Over The LineOver The LinePaddy Power gives his views on the latest goings on in the world of horse racing and sport aswell as posts from his crack team of inhouse journalists Articles
Blue Rocket Fuel
2008-03-28 15:32:00 Do you know the China Open is on this week? No, it?s not a tennis tournament. Remember that game snooker, yeah, now you?ve got it. Just when you thought snooker was as boring as a visit to your grandmother?s house, Ronnie O?Sullivan ?pops up? and gets knocked out of a tournament. No, we didn?t say walk ... More About: Fuel , Blue , Rocket , Sportsbook
Does Healy Deserve It?
2008-03-26 18:11:00 David Healy will have another trophy to sit alongside his “You Can’t Do It At Club Level But Somehow You Bang The Goals In For Your Country ? What’s That All About?” award on the mantelpiece, bringing his silverware collection to a set of steak knives and an empty vodka bottle full of 10p coins. ... More About: Football , Sportsbook
National Nap
2008-03-26 13:36:00 Maybe it’s just me but I think Tony McCoy will win the National this year. He’s due one and has the choice of two with big chances. I’ve fancied Butlers Cabin for ages along with Bewleys Berry. I’ll eat my proverbial if McCoy doesn’t choose him but there’s been a bit of a move ... More About: Sportsbook
Ferdinand, Rio-ly?
2008-03-25 17:29:00 Oh Captain, My Captain There was a lot of speculation surrounding Fabio Capello’s choice of captain for England’s friendly with France. Opinion was generally split between Steven Gerrard and John Terry, with the occasional suggestion that David Beckham could be awarded the honour in an act of nostalgia on the manager’s part. In the end the ... More About: Sportsbook , Ferdinand
Trapattoni Update
2008-03-25 11:26:00 Hmmm … maybe Giovanni Trapattoni isn’t quite the saviour we thought he was. Salzburg 0 ? 7 Rapid Vienna More About: Football , Update , Sportsbook
One F?s Next Irish Coach Form Guide
2008-03-21 19:44:00 Jump safely now. If the betting market for the Ireland Coach ?s job were a Grand National field, the Handicapper would be shot. Never in my life have I seen such a bunch of no-hopers and badly priced contender(s) at the head of a betting market. Just looking at the runners/riders and the way they have been ... More About: Guide , Irish , Sportsbook , Form
When Bookies get Bored!
2008-03-21 15:20:00 Does anyone know what?s supposed to be so good about Good Friday? No pubs open, no betting shops open, sod all to do, not exactly a fun day? In fact we were so bored earlier that we decided to track down top Irish jockey Barry Geraghty, kidnap him and throw him out a plane at 35,000ft ... More About: Bored , Sportsbook
Frankly, Who Cares?
2008-03-21 00:25:00 Due to the downturn in the economy, Frank, an office administrator with some company has been told that there are no longer enough hours for him and is being made a part-time employee. Frank is shocked but with 2 kids, 2 cars, a mortgage and a wife who likes his credit card, he’ll have to ... More About: Racing , Sportsbook
Goodbye Eddie
2008-03-20 19:01:00 So Eddie O’Sullivan has quit. Now he can take some time out to do a spot of gardening - although based on his previous, the flowers will probably bloom months before they?re supposed to. Listening to Eddie since Ireland’s opening game of the World Cup has become akin to listening to a man with a ... More About: Rugby , Sportsbook , Goodbye
Hauled Over The Coles
2008-03-20 17:10:00 Not for the first time in recent weeks, Ashley Cole is forced to issue a grovelling apology. It was published by Pravda the Cheslea website this afternoon. Now say sorry for the other four thousand times that you’ve behaved like an overpaid dickhead. More About: Football , Sportsbook
Ante-Post Tipping Competition - Results!
2008-03-18 17:54:00 Collectively we didn’t cover ourselves with glory when it came to last month’s ante-post tipping competition. Nobody got all four winners of the big races at Cheltenham. I got 0 out of 4, which sums up my week. Thankfully we do have a winner. Both babbabs and Ron Sands picked 3 out of 4, with babbabs getting ... More About: Competition , Racing , Post , Results , Sportsbook
Kauto Star v Denman
2008-03-14 12:32:00 Right, I’m giving up on the tipping - sighs of relief across the nation - and focusing on the big race of the day, year, and decade (at least). For once I think the hype is justified and I’m certain it’s going to be spectacular. And I have to go for Kauto Star . (Don’t worry - ... More About: Racing , Sportsbook
Cheltenham Betting
2008-03-14 12:01:00 “Everything that guy just said is bullshit … Thank you.” Not my words, My Cousin Vinny’s - possibly after he read Paddy’s Irish Yankee yesterday. After a shocking start there was little chance of getting anywhere near Charlize Theron and even my back up plan of going home with a Pot Noodle and a box ... More About: Racing , Sportsbook
Six Nations Preview
2008-03-13 17:31:00 Wales v France - Sat 5pm Live on BBC1/RTE2 I think Wales will win this to take the Championship but it is going to be that close that I would actually go for France on the handicap. It?s one hell of a game to finish the Six Nations off with the two most attractive sides vying ... More About: Preview , Rugby , Sportsbook
An Irish Yankee!
2008-03-13 12:47:00 Yesterday was a disaster. And Tuesday wasn’t great either as far as my tipping was concerned. Still we’ve got what has to be “the best two days racing in the history of the world - ever” coming up, and on the basis that even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day I’m ... More About: Irish , Sportsbook
Cheltenham Days 2 & 1/2 and 3
2008-03-13 11:50:00 Two previews for the price of one!! It was my first time. I sighed nervously, but my heart was racing with excitement. I’d heard other people saying that they’d done it loads and I wondered when my time would come. It nearly happened once or twice before, but I ruined it by doing something stupid at ... More About: Racing , Sportsbook , Days
Piggyham Hurdle Result!
2008-03-12 18:00:00 The result of the first annual Piggyham Hurdle (concocted because we had bugger all else to do) may have been a bit of a surprise but seeing the CEO of your company falling flat on his face and having the freedom to guffaw like a buffoon at him is a moment to be cherished. You may ... More About: Racing , Sportsbook , Result
Who Needs Cheltenham?
2008-03-12 16:40:00 Since we?d bugger all else to do around the office today, what with Cheltenham being called off, we decided we?d make our own race festival ? the piggyham champion hurdle. Sure enough all the top guys were the first to down tools and steal all the glory get involved. Our CEO, Patrick Kennedy (this is the ... More About: Sportsbook
Newcastle Rant
2008-03-12 14:49:00 Unless Newcastle seriously reassess their position in English football, the club has little hope of going anywhere, except down to the Championship. Last Saturday’s display against Liverpool was dismal beyond belief. Although a lack of quality can sometimes be forgiven when there is plenty of endeavour on show, the indifferent attitude of the majority of ... More About: Football , Rant , Sportsbook
Cheltenham Day One
2008-03-11 11:17:00 Pay close attention. This is the symbol that could be your passport to profit at Cheltenham. Those in the know are already aware of its powerful significance, but for the uninitiated it denotes a win over course and distance. This is absolutely essential at Cheltenham. The fact that a horse has already come to Cheltenham, ... More About: Racing , Sportsbook
Raise a Cheer For Cheltenham
2008-03-10 22:28:00 OK, no one would take a racing tip from me seriously but as we all know Cheltenham isn’t just about the horses. There’s also everything else going on that makes it one of the greatest weeks in sport so we have a few special bets covering events off the track too. Our famous Guinness betting ... More About: Racing , Cheer , Sportsbook , Novelty
The Definitive A-Z of Cheltenham!!
2008-03-10 20:23:00 Whether you’re a novice punter or a frequent visitor, here’s our definitive A-Z of the Cheltenham Festival. What’s it all about, a little bit of history, some interesting facts, some very bad jokes and?..quite possibly, a tip or two. A P McCoy, in other similar A-Z’s, A is for Atmosphere, but the Irishman who is as ... More About: Racing , Sportsbook
Let?s Talk Horses
2008-03-10 13:21:00 I know you’ve all been waiting for this - my plan for the week! I didn’t want to bore you by running through the whole card for every day of the festival, so I’ve just picked out a few horses that I have my eye on. Feel free to take me to task in the comments ... More About: Talk , Horses , Sportsbook
Crufts is the Dogs?
2008-03-07 17:39:00 I held my breath as I tuned into BBC 2 last night to view day 1 of Crufts. The Utility group was first up and I had to watch out for this “superdog” that caused a certain bookie to suspend betting on the World’s biggest dog show. Surely there was a hot dog amongst them ... More About: Dogs , Sportsbook , Novelty
Six Nations Preview
2008-03-07 14:55:00 Ireland v Wales - Sat 1.15pm Live on RTE2 & BBC1 Paul O?Connell?s return will give the whole team a big confidence boost. If he moulds the pack together they?ll be formidable. The game will be set by the first 20 minutes, Ireland will throw the kitchen sink at them and if Wales can survive the ... More About: Preview , Nations , Rugby , Sportsbook
Remember The Alamo!
2008-03-06 11:17:00 Work this one out yourself… Ireland and Wales will not be pretty but take Ireland at 2/1 to win by 1-10 points following blood, tears, sacrifice, guts and sheer bloody-mindedness. Those wondering what?s on my mind will have to accept that yesterday was day Colonel William Travis drew the now very, very famous line for ... More About: Sportsbook
Cheltenham Preview
2008-03-05 11:18:00 We brought together some of the finest horse racing minds we could convince to work for free booze and a couple of PP baseball caps. Jessica Harrington, Mark “The Couch” Winstanley, Derek Thompson and our very own Paul Ryan to give you their expert opinions on this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Here’s what they had to ... More About: Preview , Sportsbook
Champions League Betting Preview
2008-03-03 19:43:00 AC Milan v Arsenal ? 7.45pm Live on ITV4 & Setanta It’s going to be another tight game between these two sides. With the wealth of experience that AC Milan have, they could close this game out. Having said that, with Arsenal’s youth, I think they can score at the San Siro. Adebayor hasn’t scored in ... More About: Champions League , Football , Preview , Champions , League
US Election Result Revealed
2008-03-02 11:00:00 Diebold Accidentally Leaks Result s Of 2008 Election Early It could never happen, could it? More About: Videos , Politics , Sportsbook
Arsenal?s Meltdown
More articles from this author:2008-03-01 18:44:00 No wins in four games and a daunting trip to the San Siro midweek - it looks like Arsenal are in meltdown mode. You can kind of excuse William Gallas for going nuts after the match with Birmingham ? it was an irrational response at the end of an emotionally difficult match, but more worryingly ... More About: Football , Sportsbook 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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