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?
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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
Weekly Tennis Bets: Gonzalez to rule the roost in his own backyard
Having showed a profit once again last week, Sean Calvert returns to the weekly grind of the ATP Tour where Fernando “Hands of stone” Gonzalez should win the Movistar Open in his hometown of Santiago. “As far as the draw is concerned Gonzo, who showed his wellbeing in Melbourne with a decent run brought to an end in a classic by Andy Roddick, has really only Jose Acasuso and Thomaz Bellucci to concern him in his half and the Chilean should have too much in his armoury for those two.” The winners continued at the Australian Open last week, with Rainer Schuettler obliging at a handy 4.8 and Mikhail Youzhny doing the same at 2.82 in their respective first round clashes. That’s not to mention my advice to back Roger Federer at 4.0 at the start of the tournament, so all in all it was another excellent fortnight for our bank balances.
Feb 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
