Tag: "ashes"

Ashes 2010 Betting: Why winning Down Under really, really could happen

Ralph Ellis has done very nicely out of England’s series victory over Bangladesh. Now he’s reinvesting his winnings on England landing the greatest prize of all… “The signs are encouraging, and as Cook’s batting has given me a bit of “free money” I’m going to invest it mostly in laying Australia for the Ashes series at 1.58 , with a little bit going on an England win at 4.8 as well. When England won the Ashes last summer, coach Andy Flower promised that the team wouldn’t revel in the moment. Instead, he assured us, it would be the first stepping stone to the ultimate triumph of going Down Under this winter and retaining them.

Mar 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Tennis Betting: Nightmare for Davydenko on fast Dutch courts

Rotterdam’s slick hard courts make for some unpredictable results. So where is Sean Calvert putting his money this week?

Feb 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Pattern Race Focus: Henderson hoping his little fish are sweet.

That legend of the training ranks, Arthur Stephenson, was often asked why he eschewed the glamour tracks with his horses and was rarely seen at the top table himself (he was typically at Hexham when The Thinker won him a Cheltenham Gold Cup, and would rather enter his better horses for small races where they would win under big weights rather than tilt at more valuable pots). He famously, and enigmatically replied: “Little fish are sweet”. Nicky Henderson takes a leaf out of Arthur’s book when finding prep races for two of his stars at at Sandown tomorrow, and while the prizes are hardly paltry, they give Binocular and Punchestowns easy pickings against inferior opposition

Feb 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

America Awaits Annette

“Is it going to be the ‘year of Annette’ at this year’s World Series of Poker?” That was a question posed by host Scott Huff on last week’s episode of The Poker Beat , recently singled out as winner of the 2009 Bluff Magazine Readers Choice Award for Best Poker Podcast.

Feb 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

League One Betting Preview: Leeds can outclass Hartlepool

They beat Manchester United but lost to Exeter – can Leeds get their league form back on track this weekend? Meanwhile, will Clark’s signings keep up the Terrier’s impressive home record? Alan Dudman selects the best bets

Feb 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

DAQMAN on Thursday

Thursday?4 February DAQMAN? DAQMAN HITS HAT-TRICK OF LAYS: Daqman yesterday cracked in three lays out of three with Corskeagh Royale (fell 4-1), Espy (2nd 4-1) and Ours (unplaced 7-2).

Feb 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

The Betfair Contrarian: Why England will win the Six Nations

England’s recent Six Nations record is embarrassing, with their last trophy coming in 2003. Their underperformance has allowed Wales twice and Ireland to end droughts of 11 and 24 years respectively, while they’ve even been beaten twice by Scotland. The new decade marks the end of the humiliation, says the Contrarian, who is backing England at 6.6 .

Feb 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Shahid Afridi: Time to legalise ball tampering?

Last Sunday, Shahid Afridi added another chapter to an eventful career by chewing on a cricket ball in the middle of a one day game. He has been widely condemned, but is it time to think the unthinkable and legalise ball tampering? Andrew Hughes investigates.

Feb 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

International Cricket Betting: Time for Flintoff to call it a day?

As Andrew Flintoff tours Dubai on ambassadorial duties and recovers from yet another operation, Frank Gregan wonders whether it’s time for England’s most charismatic current player to give it all up rather than being rememberd for all the wrong reasons. “There are two key words in that quote, the first being ‘fit’.

Feb 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Premier League Betting: The real table and the mini table

Ralph Ellis agrees with Arsene Wenger’s assertion that the side who comes out top from amongst the Big Four’s clashes agianst one another is normally the team who wins the league. But is this also true when it comes to relegation? “But every now and then Wenger does come out with something that makes complete sense