Football betting: up-for-the-FA Cup West Ham fancied to run riot against Blackburn February 18, 2016 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic never won the FA Cup as a player, but he’s got it firmly in his sights as a manager. The Hammers overcame Liverpool in the last round after Angelo Ogbonna’s 120th-minute winner, and Bilic has said he’d rather win the cup than qualify for the Champions League. Standing in his [...]
Football betting: Table-topping Leicester to continue to surprise against Arsenal February 11, 2016 Leicester have made a habit of proving people wrong this season. Going into last Saturday’s trip to Manchester City, there were plenty, myself included, who expected it to be the day the bubble would burst. What followed was one of the best Premier League away performances in memory, with a 3-1 win that puts them five [...]
Six Nations 2016 betting odds: England Rugby hoping to hammer Italy – but Rome wasn’t built in a day February 11, 2016 England head to the Italian capital on Sunday looking to take a second step towards World Cup redemption. Their victory against Scotland last week under new coach Eddie Jones was a case of evolution rather than revolution. Getting the win at Murrayfield was paramount, and Jones made sure of it by only making minor personnel changes in [...]
Racing betting: Label Des Obeaux might just be a class above at Kempton February 11, 2016 Trainer Alan King’s fine season can continue at Kempton on Friday when he saddles LABEL DES OBEAUX in the novices’ hurdle (1.35pm). The five-year-old found Grade One company a little too hot when finishing a well-beaten third to Barters Hill in the Challow Hurdle at Newbury over Christmas. He should prove very hard to beat now [...]
Racing betting: Red-hot Richard Johnson can land Betfair Hurdle for Philip Hobbs February 11, 2016 The weather gods are unrelenting at the moment, yet fortunately Saturday's meeting at Newbury looks like going ahead. Betway Champion Chase hero Dodging Bullets makes his eagerly awaited reappearance in the Game Spirit (3.00pm). He’s easily the best in this line-up, hence Betway make him just 1/2, but the ground is going to be very [...]
Football betting: Back Chelsea to continue their revival against timid Manchester United February 4, 2016 Two Premier League heavyweights clash on Sunday as Chelsea host Manchester United. Silverware may not be on the line but matches between these two remain amongst the biggest around. Chelsea have been keen in recent weeks to right the wrongs of the dismal first half of the campaign, with far improved performances since Guus Hiddink [...]
Football betting: Manchester City to test Leicester’s fairytale title bid February 4, 2016 It is not a surprise to see Manchester City involved in potentially title-deciding six-pointers at this stage of the season. However, it is positively shocking for one of those contests to come against Leicester. The Foxes have been the standout story of the campaign. After beating Liverpool 2-0 on Tuesday, Claudio Ranieri’s side lead the Premier [...]
Racing betting: Tombstone and Zabana can advertise Festival credentials February 4, 2016 Leopardstown stages a mouth-watering eight-race card on Saturday with the feature being the Grade One Irish Gold Cup (3.40pm). Last season’s Lexus Chase winner and Cheltenham Gold Cup third Road To Riches is currently a best-priced 4/5 with Betway and will take plenty of beating if back on song. He looked as good as ever on [...]
Racing betting: Bob’s your uncle in West Wales National February 4, 2016 Ffos Las stages its biggest meeting of the year on Saturday and the ground is certain to be incredibly testing. This has resulted in the course reducing the distance of the West Wales National (3.15pm) by three furlongs after last year's controversial race, where just two finished. I'm not looking any further than the winner from [...]
Racing betting: No Planning required for in-form Sue Smith at Doncaster January 28, 2016 Regular readers of this column will know that we have had a cracking start to 2016 with three consecutive decent price winners all trained by women. Kerry Lee’s pair Mountainous (14/1) and Russe Blanc (20/1) were followed into the winners’ enclosure last week by Sue Smith’s Cloudy Too (7/1). And I’m sticking with another Smith-trained [...]