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Date &Time of entry Sport Event Selection Comments Bet Result Balance 12.4.08 14.43 General BBC Sports Personality Ian Poulter   1/4 pt ew 66/1 Coral Sportingbet 1/4 3 Pending   29.4.08 11.11 Golf Wachovia Championship Heath Slocum Slocum is on record as saying he loves the course at Quail Hollow as it really suits his strengths and he has fired some pretty decent rounds here and if he can string 4 together this week he could add to his tour victory. He has made his last 6 straight cuts including a fine debut at the Masters where his 1st and final rounds were really solid so he is not exactly out of form 1/5 pt win 125/1 Everywhere 1/4 5 1/2 pt top 10 11/1 Paddy Power t5th +43.84 30.4.08 21.12 Golf Sem Group Championship Karin Sjodin We picked her last year for this and we were a bit gutted when she entered the final round in the lead but fell away badly. We guess the reason for the pick remains the same - Sjodin went to Uni here and can sleep in her own bed as this where she bases herself in the States.We will go for a small bet in 2 markets as to be honest she has been in pretty poor form this season but might be able to turn it on at "home" Without Ochoa 1/10 pt ew 125/1 Everywhere 1/4 5 + 1st rd leader 1/10 pt ew 175/1 Bet365 1/4 5 Lost +38.54 30.4.08 15.06 Golf South Georgia Classic Jason Allred It is very difficult to catch Allred on a going week as he is very hit and miss but the big hitter definitely has a penchant for Kinderlou Forest where he was 6th last season and then 2nd in the Q schoolon his way to getting his PGA tour card. He hasn't really taken advantage of his PGA card so far this year and finds himself back on the Nationwide Tour but it wouldn't be a great shock to see him contend here. 1/4 pt ew 100/1 Stan James Betdirect,1/4 5 Lost +38.94 30.4.08 14.21 Golf South Georgia Classic Kris Blanks Blanks has been a stalwart of the mini tours for many seasons but has managed a few good finishes on this tour over the last 12 months and he has been fairly solid so far this season. Whilst he has not played here in a regular tournament he was 2nd in the 06 Q school event on this course so clearly can play it. 1/5 pt ew 125/1 Bet365 1/4 5 Lost +39.44 29.4.08 21.13 Golf South Georgia Classic Aron Price Aussie Price has always a great talent and finally broke through on the Nationwide Tour by winning at the Livermore in an event where he was 2nd last year.After that second last year he came to South Georgia and was 5th entering the final round before fading to 13th so with the win now under his belt we think this price is probably a bit large for a player who went to college in South Georgia and has played this course several times before. 1/2 pt ew 66/1 Stan James Betdirect Bet365 1/4 5 Lost +39.84 29.4.08 13.17 Golf Spanish Open Mads Vibe-Hastrup Some of you might remember we picked Mads when he won his maiden tour event in Spain last year and its interesting that he has drifted again to a very backable price. The reason he has slipped so far is a run of poor form but he returned to a semblance of form in Portugal last time with a top 15 much the same as he did before his win last season and before his other good finishes. 1/5 pt ew 200/1 Ladbrokes Lasseters 1/4 5 Lost +40.84 28.4.08 19.28 Golf Wachovia Championship Lucas Glover OK - time to go in with guns blazing - Glover this week matches the profile of something we really look for in a decent bet. Its a hometown gig for Glover and he has performed with credit here twice before being 10th in 04 and 4th in 06. He has had a pretty poor start to the year but in recent weeks he has shown his best level of form though he has faltered over the weekend and we are expecting a great week from Glover to prove finally his win wasn't a fluke. 1 1/2 pts ew 66/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost +41.24 28.4.08 17.09 Golf Spanish Open Peter Hanson Another bet that on current form we would not necessarily consider and its not just because of his win in this event in 2005 that we have picked him but another factor has come to light which makes him a solid pick. This week Hanson will be appearing with a new caddie - he has done this twice in recent years - latterly when 2nd in Abu Dhabi and before that - very interestingly in the Spanish Open when emerging victorious - he obviously likes change! 1/2 pt ew 50/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost +44.24 28.4.08 16.22 Golf Spanish Open Alvaro Quiros Garcia Based on the last couple of results in Europe this price is probably about right however the 2 top 30 finishes in the PGA make us think it is too big. Those 2 courses would not neceaasily have favoured the big hitting Spaniard but we think this weeks course should be right up his alley and he will have good memories as it was the scene of his first professional win in 2005 on the Peugeot Tour. 1/5 pt ew 150/1 Bet365 Bluesquare 1/4 5 Lost +45.24 21.4.08 21.30 Golf EDS Byron Nelson Charley Hoffman Apart from a good performance at the Bob Hope as defending champion Hoffman has had a pretty appalling year with 8 missed cuts on the bounce until he came to Houston a few weeks ago and finished 6th so we are hoping he can kick on from there. He has a very good record in Texas overall with 4 top 11 finishes from 8 starts and he also won a Nationwide Tour event in the State so there is something in the air he likes. 1/5 pt ew 125/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 5 Lost (7th!) +45.64 23.4.08 12.59 Golf Henrico County Open Greg Chalmers We picked Chalmers for this event last season when he was also 50/1 and finished t5th and we see no reason to desert him this year.He has been in superb form this season all over the world and we will forgive him his poor missed cut at Livermore as he did exactly the same last year and then had a similar finish as he did last week at Jennings Mill. 1/2 pt ew 50/1 Skybet 1/4 5 Won +46.04 26.4.08 10.39 Golf EDS Byron Nelson Kevin Na We debated all week whether or not to back Na after our big bet last week but we really didn't know how the course changes would suit him as he has never played really well here before - obviously he can play the course and at the price and in his current position just off the pace we will have a in running bet. Whilst he was a bit of a disappointment last week he was killed off by a 9 on a par 5 and to see how well he did play he was 4th in the all-round rankings. 1/2 pt ew 40/1 Stan James Betdirect 1/5 4 Lost +14.79 21.4.08 18.58 Golf EDS Byron Nelson Steve Marino We will be cautious in this weeks Byron Nelson as this is a very different event with Cottonwood Valley being dropped and the TPC course undergoing a pretty big makeover then event history might not count for a huge deal. Marion has drifted out in price after a few poorer efforts but he played badly at those events last season as well before bouncing back to form. With 2 top 4 finishes already this season then we think the win is round the corner and this price is a little on the big side. 1/4 pt ew 100/1 Ladbrokes Betfred 1/4 5 Lost +15.79 22.4.08 14.47 Golf EDS Byron Nelson Ken Duke Our third pick goes to a player who is very difficult to catch right but who came into a great run of form at this time last year including a 7th at this event when interestingly he had 3 good rounds at the TPC course but played really badly at the easier course - something that could have cost him a win. He has played well from time to time this season and is worth a small investment at the price. 1/5 pt ew 125/1 Coral 1/4 5 Lost +16.29 23.4.08 09.19 Golf Henrico County Open Chris Smith Probably the main betting heat for us for the week is the Nationwide event as we have established course and current form. Smith represents our first bet of the week mainly due to his course form - 5th here back in 97 he has also played the last 2 seasons with finishes of 17th and 5th again so clearly can handle the course well. He was 4th in the first NW event of the season and returned to a bit of form last week but its been a long time since he won so we will mainly go for the place. 1/5 pt win 50/1 1/2 pt top 5 9/1 Thegreek Lost +16.69 21.4.08 18.43 Golf BMW Asian Open John Bickerton We will stick with Bickerton for another week as we still think he is overpriced at 80/1 in this field. He maintained his solid level of form in China with a 12th last week including a superb 72 in the final round when conditions were so difficult. Whilst it his first visit to the course he can obviously putt on the Chinese greens. 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Ladbrokes Boylesports 1/4 5 Lost (7th!) +17.39 23.4.08 10.35 Golf Henrico County Open Bob Burns Last chance saloon for Burns for us - we picked him after he turned 40 a few weeks ago and tbh he was pretty poor but if he were to ever recapture his form it would be here where he won in his stellar year of 98 and last year The Dominion course seemed to rekindle him when he led going into the final round only to fade to finish 8th. 1/5 pt ew 150/1 Tote,Stan James 1/4 5 Lost +17.89 23.4.08 10.35 Golf Henrico County Open Chad Ginn Ginn has been around for quite a few years now but has mainly plied his trade around the minitours where he has been playing superbly so far this season.Finishes of 28th and 13th have shown a good translation of his lesser form onto this tour and it won't be the first time he has played in a proper tournament here as he was 10th way back in 99! 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Tote Skybet 1/4 5 Lost +18.29 23.4.08 10.35 Golf Henrico County Open Darron Stiles Surprised to get such a big price on a player who stands 3rd on the money list and who has great memories of The Dominion as it was the scene of his first tour win back in 99. Having won the rain shortened event in New Zealand he went slightly off the boil but returned to form with a 9th in Georgia having entered the final round holding every chance. 1/2 pt ew 66/1 Tote Bet365 Stan James 1/4 5 Lost +18.79 22.4.08 20.45 Golf AGF-ALLIANZ Côtes d'Armor Bretagne Romain Bechu On the basis of his current form this might seem an odd pick but he is young and obviously couldn't cope with the different courses around the world - back at home in France we might well see a different result. He is a huge talent and having missed 3 years through injury came back last year to win the French Amateur,the Brabazon Trophy, he beat Rory McIlroy twice in matches and then was 3rd in an Alps Tour event in the Autumn. He also played here last season and led after round 1 before faltering in rounds 2 and 3 but bounced back with a 66 in round 4. A very speculative bet but even down to 150/1 we think it is worth it. 1/5 pt ew 300/1 Tote 1/4 5 Lost +19.79 22.4.08 19.31 Golf BMW Asian Open Jean Francois Lucquin To be honest Lucquin has been having a very poor year but last weeks 28th placed finish could kick start his season and he could follow in the footsteps of the other French players who are doing so well at the moment.He has shown some of his best career form in Asia including finishes of 8th and 4th here in 04 and 05. 1/5 pt ew 150/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 + 1/2 pt top 10 12/1 Sportstab Lost +20.19 22.4.08 13.03 Golf BMW Asian Open David Bransdon Whilst a win for Bransdon is probably a big ask we think there is some serious value in the top 10 bet. He has played in China 17 times in his career and has finished inside the top 10 on no less than 4 occasions including an 8th here 2 years ago. His current form is rock solid with an 8th in Thailand followed by 14th last week which could have been much better had he not struggled in the difficult final round conditions. 1/10 pt win 200/1 1/2 pt top 10 16/1 Sportstab Lost +21.09 16.4.08 15.08 Golf Athens Regional Classic Robert Damron Our main bet was going to be Gillis - hoping he would slip under the radar but the prices about the non winner are just way too short so we will go for a veteran in Damron who played so well here last year when 5th and only a poor 2nd round let him down. He putted really well here last year and that is a secret of his game - he plays well on courses he putts well so hopefully he will do what he did last year and lead the putting stats. His recent form on the PGA tour can match anything on show here and he really should be near favourite. 1/2 pt ew 50/1 Bet365 Thegreek 1/4 5 Won +21.69 18.4.08 10.06 Golf Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Scott Hoch We keep looking at Hoch this week and have finally decided to pull the trigger - basically all those at the top of the betting bar Langer just look way too short to us when you look at their win ratio,course form and Florida form in general. Hoch has already won twice in Florida this season and both times on courses he played last year during his rookie Champions tour season - this weeks event is another where he was top 10 last season. 3/4 pt ew 22/1 Coral 1/4 5 2nd -9.56 16.4.08 12.42 Golf Athens Regional Classic Brenden Todd This is one of those bets that we are a little unsure of - mainly because of the price - someone else clearly knew a bit about the Georgia Bulldog and the 125/1 at the Tote lasted seconds rather than minutes. Basically the Georgia Bulldogs practice at the Jennings Mill course all the time so he has plenty of experience here and won a PGA Q school qualifier here by a stunning 12 shots in September. He has already won a few mini tour events since he turned professional and we will take a small risk only at this price as we just don't want to let him go unbacked. 1/4 pt ew 40/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost -12.9 16.4.08 16.24 Golf Athens Regional Classic Chris Kirk Kirk like Todd is also a Georgia Bulldog and has also been granted a sponsors invitation. Like Todd he has played many rounds at Jennings Mill - much like Bolli our choice last year who was 2nd. OK he cannot produce the result that Todd did last year but Kirk was the top college player in the States last year (the Ben Hogan award recipient) and is better than his fellow college player so with the course experience and the quality of player we will have another small bet. 1/4 pt ew 50/1 Skybet 1/4 5 Lost -12.4 16.4.08 12.42 Golf Athens Regional Classic Scott Dunlap Dunlap is renowned as a global traveller but for once in a while he plays in his home state of Georgia and he has played really well here for the last 2 seasons with top 15 finishes both times.He has already won on the tour this season in Panama and whilst he played poorly on his trip to Aus he was 2nd after 2 rounds in Louisiana the other week and at this price we are happy to side with a guy who can close the deal. 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost -11.9 15.4.08 18.10 Golf Verizon Heritage DJ Trahan We tipped Trahan for this last year and to be honest he wasn't great but we will give him one more crack.It is not a great secret he grew up here with his dad being the head pro and also being his swing coach and he has probably played more rounds around Hilton Head than most players.He now has 2 wins on tour and he plays especially well on Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus courses and maybe he will be inspired by Immelman at the weekend as DJ is also a US Public Links Champion! 1/5 pt ew 200/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost -11.4 15.4.08 15.10 Golf Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Fulton Allem We picked out Fulton in February for his first Florida event on the Champions Tour and he didn't perform that great but we will have one more crack as he now has 2 top 5 finishes on this tour from 4 starts this season. As we said before - Florida was his long term home and any breeze that blows at Tampa Bay will only help his cause. 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Tote,Skybet 1/4 5 Lost -11.0 15.4.08 14.32 Golf Volvo China Open John Bickerton Yet again the European Tour travels to the Far East and we lose any consistency and yet again we have a new course so this will be our only bet. Bickerton seems a big price in a weak field when you consider he has won in each of the last 3 seasons although Els handed him the last one! He was 5th in a weak Madeira event a few weeks back and he has a good record in the HSBC champions event at Sheshan in China which reads well in this company. 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost -10.5 15.4.08 09.46 Golf Verizon Heritage Billy Mayfair It has been 10 years since Billy last enetered the PGA winners enclosure but he seems to be getting closer and closer.With a 2nd and a 4th place finish in his last 4 events he is clearly in good form and looking at his stats he is striking the ball superbly. With his short but accurate game working well he comes to his favourite course on the PGA circuit where he has had some great finishes including 3 top 5 finishes in the last 7 years. With a bit of luck he can turn back the years and show once again he can win. 3/4 pt ew 66/1 Ladbrokes Lasseters Sportstab 1/4 5 Lost -10.0 14.4.08 20.00 Golf Verizon Heritage Kevin Na As you might see from the size of the bet we really didn't expect to see a price even into 3 figures about Na this week. Even at 24 he has already played 111 events on the PGA which must be some sort of record but he has very fond memories of Harbour Town as he has only played here when fit twice finishing 11th and 4th and he reckons the course suits his accurate game down to the ground. Even at his age he has had to struggle with many injuries and also had LASIK surgery in December on his poor eyesight. The surgery didn't go well (he now has contacts) but it hasn't stopped him from 2 top 4 finishes this season and he has recovered well again from a small injury over the last month and he was superb over the last 3 rounds at Houston - expect a big week. 1 pt ew 150/1 Stan James Betdirect 1/4 5 Lost -8.5 14.4.08 14.11 Horse Racing Scottish Grand National Wild Cane Ridge Sadly Lothian Falcon has not been declared at the 5 day stage so we will have another small bet in the event on a horse who won't mind the ground whatever it is (though the softer the better) and also which has a superb record at Ayr with 4 wins from 4 starts. 1/4 pt ew 20/1 Victor Chandler William Hill 1/4 4 Lost -6.5 7.4.08 11.54 Horse racing Scottish Grand National Antepost Lothian Falcon Having successfully got the winner of the main version we will have a crack at the Scottish version. Jumps racing was what first got me interested in betting many years ago and I am spending more time looking at this again as a new avenue - on the top ranking events anyway. Lothian Falcon is crying out for a long trip and has superb chase form of 1/2/1/2/3/3/1 - we will just have to take it for granted he will handle the ground which might be anything from heavy to good! 1/2 pt ew 14/1 William Hill 1/4 4 Lost -6.0 10.4.08 11.22 Golf US Masters Zach Johnson We have been thinking about Johnson all week even as defending champion - it is simply his record in the state of Georgia that makes us want to back him. At 66/1 we really didn't want to back him but having been pushed out to 80/1 we have to get involved and we cannot believe the price of 150 on Betfair. 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost -5.0 10.4.08 12.08 Athletics Mens London Marathon Abderrahim Goumri  Goumri appeared on the marathon scene here last season finishing 2nd to Lel and in his second marathon in New York he was again 2nd to Lel. Last year in London he reckoned he was slightly outplayed by Lel at the finish saying he didn't know the course well enough and in New York he claimed Ramadam finishing just 4 weeks before made him weak in the finish. OK these are excuses as to why he didn't win and there will be none this time and to be honest he is a cracking e/w bet at this price. 3/4 pt ew 12/1 Coral 1/5 3 3rd -4.5 11.4.08 10.43 Athletics Womens London Marathon Souad Ait Salem A tricky ladies race with the 2 favourites looking very solid and the rest of the field looking distinctly average so we will take a small chance with a young talented Algerian with great potential. She broke the course record in Rome last season over the full distance and has achieved great results at the half marathon. We believe she is worth the small risk to show an increase in her level of performance that will see her able to compete with the best in the field. 1/4 pt ew 20/1 Generally Available1/4 3 Lost -5.55 8.4.08 13.40 Athletics Mens London Marathon Ryan Hall Hall is a hugely talented young American who made his marathon debut here last year finishing a creditable 7th. He ran his second marathon in New York for the US Olympic trials winning his place in Beijing very comfortably. It is asking a lot but he now knows the course and one day will be a huge force in marathon running and at this price we will take the chance he will show that sooner rather than later. 1/5 pt ew 25/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 3 Lost -5.05 8.4.08 13.40 Golf US Masters Par 3 Tournament Tim Clark For the first time the Par 3 contest will be televised so there is a bit more interest from the books and we will have one small bet on Clark who loves it at Augusta and who is the leading par 3 player on the PGA tour. 1/5 pt ew 66/1 Skybet Bet365 1/4 4 Lost -4.65 7.4.08 21.02 Golf US Masters Jerry Kelly Whilst Kelly doesn't fall into the debutant category he has quite a bit of experience at Augusta with 5 appearances culminating in a best finish of 5th last season despite a 78 in round 3. Like Senden he has a great top 5/10 strike rate of 8/20% over the last 2 years so there has to be a bit of value especially when you look at this seasons form - a 3rd at one of his favourite events in Hawaii and 2nd last time out in Puerto Rico. 1/2 pt top 10 12/1 1/4 pt top 5 30/1 Boylesports Lost -4.25 7.4.08 13.53 Golf US Masters John Senden Debutants don't win at Augusta - a simple fact and we find it unlikely that Senden will break that trend but he is worth a dabble at these odds for the place markets. He has a runner up slot and a very good 8th at the very difficult Torrey Pines course this season and was 4th at his last Major - the US PGA. In the last 2 years he can boast a 10% strike rate for top 5's and 16% for top 10's in the USA so at these prices there is definitely a touch of value. 1/4 pt top 5 50/1, 1/2 pt top 10 20/1 Skybet Lost -3.5 3.4.08 23.33 Golf US Masters Antepost Jose Maria Olazabal We will take a small risk on Olly and there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house (again!) were he to win again at Augusta. He is back from another injury and to be honest hasn't been playing that badly and although it is a very very tall order Augusta is bound to bring out the best in him so he is worth a small dabble - just in case! 1/5 pt ew 150/1 Tote,Paddy Power 1/4 5 Lost -2.75 6.4.08 09.36 Golf Estoril Open Thomas Levet We will take a small risk on last weeks winner Levet who has a good record of shooting low on the final day of European tour events and there are certainly some very "dodgy" finishers ahead of him at the moment. 1/5 pt ew 66/1 Tote 1/5 3 Lost -2.35 2.4.08 12.01 Golf Livermore Valley Championship Craig Bowden We have stated below that the course at Wente Vineyards is very tough and Bowden played really well here back in 06 when he was 4th. We are getting a decent price on a player who is a confirmed winner at this level who also places regularly. Whilst his current level of form is not great to be honest he has never played well at Le Triomphe but his 8th place at the very tough Panama course reads well. 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Bet365 1/4 5 Lost -1.95 2.4.08 10.44 Golf Livermore Valley Championship Bob Burns A bit of a longshot but Burns has a big day on Saturday - he turns 40 but we are hoping he saves the partying til Sunday with a win under his belt. The native Californian is playing in his home state and played pretty well on his debut here last season til the final round though it is a very difficult course. It is quite interesting that when Burns turned 30 he won shortly after and it turned into a career year finishing top of the Nationwide Tour money list 1/10 pt ew 200/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost -1.45 1.4.08 09.19 Golf Estoril Open David Griffiths Sorry to keep backing the same players but we have to go for Griffiths this week because of his excellent course form with a 5th on the Challenge Tour here in 04,two solid rounds in 05 and a 3rd placed finish last season which was very impressive after a poor 1st round. He has certainly shown some good signs over the last few weeks but this is the last chance saloon for him with us because if he can't do it here he won't do it anywhere. 1/5 pt ew 100/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 Lost -1.25 1.4.08 09.19 Golf Shell Houston Open James Driscoll To be honest we were a bit gutted after last weeks performance as he got caught a bit by the weather but did play superbly for 2 days when he shot the lowest score of the day on both Friday and Sunday. We will give him another go this week as the bookmakers seem to have missed this fact and whilst his one appearance here was poor he was out of form and really his big hitting should be suited. 1/5 pt win 250/1 1/4 pt top 5 50/1 Lasseters Sportstab Lost -0.85 1.4.08 09.19 Golf Estoril Open Jamie Donaldson We picked him a few weeks ago for Madeira and to be honest he was a big disappointment but he played a bit better last week in Spain so we will take a small risk. He has a great record in mainland Portugal with a 2nd in Portugal in 03 and a superb final round 64 took him to 8th on his only visit here in 05. Last year on his great run on the Challenge Tour he was 4th in the event McGowan won next door so we will take one more chance with him. 1/5 pt ew 200/1 Lasseters 1/4 5 Lost -0.4