Category: Bookmakers

Latest betting news for the Long Walk Hurdle Call Me Lord heads Unowhatimeanharry in the ante-post betting for Saturday’s Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot. Nicky Henderson’s charge will be making his seasonal reappearance at the Berkshire course after ending last season with a commanding victory in the Select Hurdle at Sandown. The Coral traders expect him to come on from that and have made…

Eyes on Gurney, Lewis and Wade It’s been a rip-roaring start to this year’s PDC Darts World Championships at Alexandra Palace, and the drama isn’t set to end anytime soon. Tournament favourite Michael van Gerwen threw a 102 average in his four-set second round win over Alan Tabern. That was beaten by reigning champion Rob Cross, with Voltage in fighting form to down the…

Latest Europa League outright odds Chelsea remain bookmaker Coral's favourites for the Europa League, and have seen their odds trimmed to 4/1 (from 9/2) after being drawn against Swedish side Malmo. Arsenal are second in the betting at 6/1, with a trip to Belarus lying in wait against BATE Borisov.  Napoli were another side to benefit from a helpful draw and have been cut…

Beginner’s guide to horse racing There’s nothing in sport quite like the Cheltenham Festival. Across four days in March, over 250,000 racing fans make the pilgrimage to Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire to watch the cream of the crop from British and Irish racing do battle.   It can be a daunting prospect for punters new to racing looking to join in the fun across…

Odds and preview ahead of Premier League grudge match Liverpool versus Manchester United is one of the Premier League’s fiercest rivalries. This rivalry is steeped in history but United have extra incentive to score a rare win over their North-West neighbours. It’s the Merseysiders who go into the game unbeaten and top of the league, but is Jose Mourinho capable of coming up with…

Geraint Thomas and Lewis Hamilton also in the frame Harry Kane leads the race to win this Sunday’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, according to our latest odds. Kane finished as the top scorer at this summer’s World Cup in Russia. His displays helped England to reach the semi-finals – equalling their best performance since 1966. He’s now 6/4 to win the…

Odds and preview for European ties The last places in the Europa League knockout stages will be settled tonight, as we head into the final round of group games. We’ve got a full preview of Celtic’s game against Red Bull Salzburg for you to enjoy, with the pick of the action elsewhere the continent right here… MOL Vidi v Chelsea (5:55pm) Chelsea are 4/7…

Odds and preview of Premier League clash Manchester City host Everton this lunchtime looking to return to winning ways following the loss at Chelsea. The Merseysiders have enjoyed recent success over City at Goodison Park and have steadily improved under boss Marco Silva. Pep Guardiola’s men are a point behind leaders Liverpool and could shuffle the pack for this one. But will they come…

Photo by TJ Dragotta on Unsplash Friday night promises be a big one in the NBA as some key clashes should give us further insight into who will make it through the business end of the season. Here are the four clashes to keep an eye on. Bucks @ Cavs Friday, 14 December, 00:30 Inconsistent is certainly the way to describe the Bucks at the moment, having won…

Saturday racing odds, tips and preview Ed Chamberlin and his pals are stationed at Cheltenham today for another busy afternoon at the races. There’ll be seven races to peruse and enjoy, including the International Hurdle at 3.05. A quartet of outings from Gloucestershire is joined by a trio over at Doncaster. Summerville Boy – 3:05 Cheltenham The Tom George-trained Summerville Boy heads the betting…

The latest insight from the Tizzard stables Battle of Ideas Battle of Ideas was supposed to run at Taunton on Thursday, but we just weren’t quite happy with him and he had a bit of a dirty nose. I’m glad we didn’t run him as he would probably have disappointed and we’d have wasted a few weeks. When they have a dirty nose it’s…

Coral racing ambassador previews his rides this weekend SATURDAY RIDES 12.10 Cheltenham – Swordbill Swordbill was third in a decent race at Doncaster. Hopefully he will have improved for that experience. He was rated 74 on the Flat. This doesn’t looks as good a race as it sometimes can be. 2.30 Cheltenham – Rockpoint Rockpoint has been running well. He’s stepping up to three…

We narrowly missed out on a winning acca during the last round of Europa League fixtures after Lazio’s surprise loss to Limassol prevented a successful four-fold. This time we’re back with another four tips including some decisive games in groups that are yet to be decided. Returning odds of just shy of 10/1, we start off in the Turkish capital in Group I. Besiktas vs. Malmo 17:55…

Photo by Marvin Ronsdorf on Unsplash Just two match weeks remain in the Bundesliga before the winter break and Borussia Dortmund are already all-but-assured of top spot going in to 2019. They have the chance to extend their lead this week, though, with the chasing pack facing some tough games. Last time out we were close to a perfect four-from-four in our predictions. Unfortunately, despite enjoying…

It’s time for me to do something a little different to recent weeks this weekend. If you’ve been reading my tips articles in weeks gone by, I’ve mostly been backing the win-draw-win markets on tight games. While that’s garnered some decent single and double wins, a winning accumulator has alluded me for some time. This weekend there are only two matches in the EPL involving…