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4 Best Bets for Moonee Valley races on 12 August 2023 & the Professor’s Parlay

August 12, 2023 @packers4 Leave a comment

The races are at Moonee Valley today where the track bias at the last meeting meant the leading horses had the advantage. It will be interesting to see if the track has the same bias today. The track is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail in the True position for the entire circuit.

Moonee Valley

Professor’s tips

Race 1 Horse 2 – Title Fighter (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 2 Horse 4 – Twin Perfection (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 7 Horse 2 – Milford

Race 10 Horse 11 – Pereille

Professor’s Parlay

Race 2 Horse 4 – Twin Perfection into Brisbane Lions to beat Adelaide Crows (AFL) into New Zealand Warriors to beat Wests Tigers (NRL).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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

May 6, 2023 @packers4 Leave a comment

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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4 red hot tips for Caulfield races on 28 May 2022 and the Professor’s Parlay

May 28, 2022 @packers4 Leave a comment

It was a case of what might have been last Saturday at Flemington. A win and two seconds from the four selections. We’re going to try and do better today at Caulfield where the track is rated a Soft 5 with the rail out 11 metres for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Caulfield

Professor’s tips

Race 1 Horse 3 – Starry Legend (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 3 Horse 9 – Naval Seal (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 7 Horse 4 – Bermadez

Race 9 Horse 14 – D’Aguilar

Professor’s Parlay

Race 1 Horse 3 – Starry Legend into Geelong to beat Adelaide (AFL) into St Kilda to beat North Melbourne (AFL).

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Coutta and Paul Dalligan will talk sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel tomorrow from 12.00pm AEST. Special guest Leesa Catto talking all things AFLW.

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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We discuss AFLW Grand Final, NRLW Grand Final, NRL round 5, Aus Grand Prix – Sportzfan Radio #451

April 10, 2022 @packers4 Leave a comment

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Sarah Radlow and Paul Dalligan discuss yesterday’s AFLW Grand Final between Adelaide and Melbourne. Paul Dalligan previews the NRLW Grand Final and reviews round 5 of the NRL season and the panel briefly looks at today’s Australian Grad Prix and decided Daniel Ricciardo has no chance of winning.

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Our 4 red hot tips for Flemington on 19 February 2022 and the Professor’s Parlay

February 19, 2022 @packers4 Leave a comment

Winning form is good form and the Professor and the Gelding with a 75% win rate last Saturday were definitely in the winner’s circle. They’ll try to repeat that form today. The track is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail in the true position for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Flemington

Professor’s tips

Race 3 Horse 2 – Americain Angel (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 9 Horse 3 – Pioneer River (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 6 Horse 7 – Pinstriped

Race 7 Horse 1 – Nature Strip

Professor’s Parlay

Race 8 Horse 1 – Anamoe into Adelaide Crows to beat Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFLW) into Liverpool to beat Norwich City (EPL).

You can see the latest episode of That’s Racing!! here.

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

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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The Professor’s and the Gelding’s red hot tips for Moonee Valley races on 31 July 2021 and the Professor’s Parlay

July 31, 2021 @packers4 Leave a comment

After racing had a break in Victoria during the week, the Professor and the Gelding are keen to enjoy racing at Moonee Valley today where the track is currently rated a Soft 5 with the rail out 3 metres for the entire circuit.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Moonee Valley

Professor’s tips

Race 3 Horse 3 – No Effort (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 5 Horse 5 – Tuvalu (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 1 Horse 1 – Jigsaw

Race 6 Horse 3 – Ghodeleine

Professor’s Parlay

Race 1 Horse 1 – Jigsaw into Western Bulldogs to beat Adelaide Crows (AFL) into Brisbane Lions to beat Hawthorn (AFL).

You can see the latest episode of That’s Racing!! here.

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Sarah Radlow, Paul Dalligan, Coutta and Dan Butterly will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube page tomorrow from 12.00pm AEST. Special guest, former panelist Daniel Eade.

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

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The Professor’s and the Gelding’s red hotties for Caulfield and Randwick races on 19 September 2020 and the Professor’s Parlay

September 19, 2020 @packers4 Leave a comment

The Professor and the Gelding have their sights set on different venues today. The Professor is staying locally at Caulfield whilst the Gelding prefers Randwick. Both tracks are currently rated a Good 4 with the rail at Caulfield out 3 metres for the entire circuit whilst the rail at Randwick is in the true position.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Professor’s tips

Caulfield

Race 6 Horse 2 – Aidensfield (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 4 – Behemoth (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Randwick

Race 6 Horse 6 – Verry Eleegant
Race 7 Horse 1 – Bivouac

Professor’s Parlay

Race 6 Horse 6 – Verry Eleegant into Richmond to beat Adelaide (AFL) into Melbourne Storm to beat Wests Tigers (NRL).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

Sports

AFL Trade Period – Dangerfield, Carlisle, Selwood, Hawthorn…..

October 16, 2015 sportzfan Leave a comment

Well I must say that not much has grabbed my attention this week save for the AFL Trade period, but even that drags on like unwanted guests. It was good to see the Patrick Dangerfield deal go through early and both clubs should be commended on how it was all done. I cannot believe that Dangerfield has copped grief from Adelaide supporters when he gave them 100% throughout his time there and didn’t go for the money, because he could have got just as much from Adelaide and more from other clubs. I do feel some sympathy for Adelaide, over recent years they have lost Kurt Tippett, Phil Davis and to a lesser extent Nathan Bock, with Dangerfield now leaving there is some pretty fair talent out their doors in recent times.

I must say that my club, Essendon has always had the reputation for over valuing their players and as a consequence being difficult to deal with at the trade table and I have to say that from a distance that looks like a fair assessment. I don’t think that Jake Carlisle is worth St Kilda’s pick 5, but I do think that he is worth more than their 2nd round pick and it is interesting to see that the best team in the competition, Hawthorn, has now come out and put two late first round picks on the table for him so they must rate him higher than I do. On my estimation he would be worth around the 15-18 mark, but should Carlisle agree to go to Hawthorn, the Bombers could snare both of those selections.

There has also been a lot of discussion regarding the compensation picks for free agents moving clubs and it does seem incongruous that Melbourne got pick five for James Frawley and West Coast get pick 35 for Scott Selwood. I know Selwood didn’t make the grand final
side, but he has had an injury interrupted year and he is former best & fairest so pick 35 seems a little on the light side. Having said that, Hawthorn getting pick 19 for Buddy Franklin seems ludicrous and perhaps Hawthorn should have adopted the same tactic that Adelaide adopted for Dangerfield to secure a better draft pick for one of the better players in the competition.

It will be interesting to see how the rest of the trade period pans out.

Have a great weekend!

Sports

Weekend musing – NRL and AFL finals time

September 19, 2015 sportzfan Leave a comment

The Melbourne Storm’s slogan is “No Ordinary Team” and last Friday night proved that to be totally on the money. A couple of weeks after losing to the bottom side for the 4th or 5th time this year they go up to Sydney and knock off the top side and go straight through to a Preliminary final at home. That is certainly not the form of an ordinary team, but it is also the form that would frustrate a coach as well. Fingers crossed the Storm continue the current form and get into another Grand Final.

Speaking of finals, if results go the way I think they could this week, not only will we not have an AFL preliminary final in Melbourne, we will only have one Victorian team in a preliminary final which I think would be the first time this has happened. I am tipping Sydney to overcome the Kangaroos tonight.

Have a great weekend!

Sports

Friday musing – AFL, Phil Walsh, Sam Mitchell, Harley Bennell….

July 3, 2015 sportzfan Leave a comment

Well it is all AFL today.

I have just heard about the tragic passing of Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh. In my time following football or sport for that matter, I cannot remember a current sportsman being murdered. I must say I am a bit stunned and shocked and I wonder how this will impact on the Crows players. If the game was tonight you would think it would not proceed. Not forgetting that he also spent some time at Geelong, so they would not be immune from the impact of this shocking event. This is unprecedented and goes beyond the grief of health related deaths that have impacted AFL clubs over recent years.

It was interesting to hear the commentary over the Sam Mitchell incident in the Hawthorn -v- Essendon game last Saturday. Yes it was a bit juvenile, but I am surprised there hasn’t been more of it and I am sure the Essendon players were not phased at all given what they have been through. It is also quite ironic given the Sam Lane article in the Age in 2012 lauding the Hawthorn supplement injection programme.

There was also a lot of debate in AFL circles this week about the leniency of the Buddy Franklin decision compared to the Bryce Gibbs suspension. Again it has to be referred back to the consequences. Franklin put Edwards out of the game for 20 minutes for testing, but he was able to come back on (albeit a bit early!). Gibbs put Robbie Gray out of the game and probably cost Port Adelaide the match. After Franklin was reported he only touched the ball once, so it could be construed that the report actually cost the Swans the game, so it was the reverse of the Gibbs outcome.

The other big story of the week was the continued issues with the Gold Coast Suns players and their illicit drug use, in particular Harley Bennell. There has been a lot of hysteria about this and I would urge people to take a deep breath and give the kid a chance. I hark back to Tom Liberatore and his issues in King Street a few years ago. The Bulldogs dealt with it and he became one of their best players. Young players will make mistakes and I think they all deserve a chance and if they keep making the same mistakes, then it is time to give them their marching orders.

Have a great weekend!