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Quail Hollow Championship Tips

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The Quail Hollow Championship is the big event on the USPGA Tour this weekend. Genie has been looking at the form and has come up with a couple of fine betting tips as usual. Tiger Woods plays and should be well respected but 3/1 is not a good price in a very competitive field ahead of the Player’s Championship next weekend.

Players To Watch

This is a course that usually sees the cream rise to the top. In previous years there have been a couple of stand out consistent performers on the course. Anyone who is a regular golf bettor, or indeed a regular follower of Genie’s betting tips will know that course form counts for an awful lot in golf.

Phil Mickelson has finished 3rd, 12th and 5th in the past 3 years and we all know that he is swinging the club well after his awesome performance at Augusta, where he could have won by 10 shots if he had been sinking the 5 footers. Phil is available at 10/1 with Paddy Power and Genie thinks that punters should be taking a piece of this action before the price gets shortened.

Another player who ticks all of the boxes for this event is Anthony Kim. He may have a face that you want to smack but there is no denying this man’s talents. He has also been in excellent form in 2010. A win in the Shell Houston Open, a second place finish in The Honda Classic and a fine third place at the US Masters would nearly be enough reason to back him but there is more. Kim loves this course and followed up a fifth place finish in 2007 with a 5 shot victory at Quail Hollow in 2008. He finished a poor 47th last year after a disastorous third round 78.

Kim can be backed at a very tasty looking 22/1 with Bet365 to claim his second victory of 2010.

Betting Tips Summary

In summary for a €100 staking plan on the Quail Hollow Golf Championship Genie would strongly suggest:

€60 win on Phil Mickelson at 10/1 with Paddy Power

€20 e/w on Anthony Kim at 22/1 with Bet365

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Eurovision Odds|2010 Eurovision Betting Odds

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Odds on the 2010 Eurovision

It’s that time of year again when the annual Eurovision song contest rolls around. The 2010 Eurovision will be hosted in Greater  Oslo, Norway and marks the 55th annual song contest. In recent years betting on the Eurovision has meant an added incentive to sit through Terry Wogan’s terrible jokes. Having said that, this time round Graham Norton will be commentating for the BBC so that could be even worse. Eurovision odds and betting specials are offered by a number of bookmakers but odds from our selected eurovision odds partners are highlighted below. Make sure to also keep an eye ou our bookmaker special markets, as we’ll be updating with any additional eurovision betting offers.

This year the Eurovision semi finals take place on the 25th and 27th of May, with the final taking place on the 29th. Voting will be slightly modified on past years, meaning that it will be a 50/50 split between tele-voting and jury voting. This could potentially have a bearing on the eurovision odds as as per recent years, it is expected that Eastern European countries will continue a strong pattern of voting for each other. That probably means Ireland will again struggle, but with Niamh Kavanagh looking for more limelight we won’t be too worried.

Current Eurovision Odds

*Each Way Odds are generally 1/4 places 1,2,3,4. Don’t forget to check the Novelty Bets section for the latest markets!

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Punchestown Gold Cup Tips

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Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup Betting Tips

Wednesday’s feature race at Punchestown is the Guinness Gold Cup, where Irish challengers Cooldine, Tranquil Sea and Joncol look best to put up a challenge to English favourite Denman, in what could prove to be one of the most challenging Gold Cup race at Punchestown recent times. This time round our Gold Cup Betting Tips are relatively simple.

Gold Cup Favourite Denman Looks Hard To Beat

Currently available at a best price of 13/8 with Paddy Power, English favorite Denman looks to be the pick of the bunch and is Genie’s NAP for Wednesday. Despite coming in behind Imperial Commander in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Tony McCoy’s mount looks to be in top nick in for this one and it’s is hard to look any further than the Paul Nicholl’s ten year old. While the odds on last year’s winner Notre Pere will likely tigten from the 25/1 available with Paddypower, Genie doesn’t think there’ll be any chance of a repeat performance.

Gold cup -the best of the rest

Irish challengers Cooldine and Joncol look like the only potential challengers in this one at 11/2 and 9/2 respectively. The Queen’s favourite Barbers Shop will likely catch the eye of a few but looked well off the pace at Aintree.

Simply put, the Punchestown Gold Cup tip is Denman.

Punchestown Gold Cup Odds

Denman 13/8

Cooldine 9/2

Joncol 11/2

Jy Vole 13/2

Tranquil Sea 10/1

War of Attrition 12/1

Barbers Shop 16/1

Rare Bob 16/1

Notre Pere 25/1

Planet of Sound 25/1

Follow The Plan 50/1

Siegemaster 50/1

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UK Election Betting 2010

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UK Election Betting Odds

On May 6th, 2010, Britain will cast their votes in a historic UK election that should bring an end to the Labour Party reign. David Cameron and Gordon Brown will know theiir fate in what is expected to be a relatively easy victory for Cameron and Co. In the modern era it’s a given that betting is available on almost major event and politics is not different. If you want to use your better judgement and bet on a winner in the upcoming election then there are ways for you to make money.

UK General Election Odds

Irish Bookie, Paddy Power, offer the widest range of markets and odds on the UK Election.

Odds to win the election are:

1/7 Conservatives

4/1 Labour

200/1 Liberal Democrats

The odds on us having a hung parliament are 13/8 with Paddy Power.

Representatives from Paddy Power have already announced that the early money is coming for a hung parliament.

An overall majority is defined as receiving 326 seats or more, and the odds of this being achieved are available for each party:
8/15 Conservative Majority
13/8 None (hung parliament)
11/1 Labour Majority

Betting on most of the major constituencies is available as well as markets on:
Most senior job held by a Lib Dem
Turnout %
Change in betting turnout
Labour vote % attained
Winner of televised debates

These are to name but a few. For a full list of betting opportunities visit the Paddy Power website.

UK Election Betting Summary

There are sure to be many ups and downs in the betting along the way as we discover what skeletons are in what closet and of course the all important televised debates will be key to persuading the swing voters. If you fancy a punt on the UK election, then it’s worthwhile checking out some free bets available with our online betting partners. Best of luck!

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World Snooker Championship Tips & Odds

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Crucible World Snooker Championship Betting Tips

The Crucible in Sheffield is the venue once again for the pinnacle of the snooker calendar. Betting this year is a little more open than in previous years as Ronnie O’Sullivan has shown signs of fallability all season, including a first round knockout in the China Open. Genie is here to bring you through the odds and betting tips for the for the outright market of the world snooker championship.

Crucible favourites

Current Champion, John Higgins is a very close secoond favourite this year to Ronnie O’Sullivan, having had a stellar season of results, without being particularly spectacular.

However Ronnie has proven most dangerous in the past when coming in cold, so to speak. He started the 2007/08 season very well with victories in Nothern Ireland and at the UK Snooker Championship but tailed off in the months leading up to the tournament with early exits in a few tournaments. Unibet famously went 5/1 about O’Sullivan winning the tournament and were made to pay for underestimating the greatest player of all time.

Having watched Ronnie quite a lot this year he seems to be queuing fairly well in general and he does have an appetite for the game, more than last year for sure. He is the most intriguing interviewee and often comments on the Snooker World Championships; saying that his aim for the entire season is only really to win that. Having recently spoken oput in favour of Barry Hearns proposals to sex up the game Ronnie O’Sullivan will be looking to put on a show for his adoring public.

Over the longer matches the cream should rise to the top. 7/2 on Ronnie winning is certainly a massive price. He should really be going off at 6/4, given the obvious class difference between him and the field.

World Championship Snooker  Odds

Latest Odds available from Paddy Power (each way pays half the odds for the finalists only) are:

7/2 Ronnie O’Sullivan
4/1 John Higgins
8/1 Mark Selby
8/1 Ding Junhui
10/1 Neil Robertson
12/1 Shaun Murphy
12/1 Mark Williams
14/1 Stephen Maguire/a>
16/1 Mark Allen
25/1 Ali Carter
33/1 Jamie Cope
33/1 Stephen Hendry
40/1 Ryan Day
50/1 Peter Ebdon
66/1 Liang Wen Bo

66/1 Marco Fu
80/1 ___BAR___

World Snooker Championship Tips Summary

Back Ronnie and bet on him soon before the massive 7/2 on offer is trimmed. He will be primed to hit the ground running and expect plenty of century breaks from the Rocket. That concludes our betting tips overview for the snooker world championships; short and sweet. If you are having a bet then check out the free bets available from our online betting partners below.

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