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4 red hot tips for today’s Sandown Hillside race meeting explained & the Professor’s parlay

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With the track sure to be heavy for Sandown-Hillside races a track rating of at least a Soft 7 presents an intriguing challenge for punters. Will there be more rain or won’t there? The Professor and the Gelding have four best bets that will hopefully all get across the line today regardless of whether it rains or not.

Sandown Hillside

Professor’s tips

Race 2 Horse 1 – Bay Thirteen (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 7 Horse 10 – Daytona Bay (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 5 Horse 5 – Cap de Joie

Race 8 Horse 2 – Pinstriped

Professor’s Parlay

Race 7 Horse 1 – Zaaki (Sunshine Coast races) into Geelong to beat Adelaide Crows (AFL) into Manchester City to beat Leeds United (EPL).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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Link between concussion in sport & CTE explained by Professor Michael Buckland, Sportzfan Radio #482

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Special guest, Professor Michael Buckland, Head of Neuropathology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the founder and Director of the Australian Sports Brain Bank talks about the effects of concussion on the brain and the link to CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). Amongst other things he said it’s not just the number of concussions sustained that is relevant but the number of years of contact sport played that is also pertinent to developing CTE. Therefore, it’s important to try and delay the age at which a child has first exposure to full contact sport. For further details about CTE go to brainbank.org.au

Paul Dalligan and the panel reviewed round 9 of the NRL season and discussed the announcement of the NRLW season opener between Gold Coast Titans and North Queensland Cowboys on 22 July 2023.

The panel also returned to the vexed discussion of the new stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart being funded jointly by the Federal Government (about 38% of total cost, the Tasmanian State Government (59%) and to a much lesser extent by the AFL (2.3%).

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Our four red hot tips for Sandown Lakeside races on 15 April 2023 & the Professor’s Parlay

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An excellent outing for the Professor and the Gelding at this same track on Easter Monday where they tipped three out of four winners and the Professor’s Parlay got home. A nine race card today with the track currently rated a Soft 6 and the rail out 7 metres for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Sandown Lakeside

Professor’s tips

Race 7 Horse 1 – Butch Cassidy (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 9 Horse 7 – Worsfold (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 4 Horse 1 – Northern Barrage

Race 8 Horse 1 – Pinstriped

Professor’s Parlay

Race 8 Horse 12 – Giga Kick (Randwick races) into Geelong to beat West Coast Eagles (AFL) into Manchester City to beat Leicester City (EPL).

The Professor and the panel of the Judge and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel tomorrow from 12.00pm AEST.

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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The four red hotties for Royal Randwick races on 8 April 2023 & the Professor’s Parlay

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Group racing returns to Royal Randwick today with four Group 1 and three Group 2 races for decision on a ten race card. The feature race is the weight for age Queen Elizabeth Stakes run over 2000 metres valued at $5 million. The track is currently rated a Heavy 8 but that could be downgraded during the day if there is more rain. The rail is out 4 metres for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Royal Randwick

Professor’s tips

Race 2 Horse 9 – Cool Jakey (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 9 Horse 7 – Sirileo Miss (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 5 Horse 1 – Aft Cabin

Race 8 Horse 1 – Anamoe

Professor’s Parlay

Race 8 Horse 1 – Anamoe into Brisbane Broncos to beat Canberra Raiders (NRL) into Melbourne to beat West Coast Eagles (AFL).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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Our 4 red hot tips for Royal Randwick races on 1 April 2023 & the Professor’s Parlay

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After a successful outing at Flemington last week where the Professor and the Gelding were tipping at 75%, the duo are looking to replicate that at Royal Randwick today where there are nine Group races set for decision, including four Group 1 races. The track is currently rated a Soft 5 with the rail in the True position.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Royal Randwick

Professor’s tips

Race 1 Horse 1 – Barber (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 10 Horse 1 – Parisal (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 6 Horse 1 – Cylinder

Race 7 Horse 15 – In Secret

Professor’s Parlay

Race 6 Horse 1 – Cylinder into Brisbane Broncos to beat Wests Tigers (NRL) into Manly Sea Eagles to beat Newcastle Knights (NRL).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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4 red hotties for Flemington races on 25 March 2023 & the Professor’s parlay

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The Professor’s parlay got up again last week but aside from that there was not much to cheer about. The Professor and the Gelding are looking to improve at today’s Flemington meeting where the track is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail out 8 metres for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Flemington

Professor’s tips

Race 2 Horse 2 – Hell Queen (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 4 Horse 1 – Kallos (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’ tips

Race 1 Horse 4 – Veranskova

Race 7 Horse 1 – Cascadian

Professor’s Parlay

Race 7 Horse 1 – Cascadian into Sydney Swans to beat Hawthorn (AFL) into Memphis Grizzlies to beat Houston Rockets (NBA).

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Coutta and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel tomorrow from 12.00pm AEST.

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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Four red hot tips for Rosehill races on 18 March 2023 & the Professor’s Parlay

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The Professor and the Gelding are off to Rosehill races today where the feature race is the Group 1 Golden Slipper. The track is currently rated a Good 4 and the rail is 2 metres out for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Rosehill

Professor’s tips

Race 5 Horse 8 – Dashing Legend (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 9 Horse 2 – Uncommon James (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 4 Horse 2 – Pericles

Race 8 Horse 10 – Learning To Fly

Professor’s Parlay

Race 7 Horse 1 – Anamoe into Canterbury Bulldogs to beat Wests Tigers (NRL) into Arsenal to beat Crystal Palace (EPL).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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Four red hot tips for Morphettville races on 13 March 2023 & the Professor’s Parlay

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A very ordinary outing for the Professor and the Gelding on Saturday with only one winner from four selections. With a leap across the border to Morphettville today, they are looking for a change in fortunes. The track is rated a Good 4 with the rail in the True position.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Morphettville

Professor’s tips

Race 2 Horse 7 – Killiako (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 4 Horse 10 – Zelta (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 6 Horse 11 – Philonize

Race 7 Horse 8 – Highland Jakk

Professor’s Parlay

Race 6 Horse 11 – Philonize into Danill Medvedev to beat Ilya Ivashka (Indian Wells tennis) into Taylor Fritz to beat Sebastian Baez (Indian Wells tennis).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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Gillon McLachlan – the AFL is in an ‘incredible’ position…really?, NRL round 2, why aren’t more women broadcasting AFLW matches? & more – Sportzfan Radio #479

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The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan query whether the AFL really is in an ‘incredible’ position. Paul Dalligan reviews round 2 of the NRL season, the Judge queries why there aren’t more women commentating on AFLW matches, the Gelding looks at the fourth test in India and also gives his best bets for today’s Echuca and Stony Creek race meetings.

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4 red hotties for Flemington races on 11 March 2023 & the Professor’s Parlay

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A 50/50 tipping day last week at Flemington sees the Professor and the Gelding looking to improve with today’s selections. The confidence is still high and with the Flemington track in great condition, hopefully, the selections will live up to expectations. The track is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail out 4 metres for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Flemington

Professor’s tips

Race 5 Horse 9 – Forbidden City (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 8 Horse 4 – Ayrton (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 3 Horse 3 – Shuffle Dancer

Race 7 Horse 15 – In Secret

Professor’s Parlay

Race 3 Horse 3 – Shuffle Dancer into Melbourne Storm to beat Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (NRL) into Denver Nuggets to beat San Antonio Spurs (NBA).

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel tomorrow from 12.00pm AEST.

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor