Bet Direct Winter Derby: When the Bet Direct Winter Derby takes place you start to really feel as though the Flat turf season is about to commence, as this contest generally takes place the weekend before the annual cavalry charge that is the Lincoln. This Saturday sees the tenth running of what is the most valuable - and...
999-1 Winner at Warwick: There was extraordinary in-running action at Warwick today at Betfair. £232 was matched on the winner Xila Fontenailles at 1000 in the 2m 5f Handicap Hurdle. The Nigel Hawke-trained bottom weight seemed to have thrown away a winning lead when Iron Maid went past her late on the run-in, but Xila...
Simon cut to 16/1 for Grand National: The news that Simon is likely to run in next month's Grand National prompted a surge of ante post support for the horse forcing Coral to cut him to 16/1 from 20/1 for the big race. Eurotrek was also well supported for the Aintree marathon today and Coral also clipped him into 16/1 from...
Ronnie gets Ding in World Champ first round: With favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan drawn against possibly his toughest opponent, Ding Junhui, in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, bookmakers William Hill are offering 25/1 that either player will walk out of the game at any point before it ends, and 25/1 that O'Sullivan wins it 10-...
Win a Seat at the New Zealand Poker Championship: If you missed the Pacific Poker qualifier to the New Zealand Poker Championship on March 17th due to your Saint Patrick's Day celebrations (evil green beer!) no worries, you can catch your last chance on the 31st. The NZ Poker Championship will run from 19th - 21st April 2007, and you can...
Will Gordon Brown's final budget speech be longer than an hour?: Coral today issued odds on how long Gordon Brown's final budget speech will last tomorrow and make between 55 and 60 minutes the 9/4 favourite.61 to 65 minutes is the 5/2 second favourite with 50 to 54 minutes 3/1."As this will be Gordon Brown's final budget speech it seems highly unlikely that it...
Twenty20 Cricket World Cup betting odds: England have been installed as the 10/1 eighth favourites by Coral to win the inaugural 20/20 Cricket World Cup in South Africa following this morning's draw. England have been drawn in the same group as Australia, who Coral rate as the 9/4 favourites, and Zimbabwe, who are 200/1. Coral is...
England vs Israel: Are Three Lions Value at 4/5 to Beat Israel?: Despite a shaky start to their Euro 2008 qualification campaign, bookmakers are in no doubt that England will win in Tel Aviv on Saturday, making them a 4/5 shot (bet365) to do exactly that.The only other explanation for this odds-on quote is firms expect to be inundated with money for England and...
Bookies Disagree on Championship Favourite: After an impressive 3-1 win over Cardiff, it is Derby County who lead the Championship with only a handful of matches remaining. However, they are no better than 11/4 (Coral) third-favourites to grab top spot ahead of the chasing pack.Indeed, it is second-placed Birmingham (43/20 Portland Bet) and...
Bolton's Battering Throws Open Best of Rest Market: Sam Allardyce's Trotters are doing their best to throw away fifth place in the Premiership and are now available at 15/8 (VC Bet) to win the "Premiership without the Big Four" market. Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Old Trafford was the latest in a long line of poor results for Wanderers,...