Royal Wedding Betting Specials
February 22, 2011
As the nation prepares for the upcoming Royal Wedding which every working man and woman in the Country is looking forward to it (well they are looking forward to the extra bank holiday the nation has been given) the bookies Paddy Power have released some special betting markets for the event on top of what colour Kate Middletons dress will be.
Prince William and Kate Middleton will tie the knot on 29th April 2011 with the service taking place at Westminster Abbey in front of 1900 close personal friends and a TV audience of millions.
Where will Royal Couple spend their Honeymoon?
Kate may have been given the same engagement ring as Diana but she won’t be able to take the same Honeymoon. Charles and Diana toured the Mediterranean Sea aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia which was decommissioned in 1997.
- 5/4 – Kenya
- 9/2 – Scotland
- 8/1 – Canada
- 8/1 – South Africa
- 10/1 – Mustique
- 14/1 – Maldives
- 14/1 – France
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BBC Royal Wedding Viewers
The world has changed since Charles and Diana were married and the new Royal couple are not expected to have the same viewing figures.
- 4/7 – Less that 26 million
- 4/1 – 26,000,000 to 28,000,000
- 9/2 – 28,000,001 to 30,000,000
- 5/1 – 30,000,001 to 32,000,000
- 6/1 – 32,000,001 to 34,000,000
- 8/1 – 34,000,001 to 36,000,000
- 5/1 – More than 36 million
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Arsenal favourites to lift the Carling Cup this season
February 22, 2011
Arsenal make their first trip to Wembley this season as they face Birmingham City in the final of the Carling Cup. Both teams are also in with a chance of a return to Wembley later in the year as they are both still featuring in the FA Cup. Arsenal are the clear favourite out of the two teams to win the fixture at odds of 2/9 to lift the Carling Cup Trophy. Should you fancy Arsenal to go on and do the double and win the Premier League they are currently at odds of 11/4 but if you think that is too much buy that they can lift both trophies this season (FA Cup and Carling Cup) they are odds of 5/1.
Last season Birmingham only managed to get to the third round of the tournament before they were defeated 2-0 by Sunderland and Arsenal reached the fifth round before they were knocked out by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City.
Arsenal v Birmingham match odds
All odds for this market come courtesy of internet bookmakers Paddypower.
The bookmakers Paddy Power are offering punters a money back special on this game if Arsenal are leading the game at any time (during normal 90 minutes) but fails to win the game then they will refund all of the losing first and last goal scorer bets as well as the correct score and scorecast singles made on the match.
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Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic joint favourites to win the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship
February 21, 2011
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships is a 500 Series event which is part of the 2011 ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour and the event is also listed as Premier 5 event on the WTA Tour (Women’s Tennis Association) which took place last week and was won by Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki who beat Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova. The event takes place from the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai and it runs from February 21st to February 27th.
The odds for the favourite to win this years tournament is currently shared between last years winner Novak Djokovic and the world number two Roger Federer.
ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
All odds for this tournament come courtesy of bookmakers Stan James, just click on the players odds to place a bet.
- 15/8 – Roger Federer
- 15/8 – Novak Djokovic
- 10/1 – Tomas Berdych
- 16/1 – Marcos Baghdatis
- 18/1 – Mikhail Youzhny
- 22/1 – Viktor Troicki
- 25/1 – Gilles Simon
- 25/1 – Ivan Ljubicic
- 28/1 – Ernest Gulbis
- 28/1 – Philipp Kohlschreiber
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Enhanced first goal scorer odds on West Ham v Burnley FA Cup match
February 21, 2011
Burnley are one of the three lowest placed teams still in this seasons competition (the other sides being Leyton Orient who earned a replay against Arsenal and Reading who have yet to play their sixth round tie) and have a good chance of qualifying for the quarter finals when they face struggling West Ham tonight in their fifth round clash at Upton Park.
Avram Grant’s West Ham side go into the game as the favourites having a 100% record against Burnley in the competition but the two sides are now only separated by only 9 spaces in the league and Burnley are the inform team.
West Ham v Burnley match odds
All odds for outright wins and other FA Cup markets come courtesy of bookmakers Betfred.
The bookmakers Betfred are offering punters some enhanced odds on this math if you place a bet on the games first goal scorer. If your chosen players scores the first goal of the match and then manages to score again then Betfred will double your first goal scorer prize, should the player then manage to score a hat trick then Betfred will treble your first goal scorer prize.
West Ham Goal Scorer Odds
| Player | First Goal Scorer | Last Goal scorer | Anytime Scorer |
| Carlton Cole | 9/2 | 9/2 | 6/5 |
| Frederic Piquionne | 5/1 | 5/1 | 11/8 |
| Demba Ba | 11/2 | 11/2 | 13/8 |
| Victor Obinna | 6/1 | 6/1 | 15/8 |
| Freddie Sears | 7/1 | 7/1 | 15/8 |
| Zavon Hines | 7/1 | 7/1 | 15/8 |
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Burnley Goal Scorer Odds
| Player | First Goal Scorer | Last Goal scorer | Anytime Scorer |
| Chris Iwelumo | 15/2 | 15/2 | 2/1 |
| Frederic Piquionne | 8/1 | 8/1 | 9/4 |
| Demba Ba | 8/1 | 8/1 | 9/4 |
| Victor Obinna | 9/1 | 9/1 | 5/2 |
| Freddie Sears | 10/1 | 10/1 | 11/4 |
| Zavon Hines | 12/1 | 12/1 | 10/3 |
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Stan James offering a standout price on Ruby Walsh being top jockey at Cheltenham
February 21, 2011
The bookmakers Stan James are offering odds of 7/4 for Ruby Walsh to be again named the top jockey at this years Cheltenham Festival. The Irish jockey has won the coveted award on five previous occasions in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. in 2005 the award went to Graham Lee and in 2007 Robert Thornton picked up the prize. The standard number of wins at the Festival to be crowned winner is normally around the 3 wins mark but in 2009 Ruby Walsh managed to ride home 7 winners.
The four day festival takes place from Tuesday 15th March through to Friday 18th March.
Ruby Walsh has been out of action for sometime with the broken leg he sustained in fall from Corrick Bridge at the Down Royal in November. In the event that Ruby does not make it to Cheltenham then they will refund stakes back to punters that place bet on the market today only.
Top Cheltenham Festival Jockey
All odds come courtesy of bookmakers Stan James, click on the odds to bet.
- 7/4 – Ruby Walsh
- 11/4 – Barry Geraghty
- 6/1 – AP McCoy
- 8/1 – Robert Thornton
- 14/1 – Richard Johnson
- 14/1 – Jason Maguire
- 20/1 – bar
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Enjoy a free bet offer on the top runscorer market at the 2011 ICC World Cup
February 18, 2011
The 2011 ICC World Cup begins shortly and it was launched with an impressive opening ceremony in Bangladesh that was reported to have cost over £18 million to stage. As the captains of the teams were paraded around the Bangabandhu Stadium in rickshaws an aerial cricket match was performed by acrobats against the backdrop of a vertical pitch. It is hoped that this event will go better than the poorly received 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean.
Over the next six weeks there will be 49 matches played across South Asia with the tournament being co-hosted with Sri Lanka and India along with Bangladesh. The event will see the current most gifted cricketers in the world compete against each other and there are sure to be some excellent matches to look forward to.
As well as the individual games there is also the prospect of seeing some excellent scoring on the pitch with India’s Sachin Tendulkar leading the top run scorer betting market, England’s Kevin Pietersen has slid down to 10th place in the bookers leader board after it was announced that he would be opening the batting for England in their opening match against the Netherlands.
The bookmakers Paddy Power are offering a free bet offer on top runscorer bets. If you back a player in the tournament that is dismissed for duck then they will refund your losing single bet back into your account for you to use a free bet.
Top Tournament Runscorer odds
All odds for the 2011 ICC World Cup are supplied by bookmakers Paddy Power who on each way bets will pay out on 1,2,3 and 4 at 1/4 the odds.
- 12/1 – Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- 14/1 – Shane Watson (Australia)
- 14/1 – Hashim Amla (South Africa)
- 16/1 – Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
- 16/1 – Virender Sehwag (India)
- 18/1 – Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- 20/1 – Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
- 20/1 – Gautam Gambhir (India)
- 22/1 – Kevin Pietersen (England)
- 22/1 – Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
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Overturn the bookmakers on a fantastic weekend of Racing
February 18, 2011
Yet another cracking weekend of National Hunt racing awaits, allowing punters and racing fans alike to get their notebooks out looking to see those who will go on to run at the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival.
This weekend however is also a big weekend for Grand National followers, with the official Grand National Trial being run at Haydock on Saturday, but there is also the Weatherby Bloodstock Insurance Chase and the Betfair Chase both at Ascot which has entries for both Cheltenham and Aintree.
Over in Ireland it is Red Mills day at Gowran Park which has a superb card, including the Grade 2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle which will see the return to the racecourse of the very exciting Dunguib.
Potted previews of each of the top races this weekend are made below which is followed by the usual ‘Yankee’.
1.50 Ascot – Reynoldstown Novice Chase 3m (Grade 2)
An excellent trial for the RSA Chase at Cheltenham which brings together several very talented novices, two of which are from the Paul Nicholls stable and both could run well. The first of those however, Aiteen Thirtythree a dual winner this season, including a Grade 2 at Newbury is the pick from stablemate The Minack. Dangers lie in Master Of The Hall and the Tim Vaughan trained, Beshabar.
Tip: Aiteen Thirtythree
2.25 Ascot – Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Chase 3m (Grade 3)
A difficult race to find the winner, but Piraya from the David Pipe yard looks to be on a good mark following some consistent performances. The Pipe stable has a very good record in Handicaps at Ascot and this 8 year old should be capable of improving it.
Tip: Piraya.
2.50 Gowran Park – Red Mills Trial Hurdle 2m (Grade 2)
If all those declared in the latest declarations then this race could be a classic with several big name runners, headed by Dunguib who will be making his seasonal reappearance. Also a likely runner is Fiveforthree who successfully returned to the racecourse earlier this week following a 22 month absence to easily win the Today Hurdle at Punchestown. Voler La Vedette is another high profile entry, this mare has been busy all season but never looked more impressive than she did last week when winning the Grade 2 Boyne Hurdle.
Tip: Fiveforthree
3.00 Ascot – Betfair Ascot Chase 2m5f (Grade 2)
On paper this is a straight race between Pride Of Dulcote and Riverside Theatre, however the Tom George trained Tartak could spring a surprise. Riverside Theatre is certainly the yardstick, his second place in the Grade One King George Chase last month is the best form in the race. A repeat of that performance he wins.
Tip: Riverside Theatre
3.20 Haydock – Grand National Trial 3m 4f (Grade 3)
A cracking race in prospect and one in which a case could be made for at least 80% of the runners. Alan King’s West End Rocker will likely go off favourite, but the Nigel Twiston-Davies trained, Major Malarkey looks to be well in with the weights and has been in good form this season.
Tip: Major Malarkey
3.45 Wincanton –Kingwell Hurdle 2m (Grade 2)
Many of the original entries for this Grade Two will have ran elsewhere before this race starts meaning that the field will almost certainly be a reduced one. However it should include the exciting novice Silviniaco Conti from the Paul Nicholls yard, who will be taking on Overturn from the Donald McCain yard with the highly regarded Mille Chief, trained by Alan King probably going off as favourite.
Tip: Overturn
Saturday’s Win Yankee:
Aiteen Thirtythree
Piraya
Major Malarkey
Overturn.
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Can Chelsea defeat Everton to keep their chances of winning the FA Cup for third consecutive year?
February 17, 2011
The Premier League side Chelsea and Everton meet again in the FA Cup as they go head to head in their 4th Round Replay game to decide which team will go through to fifth round at home to face Npower Championship side Reading on 1st March. Chelsea under manager Carlo Ancelotti are the current holders of the FA Cup having won the trophy twice is succession and are at odds of 9/2 to win it for the third consecutive time.
Chelsea will be without the record breaking £50 million signing Fernando Torres who is cup tied after playing in the earlier rounds with his old club Liverpool.
Chelsea v Everton match odds
Odds are supplied by bookmakers Paddy Power. Chelsea are the clear favourites to win this encounter so looking at the handicap betting available Chelsea are 6/4 with a -1 handicap and Everton are 7/5 to win with a +1 handicap.
The bookmakers Paddy Power are offering that if the game finishes scoreless at the end of 90 minutes then the bookies will then refund all of the losing first and last goal scorer markets as well as correct score and scorecast singles, the current odds for a goalless draw are a tempting 9/1.
Will we see an improvement from England when the 2011 ICC World Cup commences?
February 17, 2011
After a long hard tour of Australia that brought in mixed results for the England cricket team the side have now joined the other teams taking part in India for the 2011 ICC World Cup. The tour of Australia saw a triumphant England side win the Ashes 3-1 only to then fall apart for the following One Day International series which they lost 6-1.
England have now played a couple of warm up games with the last match seeing England narrowly beat Canada by just 16 runs. England’s blushes were spared by the narrow win over Canada who are currently at odds of 2000/1 to win the tournament. For England to get anything out of this tournament they need to look back to the form they achieved during their Ashes win.
ICC World Cup outright odds
All odds for this market come from bookies Stan James who are offering the current top price for England. However India are the clear favourits to win this game and will have the backing of the whole nation.
- 11/4- India
- 4/1 – Sri Lanka
- 11/2 – South Africa
- 6/1 – Australia
- 7/1 – Pakistan
- 8/1 – England (top price)
- 16/1 – West indies
- 20/1 – bar
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The bookmakers Victor Chandler are running a special free bet promotion for its customers on this tournament. If you place a bet on the outright winner of the tournament and England go on to win the trophy then they will refund all losing bets on that market for you to use as free bet. The offer has a maximum limit of £250 and will only apply to win only bets and the win part of each way bets and singles only.
England the favourites to win the 2011 RBS Six Nations
February 17, 2011
After England have won the first two games of the 2011 Six Nations campaign they have now emerged as a strong contender to win this years tournament. The team England have to watch out for France who are the current holders of the title and will be looking to claim a consecutive grand slam and are at odds of 2/1 to do so, England are at odds of 15/8 to claim a grand slam in this years competition.
England’s next game will be against the French team on 26th February and it will sure to be tough hard fought and whoever wins this match will be then the favourites to win the tournament. Martin Johnson’s side are currently showing at odds of 8/15 to win with the draw at odds of 18/1 and a win for France at 6/4. After this match England will be facing Scotland next and a win here see England retain the Calcutta Cup and just have Ireland to beat to win the Triple Crown.
2011 Six Nations Championship odds
All odds for this market come from the bookmakers Ladbrokes.
Scotland have little chance of winning the title but will have to battle it out with Italy to win the Wooden Spoon, Italy are the current favourites at odds of 1/4 with Scotland at odds of 3/1.
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