Trumpet blowing time as our (my!) eight team football accumulator came home to roost for a very nice 7.33 pay out and more than enough to make up for my one losing racing bet when Moohaajim hated the ground (well that’s what the trainer said after the race and he should know?) and still only went down by a neck – but a loser is still a loser regardless I suppose. Overall, the less I say about my bets last Saturday the less stupid I might look and I think my selection for the Cesarewitch may still be running! Seriously though, I read somewhere (or did I just dream it?) that they fancied the chances of Astral Thunder and when I saw a little 125.0 on BETDAQ, how could I possibly resist a small bet? The answer should have been “easily” but it wasn’t ands I lost a small bet without really feeling I had any kind of run for my money, but then that won’t be the first or the last time that has happened.
With the football internationals and no domestic coupon worth looking at (in my eyes at least), that was about that (I did consider a little investment on the Grand Prix but bottled it at the last minute), but then with Champions Day coming up on Saturday, less of the past and more of the future has to be a good thing. Whether you follow Rugby, Cricket, Football, or whatever, the whole World seems to have heard of Frankel, one of the best horses of all time, unbeaten after thirteen races, and looking to go out with a bang on Saturday in the Champion Stakes, now from Ascot. He does look close to bullet proof on all known form and at heavily odds on even I can’t recommend a bet, but then I can’t oppose him either so where does that leave us? Sadly, in no mans land and all I can do is cheer him on, and look elsewhere on the card to see if I can find a bet. It would seem that there was some kind of press brief in Newmarket yesterday (interestingly, it is NOT cast in stone just yet that this will be his last race), and it appears that William Buick seems pretty sweet on the each way chances of Elusive Kate in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes due off at 3.30pm. She is lightly raced this season and wasn’t seen on a course until July when she ran a blinder at Newbury (on soft ground) before blowing up, and she has run well in every race since, always finishing in the first three. She cannot beat Excelebration on these terms unless the Irish raider has an off day but at 7.8 or so the win and 2.8 the place, a point each way could be worth it just in case as we all know there is no such thing as a certainty in this game.
One other horse I have read good things about is the Tom George trained Baby Mix, a four year old hurdler who will hopefully turn out at Cheltenham Saturday in the Masterson Holdings Hurdle. He has had the summer off which is his first real break since beginning his racing career in France, and has apparently grown and strengthened and returns fit and well, though what his price will be on the day is anybody’s guess at this early stage, but I am fairly confident he will have a good season (may go fencing later), and is on my horses to follow list for the new jumps season.
Moving on to the old football that surely cannot pay out three weeks in a row (can it?), and we are back to something near to normal again – I for one wouldn’t have backed the draw versus Poland, pro plus, sleeping tablets, or whatever? The premier league has seen some surprises already but surely not this weekend, because if they do, down goes the accumulator? This weekend could be a turning point at the top of the Premiership as the pretenders get a chance to see how good they really are and I get the feeling they may come unstuck. Tottenham v Chelsea is the first match I have in mind, and where I feel fifth placed Spurs are too short at 2.6 and Chelsea too big at 3.0 on BETDAQ considering the away team are European Champions and top of the league after the first seven matches and they can start us off with a winner – I hope of course. Manchester United at 1.35 with BETDAQ to see off an apparently toothless Stoke looks obvious but builds up the odds, while West Bromwich Albion are another high flying team I feel could come unstuck when they take on Manchester City who I think can win away at value odds of 1.8 with BETDAQ, who else. Add Arsenal away to Norwich (who already look a shoe in for relegation) at 1.65 with BETDAQ and we have a little four-team accumulator worthy of a bet.
To end with, a couple of silly bets always make my weekend (especially if one of them comes off for a change), and this week I have had a brainstorm! Looking at some of the silliest football odds how about three doubles and a treble on Reading to win at Liverpool (10.5 on BETDAQ), Blackpool to win at Burnley (2.8 on BETDAQ), and Tranmere away to Bournemouth (3.2), if any two come in we should be in clover and if Reading are one of them, the beers are on you!
This week’s suggested bets (odds correct at the time of writing):
Weekend Football
1pt Win accumulator: CHELSEA to win at Tottenham (3.0 BETDAQ), MANCHESTER UNITED to beat Stoke (BETDAQ odds 1.35), MANCHESTER CITY to win at West Bromwich Albion (1.8 on BETDAQ looks a steal), and ARSENAL to win at Norwich at 1.65 with BETDAQ for a 12.0 accumulator!
3 x half point doubles, half point treble: READING to win at Liverpool, (10.5 BETDAQ), BLACKPOOL top win at Burnley (2.8 BETDAQ), and TRANMERE to win at Bournemouth (3.2 BETDAQ), a 94.08 treble if we should be that lucky!
Horse racing Saturday
1pt Win at 7.8 or thereabouts with BETDAQ and 1pt Place at 2.8 or so with BETDAQ Elusive Kate 3.30pm Ascot
2pts Win BABY MIX Masterson Holdings Hurdle Cheltenham Saturday (currently 3.05pm but open to change).
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