Pour Moi Epsom Derby 2011 Odds Prove All The Rage
Pour Moi Epsom Derby 2011 Odds Prove All The Rage
<< OLBG Betting News IndexPour Moi Epsom Derby 2011 Odds Prove All The RageThursday 26 May 2011 at 11:29French raider Pour Moi is proving all the rage in the Epsom Derby 2011 Odds but the Queen’s horse Carlton House remains the hot favourite currently for the Epsom classic which will be run on Saturday 4th June.Pour Moi Best Backed Horse This Week Pour Moi has been the subject of recent glowing reports from his trainer Andre Fabre
whose previous best training performance in the Epsom Derby was 5th place from nine runners. Fabre has said that Pour Moi is his “best chance of I’ve ever had of winning the Derby” and that sort of hype has seen Pour Moi extremely well backed to win the most popular race in flat racing
he was generally a 9/1 chance a week ago but is now as short as 4/1 with Boylesports
the best odds that Pour Moi can be backed at are 6/1 with Coral and William Hill.Carlton House Still The Favourite To Win For HM Carlton House remains the hot favourite in the Epsom Derby 2011 Odds
he was impressive when winning the Dante Stakes at York and that race has a great record of throwing up the winner of the Derby. Carlton House is likely to be extremely popular on the day of the race with once a year punters keen to back the Queen’s horse to win the race
trained by last year’s winning trainer of the Derby Sir Michael Stoute
and the 6/4 on Carlton House with Bet365 and Victor Chandler is unlikely to be available on the day. Other contenders include Recital at 7/1
Seville at 15/2 but the best each way chance could be Native Khan
who ran well in the 2000 Guineas and has a good chance of staying this trip
12/1 with Bet365 could be too big. For all the latest Epsom Derby 2011 Odds click on any of the bookie links below.
Free Football Picks
Free Football Picks
The NFL playoffs have been very unkind to ol’ Joe so far. During Wild Card week I went a lame 2-2 ATS after the favorites tanked. In the divisional week I rode the underdogs and it killed me. The only underdog I didn’t take, the Jets, was the lone ‘dog to win ATS. That means I went 0-4 last week, in case you haven’t already figured it out. I haven’t got much to lose after losing my shirt . . . NY Jets (+7.5) at Indianapolis The Colts need to defeat the Jets by at least 8 points to cover the spread on Sunday and I just don’t see it happening. New York is rolling right now having won five straight overall and they’ve also won five straight both SU and ATS on the road. The Colts were 8-1 at home this season, including the postseason, but they were only 4-5 ATS. On defense I think the Jets can match up with anyone, even the high-flying Colts. You notice I haven’t mention the Jets’ 29-15 win over Indy in Week 16, and that’s because it’s meaningless since the Colts pulled their starters with a 15-10 lead. This one should come down to a field goal or two, which means the Jets cover. Take the Jets +7.5. Minnesota (+4) at New Orleans The Vikings destroyed the Cowboys last week, but they won’t have such an easy ride on the road at New Orleans. Minnesota was a different team on the road this season, with a 4-4 record compared to their perfect 9-0 mark at home. Despite that, I’m still taking the Vikings this weekend. Minnesota has won four straight and eight of their last nine versus the Saints. That Saints’ offense may be pass-heavy, but they also rely heavily on the run to open up those big Drew Brees passes. Running against the Vikings has been nearly impossible this season and if that continues on Sunday it will be New Orleans’ downfall. Take Minnesota +4.
Perry eyes another taste of 2008 magic at Valhalla (AP)
Perry eyes another taste of 2008 magic at Valhalla (AP)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)—Having been a part of a horrible loss and a glorious victory at Valhalla Golf Club, Kenny Perry figures he’s just about due for another emotional extreme. “Hopefully the magic will show up here this week,” he said with a grin. It was at the Jack Nicklaus layout that Perry lost in a playoff to Mark Brooks in the 1996 PGA Championship, the first of several major championship disappointments in an otherwise sterling career that includes 14 victories on the regular tour. And it was also at Valhalla that Perry captured 2 1/2 critical points in the United States’ stirring victory over Europe in the 2008 Ryder Cup. Now the 50-year-old wants to capture the Senior PGA Championship on the same course, and touch off another wild party with the thousands of familiar faces and others proud of their native son. “I’m just ready to get going and celebrate with all my home folks here in Kentucky,” he said. Even though Perry knows the course like his own track back in Franklin, Ky., it sure won’t be easy. The field is first rate, including defending champion Tom Lehman and luminaries such as Tom Watson, Hale Irwin, Nick Price and Mark O’Meara. Irwin, who won the Senior PGA at Valhalla in 2004, was struck by how many great players are on hand. “I just came from the locker room and I keep looking and seeing all these really good players go by and I’m thinking, ‘This could really be a great championship,”’ he said. Heavy rains have turned Valhalla into a long, difficult slog. More rain is expected the next few days. Almost everyone figures someone who’s long off the tee—and Perry is about as long as anyone on the over-50 circuit—will have a distinct advantage on a course where the ball is plugging in the fairways. “The golf course is going to be a real test,” said Lehman, who beat out Fred Couples and David Frost in a playoff last year at Colorado Golf Club. “It’s playing long, there’s no roll and the wind may be the crucial factor in how high the scores go.” Even though it appears Perry has a home-state advantage, he’s not playing very well. And his confidence isn’t real high, either. “I won three times (on the PGA Tour) in 2008, twice in 2009, and then I haven’t even been close. I mean, I’m not even competitive anymore,” he said. “I’m like I just disappeared. I turned 50 (last August) and it’s like I don’t know how to play anymore. I don’t know what happened. So, to me, it would be a huge accomplishment to come in here and beat these guys in front of all my friends and family.” A variety of aches and pains have sidelined several of the top players in the world: Couples, Bernhard Langer and Paul Azinger. It was Azinger, captain of the U.S. side in 2008, who sprayed the crowd with champagne after the matches were clinched. Lehman, who also plays on the regular tour, has won three times on the Champions Tour this year. It’s a common refrain: Players welcome the chance to win against their peers instead of finishing back in the pack to 20- and 30-something phenoms. “I still feel like I’m competitive out there,” Lehman said. “But I have very, very few chances to win. Even though it’s fun trying to be your best it’s no fun feeling like you’re out there just to finish 15th or 20th.” John Cook, third on the senior tour’s money list this year, has one big thing in common with Perry: Both have had stellar careers, yet have never broken through to win a major championship. Cook said patience—and making pars—will be vital this week. “Normally, we’re (got) guns blazing on our tour,” he said. “If you don’t shoot 15 under for three rounds, you don’t have any chance to win any of our tournaments, except maybe a couple. You start firing at flags on this golf course and you can make yourself look very silly.” Perry embraces his history with the course. Even though he doesn’t yet have a swing he can depend on, he still thinks he can conjure up enough of a game to finally win a major championship. He’s going to set aside 100 tickets for friends and family. “It’s going to put a lot of pressure on me; it’s going to make me nervous. I don’t want to get out there and play lousy in front of them,” he said. “But I didn’t play lousy in front of them at the Ryder Cup. That’s where I’ve got more of a positive feel this week.” Rusty Miller can be reached at http://twitter.com/rustymillerap
