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Shumpty’s Punt: the Wednesday Wager

October 15, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks, Shumpty's Punt Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

It is the end of the season in the baseball in the US whilst the NHL season is now well underway and Australia is playing India in ODI cricket in India. From these three sports, here is multi that I think has a great chance of getting up. The first leg goes at 6:05am tomorrow so you will have to get on tonight or the first thing in the morning to take advantage of this bet.

Leg 1: Detroit Tigers behind Justin Verlander to defeat the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS ($1.64)

Leg 2: Toronto Maple Leafs to defeat the Minnesota Wild in the NHL ($1.67)

Leg 3: India to defeat Australia in the cricket ($1.60)

This multi will pay $4.38 for each $1 invested (all prices courtesy of sportingbet.com.au).

Horse racing tomorrow in Queensland is from Eagle Farm. I have a couple of horses I like going around that might be worth a wager:

Race 2: Shattering (Number 8)
Race 6: Plumage (Number 2)

As always, please gamble responsibly and only bet what you can afford to lose.

Have a great Wednesday!

Shumpty’s Punt: Caulfield Guineas Day

October 11, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks, Shumpty's Punt Tags: , Leave a comment

I have had some time on planes today to consider the form for tomorrow’s day of racing. Racing is at Caulfield, Randwick and Doomben and I have some tips at each venue. As always, please gamble responsibly.

Caulfield Race 2 Number 4 (The Huntress)

Caulfield Race 3 Number 1 (Iconic)

Caulfield Race 4 Number 5 (Snitzem)

Caulfield Race 6 Number 2 (Foreteller) (e/w) (can’t take the short price about Atlantic Jewel and expect the horse to run well)

Caulfield Race 7 Number 10 (Richie’s Vibe)

Caulfield Race 8 Number 2 (Simenon)

Caulfield Race 9 Number 2 (Solzhenitsyn)

Caulfield Race 10 Number 7 (Prince Harada)

Randwick Race 6 Number 5 (Complacent)

Doomben Race 5 Number 5 (Elite Echelon)

Doomben Race 7 Number 1 (Facile Tigre)

I hope you are able to find a winner out of this lot. Have a great weekend!

Shumpty’s Punt: Horseracing and Sports Multi

September 20, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks, Shumpty's Punt Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

It is the social club race day at my firm on the weekend and whilst I am not going (I prefer to punt alone) I have run my eye over the form for each race at Eagle Farm. I also have a sports multi that I am feeling very confident about.

Horse Racing (all Eagle Farm this weekend):

Race 1 Number 3 Playitstraight (e/w) (fixed price seems a bit short at the moment so go with the tote)

Race 2 Number 3 Write Cheek (win) ($4.00 fixed)

Race 3 Number 4 Borehole (e/w) ($7.00 / $2.40 fixed)

Race 4 Number 2 Essington (e/w) ($7.00 / $2.30 fixed)

Race 5 Number 8 Shazzle Pazzle (win) ($3.80 fixed)

Race 6 Number 3 Theft (win) ($5.00 fixed)

Race 7 Number 4 Prussian Heart (e/w) ($6.50 / $2.40 fixed)

Race 8 Number 7 Just A Perla (e/w) ($12.00 / $3.70 fixed)

Sports Multi:

Leg 1: Otago to cover the line (-7.5 points) against Manawatu in the ITM Cup ($1.90)

Leg 2: Melbourne Storm to cover the line (-8.0 points) against the Newcastle Knights in the NRL ($1.94)

Leg 3: In the Freemantle Dockers v Sydney Swans AFL semi final the total match score to be less than 157.5 points ($1.88)

Leg 4: San Francisco 49ers to cover the line (-10.0 points) against against the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL ($2.01)

This multi will pay $13.92 and I am investing $40.

As always:

· All care and no responsibility is taken with these tips.

· Please gamble responsibly.

· Prices are current as at 7am this morning via sportsbet.com.au

Have a great weekend!

Shumpty’s Punt: Wednesday Wagers

September 18, 2013 By in Shumpty's Punt Tags: , Leave a comment

Racing is at Doomben today and here are a couple of fancies that I think have good chances on a track likely to be rain effected.

Race 6: Number 4 Simply Smart (e/w)
Race 7: Number 4 Victorveto (e/w)
Race 8: Number 6 Cooloola (e/w)

These tips are based on the track getting no better than Dead. If the rating improves past that I would be passing on these tips.

Postscript: I commented on twitter last week that I was going to cease to post my tips on this blog. I was being a bit of a drama queen and having a moment because no one reads the tips. On reflection, I enjoy tipping too much to not do it so the Shumpty’s Punt portion of this blog is here to stay!

Racehorse Update: I am no longer a part owner

September 17, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks Tags: , , Leave a comment

Some of you will recall my joy at becoming a part owner (5%) in a racehorse some months ago.

I was looking forward to reporting on this blog the progress of “Charlie” the Red Dazzler / Swing and Miss gelding I was a part owner of.

Unfortunately, I have today agreed to sell my share in the horse. Sometimes things don’t work out and I will put this down to experience. Simply, I never should have bought into a horse with people I did not really know. Being partners with acquaintances was a bad idea in retrospect!

Anyhow, this experience has not blunted my enthusiasm to be an owner of a horse. Indeed, I am more keen now than ever to get involved. Next time though I will do it with the right people.

So, so long “Charlie” I was one of the owners who had you gelded mate for which I apologise but never got to see you run. Go you good thing!

Shumpty’s Punt: Horse Racing and the Weekend Multi

September 13, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

It is another ripping weekend of sport this weekend and I have come up with a few racing bets and a multi that I think will lead to good results for followers out there.

Weekend Multi

Leg 1: Washington Nations to cover the line (-1.5 points) against Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB ($1.85)

Leg 2: New Zealand to cover the line (-8.5 points) against South Africa in the Rugby Championship. ($1.92)

Leg 3: Sydney Roosters to cover the line (-1.5 points) against the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL. ($1.92)

Leg 4: Green Bay Packers to cover the line (-9.5 points) against the Washington Redskins in the NFL. ($2.02)

This multi will pay $13.77 for every dollar invested.

Horse Racing

Mooney Valley:

Race 1 Number 3 Za Moulin Rouge (win) ($5.00 FP)

Race 6 Number 2 Happy Trails (win) ($5.50 FP)

Rosehill:

Race 6 Number 5 Driefontein (each way) ($10 / $3.40 FP)

Race 7 Number 13 Prince Harada (win) ($5.00 FP)

Doomben:

Race 1 Number 4 Raeburn (each way) ($6.50 / $2.30 FP)

Race 6 Number 2 Bribie (win) ($5.00 FP)

Good luck and good punting.