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  • 7/2 chance can shine at Listowel on Wednesday

    7/2 chance can shine at Listowel on Wednesday

    Having penned a ‘Jumps Horses To Follow‘ piece earlier this week, I think I’ve come down with a touch of National Hunt fever so I’ve gone to Listowel on Wednesday for the NAP of the Day.

    When JP McManus’ €315,000 purchase FOXFIRE GLOW lined up for a maiden hurdle at Down Royal’s November meeting that trainer Gordon Elliott farms, I don’t think anyone envisaged him taking in a handicap hurdle at Listowel off a mark of 121 almost a year later.

    Clearly, things haven’t gone to plan for the son of Vadamos, who was touted by many as a novice hurdler to follow last term.

    However, it appears a corner has been turned. Admittedly, a very wide corner with little traffic, but a corner nonetheless.

    The French import finally got off the mark at Downpatrick in July, winning an eight-runner maiden by nearly three lengths with his nearest rival pulling over eight clear of the rest oft the field. It’s not strong form, but he clearly enjoyed the drastic step up in trip and the taste of success for he followed up with another victory at Tramore.

    He was raised 8lbs for those exploits and now tries handicapping for the first time. I suspect the aforementioned rating of 121 might not stop this improving type, who also tries three miles for the first time.

    I think further improvement can be expected, and that the five-year-old can land the hat-trick under regular rider Mark Walsh.

  • US Open Tennis Accumulator Tips: 7.24/1 acca for Wednesday

    US Open Tennis Accumulator Tips: 7.24/1 acca for Wednesday

    This year’s US Open is approaching the home stretch with the final batch of quarter-finals taking place in New York on Wednesday.

    Ahead of the two men’s and two women’s encounters, we have assembled a Flushing Meadows four-fold, which pays out at 7.24/1

    US Open Accumulator Tips – Wednesday, 6th September

    • Marketa Vondrousova to beat Madison Keys @ 11/10
    • Alex Zverev +6.5 games v Carlos Alcaraz @ 4/6
    • Daniil Medvedev to beat Andrey Rublev @ 4/11
    • Aryna Sabalenka to win 2-0 v Qinwen Zheng @ 8/11

    Four-fold acca @ 7.24/1 (click all four links above to form your betslip)

    Marketa Vondrousova to beat Madison Keys

    Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova is rapidly accumulating key Grand Slam experience and she can make it count with a win over Madison Keys in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

    This is only the second time in the last five seasons that Keys has made it past the third round of the US Open and she could struggle against the power and big hitting of left-hander Vondrousova, who has lost just one set in four matches.

    Alex Zverev +6.5 games v Carlos Alcaraz

    Alex Zverev’s never-say-die attitude has seen him through to the last eight of this year’s US Open and he should also be competitive in his quarter-final tussle with top seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

    Alcaraz is still very much the man to beat in this half of the draw, with the Spaniard having won Wimbledon in July and dropped just one set so far at Flushing Meadows.

    But Zverev is worth a bet at +6.5 games in this contest, having won three of his previous five meetings with the Spaniard.

    Daniil Medvedev to beat Andrey Rublev

    Not everything has gone according to plan this year for Daniil Medvedev, but the US Open third seed has enjoyed a healthy run of late and is worth backing to beat compatriot Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals.

    Medvedev was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in July and warmed up for the US Open with a run to the quarter-finals of ATP Toronto.

    And in New York he has looked pretty ruthless, dropping just two sets on his way to the last eight, so back him to come out on top.

    Aryna Sabalenka to win 2-0 v Qinwen Zheng

    Iga Swiatek’s early exit at this year’s US Open will have been music to the ears of Aryna Sabalenka, who is set to become world number one once the action is done and dusted in New York.

    She has certainly been justifying that label so far in the season’s final Grand Slam, winning all four of her matches without dropping a set and she is a good bet to win 2-0 against Qinwen Zheng.

  • Football Bet of the Day – Wednesday

    Football Bet of the Day – Wednesday

    PSV Eindhoven take on Rangers in the second leg of their Champions League play-off clash on Wednesday night after playing out a 2-2 draw last time out in Glasgow. We take a look at the most enticing market from this clash which we have selected as our bet of the day.

    There is a lot of history between these two sides in Europe dating all the way back to 1978 when Rangers became the first team to beat PSV on home soil in European competition. The Dutch side didn’t like it and ever since they have had a quirky rivalry with the Scottish giants. There have been a few meetings in European ties since between these two and Rangers have always prevailed.

    The most recent meeting, before last week, was last season, when they also met in the Champions League play-off. Interestingly, the first leg at Ibrox also finished 2-2 on that occasion, before the Gers won 1-0 in Eindhoven thanks to Antonio Colak. It’s fair to say PSV always seem frustrated when they face the Glasgow side and their wait to get one over on Rangers is still ongoing.

    It doesn’t feel like this is going to change this time around as Rangers know just how to navigate themselves through to the Champions League group stage at Philips Stadion, having done so 12 months ago. Michael Beale’s men looked sharp at Ibrox last week in the first leg and they will be just as pumped up for this meeting in the Netherlands to get Rangers in the Champions League group stage draw for the second year running.

    They conjured up two goals last time out and they can do so again on Eindhoven’s turf. Full-back James Tavernier has scored three goals already this term in all competitions and striker Cyriel Dessers has two. There is enough quality in Beale’s ranks to hurt PSV again and score two goals in the second leg.