @ Raiders - Raiders by 3.0
Dolphins @ Chargers - Dolphins by 0.5
Steelers @ Bengals - Steelers by 5.5
Colts @ Cardinals - Colts by 2.0
Panthers @ Cowboys - Cowboys by 4.5

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Betfred Laurels Heats

2009-09-24T18:05:04+02:00

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 value to me.

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NFL Week 2

2009-09-19T22:52:47+02:00

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 -

New Orleans @ Philadelphia - On the numbers the Eagles look interesting getting a point from the Saints but that spread is skewed by the likely abscence of Eagles QB Donovan McNabb making this game one to pass on.

Baltimore @ San Diego - Opposing the Charger paid off last week and I'm hoping it proves so again. The spread for this one opened with the Ravens getting five but that quickly contracted and is now +3.5 at best. That's still a touch of value in my book and is my only wager on a difficult week.

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Sebastian Sylvester vs Giovanni Lorenzo

2009-09-19T13:02:27+02:00

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 title inside the distance and the 5/1 with Bet365 about him doing so is a bit of value.

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