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Date
& Time of entry |
Sport |
Event |
Selection |
Comments |
Bet |
Result |
Balance |
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| 21.8.05 | 08.02 |
Entertainment |
Miss
England |
York |
Sometimes
it is a good idea to jump on the bandwagon with big market moves
in these events and Miss York is the first steamer - already cut
from 40/1 into 9/1 at Paddy Power and from 40/1 at Bet365. |
1/2 pt 28/1 Bet365 25/1 Skybet |
Lost |
+18.90 |
| 19.8.05 | 21.50 |
Entertainment |
Miss
England |
Nottingham |
It
would appear that she is being well supported in the phone vote
(if it can be believed) and could get fast tracked into the last
12 + the phone votes count as one judge in the final.What interests
us is her Iraqi background and wish to do peace work between countries
- we are not sure what affect this could have but she is worth betting
now at the odds. |
1/2 pt 25/1 Paddy Power 22/1 Skybet |
Lost |
+19.40 |
| 30.8.05 | 16.03 |
Golf |
Deutsche
Bank without Tiger and Vijay |
Ryan
Palmer |
The
only way we could bet in this event is without the 2 favourites
who are 2/1 and 5/1. Palmer enters our calculations on the basis
that he can score low - a pre-requisite round here, is in good form
- 3rd lto at the NEC and last year led after round 1 eventually
finishing 17th. |
1/2 pt ew 50/1 Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
+19.90 |
| 29.8.05 | 22.35 |
Golf |
State
Farm Classic |
Pat
Hurst |
This
price is way too big for a player who has had 6 top 7 finishes in
her last 9 starts and can boast some very useful course form with
top 10 finishes in 4 of the last 5 years.She is not one to trust
implicitly with getting the job done under pressure - last week
was testimony to that when she doubled the last having been tied
for the lead, however at these generous odds she has to be included
for this week. |
1/2 pt ew 66/1 Stan James 1/4 4 |
Won |
+20.90 |
| 29.8.05 | 19.15 |
Golf |
Omega
European Masters |
Eduardo
Romero |
A
rather obvious choice given his outstanding course form here in
recent years. His current form is solid - he won on the Sniors tour
by 8 shots just 2 weeks ago and only missed the cut in Germany by
1 having bogeyed 5 of his first 6 holes.He would love to be the
first player to win on the Senior and main tour in one season and
this provides his best opportunity |
1 pt ew 50/1 Generally available 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-20.35 |
| 29.8.05 | 18.50 |
Golf |
Omega
European Masters |
Francisco
Valera |
An
unusual selection but maybe not if you know a few snippets of info.He
has quite often played this tournament on an exemption with a 13th
place finish being the best he has achieved - the reason being -
he lives near here and his father was head teaching professional.
Not enough to warrant a bet maybe but the Spaniard has just finished
2nd and 1st at altitude in 2 events on the Alps Tour.Top 10 seems
the best option though we couldn't put you off the 500/1 outright. |
1/2 pt Top 10 28/1 Stan James |
Lost |
-18.35 |
| 29.8.05 | 17.50 |
Golf |
Omega
European Masters |
Emanuele
Canonica |
The
Italian pocket rocket finally broke his duck and won an event on
tour in Scotland and played 3 excellent rounds in Germany. With
some decent course form of 4th and 6th in 2003 and 2002 and with
confidence sky high he enters our calculations this week. |
1/2 pt ew 66/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-17.85 |
| 29.8.05 | 14.40 |
Golf |
Omega
European Masters |
Jarrod
Moseley |
In
the last 6 years the Australian has recorded 3 top 10 finishes round
Crans - although none of them were top 5's - hence the top 10 bet.
He has finally found some form this season with a 3rd place in the
weak Russian Open and should give a good account of himself. |
1/2 pt ew 150/1 Boylesports 1/4 5 +1 pt 10/1 Top 10 Stan James |
Lost |
-16.85 |
| 23.8.05 | 15.00 |
Golf |
Wendys
Championship |
Hee
Won Han |
She
has not excelled this season but on her last 2 LPGA events she has
finished 3rd and 10th The key is her course form - in 3 visits she
has finished 2nd twice and won the other! |
1/2 pt win 28/1 1 pt place 6/1 Centrebet |
Lost |
-15.85 |
| 23.8.05 | 08.22 |
Golf |
Morson
Pro-Am |
Simon
Lilly |
Lilly
is a promising young player who in his last 3 events can boast a
4th in Ireland and 9th in the Skandia.He has course form as he was
5th in a Europrotour event here in 2003 and is worth a small investment.Others
to note are Bothma and Streeter - both at 150/1. |
1/4 pt ew 100/1 Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-14.35 |
| 22.8.05 | 18.30 |
Golf |
Buick
Championship |
Craig
Barlow |
Surprised
to see such large odds for Barlow and he is sure to be tipped up
later in the week.He is in a solid run of form with 3 top 15 finishes
on the bounce and combined with course form of a top 5 in 2003 and
3 excellent final rounds last year we should get a good run for
our money. |
1/2 pt ew 80/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 now 80/1 Centrebet |
Lost |
-13.85 |
| 22.8.05 | 16.43 |
Golf |
BMW
International |
Bernard
Langer |
The
old timer would dearly love to win this tournament and over the
years has excellent course form.With a 5th place finish at the British
Open and the last Euro event in Germany he is certainly in good
current form and will always try his hardest. |
1/2 pt ew 40/1 Victor Chandler 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-12.85 |
| 22.8.05 | 16.25 |
Golf |
BMW
International |
David
Lynn |
Lynn
must be itching to play after his 2nd place finish at Gleneagles
but he has had no real opportunity. It was at this time last year
he was playing well and gained his debut win and he has solid course
form to boot. |
1/2 pt ew 66/1 Boylesports 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-11.85 |
| 22.8.05 | 14.55 |
Golf |
Buick
Championship |
Pat
Perez |
Perez
is well known for his fiery temperament but gradually is he is starting
to lose it and remain calm when in contention.In his last 2 starts
on the PGA tour he has finished 6th in the PGA and 5th in the Western
Open. Whilst his course form is not good the price is way too big
given his current form. |
1/2 pt ew 80/1 William Hill 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-10.85 |
| 21.8.05 | 13.12 |
Athletics |
Sheffield
- mens 400m Group of 3 |
Tim
Benjamin |
We
make Benjamin favourite for this group as he beat Williamson in
the Helsinki final, Francique has gone off the boil and Tim is back
in front of his home crowd |
1 pt 17/10 Centrebet |
Won |
-9.85 |
| 19.8.05 | 15.52 |
Athletics |
Zurich
Womens 100m |
Lauryn
Williams |
Whilst
we are sceptical about Champioship performances holding up in "ordinary"
meetings we find it odd that the World Champion is such a big price
in this race |
1/2 pt 7/2 Bet365 |
Lost
(2nd) |
-11.55 |
| 16.8.05 | 20.35 |
Golf |
Skandia
PGA |
LP
Brovold |
A
second rate Challenge Tour event with the top 32 players from that
tour playing in the Rolex and we have picked a player who has played
on the European tour all season - but he has hardly made a cut!
BUT he was a very good player on the American collegiate cricuit
who turned pro just before the Q school last year. In his first
round he shot a 79 and followed it with a 61 in round 2 and went
on to gain the 12th card.Admittedly he has been a disappointment
on the main tour but this is a huge drop in class and back in May
he did go and play an event on the Nordic Tour - and won! |
1/4 pt ew 80/1 Skybet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-11.05 |
| 16.8.05 | 13.20 |
Golf |
Travis
Perkins |
Gordon
J Brand |
Stan
James have come up with some bizarre prices for this one - mainly
because they have Romero far too short. We will pick out "youngster"
Brand who has just turned 50 and in his first event last week finishedtop
10. In his prime he was more than a match for most of these and
these odds are way too big. |
1/2 pt ew 100/1 Stan James 1/4 4 |
Lost
(5th1!!) |
-10.55 |
| 16.8.05 | 13.05 |
Golf |
Reno |
Daniel
Chopra |
We
stated a few weeks ago Chopra was our intended bet for this weeks
event but had to have a bet on him for the International - just
n case. Well he finished 15th last time - a good performance against
a much better field than this week, so with the bigger names all
playing at Firestone Chopra could reap the reward playing on a course
he was top 10 last year. |
1 1/2 pts ew 50/1 Sporting Odds Betinternet 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-9.55 |
| 15.8.05 | 22.45 |
Golf |
WGC
NEC Invitational |
Ted
Purdy |
When
looking at this tournament do not be put off by backing big priced
outsiders - they often perform well. Purdy played well at the US
Open - finishing t5th with only a spell of 6 bad holes in round
2 undoing him. When you look back at his last 4 top 10's (including
his win) they have all come on par 70 courses. He was also 2nd last
year at the par 71 MCI - runner-up to Cink who went on to win this
last year - interestingly Love also plays Harbour Town very well
and has a good record at Firestone. |
1/4 pt ew 250/1 Sporting Odds 1/5 5 |
Lost |
-6.55 |
| 15.8.05 | 20.05 |
Golf |
WGC
NEC Invitational |
David
Toms |
We
really cannot understand such generous odds for such a high class
performer on the PGA tour.Already the winner of the WGC matchplay
this year he can also boast some solid course form here - including
a 6th last year. |
1/2 pt ew 50/1 Sporting Odds 1/5 5 |
Lost |
-6.05 |
| 4.8.05 | 22.57 |
Athletics |
World
Champs - Womens Marathon |
Paula
Radcliffe |
Having
now confirmed that the 10,000m race is to be a warm-up for the Marathon
and providing that we do not see a 90 degree heatwave hit Helsinki
these odds almost seem too good to be true. |
3 pts Evens William Hill |
Won |
-5.05 |
| 12.8.05 | 22.34 |
Football
|
Southern
League Premier |
Mangotsfield
to bt Rugby |
The
new football season is upon us and we have been asked to povide
some football tips - so here we go.One thing we will say is that
you won't find us betting on televised big matches but rather lower
leagues and specials.First one up pitches a team full of confidence
against one full of changes and doubt. |
1 pt 7/4 Betandwin |
Lost |
-8.05 |
| 9.8.05 | 17.10 |
Athletics |
World
Championships - Mens Marathon |
Stefano
Baldini |
The
Olympic champion has a superb long term record in marathons - he
has run 18 and in those he has completed he has never finished outside
the top 6! To his Olympic title he can also add that of European
Chapion and in the last 2 World Chapionships he has finished 2nd
and 3rd.He has always stated he runs for medals and not for times
and with the withdrawal of Lel (the favourite) the bet must be struck
now. |
1 pt ew 8/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 4 |
Lost |
-7.05 |
| 9.8.05 | 14.03 |
Golf |
Russian
Open |
Marc
Warren |
Well
we picked him last week in a higher class field but sady he let
us down BUT we see no reason why he should start at 150/1 this week
as he did finish 2nd and 1st in the previous 2 Challenge Tour events. |
1/4 pt ew 150/1 Paddy Power 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-5.05 |
| 9.8.05 | 10.47 |
Golf |
Russian
Open |
Toni
Karjaleinen |
A
promising young player who already has a win and 2 top 10's in his
rookie season on the Challenge Tour. He does seem to relish playing
tougher courses or in difficult conditions which may not suit this
week buthe should not be this big a price. |
1/4 pt win 250/1 1/4 pt place 60/1 Centrebet |
Lost |
-4.55 |
| 9.8.05 | 10.47 |
Golf |
Russian
Open |
Paul
Dwyer |
Dwyer
seems to have been around for a long time without ever really making
the breakthrough although he nearly did when finishing runner-up
in the co-sanctioned St Omer event earleir this year. |
1/4 pt win 250/1 1/4 pt place 60/1 Centrebet |
Lost |
-4.05 |
| 9.8.05 | 10.47 |
Golf |
Russian
Open |
Benn
Barham |
For
a man who finally secured his maiden win on the Challenge Tour last
month and can boast a 2nd and 4th place here in 3 starts these odds
seem very much on the generous side. |
1/2 pt win 100/1 1/2 pt place 25/1 Centrebet |
6th
Grr |
-3.55 |
| 8.8.05 | 20.00 |
Golf |
Russian
Open |
Andrew
Coltart |
Coltart
is not normally a player we would consider betting - but each player
has their price in a poor field and this is too big.The last time
he played an event like this was in Madeira when he was 7th - that
broke a long run of missed cuts going back to (funnily enough) last
years Russian Open.Although he finished well down the field last
year he was 2nd for putting and finished 4th the year before. Add
in his recent form of 6th at the European Open and top 25 in Germany
and he is overpriced. |
1 pt ew 40/1 Bet365 1/4 5 + Sporting Odds |
Lost |
-2.55 |
| 8.8.05 | 18.40 |
Golf |
Russian
Open |
Denny
Lucas |
Top
10 in each of his last 2 Challenge Tour events - we just felt the
price tag warranted a small investment for a man who finished 5th
here in 2002. |
1/4 pt ew 175/1 Stan James 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-0.55 |
| 4.8.05 | 22.43 |
Athletics |
World
Champs - Mens 3000m Steeplechase |
E
Kemboi |
There
arerumours directly from the trainers mouth that all is not well
with the favourite Shaheen. If this is true then our money has to
be on the Olympic Champion and who was 2nd in the last World Champs |
1/2 pt ew 16/1 Ladbrokes 1/3 2 |
2nd |
-0.05 |
| 4.8.05 | 23.43 |
Golf |
Johnnie
Walker Championship |
Martin
Erlandsson |
At
present he can show some of the best current form on tour with recent
finishes of 2/c/11/17/7. He has played OK in his first round at
Glenaegles with a level par round from a late tee time. He is available
at 80/1 with most books but Boyles seem to still be offering 5 places |
1/2 pt ew 80/1 Boylesports 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-2.85 |
| 4.8.05 | 15.05 |
Athletics |
World
Champs - Womens 200m |
Alyson
Felix |
Probably
the most promising young sprinter on the planet at just 19 years
of age - she has run the 2 fastest times of the year and she should
really be a much shorter price |
1 pt 5/2 Sporting Odds |
Won |
-1.85 |
| 3.8.05 | 21.25 |
Golf |
The
International |
Matthias
Gronberg |
We
have been considering whether or not to put up the Swede all week
and have decided to because we would kick ourselves if he plays
well.He is in a good run of form at present and is more than capable
of really shooting low - add in a top 10 finish on his debut here
last year and he is worth a small bet. |
1/4 pt ew 200/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-4.35 |
| 3.8.05 | 10.10 |
Athletics |
World
Champs - Mens 400m w/o Warriner |
Tyler
Christopher |
The
young Canadian is the fastest performer in Europe this season and
whilst Warriner is possibly beatable (as our own Benjamin proved
at Crystal Palace) we still believe the Olympic Champion will prevail
with Christopher hot on his heels. |
1/2 pt ew 6/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 3 |
2nd |
-3.85 |
| 2.8.05 | 20.41 |
Athletics |
World
Champs - Womens 3000m Steeplechase |
Yelena
Zadorozhnaya |
Whilst
Inzikuru is a justified short priced favourite the Russian is the
fastest over the flat 3000m, if she can improve her skill over the
obstacles then she could cause an upset - it is a shame there is
no ew betting! |
1/2 pt win 14/1 Boylesports |
Lost |
-4.1 |
| 2.8.05 | 11.53 |
Athletics |
World
Champs - Womens Triple Jump |
Any
Other |
Want
to oppose Lebedeva as she is vulnerable in Chapionship conditions
- she lost in the Olympic final, not sure exactly who to oppose
her with so this is a nice option! |
1 pt 13/5 Betandwin |
Voided! |
-3.6 |
| 1.8.05 | 20.54 |
Golf |
Johnnie
Walker Championship |
Stephen
Gallacher |
The
Scot finally hit some form with a 3rd place finish in Germany.He
then took last week off at home and spent some time at Gleneagles
to prepare for this week. With a solid record here over the last
4 years of 7/65/5/10 he has to be our main golf bet of the week. |
1 pt ew 33/1 Generally available 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-3.6 |
| 1.8.05 | 18.04 |
Athletics |
World
Champs - Womens Heptathlon |
Eunice
Barber |
The
French athlete returned from long term injury in June and promptly
set a world best of the year and broke her national record. Kluft
will certainly not have it all her own way in Helsinki and this
looks like an ew bet to nothing. |
1 pt ew 7/1 Boylesports 1/5 3 |
2nd |
-1.6 |
| 1.8.05 | 17.33 |
Golf |
The
International |
Daniel
Chopra |
Chopra
was having a mediocre season til 2 weeks ago when he let slip a
good chance in Milwaukee and then finished 12th at the weekend.He
hit a good run of form this time last year although he did miss
the cut here after being in with a chance the week before and blowing
up, but then he showed in Reno that he could play at altitude with
a top 10 finish. Perhaps we should wait til Reno to bet him but
we would feel mighty sick if he obliged this week! |
1/2 pt ew 150/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5 |
Lost |
-2.0 |
| 1.8.05 | 13.08 |
Golf |
Johnnie
Walker Championship |
Marc
Warren |
Ladbrokes
have not been keeping an eye on recent Challenge Tour events - if
they had they would have spotted this young Scot has just gone 12/2/1.
This is a big transition but he is invited to play every year here
and in 2002 finished 11th. Lima managed to win on the 2 tours back
to back last year - lets hope Warren can follow suit. |
1/2 pt ew 250/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 5 if you missed it - Bet365 same price |
Lost |
-1.0 |