Racing, Golf and Football

Here's hoping its the end of an era. Goldenballs should hang up his boots now and go and get Scientological with Tom and Katie and let the rest of us concentrate on proper football. And darts, and horse racing, and naked French president's wives. I bet Paul Jewell fancies making a video with her! Anyway I hope you found a few pennies to sponsor the marathon runners even if yesterday's tips didn't come in, and Barry Hawkins is battling away as I type this.

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2.20 Exeter Benayoun 4/1 (LOST -24.75 - travelled nicely until 2 out, but couldn't stay with the pace and fell at the last)
No Rafa hasn't loaned out one of his expensive Premier League 5th placers to the Blue Square Premier side, but I am looking for his namesake to paint Exeter red for us. His debut over hurdles was encouraging and suggested a race of this level wouldn't be beyond his grasp. He seems well weighted here with the danger on the official ratings being Watch Out, although his stamina over this trip and going has to be questioned. As the only horse in the race that seems to be going the right way - you have to go back to November to find a placed finish for any other horse in the race - he seems the one to be on.

5.13 Harrington to beat Chopra and Cink 3-ball 7/5 (TIE -24.55 - An up and down round from Pod saw him 3 over after 4 holes, but he then had 5 birdies in the next 9 and finished -1. Chopra birdied the last to make the 3-ball a tie after Stewart Cink had gone in the water and ended up +1)
Daniel Chopra started the year on fire, winning the Mercedes-Benz Champs in Hawaii, but he has fallen back into the pack since then. Stewart Cink has two top 10s as well as finishing runner-up to Tiger in the World Matchplay. However, for me this just serves to give us some rare 3-ball value. Pod's previous trip to the US this year saw him find his feet quickly with a 14th place in the AT&T Pro-Am and then a 3rd place at the Northern Trust Open. And the third highest ranked player in the field is worth getting onside early.

7.45 Salisbury Draw No Bet to beat Stevenage 10/11 (WON -23.64 - A late late goal, but Salisbury were good for the victory overall)
Only 4 places separate these teams in the Conference table, but the 12 point difference is why Stevenage are in the hunt for the playoffs while Salisbury are playing for pride now. But its homepride that is the key to tonight's bet. Salisbury have only lost 3 games at home all season and are unbeaten in 9 - you have to go back to December 2nd to find a loss. While Stevenage have been all or nothing on the road - 9 wins, but 8 losses and only 2 draws. That record looked a lot better in January before they took just 4 points from a possible 21, losing three of those seven to teams in the bottom half of the table. So you may just get your money back tonight, but if it does go one way, you have to feel it probably falls Salisbury's way.