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Fruity Orooney is the favourite for the 4.20 from Lingfield Racecourse

mbates — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:39:36 +0000

The 4.20 from Lingfield Racecourse is a handicap hurdle that will feature 14 runners over a distance of 2 miles and 7 furlongs. It is a class 3 race for horses aged 4 years and over and is being billed as the London Welsh Rugby Club Handicap Hurdle.

Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on this race from Lingfield Racecourse. The offer today is if your chosen horse finishes in second place to the starting price favourite (Fruity Orooney) then they will refund your losing single stake on the race.

The favourite as mentioned is Fruity Orooney ridden by amateur rider Joshua Moore (and brother of Ryan and Jamie Moore) is showing odds of 4/1, the second favourite is Quinte Du Chate who is close behind at odds of 5/1. The Freebetsblog.com tip for the race is Magnifico ridden by Andrew Glassonbury at odds of 7/1 who is has been quite consistent of late and a top three finish is expected.

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Is Motty going to break his curse of commentating on goals draws?

mbates — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:41:07 +0000

Legendary football commentator John Motson must be bored silly at the moment, the last four matches that he has been the commenter on have been goalless draws, will his luck change on his next job the Premiership match between Wolves v Tottenham at Molineux on Wednesday evening?

The bookmakers Boylesports are running a special on when Motty will next see some goal action, so far he has managed a whopping 360 (that is six whole hours of his life that he cannot get back!) minutes watching and commentating on nil nil games.

Number of goals to be scored in John Motson’s next commentary game (Wolves v Spurs)?

2/1 – None-One
10/11 – Two-Three
11/4 – Four or more

How many minutes will Motty commentate on before a goal?

It currently stands at 360 minutes, how long will Motty have to wait?

4/9 – 360-400 minutes
12/5 – 401-450 minutes
10/1 – 451-500 minutes
20/1 – 500 minutes or more

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Paddy Power release odds on what Katie will do next

mbates — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:41:50 +0000

Following on from the (hardly) shock news that the publicity shy Katie Price has recently announced her marriage in Las Vegas to her current boyfriend Alex Reid who was the recent winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2010 (as well as being a cross dresser and cage fighter). All of which has put a dampener on her ex-husbands Peter Andres hopes of some non Katie related questions as he goes on his nationwide press tour to promote his new album, its almost as if she planned it…..

However it has been claimed many times over the years that Katie (Jordan) will do almost anything for publicity and Paddy Power have opened up a market on what the shy and retiring Katie will do next so you can have a quick bet on what this celebrity will do.

What will Katie do next?

4/6 – Have a Baby
11/8 – Get a Divorce
8/1 – Have an affair with Peter Andre

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American Cricket is the favourite for the 3:35 handicap hurdle from Bangor

mbates — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:20:32 +0000

The 3:35 from Bangor Racecourse today is a handicap hurdle race that will feature 12 runners over a distance of 2 miles and four furlongs. It is a class 4 race for horses aged 4 years and over and the going for the track has been set to good to soft.

The cash back offer today from cash back champions Paddy Power is if your horse finishes in second place to the current favourite American Cricket then they will refund you your losing single stake.

As mentioned above the favourite for this race is American Cricket ridden by champion jockey Anthony (or Tony if you are his mate) McCoy, his ride is currently at odds of 3/1. The second favourite is Rothres who is showing odds of 5/1 but lets not forget the Freebetsblog.com tip which will be Red Onion who has consistently been in the top four in recent races, today ridden by Brian Toome at odds of 9/1 which is excellent value for an each way bet.

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Schumacher has joint favourite odds to be the 2010 F1 World Champion

mbates — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:07:12 +0000

There is just over a month to go until the 2010 F1 season starts with the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday March 14th and the motor sports world will be looking forward to the highly anticipated return to F1 one of its former kings Michael Schumacher after an absence of six years, the highly regarded driver will be returning as a driver for the Mercedes GP and fans will be hoping that he will be able to replicate some of the success he had as a driver for Ferrari.

Schumacher had of course hoped to return in 2009 as a replacement for the injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, but this failed to happen due to an injury Schumacher had received to his neck during a German Superbike test.

The bookmaker Paddy Power have released their odds for the upcoming season and they clearly that Schumacher will have an instant impact on the championship giving him joint favourite odds to win the season along with his rival, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso.

2010 F1 World Champion Outright betting odds

10/3 – Michael Schumacher
10/3 – Fernando Alonso
7/2 – Lewis Hamilton
6/1 – Sebastian Vettel
7/1 – Felipe Massa
9/1 – Jenson Button
14/1 – Nico Rosberg
16/1 – Mark Webber
33/1 – Robert Kubica

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Indianapolis Colts favourites to win Superbowl XLIV

mbates — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:00:02 +0000

New Orleans Saints v Indianapolis Colts

This coming Sunday see the above two sides battling it out to claim the Vince Lombardi Trophy and be crowned Super Bowl XLV Champions on what is known worldwide as Super Bowl Sunday. The game will decide the winner of the 2009 season between the winners of the American Football Conference (Colts) and the National Football Conference (Saints).

The game with be the first ever Super Bowl appearance for the Saints whereas the Colts will be making their fourth appearance (confusingly for non US Football fans as the Baltimore Colts) and last won Super Bowl XLI in 2007, this aids in making the Colts the favourites to win this year.

Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on the game if the Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne scores the last touchdown of the game then they will refund all losing first touchdown bets.

Partybets are also running an offer on this most anticipated game of the American Football season. If you place a bet on their featured markets and the team that scores the first touchdown but then fails to lift the Vince Lombardi trophy then they will refund you losing wager!

Match Winners Odds

7/4 – New Orleans Saints
10/21 – Indianapolis Colts

What song will kick off the Superbowl

Rock gods The Who are set to start the celebrations for Superbowl XLV on Saturday but what song will they start off with?

4/11 – I Can’t Explain
5/1 – Who Are You
8/1 – My Generation
10/1 – Substitute
12/1 – Pinball Wizard
14/1 – Won’t Get Fooled Again

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Wizard Of Edge favourite for the 3:50 from Wincanton

mbates — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:11:56 +0000

In what makes a pleasant change of late all of today’s race meetings have gone ahead despite some overnight cold weather. The feature race today is the 3.50 from Wincanton Racecourse is a handicap chase that will feature 9 runners who will be covering a distance of 3 miles, 1 furlong and 110 yards.

Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on the race if yours is leading on landing at the last fence jumped but then fails to win the race then they will refund your losing single stake.

The favourite for this race today according to Paddypower is Wizard Of Edge ridden by jockey Harry Skelton at odds of 7/2, the second favourite is Treasulier at odds of 4/1. The Freebetsblog.com tip for the race is the outsider Outside Investor at long odds of 28/1, so only really viable for an each way bet of low value!

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Can Terry score at home this weekend?

mbates — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:34:17 +0000

Troubled Chelsea captain John Terry will be hoping his antics on the field will silence the negative press he has been having of late following his alleged affair with the girlfriend of England team mate Wayne Bridge, it had been reported earlier in the week that Terry was being given a leave of absence but it now looks as if he will be playing the weekends fixture against London rivals Arsenal.

Chelsea are the favourites to win this tie having the home advantage but Wenger’s side will be gunning for a win if they can defeat Chelsea it will give them more of a chance of becoming top of the Barclays Premier League.

Chelsea v Arsenal Match odds

3/4 – Chelsea win
4/1 – Arsenal win
12/5 – Draw

If Chelsea captain John Terry managers to score at any time (on the pitch that is, we know he can score off it!) and they will even include any own goals made on the cash back offer then Paddy Power will refund all losing first and last goal scorer as well as correct score and scorecast singles made on the match.

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Ladbrokes open up the betting on the 2010 Six Nations Championship

mbates — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:34:19 +0000

The RBS 6 Nations Championship starts this coming weekend with the last game taking place on March 20th. The tournament kicks off at Croke Park in Dublin when holders Ireland take on the holders of the wooden spoon Italy on the 6th February, this is followed by England versus Wales from Twickenham, all the games can be watched live on BBC One.

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Six Nations Match Odds

Saturday will see the tournament kick off with two very exciting fixtures of the Six Nations Championship, with the remaining two teams Scotland and France meeting on Sunday at Murrayfield.

Ireland v Italy

1/50 – Ireland win
10/1 – Italy win
33/1 – Draw

England v Wales

8/13 – England Win
5/4 – Wales win
18/1 – Draw

Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on this game, if the Welsh full back Lee Byrne scores a try then they will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets made on the match.

Ladbrokes have recently released their odds on who then believe will be holding the Six Nations Trophy. Already past winners France have seen them installed as firm favourites to win the Championship, they are closely followed however by last years grand slam champions Ireland, who are also tipped to win the Triple Crown with odds of 2/1. The England side managed by under pressure Martin Johnson are coming in at a fairly ropey 4/1 and Italy are looking good to collect the wooden spoon again.

Six Nations Outright Winner

6/4 – France
9/4 – Ireland
4/1 – England
5/1 – Wales
20/1 – Scotland
2501 – Italy

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Celtic hoping that signing Robbie Keane will create a flurry of goals

mbates — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:06:39 +0000

Robbie Keane has made a surprise last minute move on transfer deadline day yesterday when he moved from Barclays Premiership side Tottenham to Scottish Premier League side Celtic on loan until the end of the season. He is expected to jump straight into the team and should be playing in the match against Kilmarnock tonight.

The prolific striker has made an impact at all the clubs he has been a part of during his career, when he signed from Wolves by Coventry it was a record fee for a teenager, which was then doubled the following year when Coventry City sold him to Inter Milan.

Robbie Keane’s first goal
When will the striker claim his first goal for Celtic?

5/6 – Kilmarnock 2nd Feb
5/2 – Hearts 10th Feb
6/1 – Aberdeen 13th Feb
8/1 – Not to score an SPL goal in February
12/1 – Dundee 20th Feb
22/1 – Rangers 28th Feb

Robbie Keanes Transfer Bill
Robbie has so far amassed transfer fees of £69 million during his career, not bad from his start as a youth player for Wolverhampton Wanderers, we sure his agents are very happy men indeed!

£6m – Coventry (1999-2000)
£13m – Inter Milan (2000 – 2001)
£12m – Leeds (2001 – 2002)
£7m – Tottenham Hotspur (2002-2008)
£19m – Liverpool (2008-2009)
£12m – Tottenham Hotspur (2009-2010)

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