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Saturday Forecast Five

2009-11-28T11:09:00.001Z

Last week we gave one corect forecast selection and had a non-runner ,which gave us a small profit. That's two weeks in a row now we have had a winning selection and although we have yet to see a big profit we're hopeful our selections today will change that.

Saturday Forecast Five

12.05 Lingfield Vilnius /Goddess of Light

12.40 Newcastle Donegal / Going Wrong

1.25 Towcester Pesdelou / Punjabi Army

2.55 Newcastle Treehouse / Saddlers Way

3.15 Newbury Fairyland / Dani's Girl

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Saturday Placepot Bets Newbury

2009-11-28T10:52:00.002Z

Today's Placepot selections come from the main meeting of the day at Newbury.

Selections for all today's races can be viewed at our website.

Placepot Newbury

LEG1 5 -6 -8

LEG2 4 -1

LEG3 1

LEG4 2 -10

LEG5 1 -11

LEG6 9 -11

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Weekend Football Betting Preview

2009-11-27T13:08:00.001Z

Our Friday Football Bets article is now live at our website wher eyou can see all our selections for this weekend's fixtures. As usual we have gone through all the matches being played and brought you what we feel are good value bets.

Here's a little taster of this week's article-

Unbeaten at home, Bristol City can put that form to good use and get the three points against Sheffield United. We’re tipping a half time/ full time result of Bristol City/ Bristol City at 10/3 (Coral) as well as a home win at 13/10 (Partybets).

West Brom are our tip to get an away win at Sheffield Wednesday. The Baggies are 11/10 (BetUK) to take the three points and we think they can win against a team who haven’t managed a win in their last five matches

Aberdeen have a good home record against Rangers and can get a point in their match at Pittodrie. Three of the last five meetings between the teams have been draws and we think that will be the outcome again. We’re picking the draw 27/10 (Bet365) and the 0-0 correct score 10/1 (Stan James).

Eight Winning Tips Including 66/1 Winning Selection

2009-11-26T11:24:00.000Z

Yesterday we tipped three winners from the six race card at Chepstow including 66/1 Winner Timetoring. Amroth Bay 9/4, Magot de Grugy 10/11 were our other two winners.

At Wetherby we also had another three winners when we tipped up Laborec 11/4, Passport Control 11/4, and Banjaxed Girl 9/4.

With a 1/5 and 2/1 shot at Lingfield as well it was a good day with 8 winners from our selections.

If you want to get a few winners why not take a trip over to our website to have look at our selections for today's meetings.

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Saturday Forecast Five

2009-11-21T11:07:00.001Z

We had one winning forecast and one void selection last week which gave us a profit of just over £20 to a level £1 stake. Hopefully this week we will be able to grab some more winnings.

Forecast Five.

12.45 Haydock        Calatagan / Coach Lane

1.35 Huntingdon        War Footing / High Jack

2.30 Lingfield            Beautiful Filly / Nora Mae

2.35 Ascot               Zaynar / Lough Derg

2.55 Haydock          Kauto Star / Imperial Commander

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Ascot Placepot Saturday

2009-11-21T11:04:00.001Z

Below is our placepot selections for this afternoon's meeting at Ascot. You can view a full listing of all our selections for today's race metings at our WEBSITE

Ascot Placepot

Leg1 3 - 7 -9

Leg2 2 - 7

Leg3 2 -5

Leg4 2 - 8

Leg5 1 - 3

Leg6 5 - 6

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Friday Evening Racing Selections

2009-11-20T11:25:00.000Z

The two evenig race meetings come from Wolverhampton and Dundalk and we've gone through the cards to pick out our selections ,which you can view below.

DUNDALK: 6.30 Keyala e/w, 7.00 The Glamour Cat, 7.30 Moriches e/w, 8.00 Settigano, 8.30 Impressionist Art, 9.00 Dirar, 9.25 Annie Go e/w.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.50 Light Sleeper 6.20 Le Reve Royal e/w, 6.50 Private Equity, 7.20 Colombard, 7.50 Feeling Fragile, 8.20 Silvertown Boy, 8.50 Broomielaw, 9.20 Ruwain e/w

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Weekend Football Tips

2009-11-20T10:30:00.000Z

Over at our website you can viw this week's Friday Football feature .We've picked out some nice value bets this week and you can read alittle preview below.

Birmingham can take advantage of their decent home form and the indifferent away form of Fulham to take all three points from their meeting. This will be a close game and we don’t see many goals being scored, so a bet on under 2.5 goals 8/13 (Stan James) is recommended. We’re tipping a home win 6/4 (Bet365) and think a 1-0 correct score bet could be worth a small stake at 7/1 (Ladbrokes).

Having gone 13 games without a win Montrose have to be opposed at home and we’re going for Berwick to take the three points at odds of 28/25 (Betfair). We’re having a bet on a 2-1 result 15/2 (Paddypower).

Dundee United and Celtic have drawn three of their last five matches at Tannadice and with the home team in good form at the moment a draw 5/2 (Coral) could be a prudent bet. We’re tipping a 1-1 draw 13/2 (888Sport) and are having a bet on David Goodwillie 10/1 (Betfred) to get the first goal.

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Saturday Forecast Five

2009-11-14T10:23:00.002Z

Our Saturday Forecast five bets are below

1.45 Wetherby Pistol Basc / Breakwater House

1.00 Lingfield Con Artist / Fatanah

1.05 Uttoxeter Sullumo / Vamizi

3.10 Cheltenham Green Mile / Andytown

3.55 Wetherby Wave Power / Frankie Anson

Cheltenham Placepot

2009-11-14T10:16:00.000Z

You can view our selections for every race taking place this afternoon at our website.

Cheltenham Placepot

Leg1 1 - 2

Leg2 1 - 2 - 3

Leg3 7 - 10

Leg4 10 - 12

Leg5 7 - 5

Leg6 1 - 3

Weekend Football Bets-Ireland Can End French Hopes

2009-11-13T10:35:00.000Z

We have posted our Friday Footbal Bets article over at our website and you can see all our selections from International and domestic matches taking place this weekend.

We've given you a little taster of the full article below-

We think Ireland could win against France in their World Cup play off match in Dublin. France aren’t the force they once were and had some poor results away from home in their qualifying group. Ireland will be up for this game and with a big crowd behind them might just get the result they need. We’re tipping a home win 21/10 (William Hill) and we’re going for a 2-0 win 14/1 (888Sport).

Ross County are away to bottom club Ayr United in the Scottish First Division and with the home side having only won once all season we have to go for an away win here. The 10/11 (Coral) on offer looks worth taking.

Scotland and Wales were both disappointing in Qualifying and we can’t split the two teams in this friendly. The under 2.5 goals 3/5 (Sportingtbet) has a very good chance of being a winning bet as neither team are exactly full of goals. We can see this ending in a bore draw with a 0-0 scoreline 8/1 (Ladbrokes).

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Evening Racing

2009-11-11T12:04:00.001Z

Evening racing is taking place at Kempton and Dundalk in Ireland. We have picked out our selections for all the races which you can view below.

DUNDALK: 6.00 Righteous Man, 6.30 Keraloun, 7.00 Future Earner e/w, 7.30 Green Manalishi, 8.00 Murtagh 8.30 Imco Tendence e/w, 9.00 Paramount, 9.25 Senor Tommie.

KEMPTON: 5.50 Pachattack, 6.20 Very Distinguished, 6.50 Mass Rally, 7.20 Krysanthe e/w, 7.50 Arteus, 8.20 Adage e/w 8.50 Agnes Love, 9.20 Forest Dane.

Double: Mass Rally Agnes Love

Racing Tips -Breeders Cup Santa Anita

2009-11-07T14:54:00.002Z

Last night we picked out three winners from the six races at Santa Anita at odds of

13/2, 15/5 and 3/1.

Hopefully tonight we can find some more winners for you.

Last night we picked out three winners from the six races at Santa Anita at odds of

13/2, 15/5 and 3/1.

Hopefully tonight we can find some more winners for you.

SANTA ANITA: 6.45 Buzzword, 7.23 Lord Shanakill, 8.10 Gayego 8.49 Pulsion e/w, 9.28 WhatstheScript e/w, 10.12 Mastercraftsman, 10.57 Conduit, 11.45 Colonel John e/w

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Kelso Placepot Selections

2009-11-07T09:41:00.001Z

Our Placepot selections today come from the meeting at Kelso.

Kelso Placepot

Leg1 3 - 6 - 10

Leg2 5 - 13

Leg3 8

Leg4 3 - 5

Leg5 3 - 5

Leg6 6 - 9

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SATURDAY FORECAST FIVE

2009-11-07T09:31:00.000Z

Our five forecsst selections from selected races are listed below. We drew a blank last week, but we're confident we can get a winning selection today.

Saturday Forecast Five

1:35 Doncaster    Walvis Bay / Our Dream Queen

1:45 Wincanton    Pepite De Soleil / Caoba

2:15 Wincanton    Tasheba / Celestial Halo

2:25 Kelso           Calatagan / Mister Mc Goldrick

3:20 Sandown       Rustarix / Temoin

Friday Evening Racing Tips

2009-11-06T14:22:00.000Z

Tonight's racing selections come from Wolverhampton and the Breeders Cup meeting at Santa Anita.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.50 Titus Gent, 6.20 Six Wives, 6.50 Ever Cheerful, 7.20 Harris Tweed e/w , 7.50 Rainbow Six, 8.20 La De Two, 8.50 Calculating 9.20 Know No Fear e/w.

SANTA ANITA: 8.35 Man Of Iron, 9.08 Jungle Tale e/w, 9.45 Connie And Michael, 10.23 Midday, 11.02 Informed Decision, 11.45 Rainbow View

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Weekend Football Betting

2009-11-06T13:53:00.000Z

Our Friday Football Tips article is now available at our website where we have picked out what we believe are decent value bets from the fixtures taking place this weekend.

A preview of the article is shown below-

Barnet are unbeaten in seven at home and they should dispose of Darlington in their FA Cup tie. At 8/13 (Coral) Barnet appear to be a decent price and we’re tipping a 3-0 win 31/2 (Betfair). Albert Adomah 9/1 (Ladbrokes) is our first goaslcorer selection.

Motherwell are unbeaten away from home and having won three of the last four Lanarkshire derbies against Hamilton the 11/8 (Betfred) could be generous. The away win and a bet on Motherwell to keep a clean sheet 13/8 (William Hill) are the bets we recommend on this match.

Wycombe and Brighton are both in poor form and it might be the safest option to go for this match to end all square 12/5 (Ladbrokes). A bet on the 0-0 10/1 could prove fruitful.

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Saturday Forecast Five

2009-10-31T09:39:00.000Z

Our five reverse forecast selections for today are listed below.

Forecast Five

12.30 Ayr Tipperary Boutique / Mararets John

1.10 Wetherby Manor Park / Palmito

1.50 Ascot Hopkins / Hello Bud

3.10 Newmarket Thrill / Bint Almatar

3.25 Wetherby Petitfour / No Refue

Saturday Placepot Selections -Wetherby and Newmarket

2009-10-31T09:36:00.000Z

Below are our placepot selections for the meetings at Wetherby and Newmarket today. You can view all our racing selections for this afternoon's races at our website.

Wetherby Placepot

LEG1 4 - 5

LEG2 3

LEG3 3 - 5

LEG4 2 - 6

LEG5 1 - 2

LEG6 2 -4

Newmarket Placepot

LEG1 6 - 13

LEG2 13 - 17

LEG3 1 -2

LEG4 10

LEG5 1 -3

LEG6 1 -11

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Football Betting Tips - Coventry Can Be Value

2009-10-30T15:32:00.000Z

Our Friday Football Bets article is now available at our website where you can view all our betting tips on selected matches taking plac this weekend.

We've given you a little taster of some of our selections below-

Coventry have only lost once at home this season and they look as if they will take all three points against a Reading side who are struggling at present. Coventry at 6/4 (Betfred) look very attractively priced and should give us a nice winning bet. We're tipping a 2-1 scoreline 9/1 (Skybet).

There's a basement clash in Scottish Division One when bottom club Airdrie play second bottom Ayr United. Airdrie have lost their last five matches and although Ayr aren't a lot better-one win in six-they could take the three points here at 9/5 (888Sport). We're tipping a 2-0 win 12/1 (Sportingbet).

Both Stockport and Norwich have chalked up a number of draws this season already and we think it's worth taking this match to end up all square too. Neither team is in great form at the minute and so a draw 5/2 (Betdaq) could be the best option.

Tonight's Football Bets

2009-10-28T12:16:00.000Z

The Carling Cup and Scottish CIS Cup provide the football betting action tonight and we have picked out what we believe to be the best bets from the matches taking place.

The top clash tonight is match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates. Liverpool ended a run of four defeats with a win against Manchester United last time out, but they will be without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres tonight and Arsenal could take advantage of their absence.

Both teams are likely to make changes in their line ups tonight and we don't think there will be a great deal between the two teams. One bet we will be having tonight is the under 2.5 goals at 10/11 (Sportingbet). Arsenal are 11/10 (888Sport) to win tonight and we think they are more likely to get a win than Liverpool 5/2 (Paddypower).

With the last four meetings between the teams finishing in draws it could well pay to bet on a draw tonight again 5/2 (Coral). A correct score bet on the 1-1 result 6/1 (Betfred) could also bring a profit.

Chelsea are at home to Bolton in a match we think could be very close indeed. We're going to take both teams to score Evens (888Sport) and also selecting the bet on the over 2.5 goals 3/5 (Sportingbet).

We think Chelsea will get a win 1/3 (Stan James) but only a narrow one. A 2-1 win for Chelsea 44/5 (Betfair) is worth a bet and we also think Florent Malouda 8/1(Stan James) could be first goalscorer.

Manchester City 1/5 (Bet365) look the only possible bet to be on tonight. We're taking them to win to nil 10/11 (Paddypower) and we are selecting the 3-0 correct score 7/1 (Totesport).

In Scotland Celtic are at home to Hearts in an all SPL clash in the CIS Cup and although Celtic's home form hasn't been good great so far this season, we're selecting them to win tonight at odds of 2/5 (Ladbrokes). Our money is going on a 3-1 win 23/2 (Betdaq) and we're having a first goalscorer bet on Barry Robson 14/1 (Totesport).

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Friday Football Tips

2009-10-23T09:08:00.000+01:00

Over at our website we have published our weekend football selections and you can view the full article here.

Below is a little taster of some of the bets we have given-

Tottenham are playing well at the moment and can beat Stoke at White Hart Lane. Tottenham at 2/5 (BetUK) should be included in any multiple bets. We’re predicting a 3-1 win for Spurs 11/1 (888Sport) and think a bet on Robbie Keane to be first goalscorer 9/2 (Sportingbet) can be a winner.

Charlton are without an away win in three games, but we think they will beat Gillingham and are worth a bet at 5/4 (Partybets). The 1-0 correct score bet 7/1 (Sportingbet) is worth a bet. Deon Burton 11/2 (Ladbrokes) could be worth a bet to be first goalscorer.

The last two meetings between Aberdeen and Dundee United have ended in draws. With Aberdeen having drawn 5 of their 8 league matches this season and Dundee United drawing 3 of their 4 away games this match does look destined to finish all square. The draw is available at 11/5 (BetUK) and looks worth a bet.

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Champions League Tuesday

2009-10-20T13:51:00.000+01:00

Arsenal should win in Holland against an Alkmaar team who are out of form and finding wins hard to come by. The Dutch Champions have only managed two wins in 8 matches and we can see Arsenal’s attack breaching their defence more than once tonight.

Over 2.5 goals at 8/11 (Stan James) plus the both teams to score bet at 4/5 (Ladbrokes) are both worth considering tonight. We’re tipping Arsenal to win 1/2 (Partybets) and we’re going to take a chance on a 3-1 scoreline 12/1 (888Sport). Robin Van Persie to get the first goal is 9/2 (Betfred) and should be backed.

Liverpool haven’t been at their best in recent matches and if that trend continues tonight, then they could be in trouble against Lyon. There’s been a lack of goals and goalscoring chances for the Reds in their last three matches and with Fernando Torres going to miss the match tonight we’re worried they won’t be able to break down Lyon who haven’t conceded yet in their two games.

The French team are no easy touch and having won 10 of the last 15 away European ties they have played they look attractively priced at 4/1 (William Hill) to get a win. Liverpool do have a good home record in Europe, but the 18/25 (BetUK) about a home win looks very short considering their current form

We might be proved wrong, but the away win is where we think the money should be going and that’s our selection. The under 2.5 goals looks a pretty solid bet at 8/11 (Toresport) and should be supported. We’re predicting a 1-0 win for Lyon which looks a huge price at 29/2 (Betfair).

Scottish Champions Rangers and their opponents Unirea Urziceni are joint bottom of their group with one point. Rangers caved in badly in their last home game against Seville and were soundly beaten 4-1 while the Romanians were securing a 1-1 home draw against Stuttgart.

Little is known about the Romanians-apart from the fact they are managed by ex Chelsea player Dan Petrescu-but they showed decent spirit in coming back from a goal down against Stuttgart and were unlucky not to take all three points form the match.

This could be a close game and we wouldn’t be surprised to see the match end in a draw 5/2 (Paddypower). The two correct score bets that interest us are the 0-0 17/2 (Sportingbet) and the 1-1 6/1 (Coral) with the goalless draw just getting our vote.

Also from tonight’s ties a bet on Seville to win in Stuttgart at odds of 11/10 (Betfred) could bring a profit, while Barcelona 1/8 (Betfred) and Inter 2/5 (Ladbrokes) are both banker home wins.

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Saturday Forecast Five

2009-10-16T21:32:00.001+01:00

Last weekend we managed one reverse forecast and a non runner and that gave us a small profit for the second week running. Hopefully we can get a decent reverse forecast winner today.

Saturday Forecast Five

3.15 Cheltenham - Private Be / Mhilu

3.00 Newmarket - Virtual / Sariska

4.00 Catterick - Water Biscuit / Gobama

5.00 Downpatrick - Prince Erik / Hawkwind

5.15 Kelso - The Shy Man / Silver Sedge

Saturday Racing-Newmarket and Cheltenham Placepot

2009-10-16T21:13:00.001+01:00

We've picked out placepot selections for today's meetings at Cheltenham and Newmarket and listed them below. You can view our racing tips for all of today's afternoon meetings over at our website

Newmarket Placepot

LEG1 8 - 3

LEG2 4

LEG3 14 - 9 -12

LEG4 25 - 15 - 6

LEG5 11 -6

LEG6 2 -4

Cheltenham Placepot

LEG1 2 - 5

LEG2 3 - 4

LEG3 5 - 13

LEG4 2 - 7

LEG5 7 - 5

LEG6 1 - 2

Weekend Football Best Bets

2009-10-16T08:44:00.000+01:00

You can now view all our weekend best football bets in our Friday Footbal Bets article at our website. A small excerpt of the article is printed below.

Cardiff City have won their last two league matches after a bit of a hiccup and they should take all three points from their home match against Crystal Palace. Six of the last 8 meetings between the two teams have been under 2.5 goals and that bet is available at 9/10 (Bet 365). A bet on Cardiff winning to nil 15/8 (888Sport) is a bet we’d consider in this game.

The home win for Cardiff is available at 3/4 (Bet365) and it looks a pretty decent price for a solid home win. We’re predicting a 2-0 win for Cardiff 7/1 (Ladbrokes).

Partick are on a great run of form at present and have only suffered one defeat in their last 7 games and have won their last three home matches. Opponents Ayr don’t have good away form and so we have to go for a home win for Partick at 8/13 (Betdaq). A correct score bet on the 2-0 result 7/1 (Sportingbet) could be worth considering.

Having suffered only one away defeat so far this season we’re tipping Shrewsbury 10/11 (Coral) as a bit of a banker bet against bottom club Darlington. The 2-0 correct score 17/2 (Sportingbet) is another bet that looks as if it can put some winnings in our pockets.

Raith and Queen of the South have drawn the last twice they have met and the draw looks the best betting option here at 13/5 (Bet365). The under 2.5 goals 4/5 (Sportingbet) and a 0-0 correct 10/1 (Ladbrokes) are two bets we’d recommend.

Tuesday Football Betting

2009-10-13T07:10:00.001+01:00

We have picked out what we think are the best bets from the football matches taking place across the country tonight.

In League One Brighton are at home to Gillingham and we think this could be a close run thing. Neither team stand out as likely winners, with Brighton available at 5/4 (Stan James) losing their last two home games and only managing one win at home this season. The form of Gillingham 21/10 (Paddypower) isn’t any better as they haven’t won way in the league at all this season.

That would seem to leave the draw 5/2 (Ladbrokes) as the obvious choice, but we’re not so sure. Three of the last four meetings between the two teams have resulted in wins for Brighton and with no matches having over two goals, the under 2.5 goals 7/10 (Sportingbet) bet looks worthwhile. We’re going for Brighton to win and we’re going for a 1-0 result 7/1 (Stan James).

There are a couple of Scottish League One games taking place and having a bet on Ross County to beat Dunfermline at home could give us a winner. Dunfermline have only won one of their last five games and only managed one away win this season. Ross County are 6/5 (William Hill) to get the home win and that looks a really good price to us and we think they are worth a decent bet at that price. A bet on a 2-1 result 8/1 (Sportingbet) looks worth a small stake.

In the match between Raith and Inverness a draw 12/5 (Betfred) is our choice. Both teams have already drawn a couple of games this season and our selection is going to be a 2-2 correct score 16/1 (Stan James).

Brechin don’t have the best away form at present, but Peterhead have arguably worse home form, so it might pay to go for an away win in this match. Brechin are second in the table at present and have won four of their last five matches so we’re recommending a bet on them to win. Bet on Brechin at 7/5 (Bet365) to bring a profit.

Believe it or not there are FA Cup ties being played tonight in the Fourth Qualifying Round. We think Guiseley could be a good bet at 9/5 (Sportingbet) away at Kendal. Guiseley have won their last six matches against Kendal and look a decent bet here.

Farnborough look a banker bet to beat Heybridge. Farnborough are flying high in the Southern Premier League and even at 1/4 (Coral) we think they should be included in multiple bets.

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Saturday Forecast Five

2009-10-10T11:41:00.001+01:00

Our five reverse forecast selections from today's meetings are listed below.

Saturday Forecast Five

2.45 Hexham - Quivvy Bridge / Josephone Maines

2.20 Bangor - Kilvergan Boy / Golden Feather

4.40 Ascot - Dubawin Phantom / Stags Leap

3.00 Chepstow - Gullible Gordon / Theatrical Moment

4.20 York - Lay Claim / Roman Sioux

Saturday's Placepot Tips For York and Ascot

2009-10-10T11:29:00.000+01:00

Our placepot selections for the meetings at York and Ascot are listed below.

Ascot Placepot

Leg1 10 - 14

Leg2 5 - 12 - 17

Leg3 9 - 16

Leg4 2 - 5

Leg5 3 - 8

Leg6 1 - 9

York Placepot

Leg1 7 -12 - 10

Leg2 4 -12

Leg3 7 -4 - 9

Leg4 2 -8

Leg5 4

Leg6 12 - 19

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Saturday Horse Racing Selections

2009-10-10T11:08:00.000+01:00

Our selections for the six afternoon meetings are listed below. We will also be publishing selections for placepot bets at York and Ascot as well as our usuual Saturdat Forecast Five feature .

Our bet of the day is also listed below.

ASCOT: 2.15 Taajub, 2.55 Tamagin, 3.30 Young Mick e/w, 4.05 Wigmore Hall, 4.40 Dubawi Phantom, 5.15 Ezdiyaad e/w, 5.50 Magical Speedfit e/w.

BANGOR: 1.45 Seven Is My Number, 2.20 Kilvergan Boy 2.50 Paddy The Pirate, 3.20 Tora Petcha, 3.55 Rio Lane, 4.30 Shadow Dancer, 5.05 The Jiggler e/w

CHEPSTOW: 1.55 Orana Conti e/w, 2.30 Galaxy Rock, 3.00 Gullible Gordon, 3.35 Seymar Lad, 4.10 Balzaccio, 4.45 Olofi, 5.20 Kokopop e/w.

FAIRYHOUSE: 2.20 Moi Desire, 2.50 Dunegan Castle e/w, 3.25 Stretch The Truth 4.00 Here Comes Sally, 4.35 Prospectorous, 5.10 Lucky Wish, 5.40 Old McDonald e/w

HEXHAM: 2.10 Noble Alan, 2.45 Quivvy Bridge, 3.15 Silly Wupple, 3.50 Peters Star, 4.25 Bygones Of Brid, 5.00 Treehouse, 5.35 Bishops Heir.

YORK: 2.05 Light From Mars e/w, 2.40 Mith Hill, 3.10 Singeur e/w, 3.45 Global City e/w, 4.20 Lay Claim, 4.55 Albaher e/w, 5.30 Puzzlemaster e/w

BET OF THE DAY

ALBAHER

York 4.55

1PT E/W 40/1 (Stan James)

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Weekend Football Betting-Bradford City at Evens Look Too Good a price to Miss

2009-10-09T11:51:00.000+01:00

Over at our website we have published our Friday Football Bets feature with a selection of bets from both International and domestic football matches being played this wekend.

Here's a little snippet of what you will find in the article

Bradford City are now 8 games without defeat at home and with a good home record against opponents Crewe a price of Evens (Bet365) appears pretty generous. We have to go for a home win here and think a 2-1 correct score bet 42/5 (Betfair) is worth a little flutter.

Having failed to win any of their last three home games it looks worth a chance opposing Elgin City especially as they are playing Albion Rovers who are the league leaders. Albion Rovers remain unbeaten this season and 13/10 (Coral) looks a pretty good price to be taking on them getting a win. We’re predicting a 3-0 win 25/1 (Sportingbet).

The Republic of Ireland really need to beat Italy if they are to have a chance of winning the group, but we can see Italy coming here and trying to hold on to what they have and play for a point. Ireland managed a 1-1 draw in Italy and we can see a share of the points here too. We're taking the draw 2/1 (Betfred) and will be having a bet on a 0-0 scoreline 6/1 (BETDAQ).

Huddersfield are going through a sticky patch at present and are finding goals a little hard to come by. With that in mind we're having a bet on the draw 11/4 (Bet365) and we wouldn't be too surprised to see this game end in a 0-0 scoreline 12/1 (Betfair).

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Yesterday's Horse Racing Tips Included an 100/1 each/way second

2009-10-07T11:53:00.000+01:00

We kept up our decent run of form with our horse racing selections yesterday with three winners and and a non runner fro the six races at Folkestone.

Our winners were Flip Flop 5/1, Florentia 11/8 and Dove Cottage 5/1. In the last race at Leicestr Euston Square was a long odds on favourite so we tipped an each/way bet on Contemplate who finished second to the favourite at a whopping 100/1.

As you can see it does pay to follow our advice here on Pickbet and it's all free.

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Winning Horse Racing Selections

2009-10-05T12:35:00.001+01:00

Evert day we bring you our horse racing selections at our website and on Saturday among our winning selections we tipped Mr Irons 8/1, Musaalem 14/1, and Follow the Flag 12/1 who all won.
If you would have placed all three horses in a treble you would have got accumulative odds of 1750/1 which we're sure you will agree is a tremendous profit.
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Aston Villa v Manchester City Betting Preview

2009-10-05T11:21:00.000+01:00

The Monday night game live on ESPN is the clash between Aston Villa and Big spending Manchester City.

Both teams will be looking to pick up all three points from the match tonight to keep them near the top of the table. Villa and City will both be looking to try and break the dominance of the big four this season and finish in a top four position. Given how well they have both started the season this looks achievable and neither will want to lose any ground by dropping three points tonight.

Even with so much at stake tonight we can't see either team taking a cautious approach to the match and we think there will be a winner tonight and a draw 12/5 (Stan James) looks unlikely to us.

One bet we will be having is on there being goals and the over 2.5 goals 10/11 (Coral) is worth a punt. Villa had won four league games on the trot before their loss to Blackburn last weekend and they haven't lost at home since the opening day of the season, so they have been in decent form.

Arguably City are in even better form than Villa having only lost once n their last eight matches-to Manchester United in a hotly contested derby match-and they do look in good form. City also have quite a good record in matches against Aston Villa and with City always liable to score a goal or two the away win is going to be our choice in this match.

We're tipping Manchester City to get a win 13/8 (Bet365). We're also having a bet on the half time/fulltime result of Manchester City/ Manchester City at 4/1 (Totesport).

Our correct score prediction is a 3-1 win for Manchester City 27/1 (Betfair) and Craig Bellamy 13/2 (Totesport) is our selection tobe first goaslcorer.

Saturday Horse Racing Forecast Five

2009-10-03T00:00:00.000+01:00

Lst Saturday in our forecast five selections we had one winning forecast and a void bet. This week we're hoping we can find some winning bets at big odds.

Saturday Forecast five

2.15 Fontwell Riptide / Errol Flynn

3.00 Newmarket Strawberrydaiquiri / Ghanaati

3.10 Epsom Layline / Zeitoper

4.55 Epsom Deportment / Ebiayn

5.15 Fontwell Rock Me / Arctic Legend

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Saturday Racing-Newmarket Placepot Tips

2009-10-02T23:21:00.003+01:00

Yesterday we gave a Yankee bet in our horse racing selections and the four selctions

Alainmar - Arty Crafty - Transformer - Mickmacgoogle - all won. A 50p yankee for a total stake of £5.50 would have seen a profit of £64.81 with your returns being £70.31.

Our BET OF THE DAY selection yesterday also won. We advised a 4pt win on Transformer at odds of 7/2.

You can view all of of our horse racing selections for today's meetings here

We have listed a placepot selection for today's Newmarket meeting below

NEWMARKET PLACEPOT

Leg1 9 - 17

Leg2 2 – 4 - 1

Leg3 6 -10

Leg4 23 – 36 - 3

Leg5 3

Leg6 5 – 6

Bet on the Placepot Here

Weekend Football Bets - Burnley Can Prove Value

2009-10-02T14:39:00.002+01:00

Our Friday Football Bets article is now available at our website giving some decent value tips for the matches taking place this weekend.

Below is a little sneak preview of some of our tips.

Burnley have won all of their home games in the league so far and we’re tipping them to beat Birmingham City this weekend. The price of 6/5 (Ladbrokes) looks a little generous for a team who are unbeaten at home and is worth taking.

Our money is going on a 1-0 result 7/1 (Stan James).

Shrewsbury have already drawn four of the five home league matches they have played this season and they look as if they can take another point from high flying Shrewsbury.

The draw is available at 23/10 (Partybets) and we also think the over 2.5 goals 11/10 (Betfair) should provide a winning bet. We’re predicting a 2-2 result 14/1 (Sportingbet)

Aldershot are 7/4 (Betfred) to get a win at Lincoln and we’re going for them to win by 2-0 13/1 (Paddypower) Marvin Morgan 13/2 (888Sport) is our choice to be first goaslcorer.

Europa League –Celtic Can Slow Rapid’s Progress

2009-10-01T10:59:00.000+01:00

We’re going to have a look at the betting opportunities involving the three British teams in Europa League action tonight.

Everton are away in Belarus against BATE Borisov tonight and in normal circumstances we would be tipping Everton to win tonight at odds of 8/11 (Stan James). However Everton have nine first team players missing for tonight’s game and will have to field some young players in tonight’s match. With that in mind and the fact that Everton haven’t managed to win any of their last five away European ties we think the price on offer is a bit too short to be taking.

BATE are 5/1 (Ladbrokes) to get a win and against an under strength Everton they look to have a great opportunity. At good odds we believe a bet on BATE could prove worthwhile and that’s the bet we recommend.

A 2-1 correct score bet is available at 22/1 (888Sport) and has a decent chance of being a winning bet . In the first goalscorer market Vitali Rodionov 10/1 (Paddypower) looks a decent betting option and is our selection.

Fulham won’t have things all their own way at Craven Cottage against FC Basel tonight. The Swiss team had a good 2-0 win against Roma in their first group match and if they put in another performance like that they will be hard to beat tonight.

We’re a bit worried about Fulham’s lack of goals this season as they have only managed two goals from their three home Premier League games this season. We fancy Basel to find the net tonight and with Fulham’s lack of punch in front of goal we’re not sure they will be able to pull a deficit back if they go behind in this game.

We’re going to have a bet on the under 2.5 goals here Evens (Totesport) and we’re going for Basel to get a win 7/2 (Betfred) by 1-0 16/1 (Betfair).

Celtic’s opponents Rapid Vienna beat group favourites Hamburg pretty comprehensively in their first match and at odds of 6/1 (William Hill) they will attract plenty of support to get a win in Glasgow.

Rapid love to play on the counter attack (as Hamburg found out to their cost) and they will be dangerous opponents. Celtic’s away form let them down again in Israel and they desperately need to get back on track tonight.

Celtic are 4/7 (Paddypower) to get a win and we think they might get one. One bet we will be having tonight is taking both teams to score 13/20 (Sportingbet). Another bet we will be making and one we wouldn’t normally recommend is betting on their being a sending off in the match 7/2 (Paddypower). There’s a bit of history between these two teams and the partisan atmosphere tonight might be even more charged than usual and we wouldn’t be surprised to see some players being caught up in it.

We’re taking Celtic to win and a bet on Celtic to win 2-1 7/1 (Ladbrokes) is our selection. Shaun Maloney 15/2 (William Hill) is our first goalscorer selection.

Champions League - Chelsea won't find it A Holiday in Cyprus.

2009-09-30T10:32:00.001+01:00

If the bookmakers have got their odds right, then Chelsea just need to turn up in Cyprus and APOEL Nicosia will roll over and the Blues will score as they like.

Chelsea are 2/7 (Totesport) to win, but we think anyone thinking about having a big punt on them at that price should just be a little cautious. In their three away matches in the group stages of this competition last season Chelsea didn't manage an away win and they don't look anywhere near as good a team when Drogba isn't in the team-and he's missing through suspension tonight.

APOEL opened their group matches away at Atletico Madrid and managed to come away with a point after securing a 0-0 result. They defended well that night and with the probability they will keep things tight tonight the prospect of a low scoring match looks quite high and the under 2.5 goals Evens (Sportingbet) has to be considered.

The draw tonight is available at 4/1 (Betfred) and can't be discounted although we do think a win for APOEL would be a big shock and we won't be having a little flutter on the 12/1 (Betfair) that's available.

Chelsea have to recover from a poor showing against Wigan and if they are not at their best tonight they might find this match a lot tougher than expected.

We’re going to tip the match to end in a draw with the game ending in a 1-1 result 9/1 (888Sport). First goalscorer bets that are possibilities include the returning Joe Cole 12/1 (Betfred), Frank Lampard 13/2 (Coral) and for APOEL Zewlakow 14/1 (Ladbrokes) has to be considered.

Manchester United should secure a win at Old Trafford against Wolfsburg tonight in their first home tie of the group. It's been almost five years since Manchester United lost a European tie at Old Trafford and although Wolfsburg will give United a stern test United to win 7/18 (BETDAQ) does look like the bet to be on.

We fully expect Wolfsburg to put up a decent fight and having only failed to score in one of the nine matches they have played this season, having a bet on both teams to score tonight 21/10 (Totesport) looks great value and is worth a shot.

Another bet we feel could be worth a stake is the half time/ full time bet on draw/Manchester United at 7/2 (Ladbrokes). Like United Wolfsburg like to attack and we believe there will be plenty of goals tonight so the over 2.5 goals 8/13 (Paddypower) can be a winning bet.

The 3-2 correct score 33/1 (William Hill) and the 4-2 result 66/1 (888Sport) might be worth a little stake at big prices. Our first goalscorer selection here is Darren Fletcher at odds of 18/1 (Betfair) with Wolfsburg’s Batista Grafite looking an extremely generous price of 3/1 (Ladbrokes) to score anytime.

Champions League Betting Tuesday

2009-09-28T22:09:00.002+01:00

Three British teams are in action tonight and we're going to take a look at how we think they will do.

Arsenal are entertaining Olympiacos at the Emirates and although they are long odds on at 2/7 (Betfred) to get a win they cannot really be opposed.

Both teams won their opening Champions League games and while Olympiacos have won their last four domestic games they don't have a good record against English opposition. In their eight away matches against English sides they have never taken a single point and they have only scored one goal.

With that in mind and given how well Arsenal perform at the Emirates it might be worthwhile going for Arsenal to win to nil 4/5 (Paddypower). A bet on Arsenal to win by 3-0 8/1 (Ladbrokes) can give us a winner.

It might not be so straightforward for Liverpool to get a win in Italy against Fiorentina. The Italian team have a good home record against British teams, winning two and drawing the other in the three games they have played so far, although their overall home record in Europe is quite poor. Liverpool were unbeaten on the road in their campaign last season and it's worth knowing that they haven't lost a goal away in their last four matches against Serie A sides.

We think it could pay to lay Fiorentina on the exchanges as we feel Liverpool will at the very least get a draw. Liverpool are 17/20 (BetUK) to win, but we think it might be better to try a bet on a draw 5/2 (Stan James) . We're going to take a chance on a 0-0 correct score 10/1 (Bet365).

SPL champions Rangers look to have a stiff task in their home match with Sevilla. Rangers are on an unbeaten run of 20 games in all competitions, but they have had three consecutive 0-0 draws in their last three Premier League games and the lack of goals must be a worry going into this tie.

With a partisan crowd behind them Rangers will be no pushovers, but we think it will be hard for them to get a win and even at odds of 11/4 (888Sport) we don't think a bet on a home win can be considered. There is a chance Rangers could get a draw 5/2 (Betfred) but it's debatable whether they can hope to keep Sevilla at bay for 90 minutes.

Having a bet on a half time/full time result of Draw/ Sevilla at odds of 9/2 (Betfair) might get a return for us as well as a win for Sevilla at 30/29 (Betdaq).

The correct score bet of 1-0 to Seville 13/2 (Sportingbet) is the bet we're going to be on.

Monday Night Football - City Can Nail Hammers

2009-09-28T09:41:00.000+01:00

Manchester City can move up into fourth place in the Premier League tonight with a win over West Ham. After their summer spending spree Manchester City were tipped by plenty of people to have an impact in the league this season and haven’t disappointed so far. The only negative this season has been a defeat to neighbours Manchester United, but even then they went down fighting and were unlucky to lose in a tremendously entertaining match.

As you might expect West Ham are available at a decent price 15/2 (Bet365) to get a win tonight and are 7/2 (Coral) to even pick up a point. It looks a tough task for the Hammers tonight (who haven't won in four games) and we just can't see them managing to get a result.

City have kept three clean sheets in their five matches so far and they are Evens (Paddypower) to manage another one tonight.

A win for Manchester city is a best price of 4/9 (888Sport) and although that's a pretty short price, it's a pretty fair assessment given how well they are playing and the current form of their opponents.

We have to go with the home win tonight and think a bet on a 2-0 win 6/1 (Sportingbet) can bring some winnings. Craig Bellamy has been in great goalscoring form and he is on offer at 9/2 (Coral) to be first goalscorer tonight and he is our choice.

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Saturday Forecast Five

2009-09-26T12:07:00.000+01:00

Listed below are our selections for our Forecast Five feature where we bring you five reverse forecast selections from the meetings taking place today.

Ascot             2:30 - High Twelve / Joshua Tree

Market Rasen 2:40 - Forty Thirty / Classic Contours

Market Rasen 3:55 - Khachutarian / King Troy

Chester            4:25 - Guided Warrior / Brae Hill

Haydock          5:15 - Gripsholm Castle / Sterling Sound

Saturday Horse Racing and Ascot Placepot

2009-09-26T11:48:00.000+01:00

Saturday's shorse racing selections are listed below as well as a placepot for the Ascot meeting.

ASCOT: 1.55 Ahla Wasaal e/w, 2.30 High Twelve, 3.05 You'll Be Mine, 3.40 Redford, 4.15 Rip Van Winkle, 4.50 Red Dune, 5.25 Hendersyde e/w.

CHESTER: 2.15 Jacqueline Quest, 2.50 Leleyf 3.20 Crazy Chris, 3.50 Kaolak, 4.25 Guilded Warrior, 5.00 Earlsmedic e/w, 5.35 Zuwaar
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GOWRAN: 2.20 Alakhan, 2.55 Liberty To Rock e/w, 3.30 Erdiyna, 4.00 Ave, 4.35 Black Eyed Susan, 5.05 Book Of Numbers, 5.40 Prince of Light.

HAYDOCK: 2.25 Indian Pipe Dream e/w 3.00 Prohibit, 3.35 Lenny Bee e/w, 4.05 Miss Antonia, 4.40 Super Collider, 5.15 Sterling Sound.

MARKET RASEN: 1.35 Sadlers Star 2.05 Ameeq e/w, 2.40 Forty Thirty, 3.15 De Soto, 3.55 Khachaturian, 4.30 Hi Dancer.

NAVAN: 2.10 Im Suir e/w, 2.45 Emotional Melody, 3.20 High Gales, 3.50 Without The Bop e/w, 4.25 Valain, 4.55 Dream Champion, 5.30 Kavanagh.

ASCOT PLACEPOT

Leg1 3 - 9 - 16

Leg2 6

Leg3 3 -9

Leg4 15 – 4

Leg5 4 - 1

Leg6 10 – 2 – 6

Friday Evening Racing Tips

2009-09-25T12:29:00.000+01:00

Our selections below are from the two evening meetings at Dundalk and Wolverhampton.

We have also listed a placepot selection for Wolverhampton.

DUNDALK: 6.30 Nubar Boy, 7.00 Qubool, 7.30 Crazyforlovingyou, 8.00 By The Sea, 8.30 Belle of the Lodge, 9.00 Dabirana, 9.25 Eochair e/w.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.45 The History Man, 6.20 Theta Wave, 6.50 Ivory Silk, 7.20 Bona Fortuna e/w, 7.50 Global Conquest, 8.20 Vanadium, 8.50 Insolence, 9.20 Jadalee

Wolverhampton Placepot

Leg1     2 - 6

Leg2     1 - 11

Leg3     2 - 3 - 4

Leg4     3 - 4

Leg5    10

Leg6     3 - 7 - 11

Weekend Football Betting Preview

2009-09-25T12:00:00.000+01:00

Over at our website we have just published our FRIDAY FOOTBALL TIPS feature where we select what we believe to be good value bets from the football fixtures taking place this weekend.

Here's a litte sneak preview of what's in today's article.

After their recent good results we would have expected Blackpool to be odds on to get a home win against Peterborough. Blackpool have won their last two home league games and are now unbeaten in four and at odds of 21/20 (Partybets) have to be worth a bet. Peterborough are in a run of decent form too, but we’re going for Blackpool to win 2-1 17/2 (Sportingbet).

Aston Villa have won at Ewood Park on their last couple of visits. After an opening day shocker Villa have improved dramatically and they can take all three points from a Blackburn side that don’t look any great shakes at present.

Villa to win 7/5 (Paddypower) appears to be pretty good value. James Milner to score anytime 4/1 (William Hill) looks a decent bet.

Seven out of the last 10 league meetings between Tranmere and Colchester have ended in draws. Although Tranmere have now gone six games without picking up a point we think they might manage to scrape a draw her at odds of 12/5 (Bet365). We’re selecting a 0-0 scoreline 9/1 (Sportingbet).

You can view the rest of our football slections here at our website

Tonight's Football Best Bets

2009-09-23T09:24:00.001+01:00

Carling Cup football and CIS Cup games in Scotland provide the football betting opportunities tonight and we've picked out what we think are the best bets from the games taking place.

Manchester United are expected to field fringe players and maybe blood a couple of youngsters in their home tie with Wolves tonight. At 3/10 (Ladbrokes) United are strong favourites to get a home win and although we think they will win, it might be a lot closer than the betting would suggest.

Wolves will bring back Sylvan-Ebanks Blake after injury tonight and we're sure he will cause United's defenders some problems. Taking both teams to score 21/20 (Ladbrokes) could be a winning bet in this match.

United are our choice to win the match and we're going to have a bet on a 2-1 correct score 8/1 (Sportingbet).

The blue side of Manchester are also at home tonight and City will be looking to bounce back from their Old Trafford defeat at the weekend by beating Fulham. We think City will get through, but we're going for the game to end all square after 90 minutes. A bet on the draw 4/1 (BETDAQ) is recommended along with a small stake on a 1-1 correct score 13/2 (Betfred).We're picking Steven Ireland 7/1 (Ladbrokes) to be first goalscorer.

Both Villa and Cardiff will be making changes to their line up tonight and we think the changes may affect Cardiff more than Villa. Villa have home advantage and are playing well after a pretty poor start to the season. They will be looking to keep their momentum going and we can see a comfortable home in this match.

Villa at 2/5 (BetUK) look a solid banker bet and taking a 3-0 correct score 9/1 (Partybets) could prove fruitful. John Carew 5/1 (888Sport) is our choice to be first goalscorer.

Hull and Everton could need extra time to settle their match tonight. The league fixture at Hull last season finished 2-2 and that's the scoreline we're going for again tonight at odds of 11/1 (Partybets). The draw is available at 5/2 (Stan James).

Tottenham are struggling for central defenders tonight and that could increase the chances of Preston pulling off a bit of a shock. Preston are 4/1 (Betfred) to get a win, but we are going for a draw 5/2 (BetUK). Having a bet on the over 2.5 goals 13/20 (Sportingbet) could provide some winnings.

We don't envisage any shocks at Stamford Bridge tonight and Chelsea should win at odds of 1/5 (Paddypower).

Up in Scotland the Old firm are in action and both should secure wins.

Rangers are away at Queen of the South and although they are 3/10 (Coral) they should be included in multiple bets as an upset looks very unlikely. We’re tipping Rangers to win 3-0 7/1 (BetUK). Steve Naismith 7/1 (Bet365) could be worth a bet to be first goalscorer.

Celtic are also away from home at SPL bottom club Falkirk. We're tipping a win for Celtic 2/5 (Betfred) and are placing a small bet on a 3-0 correct score 25/2 (Betfair). We think Shaun Maloney 13/2 (Coral) could be worth a bet as first goalscorer.

Hearts have only managed one win so far this season and a lack of punch in front of goal looks to be a concern. First Division Dunfermline are their opponents tonight and we don't think this match will be as straightforward for Hearts as the 4/11 (Paddypower) on offer for a home win would have us believe. In this match we think it could well be worth having a bet on a draw 19/5 (Betfair). A bet on the 1-1 correct score 8/1 (Stan James) can bring some winnings.

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Carling Cup Betting Tips Tuesday

2009-09-22T13:51:00.000+01:00

Carling Cup fixtures take centre stage tonight and we have picked out what we believe to be value bets from some of tonight's games.

The Leeds United v Liverpool match is on Sky tonight and this could be a decent match for the neutral. It’s more than likely Liverpool will rest a few players for this match and with Leeds United going well in League One and having a fantastic home record the price of 8/11 (Totesport) on Liverpool getting a win looks rather short and we’d be more inclined to go on the exchanges and lay Liverpool tonight.

We’re taking Leeds to get a draw 11/4 (Betfred) during the 90 minutes, but we’re going to tip them to qualify at odds of 5/2 (888Sport). Having a bet on a 1-1 correct score 13/2 (Sportingbet) and taking Luciano Becchio at 10/1 (Betfred) are a couple of bets we believe are worth consideration.

Barnsley are already showing improved form under Mark Robbins, but they may just find Burnley too good for them tonight. Burnley had a great run in this competition last season and they look quite attractively priced at 7/5 (888Sport) to get a win. We’re going for Burnley to win 1-0 6/1 (Partybets).

Portsmouth’s only win this season has come in this competition and after six straight defeats in the Premier League the will be looking to get a confidence boosting win against League One Carlisle. The home side have already beaten Championship side Bristol City in this competition and this will be no easy task for Portsmouth tonight.

Our selection is going to be a draw 13/5 (Betfred).

Scunthorpe at 1/2 (BetUK) are a decent bet to get a home win against Port Vale. We’re tipping a 3-1 win for the home side at odds of 12/1 (Sportingbet).

Arsenal usually field a young side in this competition and if they do tonight then they could come unstuck against a West Brom side that are flying in the Championship at present. We’re going to take the over2.5 goals in this match at 5/9 (Betdaq).

Arsenal are 4/9 (Ladbrokes) to get a win, with West Brom 13/2 (BetUK) to provide a shock. We’re nearly tempted to go for West Brom at that price as it looks a bit too big, but instead we’re siding with a draw 7/2 (Betfred). We’re also going to take a chance on a 2-2 correct score bet 22/1 (Stan James).

Graeme Dorrans 7/1 (William Hill) to score anytime could be worth a small stake.

Nottingham Forest haven’t won in three matches and Blackburn can take advantage of their indifferent form and get an away win at nice odds of 11/8 (Coral). Jason Roberts 7/1 (888Sport) is our pick to be first goalscorer.

Scottish CIS Cup Matches Tuesday

2009-09-22T08:09:00.001+01:00

Dundee have only lost one game this season as have SPL opponents Aberdeen. We can see this being a close game and the bookmakers think so too with Dundee being offered at 13/5 (Betfred) and Aberdeen a best price of 23/20 to get a win.

Our selection is going to be the draw 12/5 (Paddypower) and we think a 1-1 correct score could be worth a bet at 6/1 (888Sport).

Hibernian had a pretty comfortable win over St Johnstone at the weekend in a league match and they should win here again tonight. St Johnstone will have learned a lot from their defeat and we think this game will finish a lot closer.

Hibernian to win 8/11 (William Hill) with a 2-1 correct score bet 15/2 (Sportingtbet) are two bets to consider.

St Mirren have already beaten Kilmarnock at Rugby Park this, but we think this tie might need more than 90 minutes to be decided. The 0-0 scoreline is available at 9/1 (Bet365) and we think a small bet on that outcome could be a winner. The draw is available at 9/4 (Totesport).

Motherwell are unbeaten in the SPL this season and a home win against Inverness 8/15 (Paddypower) looks the bet to be on. The over 2.5 goals 17/20 (Sportingbet) is worth a bet as is the 3-1 correct score 31/2 (Betfair).

On Paper Dundee United look to have an easy task away a to Division One Ross County, but we think if there’s going to be an upset then it might happen in this match. Dundee United have drawn a lot of their games recently and goals haven’t been easy to come by for them. Ross County have only lost one of their last 10 games in all competitions including a convincing 3-1 win over SPL side Hamilton in this competition.

At odds of 4/1 (Coral) we reckon Ross County could be worth a little bet to pull of a surprise in this match. We’re tipping a win for Ross County by 2-1 16/1 (Betfred.

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Our Weekend Football Tips Include a 28/1 Winner

2009-09-21T11:09:00.000+01:00

Our weekend football tips came up trumps again with some nice priced winners a correct score bet at eeccellent odds of 28/1.

Out of 6 home selections we gave 5 winning tips at odds of 4/9 – 4/9 – 3/4 – 7/4 – 4/5. We also gave Aberdeen to win to nil 15/8 and Aston Villa to win to nil also at 11/10.

In our away selections we tipped Bristol Rovers to win at Brentford at odds of 2/1 and we also said a bet on the over 2.5 goals was worth a bet 10/9 and we made it a treble whammy in this match by predicting the correct score of 3-1 at a whopping 28/1.

We also gave Bournemouth at 10/11 to win away.

We also tipped up Bolton and Stoke to draw 9/4 and predicted the correct score of 1-1 at odds of 11/2.
So in total this weekend we managed to give 13 winning bets
Why not visit the blog tomorrow and see our selections for the Carling cup and CIS Cup matches in Scotland. You might just find yourself some nice bets at decent prices and get your week off to a winning start.

Saturday's Forecast Five

2009-09-19T09:40:00.002+01:00

Last Saturday in our forecast five we gave one winning selection that meant we broke even for the day.

Hopefully our five selections today can throw up some nice forecast divisends to give us a nice profit.

1.45 Newmaarket    Fleeting Star/Lucy Brown

2. 05 Ayr                Invincible Force/ Prescription

2.20 Newbury         Radiohead/Wisecraic

4.10 Catterick         Great Art/Business Class

4.45 Catterick         Ingenue/They All Laughed

Horse Racing Selections-Ayr and Newmarket Placepot tips

2009-09-19T09:34:00.000+01:00

Yesterday in our racing selections at our website we tipped Side Glance as an each/way bet in the opener at Newmarket and it promptly won at ods of 50/1.

We also gave a further two winners at Newmarket and also tipped three winners at Listowel at odds of 4/1 - 9/2 - 8/11

To see a full list of our selections for this afternoon's race meetings click here to go to our website

In the meantime we have picked out placepot selections for the meetings at Ayr and Newmarket and they are listed below

AYR Placepot

Leg1 4 - 8 - 9

Leg2 8 - 10

Leg3 4

Leg4 5 - 6 - 22

Leg5 3 - 5

Leg6 12 - 9

Newmarket Placepot

Leg1 6 - 8

Leg2 4 - 8

Leg3 6 - 7

Leg4 2 - 7

Leg5 2 - 3

Leg6 5 - 10

Weekend Football Betting Tips

2009-09-18T09:45:00.000+01:00

Over at our website you can view our Friday Football Tips article where we have picked out a selection of what we believe to be decent value bets from this weekend's football fixtures.

Here's a little sneak preview of some of this weekend's tips.

Cardiff look a good price at Evens (Coral) to get a home win against QPR. The under 2.5 goals 3/4 (Betfair) also appears to be worth considering. We’re having a bet on a correct score of 2-0 15/2 (Paddypower).

Preston are unbeaten at home and they also have a good record (unbeaten in 5 matches) against opponents Coventry. The price of 3/4 (BetUK) is pretty decent and is one we’re keen to get on. We’re taking the 2-1 correct score 8/1 (Sportingtbet) to bring us a return we also think having a bet on Ross Wallace at 14/1 (Ladbrokes) to be first goalscorer can give us some winnings.

Inverness are unbeaten on their travels and can get a win at Airdrie at odds of 10/11 (William Hill). Try a bet on a 3-0 correct score 16/1 (Coral).

Ayr Placepot and Wolverhampton Selections

2009-09-17T09:26:00.001+01:00

The Ayr Gold Cup meeting starts today and we have picked out a placepot permutation as well as giving our selections for the evening meeting at Wolverhampton.

You can see all our horse racing selections for the meetings taking place this afternoon at our website

Ayr placepot

Leg1 4 - 18 - 1

Leg2 18 - 20

Leg3 6 - 7

Leg4 2 - 9

Leg5 3 - 7

Leg6 1 - 5

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WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.40 Aeroplane 6.10 Alvee, 6.40 Barlaman, 7.10 Air Maze, 7.40 Espy, 8.10 Expressive, 8.40 Gitano Hernando, 9.10 Heavens Peak

Europa League Match Betting

2009-09-16T23:30:00.003+01:00

Three British teams are in action in the Europa League matches tonight and we’re going to take a look at their chances as well as give another couple of bets that we reckon can provide us with some winners.

CSKA Sofia are Fulham’s opponents in their first group match and this will be match Fulham will do well to take anything from. The Bulgarian champions have only lost one of their first five league games and generally have good home record.

Fulham are 8/5 (Stan James) to get a win, but at 20/11 (Betfair) we think CSKA look better value and are well worth betting. The 1-0 correct score 7/1 (Paddypower) looks worth a bet too.

Everton haven’t started the season too well and the only clean sheet they have managed this season came in the qualifying round of this competition against Sigma Olomouc when they won 4-0. The inability to keep clean sheets could be a problem against their opponents AEK Athens, but Greek sides don’t normally travel well and we think Everton will come out on top.

The over 2.5 goals at 6/5 (Betfred) looks to have a reasonably good chance of being a winning bet and is worth considering. Everton are 4/7 (Totesport) to get a home win and they appear a pretty safe bet a that price. A bet on a 3-1 correct score at 12/1 (888Sport) can be worth backing as can Tim Cahill to be first goalscorer at odds of 11/2 (Coral).

Celtic travel to Israel to play Hapoel Tel Aviv in their first group match and look to have a pretty tough task on their hands. Celtic’s poor away form in European competition has been well documented, but they did win away in Moscow in the Champions League qualifying rounds and have better away form in the SPL this season than they have at home.

Celtic are 17/10 (Stan James) to get a win and their experience could see them through this game. We’re taking Celtic to win and are selecting a 1-0 scoreline 39/5 (BETDAQ). Scott McDonald 13/2 (Stan James) is our first goalscorer selection.

Ajax look a banker bet at 3/10 (William Hill) against the inexperienced Poli Timisoara. Taking Ajax to win to nil 11/10 (Paddypower) is a bet we think can provide us with a return at decent odds. We’re going for Ajax to win 3-0 8/1 (Ladbrokes).

At odds of 5/4 we think Valencia look decent value to beat Lille. The Spaniards have started their season well, which can’t be said for Lille who have only managed one win in five games. Valencia to win 2-1 9/1 (Betfair) is another bet worth consideration.

Burley Remains Scotland Boss

2009-09-15T17:11:00.001+01:00

In the past some people have accused the SFA of having their head buried in the sand, living in the past and being out of touch with what’s happening now. Well it’s good to see that they have proved they are right up to date now by following the lead of the banking and rewarded an employee (Burley –and his new contract) for failing miserably.

It’s difficult to see what justifiable reasons the SFA had for giving him a new contract. Maybe it was because of the great win record of his team and the great results he brought? Well three wins from 11 matches, 8 goals scored and 15 conceded isn’t brilliant and we’d be hard pressed to find any Member of the Tartan Army who thought it was!

Sure there was improvement in the display against Holland at Hampden, but Scotland were fighting for their lives and when the chips are really down we know the Scots will battle to the end no matter who the manager is. This spirited display glosses over the fact that in the first half at Hampden against Macedonia Scotland could have been 4-0 down if Macedonia had a striker that could finish. They looked disjointed; tactically unsure of what was expected of them and just downright awful.

This display wasn’t just a blip or one-off either, against Norway where they lost 4-0 Burley was given a “get out of jail free card” when Gary Caldwell was sent off, as the heavy defeat could be blamed on his dismissal. But the truth is Scotland were awful and were soundly beaten by a team that is at best ordinary.

During his reign so far Burley has made some strange choices in his selections for a game and substitutions during them. These decisions haven’t always been popular with players or fans and it’s hard to say whether these decisions are brave or just foolish. It will be interesting to see if any other players call a day to their International careers now.

There’s no doubt that George Burley is a decent man and cares deeply for Scotland and is committed to doing his best, but is that good enough? Scotland’s next competitive match is in 12 month’s time, so Burley has a year to get it right and we think he is extremely lucky to be given that opportunity.

In a statement the SFA said, “We all acknowledge that there have been disappointments over the past year and that we have not met our objective to qualify for the World Cup.

However, what is also clear is that George and his players have shown that they are moving in the right direction. George has been rebuilding his squad and brought through many young players who he feels will bring us success in the years to come.”

Maybe the SFA do really believe that, but we think it could be because Burley doesn’t rock the boat, is a yes man, and doesn’t cost the earth to employ. Coupled with the fact that there’s probably no one out there at the moment that the SFA would find suitable or who would actually want the job are probably the main reasons Burley still has a job tonight.

We’d love to hear what you think. Is he the man to lead Scotland to greater things? Is it a mistake not to sack him? Is Burley another Bertie Vogt’s all over again? Tell us what you think by leaving your comments below. We’d love to hear them.

Championship Football Betting Tuesday

2009-09-15T15:53:00.000+01:00

We’ve picked out a couple of bets from tonight’s Championship football games that look as if they could bring us some winnings
Middlesbrough are away to Sheffield Wednesday who remain unbeaten at home. Wednesday are 2/1 (Paddypower) to get a win, but while we think they will be hard to beat, we can’t see them picking up all three points. We’re tipping Middlesbrough to win 7/5 (Ladbrokes) a match we expect to be very close. A 1-0 scoreline 7/1 (Stan James) is a bet we think could provide a return.
Coventry City have only won one of their last four home matches against Sheffield United and with the Blades starting the campaign well we think it could pay to take Sheffield United to get the away win. United remain unbeaten in the league and we’re pretty confident they can secure a win at a decent price of 11/10 (Betrfred). We’re picking the 2-1 correct score in this match and that bet is available at 9/1 (888Sport).

Ipswich are in dire need of a win after only picking up 2 points from their first six matches and we’re tipping them to get one tonight. Ipswich have won two and drawn two of their last four meetings with Forest and while we wouldn’t put anyone off taking the draw 12/5 (Ladbrokes) especially as Forest have drawn all three of their away games so far. Despite those stats we still think the home win at 5/4 (Betfred) looks worth a bet.
Ipswich to win 2-1 17/2 (Sportingbet) with Carlos Edwards 14/1 (Paddypower) our pick to be first goalscorer.

Swansea are without a win in three at home and tonight’s opponents Bristol City will be hoping to take something from the fixture. There’s only been one goal scored in the last four matches between the teams and the under 2.5 goals 5/7 (Betfair) has to be given serious consideration. We think Bristol City can get their first away win of the season and appear worth a bet at odds of 9/5 (BetUK). We’re having a bet on a 1-0 correct score 9/1 (Betfair) and taking Paul Hartley 16/1 (888Sport) to be first goalscorer.

QPR play hosts to Crystal Palace with neither team exactly hitting the heights so far this season. Palace were thumped 4-0 at home by Scunthorpe at the weekend and look out of form, although they have picked up four of their five league points away from home. QPR are 1/1 (Partybets) to get a home win but they haven’t managed that so far as they have drawn all three home league games. One win in 8 matches against Palace doesn’t exactly give us a lot of confidence and we’re more inclined to side with Palace to bounce back from that heavy defeat and just shade this at odds of 3/1 (888Sport).

We’re picking a 2-0 correct score 9/1 (BETDAQ) in this one. We also think a bet on the under 2.5 goals can be a winner at 4/6 (Paddypower).

Saturday Forecast Five

2009-09-12T09:05:00.000+01:00

Our Saturday Five feature selections are listed below.

Forecast Five

1.55 Donc - Poets Voice/Viscount Nelson

2.35 Ffos Las - Glen Shiel/Lean Machine

3.45 Doodwood - Chris's Jem/Silky Way

4.50 Ffos Las - Toms Laughter/The Jobber

4.30 Chester - Supermassive Muse/Secret Venue

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Doncaster and Wolverhampton Placepot Selections

2009-09-12T08:57:00.002+01:00

Our selections for placepot permutations for Doncaster and Wolverhanpton this evening are listed below.

You can view all our racing tips for every race taking place this afternoon at our website at Pickabet.co.uk

Don't forget to have a look at our Saturday Forecast Five, where we pick out five reverse foecasts we think have good chance of bringing a decent return for a small stake.

Doncaster Placepot

Leg1) 7 - 5

Leg2) 6 - 17 - 9

Leg3) 3 - 7

Leg4) 1

Leg5) 5 -10 -13

Leg6) 2 - 5

Wolverhampton

Leg1) 2 - 7 -5

Leg2) 5 -8

Leg3) 7 - 8

Leg4) 12 - 5

Leg5) 10 - 12

Leg6) 5 - 9

St Leger Betting Preview and Selections

2009-09-11T16:09:00.003+01:00

The last classic of the season takes place at 3pm on Saturday at Doncaster with a field of eight runners going to post. The race run over 1mile 6furlongs is the oldest of the British Classic Races and is the third leg of the Triple Crown.

Aiden O’Brien and Saeed Suroor supply half the runners between them with Last year’s winning jockey Frankie Dettori taking the ride on Saeed Suroor’s Kite Wood. Frankie looks to have a chance of another winning St Leger ride this year with Kite Wood likely to go off favourite.

Currently a best price 11/4 (Sportingbet) Godolphins Kite Wood has already won the Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury and look set to run another decent race here. The horse has looked a bit one paced however and could be caught for toe in a finish, so we’re not sure he represents great value at the price. Godolphins other runner is Mastery 12/1 (Bet365), but we would be surprised to see him feature at the sharp end of the race.

Above Average doesn’t appear to be as his name suggests and is more like Pretty Ordinary to be honest. Barry Hill’s horse will need to show great improvement if he is to feature, but we don’t think that will happen and the 66/1 (Ladbrokes) on offer looks like a realistic assessment of his chances.

Monitor Closely has been supplemented to enter the race and presumably connections wouldn’t have shelled out £45000 if they didn’t think they had a fighting chance. The Great Voltigeur, which the horse won, is renowned as the best St Leger trial, so the chances of this horse shouldn’t be underestimated. Looks sure to run a big race.

Henry Cecil’s Father Time is a strange horse. He looked a world beater when winning the Lingfield Derby trial, but ran as if he wasn’t enjoying the extra distance when finishing third behind Monitor Closely in the Great Voltigeur. The horse is definitely talented, but appears moody and seems to have his own idea about things. The 5/1 (Stan James) looks a decent enough price given previous form and the horse could easily win if he decides to put it all in. Question marks about temperament mean we’re overlooking him, but could easily pop up to win the race.

Aiden O’Brien saddles two, but Von Jawlewnsky 100/1(Ladbrokes) looks nothing more than a pacemaker for Changingoftheguard 10/3 (Coral) who is obviously Ballydoyle’s main hope. Changingoftheguard ran a great race to finish second to Sesenta at York, but this is a jump in class again and we think there might be one or two better on the day.

John Oxx doesn’t run Derby winner Sea The Stars, but he does run Mourayan and we think this horse must have a great chance of winning. He finished just behind Sea the Stars as a two year old –beaten only half a length-and has finished behind Fame and Glory a couple of time this season already. The price on offer of 8/1 (888Sport) appears to be pretty generous and he’s our selection.

Pickabets 123

1 Mourayan
2 Kite Wood
3 Father Time

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Evening Racing Tips-Down Royal and Wolverhampton

2009-09-11T13:13:00.004+01:00

We have picked out what we believe to be some decent priced fancies for the two evening meetings at Down Royal and Wolverhampton this evening.

We have also picked out a placepot permutation for the Wolverhampton meeting.

DOWN ROYAL: 4.20 The Educator e/w, 4.50 Midnight Mover, 5.20 Bada Bling, 5.50 Fantastic Opinion e/w, 6.20 Trojan War, 6.50 Marceau e/w, 7.20 Shamiran

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.40 Diamond Laura, 6.10 Espy, 6.40 Galilean Moon, 7.10One Scoop Or Two e/w , 7.40 Perceptive e/w, 8.10 Awesome Surprise, 8.40 Russian Davis, 9.10 Vanadium.

Wolverhampton Placepot

Leg1 1 – 2

Leg2 4 – 9

Leg3 10

Leg4 4 – 5 - 11

Leg5 9 – 10

Leg6 5 - 10

Weekend Football Bets-Stenhousemuir Look Good Value

2009-09-11T09:14:00.004+01:00

Over at our website you will find all our weekend football selections in our FRIDAY FOOTBALL TIPS article

An excerpt from the article is printed below:

West Brom look a banker home win bet this weekend. Opponents Plymouth haven’t won a game yet and West Brom already look as if they could mount a challenge for the title. A home win at 2/5 (Ladbrokes) looks like the only sensible betting option here. Over 2.5 goals is worth a bet at 4/5 (Sportingbet) and a 3-0 correct score bet at 9/1 (Partybets) can also be worthwhile.

Colchester haven’t won any of their last four matches in any competition and with Swindon unbeaten at home we can’t understand why Swindon are available at 6/4 (Bet365). We would have expected them to be odds on and we believe they are a great bet at that price.

Stenhousemuir could be a bit of value at 2/1 (Bet365) to win away at Dumbarton. They are unbeaten so far this season while Dumbarton prop up the table with one point. A 2-1 correct score bet 11/1(Betfred) could bring a good return.

St Mirren have still to record a league win at their new stadium and with St Johnstone registering two draws from their three league games a bet on the draw 12/5 (Betfred) here look to have every chance. We’re taking a bit of a chance and going for a 2-2 scoreline at 14/1 (Stan James). Andy Dorman 8/1 (Ladbrokes) is our pick to be first goalscorer.

Doncaster Placepot for Thursday

2009-09-10T10:15:00.004+01:00

Unfortunatley our placepot selection for the Doncaster meeting yesterday went down after th eopening race. This was even more frustrating as we managed to pick a place selction in the last five races.

We're hopeful that today we can get a bit of a better run for our money and we're hopeful we can pick up a winning dividend today.

You can view all our racing tips for today's other afternoon meetings at our website

Doncaster Placepot

Leg1 4 - 7
Leg2 4 - 6
Leg3 2 - 4 - 20
Leg4 10 - 4
Leg5 6 - 12
Leg6 2

Europa League Betting Preview

2009-09-10T08:16:00.004+01:00

The Europa League kicks off next week and the betting looks wide open with Roma 9/1 (Stan James), Hamburg 12/1 (Betfred) and Villareal 12/1 (Ladbrokes) all among the current favourites. We’re not surprised these teams are near the head of the market as Italian; German and Spanish teams have a good pedigree in European Competitions.

English teams do well in the Champions league, but this isn’t a competition (UEFA Cup) they have had huge success in over the years. Only four English teams have reached the final in the last 25 years with Middlesbrough and Arsenal losing their final and Liverpool and Tottenham winning theirs.

Everton 20/1 (Paddypower) and Fulham 50/1 (Coral) are the Premier League representatives this year. Everton appear to have pretty tough group and we think they are a bit too short a price to be backing. Fulham have Roma in their group but could easily finish second and with bookmakers offering 1/2 the odds on a team to make the final Fulham might be dark horses and could be worth an each/way bet at huge odds.

Valencia 18/1 (Bet365) will get through their group easily enough and have chances, while Shakhtar Donetsk 20/1 (888Sport) have to be respected along with Dutch sides Ajax 33/1 (Coral), FC Twente 66/1 (William Hill) and PSV Eindhoven 40/1 (Stan James) who all look a little overpriced in our opinion.

Scottish teams have reached two finals in the last 10 years and we wouldn’t discount Celtic at 50/1 (Ladbrokes). They came up short against Arsenal in the Champions League qualifiers, but there are few teams of that quality in here and if they qualify from a tough looking group their price will be slashed so it could prove fruitful getting on now if you fancy their chances.

At a really big price FC Copenhagen could be worth a small each /way bet. They have always performed reasonably well in the Champions League when they have qualified and we wouldn’t be too surprised if they were to have a decent run in this competition. We’re picking them as lively outsiders at 125/1 (Stan James).

Valencia are our selection to win the competition, but we do think Ajax look good value and might be worth a bit of each/way money.

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Doncaster Placepot and Kempton Selections

2009-09-09T12:09:00.004+01:00

The first day of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster is where our placepot selection comes from today and we have also picked out selections from this evening's meeting at Kempton.

You can see all ourracing tips for this afternoon's meetings at our website

DoncasterPlacepot

Leg1 8 - 13 - 5
Leg2 1 - 3
Leg3 2
Leg4 7 - 3
Leg5 9 - 7
Leg6 5 - 9 - 12

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KEMPTON: 5.50 Haling Park, 6.20 Italian Tom, 6.50 Angel Song, 7.20 Caldermud e/w, 7.50 Pressing Matters, 8.20 Chief Exec 8.50 Ottoman Empire, 9.20 Jiggalong

World Cup Qualifiers

2009-09-09T10:34:00.002+01:00

England can qualify for the World Cup in South Africa if they beat Croatia tonight and we see no reason why that can’t happen. England will be tense and nervous in this match as they have the prize of qualification almost within their grasp and will want to win in front of their home fans. But nerves aside we can’t see why England at 8/13 (Stan James) won’t win.

Croatia have previous of beating England and their 3-2 win that saw England fail to qualify for Euro 2008 will provide some inspiration to their team. But England are a much more solid unit now than they were under Steve McLaren and England won’t crumble under the pressure like they did then.

A win for England is the only sensible betting option we can see and we’re tipping a 2-0 win 11/2 (William Hill) we’re also tipping Wayne Rooney to be first goalscorer at 5/1 (Paddypower).

Hampden will be jumping tonight when Scotland face Holland in a match Scotland have to win to have any chance of making the play offs. Holland have a 100% record in the group and given their form and the way Scotland’s campaign has gone so far 6/5 (Bet365) for a Holland win looks a fantastic price.

Scotland did beat Holland back in 2003 at Hampden when they were huge underdogs and will be hoping for a repeat tonight, but that would be a major shock. Scotland are 5/2 (Betfred) but we think that price is ridiculously short and while there’s no doubt the Scots will give it their all, they don’t look to have the quality defensively to keep the Dutch at bay for 90 minutes.

We’re going for Holland to win by 2-1 10/1 (Betfair) and in the first goaslcorer market we think if you fancy Holland to score first then Arjen Robben 9/1 (William Hill) is our pick and for Scotland Shaun Maloney is our choice at 14/1 (Coral).

Wales have been pretty inconsistent in their campaign, having decent performances without getting results in a couple of games and in others looking disorganised and downright poor at times.

No matter what Wales team turns up tonight we still can’t see them getting anything at home to Russia and we’re going for an away win for Russia at 4/7 (Betfred). Goals have been in short supply for Wales and taking Russia to win to Nil at 6/4 (Bet365).

A bet on Russia to win 1-0 11/2 (Ladbrokes) has to be worth considering.

Northern Ireland could leapfrog Slovakia tonight and go top of Group 3 with a win, but we think a draw might be the best bet to be on here. Slovakia are pretty strong defensively and it will be up to Northern Ireland to break them down and we think they might find it hard to find the goal they need.

We’re tipping a draw 23/10 (BETDAQ) and think a bet on a 0-0 correct score 9/1 (Skybet) could be a winning bet.

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The Saturday Forecast Five

2009-09-05T11:17:00.005+01:00

Our five forecast picks from the horse racuing meetings taking place this afternoon are listed below.

2.15 Stratford FortyThirty/Tricky Trev

2.40 Kempton Kirklees/Muhannak

3.05 Thirsk Invisible Man/Splinter Cell

4.35 Haydock Emerald Commander/Syrian

5.05 Lprdstwn Dynasty/Speechmaker

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Saturday Horse Racing Selections-Haydock Placepot

2009-09-05T11:08:00.004+01:00

There are five afternoon maeetings taking place todat and we have picked out our selections for all of them. We have also picked a placepot selection from the meeting at Haydock.

You can also see our Saturday Forecast Five selections HERE.

HAYDOCK: 1.55 Equuleus Pictor e/w, 2.2 5Bushman, 2.55 Yes Mr President, 3.30 Fleeting Spirit 4.05 Bluie, 4.35 Emerald Commander, 5.10Sherman Mc Coy.

KEMPTON: 2.10 Chaperno, 2.40Kirklees, 3.10 Tartan Gigha e/w, 3.45 On The Cusp, 4.20 Macs Power, 4.50 Teeky, 5.25 Balnagore.

STRATFORD: 2.15 Forty Thirty, 2.50Wujood e/w, 3.20 Don’t Think Twice e/w, 3.55 Free Gift, 4.25 Eyeeffess e/w, 4.55 Eljays Boy, 5.20 The Jigsaw Man.

THIRSK: 2.00 Dance For Julie, 2.30 Colepeper, 3.05 Tiger Reigns 3.40 Demolition, 4.10 Mohawk Ridge, 4.40 Focail Eile, 5.15 Music Maestro, 5.45 Sea Salt e/w.

LEOPARDSTOWN: 1.40 What A Charm, 2.10 Poet, 2.40 Rainbow View, 3.15 Miss Gorica, 3.50 Fame And Glory, 4.30 Whispering Wind e/w, 5.05 Dynasty, 5.35 Final Flashback

Haydock Placepot

Leg1 16 – 4 – 10

Leg2 1 - 3

Leg3 2 - 9

Leg4 13 – 14

Leg5 2 – 10

Leg6 3 – 4

Kempton Evening Racing Selections and Placepot

2009-09-04T12:54:00.006+01:00

The comeback of Kieron Fallon tonight at Kempton should add a few extra punters to teh attendance and hopefully a few more quid into the placepot pool too.

We've been close with a few placepot selections over the last few weeks without picking up any winnings, so we're hoping our selections at Kempton tonight might bring us a change of luck. All our selections for tonight's meeting are listed below.

KEMPTON: 5.45 Candyfloss Girl, 6.20 Fasilight, 6.50 Mendip, 7.20 Ferris Wheel, 7.50 Awaseef, 8.20 Spate River, 8.50 Dr Livingstone e/w 9.20 Gandalf e/w

Kempton Placepot

Leg1 5 - 9
Leg2 2
Leg3 3 - 4
Leg4 10 - 2 - 5
Leg5 1 - 4
Leg6 4 - 6

Weekend Football Betting

2009-09-04T00:08:00.007+01:00

World Cup qualifiers and Football League matches make up the football fare on offer this weekend and we have picked out what we believe to be some of the best bets available in our Friday Football Tips article at our website.

Here's a little glimpse of the article and some of the selections we have given.

Scotland need to take all three points from their home match against Macedonia if they are to hold any chance of qualifying and with the chips down we can see them taking all three points in a tense affair. Scotland at 4/5 (888Sport) are our pick and we’re taking them to win 2-0 8/1 (Betfair). A bet on Kenny Miller 5/1 (Stan James) to be first goalscorer can be a winner.

Barnet have made a good start to the season and we fancy them to at least make the play-offs this year. They travel to Northampton tonight (Friday) and look to be a very good price at 11/4 (Totesport) to take all three points.Taking them to win 2-1 12/1 (Betfred) could prove fruitful. In the first goalscorer market we like the odds on Jake Hyde at 17/2 (Bet365).

Northern Ireland are having a good campaign and they look capable of taking a point in Poland at a decent price. Northern Ireland are 14/5 (Coral) to get a point and we think the match could end up 1-1 13/2 (Sportingbet).

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Evening Racing - Wolverhampton Placepot

2009-09-03T15:40:00.004+01:00

The evening meeting tonight is taking place at Wolverhampton and we have listed our selections from each race below.

We have also picked out a placepot selection.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.50 Welcome Approach e/w , 6.20 Listillo e/w, 6.50 Chief Red Cloud, 7.20 Zaffature, 7.50 Luc Jordan, 8.20 More Time Tim, 8.50 Kings Song, 9.20 Valid Point

Wolverhampton Placepot

Leg1 1 – 3 – 12

Leg2 3 – 13

Leg3 5 – 11

Leg4 3

Leg5 8 – 9

Leg6 5 - 9

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Evening Racing From Kempton

2009-09-02T14:07:00.007+01:00

With the abandonment of the Irish meeting at Killarney the only evening fixture now taking place will be at Kempton.

We have picked out selections in each of the eight races taking place tonight as well as picking out a Placepot selection.

KEMPTON: 5.50 Absinthe, 6.20 Barlaman, 6.50 Major Lawrence, 7.20 Proper Littlemadam e/w , 7.50 Jiggalong, 8.20 Respite, 8.50 Namu e/w, 9.20 Reel Man e/w .

Kempton Placepot

Leg1 2 – 5 - 9

Leg2 3

Leg3 5

Leg4 1 – 2 - 10

Leg5 1 - 10

Leg6 6 - 7

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Bank Holiday Racing Selections-Warwick and Huntingdon Placepot Picks

2009-08-31T10:01:00.005+01:00

There's a whole host of horse racing meetings today with 8 afternoon meetings taking place. You can see our Horse Racing Tips for every race taking place today at our website.

Meantime here on he blog we have placepot selections from Warwick and Huntingdon.

Warwick Placepot
Leg1 1 - 4
Leg2 5 - 8
Leg3 2 - 1
Leg4 3 - 4
Leg5 4
Leg6 13 - 7

Huntingdon Placepot

Leg1 8 - 11
Leg2 4
Leg3 2 - 8
Leg4 8
Leg5 3 - 2
Leg6 2 - 10 - 13

Saturday Football's Best Bet

2009-08-29T10:45:00.003+01:00

Our best football bet for the weekend is listed below, you can view all our betting Tips for this weekend's fixtures at our website.

Bet of the Day

Chesterfield v Morecambe Draw

4pts win 11/4 (Bet365)

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The Saturday Forecast Five

2009-08-29T10:38:00.003+01:00

Every Saturday we bring you five reverse forecast selections that will hoepfully bring a nice profit.

Saturday Forecast Five.

2:05 Goodwood Rash Judgement/C’mon You Irons

2:35 Goodwood Urban Poet/King of Wands

2:50 Newmarket Azizi/Tukitinyasok

4:25 Cartmel Torrid Kentavr/ Winged Farasi

4:45 Beverley Present Alchemy/Gee Gina

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Saturday Racing Selections Newmarket Placepot Tips

2009-08-29T10:20:00.005+01:00

There are five afternoon race meetings taking place this afternoon and we have picked out what we believe are the best value bets from all the meetings.

We have also selected a placepot from today's Newmarket meeting.

You can view our Saturday five feature HERE, where we pick out five reverse forecast bets that will hopefully bring acouple of winners and provide us with some decent returns.

BEVERLEY: 2.00 Saafia, 2.30 Desert Falla 3.00 Eastern Aria, 3.35 Noble Storm, 4.10 Lord of the Reins e/w, 4.45 Present Alchemy, 5.15 Super King e/w .

CARTMEL: 2.10 Solway and Beyond e/w, 2.40 Once Before e/w 3.15 Silver Steel, 3.50 Kalatime, 4.25 Torrid Kentavr, 5.00 Blossom King.

DUNDALK: 2.25 Queen of Troy, 2.55 Call Me Alice, 3.25 Our Jonathon, 3.55 Bada Bling, 4.30 Soap Wars, 5.05 Mean Lae 5.35 Try Freedom, 6.05 Fly To Dubai.

GOODWOOD: 2.05 Rash Judgement Judgement, 2.35 Urban Poet, 3.10 Cesare , 3.40 Full Mandate, 4.20 Red Barcelona e/w, 4.55Batchworth Blaise e/w, 5.30 Theola.

NEWMARKET: 1.50 Dafeef, 2.20 Seek’n’Destroy, 2.50 Azizi, 3.25 Ancien Regime, 4.00 Tafaool, 4.35 Kyle e/w, 5.05 Farleigh House.

Newmarket Placepot

Leg1 2 – 9

Leg2 13 – 5 - 7

Leg3 2 – 4

Leg4 2 – 6

Leg5 9

Leg6 3 – 13

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Evening Racing Tips for Friday

2009-08-28T14:35:00.004+01:00

Our selections from the four evening meetings taking place tonight are listed below.

Our Saturday racing tips returns tomorrow after our summer break and look out for our Saturday Forecast Five selections where we give five reverse forecast bets from teh meeting's taking place tomorrow.

BATH: 5.05 Chocolate Cookie, 5.40 Love and Devotion, 6.10 Ingenue, 6.40 Persian Memories, 7.10 Edith's Boy 7.40 Rockabout e/w

NEWCASTLE: 5.20 Who's Shirl, 5.50 Dazeen , 6.20 Rescent, 6.50 Awesome Surprise, 7.20 Sarwin 7.50 Ursus

DOWN ROYAL: 4.45 Gratified , 5.15 Jettymarc, 5.45 Lightening Sky, 6.15 Lilly Be e/w 6.45 That's A Fret e/w 7.15 Majestic Pearl, 7.45 Kokoro.

WEXFORD: 4.30 Karaking , 5.00 Something Grand , 5.35 Isourbell , 6.05 Seldom Fed e/w , 6.35 Wang , 7.05 Ard Agus Fada , 7.35 Ballylanigan.

Evening Patent: Persian Memories - Ard Agus - Fada Rescent

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Our Pick of the Weekend Football Bets

2009-08-28T11:47:00.004+01:00

The weekend football fixtures can once again prove to be full of rich pickings for punters. We have listed a selection of our best bets below. You can view all our football betting tips for matches taking place this weekend at our website.

Walsall have won their last 5 home games against Gillingham and 11/10 (Partybets) looks a fantastic price for a home win. We do expect this to be a close match and we’re tipping Walsall to win by 2-1 8/1 (888Sport). Sam Parkin 13/2 (Bluesq) looks worth a bet to be first goalscorer.

Alloa look near certainties to take all three points from a Clyde team who look set to struggle at this level this season. We think Alloa are one of the best bets of the day at 6/5 (Totesport) to get an away win.

Three of the last four meetings between Chesterfield and Morecambe have ended in draws. The 11/4 (Bet365) is a decent enough price to make us go for another draw this time. We’re tipping a 1-1 scoreline 13/2 (888Sport).

Dundee look set for the three points at Airdrie and they look a banker bet at a decent price of 10/11(Coral).

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Europa League Football Betting

2009-08-27T12:01:00.003+01:00

There’s a bit of British interest in the Europa League qualifying stages tonight and we’ve picked out a few bets that look as if they can bring some returns.

If you want to bet on Aston Villa tonight, then you won’t get a huge return on a win over Rapid Vienna at odds of 3/10 (Partybets), but there are other bets available that we think can bring a nice profit.

With Villa trailing 1-0 from the first leg we think they will look for an early goal and so taking the half time/fulltime result of Villa/Villa at odds of 5/6 (888Sport) looks a decent option. The over 2.5 goals 3/5 (Sportingbet) also looks a bet to consider.

We’re tipping Aston Villa to win by 3-0 8/1 (Ladbrokes) and taking Ashley Young 38/5 (Betfair) to be the first goalscorer.

We think a bet on Everton to win against Sigma at odds of 21/20 (BetUK) can be a winning one .Everton won the first leg comfortably and we can see them winning again tonight.

Having a bet on Everton to win 2-1 9/1 (BETDAQ) can pay off. Taking both teams to score at 10/11 (Ladbrokes) is also a bet worth considering. In this match we are going for Fellaini to be first goalscorer at odds of 10/1 (888Sport)

Having won the first leg 3-1 Fulham don’t need to go chasing the game in Russia against Amkar and should be capable of seeing the game out.

It could pay to take the under 2.5 goals in this match at 5/6 (Bluesq) as we don’t see a lot of chances being created. We’re selecting a draw 12/5 (Betfred) with a 0-0 scoreline 6/1 (Partybets).

We’re taking Hearts to restore some pride after their heavy first leg defeat to Dinamo Zagreb and get a draw 12/5 (Betfred) at Tynecastle tonight.

We’re predicting a 1-1 scoreline 32/5 (Betfair) and think a bet on Suso 16/1 (888Sport) could pay off at a big price.

St Patrick’s Athletic have a tough task at home against a strong Steaua Bucharest side and are 4/1 (Ladbrokes) to get a win. The Irish side have put in some very good performances in this competition, but we can’t see them getting a win tonight.

Steaua at 8/11 (Paddypower) look a decent price and have to be our selection at that price.

Horse Racing Winners

2009-08-25T12:13:00.003+01:00

Yesterday we gave four winners from the afternoon meeting at Hamilton.

Sands of Dee - 5/1

Liberty Trail - 4/7

Mohawk Ridge - 3/1

Terenzium - 5/2

This gave an accumulator of 131/1.

You can view all our selctions for the two afternoon race meetings taking place at our website

Monday Night Football-Liverpool v Aston Villa

2009-08-24T11:01:00.004+01:00

After an opening day defeat at Tottenham Liverpool gathered themselves together and put in a good performance to get a comfortable 4-0 win against Stoke.

Villa have only played the one league game so far, a 2-0 defeat at home to Wigan. Villa were very poor in that match and an improved performance will be needed if they are to get anything from tonight's match. Villa also lost in Vienna last week in the Europa Cup and once more failed to find the net-and made very few chances.

With Liverpool having a good home record and Villa making a very ordinary start to the season, betting on a home win for Liverpool 4/9 (888Sport) looks like the bet to be taking here. The fixture last season ended in a 5-0 win for Liverpool and a repeat of that score is available at 50/1 (Bet365)

While the home win does look like the only option we're not so sure that the price is value. It's true Villa haven't managed a win in their last 15 matches against Liverpool and a win tonight 9/1 (BETDAQ) is unlikely, but 6 of those 15 matches have been draws and three out of the last five meeetings have ended level after 90 minutes.

With Villa likely to be happy with a point tonight we think betting on the draw 7/2 (Coral) is worth chancing. Taking the under 2.5 goals Evens (Stan James) is another bet that interests us.

Our prediction for tonight's game is the draw and we're tipping a 1-1 result 9/1 (Skybet).

Dirk Kuyt 36/5 (Betfair) is our selection to be first goaslcorer.

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Friday Racing- Free York Placepot tips

2009-08-21T08:01:00.004+01:00

It hasn't been a brilliant week so far for our Placepot picks at York, but we are confident our selections today will give us a run for our money.

York Placepot

Leg1 6 - 7 - 11

Leg2 2 - 8

Leg3 2 - 10

Leg4 7 - 12 - 16

Leg5 7

Leg6 1 - 12

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Weekend Football-Best Bets

2009-08-21T07:07:00.003+01:00

Last weekend our Friday football bets article gave some nice priced winners including a 33/1 winner when we correct;y predicted a 2-0 win for Wigan at Aston Villa.

We are hoping we can give plenty more winners today. Here's a little taster of our tips for this weekend.

Bradford were tipped by many to be involved in the promotion race this season, but they have started poorly and haven’t even managed to score a goal yet. They go to unbeaten Cheltenham on Saturday and we think Cheltenham are a decent price at 6/5 (Totesport) to get all three points.
We’re having a bet on the over 2.5 goals at 11/10 (BETDAQ) and having a bet on Cheltenham to win 2-1 8/1 (Sportingbet).

Kilmarnock kicked off their campaign with a good 3-0 win over Hamilton. They have a good record against Motherwell losing only once in their last eight league meetings with the Lanarkshire team and they look too good a price at 13/5 (Paddypower) not to back.
It should be quite a close match but we’re selecting the 2-1 correct score for Kilmarnock 12/1 (Skybet). Danny Invincible 12/1 (Betfred) could be worth a small stake to be first goalscorer.

Queen of the South have drawn their first two games of the season and we think it’s worth chancing them to get three in a row in their match against Partick Thistle.
The draw is priced at 13/5 (Bet365) and we’re tipping a 2-2 correct score 16/1 (Ladbrokes).

You can view the full article with all our tips for this weekend at the Friday Football Tips page at our website.

Horse Racing-York Placepot Tips Thursday

2009-08-20T10:25:00.006+01:00

Our selections for all three afternoon race meetings and our Bet Of The Day can be viewed at our website, while we have picked out a Placepot selection for the main meeting at York which we have listed below.

York Placepot

Leg1 4 - 6 - 16

Leg2 1 - 6

Leg3 2 - 18

Leg4 5

Leg5 9

Leg6 12 - 6 - 8

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Racing Today-York Placepot Tips

2009-08-19T10:01:00.007+01:00

We didn't do too badly withour horse racing tips yesterday with a 9/1 and 9/2 winner among our winning selections. Racing tips for all the afternoon meetings can be found at our website

We had a winning Bet of the Day yesterday and you can see our slection for Wednesday Here

The big race at York today is the Ebor Handicap at 3:25 and Aiden O'Briens fast improving Changingoftheguard is likley to go off favourite. We think he's a bit too short at around 5/2 and we're going for The Betchworth Kid each/way at 28/1 (Coral) as a better value alternative.

York Placepot

LEG1 7 - 11 - 12
LEG2 4 - 6
LEG3 5 - 4
LEG4 8 - 10
LEG5 7
LEG6 10 - 5

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Take Celtic to Gun Down Arsenal

2009-08-18T10:32:00.003+01:00

There’s a Battle of Britain clash in the Champions League tonight when Arsenal travel to Glasgow to take on Celtic.

Arsenal were in scintillating form on the opening day of the Premier League season with a thumping 6-1 win over Everton at Goodison. Celtic also got their season off to a winning start with a 3-1 victory away at Aberdeen.

The bookmakers have Arsenal as favourites to win the match tonight with a best price of Evens (888Sport) being available. After the way they won at the weekend it’s easy to see why the bookmakers have taken no chances, but we think that price is way too short. to be taken with any great confidence. Although the bookmakers and most of the media seem to think this will be straightforward victory for the Gunners we don’t see it that way.

.European nights at Parkhead are pretty special and the crowd definitely inspires the home players to produce exceptional performances. There are other more tangible facts as to why this tie might be a lot closer than a lot of people think.

Even although Celtic lost at home to Dynamo Moscow in the last round their home record in Europe is exceptionally good. Their record in Europe against English teams is also good. Celtic have lost just 3 of the 14 matches they have played against English opposition and in recent seasons have beaten Manchester United, Blackburn and Liverpool in Europe.

We think the 16/5 (Skybet) on offer for a Celtic win looks very tempting given how good their European record is at home and we’re going to go for the home win in this match.

The draw is 12/5 (Bet365) and that is another possibility and if you fancy a draw tonight we wouldn’t put you off your selection.

Our prediction is a home win for Celtic and we’re predicting a 1-0 win 23/2 (Betfair).

A bet on Scott McDonald to be first goalscorer at 8/1 (Paddypower) could bring a return.

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Horse Racing-York Placepot Tips

2009-08-18T09:48:00.004+01:00

It's the first day of the York Ebor meeting with the big race today the Juddmonte Stakes. It's only a small field with just the four runners, but there is quality in the race.

Derby winner Sea The Stars trained by John Oxx takes on three Aiden O'Brien runners, including the highly rated Mastercraftsman. Sea the Stars looks good enough to see off hos rivals, but there is a little doubt about the ground which might just give Mastercraftsman a chance.

We have given all our selections for the York meeting and the other afternoon meeting at Brighton at our website

We have picked out a placepot for the York meeting and our selections are listed below.

York Placepot

1st Leg 7 - 8 - 16
2nd Leg 4 - 5
3rd Leg 5
4th Leg 3 - 4
5th Leg 3 - 8
6th Leg 10 - 15

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Weekend Football Bets Net a Profit including a 33/1 winner

2009-08-17T09:01:00.003+01:00

Our weekend football bets brought some nice priced winners with the five away selections netting four winning bets with Wigan 9/2, Celtic 4/6,Fulham 7/4 and Notts County Evens all successful. Only Cardiff let us down for a really big payout.

The four aways still brought a nice profit of £49.42 to a £1 stake however.

Home bets gave

Newcastle 11/10

Kilmarnock Evens

Albion Rovers 11/10

We also tipped some big priced correct score bets.

Our winning correct score bets this weekend were-

Wigan to win 2-0 at Villa at a whopping 33/1

Celtic to win 3-1 against Aberdeen at 12/1

Fulham to win 1-0 at Portsmouth at odds of 8/1

Albion Rovers to beat Berwick 2-1 at 15/2.

To round things off we also gave Kevin Kyle as our pick as first goalscorer in the Kilmarnock v Hamilton match and he duly obliged at odds of 11/2.

As you can see our weekend football selections aren’t all short priced favourites. We try and pick out value bets that put some decent winnings in your pocket.

You can view our selections for the weekend football fixtures fixtures every Friday at our website, as well as horse racing tips and selections for various sporting events. Why not pop over and have a look at our selections and bag yourself some winners.

Remember all our betting tips are currently free so why not have look around and let us pick the winners for you.

Friday Night Racing -Newmarket Placepot

2009-08-14T14:50:00.005+01:00

There are four evening race meetings tonight and we have picked out our selections for each race at all of them.

We have also picked out a placepot for the Newmarket meeting and our Bet Of The Day selaction runs in the last race at Catterick this evening and we think it's in with a great chance of winning at a decent price.

CATTERICK: 5.45 Grand Art, 6.15 Drinking Buddy, 6.50 Ascendant, 7.20 Iron Velvet , 7.55 Tournedos, 8.25 Neos Mate.

KEMPTON: 6.05 Silver Prelude, 6.40 Bawadi, 7.10 Ghazwah, 7.45 Espero, 8.15Umpa Loompa e/w , 8.45 Soccerjackpot e/w, 9.15 Mac’s Power.

NEWMARKET: 5.25 Destination Aim, 5.55 Sweet Gale, 6.30 Mufti, 7.00 Devinius e/w 7.35 Rendezvous, 8.05 Perfect Silence

TRAMORE: 5.10 Without The Bop e/w, 5.40 Ireland's Call, 6.10 Kiltycross e/w, 6.45 Thousand Stars, 7.15 Mac Robin, 7.50 Paramount, 8.20 Kings Light e/w

Newmarket Placepot

Leg1 3

Leg2 2 – 9

Leg3 7 – 5 – 8

Leg4 6 – 16

Leg5 6 – 9

Leg6 7

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BET OF THE DAY

NEOS MATE

8:25 Catterick

4pts win 7/2 (Betfred)

Football Betting Tips

2009-08-14T12:03:00.004+01:00

Our Friday Football bets article is now up at our website and you can see all our best bets for this weekend's football fixtures.

As usual we've gone for what we believe are decent value bets to maximise any profits we make from our bets. The selections are all free and you can read a little bit from our article below.

Four of the last 10 meetings between Tottenham and Liverpool have ended in draws. Another share of the points looks more than possible this weekend and we think a draw at 9/4 (Stan James) is worth a bet.

Notts County have to be worth chancing at Evens (Sportingbet) to get the win at Macclesfield after the way they beat Bradford last weekend. We’re predicting a 2-0 win 21/2 (Betfair). Lee Hughes 9/2 (Ladbrokes) can be the first goalscorer.

Kilmarnock look set to start their season with a win against a Hamilton team who have sold all their top young players. We feel Kilmarnock will do reasonably well this season and at Evens (Stan James) to get a home win appear to be overpriced in our opinion.
Kevin Kyle could be a good bet to get the first goal at 11/2 (888Sport).

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League Winners Football Accumulator

2009-08-14T08:25:00.003+01:00

We know a lot of people like to have a bet on who will win the Premier League title as well as place multiple bets on other leagues to hopefully land a big payout for a small stake. We’ve looked at the major leagues in Britain and hopefully our notes and advice can help you choose your selections

Premier League

Forget about anyone breaking into the top four this is down to the four big teams again and your pick should come from one of them. We think the title will be a close affair this season and so do the bookmakers. Manchester United have lost Ronaldo and Tevez and do look weaker than they were last season, and they are a best price of 5/2 (Ladbrokes) to win the title. Chelsea are slight favourites at 2/1 (Betfred) but we feel their priority may well be the Champions league and if there were to be a choice later in the season the Blues might well put all their resources into Europe.

Arsenal have made no big name signings and have lost a coupe of senior players. Their young talented squad players may well have to step up to the plate this season and we think they could fall just short of being real title challengers. At 10/1 (Ladbrokes) they could be worth sticking in as each/way choices in an each/way accumulator.

Our tip to win the Premier League is Liverpool 4/1 (Betfred).They showed last term that they can sustain a serious challenge over the course of the season and despite losing Alonso they look to have a real chance of winning the title.

The Championship

Al three relegated teams from the Premiership last season Newcastle 7/1 (Bet365), West Brom 6/1 (Stan James) and Middlesbrough 37/5 (Betfair) appear to have every chance of coming straight back up. Cardiff 14/1 (Betfred) have a decent squad and could be worth an each/way. Newly promoted Leicester City are our longshot bet here and could be worth backing each/way at odds of 22/1 (Coral).

Our Pick to win the Championship is West Brom. They’ve been here before and know what it takes to get out of this division.

League One

Leeds United were surprisingly beaten by Millwall in the play offs last season but we don’t think they will make any mistakes this time and we think they justify favouritism at 11/4 (Totesport). Southend look overpriced at 40/1 (Ladbrokes) and could be worth a small stake each/way. Tranmere 50/1 (Betfair) also look too big a price. They just failed to make the play offs last season and look as if they could maybe sneak a promotion place this season. Orient 40/1 (Coral) are an improving side and it wouldn’t surprise us at all to see them near the top of the league come the end of the season.

Our pick Leeds United. Look to have the strongest squad and if they can keep hold of Jermaine Beckford should lift the title.

League Two

All the smart money has gone on Notts County to win the league. New investors, the arrival of Sven… it all looks good. They do look a bit short a price at 11/4 (888sport) to win the title however. Money does speak volumes at this level of football and they have to be respected, but they did finish 16th last season and turning that into a title winning team may be even beyond Sven and Co.

Rotherham would have been right up there last season if it wasn’t for a points deduction imposed on them. At 7/1 (Bluesq) they look decent value and we can see them doing well. Bournemouth 14/1 (Paddypower) are another team who finished off well last season and can be involved in the shake up this term.

Our dark horses here are Crewe 28/1 (Skybet) They will no doubt find new talent as they always seem to do and back in the bottom flight they may well find things a little easier. If they get on a winning run they could be a surprise package.

We’re taking Rotherham to pip moneybags Notts County to the title in League Two.

SPL

Will it be Celtic or will it be Rangers? One thing’s for sure it won’t be anybody else.
Rangers Evens (Betfred) haven’t made any new signings and money is extremely tight at Ibrox. They may need to sell to get quality into the club in the January window if they trail in the league.

Celtic 5/6 (Skybet) appear to have some money and that may be a help in their title challenge. They do have a new manager who may need time to bed in new players and systems and we can see them being inconsistent because of that.

Our pick is going to be Rangers. They haven’t changed their team or playing style and should hit the ground running and this could just give them a vital edge.

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USPGA Golf

2009-08-13T11:20:00.003+01:00

The USPGA golf tournament starts later today at Hazeltine with Tiger Woods favourite with the bookmakers to win. This is Tiger's last chance to win a major this season and we wouldn't be surprised to see him pull it off, even if he is too short a price in our opinion at 2/1 (Paddypower).

We've picked out a few players who we believe can put in decent performances at big odds. Here is an excerpt from our article at our website

Justin Leonard is consistent and accurate and having finished fourth here before in this tournament he appears to be overpriced at 100/1 (Bet365) who are paying 1/4 odds for a top 6 finish. Leonard could be worth backing Each/way as we think he has a live chance on this course.

Taking Westwood to be top European at 13/2 (Skybet) is another bet to be considering.

You can read our full article and all or best value bets HERE

Tonight’s Football Best Bets

2009-08-12T12:38:00.003+01:00

World Cup qualifiers, International friendlies and Carling Cup matches offer plenty of betting opportunities for anyone wanting a punt on the football tonight.

We’ve gone through the fixtures and picked out what we think are the best bets available.

Scotland go to Norway in a World Cup qualifier needing three points to cement their second place position in the group. It’s going to be a tough task for George Burley’s men especially as Norway are also desperate to take all three points from the match as they have only managed three points from their five group games so far.

The match between the two teams at Hampden last October ended 0-0 and that’s the result we think might be worth backing again tonight.

We’re tipping a draw 5/2 (Totesport) and a 0-0 correct score 7/1 (Paddypower).the under 1.5 goals at 2/1 (Betdaq) is another bet that could prove to be a winner.

England have picked tough opponents for their friendly match tonight when they play away in Holland. This is another match we think could end in a draw 9/4 (Skybet) and we’re going for a 1-1 correct score 11/2 (888Sport). A bet on Robin Van Persie to be first goalscorer at 7/1 (Ladbrokes) can bring a return.

Northern Ireland are in pretty good form at present and at 6/4 (William Hill) they look a decent enough price to be backing to get a win against Israel. This won’t be an easy match but a narrow win is possible and so we’re tipping the 1-0 correct score here at odds of 15/4 (888sport). Martin Paterson 7/1 (Bet365) is our pick to score the first goal.

The last time Wales played in Montenegro they lost 1-0 and we believe they can get their revenge for that defeat tonight. There has been signs recently that Wales could be improving and if they can only get some consistency into their performances could see their FIFA rankings considerably improve.

We’re taking Wales to get a win 3/1 (Ladbrokes) and we’re recommending a small bet on a 1-0 correct score 9/1 (Bluesq). Sam Vokes 10/1 (Stan James) is our pick to be first goalscorer.

The Republic of Ireland may have to settle for a draw 9/4 (Betfred) in their friendly match with Australia. The Aussies are pretty difficult opponents these days and we’re tipping this match to end 1-1 31/5 (Betfair).

Other bets we like in the Internationals taking place tonight include Iceland 15/8 (VCBet) to win at home against Slovakia.

Other possible home wins worth looking at include Ukraine 5/4 (Betfred) Denmark Evens (Ladbrokes) and Sweden 8/13 (William Hill).

We think there could be away wins for Lithuania 7/10 (VCBet), Romania 9/5 (Bet365) and Belgium 9/2 (Skybet).

In the Carling Cup we’re taking Coventry 4/5 (Betfred) to win against Hartlepool.

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Weekend Football Tips

2009-08-07T09:38:00.003+01:00

Our selections for the best bets from this weekend's football matches are available at our website in our Friday Football Bets article.

We're hoping we can kick off the new season with a few decent winning bets and we hope you will vist our Pickabet.co.uk website to read th earticle and find yourself some winning bets.

In the meantime here's a small extract from the article.

Two of the favourites for promotion from the Championship meet at the Hawthorns when West Brom play Newcastle. Newcastle have transferred out a few players this week and that must have affected their preparation. West Brom are always hard to beat at home and this could be a wake up call for the “Toon.” West Brom look a fantastic price at 5/4 (Betfred) and can edge a win here. The 2-1 correct score 17/2 (Sportingbet) has a decent chance of providing a winning return.

Chesterfield finished 10th in league Two last season, but they had the third best away record in the league. They travel to newly promoted Torquay and at odds of 9/5 (BetUK) look a good bet to get an away win. We’re tipping a 2-0 correct score 14/1 (Paddypower).

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Friday Football Bets is Back

2009-08-06T10:22:00.004+01:00

Football makes a welcome return this weekend with the Championship and league One and Two kicking off in England, while in Scotland it's everyone bar the SPL who are in action.

We will be looking through all the fixtures and as usual throughout the season we will have all our best bets posted at the website around lunchtime on Friday.

In the meantime we have featured the Europa League matches taking place tonight and have picked out a few decent looking bets that will hopefully provide some winning bets to set you up for the new season starting on Saturday.

We Put Cash in Your Pockets with Winning BeTting Tips

2009-08-04T13:44:00.003+01:00

Here at Pickabet we love to put a bit of cash into the pockets of our readers and last month we managed to do that again with our featured BET OF THE DAY at our website.

Our bet of the day feature made another profit last month and if you would have placed a bet on our selections to just a £5 stake per recommended point you would have made a profit of £281.00 for the month.

That’s a profit in the month of July of £55.20 for only £1 level stake.

Since we introduced our bet of the day back in the middle of March we have managed to make a profit every single month. Our strike rate of winning bets is currently running at around the 25% mark, but as we try and tip big priced horses and very rarely go for the short priced favourites that’s not too bad a percentage. There can be spells between winning bets, but the prices on the winning bets soon compensate for any losses.

So far in the five months we have featured our Bet of the Day you would have made a profit of :

£ 144.55 - to just a £1 level stake

£722.75 - to a £5 level stake

£1445.50 –to a £10 level stake

£ 3613.75 – to a 25 level stake

And if you were staking £100 on our selections you would have made £14,455.00 so far this year to a £100 level stake.

As you can see by the results it pays to follow our selections at Pickabet.co.uk.

A full breakdown of our monthly Bet of the Day results can be found HERE

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Evening Racing Tips for Windsor and Carlisle

2009-08-03T16:10:00.003+01:00

Monday night racing during the summer means one thing ... a race meeting at Windsor and tonight's racecard looks pretty competitive.

We've picked out our selections from the card and we have also included our tips ofr the meeting at Carlisle where in the first we fancy a little bet e4ach/way on teh 100/1 chance Scond Reef.

CARLISLE: 5.45 Second Reef e/w, 6.15Diggeratt, 6.45 Saint Sebastian, 7.15 Kersivay e/w , 7.45 Miss Glitters, 8.15 Shekan Star, 8.45 Lucky Buddha

WINDSOR: 6.00 Apache Fort, 6.30 Love and Devotion, 7.00 Matterofact e/w, 7.30 Prince of Johanne, 8.00 Kansai Spirit, 8.30 Kyle

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The Saturday Forecast Five

2009-08-01T10:17:00.002+01:00

In our new feature we are going to pick out five races and give our selections for Reverse Forecast bets we think have agood chance of landing big odds for a small stake.

Our selections for today are below.

Forecast Five

2:20 Thirsk – Eternal Instinct/ Midnight Martini

2:55 Thirsk – Kildare Sun/Tiger Dream

3:20 Newmrkt – Laheeb/Black Rain

4:25 Donc – Red Cadeaux/ Worth a Kings

5:25 Goodwood – Stravella/Effigy

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Saturday Racing Tips and Newmarket Placepot

2009-08-01T10:12:00.004+01:00

The five meeting’s this afternoon give us plenty of opportunity to pick up a few winners. The big race of the day is the Stewards Cup at Goodwood and we think Tamagin could be worth an each/way bet in this one.
We have also picked out a plcepot selection for the Newmarket meeting.
Don’t forget to look out for our Forecast Five selections that will be posted here later. Our new feature selects five Reverse Forecast bets we believe will have a good chance of bringing some cash our way.

DONCASTER: 2.05 La Capriosa, 2.40 Ella Grace, 3.15 Zidane, 3.50 Full Toss, 4.25 Worth A King’s e/w, 4.55 Maathaaq.

GALWAY: 2.25 Gratified, 2.55 Anshire Tower e/w, 3.30 Green Mile, 4.00 Black Quartz, 4.30 Eritrea, 5.00 City Line, 5.30 Bat Out Of Hell.

GOODWOOD: 1.55 Natural Flair e/w, 2.30 Gallagher, 3.05 Spacious 3.40 Tamagin , 4.15 Stags Leap, 4.50 Ballodair, 5.25 Stravella.

NEWMARKET: 2.10 Exotic Beauty, 2.45 Diapason e/w, 3.20 Laaheb, 3.55 Dyna Waltz, 4.30 Cesare, 5.05 Jagger, 5.40 Rowan Rio e/w.

THIRSK: 1.45 Mosa Mine, 2.20 Eternal Instinct, 2.55 Kildare Sun, 3.30 Ilie Nastase, 4.05 Equinine, 4.40 Secret Ploy , 5.15 Gems Star e/w

Newmarket Placepot

Leg1 2 – 4 – 9

Leg2 8 – 14

Leg3 3

Leg4 3 – 8

Leg5 4

Leg6 9 -3 – 5

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Friday Evening Racing

2009-07-31T16:47:00.002+01:00

The four race meetings tonight give plenty of opportunities to grab some winners, so let’s hope our selections can land some nice bets

HAYDOCK: 6.10 Hit The Switch e/w, 6.45 Sweet Mirasol, 7.20 Kaptain Kirkup, 7.50Medicean Man, 8.20 Punch Drunk, 8.55Natural Rhythm.

NEWMARKET: 5.55 Taajub, 6.25 Proficiency, 7.00 Cockney Class, 7.30La Voile Rouge e/w, 8.05 Choiseau, 8.35Northern Jem.

BATH: 6.05 Catchanova e/w, 6.35 Duke Of Milan, 7.10 Double Whammy e/w, 7.40 Dangerous Midge, 8.15 So Blissful, 8.45 Battle.

GALWAY: 5.10 Turks Wood e/w, 5.40 Rio Command, 6.15 Torrid Kentavr, 6.50 Aliyfa, 7.25 Sublime Talent, 7.55Cool Athlete, 8.25 No Stopping Sarah

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