Last
updated
Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:15 PM
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Date
& Time
of entry |
Sport
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Event
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Selection
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Comments
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Bet |
Result
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Balance
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| 28.2.05 | 13.47 |
Golf
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Dubai
Classic
|
Paul
McGinley
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McGinleys'
record when playing in the desert is extremely good - whether it
be in Dubai or Qatar, culminating in a 2nd place finish here last
year. He has had a quiet start to this season only playing twice
with a tio 30 in the US followed by a 4th place in Malaysia - he
is bound to go off shorter.
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1.5 pts ew 40/1 40/1 William Hill 1/4 5 + Ladbrokes |
Lost
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-14.05
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| 28.2.05 | 10.55 |
Golf
|
Ford
- Doral
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Mark
Calcavecchia
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How
Calc will react to his playoff loss yesterday is anyones guess but
he fits the identikit of a winner round here - top 10 last year
and an older Florida resident. He really is in solid form this year
and this price to us is much bigger than it should be.
|
1/2 pt ew 125/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
-11.05
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| 25.2.05 | 11.20 |
Rugby
Union
|
Worcester
v Sale
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Worcester
|
Simply
a play on the price - Worcester should be closer to 1/2 in our opinion
* - indeed the last price to be matched on Betfair was 4/9!
|
2 pts 3/4 Bet and Win |
Won
|
-10.05
|
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| 23.2.05 | 19.20 |
Golf
|
SBC
Open
|
Carin
Koch
|
Koch
eneded last season in impressive form with finishes of 2/7/3 on
the LPGA tour. Her top 5 finish ratio over the last 3 years is 15%
so the odds available on her placing are very good as they are arrived
at from her poor wins ratio - only one LPGA event
|
1 pt place top 5 20/1 Centrebet |
Lost
(missed by 1 shot!)
|
-12.55
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| 22.2.05 | 13.55 |
Golf
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Chrysler
Classic
|
Chris
Smith
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Smiths'
course form is fairly solid over the last 3 years with finishes
of 6/13/27. He is a classic case of a long driver who simply cannot
putt - however this year has shown some signs that his putting has
improved and in this weak field he is worth giving a sporting chance.
|
1/2 pt ew 100/1 Skybet Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
-11.55
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| 22.2.05 | 13.55 |
Golf
|
Chrysler
Classic
|
Michael
Allen
|
An
unusual selection - Allen has never really done much over the years
but had a 2nd place finish at the back-end of last year. He has
been showing up well consistemtly on leaderboards this season, he
led here a few years ago after a 1st rd 64 and is from Arizona.
|
1/2 pt ew 150/1 Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
-10.55
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| 21.2.05 | 23.48 |
Golf
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Chrysler
Classic
|
Ted
Purdy
|
The
Arizona resident has made a very solid start to his 2005 campaign
and should post numerous top 10 finishes this year to add to his
4 last year. His course form is a little sketchy but he was 1 off
the lead going into the final round here in 2000 and is a much better
player now - he is also a much better player when the big guns are
missing - this could be his week
|
1/2 pt ew 80/1 Bluesquare 1/4 5 |
Lost
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-9.55
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| 21.2.05 | 17.12 |
Golf
|
Chrysler
Classic
|
Todd
Fischer
|
Fischer
played his best golf last year when the big guns were away - he
was twice 3rd and finished in the top 10 on two other occasions
- including an 8th place here. He has had a steady if unspectacular
start to the year in tougher events and could well spring to life
this week.
|
1/2 pt ew 125/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
-8.55
|
|
| 18.2.05 | 18.50 |
Tennis
|
Rotterdam
|
Johansson
to bt Ljubicic
|
Johansson
has had one of his going weeks in Rotterdam, a place he has played
well in before. His returns today v Stepanek were impressive and
if he plays like that in the semi final he will be hard to beat.
Ljubicic was very fortunate to beat Srichaphan. He looks tired and
his indoor run may be at an end
|
2 pts Evens Stan James |
Lost
|
-7.55
|
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| 18.2.05 | 09.45 |
Ski
Jumping
|
World
Championship Oberstdorf
HS100 |
Martin
Schmitt
|
The
German has been in the doldrums for some time but has taken a break
and come back refreshed. He has been in impressive form in training
and should be among the favourites if he can carry that form into
the event.
|
1/2 pt ew 15/1 Centrebet 1/4 3 |
Lost
|
-5.55
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| 17.2.05 | 14.23 |
Tennis
|
Memphis
|
Saulnier
to bt Mirnyi
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The
Frenchman is coming off a career best week in San Jose and battled
well to bt Kendrick in 1st round. Mirnyi is always dangerous indoors
but his form this year is only fair and he has played many tiebreakers.
This match is likely to boil down to a few points here and there.
With that in mind this is a generous price.
|
1 pt 7/5 Pinnacle |
Lost
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-4.55
|
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| 16.2.05 | 11.47 |
Tennis
|
French
Open
|
Gaston
Gaudio
|
We
feel that winning at Roland Garros under amazing circumstances last
year was the making of Gaudio. Since then he has played 5 clay events
and appeared in all the finals. This year he has won both his clay
court tournaments and it could be argued that he is the best claycourter
in the world. The injury concerns to Coria and Ferrero determine
we bet now
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1 pt 16/1 William Hill Gamebookers | |||
| 15.2.05 | 13.27 |
Golf
|
Telkom
PGA
|
Mark
Murless
|
We
know - another golf bet! Murless has finished 2nd here for the last
2 years so has the requisite course form. He played poorly again
this year when the larger stars were around but once they left he
finished 5th last week, so the price is a little on the generous
side.
|
1/2 pt ew 50/1 Centrebet 1/4 4 |
Lost
|
-3.55
|
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| 14.2.05 | 18.45 |
Golf
|
Nissan
Open
|
Steve
Flesch
|
We
have spent most of the afternoon trying to figure out why he is
such a big price and have come up with no answer. A winner in each
of the last 2 seasons - both victories coming after top 10 finishes.
He was 4th last time out and can boast a 5th place finish here in
2000 - the price is simply too big.
|
1/2 pt ew 100/1 Ladbrokes Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
-2.55
|
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| 14.2.05 | 15.24 |
Golf
|
Nissan
Open
|
Shigeki
Maruyama
|
We
tipped him last year as a Japanese player wishing to win this "home"
sponsored event - he finished 2nd. He has already finished 3rd this
year at the Sony (spot the link!) and at this price he has to be
a bet.
|
1 pt ew 66/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
-1.55
|
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| 14.2.05 | 13.36 |
Golf
|
Malaysian
Open
|
Maarten
Lafeber
|
We
doubt this price will be beaten so it is probably best to take the
it now. Lafeber has a very good long term record in Asia and was
7th here in 2001 and 2nd on his last visit to the area 2 weeks ago,
he also had his best ever finish (by some distance) in Australia
last time out - he really is a solid bet in the circumstances
|
2 pts ew 40/1 William Hill 1/4 5 and Skybet |
Lost
|
+0.45
|
|
| 8.2.05 | 10.34 |
Golf
|
AT
& T
|
Charles
Warren
|
So
far this season Warren is just about the best player on tour for
getting the ball on to the green - he simply needs a few putts to
fall. It could be on this course where he has a fair bit of experience
to draw on. He is more than capable of holding his form together
as he won back to back on the Nationwide Tour last year and is a
previous winner of a pro-am event on the same tour. We think at
the odds he is definitely worth a decent bet.
|
1 pt ew 150/1 Most Books 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
+4.45
|
|
| 7.2.05 | 16.43 |
Golf
|
AT
& T
|
Tim
Clark
|
Clark
has had a very impressive start to his season - winning the South
African Open and then finishing runnr-up in the Bob Hope. He has
a solid record in pro-ams and his last start here resulted in a
10th place finish. He also finished in the top 6 twice at the nearby
Monterey event on the Nationwide Tour.
|
1 pt ew 40/1 Victor Chandler 1/4 5 |
4th
|
+6.45
|
|
| 7.2.05 | 15.12 |
Golf
|
New
Zealand Open
|
Steven
Alker
|
Twice
a runner-up in his National Open in recent years albeit on different
courses, Alker had a top 10 on his last tour start on the Nationwide
Tour and is often capable of maintaining a good run of form - Hills
are taking a risk at such a big price.
|
1/2 pt ew 125/1 William Hill 1/4 5 + 1/2 pt ew 200/1 Coral 1/4 5 |
Lost
(7th!!)
|
-2.55
|
|
| 6.2.05 | 20.36 |
Tennis
|
Marseille
|
Verdasco
to bt Lopez
|
Two
Spanish left handers go head to head here. Both very flashy and
prone to lapses in concentration. They have met before, in fact
as recent as December in a semi serious Spanish event. Verdasco
winning in a tight 3 setter.
|
1 pt 13/8 Coral |
Lost
|
-0.55
|
|
| 1.2.05 | 15.43 |
Golf
|
Heineken
Classic
|
Stephen
Gallagher
|
It
is difficult to oppose Els this week but we are surprised to see
such large odds on a player who has finished in the top 5 here in
each of the last 2 years. He is now a more "complete"
player - having won the Dunhill Links from a world class field and
the books have over-reacted to last weeks poor effort as in each
of the last 2 seasons he has missed his 2 previous cuts before starting
here.
|
1/2 pt ew 80/1 Stan James Victor Chandler etc 1/4 5 |
Lost
|
+0.45
|
|
| 1.2.05 | 10.52 |
Tennis
|
Vina
Del Mar
|
Ramirez
Hidalgo to bt Starace
|
Starace
made great progress last year yet still lost to Ramirez Hidalgo
who by all records had a shocker of a year. The Spaniard has had
clay practice this year having been in Chile for some time now.
Starace comes straight from hardcourt action in Australia and New
Zealand.
|
1 pt 29/20 Expekt |
Won
|
+1.45
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