Tips for Tikay

[sonour]

Just heard the ascot coc on the wireless

12 mills overnight at Ascot lot more to come tomorrow night at best soft ground

Methinks nicky will be fretting this.morning

Is this with reference to Sprinter Sacre running please ?

Hi Lisa,

Yes, that was John's point.

You are up early?

I assumed Pete was the one who got up early & dressed the kids & prepped their Breakfast, not you.

Morning Tikay,

I'm going to Bulgaria for 5 days in April so Pete will be looking after them on his own. He will find the school run very challenging but he's probably more capable and certainly more willing than you would imagine and I'm sure they'll have a whale of a time.
I'm really liking the Dodging Bullets bet and have just load up some more.

Bulgaria, you say?

Additional recruitment for Team Husband, one assumes?

Already recruited. My business partner is Bulagian, working in Sofia for a Turkish bookmaker.

[sonour]

PP go 7/4 Sprinter Sacre and 7/4 Dodging Bullets

[horseplayer]

14 in Scottys comp now

be nice to hit 20

Come on down

[hector62]

Evening Mr T.

I think there is a bet to be had i the Auckland tennis tournament tonight. The stroppiest player is making his seasonal bow against an up and coming player who has come through 3 qualifying matches. The stroppy player is Gulbis and I think Jiri Vesely is a bet at 7/4.

Suggest £15 Vesely with Coral or Ladbrokes.

[TightEnd]

your bets (1)

Single - Jiri Vesely v Ernests Gulbis

Jiri Vesely - |Match betting|

Odds: 7/4

1 lines at £15.00 per line

Total Stake for this bet: £15.00

Potential Return:£41.25

Time : 13/1/2015-17:41

Receipt No:O/142640973/0000828

[KitKeeper]

This is definite madness longshot territory and is a very long way off, but I can't help but feel Jelle Klaasen is too big at 300/1 for the World Matchplay Darts in 6 months time.

Was steadily improving all last year and this culminated in THAT match against Gando in the Worlds, where he was playing up near his best for the duration... who knows how far he'd have gone had he come through that. He's proven that he can compete in the long format games.

I reckon he'll have a good enough year to comfortably qualify and if he keeps the upward curve going, you never know where he'll be by the time July comes around.

Appreciate thoughts.

[arbboy]

This is definite madness longshot territory and is a very long way off, but I can't help but feel Jelle Klaasen is too big at 300/1 for the World Matchplay Darts in 6 months time.

Was steadily improving all last year and this culminated in THAT match against Gando in the Worlds, where he was playing up near his best for the duration... who knows how far he'd have gone had he come through that. He's proven that he can compete in the long format games.

I reckon he'll have a good enough year to comfortably qualify and if he keeps the upward curve going, you never know where he'll be by the time July comes around.

Appreciate thoughts.

Not having a go but not sure when he has proved himself over the longer distances? Happy to be corrected. When he won the worlds in 2006 he never averaged more than 90 in any game the whole event and that was without doubt the highlight of his career. He has got to 2 quarter finals in Seven years in pdc majors. He is still youngish but he looks fully exposed to me. Sorry to sound so negative but they are just my views.

Best case scenario he wins a TV major this year and still goes off North of 33/1 at absolute best for the worlds. He must be 16/1 min to win a pdc major this year. Therefore 300/1 is no value at all.

[david3103]

Just channel surfed into an American Football Game between The Saskatoon Sirens and The Regina Rage.
Apparently you can play the game without wearing all over body armour. Although maybe silicon provides more protection than we imagine.

[KitKeeper]

This is definite madness longshot territory and is a very long way off, but I can't help but feel Jelle Klaasen is too big at 300/1 for the World Matchplay Darts in 6 months time.

Was steadily improving all last year and this culminated in THAT match against Gando in the Worlds, where he was playing up near his best for the duration... who knows how far he'd have gone had he come through that. He's proven that he can compete in the long format games.

I reckon he'll have a good enough year to comfortably qualify and if he keeps the upward curve going, you never know where he'll be by the time July comes around.

Appreciate thoughts.

Not having a go but not sure when he has proved himself over the longer distances? Happy to be corrected. When he won the worlds in 2006 he never averaged more than 90 in any game the whole event and that was without doubt the highlight of his career. He has got to 2 quarter finals in Seven years in pdc majors. He is still youngish but he looks fully exposed to me. Sorry to sound so negative but they are just my views.

Nah, honesty is appreciated... I'm not precious. May just be trying to find value where there is none. There'll be reasons he's 300s.

Just think he's looked a different animal of late and posted 97 and 101 in the two games he played at the worlds and it was recording those numbers in successive games that caught my eye.

Thanks, anyway.

[Bazzaboy]

This is definite madness longshot territory and is a very long way off, but I can't help but feel Jelle Klaasen is too big at 300/1 for the World Matchplay Darts in 6 months time.

Was steadily improving all last year and this culminated in THAT match against Gando in the Worlds, where he was playing up near his best for the duration... who knows how far he'd have gone had he come through that. He's proven that he can compete in the long format games.

I reckon he'll have a good enough year to comfortably qualify and if he keeps the upward curve going, you never know where he'll be by the time July comes around.

Appreciate thoughts.

Not having a go but not sure when he has proved himself over the longer distances? Happy to be corrected. When he won the worlds in 2006 he never averaged more than 90 in any game the whole event and that was without doubt the highlight of his career. He has got to 2 quarter finals in Seven years in pdc majors. He is still youngish but he looks fully exposed to me. Sorry to sound so negative but they are just my views.

Nah, honesty is appreciated... I'm not precious. May just be trying to find value where there is none. There'll be reasons he's 300s.

Just think he's looked a different animal of late and posted 97 and 101 in the two games he played at the worlds and it was recording those numbers in successive games that caught my eye.

Thanks, anyway.

He is as likely to average 85 as he is to average 100+. I think he still has the potential to be a real talent but he needs to add consistency to his game. It may just click in to place one day much like it did with MVG.

[arbboy]

This is definite madness longshot territory and is a very long way off, but I can't help but feel Jelle Klaasen is too big at 300/1 for the World Matchplay Darts in 6 months time.

Was steadily improving all last year and this culminated in THAT match against Gando in the Worlds, where he was playing up near his best for the duration... who knows how far he'd have gone had he come through that. He's proven that he can compete in the long format games.

I reckon he'll have a good enough year to comfortably qualify and if he keeps the upward curve going, you never know where he'll be by the time July comes around.

Appreciate thoughts.

Not having a go but not sure when he has proved himself over the longer distances? Happy to be corrected. When he won the worlds in 2006 he never averaged more than 90 in any game the whole event and that was without doubt the highlight of his career. He has got to 2 quarter finals in Seven years in pdc majors. He is still youngish but he looks fully exposed to me. Sorry to sound so negative but they are just my views.

Nah, honesty is appreciated... I'm not precious. May just be trying to find value where there is none. There'll be reasons he's 300s.

Just think he's looked a different animal of late and posted 97 and 101 in the two games he played at the worlds and it was recording those numbers in successive games that caught my eye.

Thanks, anyway.

He is as likely to average 85 as he is to average 100+. I think he still has the potential to be a real talent but he needs to add consistency to his game. It may just click in to place one day much like it did with MVG.

I will take evens he averages <85 more than 100+ next year for the whole roll on tv!  I get your point though bazza joking aside.

[TightEnd]

Daily Report

Profit on Month £81.85

Outstanding Bets £3687.13

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aia1Hxq-NDNWdFk3UmlTSXMzTjRBTVNfOWRndVFsZHc&usp=drive_web#gid=34

A profit of £18 yesterday with two completed tennis bets

Vesely beat Gulbis 6-2 3-6 6-1 for a profit of £26 and a winner at 7/4 in Auckland

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Bennetau beat Pospisil 7-6 6-3 for a loss of £8 on the Pospisil tournament bet

ongoing positions

Ronnie beat Walden 6-4 in the first round of the Masters, having been 5-2 and Walden needing two snookers. Far from a convincing performance from Ronnie, who faces Fu in the quarter finals tomorrow

He did though match Hendry's 775 tournament centuries record

I don't know if anyone saw his post match interview, where he was talking about been far below his form of 18 months ago, how he is not playing enough tournaments and the pack is catching him up? Had me of a mind to oppose him for the Crucible

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With rain forecast for the weekend and the Ascot ground already changed to soft, fun and games in the ante-post for Sprinter Sacre



We have a bet on Sharapova for the Australian open which begins next week. The seedings were announced this morning

Australian Open women's seeds:

1. Serena Williams (USA)
2. Maria Sharapova (RUS)
3. Simona Halep (ROU)
4. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
5. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
6. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
7. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
8. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
9. Angelique Kerber (GER)
10. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)

and the mens

Australian Open men's seeds:

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2. Roger Federer (SUI)
3. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
5. Kei Nishikori (JPN)
6. Andy Murray (GBR)
7. Tomas Berdych (CZE)
8. Milos Raonic (CAN)
9. David Ferrer (ESP)
10. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

anything to go at in the mens?


Tories up 4 & back at the high point on SportingIndex commons seat market. Now just 2 behind LAB. Libdems still nicely under 33 seats and in the 21-33 range we need for a couple of winners come May



the new Golf season is on us.

Rory McIlroy's record at the Abu Dhabi Champs: 11th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, Missed Cut, 2nd.

Should we be on him for this weekend?

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the NBA last night saw the Dallas Mavericks break a short losing streak with an overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings

Monta Davis (27 Points, 10 Assists, 4 Boards, 4 Steals)

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the San Antonio Spurs lost 101-93 to Washington

Cleveland lost 107-100 to Phoenix, to continue recent desperate form

[DungBeetle]

"I don't know if anyone saw his post match interview, where he was talking about been far below his form of 18 months ago, how he is not playing enough tournaments and the pack is catching him up? Had me of a mind to oppose him for the Crucible "

I'd take this with a pinch of salt.  Ronnie does interviews like Phil Taylor did imo when he used to go on about how anyone could beat him.

I think he's better than 18 months ago.   

At the end of the day, his last result was winning the UK Champs with a broken ankle!  The tournament before that he won the champion of champions.  I think his maturity as he gets older has made him almost the perfect player now in terms of both talent and temperament.   

Not that he is necessarily value for the crucible though

[AdamM]

Just channel surfed into an American Football Game between The Saskatoon Sirens and The Regina Rage.
Apparently you can play the game without wearing all over body armour. Although maybe silicon provides more protection than we imagine.

LFL is outrageous.
Very sad indeed.

[tikay]

"I don't know if anyone saw his post match interview, where he was talking about been far below his form of 18 months ago, how he is not playing enough tournaments and the pack is catching him up? Had me of a mind to oppose him for the Crucible "

I'd take this with a pinch of salt.  Ronnie does interviews like Phil Taylor did imo when he used to go on about how anyone could beat him.

I think he's better than 18 months ago.   

At the end of the day, his last result was winning the UK Champs with a broken ankle!  The tournament before that he won the champion of champions.  I think his maturity as he gets older has made him almost the perfect player now in terms of both talent and temperament.   

Not that he is necessarily value for the crucible though

I agree with that.

Ronnie used to have head problems, but seems to be, for now anyway, over them.

We have never, ever, seen his like before, nor will we ever again. 

As long as we can find value, we should back him to keep winning imo.