Category: Bookmakers

If The Cap Fits sits second in the betting Our traders have installed Laurina as the odds-on favourite for the Coral Ascot Hurdle this Saturday. The five-year-old is 5/6 to win her fifth race in a row, ahead of If The Cap Fits (9/4) and Call Me Lord (10/3). Samcro would have been a strong contender in the Grade Two contest, but he’s likely…

Football, tennis and cricket headline                 A packed weekend of sport took place last week. The Nations League Finals are taking shape as we found three of our four semi-finalists. There was a surprising winner at the ATP Tour Final in London and we also wrap up a historic victory for England’s cricketers in Sri Lanka. England through to another semi-final The Three Lions late…

Latest SPOTY odds Our traders have trimmed the odds on Harry Kane winning Sports Personality of the Year 2018 to 5/2 (from 3/1). The price cut comes after the England striker scored a late winner at Wembley yesterday to secure England a place in the Nations League semi-finals. Coral’s Harry Aitkenhead said: “Harry has been England’s hero on the pitch this year and he…

Odds and previews of the NBA action There’s never a quiet week in the NBA and last week was no different. Whether it be questions around Golden State  longevity at the top, player-power or the on-floor action, it’s delivering week on week. So we dive into all the big talking points and pick out what you may have missed on and off the court.…

Preview and odds for today’s matches The final batch of ATP Finals group matches take place today, with three players fighting over the remaining semi-final spot. Novak Djokovic is already through in the Gustavo Kuerten group, after winning his opening two matches. He plays Marin Cilic tonight, with the Croatian needing a win to go through. But if Alexander Zverev defeats John Isner in…

Odds and preview for Nations League clash England play Croatia for the third time inside six months. The fixture is fast becoming a modern- day rivalry between the pair. The Croatians’ dramatic late-win over Spain on Thursday makes this a winner-takes-all affair at Wembley this afternoon. Can Gareth Southgate’s men continue the nation’s feel-good factor or will Croatia be the spoilers yet again? Tune…

Odds and preview for Nations League clash The Nations League format may take some time to get your head around, but the stakes are simple when Wales take on Denmark this evening. Whoever wins will secure first-place in Group B4 and move into the top tier of the competition. The winner will also secure a play-off spot to reach Euro 2020. That could be…

Odds and tips for the Cheltenham November Meeting The jumps season is already well under way. But things move up a notch this weekend with the Cheltenham November Meeting. We’ve previewed the key races from Saturday and Sunday, all of which are live on ITV4. Handicap Chase (1:50, Saturday) Singlefarmpayment has been sent off as favourite for a number of big handicap contests in…

Odds and preview of Nations League match-up It appears there’s still a lot left to be decided as we approach the business end of the Nations League group phase. League C1 is no different, Scotland know they must win in Albania to retain any hopes of promotion. Alex McLeish side won the reverse fixture 2-0 at Hampden Park. But when the stakes are high…

Latest insight from our racing ambassador Thistlecrack It was great to get Thistlecrack back out on the track at Exeter this week to stretch his legs. Racecourse gallops give you the chance to get a good picture of how the horse is moving but they don’t mean everything. I’ve had plenty of horses who have worked unbelievably well and been disappointing, and also had…

Tizzard stables have a busy Saturday ahead Saturday – Cheltenham 1.15 – Brynmawr We are putting Brynmawr in at the deep end a bit here, but there’s only six runners and he jumps well so we took the view that we may as well start him here as in a 15 runner race at a lesser track.  We’re not expecting him to trouble the…

Team Tizzard have plenty of runners on Sunday Sunday – Cheltenham Cheltenham 1.50 Pingshou is a very good horse, who unfortunately missed last season with a tendon injury, but before that was a Grade One winner at Aintree. He’s schooled very well at home, but is sure to improve for this run as he’s been off for so long.  We are chucking him in…

Tottenham's Christian Eriksen has opened up about his fitness issues ahead of this week's international fixtures. The 26-year-old, who was an unused substitute during Spurs' recent 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, has struggled for minutes on the pitch since suffering an abdominal injury in October. Eriksen is currently on international duty with Denmark, who are set to take on Wales and the Republic of…

Latest news from the Tizzard stables It was a big week for us as a family, and not just because of the horses.  We made the decision to sell the dairy herd that have been such a huge part of the farm here for many years, and this week the sale took place.  There were several reasons why we took this decision, but the…

The Tizzard crew preview their Friday chances Friday – Cheltenham 12.40 – Bally Longford We kick off a busy weekend with Bally Longford.  He’s a generally consistent sort who got his head in front at Newbury on his last run of last season, and hopefully that win will have done his confidence on the track a world of good.  We’ve been waiting for the…