Bookies' Blogs

To spread bet on Formula 1 is to combine the most exciting way to bet with one of the most exciting sports on earth. Well some think that and others think motor racing betting is about as interesting as watching dried paint dry further. Even if you fall into the latter category there are fascinating vignettes in the lead up to this weekend's first race in Bahrain. The return of Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso bac... Read more

DATELINE 13 FEBRUARY 2010. MORECOMBE. LANCASHIRE. DEPENDING on which eye you are looking through, there are two views of Morecambe. Either it is a shabby Edwardian seaside town populated by teenage mums and abandoned dog turds, where the wearing of the burka should be compulsory, or it is a shabby Edwardian seaside town offering one of the warmest welcomes in England. Both ways, it is the birthplace, some 60... Read more

When Zidan (only a missing 'e' prevents him from dining at football's top table) put Egypt into a well deserved lead after 23 minutes, all looked rosy in the garden of Esdaile. When I left you last week, I wrote of my determination to get with the visitors and my £150 sell of supremacy at 1.3 and my £6 sell of England's leading minutes at 36 were looking good. In fact, they looked pretty magnificent when Egypt still... Read more

Everyone knows I like an underdog but even I think Portsmouth at 28/1 to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford is a little far fetched. The Pompey side couldn't score in a brothel at the minute - unlike their manager. Maybe Avram Grant to score first wouldn't be a bad bet but the bookies would never offer a price on that. Portsmouth might be travelling to the Theatre of Dreams but in the form Wayne Rooney a... Read more

I like to rant about racing issues, so it's about time I had a crack at British racing's Racing For Change. Here are the points listed as part of the Racing for Change initiatives with my comments inserted: -Trial of decimal odds at several race meetings over one weekend in spring 2010. I think this is more to do with the failing education system than racing's problem, but I see their point. But going to 1.5... Read more

With just over a week to go until the Festival we catch up with Blue Square’s special guest Cheltenham blogger, Gold Cup winning jockey Graham Bradley. The ‘Wayward Lad’ tells us why last year’s Champion Hurdle form is not up to scratch. Blue Square PR Manager Alan Alger poses the questions: Alan – Graham, after what you told us last time about the difference between the two tracks I decided to re-watch some of la... Read more

Match-In-Focus: Reading v Sheffield Wednesday The current Championship table shows Reading and Sheffield Wednesday filling the two positions above the relegation zone, in 20th and 21st respectively, but it may be Wednesday who become more fearful of the drop after the two sides clash at the Madjeski Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Royals reached the quarter finals of the FA Cup with extra-time success at pro... Read more