Both -39.5 on Bet365

hull kr +2 at 2 on bet365. what do you think?

Weighed in with some 12/1 each way about Duncan in the former earlier this week - been impressive in lesser races this year but has to improve to figure.

Taken some 50's about Summer Bird for the final leg of the US Triple Crown - the Belmont Stakes on Saturday night, he's a top priced 20/1 now and I still think that's about 8 or 10 points too big, he's a bit of a plodder but is one of the few guaranteed stayers in the field and is a big price.

Gone with The Miniver Rose each way in the Oaks tomorrow, was impressed with her very early this season - the run behind Nehaam and Monitor Closely looked decent at the time and I think they can bring her back to peak on Friday



Martin

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Has the Stanley Cup finished??
I had Detroit to win pre-season. Says they won the series on the official site, but I've got a nasty feeling it's from last year.

It's a tough game to call.

HKR must be gutted after their golden point defeat to Warrington last Saturday but have a day more to get over their exertions than Huddersfield who bombed chance after chance against Castleford and therefore made hard work of defeating the Tigers.

Wish it wasn't televised then I could ignore it as a betting medium.

Exactly what I was thinking mate. I've gone with Rovers with the 2 start at evens.

Would not put off anyone laying Roberto Martinez at 1/33 or so on BetFair not to be next Wigan manager.

There seems to be a bit of uncertainty and it has come out how much he is getting a year at Swansea and to be honest it's totally disproportionate to the size of club we are.

There is a chance he will stay or perhaps even a move to Celtic could be re-ignited but risking a pound to win 33 in the circumstances is not bad business for BetFair users.

He will probably end up at wigan but it is not a racing certainty yet and Wigans chief executive is not brinning with confidence about the deal either.

As a Swans fan from my personal point of view I think he will go sooner or later and it is better he goes now whilst we have a few off weeks to sort out a new boss as if he was to be poached mid season I think it would hit the club far harder than him leaving now.

In a word do you think he'll do better than Bruce at Latics?

No

He's good at producing teams that play good football BUT they tend to sit back when infront and will get punished if they do that in the Premiership.

Both grounds are dual purpose but Swansea's is like a Billiard table even if the Ospreys have played there the night before unless Wigan sort theres out the passing game he likes may be compromised.

that's what i wanted to hear

If he goes I am not one iof the fans who wishes him ill like when Lee Trundle or Andy Robinson left but getting Wigan a few places up the league would be a big achievement but probably not get him much Kudos getting a team like Swansea into the Premier League and his stock would rise considerably.

Celtic I could understand but Wigan is a bit of a hiding to nothing as take Bruce for example Birmingham....Wigan.....Sunderland in 5 years is hardly shooting up the managerial ladder at a dramatic rate.

And he was crap at brum. latics to sunderland is a massive step up some would say.

In terms of budget maybe but in terms of league placing either finishing top 10 is more than satisfactory and neither would be likely UEFA Cup candidates or even major Cup Final material.

Can't make my mind up. Fancied Warrington with the 6 start last week, but more confident this week for some reason...could go either way I think.

Previously a loss like Saturday would set us back a couple of weeks, and coupled with a Sky game away from home and I wouldn't want to touch us betting wise, but we're stronger and more resiliant now.

Can't work Hudds out either. Just gonna watch this one. Gonna keep my Fev winnings and have a dabble elsewhere.

Decent price, around 33's?

Halfway thru and your in with a shout

Detroit lead 2-1 going into tonights game in Pittsburgh

Home side have won every game so far, if it goes to 2-2 tonight then its 2 games in Detroit and 1 left in Pittsburgh

What happened to Caz Ruffian?

As nothing is on here I'm guessing he didn't make the final.

At least my featherstone bet came off though

Came 3rd (not sure by how far) but 3rd is out

The theory was good he just could not come up with the goods.

Still Fev and Nicholson won.

Darts


Third Round Draw & Order of Play (7pm Friday)
Board One
Michael van Gerwen v Andy Hamilton
Adrian Lewis v Robert Thornton
Lee Williams v Phil Taylor
Peter Manley v James Wade

Board Two
Denis Ovens v Alan Tabern
Mark Walsh v Wayne Mardle
Colin Lloyd v John Part
Raymond van Barneveld v Ken Dobson

Board Three
Ronnie Baxter v Tony Eccles
Barrie Bates v Steve Grubb
Roland Scholten v Darren Johnson
Andy Roberts v Louis Blundell

Board Four
Gary Welding v Steve Hine
Ken Mather v Paul Nicholson
Kevin Painter v Dave Askew
Dennis Priestley v Colin Monk

Board Five
Mark Dudbridge v Johnny Haines
Co Stompe v Mark Frost
Dave Honey v Wes Newton
Mark Webster v Peter Wright

Board Six
Colin Osborne v Jason Clark
Alex Roy v Lionel Sams
Jan van der Rassel v Jelle Klaasen
Andy Smith v Chris Cooper

Board Seven
Steve Dolan v Jamie Caven
Andy Jenkins v Justin Pipe
Brendan Dolan v Kevin McDine
Mervyn King v Michael Barnard



Board Eight
Vincent van der Voort v Wayne Jones
Steve Brown v Mark Lawrence
Paul Rowley v Chris Thompson
Glen Durrant v Terry Jenkins



No complaints at all with the draws my 3 bets have got.

Wade could be vunerable against Manley, who will not like having been out of the spotlight by missing out on the Grand Slam of Darts and the Premier League. A few quid at 250/1 outright might look a decent prospect if he can get past Wade.


Colin Lloyd is like Gary Anderson in he gets knocked out in his first match of a tournament far too often and John Part looked in decent form last night (plus he is desperate to do well to protect his ranking points from 2007/08 ). 6/5 priced up so far if theres is any 6/4 when the rest go up that would be a decent bet.

That's probably what I should do but with it being on TV, I'll end up having a go but it'll be to a smaller stake than on Featherstone.

40/1 is the top price this morning.

Gary Welding v Steve Hine

Steve Hine is from Coventry so I think he will come through this one, my heart is ruling my head, and seeing as Welding is from St Helens, and I'm a Wigan fan...

Come on Steve!

Adrian Lewis v Robert Thornton
Ronnie Baxter v Tony Eccles
Mark Walsh v Wayne Mardle
Gary Welding v Steve Hine
Michael van Gerwen v Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins v Justin Pipe

Ive gone for the ones in bold in an accumulator.