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| Winning the race was neigh-bother for Ballabriggs....(you're fired. - ed) |
Like a youthful couple in the sparkling beginnings of romance, sport and gambling have long walked together in blissful harmony. Well, perhaps that isn't entirely true...but even so, we are all aware that there can be a tidy bob to be made from putting a cheeky flutter on a sporting event.
So, given that anyone who put their hand in the lucky dip and came out with Ballabriggs last weekend now believes that they are some sort of Nostradamus of Suburbia, I thought it would be best to ride that wave of optimism and introduce a new and regular feature to Poorly Written Sports.
The Tipster
Much in the same way that the bloke in the mask who reveals magicians tricks on daytime television is mercilessly hunted by David Copperfield, the Tipster is a wanted man in 15 countries for his Robin-Hood style attacks on bookmakers and gambling dens. In the dead of night, he sits at his desk using complex algorithms to produce flawless tips for YOU, the amateur, to rush into your nearest bookmaker and rob them blind.
Take it away....
Profit from Rory’s calamity and Murray’s potential…
Watching Rory McIlroy’s disastrous last round in the Master’s the other week might have had backers of the Irishman close to tears; however it has left an interesting opportunity for us to profit.
The Irishman is a 27/5 shot at winning one of the 3 remaining Major’s this year with Bwin, and that seems a fair price for such a class act. After all, we’re talking of a 21 year-old who destroyed the rest of the field for 3 days at Augusta.
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| "I was this close to winning." |
McIlroy’s nightmare on the last day could well have landed him in a great position to win the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award. If he were able to win one of the 3 remaining major’s of the season, he would be in with a great chance of winning the prestigious award, and with little other major sporting action this summer for fellow Brits to shine in, he’s good value at the 14/1 Paddy Power are offering, or the 12/1 Betfred have chalked up.
Likewise, Andy Murray is an attractive 7/1 to take the award. This price seems cheap bearing in mind that the same fairytale scenario rings true for the Scot. The last British man to win a Grand Slam was Fred Perry all the way back in 1936! Murray has come close in the past to emulating the feat, and the World Number 4 must now look to 2011 to be the year the wait ends.
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| Murray has two tickets to the gun show, but only one to SPOTY... |
If Murray were to win any of the 4 major tennis singles events this year (The US Open, the French Open, the Australian Open or Wimbledon) he would be a shoe-in for Sports Personality of the Year. His price for the French is long, as it is on his unfavoured clay surface, but a Wimbledon 7/1 shot, a US Open 7/1 chance, and 11/2 fancy for the Australian Open make the 7/1 on offer for him to take the BBC’s award a good value price. Rather than staking money on Murray to win each of the 4 majors separately at the prices above, stake it on him to win the SPOTY award at 7/1 and have four bites at the proverbial cherry.
Much love,
The Tipster
