Tomorrow sees the official closing of the flat season with the running of the William Hill November Handicap at Doncaster Racecourse.  The race sees Argus the early favourite with Sky Bet offering odds of 13/2.

The keenness to put money on Argus is being discussed by the Tipsters, with Ben Stones reporting on Ladbrokes News:  “A victory over course and distance took this three-year-old’s record to three wins from five runs last month, and only saw him go up 3lbs in the handicap in the process.

“Of his 10 opponents that day, nine are currently entered to re-oppose him on Town Moor, but with so few runs under his belt, one would expect even more to come from Ralph Beckett’s charge.

“Plenty of support has made the unexposed type outright favourite.”

Second favourite is Penhill at 7/1 with Green Light, Seamour and Mistiroc also among the favourites at 10/1.

Mistiroc trainer Jim Goldie is hoping the horse can see off ante-favourite Argus after narrowly being pipped last time out at Doncaster.

For those wanting to take their chance on longer odds then Litigant, at 14/1 could be tempting. It had been hoped that Oisin Murphy would be the rider, but Murphy is under an obligation to ride for his Qatar retainers, so Argus will be his mount. So instead Litigant will be ridden by George Baker who has previously enjoyed success with the horse with three wins.

Another horse to seriously consider is Zand which has seen odds slashed from 25/1 to 12/1. The halving of those odds appears to be down to the weather forecast for South Yorkshire with rain expected. 

“The unsettled forecast has triggered a big move for Zand. He’s shown very little since joining Mark Johnston but the money suggests we could see a different horse on Saturday,” said Andrew Griffiths of Betfred, Sporting Life is reporting.

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India may have been thrashed by South Africa last time out, but it is the Indians who are being tipped to prevail when the two sides meet for the first Test starting at Mohali tomorrow.  

To be fair, that 214 run hammering dished out by South Africa was in a One Day International, played under quite different circumstances to a five-day Test. However, the result showed the power of the South African batsmen as they notched up the third highest total in ODI history and Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers all hit centuries.

With the bookies making India 5/4 favourites to win the first of the four Test series, just what do the hosts have to their advantage?

Ed Hawkins, writing on Bet Fair, insists the matter is not so clear cut. “Above all the clash challenges the recent surge of home advantage. This era of Test cricket will be remembered as one-sided with the touring teams largely hopeless – from the last 50 series only 15 have been won by the away team.

“With South Africa as the No 1 side in the world and buoyant following victories in the T20 and ODI series that have preceded the serious stuff, this could be a rare occasion when a punter can bet on a visitor with confidence.”

However, Hawkins qualifies that assertion; he questions whether the South Africans, used to wickets that allow for bounce and swing, will be able to cope with India’s much more variable wickets.

On the plus side, as far as the South Africans are concerned, they have not lost a series away from their home shores in eight years, and that no doubt explains the tempting 9/5 for them to win the Mohali Test, with 7/2 the draw.

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We all know that goals win games, and it is the ability of his side to find the back of the net that will occupy Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal’s attentions ahead of their Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

The Football betting has United favourites to claim the points and maintain their progression to the knockout stages with odds of 8/15. For those fancying a CSKA victory on Mancunian soil the odds are 5/1, while a draw is 3/1.

For United to win they must score, but that has not been happening in recent weeks as the Red Devils have recorded three goalless draws on the bounce.

Christian Crowther writes on Ladbrokes News: “Skipper Wayne Rooney has attracted much criticism for some peripheral performances leading the line, increasing clamour for Anthony Martial to get the central role, but in truth the likes of Juan Mata and Memphis Depay must chip in with more goals.”

Victory at Sevilla for Manchester City at Sevilla on Tuesday night will put Manuel Pellegrini’s men in a strong position to make it through to the last 16. Sevilla are narrow favourites to win this with odds of 7/4 against 7/5 for City and 12/5 the draw.

Arsenal have the toughest of tasks on Wednesday with an encounter against Bayern Munich in Germany. The Gunners really need to get something if they are to lift themselves off the foot of the group table and keep their progression aspirations alive, but with odds of 6/1 against Bayern’s 2/5 the chances look very slim. 

Following a miserable run so far in the Premier League Chelsea need something to cheer them up and victory against Dynamo Kiev would help lift the gloom. With odds of 7/10 for a Blues victory, Sky Bet are predicting a night of joy at Stamford Bridge this Wednesday.