A strange week last week for me personally as I decided my new betting regime meant I would only bet when I could spend sufficient time looking at the form or trawling the internet for information though to be fair, that was just an excuse because by the time you add an I-pad to a mobile phone to a dongle, that adds up to any time the boss isn’t looking (meaning lunchtime, of course).
The racing was all a bit quiet as is often the case after Cheltenham, and with the exception of the Winter Derby on Saturday I failed to get involved – there are plenty of other sports to bet on, so I did. Before I cashed in on my football bets my golf bet was sitting pretty and the 68.0 I got on BETDAQ for Charles Howell III to win the Arnold Palmer had tumbled to 15.5 by the end of the third round. As I quite fancy a trip to the racing in Singapore in May I decided to lay back most of my bet at the smaller price locking in an instant (and decent) profit, and I am glad I did as his last round fell apart as he finished out with the washing. That may be the way forward on these big priced options, though to be honest I am nowhere near organised enough to get out at set percentages or anything that sensible – either I remember, or I forget!
As I backed Cai Shen to win at Lingfield (5.5 with BETDAQ), I lumped on Crawley to beat Rotherham as they looked to get back on the promotion trail after a bit of a lean period as their new striker looks to bed in after the loss of top scorer Matt Tubbs to Bournemouth. They played as a team again on Saturday afternoon and a 3-0 victory left me picking up my millions as I got a little 1.85 and the rest at 1.8 with BETDAQ for the comfortable victory thank you very much. Naturally, and being greedy (doers anyone else think that is the worst trait of a gambler), I put nearly all my profit from Crawley on Birmingham to win on Sunday at home to Cardiff – obvious eh? The form suggested it was a decent bet at BETDAQ odds of 2.3, and if I had been half awake it might have been but as usual, my mind wandered off to other things! Birmingham did go 1-0 up in the 68th minute, and if I was as professional as I would like to be I would have cashed out at the lower price there and then but no, I was up to something else and Cardiff had equalised before I realised. Bet lost, cash lost, and the star on any holiday hotel I had in mind immediately dropped from 5* to 4* lol, but then tomorrow is another day and you never know for certain in this game?
With the sun shining we welcome in the new flat season on the turf from Doncaster on Saturday, but it is ultra competitive stuff and very difficult to balance the better form from last season, against the fitness advantage of those who have been active on the all-weather. Personally, I am going to give it a miss and focus on Dubai and the World Cup card where those who take my advice can already make a decent profit on the race. I advised a bet on So You Think at odds of 5.5 some time ago and here he is, lining up as the 3.7 favourite, so we can now lay him if we want and guarantee some readies. My one racing bet (and a small one at that) will be on Lucky Nine in the Golden Shaheen at 4.35pm despite his appalling draw in the twelve stall, (of twelve runners). That is presumably why he is trading at 11.0 on BETDAQ when favourite Rocket Man (stall 1) is 3.7 despite finishing a long way behind my selection at Sha Tin last December. I admit that was not the real Rocket Man (he was chased along from a bad draw and then sulked), but at the odds a small bet may not go amiss and is at the very least a little tempting?
My golf bet this week (I just love the big prices and they don’t have to come off very often) will be on Bud Cauley who looks great value (or so I have been told). He is in great form with his putter (unlike myself), which could be crucial here, and I have been reminded that he will be looking for the win while half the field will just be warming up for the Masters.
Finally, my article would never be complete without my football fancies and I have dug out another couple of value options that I hope will see us right. I hate to risk jinxing my own team but the 2.0 with BETDAQ about Everton at home to West Bromwich Albion is just too much to resist. We took Sunderland apart last week and if we can play like that on Saturday then an easy victory is anticipated and I will be lumping on in hope and loyalty as much as for any other more sensible reason.
I also think there is another bet to have on Sunday, when Newcastle look massively overpriced at home to Liverpool. 2.5 the away team yet 3.2 the home team makes no sense whatsoever, and it may not be called St James Park any more, but it is still a cauldron away teams do not find very comfortable. The barcodes have only lost two at home this season while Liverpool have lost eight away games so the prices make no sense and even if I have it all wrong by final whistle, my logic seems pretty sound?
This week’s suggested bets (odds correct at the time of writing):
Golf:
1pt Win 1pt Place BUD CAULEY Shell Houston Open this weekend BETDAQ odds of 27.0 to win and 6.8 the place.
Football:
2pts Win EVERTON to beat West Bromwich Albion on Saturday BETDAQ odds of 2.0
2pts Win NEWCASTLE to beat Liverpool on Sunday BETDAQ odds of 3.2
Horse Racing:
1pt Win 1pt Place LUCKY NINE 4.35 Meydan (Dubai) BETDAQ odds of 11.0 to win and 3.8 to place.
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