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21st March 2019
Racing Tips March 23
It was two winners and two seconds on Wednesday. A day for those who don’t mind backing shorties.
My own mind has already turned to the English and Scottish Grand Nationals, staged within the first twelve days of April. I already have my fancies.
Personally speaking I am clinging on to the jumps season as long as I possibly can. I know the official flat season is almost upon us but, for me at least, it only gets serious in May.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this past jumps season and it ain’t over yet.
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20th March 2019
Racing Tips March 21
Coming down off the high of the Cheltenham Festival leads to terrible withdrawal symptoms for us top class racing addicts.
It was 6 winners and some profitable each way placed punts for me this year. I am writing a review of the winners, losers and the ones that got away and that review will be mailed to members of VG Tips soon.
It was a good festival and, as predicted, a much more open one than last year. The bookies had the best of the final day but punters hammered them on terrific Thursday when we had three winners and . . .
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20th March 2019
So the last accumulator paid out, but not as a 12/1 acca. Only at odds of 3.5/1. That was because the last of the four games in the accumulator, Oldham v Tranmere, was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. When this happens, bookies make that game 'void.'Time was, they carried your bet over to when that match was rescheduled. Not these days.
Never mind. A win is a win and West Ham, Liverpool and Aston Villa did the business for me and members of VG Tips.
Those Premier League and Championship teams that are in good . . .
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15th March 2019
Racing Tips March 16
The man of Carlow has done it. At last! Willie Mullins, the finest trainer in Ireland, has finally trained the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
I recall jockey Ruby Walsh giving a big up for Al Boum Photo when speaking to a festival preview meeting a couple of weeks ago. He said he might choose to ride that one of the handful of Mullins contenders. I bet he is wishing he had chosen that one as I am wishing I had listened closer to what he was saying.
Al Boum Photo was a very deserving winner. He went well . . .
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14th March 2019
In midweek the winning tips were Preston beating Middlesbrough at odds of 3/1, Leeds winning at Reading 3/4, Lincoln City at 5/6 and Liverpool winning at Bayern Munich (which I had a decent bet on) at odds of 11/4. Frankly, I thought that price was too good to be true. So it proved.
Four English teams make up the eight that go into the quarter finals of the Champions League. I hope the draw does not lead to them playing against each other. For many years, English clubs did not make the final stages of the . . .
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14th March 2019
Racing Tips Cheltenham Festival Day 4 – March 15
What a day! Thursday was a great advert for racing. The best of the sport was on show as Bryony Frost became the first female jockey to win a Grade 1 race at the festival - a 15/2 winning tip from me to members of VG Tips.
If you have not watched that race, or the post race interview with Bryony, do so. I have been saying for months that she is the best advert possible for a sport that too often self inflicts damage. She is a breath of fresh air when interviewed and, as Thursday proved, a very . . .
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13th March 2019
Racing Tips Cheltenham Festival Day 3 – March 14
Tiger Roll. What a horse! A 12/1 winner for me and members of VG Tips at the Aintree Grand National last year, he was my ante-post NAP for the festival as alerted to existing members back in February. The price available the night before racing - as alerted to subscribers to my selections service - was great value at 11/8 with a couple of bookies.
What a performance that was today when he won the stamina sapping Cross Country race in such fine style. He absolutely romped home in a race that exhausts most horses. Not this one. The . . .
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12th March 2019
Racing Tips Cheltenham Festival Day 2 – March 13
I've said this more than once over the Cheltenham years.
Is there any point opposing anything trained by Willie Mullins? Some years, you have to say not.
The master of Irish racing was at it again on Tuesday. He trained a rare Irish winner of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, the very impressive Klassical Dream.
Then followed up that with another easy victory in the Arkle, this time via the grey Duc Des Genievres.
I don't know how Mullins does it, but this man spends all year long preparing horses for the Cheltenham Festival and once again he delivered . . .
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11th March 2019
Racing Tips Cheltenham Festival Day 1 – March 12
As is always the way, bookies are offering a multitude of special offers throughout the Cheltenham Festival.
For example, Paddy Power are offering your stake back as what they call a 'free bet' if your horse finishes second, third or fourth in any race on the first day of the festival. Maximum stake permitted is £10 or 10 Euros.
William Hill are offering returns on each way bets for the first 7 horses past the post in the very first race of the festival.
Always worth checking the Terms & Conditions for any specials you see on offer during the . . .
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10th March 2019
The winning football bets last weekend included my NAP. I thought Cheltenham to beat bottom of the table Notts County at odds of 29/20. That represented great value. They won 4-1. Also in League 2, MK Dons were a winning vote for members of VG Tips. They won 1-3 at Macclesfield. That was a best price 21/20 winning tip.
In the Championship, Preston won as tipped at odds of 13/8. Their victory at neighbouring Blackburn leaves Preston in with every chance of grabbing a play off place late in the season. Leeds continue to march . . .
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