Friday Night Racing: Johnston Dancing At HQ

No shortage of action for racing fans to get their teeth into once again this coming Friday. It is to the traditional home of flat racing to which I turn for my bets though, with three catching my eye on Newmarket’s evening card. 

5:35 Fly London Southend To Perpignan Fillies’ Handicap

Take Ed Walker’s Catoca to land the opening event for the fillies. It seems to have taken a little time for the penny to drop with this daughter of Lemon Drop Kid, but she has shown definite signs of progression in her recent outings. Two starts back over 1m2f at Yarmouth she was never really in with a chance having raced in rear and then having to come very wide in order to challenge. She did well to finish fourth in the circumstances and posted an even better effort when stepped down to around this trip at Yarmouth last time out. Again racing away from where the main action unfolded, she stuck on really well on her own down the centre of the track to go down by just ½l in the end. The handicapper has bumped her up 2lbs for that, but the mount of Liam Keniry looks a winner in waiting and is worth backing to break her duck here. The right site for betting you have to follow this link.

Tip: Catoca To Win  

6:10 Fly Southend Airport To Milan Novice Median Auction Stakes

The likes of Sky Patrol and Sir Victor probably boast the best of the limited form on offer in this maiden contest, whilst Stormy Road is interesting on debut for Luca Cumani. This doesn’t look the strongest race though in all honesty and as such we will be taking a chance on one at what should be a nice each way price on the day.

By Lethal Force and out of an Oasis Dream mare, Deadly Force is certainly bred to be pretty smart over sprint trips. He hasn’t exactly burnt up the track as yet, but we are prepared to forgive those efforts which have each come at Windsor. That figure of eight track can be a tough experience for a youngster and this one pulled for his head throughout as he struggled to get to grips with things last time out. The race was over in earnest before he really settled down, but he ran on nicely enough in the end. On this more conventional track he will hopefully be allowed to get on with things from the off rather than being held up and looks well worth chancing to at least make the frame. Any juice in the ground from the predicted thunderstorms in the area will also be in his favour.

Tip: Deadly Force each way 

6:40 Fly London Southend Airport To Lyon Nursery Handicap

Mark Johnston’s Delft Dancer doesn’t look like a particularly fast filly, but as with so many from this yard she does appear to be pretty tough and tenacious. Rousted along from a long way out at Leicester last time out, just to keep pace with the action, she powered all the way through the field in the final furlong, only to find the unexposed Greeley swooping down the outside to spoil the party. That was the third runners up finish in a row for this daughter of Dutch Art, but she certainly doesn’t look un-genuine. With the stiff uphill finish here in her favour, she would be unlucky to come up against another one thrown in at the handicap and can grind this out. More odds an details find here on bettingsites.ng.

Tip: Delft Dancer to win

Tennis Betting Tips: ATP Washington Citi Open Preview

The US hard court swing gathers pace for 2018 as some of the biggest names in tennis descend on the American capital, looking for form and points with the US Open looming large at the end of August. With former Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka stepping up their returns from lengthy injury breaks here in Washington, it promises to be a fascinating week.

Outright Betting Tips

The US hard court season is one of the most grueling periods for the players who will be wanting to find form here:

Here’s a look at some of our favourites for the Washington Citi Open title:

Alexander Zverev – 4/1 (William Hill) – The young German burst on the scene exactly one year ago here in Washington and looks very well placed to defend his title. His all-court game style looks well suited to the hard courts here in the American capital and he should be the man to beat here.

Andy Murray – 7/1 (Ladbrokes) – Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray returns to the tour and has set his sights on finding form before the US Open. Plagued with a hip injury that has ruled him out for almost a year, it’s hard to gauge where he’s at but he’s more than capable at this level.

John Isner – 8/1 (Coral) – The giant American is currently playing some of the best tennis of his career and was desperately unlucky to lose out in the Wimbledon semi-final to Kevin Anderson. Fresh off his win in Atlanta last week he’s up to number 8 in the world and is a good shout here.

Kei Nishikori – 14/1 (10 Bet) – Special ‘K’ looked back to his best at Wimbledon – defeating Nick Kyrgios on his way to the last 8. Another man bouncing back from injury but looks to be finding form and always enjoys the quicker hard courts. 

Nick Kyrgios – 14/1 (Bet Victor) – The enigmatic Aussie hasn’t been in in the best of form during the grass court swing but is a more than capable contender in any tournament he plays.

 Kyle Edmund – 16/1 (Betway) – The Brit has had a sensational 2018 – reaching the last 4 at the Australian Open and cracking the world’s top 25 and he’ll enjoy the quick courts here.

Hyeon Chung – 18/1 (Betfred) – Fellow Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung is also on the injury comeback trail but looked great at the start of the year and is a real star of the future.

Stefanos Tsitsipas- 25/1 (Bet Bright) – Another star of tomorrow Stefanos Tsitsipas has been in sensational form all year and will want to demonstrate his hard court prowess here.

Top betting Tips

Top Pick – John Isner – 8/1 (Coral)

Outside Pick – Kei Nishikori –14/1 (10 Bet)

Espanyol Searching for First League Win

This weekend sees the fourth round of fixtures of the 2017/18 Spanish La Liga season and the final match of the weekend is between Espanyol and Celta Vigo at the RCDE Stadium on Monday night. The current league table does not make good reading for either team heading into this match.

Espanyol sit in the relegation zone having picked up only 1 point from the 9 available.  Only Deportivo Alaves and Malaga are below them in the league, as neither team have managed to win a point. Celta Vigo are 2 points better off than their hosts and currently occupy 14th place in La Liga.  In win in this match would push them into the top half of the table.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol started the season by picking up a point in a 1-1 draw at Sevilla.  This was an excellent way to begin the new campaign and confidence was high heading into their first home match of the season against Leganes.

However, a 1-0 defeat soon dampened their spirits and this defeat was followed by a 5-0 hammering at the Camp Nou by local rivals Barcelona.  What looked like being a good start to the season has quickly descended into a poor one.

Including league fixtures at the end of last season, Espanyol have lost their last 4 home matches.  Not only that but they have failed to score a single goal in any of those 4 games and their fans are craving for a goal to celebrate.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo make the trip to the RCDE Stadium having picked up their first win of the season last weekend, thanks to the 1-0 home defeat of Deportivo Alaves.

This win came with a huge sigh of relief as Celta Vigo lost their previous 2 La Liga matches.  The first defeat came at home to Real Sociedad.  Despite taking the lead twice, Celta Vigo conceded 3 goals, including 2 goals in the final 10 minutes to lose the match.

It was a similar story in the following fixture at Real Betis and Celta Vigo failed to hold on to their lead, eventually losing the match 2-1 thanks to a goal 13 minutes from time.

Celta Vigo have lost 8 of their last 10 away La Liga games.

Team News

Espanyol are set to be without the injured duo of Oscar Duarte and Javi Lopez.  They are likely to play in a 4-4-2 formation, with Leo Baptistao and Gerard Moreno up-front.

Celta Vigo have doubts over the fitness of John Guidetti and Nemanja Radoja but both could play some part in the match.  Iago Aspas is the key man going forward and is looking for his first league goal of the season.

Top Betting Tips

This is a very difficult match to call and should be a very close game.  Celta Vigo are coming off the back of their win last week but have a dreadful away record in La Liga.  Espanyol are searching for their first win of the new campaign but struggle at home.  Therefore the draw seems the best option at 11/5 with Ladbrokes.

Celta Vigo have taken the lead in each of their 3 games this season but ended up on the losing side twice.  You can get 13/10 for top betting tip for Celta Vigo to score the first goal of the game.

Spanish international Iago Aspas will be desperate to get his first goal of the season in this game and is available at a tempting 11/5 with Unibet to score at any time.

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