Beating the Bookies

[Begbie]

I stuck a tenner on 4 teams.

Ross County8/11
Leeds 4/9
West Ham 5/6
Aldershot 10/11

Had a few others in mind. I actually fancy Pompey@13/8, Swindon 8/11, Rochdale 4/9 and Chesterfield 11/8.

No doubt those four have a better chance of coming up than the teams I opted for.

It actually doesn't look very appealing today for a football bet, I'd have more interest in having a few quid on the NFL this evening and tomorrow. Hopefully come ten to five I'll have money lying to do so. Here's to hoping.

Bet over after 20mins. Didn't like the look of the fixtures but genuinely fancied West Ham. 2-0 down as are Aldershot in the first 20mins. Disaster.

[Bainisteoir]

nothing worse than a bet beaten so quickly. I like the Goals Galore betting because your in with a chance for 90 minutes.

[Begbie]

Nice night at the office. Two small bets and both came up. The same thing happened a few weeks back and I have West Brom tyo thank again.

West Brom 4/9
Leeds 20/21
Rangers 2/5
Livingston 8/15
Q.P.R 4/6 (2-0 up almost over)

£6 paid £60

Crewe 8/11
Arsenal 4/7
Millwall 11/8
Notts County 4/5

£4 paid £46

The only poor thing to come out of it is I placed the bets in Boyles in Camlough. Frank Hughes prices were alot better as usual. No complaints all the same.

[Begbie]

This weekends NFL Match Odds. (Hughes Bookmakers)


SATURDAY 13TH MARCH 2010

8/11 Derry 15/2 Mayo 6/4

8/15 Dublin 15/2 Monaghan 2/1

4/5 Tyrone 15/2 Cork 11/8

4/5 Donegal 15/2 Down 11/8

11/10 Cavan 15/2 Wexford11/10

1/4 Limerick 10/1 Waterford4/1


SUNDAY 14TH MARCH 2010

2/1 Tipperary 15/2 Meath 4/7

4/6 Sligo 15/2 Offaly 13/8

7/1 London 10/1 Clare 1/8

6/4 Galway 15/2 Kerry 8/11

8/11 Armagh 15/2 Kildare 6/4

6/4 Westmeath 15/2 Laois 8/11

5/4 Fermanagh 15/2 Louth 10/11

13/8 Roscommon 15/2 Antrim 4/6

1/20 Carlow 33/1 Kilkenny 20/1

5/4 Longford 15/2 Wicklow 5/6

I've highlighted my fancies.

[Bainisteoir]

I've never bet against armagh but Kildare are a tasty price. I like the look of your bet, can't argue with your other teams.

[Begbie]

It's the day all punters wait for. Cheltenham 2010 has arrived.

Today looks a very interesting day. A few short favourites are in action. The Irish will have Dunquib hammered in the first. The cross country wil surely be between the Irish entries and Ireland are well represented in the Champion Hurdle. However, I've tried to stay away from favourites. My bets for today are:

1.30 Get Me Out of Here 9/2 & Menorah 10/1

2.05 Sizing Europe 5/1

2.40 The Package 11/2

3.20 (The Champion Hurdle) Celestial Halo 9/1

4.00 Garde Champetre 9/4 & Monkerhostin 14/1

In the last I haven't really looked. There are two short priced runners and I'd opt for Willie Mullins horse. However at 14/1 I might have a small e/w on Easter Legend.

Celestial Halo will be my biggest bet of the day. He hasn't been good of late and was soundly beat by a couple of these in recent races. However, it looks like he is being schooled for fences and this could be his last hurdle race at the festival. He should have won this race last year when 2nd to Punjabi (Ruby blamed himself for that) and he has won at the festival before. To follow form it's hard to back him but if he runs at his best I think he's the best horse in the race. I'm betting on him with my heart and head however, a bit of both so I'd have a bias view of the race. He's hardly overly fancied and there are quite a few ahead of him in the betting.

Best of luck to anyone having a punt. Rite of Passage on wednesday is the best bet of the week for me. Garde Champetre is hard to look past today however.

[Begbie]

It's the day all punters wait for. Cheltenham 2010 has arrived.

Today looks a very interesting day. A few short favourites are in action. The Irish will have Dunquib hammered in the first. The cross country wil surely be between the Irish entries and Ireland are well represented in the Champion Hurdle. However, I've tried to stay away from favourites. My bets for today are:

1.30 Get Me Out of Here 9/2 & Menorah 10/1

2.05 Sizing Europe 5/1

2.40 The Package 11/2

3.20 (The Champion Hurdle) Celestial Halo 9/1

4.00 Garde Champetre 9/4 & Monkerhostin 14/1

In the last I haven't really looked. There are two short priced runners and I'd opt for Willie Mullins horse. However at 14/1 I might have a small e/w on Easter Legend.

Celestial Halo will be my biggest bet of the day. He hasn't been good of late and was soundly beat by a couple of these in recent races. However, it looks like he is being schooled for fences and this could be his last hurdle race at the festival. He should have won this race last year when 2nd to Punjabi (Ruby blamed himself for that) and he has won at the festival before. To follow form it's hard to back him but if he runs at his best I think he's the best horse in the race. I'm betting on him with my heart and head however, a bit of both so I'd have a bias view of the race. He's hardly overly fancied and there are quite a few ahead of him in the betting.

Best of luck to anyone having a punt. Rite of Passage on wednesday is the best bet of the week for me. Garde Champetre is hard to look past today however.

WHAT A START!

1st and 2nd. Backed both eway in singles and thay are both my first horse in seperate eway yankees.

[Begbie]

Mother of Christ. Sizing Europe was foot perfect. This could be my year at Cheltenham. I'm toying with the idea of buying an island.

[Begbie]

Garde Champetre blundered badly and was soundly beaten into 5th place. Good day at the office nonetheless. However, overall the Irish would have had an awful day especially with Dunquib beaten at odds on and Go Native a non contender in the champion hurdle. The Package was 2nd - Timmy Murphy produced him far too late.

Time to get studying Wednesdays card. Rite of Passage runs tomorrow.

[corn02]

A good day for you Begbie.

Was up a few pound myself so happy enough.

Had Sizing and Binocular done so pleased enough.