2000 Guineas Betting: Top Offer attracts market support

News / Timeform / 19 March 2012 / Leave a Comment

Newmarket is the venue for the 2000 Guineas on May 5

"Top Offer is currently rated 96P with Timeform..."

This weekend saw Roger Charlton's unbeaten three-year-old Top Offer attract market support for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 5...

Top Offer is now available to back at [9.0] for the first classic of the British Flat Season, having traded as high as [14.0] earlier in the week.

The once-raced son of Dansili was an impressive winner of a Newbury Maiden last August and, with the form of that contest having worked out relatively well since, it is easy to see why he has proved an attractive betting proposition recently.

Top Offer is currently rated 96P with Timeform on the back of that one performance and features in the Timeform Horses to Follow annual, pinpointed as a potential 2000 Guineas horse by Chief Correspondent Jamie Lynch.

Last season's Racing Post Trophy winner Camelot , rated 117P by Timeform, remains at the head of the market for both the 2000 Guineas and the Derby, available to back at [3.9] for both contests at the moment.
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Euro 2012 Betting: England gain support after dodging Spain

Euro 2012 / Michael Lintorn / 02 December 2011 / Leave a Comment

Fabio Capello poses with the three coaches that he will face next summer

"Germany and Netherlands were the two frontrunners dealt the worst hand, joined in Group B by Portugal and Denmark."

The Euro 2012 draw was fairly kind to England but Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark all face the scrap of their lives just to escape Group B....

England's odds to win Euro 2012 have come in noticeably despite being paired with France in Group D after they avoided the nightmare scenario of drawing either Spain or the Netherlands.

Fabio Capello's men will also have to face co-hosts Ukraine and the Sweden side that they recently defeated in a friendly, however their shift from [12.0] to [10.0] reflects the fact that they should negotiate a way through, even without Wayne Rooney.

The other reason that the Three Lions' price has shortened is that the two nations separating them and favourites Spain in the betting - Germany and Netherlands - were the two frontrunners dealt the worst hand, joined in Group B by Portugal and Denmark.

As a consequence, Germany have drifted from [4.1] to [4.5], having been breathing down the now [3.6]-rated holders' necks earlier on Friday, and the Netherlands have shot out from [8.4] to [9.6].

It has been an exciting time meanwhile for the Republic of Ireland after securing their return to competitive summer action following a decade in the wilderness and Giovanni Trapattoni extending his contract, and their appearance in Group C is certain to be a memorable one.

A collision course with world champions Spain, rejuvenated Italy and the technically sound Croatia probably provides a bit more glamour than even they had anticipated though, and the Boys in Green are out from [70.0] to [80.0] to "do a Greece".

In fact, Greece might quite fancy their own chances of replicating their Euro 2004 heroics having landed in easily the least intimidating group. The former winners are in from [100.0] to [75.0] after being placed in Group A alongside Poland, Russia and Czech Republic.

That means that the tournament opener will pit Poland against Greece in a match that gives the co-hosts a crack at a victorious start but might not be the most appealing for neutrals.

Portugal head into this game as favourites having beaten Bosnia in a World Cup play-off two years ago...

They are 3-0 down after the first leg and there is little to suggest Turkey will get anything out of this...

James Eastham is expecting an open and attacking encounter when Montenegro take on the Czech Republic in their Euro 2012 play-off second leg in Podgorica on Tuesday night....

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Follow The Money: Strong support for Holberg

Follow the Money / Follow The Money / 26 May 2011 / Leave a Comment

FTM have an early evening wager at Sandown

"In Sandown's 19:05, Holberg has been strongly supported from [3.25] in to [2.7]."

Today's Follow The Money comes from Ayr, Brighton and Sandown.

We start at Ayr in the 15:20 where Dasho has been backed from [12.0] in to [8.0]. He had his first try over today's trip of 6f at Haydock last week and looked unsuited by the drop in distance when finishing fourth. However, he found some trouble in running that day and was doing his best work late on and with Luv U Too likely to go off in front, he could get a decent gallop and punters feel he is worth another chance at this trip.

Our next selection is in the 15:40 from Brighton where Bakoura has been drifting this morning from [2.32] out to [3.25]. The John Dunlop trained filly hasn't really progressed since showing a bit of promise as a juvenile and finished a one-paced third here last month over 6f. Today, she is stepping up to a mile for the first time and this could bring some improvement, but she is proving expensive to follow and looks one to take on at short prices today.

Our final selection comes from the evening card at Sandown and in the 19:05 Holberg has been strongly supported from [3.25] in to [2.7]. A winner over today's trip of 2m at Royal Ascot in 2009, he followed that up by winning two listed events at Goodwood and was last seen finishing 6th in the Melbourne cup. Making his seasonal reappearance today, he goes well fresh having won first time out in the last two years and on form Holberg looks like he will take a lot of beating.

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Back Dasho @ [8.0] Ayr 15:20
Lay Bakoura @ [3.25] Brighton 15:40
Back Holberg @ [2.7] Sandown 19:05

Today's Follow The Money comes from the cards at Ayr and Sedgefield....

Today's Follow The Money comes from Chepstow and Lingfield....

All three of today's FTM selections come from the meeting at Carlisle....

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