Racing and Football

Made up for the poor weekend somewhat yesterday thanks to Co Stompe, and today we are back to the staple diet of racing and football.

2.50 Leicester Planet of Sound 11/8 (LOST +16.03 - 4th. Someone obviously fancied it as it was backed from 2/1 to 13/8 favourite on course while Numide, who went on to win drifted from Evens to 7/4. Maybe wants firmer ground, maybe just a difficult one)
Philip Hobbs had a hat-trick of winners with his first three runners yesterday, but today he only has two runners, and the one I think will take the top prize is his novice hurdler who won well at Chepstow on his hurdles debut. He was just touched off at Exeter last time out, but I expect him to overcome Gary Moore's French flat convert Numide.

7.45 Chelsea 1-0 Everton 6/1 (LOST +15.03 - while my Everton supporting rapper mate, M to the Shuffle B, has kept up his losing record watching his team in London, but what a bizarre game. Until Obi's sending off I thought we might be in but all hell broke loose then!)
Chelsea have won 1-0 five games out of 32 this season, and 4 out 23 against Premiership opposition, while 3 of Everton's 8 defeats have been 1-0, and only two by more than a single goal. First legs are often cagey low-scoring affairs, so with that and the above stats taken into account 1-0 Chelsea looks a decent bet at 6/1. I know my Everton supporting mates won't like this but given Everton's record when they watch them in London, it strengthens my convictions even more!