Friends Provident Final Betting Odds Can’t Seperate Sussex and Hampshire
July 24, 2009
Padddy Power’s betting odds for Saturday’s Friends Provident Trophy final at Lord’s can’t seperate the two team contesting the final, Sussex and Hampshire. The bookmaker go 5/6 about either side winning, both of whom have won the competition in recent years, Sussex in 2006 and Hampshire in 2005 and are lining up at Lord’s on the back of impressive performances in this year’s competition.
With the weather forecast predicting sun all day on Saturday, the chances of a full 100 overs are promising and judging by the wicket in the 2nd Ashes test last weekend, plenty of runs could be on the cards.
You can check out the full range of match odds for the Friends Provident trophy at Paddypower.com where you can also get a £30 free bet if you are a new customer.
Wembley Cup Odds
July 24, 2009
With just three weeks to go until the start of the Premier League season, football is startign to creep back on to the TV and this weekend’s Wembley Cup, which is live on Sky Sports promises to provide plenty of entertainment and for football fans looking to have a bet, some betting opportunities are available with bookies offering odds on the four team tournament.
The competition, which is played u is made up up Barcelona, Tottenham, Celtic and Egyptian side, Al Ahly. Lasting until Sunday, each team will play two games and the winner will be determined by the league table. Barcelona are the bookmakers favourite to win, with Ladbrokes offering odds of 1/2 about the Champions League holders adding another piece fo silverware to the ever growing Camp Nou trophy cabinet.
Spurs at 3/1 and Celtic at 5/1 are sure to have plenty of support in the betting from their own fans whilst the 40/1 about Al Alhy with Betfred, suggests what the odds compilers think of the Egyptian champions chances of victory.
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Wembley Cup Odds
Barcelona 1/2
Tottenham 3/1
Celtic 5/1
Al Ahly 16/1
Schedule of Play
Friday 24th July
17:15 – Celtic v Al Ahly
20:00 – Barcelona v Spurs
Sunday 26th July
13:15 – Al Ahly v Barcelona
16:00 – Celtic v Tottenham Hotspur
Florence and the Machine look set to win Mercury Music Prize
July 23, 2009
The Mercury Music Prize is an award solely for artists from the British Isles, the nominated albums are announced in July with the prize being given out on the night of the event in September, past winners of the prize have included Suede, Dizzee Rascal, Arctic Monkeys and in 2008 Elbow.
The award although prestigious to the artist as it is awarded by their peers it has been known as being a curse past winners Roni Size and Talvin Singh found little success of the back of it and have since disappeared into musical obscurity.
Mercury Music Prize Odds
- 4/1 - Florence and the Machine
- 5/1 – La Roux
- 11/2 – Bat for Lashes
- 6/1 – The Horrors
- 8/1 – Friendly Fires
- 8/1 – Kasabian
- 8/1 – Glasvegas
- 10/1 – Speech Debelle
- 10/1 - Lisa Hannigan
- 12/1 – The Invisible
- 12/1 – Led Bib
- 14/1 – Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Florence and the Machine – Rabbit Heart
Fronted by Welsh singer/songwriter Florence Welch this debut album went gold within weeks of release.
Kasabian – Fire
The bands fourth top 10 single taken from their third album “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum” which has become a live favourite.
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Cash back offer at Catterick from Paddypower
July 22, 2009
The 4.20 at Catterick Racecourse today is the Yorkshire Radio Handicap, it will feature a field of 12 runners and they will be covering a distance of 5 furlongs and 212 yards. It is a class 6 race for horses aged 3 years and over.
The bookmaker Paddy Power have a cash back offer on this race if your horse finishes the race in second place and is beaten by up to and including a neck in this race they will refund your losing single stake on the race.
The favourite according to Paddypower is First Swallow at odds of 10/3 whose jockey is Tony Hamilton, the second favourite is Jord ridden by Stephen Donohoe at 13/2, the Free Bets Blog Tip for this race is going to be Just Sam ridden by Phillip Makin at 8/1 and could be worth a flutter with an each way bet.
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Premier League 2009/10 Ante Post Betting
July 22, 2009
While most teams are in the midst of making new signings and arranging friendlies to get the team ready for the 2009/2010 Premier League season, Paddy Power are offering a great incentive to get you ready to place some ante post bets for the forthcoming football season which should be exciting as ever with some major transfers already happening.
Premier League Outright Betting
- Man United – 7/4
- Chelsea – 9/4
- Liverpool – 3/1
- Arsenal – 9/1
- Man City – 12/1
- Tottenham – 80/1
- Everton – 150/1
- Aston Villa – 150/1
- West Ham – 500/1
- Portsmouth – 500/1
- Fulham – 750/1
- Blackburn – 1000/1
- Sunderland – 1000/1
- Wigan – 1000/1
- Bolton – 1000/1
- Wolves – 2000/1
- Stoke – 3000/1
- Hull – 3000/1
- Birmingham – 4000/1
- Burnley – 5000/1
The offer from Paddy Power is if you back a team outright to win the Premier League and they go on to win the double (Premier League and the FA Cup) then Paddy Power will DOUBLE the odds, and if they then go on to win the treble (Premier League, FA Cup and the mighty Champions League) your odds will be TREBLED.
Looking at the bottom of the table the team the teams that look likely to feature are the recently promoted teams from the Coca Cola Championship, there odds are as follows:
Premier League Relegation odds
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England now bookies favourite to reclaim the Ashes
July 21, 2009
With England’s historic win yesterday at Lords the England all rounder Freddie Flintoff has seen his odds slashed to be Man of the Series to just 4/1. Flintoff took his first “five-fer” in a Test since the 2005 series and he is now at odds of 12/1 for a repeat performance.
Flintoff Betting Specials
- 4/1 – Flintoff to be Man of the Series
- 7/2 – Flintoff to score a century in the Series
- 9/2 - Flintoff to be BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2009
- 12/1 – Flintoff to take another “five-fer” in the Series
England are now the favourites to win the series whilst Australia team have seen their odds slipped from 8/11 favourites to 11/4 to come from behind and win.
Series Winner
- 5/2 – England
- 7/2 – Draw
- 8/11 – Australia
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King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Betting Odds
July 21, 2009
The Sir Michael Stoute trained Conduit heads bookmakers betting odds for Saturday’s Group One, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Winner of last year’s St Leger, Conduit has had just two runs this season, both at Sandown and both credable efforts with the latest a 4 1/2 length 3rd in the Coral Eclipse behind Guineas and Derby winner, Sea the Stars, form whichalone is strong enough to merit his generally available 7/4 price tag, with Coral the bravest of all bookies at a stand out 2/1. However, when you look at his last win which came on his final start in 2008, in the Breeders Cup Tuf in Santa Anita, together with his St Leger form, it is difficult to mount a case for any of these rivals.
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Betting Odds
| Horse | Best Odds | Bookmaker |
| Conduit | 2/1 @ Coral | Click here to bet |
| Tartan Bearer | 4/1 @ Paddy Power | Click here to bet |
| Golden Sword | 11/2 @ Totesport | Click here to bet |
| Look Here | 7/1 @ Boylesports | Click here to bet |
| Ask | 12/1 @ Victor Chandler | Click here to bet |
| Frozen Fire | 14/1 @ Sportingbet | Click here to bet |
| Cima de Triomphe | 16/1 @ Totesport | Click here to bet |
| Alwaary | 20/1 @ Stan James | Click here to bet |
| Scintillo | 50/1 @ Totesport | Click here to bet |
| Freemantle | 66/1 @ Sportingbet | Click here to bet |
| Rockhampton | 200/1 @ Stan James | Click here to bet |
The closest rival to Conduit in the betting is another Stoute trained horse in the form of Tartan Bearer who is a best priced 4/1 chance with Ladbrokes and Paddy Power. Also a four year old like his stablemate, Tartan Bearer looked close to recapturing his best form, a second in the 2008 Derby behind New Approach at Royal Ascot in June when he second to Vision D’Etat in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes. However, unlike Conduit, a Group One success still eludes Tartan Bearer but if things fall right, that could end on Saturday.
Last year’s Oaks winner, Look Here, poses the biggest threat of a filly winning the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Judged on her previous two runs this season, her latest of which was in conditions that were far from ideal in the Group one Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh but still finished a respectable third gives this Ralph Beckett runner a great chance and at 7/1 makes sound each way appeal.
F1 betting puts Button in danger of being overtaken by Vettell
July 21, 2009
The Hungarian Grand Prix gets underway on Sunday and Button needs to start performing now that Vettel and Webber are now within pouncing distance. He will be need to make sure it is a good performance to give himself some distance at the top of the drivers championship table.
Hungarian Grand Prix Race Odds
| Bet365 | Ladbrokes | Stan James | Paddy Power | |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2/1 | 7/4 | 8/5 | 15/8 |
| Jenson Button | 9/4 | 5/2 | 3/1 | 13/5 |
| Felipe Massa | 20/1 | 25/1 | 28/1 | 25/1 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 12/1 | 12/1 | 14/1 | 12/1 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 33/1 | 33/1 | 28/1 | 12/1 |
| Mark Webber | 9/2 | 10/3 | 13/5 | 3/1 |
| Fernando Alonso | 14/1 | 16/1 | 20/1 | 14/1 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 7/1 | 10/1 | 7/1 | 8/1 |
| Jarno Trulli | 100/1 | 66/1 | 100/1 | 66/1 |
| Timo Glock | 150/1 | 100/1 | 150/1 | 100/1 |
| Nico Rosberg | 66/1 | 66/1 | 66/1 | 50/1 |
| Robert Kubica | 200/1 | 150/1 | 200/1 | 150/1 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 40/1 | 150/1 | 40/1 | 40/1 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 200/1 | 150/1 | 200/1 | 150/1 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 250/1 | 200/1 | 250/1 | 200/1 |
| Nelsinho Piquet Jnr | 500/1 | 150/1 | 300/1 | 200/1 |
| Sebastien Buemi | 300/1 | 200/1 | 150/1 | 300/1 |
| Jaime Alguersuari | 500/1 | 500/1 | 200/1 | 300/1 |
| Adrian Sutil | 250/1 | 150/1 | 150/1 | 150/1 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 300/1 | 200/1 | 200/1 | 200/1 |
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Team of Winning Driver
The last few F1 races have provided a strong Red Bull and Brawn presence on the podium, the other teams will be hoping that the Hungarian F1 will improve their standings in the manufacturers championship.
- Red Bull – 4/6
- Brawn – 7/4
- Mclaren – 13/2
- Renault – 12/1
- Ferrari – 14/1
- Toyota – 50/1
- Williams – 50/1
- BMW – 80/1
- Foce India – 100/1
- Toro Rosso – 200/1
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Odds are against Shamrock Rovers as they take on Real Madrid and Ronaldo
July 20, 2009
Tonight the £80 million pound player Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his debut for Real Madrid against the mighty Shamrock Rover. Real Madrid are using the fixture as a warm up match ready for the new season as part of a 10 day tour of Ireland.
The match is set to be a sell out, Shamrocks ground only has a 3,500 capacity and is expected to fit in an extra 10,000 in temporary seating. Shamrock Rovers may be the most prominent teams in Irish football they have only just secured their own ground this season after spending 22 years without a home of their own, having to rent ground year by year but thanks to a takeover by a supporters’ group they have become an excellent business model for other Irish clubs and have use of municipal stadium.
It’s no surprise that Madrid are the favourites to win this match and are at odds of 1/8 for an away win, a home win for Shamrock Rovers is attracting odds of 14/1 and 6/1 for a draw. The odds on Ronaldo to score during the game are quite low (surprisingly!).
Odds on Ronaldo scoring
- 4/9 – Anytime goal scorer
- 11/4 – First goal scorer
- 11/4 – Last goal scorer
- 11/5 – First to score for their team
If the Madrid wonder Ronaldo scores then Paddy Power will refund all losing first and last goalscorer as well as correct score and scorecast singles placed on the game.
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Native Dame favourite for 4.15 at Yarmouth
July 20, 2009
One of the featured races today is the Racing Welfare HBLB Handicap which runs at 4.15 at Yarmouth Racecourse, it is a class 6 for 3 years olds. The going for the course is set to good to soft and it will feature 16 runners over a distance of 6 furlongs.
Boylesports have a great cash back offer on this race in that if your unlucky enough to back a horse that finishes 2nd as in doing so is beaten by up to and including a head then they will refund your losing single stake on that horse.
The favourite for this race according to Boylesports is Native Dame at odds of 5/1 ridden by Paul Fitzsimons with the second favourite is Dancing Welcome ridden by Nicky Mackay at odds of 7/1. The Free Bets Blog Tip for this race is Deckchair who is showing odds of 8/1.
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