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Cheltenham 2020 – Day Two Diary

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After a positive first day of Cheltenham I was hoping things would carry over to Day Two on Wednesday. 

Just a reminder I am tracking my results from this year’s festival using a twofold strategy, which is:

1. To use all the bookies offers, brought together via Profit Maximiser; and

2. Use two of my favourite tipsters – Quentin Franks Racing and the Bet Alchemist – to find the best bets for Cheltenham. Both have excellent records at the festival so I am following their tips for the week.

By combining the above two together, this should give me a good chance of beating the bookies this week.

So how did this strategy get on today? Let’s have a look below.

 

Day Two Results

After yesterday’s profit of £93 it was a quieter day today for us at the festival but there were still some highlights to enjoy. 

So here are the results from Wednesday at Cheltenham. My stakes were £20 per point.

 

1.30 Ballymore Novices Hurdle

Just the one bet in this race, from the Bet Alchemist and it finished well down the pack. Fortunately I got half my stake back from Skybet. 

Profit/Loss from Race: -£10

 

2.10 RSA Chase

Quentin’s only selection of the day Minella Indo ran in this race and unluckily for us finished second, beaten just a length. 

Profit/Loss from Race: -£40

 

2.50 Coral Cup Hurdle

The Bet Alchemist landed a very nice winner with Dame De Compagnie romping home for Nicky Henderson at a tasty 13/2 for me (with Unibet’s bet boost). It could have been even better though – his other tip, Black Tears, finished second at 16/1! A reverse forecast on those two would have delivered a bumper profit but as it was we were happy to settle for some tidy returns from the race.  

Profit/Loss from Race: £100

 

3.30 Queen Mother Champion Chase

No bets in this race. Probably a good thing with the red-hot favourite getting turned over.

Profit/Loss from Race: £0

 

4.10 Glenfarclas Chase

No bets in this race either.

Profit/Loss from Race: £0

 

4.50 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

No bets in this race once again!

Profit/Loss from Race: £0

 

5.30 Champion Bumper

Just the one bet in this race with Five Par Brian finishing well down the field for the Bet Alchemist.

Profit/Loss from Race: -£20

 

TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY: +£30

As I say a quiet day with not many bets, but a profit is a profit so we can’t complain. It was a day of what might have been in the end, with a couple of very close calls just missing out. 

Let’s hope for more profits tomorrow but with a bit more action to enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Cheltenham 2020 – Day One Diary

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So day one of this year’s Cheltenham festival is over and I just thought I would do a quick update on my own results from the day.

My strategy this year is twofold:

1. Take advantage of all the bookies’ offers and bonuses this week.

There are some fantastic offers this week with extra places, money back and free bets being thrown around by the bookies like confetti. I am using Profit Maximiser to see each day’s offers and make sure I use them to extract the most profit possible.

2. Use some top tipsters.

I am using two of my favourite tipsters – Quentin Franks Racing and the Bet Alchemist – to find the best bets for Cheltenham. Both have excellent records at the festival so I am following their tips for the week.

By combining the above two together, this should give me a great chance of beating the bookies at Cheltenham.

So how did this strategy get on today? Let’s have a look below.

 

Day One Results

So here are the results from Tuesday at Cheltenham. My stakes were £20 per point.

The highlight of the day was undoubtedly a 25/1 winner (antepost) from Quentin Franks, but more on that below.

1.30 Supreme Novices Hurdle

The day got off to a bit of a frustrating start, with Bet Alchemist pick Abracadabras just getting collared on the line to deny us an opening win to the festival. We at least got some each-way returns from that pick though.   

The good thing about the first race of the day is that there are a number of bookies offering money back if your horse loses – Skybet £10 and Betfair £20. So part of my stakes on Asterion Forlonge, which both tipsters chose, were covered by that.

Profit/Loss from Race: -£26

 

2.10 Arkle Challenge

Just one bet in this race and that was Brewin’upastorm  from the Bet Alchemist which went down to defeat unfortunately. No refunds or offers from the bookies on this one.

Profit/Loss from Race: -£20

 

2.50 Ultima Handicap Chase

This was the race where it all happened and we were in for a treat with a 1-2 from our bets. If you were sharp enough to back Quentin’s tip The Conditional at 25/1 when he advised it then you had a sensational win. Sadly I missed that so only managed to secure nines but that was still a very nice win. 

Bet Alchemist’s tip Kildisart was a close second netting some each-way returns whilst their other bet in the race was a loser.

Profit/Loss from Race: +£170

 

3.30 Champion Hurdle

Just the one bet in this race and it was on Supersundae which unfortunately was nowhere so a loss in this one. 

Profit/Loss from Race: -£20

 

4.10 Mares Hurdle

No official bets in this race but I did a reverse forecast on the top two at just over evens which won fairly comfortably.

Profit/Loss from Race: +£24

 

4.50 Novices Handicap Chase

Three bets in this one and thankfully one of them landed a place, with Hold the Note coming in 3rd for the Bet Alchemist. So a loss on this race. 

Profit/Loss from Race: -£35

 

There were no bets in the final race of the day – although interestingly Quentin tipped the winner Ravenhill in another race Antepost but then it was switched to this race instead, so it was a shame Quentin didn’t give it out again for the last race as it won at 12/1!

 

TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY: +£93

So a good first day overall and well done to Quentin on an excellent winner in the Ultima Handicap Chase – just a pity I didn’t back it ante-post at 25/1! 

A few near misses from the Bet Alchemist today so let’s hope the luck turns for him tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

Cheltenham 2020 Plan of Action

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It’s nearly upon us – yes tomorrow is the start of the Cheltenham Festival.

It’s Dan here and my plan for Cheltenham is pretty much the same as last year – which made me a very nice £711 profit as chronicled in my betting diary.

1. Take advantage of all the bookies’ offers and bonuses this week.

There are some fantastic offers this week with extra places, money back and free bets being thrown around by the bookies like confetti. I will be using Profit Maximiser to see each day’s offers and make sure I use them to extract the most profit possible.

2. Use some top tipsters.

I will be using two of my favourite tipsters – Quentin Franks Racing and the Bet Alchemist – to find the best bets for Cheltenham. Both have excellent records at the festival so I will be following their tips for the week.

By combining the above two together, this should give me a great chance of beating the bookies at Cheltenham.

The bookies’ offers alone can add up to hundreds of pounds if done correctly, so used in conjunction with some shrewd betting advice then it should be a winning formula.

Anyway, just thought I would share my plans for the week with you. Will keep you posted on how it goes in my daily diary!

 

 

 

 

Betting Pitfalls to Avoid in the Second Round of Champions League Last 16 Matches

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After an intriguing set of first leg matches in the Champions League Round of 16, attention is already turning to their concluding encounters in mid-March.

There are lots of opportunities for bettors to sink their teeth into a variety of markets, but before you join them, you should really consider what constitutes value and what doesn’t in these home-and-away matches.
Don’t succumb to irrational biases in your bets, and instead consider these three contrarian angles of attack.

Never Write off a Mourinho Comeback

The general consensus is that the Midas touch that Jose Mourinho displayed in his ‘Special One’ days is very much consigned to the past.

And it’s true: if he is to reinvigorate his management career, he is going to have to overhaul his own working methods and get Tottenham back to the level they enjoyed in happier times under Mauricio Pochettino.

But to write off the Portuguese disciplinarian would be foolish, given that this is a man who has twice won the Champions League as a manager and also triumphed twice in the Europa League – he knows his way around a continental knockout phase.

Spurs face a one-goal deficit against RB Leipzig and have to travel to Germany for the second leg, of course, but they will only need to score one away goal to really put the cat amongst the pigeons. That is what makes their ‘to qualify’ betting odds of 7/2 so appetising.

But is there any hope of that? Well, the German outfit were beaten by Lyon on home soil in the group stage and dropped points against Benfica, while in the Bundesliga they concede at an average rate of more than a goal per game in front of their own supporters.

The Londoners may be without Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, but with Mourinho at the helm, they will know that anything is possible.

Underestimate Simeone’s Dogfighters At Your Peril

Despite trailing by a goal from the first leg, Liverpool are priced as short as 5/6 in the Champions League football betting odds to progress to the last eight at the expense of Atletico Madrid.

The Reds may be closing in on the Premier League title but they have been riding their luck of late, and in the first leg against Atleti at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, they failed to muster a single shot on target against a defensive masterclass from Diego Simeone’s men.

In truth, this was the archetypal performance from the Madrid based outfit in the Champions League. Aggressive, hard-working and well organised, Atleti rarely looked like being broken down by a Liverpool side that quickly ran out of ideas.
The Reds could be without midfield general Jordan Henderson for the second leg at Anfield, and only the most optimistic of their supporters would predict anything other than a tight and conservative affair.

Atletico have conceded just 18 goals in 25 La Liga games at the time of going to press, shipped just five in six in the Champions League group phase and, lest we forget, they have reached two finals of this competition in the past six seasons thanks largely to the tactical wizardry of Simeone.

If you back Liverpool blindly here, you may be in for a nasty shock.

Don’t Fall Into the Goals, Goals, Goals Trap

If you read any build-up and analysis ahead of the second leg between PSG and Borussia Dortmund, much of the content you see will extol the virtues of the two attacks.

Any why not? On the pitch at the Parc des Princes are likely to be Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria, Erling Braut Haaland, Jaden Sancho and Thorgan Hazard.

But one common fallacy bettors fall for is that automatically means that goals will follow.

Admittedly, the first leg finished 2-1 in the Germans’ favour, but an Expected Goals (xG) count of 1.26-1.36 hardly screams end-to-end thriller.

These two teams will also deploy a 3-4-3 system, which will pit the players into individual battles, rather than allow for any tactical supremacy, and that could lead to frustration on behalf of the neutral observer watching on from home.
And, of course, the chief consideration in any betting act has to be game state.

Let’s think about the facts. Borussia Dortmund would happily take a 0-0 draw here, ad while parking the bus is not really their style there will be a subconscious desire to protect their lead for sure.

And then PSG’s away goal means that they only need a 1-0 victory in the second leg to progress – if they concede an away goal of their own, it will be curtains for their hopes of a quarter-final place.

With both teams happy for an event-free, low-scoring encounter, does it make sense for punters to oppose the general logic of goals between these two sides?

These are three Champions League trapdoors that many punters will fall through. Make sure you don’t follow the herd.

 

 

 

 

 

Cheltenham Special Offer

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We are just four days away now from the “Greatest Show on Turf” and there is a great offer available with Cleeve Racing.

They are offering a great deal for Cheltenham and the Grand National meeting for just £10+VAT.

Cleeve have an excellent record at Cheltenham over the past few years:

– Total of 149 tips
– 19 winners
– 29 E/W places
– That’s a 32% tip success rate
– Works out to a profit of £3,284.60 (to £20 stakes)

Cleeve are one of the most respected tipsters out there, receiving an excellent rating on Trust Pilot, a Gold award as Best Tipping Service Newcomer by the SBC and considered to be “one of the best (if not the best) service I have ever reviewed” by Geegeez.

GET YOUR CHELTENHAM AND GRAND NATIONAL TIPS HERE

For just £10+VAT this is one of the best value offers you will see for Cheltenham – and works out at just 20p per race.

They have already posted their tips for the RSA Chase, Supreme Novices Hurdle and Gold Cup so don’t miss out.

 

 

 

 

 

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The 5 Biggest Casino Resorts in the World

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To those who say bigger isn’t always better, we dare you to step inside a mega casino resort. Sometimes, the sheer size of a casino is enough to get your heart racing (and that’s before you’ve even set eyes on the tables and slots). Keen to find out more? We’ve teamed up with bgo.com to introduce you to the 5 biggest casino resorts in the world right now.

# 1: WinStar World Casino, Oklahoma, USA

Located on the Oklahoma-Texas state line, WinStar World Casino is the largest gambling resort on the planet. It opened in 2004 under the name of WinStar, before it was expanded and renamed in 2009. Guests are now wowed as soon as they pull up outside the doors. Dreamed up by artist Lyndon Stromberg, the resort’s façade features replicas of world-famous landmarks, including London’s Houses of Parliament and Paris’ Arc de Triomphe. Inside is equally impressive, with 600,000 square feet of entertainment space and 1,395 luxurious hotel suites.

# 2: The Venetian, Macau, China

Taking pride of place on the Cotai Strip, The Venetian Macau is a 39-story masterpiece. It stands as the largest building in Asia and the fifth-largest building in the world. Just like its sister hotel in Las Vegas, The Venetian’s design is inspired by the canal-laced Italian city. Visitors can ride gondolas on a real canal running through the resort, or marvel at copies of Venice’s most famous attractions and Renaissance art. They can also try their luck on the 550,000-square-foot casino floor, featuring over 800 tables and 3,400 slot machines.

# 3: City of Dreams, Macau, China

Located directly opposite The Venetian on the Cotai Strip, the City of Dreams (or CoD, as it’s also known) is more like an ultra-modern fantasy world than a casino resort. Guests can take their pick from 200 shops, 20 bars and restaurants and 4 swanky hotel towers, including Hard Rock. The resort’s House of Dancing Water has become one of the most famous shows in Macau. And then there’s the real selling point: the 420,000-square-foot casino floor. It boasts 450 tables and 1,514 slot machines.

# 4: Foxwoods, Connecticut, USA

Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, is a haven for thrill seekers of all ages. For the kids and teens, there’s a two-story games arcade. For the grown-ups, there’s no less than 6 casinos to choose from. These cover an area of 340,000 square feet and provide 22 kinds of table games and over 3,500 slot machines. As well as a bingo hall built to accommodate 5,000 players, Foxwoods is home to the third largest poker room in the world. Poker fans can try their luck with everything from Texas hold ‘em to seven card stud.

# 5: Ponte 16, Macau, China

The only casino located on Macau’s Inner Harbour, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site, Ponte 16 screams exclusivity. Its elegant architectural design draws inspiration from Macao’s unique Chinese-Portragese cultural mix. Unsurprisingly, the casino is a big hit with the world’s high rollers. Providing 270,000 square feet of gaming space, it’s home to 109 tables, 307 slot machines and 2 VIP halls.

 

 

 

 

Can Any Second Now overthrow Tiger Roll to win the Grand National?

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Although Tiger Roll is very much ‘on a roll’ after two successive victories in the Grand National, this year’s race is far from a sure thing. Although the defending champion is the favourite for the famous race among those who bet on Aintree horse racing, there is a long list of challengers eager to usurp Tiger Roll and claim a memorable win of their own. 

One of these pretenders to the Grand National throne is Any Second Now, currently the third-favourite behind the aforementioned Tiger Roll and second-favourite Burrows Saint. The Ted Walsh-trained horse enjoyed a solid win in the WhatOddsPaddy? Chase at Naas recently, giving a spirited performance to encourage those who may be thinking about taking a punt on him for the Aintree showpiece in April.

“He travelled well and jumped well,” Walsh remarked after the Naas triumph, “and if he runs as well as Seabass (at Aintree), I’ll be delighted. It’s a good prep for Aintree. Whether he’s good enough or not, only time will tell. He’s going there in a good frame of mind and he gets the trip. If you’re not in you can’t win!”

The manner of the victory will have pleased Walsh no end, as Any Second Now trailed Cadmium – the winner of the race last year – for much of the proceedings before forging a lead with the finish-line in sight. It was a performance that demonstrated the character of both the horse and jockey Mark Walsh, and one that will stand him in good stead for the tough test of the Grand National.

It’s natural for a trainer to play down his horse’s chances ahead of such a big occasion as the Grand National, but deep down those around Any Second Now must be confident of causing a stir at Aintree on April 4th. The win at Naas comes at a good time, with momentum key in terms of confidence and physical performance.

He faces a stern test to overthrow Tiger Roll, the bookies’ favourite to make it an unprecedented third Grand National triumph in a row. Gordon Elliott’s prized horse became the first to win it twice on the trot since the famous Red Rum in the 1970s, but to make it three on the spin would be to ascend to a level never seen before in Grand National racing.

The hope for challengers like Any Second Now is that the injuries that have plagued Tiger Roll will render the favourite less domineering than prior Grand Nationals. Trainer Elliott was delighted he was able to return to action in advance of this year’s race.

“It’s great news and hopefully we can get him to Aintree in one piece now,” he said after it was confirmed that Tiger Roll would take part in the Grand National. “This is about Tiger Roll and nothing else. He’s the horse of a lifetime and he’s now the people’s horse.”

There is a big target on Tiger Roll’s back though. Success breeds jealousy, and there will be plenty of trainers and jockeys hoping to steal his thunder come April 4th. For Any Second Now, this could be the chance to etch his name into horse racing folklore with a win at the sport’s showpiece occasion.

 

 

 

 

Famous faces who have entered horses in this year’s Grand National and their chances ranked

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Excitement is starting to build with the 2020 Grand National at Aintree just a couple of months away. 105 horses have been entered for the April spectacle which will dwindle down to a maximum of 40 for numerous reasons, such as weight, between now and April 2nd.

The 173rd edition of the race, which includes 30 fences and is ran across four miles and two and a half furlongs, will take place two days after the horses are confirmed (April 4th), and a whopping £1m will be up for grabs.

Thousands of punters flock to Merseyside every year to witness the most iconic horse race in the world first hand, while millions more watch it around the globe. For many, it will be the only horse race they watch all year, while it is believed that half of adults in the UK have a punt on a horse or two.

Last year’s champion Tiger Roll is expected to win the national back-to-back for the first time since Red Rum in the 1970s and, if you bet on Grand National with PP odds, the Gordon Elliott trained horse is available at 5/1.

There are often celebrity owned horses amongst the final 40 lined up at the starting post and this year’s entries are no different with a Hollywood actor, an ex-football manager and a former rugby star throwing their horses into the mix.

Sir Alex Ferguson

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has owned many horses in his time including the legendary Rock of Gibraltar, who was named European Horse of the Year in 2002. However, this year the 78-year-old is hoping to win his first Grand National with 40/1 outsider Give Me A Copper, who he part owns alongside trainer Paul Nicholls and several others.

The 10-year-old only has two chase victories from seven attempts but goes into the national on the back of a Handicap Chase victory at Wincanton in November, much to the delight of his owners.

Although, it remains to be seen if the Nicholls-trained horse has enough quality to overcome the challenges of the testing Aintree course.

Dame Judi Dench

Another celebrity who is no stranger to the sport is James Bond and Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench. Her horse, As De Mee, also trained by Nicholls, was entered for the 2018 national. However, the 10-year-old, part owned by Dame Dench and the Stewart family, had to pull out due to an injury in his leg – putting him out of action for 630 days.

Since returning from injury, As De Mee has raced four times finishing seventh twice, sixth at Aintree in December and third at Wincanton at the beginning of the year. The 66/1 underdog’s chances of winning the prestigious race are slim.

Jonathan Davies

Potters Corner, owned by Welsh rugby star Jonathan Davies and All Star Sports Racing, has the best chance of winning out of the celebrities’ horses, entered at 25/1. The Christian Williams-trained horse is going into the festival on the back of ‘National’ success at the Welsh Grand National in December, beating Truckers Lodge by almost two lengths.

Potters Corner, therefore, isn’t just the most likely horse to win out of the celebrities’ entries, the 10-year-old has a real chance of winning the National come April 4th.

 

 

 

 

Cleeve Racing Cheltenham 2020

Free Cheltenham 2020 Festival Yankee

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Our friends at Cleeve have just released their 2020 Festival Yankee and it’s FREE for everyone.

It features 3 double-figure priced horses and they’ve put in one of the bankers to anchor all the doubles and trebles (and hopefully even the four-timer!). If they achieve 4 places it returns over £250, and should they somehow manage 4 winners it’s over £15,000!

Coming back down to earth Cleeve are one of the most consistently profitable tipping services in the UK and they’ve made money at the Cheltenham Festival in 4 out of the last 5 years, so it’s well worth getting their thoughts on four of the best value horses due to go to post… and remember it’s totally FREE!

GET YOUR FREE CHELTENHAM YANKEE HERE

Those sneaky bookmakers are cutting their prices every day now as the hysteria builds up a head of steam so grab your copy now before the prices go.

 

 

 

 

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The Bookies’ Biggest Mistake…

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