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Danmar Pudsy to win Champion Bitch Stake Final

I tipped this lady last night to win her semi of the Champion Bitch Stake and she did so in style winning in 2895 on a slow track - my other 2 selections Wilcos Sonia and Rising Smoke both bowed out after terrible starts.

Danmar Pudsy - recent winner of the Newbridge Oaks - looks a good bet for next week's final although Hillcroft Josie and Maireads Fantasy will be strong coming home, I fancy Pudsy to make a great start and lead all.

Recommendation: Danmar Pudsy to win the Thurles Champion Bitch Stake

Blog Challenge Postponed

Myself and the Kilhoran man are postponing the blog challenge in the National Puppy Stake, and just as well as I was well off target last night - 8 losers.  My result for the stake so far is 5/18 and a profit of €5.00 to a level €1 stake.

National Puppy Stake Second Round

These selections do not go against my profit and loss but are for the blog challenge with Kilhoran Kennels.

1. Soviet Maldini

2. Inny Blue

3. Blue Starship

4. Dilton Swift

5. Tip and Tin

6. Faypoint Man

7. Bright Side

8. Deanridge Zeus

Champion Bitch Semi Finals: Thurles

Recommendation: Danmar Pudsy

Recommendation: Wilcos Sonia

Recommendation: Rising Smoke

Charity Bet 8 / NFL Week 13: Titans followed by Cowboys in Thanksgiving TV Double Header

Switch on Sky tonight and count yer money!

Recommendation: Tenessee Titans(-11pts) at Detroit Lions 10/11
Bookies have overeacted hugely to the Titans defeat by improving Jets and if you ask me they will beat the winless (yes winless, 11 straight defeats) by 20pts or more.  Watch this game live on Sky Sports this evening starting at 5.30pm GMT

  I have had €20 of the remaining €50 Macmillan Cancer Care Charity Bank courtesy of Bruce Betting on the Titans at 10/11 to win by more than 11pts.

Recommendation: Dallas Cowboys (-12.5pts) at home to Seattle Seahawks 10/11
Dallas should have way, way, way too much in hand for Seahawks - expect Dallas' running game to be used a lot tonight. Live on Sky at 9pm GMT and you will get to see the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders (pictured).

YTD American Football: 11 bets; 7 wins; Profit +€6.29

Macmillan Nurses Cancer Care/Bruce Betting Charity Bank: €50.00 €30.00

Ante Post and Unsettled Bets

Like the banks, I have a few toxic assets on my books - but unlike the banks some of mine aint as bad as they could be.

My 'football book' is as toxic as you can get I suppose, but I have drawn a line under that now, and although I have a dozen or so possible debts still alive, I might break even for the year if a few of them turn good.

Exotic Dancer to win 2009 Chelt Gold Cup 33/1

Fresh bet and still trading at a best priced 33s

Adebayor to be Arsenal's top PL scorer 11/8

Quite likely still, level on 5 with Van Persie. I'd say he is odds-on now

Bolton to be relegated 100/30

This will go to the end of the season - they are not in the drop zone at present but only 3 points above it - current price about the same as when i made the bet

Boro to finish above Newcastle and Sunderland 3/1

Have been above them all season so far and this bet would be trading at odds on now, but there is only a few points in it all the same

Boro to finish top half - 5/2

As above, Southgate's team have been top half all season, and will be odds-on to stay thereabouts, but any bad run will see them plummet

Drogba to be Chelsea's top scorer 5/4

Unlikely now and looks a sure loser - Anelka is 12 goals ahead of him already and Drogba's injury problems are only now subsiding

Hearts to win SPL (without Rangers and Celtic) 4/1

Have been third behind the big boys all season so far and would be a lot shorter than 4/1 to stay there - not exactly a decent side though. 3pts clear of Dundee Utd and 7 clear of Hibs. Live chance.

Newcastle to finish bottom half 5/4

This is nearly ready to collect - no chance of this crowd finishing abouve 14th

Portsmouth to finish above Man City - 5/4

A point above them at present and 5/4 is possibly a bit short if City spend as they have been promising

Spurs to finish top 6 Evens

I'd love to say they can, but I'll settle for top 16.

Spurs to win Carling Cup 12/1

Amazingly this looks a good bet - they are almost favourites for this now and if they win their Quarter Final with Watford, they have a huge chance of lifting this cup.

Walcott to start more than 15 Premier League matches (Evs) Was looking nailed on having started most of Arsenal's PL games this year - but dislocated arm means this is in the balance and Evens is probably about right. If he's fit he will be back in this poor side.

November Update

Am making a small loss on the month to date of just over €3.00 and 7 winners from 23 is fair enough.  I feel my performance has been ok this month and if you take out my woeful football displays I am on line for an even month - its a pity I didn't bring my National Puppy Stake selections into play with real bets.

A couple of the 'unsettled selections' have now been settled.  Adebayor to be first player to score 10 Premiership goals is a losing bet after Nicolas Anelka blitzed his rivals, and I have decided to 'pay out' on Arsenal, they are not winning the league this year and although I tipped them at 5s in order to lay at 4s, there is no way they will be less than 20s between now and the end of the season.

Year To Date Profit stands at €44.57 today (if you had a tenner on all my selections this year you'd be up nearly a monkey).

manaboutdogblog on fire in the National Puppy Stake blog challenge

John O'Sullivan has kindly abstained on  his week 1 selections and is giving me the chance to either start with a loss or give myself a lead. Thankfully I have managed to select 5 winners and a non-runner from my 11 selections - sadly I didn't have a bean on them as I was in London, and as it's pups running, I generally tread lightly. 

However my results after one round of this prestigious stake, and more importantly, in the 9th leg of the ongoing Blog Challenge is 5/10; +€13.00

That is simply sensational tipping by anyones standards. I thank you. Ahem.

Ht 1: Droopys Miller LOST

Ht 2: Blue Starship WON at 4/1

Ht 3: Seamore Sam WON at 6/1

Ht 4: Pau LOST

Ht 5: Shelbourne Dawn NON RUNNER

Ht 6 Faypoint Man WON at EVENS

Ht 7 Fawn Express WON at 5/1

Ht 8 Faypoint Lad LOST

Ht 9 Tip and Tin LOST

Ht 10 Soviet Maldini WON at 2/1

Ht 11 Thorn Brae Lee LOST

Jets go berserk in Tennessee

I gave out my best NFL tip of the year at the weekend when predicting the New York Jets to win down at unbeaten Tennessee Titans.  Jets were are underdogs at 21/10 but were never in danger as they crushed the Titans 34-13.  10-3 up at half time, they extended the lead to 20-3 at the end of the third, and scored two more TDs in the final quarter.

Brett Favre completed 25 of 32 passes for two touchdowns, and the Jets are now top of their tough division and after winning their last five matches, are a best priced 12/1 for Superbowl XLIII.

YTD American Football: 11 bets; 7 wins; Profit +€6.29

Football on the back burner

I am ahead on all markets this year - american football, horses, dogs, tennis - everything except football.  The results are impossible to predict.  My accumulator at the weekend went tits up, only Spurs winning for me - go figure.

So from now on I will give the football a wide berth.