http://blog.bookies.com Talking about Odds Comparison and Sporting News Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:50:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Bookies Blog team have already decided that Dunguib will canter home in the Supreme Novices Hurdle, but should that bet land us in trouble, which of the two fancied mares should we rely on to dig us of our financial hole? Bookmakers took action today to cut Voler La ... http://blog.bookies.com/horse-racing/1094/cheltenham-festival-voler-la-vedette-new-favourite-for-mares-hurdle.html The first race of next week's Cheltenham Festival, the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, will determine the fortunes of many punters, especially those travelling across the Irish Sea. Dunguib is the horse in question, and is the first so-called 'banker' to run. Combined odds of 6/1 about Dunguib, Big Bucks, Master Minded ... http://blog.bookies.com/horse-racing/1088/cheltenham-festival-2010-supreme-novices-hurdle-betting-preview.html In recent months, Tiger Woods has lost sponsorship deals with the likes of Gatorade, AT&T, Accenture, Gillette and General Motors. So when Irish bookmaker Paddy Power entered in talks with Woods' management company, IMG, over a $75 million sponsorship deal for his image rights, it looked as if the two ... http://blog.bookies.com/golf/1082/tiger-woods-snubs-75m-paddy-power-sponsorship-deal.html Last year's 6/4 Champion Hurdle favourite, Binocular, could still run in the 2010 edition, despite having previously been ruled out by trainer Nicky Henderson. It had been reported that Binocular was suffering from a muscle problem, but he has now been given the thumbs up from the vets at the Henderson ... http://blog.bookies.com/horse-racing/1079/champion-hurdle-betting-update-121-binocular-could-still-run.html Jeff Bridges is the red hot favourite with the bookmakers at 1/6 (bet $60 to win $10 profit) to win Best Actor at this year's Oscars. Bridges is nominated for his performance as Otis 'Bad' Blake in Crazy Heart, and his short odds are justifable given that he has recently ... http://blog.bookies.com/oscars-betting/1075/oscars-2010-betting-jeff-bridges-16-to-win-best-actor.html As ever, we have some terrific racing action to look forward to this Saturday. The Eider Chase up in Newcastle will be one of the biggest betting races - a 4m1f Grand National trial where stamina is the name of the game. Comply Or Die took this in 2008 before his ... http://blog.bookies.com/horse-racing/1069/horse-racing-racing-post-chase-2010-betting-preview.html Rio Ferdinand has certainly not been a regular fixture in defence for Manchester United, yet he has nevertheless been handed the England captaincy from Fabio Capello. Ferdinand is suffering from a back injury, which isn't simply disappear in a matter of weeks like any common injury. Sir Alex Ferguson decided not ... http://blog.bookies.com/football/1066/england-world-cup-2010-captain-betting-preview.html The 2010 BRIT Awards take place on 16 February and will be screened live on ITV1. As ever, the bookies have priced up the nominees according to their theoretical chances of winning an award. Duffy made waves in the betting last year as she scooped a total of three awards: British ... http://blog.bookies.com/specials/1063/specials-2010-brit-awards-betting-preview.html Simon Cowell has described the Rage Against The Machine Facebook campaign as 'stupid', but it still presents a very live threat to Joe McElderry's divine right to Christmas Number One. The X Factor winner is usually a banker for Christmas No. 1, but Joe's cover of the Miley Cyrus single 'The ... http://blog.bookies.com/specials/1059/2009-christmas-number-one-betting-preview.html The new series of Strictly Come Dancing is fast approaching and the bookmakers have come up with their early odds. Joe Calzaghe and his partner Kristina Rihanoff are the early favourites, priced at 9/2, slashed from the early odds of 16/1 before punters got stuck in. Retired boxer Calzaghe has been ... http://blog.bookies.com/bookies-betting/1057/strictly-come-dancing-betting.html