The 2009 John Smith’s Grand National, worth a record £900,000, has 88 acceptors going forward following the passing of the second scratchings deadline, details of which are revealed earlier this week.
Several horses that ran well at the Cheltenham Festival could head for the John Smith’s Grand National, at Aintree on Saturday, April 4, including My Will, the current 10/1 joint-favourite with Aintree’s official betting partner, totesport, and Roll Along who both ran well when fifth and sixth respectively in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, March 13.
My Will is one of five possible contenders from the yard of champion trainer Paul Nicholls, who is still seeking his first John Smith’s Grand National success. The other acceptors from Nicholls’ Somerset yard are Nozic, the 2006 totesport Becher Chase victor Eurotrek, the progressive Big Fella Thanks and Cornish Sett.
Tom George has his string in fine form this season and is looking forward to running Kilbeggan Blade in the John Smith’s Grand National. The 10-year-old has won three of his four starts this season, scoring twice at Towcester and at Sandown, and completed his John Smith’s Grand National preparation by finishing second in a novices’ hurdle at Warwick on March 8.
The Gloucestershire-based handler said: “I see that Kilbeggan Blade is now set to carry 10st 4lb and it looks like we will definitely get into the John Smith’s Grand National. The race has been the plan since he won his second London National (at Sandown) in December.
“That was his only start over fences this term and we not only did this to protect his mark but also because he seems to run better over fences after a spin over hurdles. His two victories at Sandown came on the back of hurdle appearances and he really enjoys a bit of a change.
“His run at Warwick should have put him just right for Aintree and it was a matter of getting a run into him rather than expecting him to win. He’s only had four starts all season and he’ll be going into the John Smith’s Grand National a fresh horse which is the key to him.
“He looks like he stays all day and he’s a great jumper. The reason he likes Sandown so much is because there is such an emphasis on jumping and I think he will enjoy the Grand National fences.
“The one thing we really need to look at is who will ride him on the day but I think the fact that we have 10st 4lb makes it a lot easier.”
Currently sharing favouritism with My Will is the Jonjo O’Neill-trained Butler’s Cabin, an eye-catching fifth behind Character Building in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Handicap Chase at Cheltenham last week. Another horse to run at the Cheltenham Festival was last year’s John Smith’s grand National hero Comply Or Die, who performed well for a long way when seventh in the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase.
Horses trained in Ireland have won the John Smith’s Grand National no less than half a dozen times since 1999 and another strong challenge is in prospect this year with a total of 25 Irish contenders still engaged. Prominent among these are the Dessie Hughes-trained Black Apalachi, who proved his ability over the course with an authoritative victory in the totesport.com Becher Chase at the Northwest Racing Masters in November; the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition; last year’s runner-up King Johns Castle, who recently returned to action with a promising effort over hurdles at Naas, and Snowy Morning, who finished third in 2008. Other leading contenders from the other side of the Irish Sea include last year’s Irish Grand National victor Hear The Echo, Southern Vic, who represents Ted Walsh, successful with Papillon in 2000, and Chelsea Harbour.
Also included among the acceptors are Rambling Minster, who put himself firmly in line for a crack at the world’s most famous chase with a superb display of jumping when successful in the Blue Square Gold Cup at Haydock Park on February 14, the 2006 Hennessy Gold Cup victor State Of Play and Cloudy Lane from the stable of Donald McCain, who finished sixth in 2008.
The next acceptance stage for the John Smith’s Grand National is at the five-day stage theis Monday, (March 30). The maximum field size for the John Smith’s Grand National is 40 runners.
They bet:
10 Butler's Cabin, 10 My Will, 12 Black Apalachi, 12 Character Building, 16 Big Fella Thanks, 16 Comply Or Die, 16 Hear the Echo, 16 Rambling Minster, 20 Snowy Morning, 20 Southern Vic, 25 Chelsea Harbour, 25 Cloudy Lane, 25 King Johns Castle, 25 State of Play, 25 War of Attrition, 33 Cant Buy Time, 33 Darkness, 33 Flintoff, 33 Himalayan Trail, 33 Hot Weld, 33 Irish Invader, 33 Kilbeggan Blade, 33 L’Ami, 33 Maljimar, 33 Parsons Legacy, 33 Preists Leap, 40 Brooklyn Brownie, 40 Companero, 40 Cornish Sett, 40 Golden Flight, 40 Niche Market, 40 Offshore Account, 40 Roll Along, 40 Silver Birch, 50 Afistfullofdollars, 50 Battlecry, 50 Conna Castle, 50 Dix Villez, 50 Dun Doire, 50 Eurotrek, 50 Fleet Street, 50 Hobbs Hill, 50 Idle Talk, 50 Kings Advocate, 50 Knowhere, 50 Mon Mome, 50 Nine De Sivola, 50 Nozic, 50 Out the Black, 50 Patsy Hall, 50 Pomme Tiepy, 50 Stan, 66 Bagan, 66 Beat the Boys, 66 King Harald, 66 Musical Bella, 66 Ollie Magern, 66 Pak Jack, 66 Reveillez, 100 Alexanderthegreat, 100 Always Waining, 100 Arteea, 100 Bible Lord, 100 Fundamentalist, 100 Ice Tea, 100 in the Loop, 100 Iron Man, 100 Kelami, 100 Le Toscan, 100 Mattock Ranger, 100 Nadover, 100 Oodachee, 100 Seymour Weld, 100 Tom Sayers, 100 Tumbling Dice, 100 Without A Doubt, 100 Youre Special, 100 Zabenz, 150 Lord Killeshanra, 150 Malko De Beaumont, 150 Milan Deux Mille, 150 Pass Me By, 150 Puntal, 150 Sandhurst, 200 Cerium, 200 Lysander, 250 Mont Misere.
Each Way 1/4 the Odds A Place 1-2-3-4-5 with Grahams
JOHN SMITH'S GRAND NATIONAL SPECIALS
Irish-Trained Winner 15/8; Irish-Trained 1-2 5/1; Paul Nicholls-Trained Winner 8/1; A P McCoy to Ride Winner 8/1; Previous Grand National Winner (Aintree) to Win Again 14/1; D McCain-Trained Winner 20/1.
DAVID PIPE - NATIONAL SPECIALS
David Pipe to Train A Horse Placed in the First Four 2/1; Comply Or Die to Finish in the First Four 9/2; David Pipe to Train the S/p Favourite 5/1; David Pipe to Train the Winner 8/1
All Specials Singles Only
THE 2009 JOHN SMITH’S GRAND NATIONAL
Class 1, Grade 3, £900,000 total Prize Fund. 4.15pm, Aintree, Saturday, April 4, 2009. For six-year-olds old and upwards which are allotted a rating of 110 or more by the BHA Head of Handicapping following a review of the horses entered and after taking account of races run up to and including February 8, 2009. Horses which are not qualified for a rating in Great Britain or Ireland at January 27, 2009, may also be entered. Such horses may be eligible for a weight providing the Handicapper is satisfied that the horse's racecourse performances to February 8, 2009, would merit a minimum rating of 110. To qualify horses must have run at least three times in Steeple Chases run under the Rules of Racing of the same Recognised Turf Authority up to and including February 8, 2009. At the Handicapper's discretion such horses may be allocated a rating. The decision of the BHA Head of Handicapping shall be final. No penalties after publication of the weights. Highest weight 11st 10lb. Entries closed January 27, entries revealed January 28 (123 entries), weights revealed February 10 (61 in handicap, 3 scratched), first forfeit stage February 24 (106 remained), second forfeit stage March 17 (88 remain). Five/six-day confirmation stage March 30, final declaration stage 10.00am, April 2. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, March 16.
Split denotes 20 horses
Form Horse Age/Wgt Owner Trainer
31320PP SNOOPY LOOPY (IRE) 11-11-10 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Egan Waste Ltd Peter Bowen
112/-U1P0 NOZIC (FR) 8-11-08 Sam Mcvie Paul Nicholls
16-0431F CLOUDY LANE 9-11-07 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain Jnr
1/1//2110-4 AFISTFULLOFDOLLARS (IRE) 11-11-06 E McElroy, Linda Shanahan, Sue Magnier Noel Meade IRE
23/-1132 WAR OF ATTRITION (IRE) 10-11-06 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE
61U1F234 CHELSEA HARBOUR (IRE) 9-11-05 Frances Duffin Tom Mullins IRE
332-56F2 SNOWY MORNING (IRE) 9-11-05 Quayside Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
16UP-100 KNOWHERE (IRE) 11-11-04 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
225-13P6 ROLL ALONG (IRE) 9-11-04 Bryan & Philippa Burrough Carl Llewellyn
P211-P00 COMPLY OR DIE (IRE) 10-11-03 David Johnson David Pipe
40-255550 OLLIE MAGERN 11-11-03 Roger Nicholls Nigel Twiston-Davies
4-2P51P04P STAN (NZ) 10-11-03 Paul Beck Venetia Williams
20F2-P151 BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 10-11-02 Gerard Burke Dessie Hughes IRE
501-556U HEAR THE ECHO (IRE) 8-11-02 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE
140-0F10 PREISTS LEAP (IRE) 9-11-02 John D O'Donohue Tom O'Leary IRE
P/22212-0 KING JOHNS CASTLE (IRE) 10-11-01 J P McManus Arthur Moore IRE
32023/-55 MY WILL (FR) 9-11-01 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls
411P/1P/- EUROTREK (IRE) 13-11-00 Paul Green Paul Nicholls
2560-14 STATE OF PLAY 9-10-13 Mr & Mrs William Rucker Evan Williams
2-322U13 BIG FELLA THANKS 7-10-12 Paul Barber & Maggie Findlay Paul Nicholls
00-210200 MON MOME (FR) 9-10-11 Vida Bingham Venetia Williams
F/02421/-0 SILVER BIRCH (IRE) 12-10-11 Brian Walsh (Co. Kildare) Gordon Elliott IRE
03F-0005 BUTLER'S CABIN (FR) 9-10-10 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
1111F-00 HOBBS HILL 10-10-10 J P McManus Charles Egerton
1111/U2-2 OFFSHORE ACCOUNT (IRE) 9-10-10 Brian Polly Charlie Swan IRE
23/54-1P PARSONS LEGACY (IRE) 11-10-09 R A S Offer Philip Hobbs
F0612/-P0 REVEILLEZ 10-10-09 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
00146P6P FUNDAMENTALIST (IRE) 11-10-08 Colin Cornes Nigel Twiston-Davies
1/P133/3-0 GOLDEN FLIGHT (FR) 10-10-08 John & Barbara Cotton Nicky Henderson
03F0-4212 L'AMI (FR) 10-10-08 J P McManus Enda Bolger IRE
332-245P BATTLECRY 8-10-07 Trevor Hemmings Nigel Twiston-Davies
P00-F120 CORNISH SETT (IRE) 10-10-07 Peter Hart Paul Nicholls
042-P610 FLEET STREET 10-10-07 Henry Ponsonby Nicky Henderson
1222100 MUSICA BELLA (FR) 9-10-07 Jean-Paul Senechal Francois Cottin FR
63-111314 CAN'T BUY TIME (IRE) 7-10-06 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
113P//-3P1 DARKNESS 10-10-06 Lady Lloyd-Webber Charles Egerton
F323111 IRISH INVADER (IRE) 8-10-06 Sackcloth & Ashes Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
46-56511 RAMBLING MINSTER 11-10-06 The Lingdale Optimists Keith Reveley
5F/-06U343 SOUTHERN VIC (IRE) 10-10-06 Brenda Graham Ted Walsh IRE
P641PPP ALWAYS WAINING (IRE) 8-10-05 Mr & Mrs Peter James Douglas Peter Bowen
PPP611/-PP HOT WELD 10-10-04 Simon Hubbard Rodwell Ferdy Murphy
20P-1112 KILBEGGAN BLADE 10-10-04 K Doocey & Mrs A Doocey Tom George
4124021 BROOKLYN BROWNIE (IRE) 10-10-03 P Gaffney & Neil Stevenson Malcolm Jefferson
P/3-143301 CHARACTER BUILDING (IRE) 9-10-03 Mrs E Wright John Quinn
P-2P6006 CONNA CASTLE (IRE) 10-10-03 Kings Syndicate Jimmy Mangan IRE
1-P504P0 HIMALAYAN TRAIL 10-10-03 Mark Gittins Jimmy Mangan IRE
26U-3443 TUMBLING DICE (IRE) 10-10-03 Lucy Donegan Tom Taaffe IRE
3/00010-0 ARTEEA (IRE) 10-10-02 Judith Wilson David Pipe
0P/50PP-0 CERIUM (FR) 8-10-02 Judith Wilson Paul Murphy
050-2403 IDLE TALK (IRE) 10-10-02 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain Jnr
0F2U6-P0 KELAMI (FR) 11-10-02 Halewood International Ltd Lisa Williamson
0/232P5/- ZABENZ (NZ) 12-10-02 Sarah Hobbs Philip Hobbs
PP541PP ICE TEA (IRE) 9-10-01 Sandicroft Stud Donald McCain Jnr
2U41U-02 MALJIMAR (IRE) 9-10-01 Jane Williams Nick Williams
211-1113 COMPANERO (IRE) 9-10-00 W M G Black & Sue Johnson Howard Johnson
0333P0P IRON MAN (FR) 8-10-00 Roddy Owen & Paul Fullagar Peter Bowen
P2P-P0PP MATTOCK RANGER (IRE) 9-10-00 Banouche Stud Ireland Ltd Noel Meade IRE
U44P-3140 NICHE MARKET (IRE) 8-10-00 Graham Regan Bob Buckler
0U01344 POMME TIEPY (FR) 6-10-00 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
101PP6- BAGAN (FR) 10-9-13 The Centaur Group Partnership VII Martin Todhunter
11P1-3PFP BEAT THE BOYS (IRE) 8-9-13 New Club Ladies Nigel Twiston-Davies
140-306F BIBLE LORD (IRE) 8-9-13 M Tedham Andrew Turnell
64P3-015 DIX VILLEZ (FR) 10-9-13 Gigginstown House Stud Paul Nolan IRE
P2P63-52 FLINTOFF (USA) 8-9-13 Andrew Flintoff & Paul Beck Venetia Williams
4B0-4000F PATSY HALL (IRE) 9-9-13 Thomas Mooney Partnership Tony Martin IRE
3/2F01P- IN THE LOOP (IRE) 11-9-12 Ben-Hill Syndicate Roy Wilson IRE
P121-P50 KING HARALD (IRE) 11-9-12 Piers Pottinger & P B-J Partnership Mark Bradstock
P00-P304 NADOVER (FR) 8-9-12 George Storey Charlie Mann
2/223F0- PAK JACK (FR) 9-9-12 The Pak Jack Partnership Richard Phillips
421101 SEYMOUR WELD 9-9-12 Charles Pogson Charles Pogson
22/-22P43 NINE DE SIVOLA (FR) 8-9-11 The DPRP Sivola Partnership Ferdy Murphy
210123-P TOM SAYERS (IRE) 11-9-11 Capt Bill Edwards-Heathcote Philip Hobbs
0-321230 OODACHEE 10-9-09 Modreeny Syndicate Charlie Swan IRE
12366/-4 KINGS ADVOCATE (IRE) 9-9-08 Conor Clarkson Tom Taaffe IRE
62P-30P0 DUN DOIRE (IRE) 10-9-07 Dunderry Racing Syndicate Tony Martin IRE
02P-P4F0 LE TOSCAN (FR) 9-9-07 Judith Wilson David Pipe
U1-52541 OUT THE BLACK (IRE) 11-9-07 James Drummond Philip Hobbs
0P0/03-03P PUNTAL (FR) 13-9-07 Terry Neill David Pipe
P4220-0P WITHOUT A DOUBT 10-9-07 Malcolm Denmark Carl Llewellyn
1P1F//PP-0P YOU'RE SPECIAL (USA) 12-9-06 Diane O' Rourke Ferdy Murphy
21/-2426U ALEXANDERTHEGREAT (IRE) 11-9-05 Six Blokes Venetia Williams
5/5400-P0 MILAN DEUX MILLE (FR) 7-9-05 Judith Wilson David Pipe
41/F400-23P SANDHURST (IRE) 9-9-02 John Duddy Edgar Byrne IRE
5/6P0-42P LORD KILLESHANRA (IRE) 10-9-01 G F Gingell Colin Tizzard
U-2130U63 LYSANDER (GER) 10-9-01 The Piranha Partnership Ian Williams
4213140P MALKO DE BEAUMONT (FR) 9-9-01 David Sturdy Alan Brown
P06-350FP PASS ME BY 10-8-13 Paul Beck Suzy Smith
1110PP MONT MISERE (FR) 13-8-12 Judith Wilson Paul Murphy
58 comments:
just been on to the oddysey.
No tickets will be on sale for another month for rogie fight.
ignore the dud info before about tickets being on sale
adrainnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Have you tried Frank Warren's website? They sell them too!
no sales are available on warrens website either.oddysey said they will sell them on same date as website.
dud info as i said
adrainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
just bought mine
Rogie
Odyssey's box office website also have dearer prices than that quoted on Frank Warren's website!!
Slugger O'Toole didn't get into the LINCOLN
but runs in the 2.45 on Saturday the William Hill Spring Mile (handicap) (straight) and is 7s
buy them staright off "the entertainer" himself or breens gym in town next door to the monaco bar for face value.Don't be ripped off by charges on websites then tickets going missing in the post.
bang on the money!that punch came right from the back of the hall!goodnight irene!
Gerard, wasn't it you who posted up CLARKEY in a race last week or the week before....it has just won this time round at Thurles.
Barstool
seen it - backed it!
first one in my double just won as well Imprimis Tagula at 2/1 on at 5/2
barstool two tickets for Downpatrick if you are interested - entrance only!
email me mate!
My NAP got backed from 11's into 7's and then drifted out to 12's again. That's a strange betting pattern!!
Lincoln favourite EXPRESSO STAR will only run if the course see's some rain between now and Saturday.
Connections have warned they want to see some rain if they are to let the colt take his chance.
Peter Shoemark, racing secretary for trainer John Gosden, said: "We are praying for a bit of rain. They only had 0.5mm overnight but there is a bit forecast before Saturday I think."
Gerard,
If EXPRESSO STAR does get pulled out would that give Slugger O'Toole a chance or have the final dec's been closed??
thinks it's closed now mate!
20 runners 2 reserves??
been some serious do for this favourite all day in the 4.00 thurles - OUR LOCAL SCAN.
Barstool
Barstool
They can't give it away on course. 5/2 out to 7/2
backed in from 12/1 at lunch time though
Barstool
bookmaker cleans up. I heard an oul man mention that annual report at lunchtime too but thought nothing of it....wins at 14/1!
Barstool
Crawfordsburn Inn 3rd at 25/1 too!!
Call Me A Legend looks a nice bet in the opener at Fontwell and should be doubled up with Harper Valley in tight handicap hurdle in the 3.55
Weekend Soccer:
As our regular readers know we hate these international weekends, but hopefully we can knock out a winner or four for our faithful in the weekend World Cup qualifiers.
We start with the weekend PG Quad and we are banking on IRELAND (1/1) to win at Croke Park where Bulgaria pay a visit minus best players Dimitar Berbatov and Martin Petrov. An Irish win will put them in pole position in Group 10, pushing them fully 10 points clear of the Bulgarians in the table and putting them in great stead to face the Italians next Wednesday.
WALES (11/10) need a win at home to keep their World Cup qualification dreams alive and we think they can get it at the expense of Finland, a win that could move the Welsh second.
CYPRUS (11/10) are a hard team to beat at home and although they sit bottom of Group Eight we think they will beat the Georgians on Saturday evening.
Making the PG Quad up are POLAND (11/10) who take on an injury-ravaged Northern Ireland team at Windsor Park as the Poles try and bounce back from that October defeat in Slovakia and make a move in this group.
PG FIVEHIT
On to the odds-on weekend five-hit and we have a mixed bag of internationals and domestic football.
BELGIUM (4/6) need a win to move second and should do that with a win over Bosnia while FRANCE (8/13) need all points in Lithuania to move closer to the top two in Group 7.
PORTUGAL (4/6) are feeling the pressure and need a win badly in Group 1. They should beat Sweden.
BURY (5/6) are starting to motor and can take all the points at home to Bournemouth as they bid they chase an automatic promotion spot.
WYCOMBE (10/11) can take advantage of Shrewsbury’s bad away record and hopefully get our five-timer up in the process.
PG XXX
Another 10/1 double last week (this is almost starting to get boring) as we continue to hit the bar in our draw treble. Try these draws this weekend – Barnet v Darlington, Peterboro v Leicester and Leeds v MK Dons.
All draws priced at 11/5 – remember the perm doubles and treble.
Some decent boxing on tonight and tomorrow night.
Scotland's Ricky Burns takes on Englished based Irish born Michael Gomez in Glasgow. Burns is the 4/9 fav with Gomez getting a 7/4 quote. The two of these guy's hate each other and had to be pulled apart on a few occassions during the build up to the fight and I can see this being an entertaining fight. I'd like to see Gomez win but I feel that Burns may just be too good.
Brian Magee takes on Tony Dodson on Saturday night with Magee being the 3/10 hot fav and Dodson getting a 13/5 quote. I'm not sure whether Magee is putting his title on the line here but either way a win looks the only result for the Lisburn man.
On the 25th April Nottingham's Carl Froch takes on Jermain Taylor in the USA. Froch is 4/5 fav and I fancy him to take this one. His last fight was one of the best fights I've seen and he is a fighter that has a strong punch but also a strong chin.
2nd May is the big one, Manny Paccquiao v Ricky Hatton. Paccquiao is the 4/9 fav with Hatton at 15/8. Personally, I reckon the 4/9 about Paccquiao is the bet of the year and I will certainly be having a bit of it. Hatton is a tough opponent but Paccquiao is in a different league and he can prove himself to be the undisputed P4P king and hopefully set up a date with Floyd Mayweather Jr in the summer.
Today's horse NAP......
HIGGYS BOY 5/2 - 3.30 Ascot
One to watch at decent price....
BY GEORGE 12/1 - 4.05 Ascot
Audere Est Facere, dunno bout bet of the year. fight of the year maybe. this really is a 'pick em' fight. very close to call. Hatton is very strong at the weight and will be 7-10lb heavier when the first bell goes. i think hatton is capable of doing it, but he'll have to work 3mins of each round to do so. i certainly wouldnt have big money on either
johnnyboy
Johnnyboy,
Fair enough but I disagree. I think Pacman has far too much speed, skill and class for Hatton. Oscar De La Hoya, one of boxing's greatest fighters, was a lot heavier when Pacman destroyed him. I know De La Hoya is past his best but it was still a super performance from Pacman.
I'll be lumping on at 4/9!!
super performance?Oscar de la hoya is finished .He only fought him for the money.Hatton will be a different class of fighter than de la hoya.Hatton is at his peak,de la hoya was on the scrap heap.It will be a classic of a fight.Just hope the ref lets ricky fatton fight and does not break it up every time he gets in close
adriannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
adriannnnnnnn
Hatton won't be able to get close with Pacman's lightning fast hands. He is the P4P king and although Hatton will be a tougher opponent than De La Hoya I believe that Pacman will again be successful. I'm very confident of that which is why I'll be having the 4/9.
Floyd Mayweather Jr gave Hatton a boxing lesson and in my opinion Pacquiao would beat Mayweather!! Hopefully after he beats Hatton we will see that fight!!
NAWAMEES - 3.10 Southwell.
Consistent sort & bidding for a hat-trick at the course. 3/1 currently will do for me
Barstool
Barstool
NAWAMEES looks a safe pick in a terrible race. The horse has been a great servant especially for previous trainer Gary Moore both on the flat and over timber, he's done me many a favour in the past.
Anyone any thoughts on the Lincoln?
I love the flat season. Think I will go for an old favourite of mine in tomorrows race BLYTHE KNIGHT - big each way price.
Barstool
I like SWOP in tomorrow's big race although any rain would be a negative for him.
Audere Est Facere, The mayweather fight was a different kettle of fish. Now THAT was the bet of the year. I actually backed Mayweather to win in the 10th. But hatton moved up in weigh and lets face it, Mayweather was great. Some people tried to blame joe cortez for not letting him fight inside but cortez is a fine referee, probably the best out there and certainly not a homer like mickey vann, who done about 10 fights on the spin for hatton. What makes this fight different,for me, is that Hattons at his best weight, Pacmans not. Hatton, altho not a devestating puncher,is a terrific body puncher. Pacmans been stopped with body shots before (altho in fairness it was early in his career and maybe not entirely legit if you get my drift) by a bantamweight (?). Hattons a far bigger banger than the guys who have stopped pacman. but this is only my opinion. If your going to tank him, fair play to ya, he wouldnt be the worst person to tank ha!
johnnyboy
johnnyboy
Personally I thought Cortez interfered to much in Hatton's fight v Mayweather but no matter who refereed it Mayweather was simply too good. I also backed Mayweather in that fight. I backed De La Hoya v Mayweather before the Hatton fight and thought De La Hoya was a shade unlucky.
Whatever happens it will be a great fight, I just hate paying £15 - £20 to Sky to watch it!!
Audere Est Facere, your right. Galls me to pay it too. Was in the free state for the Khan fight the other week and the greedy bastards were looking near 24euro even tho it was bout 15quid in belfast. I ended up not getting it. You would expect to pay that for an Ali or Ray Leonard fight
Johnnyboy
I ended up watching the Khan v Barrera fight on my PC. This is where I watch most Spurs matches that aren't on TV.
Audere Est Facere(c) audley harrison had lightening fast hands for a heavyweight and big rogie got at him.If the ref allows the fight to be fought the way it should be,hatton will rough him up on the inside and it will be a close fight.I saw Morales's first fight with pacman and Morales beat him by getting inside with body shots.The rematch the ref had a shocker and did not allow him inside.Never has a ref been so important to a fight before.
its probably a case of "which camp pays the ref the most money"
adriannnnnnnnnnnnnn
adriannnnnnnn
Please don't mention Audley Harrison! We're discussing top class boxers here, Harisson doesn't deserve a mention in this discussion!!
I read an article recently that Freddie Roach is calling for Cortez to ref the fight and if he does ref it in the same way he did the Hatton v Mayweather then that would make me even more confident of a Pacman win.
CHARACTER BUILDING, a leading fancy for the Grand National, has been withdrawn after suffering a minor injury at home. The horse was the subject of a gamble after winning at Cheltenham but he may now have to settle for either the Irish or Scottish equivalent of the race.
His withdrawl will more than likely see the weights raised slightly again.
like it or not he won an olympic gold and you have to be a class fighter to win any medals at the olympics.
It was a comparrison about getting inside someone with handspeed.If the ref is not paid off and allows the fight to take its natural course hatton is in wit ha 50/50 chance.He is probably the best body puncher of all time and pacman does not like to be roughed up inside as
morales proved
adriannnnnnnnnnnnn
adriannnnnnnn
adriannnnn
Winning a gold in the Olympics and becoming a successful heavyweight pro is a massive difference!!
Harrison had the height, strength and arguably the skills to become a great but the one thing he lacks is courage and that has been his downfall. In 20 or 30 years time when you read about Audley Harrison you will read more about his failure and his joke fights as a pro more than about his gold medal!!
that's me outta here til Monday - first won up in the double 5/4 shot - Grand National blog starts in earnest next week...
free bets galore and betting news and the final 40 sd starting Monday
Have a lucky weekend
PG
2.30 PG!!! wonder if messrs livingstone and millar know bout this. tut tut tut
johnnyboy
Audere Est Facere(c)ITS STILL A FACT THAT TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS YOU HAVE TO BE A CLASS FIGHTER.
HE WAS A BRILLIANT AMATEUR BUT WHEN THE GLOVES GET SMALLER AND YOU ARE HIT HARDER AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE HEADGUARD IS GONE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
BECAUSE YOU ARE A GOOD AMATEUR DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL BE A GOOD PRO BUT UNDOUBTABLY HE WAS THE BEST IN THE WORLD WHILE AMATEUR.HE HAS THE MEDAL TO PROVE IT
ADRIANNNNNNNNNNNNN
Audere Esr Facere, please forgive me for even mentioning his name in a boxing yarn, but i have to say it. You said Audley Harrison had the height, strength and AURGUABLY THE SKILLS!!!! Im almost speechless. please retract the last part. You'l regret it if you dont. maybe not today or tomorrow but soon. All he had was height and hype. As for strength, iv drunk stronger shandies. Skills? Non whatsoever, for 2 reasons.
1. Hes a chancer who was in the right place at the right time in sydney and
2. well there is no 2 cos the first one was adequate enough
johnnyboy
Audere Est Facere, i forgot to ask you. How did you see the khan fight on your PC? Its just that im relatively new to this computer lark. Can you give it out here? If so could you let me know plz?
johnnyboy
Johnny Boy and Audere Est Facere(c)let me know the area where you live and i might be able to help you out as reagrds to getting the free fights
adriannnnnnnnnnnnnn
Another NAP up!!
HIGGYS BOY wins at 6/1
Can't believe the SP. I was gonna take 5/2 for it this morning but I left it because it had drifted from 5/2 out to 7/2 with Boylesports.
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THIS IS NOT NAM THIS IS BOWLING
THIS IS NOT NAM THIS IS BOWLING
THIS IS NOT NAM THIS IS BOWLING
THIS IS NOT NAM THIS IS BOWLING
THE TIGER IS BACK
Tiger Woods overcame a five-shot deficit to beat Sean O'Hair and win his first title since returning from injury at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
After rain delayed the start of the final round at the Bay Hill Golf Club in Orlando, Woods had closed to within a stroke of O'Hair by the seventh hole.
Defending champion Woods moved level with a long putt on the 15th.
And he sank a superb 16ft putt on the last to deny O'Hair and secure his sixth title at Bay Hill.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington fell away over the closing holes with bogeys at the 16th and 18th to end the tournament at one over.
Woods, playing in his third tournament of the year following his return to action after knee surgery, began the day on two under, five strokes behind second and third-round leader O'Hair.
And Woods signalled his intent with birdies on the second and third, where O'Hair found a bunker and dropped a shot to make his lead just two strokes.
A bogey at the fourth briefly halted Woods' momentum but he got the shot back with a birdie at the seventh, and after O'Hair dropped to five under the world number one was within a shot.
The field was gathering behind the leading pair by now, with John Senden and Pat Perez on two under and Harrington in a group one stroke further back.
A major move looked likely on the 14th when Woods failed to get out of a bunker at the first attempt, but O'Hair missed with a birdie effort and Woods sank a magnificent downhill putt for par to remain one shot behind the leader.
Tiger Woods with golf legend Arnold Palmer, after whom the event is named
Woods won the title last year with a 25ft birdie putt on the last
Woods finally got on level terms when he rolled in another lengthy putt on the 15th, and he moved ahead when O'Hair found the water at the 16th as Woods got up and down after a poor drive.
The drama continued at the par-three 17th when Woods drove straight into a bunker, his ball plugging under the lip, while O'Hair found the heart of the green.
After O'Hair rolled his putt alongside the hole and made par, Woods attacked his effort but went wide and the pair headed to the 18th tied at four under, with playing partner Zach Johnson still in contention at two under.
But not surprisingly it was Woods who attacked the pin on the final hole and he sank a magnificent 16ft putt for an incredible victory, wheeling away and punching the air in delight.
"It feels good," he said afterwards. "It feels really good to be back in contention and feel the rush. It's been a while.
"I hadn't been in the mix since the US Open, so it was neat to feel the heat on the back nine again, and got myself into the hunt and into contention."
Asked about how his rivals cope with such a final-day charge, Woods added: "I'm trying to beat them just how they're trying to beat me. It doesn't change.
"It's just about being there and somehow timing it right, and making putts and pulling off shots at the right time.
"Some guys put themselves in contention more times than others, but still, we're all trying to win tournaments."
I must say I wouldn't have backed Woods at the 6/4 available at the start of the tournament but he has proved that he is almost back to his very best.
I will take Tiger Woods on in most tournaments as there is no value in his price, he is currently 15/8 fav for the US Masters which starts next week but I'll be looking elsewhere for an each-way bet.
US MASTERS BETTING.........
Woods, Tiger 15/8
Mickelson, Phil 7/1
Harrington, Padraig 16/1
Garcia, Sergio 20/1
Ogilvy, Geoff 22/1
Goosen, Retief 25/1
Mcilroy, Rory 28/1
Casey, Paul 33/1
Johnson, Zach 33/1
Villegas, Camilo 33/1
Els, Ernie 40/1
Stenson, Henrik 40/1
Kim, Anthony 40/1
Cink, Stewart 50/1
Donald, Luke 50/1
Furyk, Jim 50/1
Immelman, Trevor 50/1
O'Hair, Sean 50/1
Romero, Andres 50/1
Scott, Adam 50/1
Singh, Vijay 50/1
Weir, Mike 50/1
Karlsson, Robert 50/1
Watney, Nick 50/1
Choi, K.J. 60/1
Rose, Justin 60/1
Westwood, Lee 60/1
Poulter, Ian 66/1
Perry, Kenny 66/1
Stricker, Steve 66/1
Love Iii, Davis 66/1
Baddeley, Aaron 70/1
Clark, Tim 70/1
Appleby, Stuart 80/1
Mahan, Hunter 80/1
Fisher, Ross 80/1
Cabrera, Angel 100/1
Sabbatini, Rory 100/1
Snedeker, Brandt 100/1
Jimenez, Miguel Angel 100/1
Allenby, Robert 100/1
Campbell, Chad 100/1
Couples, Fred 100/1
Johnson, Dustin 100/1
Leonard, Justin 100/1
Clarke, Darren 125/1
Ames, Stephen 125/1
Curtis, Ben 125/1
Imada, Ryuji 125/1
Perez, Pat 125/1
Weekley, Boo 125/1
Holmes, J.B. 150/1
Lee, Danny 150/1
Olazabal, Jos‚ Maria 150/1
Trahan, D.J. 150/1
Watson, Bubba 150/1
Flesch, Steve 175/1
Pettersson, Carl 175/1
Campbell, Michael 200/1
Langer, Bernhard 200/1
Mediate, Rocco 200/1
Merrick, John 200/1
Sutherland, Kevin 200/1
Duke, Ken 225/1
Hart, Dudley 225/1
Yang, Y.E. 225/1
Baird, Briny 250/1
Mayfair, Billy 250/1
Norman, Greg 250/1
Reavie, Chez 250/1
Hamilton, Todd 300/1
Ishikawa, Ryo 300/1
O'Meara, Mark 400/1
Stadler, Craig 500/1
Wilson, Steve 500/1
Woosnam, Ian 500/1
Kittleson, Drew 750/1
Newman, Jack 750/1
Slaxton, Reinier 750/1
Crenshaw, Ben 1000/1
Floyd, Raymond 1000/1
Lyle, Sandy 1000/1
Mize, Larry 1000/1
Player, Gary 1000/1
Zoeller, Fuzzy 1000/1
champions league betting.
Liverpool are the team on form and look a great price.
Man Utd2-1
Barcelona5-2
Chelsea13-2
Liverpool13-2
Arsenal15-2
Bayern Munich11-1
Villarreal20-1
Porto33-1
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