Daily ReportProfit on Month £624.31
Outstanding Bets £2836.90Free bets to use - None
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aia1Hxq-NDNWdFk3UmlTSXMzTjRBTVNfOWRndVFsZHc#gid=29A net profit yesterday of £60 with a couple of long term positions ending in profit
The Boston Red Sox won the AL East. Originially the Red Sox was a cover bet for a position on the Rays to win. This looked pretty shrewd very soon after it was placed and last night, the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 6-3 to win the division for a £200 profit less the £150 placed on the Rays
In LVCC2 the major teams all drew. With one game to play this meant Lancashire were Champions and Northants were confirmed to finish either second or third for an each way return at 20-1 for a profit of £40. Northants now need 5 points form their last game next week to secure promotion. Sweating them daily for five months, I've become quite attached to them, and I hope they make it, Not the worst 20-1 bet in the world!
In the losers column yesterday Ryan Hall and Wasps for -£30 combined
The end of September sees a number of positions close out
Going back to the Rays while we were all asleep a spectacular game played out. It took 6 hours 54 minutes over 18 innings - thats nine innings of extra time in the end. Ultimately a man called David DeJesus answered our prayers and hit a walk off run to beat Wild card rivals the Orioles 3-1
So, once again the Wild Card standings
Tampa Bay Rays 84 69
Cleveland Indians 84 70
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Texas Rangers 83 70
Baltimore Orioles 81 72
Kansas City Royals 81 72 .
New York Yankees 81 73
We have £80 combined on the Rays to wih the AL and then the World Series. We just need them to finish in the top two of these teams to give us a play off sweat.
In LVCC1 we also have a big sweat on Middlesex which is a £50 ew position at 7-1. Middlesex lost to Yorkshire yesterday and finished their games with 182 points
Sussex and Warwickshire have a game left to play next week and have 166 and 164 points respectively
If either win, Middlesex cannot finish third. If both draw, Middlesex are third. Sussex play champions Durham, Warwickshire play relegation threatened Derbyshire who must win to stay up. It is a maximum of 11 points for the draw
I am all for sweats but frankly Middlesex have disappointed a little in the second half of the season, lost a couple of games they shouldn't have and ultimately will probably frustrate us.
Still, we had a bet on Champions Durham to finish bottom, so its an inexact science!
In the Golf, I did a bit of research
Henrik Stenson's last eight tournaments he is -63 with 24 of 30 rounds in par or better with five top three finishes and a win.
With a bad wrist, the basis for the bet this week, he leads by 4 at the half way stage of the Fedex tour championship. We have three players in a match bet with him and one of those, Adam Scott is second at -6 so not a forlorn hope.
We may be depending on emerging star Jordan Speith to do the business. He's third overnight at -5 and we have a very nice looking £20 e/w at 33-1 for the weekend
A busy Saturday ahead. We already have positions in Boxing, racing and Golf and of course will be monitoring all our long term positions in football and F1 for tomorrow's report.