Snooker and Racing

Again I can't get involved with the big game tonight. You have to fancy United with Barca misfiring so badly recently, but can you discount a side with the talent they have? I wull watch with interest but my money will be elsewhere - Sheffield to start with.

10.00 Carter to beat Ebdon Evns (WON 13-9 +11.77 A close affair, but an impressive 147 from Ali Carter and he could go all the way to the final)
Ali Carter edged a thriller in the first round against Barry Hawkins, but was expected to bow out in the second round to Shaun Murphy, but he dismissed Murphy, requiring just one frame in the final session so he will be fresh for what may be a long drawn out match against snookers Mr Boring, Peter Ebdon. Ebdon's game revolves around wearing players down, and it was that fact that saw him through against Jamie Cope 10-9 and eventually did for Mark King. But Carter has the temperament to not worry about the clock and cause another upset.

10.00 Hendry beat Day 6/5 (WON 13-7 +12.97 Hendry gets better with every round and his stunning first session has set up a mouth-watering clash with Ronnie)
I looked at Hendry before the tournament started and at 33/1 felt he was a big price. He was perhaps fortunate to sneak through the first round, but was close to being back to his best when dismissing the challenge of Ding Junhui 13-7. And while Ryan Day is a rising star, and he beat defending champ John Higgins 13-9, Higgins isn't the player he was last year, and the Welshman may find Hendry in his own front room, as he refers to it, a step to far for now.

8.35 Art Exhibition 11/8 (WON +14.35 - crusied round and pulled away from Okafranca who didn't get stay trip as discussed)
Jeremy Noseda has had two wins and a place from his 4 runners in the last seven days. The place was this horse, who has shaped on his last two runs like he may want further. So today he steps up to 12 furlongs and looks the obvious horse to get the trip, acts on the surface, which can't be said for certain of the second favourite, an is in form, by the two seconds in those two races. Seb Sanders will be looking to add another winner.