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Date
& Time of entry |
Sport |
Event |
Selection |
Comments |
Bet |
Result |
Balance |
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| 31.5 .05 | 11.50 |
Golf |
Wales
Open |
Andrew
McLardy |
We
weren't going to have another bet in Wales until Ladbrokes put this
price up. The well travelled South African is a multiple winner
at home and is putting together some decent form in Europe this
season, a 2nd place in Madeira and 6th in Italy + he was 4th going
into the final rd in Ireland and 5th after rd 1 at the Forest of
Arden - this price is way too big. |
1/2 pt ew 200/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-23.25 |
| 30.5.05 | 22.03 |
Golf |
Wales
Open |
Paul
Broadhurst |
A
surprisingly large price about a player who has won already this
season and whose age could be in his favour in an event where patience
on the greens will be required. His best form in the last couple
of years was on a par 70 course and the par 69 setup here could
also help. |
1/2 pt ew 100/1 William Hill 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-22.25 |
| 30.5.05 | 22..03 |
Golf |
Wales
Open |
Jonathan
Lomas |
It's
been a long time since he won - 1996 to be precise! but his recent
form statswise has been impressive. His last 5 starts have led to
an all round ranking of 10/2/mc/9/3, and if you discount his 78
in rd 3 on Saturday he would have been right up there. We believe
he is about to hit form and why not here, in an event (difft course)
where he has finished 2nd before. |
1 pt ew 150/1 William Hill Victor Chandler 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-21.25 |
| 30.5.05 | 15.35 |
Golf |
Chatanooga
Classic |
Casey
Wittenberg |
The
amateur star who turned pro last year stays put in his home state
of Tennessee but moves down a grade to the Nationwide tour. He made
the cut last week and only needs to show some of the form he played
in the Masters for the last 2 years to be a force on this tour. |
1/2 pt ew 80/1 Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-19.25 |
| 28.5.05 | 14.20 |
Entertainment |
Miss
Universe |
Chile |
Our
last bet in the contest (it always pays to cover a few angles) is
on a contestant that many judges think should be in the running.
With the 5 places on offer she is worth a small bet. |
1/4 pt ew 50/1 Paddy Power Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-18.25 |
| 25.5.05 | 15.49 |
Entertainment |
Miss
Universe |
Ireland |
An
unusual selection but she has been quietly impressing and certainly
proved to be a hit in the Fashion Show. Not known normally as a
country to be looked at in such events - but they did recently win
Miss World |
1/4 pt ew 100/1 Paddy Power Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-17.75 |
| 20.5.05 | 10.35 |
Entertainment |
Miss
Universe |
Latvia |
Whilst
we stated below that Europeans do not have a good recent record
in this pageant this is the first contestant from Latvia to eneter
and by all accounts she is creating quite an impression amongst
pageant followers. |
1/2 pt ew 66/1 Bet365 1/4 3 (Intertops same price win only) |
Lost |
-17.25 |
| 18.5.05 | 23.30 |
Entertainment |
Miss
Universe |
Venezuala |
Venezuala
have a strong history in this competition with 4 winners and a semi-finalist
every year from 1983 until last year.This years candidate appears
to be much stronger than last and is one of the models that the
photographers are most seeking out - she is sure to be one of the
favourites nearer the off. |
1/2 pt win 25/1 Intertops |
Lost |
-16.25 |
| 17.5.05 | 11.20 |
Entertainment |
Miss
Universe |
Peru |
Having
backed the winner of Miss World last year we just have to have a
go at another contest. We tipped the country of Peru last time and
are doing the same again as she has been impressing many in all
the preliminaries so far. There has been quite a bit of money for
European countries but the fact renains that not one has won since
1990. |
1/2 pt ew 25/1 Bet365 1/4 3 |
Lost |
-15.75 |
| 10.5.05 | 11.04 |
Politics |
French
vote in the EU referendum |
Yes/Oui |
Again
this bookmaker has not followed the way the polls have moved - other
books are now 2/5 or as low as 1/3 that the Yes vote will prevail.
|
3 pts 5/6 Sportsinteraction |
Lost |
-14.75 |
| 29.5.05 | 11.20 |
Athletics |
Thales
- Womens 800m |
Diane
Cummins |
The
top ranked athletes are missing and this boils down to the lower
ranked runners. Cummins is one of the better of these and even beat
2 of those above her in the betting in Doha a couple of weeks ago.
The bet is small as you probably won't get much on! |
1/4 pt 9/1 Bet and Win |
Lost |
-11.75 |
| 27.5.05 | 12.10 |
Golf |
Senior
PGA |
Jim
Thorpe |
Hills
seem to have totally over-reacted to Thorpes' 1st rd of +1 and he
is not that far behind the leaders. For a player that won back to
back earlier this month this price is too big. |
1/2 pt ew 150/1 William Hill 1/4 4 |
Lost |
-11.5 |
| 24.5.05 | 23.26 |
Golf |
Senior
PGA |
Tom
Jenkins |
It
is always interesting when a bookmaker ventures into a market they
do not normally price up - and here we see a mistake pricing one
of the hottest player on the Seniors tour at the moment with finishes
of 2/12/3/2 in his last 4 events at double what he should be. |
1/2 pt ew 40/1 Tote 1/4 5 |
5th |
-10.5 |
| 24.5.05 | 10.55 |
Golf |
BMW
Championship Top GB & Ireland |
Nick
Faldo |
In
this category in his last 7 visits to Wentworth Faldo has finished
2/1/0/2/2/3/2. Even when in poor form he seems to be able to turn
it on at Wentworth and whilst he has not been in great shape recently
a top 30 at Sawgrass shows he can still play a bit. |
1 pt ew 40/1 Stan James 1/4 4 |
Lost |
-15.0 |
| 24.5.05 | 09.30 |
Golf |
BMW
Championship |
Richard
Sterne |
The
talented young South African player has performed with great credit
so far this year. Since winning the Madrid Open at the back end
of the last year he has come out and had a top 5 in Italy, then
a tied 3rd against a world class field in the Johnnnie Walker and
then top 10 in Ireland last week, he really should not be 100/1
this week. |
1/2 pt ew 100/1 Sporting Odds Stan James 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-13.0 |
| 23.5.05 | 11.17 |
Golf |
BMW
Championship |
Anders
Hansen |
The
Dane was definitely a disappointment at the Forest of Arden but
his course form here including a win and a 5th place last year means
he has to be backed at this price. |
1/2 pt ew 80/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-12.0 |
| 20.5.05 | 09.40 |
Entertainment |
Eurovision |
Moldova |
We
think they could be the surprise package come Saturday having done
quite well in qualifying. They were well supported before the semi
final and most books have now cut them to around 20/1. |
1/2 pt ew 50/1 Coral Sporting Odds 1/4 4 |
Lost |
-11.0 |
| 17.5.05 | 17.05 |
Golf |
Nissan
Irish Open |
Richard
Bland |
A
selection placed purely on what might be an ability to play this
"inland links" course and certainly not current form.
Bland won on such a course comfortably on the Challenge Tour in
2001 and his best result so far this year came at Royal Melbourne
- a course which Montgomery used to help him create this one. Add
in the fact that he had his best ever finish in the Irish Open when
he lost in the playoff and he is worth a very small risk. |
1/4 pt ew 400/1 & 1/2 pt top 10 40/1 Paddy Power |
Lost |
-10.0 |
| 16.5.05 | 12.45 |
Golf |
Nissan
Irish Open |
Maarten
Lafeber |
The
Dutchmen is running into a nice bit of form with recent finishes
of 30/17/8 and whilst this is a new course being used on the tour
it is one which he should in theory play well and he is worth risking
at this price |
1/2 pt ew 80/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-9.0 |
| 10.5.05 | 12.40 |
Golf |
Tessali
Open |
Carlos
de Corral |
This
young talented Spaniard has recently played in both the Italian
and Spanish Opens finishing 48th amd 31st - much better form than
most of the players on show. He also managed 11th place here in
2004 on only his 2nd Challenge Tour start as a pro - this price
is much too big. |
1/2 pt ew 125/1 Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-8.0 |
| 9.5.05 | 18.15 |
Golf |
DT
Dunlop Masters &
Byron Nelson |
Darren
Clarke & Jim Furyk |
It
is unsual for us to fancy two favourites in one week so we feel
the best way to back them is in an ew double. Both are in superb
form and both can boast excellent course form, and we feel both
prices are just too big - the place double = 25/1 the win 259/1 |
1/2 pt ew double 9/1 & 25/1 Victor Chandler 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-7.0 |
| 9.5.05 | 11.28 |
Golf |
DT
Dunlop Masters |
Anders
Hansen |
Hansen
stormed through the field on Sunday to take 2nd place in Italy -
an event where he finished 9th last year - he then went on to finish
5th here. His record when playing in England is very good and we
woul be surprised to see him go off bigger than 40/1 |
1 pt ew 50/1 Coral 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-6.0 |
| 3.5.05 | 22.41 |
Golf |
Wachovia
Championship |
Kirk
Triplett |
The
man in the pork-pie hat has very solid course form - t5th in the
first year it was used and then he led after rd 1 last year. He
is in fairly solid form with top 20 finishes at both the Masters
and Players Championship. We could not put you off having a small
dabble on him at 125/1 but prefer a top 10 finish - a category where
he can boast a strike rate of a shade under 20% |
1 pt top 10 10/1 Stan James |
Lost |
-4.0 |
| 3.5.05 | 18.26 |
Golf |
Michelob
Ultra Open |
Carin
Koch |
Hills
seem to have quickly forgotten that Koch won her last start in convincing
fashion. Although it was a weakish event she still she be at least
halve these odds this week. |
1/2 pt ew 80/1 William Hill 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-3.0 |
| 3.5.05 | 16.50 |
Golf |
FirstPlus
Wales Challenge |
Jamie
Elson |
On
pure raw talent Elson would probably be one of the favourites for
this event - he had a stunning amateur career whislt based in the
States.In his first full year on the Challenge tour in 2003 he won
on his 3rd start and eneded the year 10th on the money list to gain
his European card. He struggled on the main tour last year but has
shown glimmers of form back on the lower tour and back on home soil
could be prominent. |
1/2 pt ew 100/1 Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-2.0 |
| 2.5.05 | 17.30 |
Golf |
Wachovia
Championship |
Lucas
Glover |
Glover
has been consistency personified over the last few months - in his
last 7 starts he has had 5 top 10's! If he is to finally break through
and get that first win then it could well be here - in his home
state where he finished 10th last year. |
1 pt ew 66/1 Bet365 Stan James 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-1.0 |
| 2.5.05 | 13.11 |
3
Day Eventing |
Badminton
Horse Trials |
Lord
Killinghurst (Andrew Nicholson) |
Lord
Killinghurst was runner-up last year and was also 3rd at Burghley.
Nicholson is convinced there is a big win in this horse and it could
be Badminton this year. |
1/2 pt ew 12/1 Stan James 1/4 4 |
4th |
+1.0 |