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Posted on: 27 May 2013
IT was a fairly decent Bank Holiday day of racing for Milesey and here are his tips for Tuesday. 3.0 Leicester PYTHAGOREAN (nap) 11/10 BET365 Won on his latest outing when 9-4 fav over this course and distance (good to firm) earlier this month, beating Dance With Dragons by 5l. Carries a 6lb penalty today for that success. LUCKY 15 […]
Posted on: 27 May 2013
Estudiantes v Argentinos Juniors, Monday, 10.10pm ESTUDIANTES’ campaign is evidence of how much a change in management can kickstart a team. From insipid and winless, Mauricio Pellegrino’s influence since taking over has guided them to three wins in their last four and a climb up the table. They now host an Argentinos side that is so bad a fan threw […]
Posted on: 27 May 2013
SUNDAY wasn’t the start to the week I was hoping for at Roland Garros as Lukas Lacko allowed Sam Querrey to walk away with a straight-sets victory on day one of the French Open. Querrey’s first 3-0 win in the tournament was achieved after a less than spirited effort from the unreliable Lacko which saw the American ease through without […]
Posted on: 27 May 2013
HERE are Milesey’s racing tips for the Bank Holiday Monday. 3.50 Carlisle DANAT AL ATHEER (nap) 7/4 PADDYPOWER Successful at 6f and 1m on good to firm and heavy ground. Won on her latest outing when 9-2 fav at Haydock over 1m (good to firm) last month, beating Endorsing by a head. LUCKY 15 2.40 Carlisle BLACK ANNIS BOWER 5//1 […]
Posted on: 27 May 2013
Monday, Wembley, 3pm (live on Sky Sports 1) FAVOURITES Watford could be upset in the Championship play-off final against a resilient Crystal Palace side who have returned to form at the perfect time of the season. Two wins in three after a spell of nine games without victory take Ian Holloway’s Palace into the showpiece final at Wembley brimming with […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
Olympic Stadium Rome, 6.30pm COPPA ITALIA finals time and it’s a Rome derby at Stadio Olimpico. The teams were split by a single point in the standings of Italy Serie A so the game could not be more closely matched. Roma go into the game in good form, with five wins, three draws and one defeat from their last nine […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
Hibs v Celtic, Hampden, 3pm, live SS3 and BBC1 Scotland IT was nice to finally see a favourite win a cup final with Bayern getting the better of Dortmund. That followed the likes of Wigan beating Man City in the FA Cup and Atletico Madrid seeing off Real Madrid to land Copa del Rey. I was lucky enough to make […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
Ajaccio v Nice (8pm) THIS last Ligue 1 game of the season will matter only for Nice who are still in the fight for a Europa League ticket, even though the home side will try and keep a point to avoid a disaster scenario. Ajaccio is standing 16th position with 40 points and are three ahead of Troyes (18th) and […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
THE first round of the French Open begins on Sunday with 16 first-round matches on day one followed by 28 on day two and the final 20 on day three. That’s weather permitting of course and of the 64 opening-round clashes last year there were six genuine upsets, the biggest of which was Adrian Ungur’s 13.0 victory over David Nalbandian. […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
3.20 Curragh CAMELOT (nap) 4/11 Paddy Power Winner of six races from 1m to 1m 4f on ground varying from good to firm to soft. Won on his latest outing when 1-3fav here over 1m 2f (good to soft) earlier this month, beating Triumphant by 1 3/4l. LUCKY 15 4.15 Uttoxeter MOLAISE LAD SP Successful in two hurdle races at […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, live ITV4, 3.30pm THE Super Kings are the most successful IPL franchise. Twice champions (beating Mumbai in IPL 3) they have a win percentage of almost 60 since the tournament’s inception. Frankly, they have never looked more powerful. As we said in the tournament preview they are perfectly balanced for success, boasting the hitters, […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
THERE’S a derby in Bulgaria today as relegation-threatened Lokomotiv Sofia welcome rivals CSKA Sofia to the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium (4pm). The hosts go into this clash occupying the final relegation place, two points behind Botev Vratsa – and with this clash their last of the season they must win in order to keep their top-tier status alive. That makes this […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
SJK v OPS (Saturday, 3pm) OPS have seemingly been written off by the Betfair markets ahead of their clash in the Finnish Ykkonen with SJK. SJK finished as runners-up last season and that’s exactly where they are after four games of this campaign. They won their opening three matches but fell to a defeat last time out at Oulu and […]
Posted on: 25 May 2013
IT’S been a tough tournament so far at Wentworth with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Paul Lawrie already on their way home. Here Milesey offers up his best Saturday selections. Back Anders Hansen to beat Pablo Larrazabal 4u @ 2.1 (10.50am) Starting Saturday from six off the pace, these two plausible winners are exactly the types one […]
Posted on: 24 May 2013
EW DOUBLE 2.55 York FITZ FLYER @ 14/1 paddypower Successful at 5f and 6f on good to firm ground and on the all-weather. Finished 1 1/4l behind Ancient Cross when fourth of 15 at 10-1 on his latest outing over this course and distance (good) earlier this month. 3.20 Curragh GEORGE VANCOUVER @ 16/1 paddypower Successful at 6f and 1m […]
Posted on: 23 May 2013
Widzew Lodz v Legia (7.45) POLISH Ekstraklasa leaders Legia Warsaw travel to 12th-placed Widzew Lodz and should return with three points. Widzew have won just six out of 13 at home while Legia have notched eight wins on the road. Against opponent such as Widzew Lodz who sit in the bottom six Legia have collected an average of 2.6 points […]
Posted on: 23 May 2013
HAVE looked through all the cards for Friday and there are is some poor racing, no angle at all to find a winner and nothing sticking out at a big price. I’ll look again in the morning as the market moves a bit but it seems sub standard apart from Goodwood and a couple at Haydock and Yarmouth. 3.45 Goodwood […]
Posted on: 23 May 2013
UTRECHT’S six-match winning run will be tested at Twente in the first leg of the Eredivisie’s Europa League play-off final tonight. Utrecht beat Heerenveen 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals and have scored 15 goals in six matches. Midfielder Jens Toornstra is bang in form with six in his last eight appearances. Twente are also playing well with Michel Jansen’s […]
Posted on: 23 May 2013
KAISERSLAUTERN’S bid to return to the Bundesliga at the first attempt sees them travel to top-flight outfit Hoffenheim on Thursday. The fixture will be the first leg of the Bundesliga’s relegation play-off, with Kaiserslautern – who finished third in the second tier this season – facing the third-last Hoffenheim. With a spot in the German top flight up for grabs […]
Posted on: 22 May 2013
MILESEY’S bet of the day on Wednesday wasn’t even a sweat – in act no one needed a serviette to wipe their brows as Servette smashed Sion 4-0. Now he’s going for Piast v Korona. I too have been pissed on Corona and may crack open a bottle to celebrate if they lose this one. Piast Gliwice v Korona (7.45) […]
Posted on: 22 May 2013
PUNTERS looking for an angle in to this week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial immediately have their attentions turned to second favourite Zach Johnson. The 2007 Masters champion has an outstanding record at the venue, winning on two occasions (2012 and 2010) and recording a further top five (2011) and top 10 (2009) finish in the last four renewals. But […]
Posted on: 22 May 2013
2.35 Goodwood LAMUSAWAMA @ 7/1 Bet365 A winner at 11-2 at Kempton over 1m 2f on his latest outing earlier this month, beating Love Marmalade by 4l. 2.10 Wetherby FINBIN @ 12/1 Paddy Power Winner of two hurdle races and three chases from 3m to 3m 3f on ground varying from good to firm to heavy. Pulled up at the […]
Posted on: 22 May 2013
What will it take to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational? IT’S all about accuracy this week, both off the tee and from the fairway at Colonial. You need to avoid the fairway bunkers and find the right portion of the fairways to attack the small greens. There a number of doglegged holes so players who can shape the ball both […]
Posted on: 22 May 2013
Servette v Sion (6.45) SION have huge problems for the game today against Servette. Out of the team are defenders Michael Dingsdag and Arnaud Buhler with the former being a huge miss. Buhler has played in 31 matches and without this duo Sion lost 4-0 to Grasshopper Zurich. Sion also have problems in midfield with Alberto Regazzoni, Anthony Sauthier and […]
Posted on: 22 May 2013
THE European Tour returns to HQ for the BMW PGA Championship and here are a quartet of picks from the first-day three-balls. Ian Poulter was disgusted with his performance at last week’s Matchplay where he exited at the first hurdle. However, he is as strong as they come mentally and stated he’ll get over it by winning this week. Although […]