Matt Chapman | Day One York preview Sir Michael Stoute’s stable mightn’t be the force it once was but you’d want to be mad to think he’s going to York’s three-day Dante fixture without some serious chances. Mind you, it won’t be in the Dante, with the news that Telescope is out of the big Derby […]
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12 players who put money back in your pocket at Sawgrass
Golf | Lining your pockets Tiger Woods settled another score at Sawgrass at the weekend putting gobby Sergio Garcia in his place. Spaniard Garcia’s 76 left him outside the top five and, from being in contention to win £1.2 million, he collected under £200,000. But golf punters shut up Paddy Paddy too as 12 players […]
Lions Tour 2013: Why Ian Madigan now looks a cert to make the trip
By Paul Mallon | British and Irish Lions Tour 2013 Warren Gatland is not a man who likes leaks. The British and Irish Lions coach wants to keep things tight ahead of the squad announcement next Tuesday. Speculation on the chosen few who will represent England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, will reach fever pitch this weekend […]
Saturday’s best-backed horses to take Paddy to the cleaners
Sean Goff | Horseracing The last time an Aintree Grand National winner followed-up in the 4m Scottish National the Godfather II was in post-production, Leonardo Di Caprio hadn’t been born and a pint would set you back 20 pence. It was 1974 and men in ridiculously flared trousers cheered on the little-known Red Rum who had won the first […]
Lions Tour Betting: The leading contenders for a trip Down Under
We’re into the last weeks of the northern hemisphere’s club rugby season. Unless of course you’re in France where you’ll be asked to play incessantly until about late August, take a day off and then start the 2013/14 season. If anyone is hoping to book a place on the Lions Tour to Australia, now is […]
Man United, Chelsea and Man City: How to turn a 15/8 treble into a 10/1 shot
By Josh Powell | Sports writer Punters will be licking their lips ahead of Wednesday’s Premier League games with Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea all well fancied to pick up three points. The three favourites will be well supported and if they all come in Paddy will take one hell of a midweek spanking. […]
[video] How Ruby Walsh won £465,000 on 25/1 Blackstairmountain
The Paddy Power Blog has acquired this shaky iphone footage of Ruby Walsh’s remarkable victory on eight-year-old Blackstairmountain in the Nakayama Grand Jump in Japan on Saturday, the second most valuable jumps race in the world. The Racing Post reports that only the £975k Grand National is worth more. Ruby Walsh picked up a very […]
Andy Carroll, Fernando Torres and seven other players more prolific than Robin van Persie
By Josh Powell | Sports writer Ok so the headline might be a little misleading. Robin van Persie has 23 goals in 38 games wearing the ‘picnic-table’ red of Manchester United so implying he isn’t prolific makes as much sense as Made In Chelsea winning a BAFTA. There is a healthy element of truth in […]
U.S. Masters tips: 6 golfers that have been backed off the boards
By Josh Powell | U.S. Masters 2013 The US Masters is the first golf Major of the year and Paddy Power is pulling out all of the stops by paying 1/4 the odds on the first six. The favourite Tiger Woods has rediscovered his best form after becoming ‘Facebook official’ with skier Lindsey Vonn while world number […]
PRINT AND SHARE: Grand National 2013 Sweepstake Kit from Paddy Power
PADDY POWER GRAND NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE KIT Aintree, Saturday, April 6. Race time: 16:15 BST Coverage: Channel 4 TV. You’ve already got the Aintree Grand National tips, infographics and insight on the Paddy Power Blog. But where’s the fun in making an informed decision on the world’s greatest steeplechase? Paddy Power’s famous Grand National Sweepstake Kit is the original social […]
Grand National 2013: Ruby Walsh gets ready for a family affair
By Josh Powell | Grand National 2013 Sibling rivalry is nothing new. At one end of the extreme scale, a lot of it is plastered across the Jeremy Kyle Show each morning, at the other end brother and sister go head-to-head on horse racing’s biggest stage. Ruby Walsh looks set to ride On His Own, the 15/2 […]
[Infographic]: Grand National 2013: A history of the world’s greatest race
Aintree Grand National 2013 | A History It’s the most famous horse race in the world. The Grand National is as exciting, unpredictable and filled with drama as your average night out in Liverpool. This Saturday when the tapes go up at 4.15pm millions of armchair tv viewers will tune in across the globe to watch the […]
Grand National Betting Tactics: #1 Give me a run for my money
Picking the horse you want to back for the Grand National is difficult. Some people like to do the painstaking hours of research and analysis while others just rock up, throw a dart at the racecard and hope for the best. No matter what tactic you choose, there’s no guarantee of success. So in honour […]
Grand National Betting Tactics #3: Give me something with relevance to my life
Picking the horse you want to back for the Grand National is difficult. Some people like to do the painstaking hours of research and analysis while others just rock up, throw a dart at the racecard and hope for the best. No matter what tactic you choose, there’s no guarantee of success. So in honour […]
Grand National Betting Tactics: #4 Logic is over-rated
Picking the horse you want to back for the Grand National is difficult. Some people like to do the painstaking hours of research and analysis while others just rock up, throw a dart at the racecard and hope for the best. No matter what tactic you choose, there’s no guarantee of success. So in honour […]
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