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Friday's Racing
Without wanting to suggest some sort of cosmic conspiracy, there does seem to be a connection between people born on this day and untimely deaths. Both Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix suffered an early demise and then of course there's the sad story of Mike Skinner of The Streets. Oh he's not dead, it's just his career that's suffered an untimely demise. Today is also the birthday of Swedish scientist, Anders Celsius and without his work we wouldn't be able to tell its feckin freezing all the time. Chill out and check out today's racing because we've got meetings from Newbury, Musselburgh, Thurles, Lingfield (AW), Wovlerhampton and Dundalk. Don't forget, we also pay out on disqualified winners and official result on all UK & Ireland races.
Tennis Betting
Tired Old Excuses
Some late night abacus work was needed to determine that Andy Murray would play no further part in the ATP World Tour Finals and he could head to Spearmint Rhino with a clear conscience, but the equation is simpler for Novak Djokokic. As long as the Serb beats an already eliminated Rafa Nadal and Soderling beats Davydenko, Djokovic will progress and he was delighted with the prospect of more tennis. "I'm very tired," he yawned, getting his excuses in good and early. When it was suggested Djokovic could have managed his recent schedule better to avoid weariness, he reacted like he always does to criticism – badly; "I don't think I played too much. It's just fatigue of the whole year." Will Djokovic be court napping against the world no. 2? 2.20pm SS2 & pp.com (Irl. only) – Tennis Betting
WGC World Cup Betting
A Bitter-Swede Round
After shooting fourteen under par on the opening day, anything other than eighteen holes in one or discovering a cure for cancer seems like a disappointment from Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell. And in many ways a second round that maintained a three shot lead for Ireland at the WGC World Cup was a disappointment, despite the chirpy perspective of our non-cancer curing friend, McIlroy. "We started out the day with a three-shot lead and we still have a three-shot lead, it was a good day," he lied, trying to convince himself rather than us by adding, "I think we really showed good character. It was a good day's work." Stenson and Karlsson combined to put Sweden close to the coattails of the leaders, so it's not Abba-solutely certain Ireland have it in the bag. 2.30am SS1
Premier League Coupon
Fer' From Good Enough
"It was a strong showing in terms of the flow of the game." This is like your boss telling you to not to wrongside the core demographic by getting to the incorrect level of granularity. It's bollox and while you know your boss is an idiot, why exactly was Alex Ferguson spitting out such rubbish, on this particular occasion? Watching his next generation of superstars flounder against Besiktas was like going to see the Spice Girls unplugged. Without the backing singers and music it's hard to believe they've made money doing it. "We've shown some really good things tonight," he continued on as his nose began glowing redder and redder, in a Pinocchio effect kind of way. The return of the old guard against Portsmouth will speak volumes as Alex nose these kids aren't ready. Sat 3pm
Football Betting
Well Fred
The various kick-off times of football matches cause various problems for fans and players alike. Too early and you're not drunk enough to forget you're watching Blackburn. Too late and suddenly you're proclaiming David Dunn to be the new Zico. As much as manager Fred Rutten enjoyed PSV's win over Heracles last weekend, the kick off time must have upset his daily routine – see if you can guess how. "The players enjoyed the sweet taste of success and are hungry for more wins," he explained to the sound of dull rumbling, possibly going on about "our next job is to catch Big Mac ... er ... Steve Mc at the top of the table." £20 on PSV, Rangers and Vitoria Guimaraes returns over £130 which would be a tasty little addition to the funds. Fri. 7.45pm ESPN – Whopper Soccer Coupon
Rugby Union Betting
A Nude Lease Of Life
We're not sure if James Haskell is starting to think he's slightly better than every other country in the world at everything and he may not even own a beret, but there are signs that he's assimilating nicely to life in France. After leaving Wasps for the riches on offer at Stade Francais, he has been handed the honour of being on the cover of their infamous 'Gods Of Stade' calendar – which features selected players butt naked with nothing but a rugby ball to protect their modesty. Lucky they don't play table tennis. "Pleased to hear I have a new gay fan club. Remeber lads its a look but don't touch policy," he said in twitter comments almost as homophobic as they are misspelled. Without their international players will Stade be exposed by Toulon? 6.45pm Set. – Rugby Betting
The X Factor Odds
Letting Lucie
When Lucie Jones was voted off The X Factor a couple of weeks ago, there was talk of her being the victim of Machiavellian scheming. Or at least what Machiavellian scheming might be like if it was mixed with Top Of The Pops. Simon wanted her off the show because she was genuine competition to his lads, Simon has a secret pact with Louis and Simon went to deadlock because his pants momentarily cut off the oxygen to his brain are just some of the conspiracies suggested, but Lucie speculated that his reasons were a lot simpler. "I think Simon Cowell's motives behind The X Factor are to make a lot of money and make a good TV programme and he’s doing bloody good at it," the lovely failure said. Cowell is confident of winning this series, but will that prove to be Factor fiction?
Money-Back Special
Wing And A Prayer
Ireland v South Africa
Money-Back Special
Sat 2.30pm BBC1 and RTE2
If Keith Earls or Tommy Bowe scores the last try of this match, Paddy Power will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets on the match.
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