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GOLDEN SLIPPER TIP – ELITE FALLS – Race 7 TAB No.9 [Rosehill] Will get back so wide draw not a big disadvantage. Handles give in ground very well and will storm home off a quick tempo
It was a tough week for the preview last week in a round where teams were decimated with injuries. There were plenty of upsets in round 3 but that’s the nature of the NRL competition in 2011 and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Souths Rabbitohs v Manly Sea Eagles – Blue Tongue Stadium Kick-off 7.35pm EDST Souths Sydney – $2.25 Manly – $1.65 Round 1 kicks off with the Rabbitohs taking their home game to Blue Tongue Stadium on the Central Coast
It was a tough week for the preview last week in a round where teams were decimated with injuries. There were plenty of upsets in round 3 but that’s the nature of the NRL competition in 2011 and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Souths Rabbitohs v Manly Sea Eagles – Blue Tongue Stadium Kick-off 7.35pm EDST Souths Sydney – $2.25 Manly – $1.65 Round 1 kicks off with the Rabbitohs taking their home game to Blue Tongue Stadium on the Central Coast. Both team posted wins last week with the Rabbitohs collecting their first two points of the year against a hapless Eels outfit despite losing gun Hooker Issac Luke late in first half.
Much as their last-gasp defeat at the hands of the Waratahs will have left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Brumbies ’ players, management and supporters alike, the side from the capital showed a massive level of improvement in that Canberra clash and will consequently take plenty of positives into Friday’s trip to Invercargill to take on the Highlanders . Matt Giteau has certainly been talking the talk again this week, insisting that his side can still feature come finals time despite making their worst ever start to a Super Rugby season, but fellow-Wallaby Adam Ashley-Cooper appears less optimistic if his announcement that he plans to jump ship and join the Waratahs at the end of the season is anything to go by. Long-term injuries to the likes of Stephen Hoiles, Stephen Moore, Mitchell Chapman and Rocky Elsom are of course not helping the Brumbies’ cause and all four will again be missing this weekend
It’s a history making round of AFL footy this weekend with new franchise Gold Coast Suns making their much anticipated debut against Carlton on Saturday night.
There has been a strong move for the Bart Cummings trained Do You Think to win the Golden Slipper with the first and only emergency shortening from $51 to $26 with Sportingbet Australia. Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said punters were confident he could be a genuine player if he gets a run in the Slipper. “We have seen a number of good bets come in for him with one punter backing him to win $30,000 leading the charge on Wednesday afternoon,” Sullivan said.
India v Pakistan : 2nd Semi-Final, Wednesday 29/3 – 8.00pm (AEDST) at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh INDIA’S WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN : Game 1: India (4/370 – Sehwag 175, Kohli 100 not out) defeated Bangladesh (9/283 – Tamim 70, Shakib 55, Patel 4/48) by 87 runs. Game 2: India (338 – Tendulkar 120, Bresnan 5/48) tied with England (8/338 – Strauss 158, Bell 69, Zaheer 3/64). Game 3: Ireland (207 – Porterfield 75, Yuvraj 5/31) lost to India (5/210 – Yuvraj 50 not out) by five wickets
Sri Lanka v New Zealand : 1st Semi-Final, Tuesday 28/3 – 8.00pm (AEDST) at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo SRI LANKA’S WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN : Game 1: Sri Lanka (7/332 – Jayawardene 100, Sangakkara 92, Dilshan 50) defeated Canada (122 – Kulasekera 3/16, Perera 3/24) by 210 runs. Game 2: Pakistan (7/277 – Misbah 83 not out, Younis 72, Herath 2/46) defeated Sri Lanka (9/266 – Silva 57, Afridi 4/34) by 11 runs. Game 3: Kenya (142 – C
AUSTRALIAN GP RACE WINNER Sebastian Vettel [RED] 1.75 Lewis Hamilton [McL] 4.50 Mark Webber [RED] 5.50 Jenson Button [McL] 8.00 Fernando Alonso [FER] 15.00 Nico Rosberg [MER] 51.00 Vitaly Petrov [REN] 51.00 Felipe Massa [FER] 67.00 Michael Schumacher [MER] 101.00 Kamui Kobayashi [SAU] 101.00 Others 251.00 or longer
ROSEHILL GUINEAS TIP – RETRIEVE – Race 7 TAB No.4 [Rosehill] Getting to his right distance and he should be cherry ripe at third run from a spell. BEST BET – BEADED – Race 7 TAB No.2 [Morphettville] There’s no Black Caviar or Crystal Lily here and at the set weights, this classy mare looks perfectly placed. BEST VALUE – SEAN BAILE MOR – Race 6 TAB No.7 [Morphettville] Enormous odds but staying is her go.