The Professor reveals his tips and the Gelding’s for today’s Ballarat Cup meeting and the Professor’s Parlay that includes NFL games featuring the Miami Dolphins and the San Francisco 49ers.
Join the Professor and the panel of the Judge, Coutta, Dan Butterly and Paul Dalligan as they talk sport tomorrow on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel from 12.00pm AEDT. Special guest, cheerleader Madeline Kelly who will be heading to the World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Florida in April 2024.
With a 50% strike rate from last week’s selections, the Professor and the Gelding are looking to do better when night racing returns to Moonee Valley tonight. 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 5 Horse 6 – King Of Fighters (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 1 – Skirt The Law (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 6 Horse 8 – Amelia’s Jewel
Race 7 Horse 7 – Imperativ
Professor’s Parlay
Race 6 Horse 8 – Amelia’s Jewel into Kansas City Chiefs to beat New York Jets (NFL) into San Francisco 49ers to beat Arizona Cardinals (NFL).
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
After an ordinary start to the punting year, the Professor and the Gelding look to improve their form today at Sandown’s Hillside track where the track is currently rated a Good 4 and the rail is out metres for the entire circuit.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Sandown Hillside
Professor’s tips
Race 1 Horse 6 – All Sassed Up (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 8 – Liberated Girl (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 2 Horse 2 – Detonator Jack
Race 5 Horse 5 – Inundation
Professor’s Parlay
Race 2 Horse 2 – Detonator Jack into San Francisco 49er’s to beat Arizona Cardinals (NFL) into Philadelphia Eagles to beat New York Giants (NFL).
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
The last metropolitan race meeting for the year at Moonee Valley today where the track is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail out 2 metres for the entire circuit. The Professor and the Gelding wish all punters a Happy New Year and hope that 2023 will be a good one for you.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Moonee Valley
Professor’s tips
Race 4 Horse 3 – Matron Bullwinkel (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 6 Horse 6 – Riot & Rose (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 1 Horse 1 – Croatian Belle
Race 2 Horse 8 – Vermentino
Professor’s Parlay
Race 6 Horse 6 – Riot & Rose into Kansas City Chiefs to beat Denver Broncos (NFL) into San Francisco 49er’s to beat Las Vegas Raiders.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
2021 finished well for the Professor and the Gelding and they look to start 2022 off in the same way. The races are starting early today with the heatwave conditions so get those bets on early! The track is currently rated a Good 4 but will be upgraded during the day. The rail is out 6 metres for the entire circuit.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Flemington
Professor’s tips
Race 4 Horse 4 – Along the River (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 10 – Pioneer River (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 7 Horse 2 – Smokin Romans
Race 8 Horse 9 – Lighthouse
Professor’s Parlay
Race 8 Horse 9 – Lighthouse into Buffalo Bills to beat Atlanta Falcons (NFL) into San Francisco 49ers to beat Houston Texans (NFL).
You can see the latest episode of That’s Racing!! here.
Good luck, good punting and Happy New Year!
The Professor
A big day of Spring carnival racing at Caulfield today with three Group One races for decision including the $2 million Caulfield Guineas. The track is rated a Good 4 with the rail in the true position for the entire circuit.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Caulfield
Professor’s tips
Race 1 Horse 1 – Brereton (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 3 Horse 3 – Pandemic (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 6 Horse 2 – Zaaki
Race 8 Horse 1 – Anamoe
Professor’s Parlay
Race 6 Horse 2 – Zaaki into Manchester City to beat Burnley (EPL) into Arizona Cardinals to beat San Francisco 49ers (NFL).
You can see the latest episode of That’s Racing!! here.
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Coutta, Paul Dalligan, Sarah Radlow and the Gelding will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel from 12.00pm AEDT tomorrow. Special guest former Penrith Panther & Cronulla Shark player, Luke Lewis.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
The Professor is looking to Flemington today to get back into some good tipping form. The track is rated a Good 4 and the rail is out 10 metres for the entire circuit.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Flemington
Race 6 Horse 13 – Talenti (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 2 – Defibrillate (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Weekend Parlay
Race 7 Horse 2 – Defibrillate into Sydney FC to beat Central Coast Mariners (A League) into San Francisco 49ers to beat Atlanta Falcons (NFL).
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
With the news that the Philadelphia Eagles have brought former quarterback, Tim Tebow in for a workout, it prompted me to ask whether Tebow or Jarryd Hayne would be more likely to still be around when NFL teams make their final cuts to lists at the end of the pre-season.
You may remember that Tebow, the 2007 Heisman trophy winner, was drafted in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos and started 14 games. In 2011 he took over at quarterback from Kyle Orton and transformed the Broncos from a 1-4 record to 
finish 8-8, a Division title and an unlikely overtime playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, when Peyton Manning game to town, Tebow was shipped off to the New York Jets for a fourth round draft selection. Things didn’t work out in New York and Tim soon found himself out of the game.
Eagles’ coach Chip Kelly is currently in the process of reshaping the player list so there is every possibility that Tebow could be signed for the pre-season so that he can show his wares. I doubt Kelly, a former College coach with the Oregon Ducks, is bringing Tebow in for his pocket passing skills but rather for his running and improvisational abilities. If Tebow can make it anywhere, he can make it under a Chip Kelly offence and I rate him as a real chance.
Contrast that with the position of Hayne at the San Francisco 49ers.
A person who has not played in the NFL or, for that matter, a competitive game of ‘grid iron’ at all. Although his position on the extended list is apparently guaranteed until the last week of training camp, unlike Tebow, he has no body of work to fall back on or reference point for the 49er coaches. Clearly he will need to come up with performances that have a ‘wow’ factor in order to survive through to the season proper.
Las Vegas doesn’t offer odds on whether players will make a list on the basis that some team officials already know the answer to that question. However, if I could bet, I’d be on Tebow.
I have said before that there is a lot of smoke and mirrors to Jarryd Hayne’s attempted move from the NRL to the NFL.
Over the last few days the Hayne PR machine has ramped up again this time telling us that he is soon to select a team and sign with possibly the Detroit Lions or the San Francisco 49ers. There is also news that up to eight NFL teams including the Green Bay Packers and the current Champion New England Patriots have requested a tape of his pro day work out.
One needs to understand that NFL clubs spend a great deal of time researching players and have hundreds and hundreds of tapes so the fact that a club has asked for the tape is little indication of anything except Hayne is being considered along with hundreds of other players.
Should Hayne be signed by an NFL club it is a risk free look for any club. I say that as there won’t be any guaranteed money, it will be for the minimum contract amount and, unlike in Australia, the day you get cut is the day the Club no longer pays you. That’s the end of the contract.
Following the NFL draft in April 2015, each NFL team will have over 100 players on their roster made up of players already on contract, players drafted in April, free agents made up of undrafted players and those who have been cut from club lists at the end of the 2014 season and people like Hayne who sign a ‘futures deal’.
Importantly for any contracted player, there are two roster cuts that must be made by each team. One in mid August 2015 when lists are pared down to 75 and then another a week later when the roster is further reduced to just 53 players. Meaning a team must reduce its list by just under 50%.
Some reports from NFL scouts indicate that Hayne is too slow, doesn’t know the game and at best could make a practice squad. He will need to overcome a lot to make a final list!
Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see Hayne make it in the NFL. It would be refreshing though if the rose coloured glasses were taken off for a while and the size of the task is acknowledged.
My advice to Jarryd is to select a team very, very carefully!
22 January 2012 233.1 – With Dan Butterly’s first appearance of 2012, he recapped the end of the U.S. college football season with the deluge of bowl games involved and discussed the pros and cons of underclass men leaving college in the hopes of being drafted to the NFL. Dan expressed surprise at teams in the NFL Championship game after the Green Bay Packers lost to the Giants and the San Francisco 49’ers defeated the New Orleans Saints. He thought the match up would have been between the Saints and Packers. Dan says the Ravens will fall to the Patriots this week and the home advantage going to the 49’ers over the Giants for the Superbowl. The NBA strike has been the cause of numerous early injuries to players and predicts that the accelerated schedule will increase that number. Also, aging players might fall prey to being traded as teams will have to weigh whether or not they can keep up with the season’s gruelling schedule. Less than a month until pitchers and catchers report for spring training in the MLB! The Gelding was back in form this weekend selecting three winerss and two placings from his five choices. It took Sportzfan Stan thirty-eight minutes into the show before he called for the first sacking this week. He also observed that “some horses are faster than others”. Daniel talks NBL and felt that Ayinde Ubaka’s sacking with eight games left in the season was the worst timing by the Melbourne Tigers.
