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Irish Champion Hurdle Tips, Predictions & Preview – No Opposing Honeysuckle Hat-Trick at Leopardstown
Opposition is running scared from Honeysuckle in the feature Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday, 6 February (3:00). Henry De Bromhead’s wonder-mare won this in the last two seasons and is a very strong favourite for her hat-trick. Is there any case against Honeysuckle? Let’s see what SportsLens experts say with their Irish Champion Hurdle tips. Favourites have an excellent record in this race. In the past dozen renewals, 11 market leaders have won it, so horse racing betting sites pick the right horse. Most of those are previous course and distance winners too. Only two of the five runners in the Irish Champion Hurdle this year tick that box. It’s fair to say that this year’s contest isn’t the strongest horse racing event ever put on at Leopardstown. Most of the main oppositio...
Racing Tips: Andrew Mount’s Friday Picks – February 4th
Leading horse racing advisor Andrew Mount’s is a contributor to the Racing Post, Racing Post Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook, the GG.co.uk website and a regular pundit on William Hill radio. Andrew stats-based approach to betting finds regular winners and he shares his Friday thoughts below. Get up to £20 Back in Cash by Signing up to SBK Andrew was among the winners again on Thursday with LOVE YOUR WORK and had two more selections placed. He has four picks on Friday February 4th. Follow his tips this week and all year round on horse racing betting sites: CHEPSTOW 1.55 HIS OSCAR (system – Rebecca Curtis, first-time tongue-tie) Rebecca Curtis has a 15 from 51 record (29.4% strike-rate) with her runners in a first-time tongue-tie and perhaps HIS OSCAR can end a quiet spell for...
Hertha BSC vs VfL Bochum stream: Bundesliga preview, kick off time and team news
Bundesliga action from Germany on Friday night where Hertha BSC take on VfL Bochum. 13th placed Hertha Berlin will look to go above 11th placed VfL Bochum in the league table when the two sides clash at the Olympiastadion. Hertha BSC haven’t won in four attempts, while Bochum have won just twice away from home all season, leaving this game perfectly poised. For information on where to live stream the match in full, a full preview, the latest team news, and a free bet read on: Hertha BSC vs VfL Bochum live stream If you’re looking to live stream the Bundesliga clash: Hertha BSC vs VfL Bochum tonight, then bet365 is a great option. Just register a sports betting account at bet365 to watch Hertha BSC vs VfL Bochum live stream, as well countless other fixtures from across the footb...
Birmingham City vs Sheffield United stream: Championship preview, kick off time and team news
Birmingham City welcome Sheffield United to St. Andrews Stadium on Friday night in a crunch Championship fixture for both sides. Birmingham have underperformed this season to date and currently occupy 17th place in the table. Ten points off both the top six and the bottom four, Birmingham need to go on run quickly to salvage their season. Sheffield United, meanwhile, have been in decent form in the league, picking up 10 points from the last 15 available. The run has seen Paul Heckingbottom’s side move up to 11th in the Championship standings. But, with games in hand over all their playoff rivals, a good run of results now could easily see Sheffield United into the top six. For information on where to live stream the match in full, a full preview, the latest team news, and a free bet ...
Birmingham City vs Sheffield United prediction: Championship betting tips, odds and free bet
Championship action from St. Andrew’s this Friday evening where Birmingham City entertain Sheffield United. The Blades make the trip knowing that their recent good form has been enough to see them climb up to 11th in the league standings. With multiple games in hand on all their promotion rivals, Paul Heckingbottom’s side is perfectly poised to make a run at the playoff spots. Birmingham, on the other hand, have underperformed this season. The Blues are 17th in the Championship table, 13 points ahead of teams in the bottom four but equally adrift from the teams challenging for promotion at the top of the league. Lee Bowyer’s side needs to put a string of performances together to salvage its season, and what better place to begin than back at St. Andrew’s, in front of the passionate home su...
Dublin Racing Festival Tips for Saturday – Our NAP, NB & Best EW Bets from Leopardstown
The 2022 Dublin Racing Festival kicks off at Leopardstown in Ireland on Saturday, 5 February. This is the last major meeting across multiple days before the Cheltenham equivalent in March. See the horses SportsLens experts like with Dublin Racing Festival tips for Saturday. Headlining this card is the Irish Gold Cup, which our tipsters have already looked at separately. There are three other Grade 1 races on the day including the Spring Juvenile Hurdle and Irish Arkle Novice Chase. The Dublin Racing Festival has wider implications even though these are valuable races in their own right. Results of these Leopardstown contests shape how Cheltenham betting sites regard DRB winners for the Festival following month. Punters must pay close attention to what happens in the Emerald Isle here, then...
Sandown Tips & Saturday Selections – Our NAP, NB & Best EW Bets
There are Sandown tips aplenty from the Scilly Isles Novices Chase card at the Esher venue on Saturday, 5 February. See what SportsLens experts fancy in all the feature races taking place at this Grade 1 track. Read our Sandown tips and Saturday selections for this meeting in full below. It’s more than likely that some of the Cheltenham odds for the Festival as a result of the races run at Sandown. Alongside the Scilly Isles, there is the Listed Contenders Hurdle for Champion Hurdle hopefuls and the Grade 3 Heroes Handicap Hurdle. The old Gainsborough Chase, now run as the Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase, is also on the card. NAP: L’Homme Presse, Scilly Isles Novices Chase (2:20) Not the most original selection, but L’Homme Presse has been hugely progressive for Venetia Williams thi...
Racing Tips: Andrew Mount’s Spreadex Analysis – Thursday February 3rd
Leading horse racing advisor Andrew Mount takes a good look at Thursday’s Spreadex markets to find the best value spread betting and fixed odds opportunities. Sign up with Spreadex today to get £36 of free horse racing bets! Spreadex offers both normal fixed odds betting plus spread betting on horse racing. There are some key differences between this form of gambling and placing regular fixed odds bets. Get the calls right and punters could win big, but the potential to lose money can be much higher. Intrigued? Then check out this how to spread bet on horse racing guide: [embedded content] Andrew has come up with an interesting approach to the 1.40 at Wincanton and also has a recommended/bet trade at Chelmsford on Thursday. Follow his tips on horse racing betting sites throughout the year....
Horse Racing NAP of the Day: Best Horse Racing Tips for Thursday, 3 February + a £25 Risk Free Bet
The horse racing NAP of the Day with SportsLens tipsters on Thursday, 3 February is Famous Bridge. He runs in the concluding handicap hurdle over almost 2m 5f at Kelso today (4:20). Nicky Richards’ runner looks a terrific value Bet of the Day at odds of 13/8. Receive 50% of first day losses back as a free bet up to £25 at Quinnbet Owned by the late Trevor Hemmings, who did so much to support the sport of horse racing, Famous Bridge has never finished out of the frame in four career starts. A six-year-old Fame And Glory gelding, he was an unlucky loser at this venue last time out. Now dropping back in trip, Famous Bridge rates the horse racing NAP of the Day for 3 February on his handicap debut. See the case in full for our latest Bet of the Day below… Why will horse racing NAP of the Day F...
Irish Gold Cup Tips, Predictions & Preview – Kemboy Faces Frodon at Dublin Racing Festival
The feature race at Leopardstown on a stellar Saturday, 5 February card is the Irish Gold Cup over an extended 3m (3:15). As the last of four Grade 1s on the card, it should prove instructive for Cheltenham. When giving their Irish Gold Cup tips this year, SportsLens experts have three popular steeplechasers prominent in the market to consider. It’s been a decade since a horse racing favourite last won this race. Will that trend stop this time around? Recent stats say five of the last eight Irish Gold Cup winners were nine-year-olds and/or previous course and distance victors. Leopardstown form is key, and that was the case before the creation of the Dublin Racing Festival too. Lightly-raced horses without a busy campaign enjoy success here. All eight most recent winners came to the race o...
Racing Tips: Andrew Mount’s Thursday Picks – February 3rd
Leading horse racing advisor Andrew Mount’s is a contributor to the Racing Post, Racing Post Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook, the GG.co.uk website and a regular pundit on William Hill radio. Andrew has some intriguing angles for Thursday’s racing and shares his thoughts below. Get up to £20 Back in Cash by Signing up to SBK Andrew was among the winners with CREDO at Exeter on Wednesday and has four selections on Thursday February 3rd. Follow his tips this week and all year round on horse racing betting sites: SOUTHWELL 1.00 LOVE YOUR WORK (system – badly drawn at Southwell last time out) Stall 1 was no help to LOVE YOUR WORK over course and distance last month and he did really well to finish a neck second to Daafy who was well berthed in stall 9. That run, his first since J...
Racing Tips: Andrew Mount’s Spreadex Analysis – Wednesday February 2nd
Leading horse racing advisor Andrew Mount casts his eye over Wednesday’s Spreadex markets to find the best value spread betting and fixed odds opportunities. Sign up with Spreadex today to get £36 of free horse racing bets! Spreadex offers both normal fixed odds betting plus spread betting on horse racing. There are some key differences between this form of gambling and placing regular fixed odds bets. Get the calls right and punters could win big, but the potential to lose money can be much higher. Intrigued? Then check out this how to spread bet on horse racing guide: [embedded content] Andrew heads to the jumps fixtures at Exeter and Leicester where he has two recommended bets/trades on Wednesday. Follow his tips on horse racing betting sites throughout the year. Horse Racing Betting Ti...
