Sporting Selections June 04

Archived results for June 2004

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We think Holland have been priced up on reputation and certainly not on what we have seen these past 2 weeks. Quarter Final stages of major tournaments are always very tense and usually tight (the last two nights are fair examples) and taking Sweden to qualify rather than having a 90 minute bet might be the best solution

Saulnier to bt Lopez

In what looks like being a very tight encounter (tiebreaks anyone?) we will take the Frenchman to knock out another leftie serve and volleyer

Not sure why Moya is so short. He struggled against Patience and Stepanek brings a much better grass court game to this matchup. The prices should be closer to 50/50

Dont be fooled by Corias run to the final in S'Hertogenbsoch yesterday. Back on a "real grass court" he will struggle. Moodie is a proper grass court player albeit of lesser ability but should be favourite today. The fact that Coria has to play today and not Tuesday is a bonus

Barrichello podium finish

Hard to get away from the belief that Ferrari are just so much better in all departments when it comes to the actual race. The books continue to underestimate the red number 2. For a good part of the middle race last week he ran like number 1 and at odds against, we will bet the Brazilian again

Trulli to set fastest qualifying time

We will take a chance that Renault revert back to a three stop strategy, one that is sensible for this track, and go with the confident Italian. Since Monaco he has been flying and last weekend with the same plans he outran the Ferraris in the qualifying lap

Both have easy draws and are much shorter elsewhere. We dont normally put up outrights but here, we might just get both finalists.

Fisichella to win "Best of Rest"

Brimming with confidence yesterday after qualifying 11th with a heavy fuel load, Fisichella loves this track and has numerous points finishes. Even if he fails to make top 8 today in what is now a very competitive race, he should beat this lot.

Barrichello podium finish

In what seems like another strange pricing policy by Hills, we will take the Ferrari number 2 to be spraying the champagne on the podium on Sunday.(We will of course let you know if they void the bets!!)

The Japanese driver has shown much greater levels of consistency this year often rivalling his team mate Button - this price is simply wrong

Srichaphan to bt Moodie

Another example of exaggerating the grasscourt specialist theme. Moodie is very competent on the surface but we doubt his ability to justify favouritism. Srichaphan will be glad to be off the red stuff and we take his class to shine through

2 pts 11/10 Sporting Odds

Popp had a nice come from behind victory in 1st round v Pavel but surely the prices are an over reaction to this and his "love" of grass. Clement is a far superior all court player and has solid surface form.

The bookmakers must have some liabilities on Coria because the gulf between these two is not that great. No love lost between them either and with a little of our profits from yesterday, we will go in again for Gaudio.

Gaudio to bt Nalbandian

Although prices have been available for some time, we believe them to be wrong. Gaudio is the more natural claycourter and searching through their respective formlines, we see no reason to make this much closer to 50/50. Nerves of course will come into it, but looking through Nalbandians big match history,there has been plenty of "tanking" in his corner. If Gaudio plays to his quarter final form, he will be in Sundays final