Grand National 2009: This year’s frontrunners (Part 2)

15 of the last 18 winners have started at 20/1 or less. That means there are eleven major contenders: My Will, Butler’s Cabin, Rambling Minster, State of Play, Black Apalachi, Comply Or Die, Hear The Echo, Parsons Legacy, Irish Invader, Kilbeggan Blade and the chickendinner pick Darkness…

» Just one horse in the last twenty years has carried eleven stones or more to victory - Hedgehunter (2005) - which doesn’t bode well for My Will, State of Play, Black Apalachi, Comply or Die and Hear The Echo, who were all dealt with harshly by the handicapper.

» Rambling Minster and Parsons Legacy are hampered by the fact only two horses aged eleven or older have won in the last 13 years.

Posted: April 3rd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Grand National 2009: This year’s frontrunners (Part 1)

15 of the last 18 winners have started at 20/1 or less. That means there are eleven major contenders: My Will, Butler’s Cabin, Rambling Minster, State of Play, Black Apalachi, Comply Or Die, Hear The Echo, Parsons Legacy, Irish Invader, Kilbeggan Blade and the chickendinner pick Darkness…

» Red Rum was the last horse to win the Grand National in successive years and that was 35 years ago. No jockey or trainer has retained since then either which is bad news for Comply Or Die, Timmy Murphy and David Pipe.

» The last seven winners have all been Irish. Black Apalachi, Comply Or Die, Hear The Echo, Parsons Legacy and Irish Invader are the leading challengers from across the Irish Sea this year.

Posted: April 3rd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Queen’s horse Barbers Shop could be a Gold Cup King

Click here to claim a free £25 bet with Paddy Power

We’ve already revealed why we think Neptune Collonges offers good value tomorrow (check the Best Bets panel on your right) but here’s why Barbers Shop is the best of the non Paul Nicholls-trained horses:

BAD NEWS FOR KAUTO STAR!
Four of the last six Gold Cups were won by the favourite but ahead of the final day of the Cheltenham Festival nine successive races have passed without one winning, while two of the three feature race frontrunners have underperformed.

Good omens for Barbers Shop:
» He’s a seven-year-old, as were three of the last four winners.
» His jockey Barry Geraghty won the Champion Hurdle on 22/1 Punjabi.
» He’s won in various conditions so the weather shouldn’t affect him.
» He was placed at last year’s Festival, as were 9 of the last 11 winners.
» Nicky Henderson has had more Cheltenham winners than any other current trainer.

Paddy Power are paying FOUR PLACES each-way on Friday’s 1.30pm race and FIVE PLACES each-way on the 2.05pm!

Posted: March 13th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Get your Cheltenham Festival betting off to a strong start

Paddy Power will refund all bets if Cousin Vinny wins the opener

Cousin Vinny is the 9/4 favourite to win the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle - the opening race of the 2009 Cheltenham Festival. Paddy Power will refund all bets if Patrick Mullins’ mount triumphs, so you have the perfect chance to kick-off the week with a big win by backing against the favourite.

PROMISING TREND!
11 of the last 12 winners of this race had won their last race. This is good news for those backing against Cousin Vinny, who unseated his jockey on his last outing at Leopardstown.

Other key trends in this race include that nine of the last 12 winners have been aged either five or six while ten of the last 17 were Irish trained.

Second favourite Torphichen (6/1) is only four and wasn’t trained in Ireland but third and fourth favourites Go Native (10/1) and Kempes (11/1) meet all three specifications. Whether you choose to bet win or each-way on this race is entirely your choice because the money-back special applies to both.

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Posted: March 9th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Paddy Power offer refunds if Man Utd win by three or more

Derby/Man Utd, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 1, Best Odds, Free Bets

Paddy Power will refund all first and last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast bets where the stakes are lower than £200 on tonight’s Derby/Manchester United match if the visitors win by three goals.

That means that if your heart is telling you that Derby can steal a 1-0 win but your head knows that Manchester United could thrash them, there is less risk involved in backing the underdog. It also is a useful insurance policy for scorecast fans who expect Manchester United to win big but want to back a few different goalscorers with their scoreline of choice.

Click this link to take advantage of the offer and claim a free £10 bet when opening a new account

Posted: January 7th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Paddy Power’s brilliant Super Sunday money-back special

Bets refunded if the team leading at half-time screws it all up

Paddy Power will refund all losing first/last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast bets if the team who lead at half-time don’t go on to win the match. Here are some reasons why this is a great offer:

» Liverpool have the best second-half record in the Premier League this season. The only occasion where they have been outscored after the break was on their last league trip to North London when they led 1-0 only to be beaten 2-1.

» Arsenal have come from behind not only to draw but to win twice already this season against Chelsea and Everton while Liverpool have performed complete turnarounds on Manchester City and Wigan.

Posted: December 19th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment