The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Dan Butterly, Paul Dalligan and the Gelding discuss the MLB playoff picture and who will win through to the Championship series. Paul Dalligan reviews the NRL and NRLW Grand Finals. The Judge looks at the AFL Commission and Chairman and says it’s time for a change. The Judge talks up the prospects of Tottenham Hotspur under Ange Postecoglou in the Premier League with their best start to a season since 1980. The Panel talks about the relevance of the Rugby World Cup and One day Cricket World Cup and the Gelding gives his tips for today’s Bendigo race meeting.
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Our 4 red hotties for Caulfield races on 15 October 2022 and the Professor’s Parlay
The Spring Carnival has its first major race of the Spring Carnival with the running of the Caulfield Cup today. The track is currently rated a Heavy 8 with the rail out 6 metres for the entire circuit. The Everest is also being run at Randwick.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Caulfield
Professor’s tips
Race 5 Horse 8 – Eponymous (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 2 – Generation (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 2 Horse 11 – Cap de Joie
Race 3 Horse 1 – Mr Maestro
Professor’s Parlay
Race 7 Horse 1 – Nature Strip (Randwick) into Tottenham Hotspur to beat Everton (EPL) into Arsenal to beat Leed United (EPL).
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Coutta, Sarah Radlow and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel tomorrow from 12.00pm AEDT. Special guest, former St Kilda player and coach, Grant Thomas. Paul Dalligan will also look at the turmoil at Manly with the sacking of Des Hasler during the week.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
4 red hot tips for Caulfield races on 17 September 2022 and the Professor’s Parlay
The wet and windy conditions will make punting a risky business today but the Professor and the Gelding will try and chart a course to some winners. The Caulfield track is currently rated a Soft 6 but with rain expected during the day the track rating could well be downgraded. The rail is out 6 metres for the entire circuit.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Professor’s tips
Race 1 Horse 3 – Fengarada (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 3 – Sinawann (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 4 Horse 2 – Aft Cabin
Race 8 Horse 4 – Chain of Lightning
Professor’s Parlay
Race 7 Horse 3 – Anamoe (Randwick) into Manchester City to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers (EPL) into Tottenham Hotspur to beat Leicester City (EPL).
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Paul Dalligan, Coutta and the Gelding will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel from 12.00pm AEST tomorrow.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
The Professor’s and the Gelding’s red hot tips for Caulfield races on 28 August 2021 and the Professor’s Parlay
The Professor and the Gelding had mixed fortunes last week with a win and placing from four selections. They’ll be striving to do better than that today on Memsie Stakes day at Caulfield where the track is rated a Good 4 with the rail in the true position.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Caulfield
Professor’s tips
Race 1 Horse 4 – Heir to the Throne (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 Horse 1 – Masked Crusader (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 4 Horse 1 – Artorius
Race 9 Horse 11 – Ayrton
Professor’s Parlay
Race 5 Horse 1 – Masked Crusader into Manchester City to beat Arsenal (EPL) into Tottenham Hotspur to beat Watford (EPL).
You can see the latest episode of That’s Racing!! here.
The Professor and the panel of the Gelding, the Judge, Coutta, Sarah Radlow and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel from 12.00pm AEST tomorrow.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
The Professor’s and the Gelding’s red hot tips for Caulfield races on 6 February 2021 and the Professor’s Parlay
The Professor and the Gelding were in good form again last Saturday with two wins and two placings from their four selections. The suggestion to punters to place an all up place bet on the four selections was a good one as it returned 200%.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Caulfield
Professor’s tips
Race 3 Horse 1 – General Beau (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 Horse 1 – La Mexicana (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 1 Horse 7 – Regardsmaree
Race 9 Horse – 1 – Viridine
Professor’s Parlay
Race 1 Horse 7 – Regardsmaree into Manchester United to defeat Everton (EPL) into Tottenham Hotspur to beat West Bromwich Albion (EPL).
You can see today’s episode of That’s Racing here.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
Weekend musing – AFL, sledging, EPL final week……
There have been instances of good sportsmanship and bad sportsmanship in the AFL last weekend.
On the good side it was pleasing to see Dyson Heppell and Joel Selwood chair James Kelly off after last weeks game to celebrate Kelly’s 300th game.
On the flip side, you had the sledging allegations levelled at St Kilda players for targetting Marc Murphy in the game against Carlton targeting. This is a difficult issue and hard to assess and monitor. By drawing attention to the sledging and the content of the sledging, it brought to light rumours that I and a lot of other footy fans who aren’t on social media sites were not aware of. Where do you draw the line when it does not involve issues that are currently in the code of conduct?
Another good story in the AFL this week is the appointment of the female umpire, Eleni Glouftsis for the Essendon v West Coast game this Sunday. By all reports she has got there on her merits and deserves the chance. Another way of getting females involved in the game of Australia Rules Football.
The EPL concludes this week with Chelsea and Tottenham wrapping up the top two spots before the weekend and Manchester City almost safe in third spot. That leaves Liverpool and Arsenal in the fight for fourth position and the all important Champions League qualification. Liverpool have the easier game, but the Gunners have come with a rush in the last month and are not without some chance of finishing fourth. With Manchester United playing off for the Europa Cup and possible qualification for the Champions League, more may need to play out before the final positions are known. I have had a look at the qualification criteria and it is by no means clear. My personal view is that it would not be a bad thing for the Gunners to miss out on Europe and only concentrate on the League next season. Chelsea and Leicester have won the League in the last two years without having to worry about the Champions League.
Have a great weekend!
Weekend musing – Chautauqua best sprinter in the world, Leicester City champions and more
Great to see Chautauqua salute in Hong Kong last weekend. The horse relies on a powerful finishing burst which can leave him 
vulnerable as we found out in the Newmarket Handicap, but there is no doubt that he is the best sprinter in the world at the moment. It is a bit of a shame that he didn’t pull up well enough to go to England to race at Ascot, but I fully appreciate the reasoning behind the decision not to race there.
With Leicester City being crowned the champions of the EPL I was trying to think of similar sporting success stories, but it is hard to come up with anything that comes close to this. Collingwood won the 
wooden spoon in 1976 and then lost the Grand Final the following year in the replay, but even a win such as that may not have been as monumental. Leicester City faced relegation last year and overcame the odds to win this year and the EPL very much favours the wealthy clubs. What has been lost a bit in the celebrations is that Tottenham were the only side left to put pressure on the Foxes and they are certainly not fixtures in the top four of the EPL. If Leicester City was 5,000-1 to win the League, what price was the quinella?
I have noticed that a number of print journalists are now featured in 
different AFL football shows, both radio and television and at times I
think that they believe they are the story! One who I think takes himself a bit too seriously and produces a lot of non-stories is Damien Barrett, but he is not alone by any means.
Have a great weekend!
Friday musing – Premier League, NAB challenge, NRL
With the EPL results this week it would appear that the title race and the race for the top four positions are still up for grabs with seemingly no side in contention performing to expectations. Leicester are still in
front and have stretched their lead by a point with a draw and Tottenham and Arsenal wasted great opportunities to make up the ground. We now see Manchester United and West Ham United with a real chance to get the coveted fourth position with Manchester City losing again. The title is there is be taken by the side that gets into a bit of form. The result of this week’s London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal could be crucial in the end result. From a purely unbiased perspective….’Go Gunners’.
I have heard a lot of AFL commentators criticise the teams that have been selected for the NAB Challenge and the standard of the games. What must be remembered is that nothing really hinges on these 
games. They are purely practice matches and sides will play how they wish and who they wish. I can appreciate that the media wants more and the AFL always likes to promote the games as being serious, but when it all boils down, it is the pre-season and the expectation that teams will treat them as any more than ‘practice’ is misguided.
The NRL season kicked off last night and it is great to see action on 
the field replace all the off field insanity. For the record books, the Brisbane Broncos knocked off the Parramatta Eels. The Broncos seem like they have picked up where they left off in 2015 and the Eels look like they are in for a long season.
Have a great weekend!
Friday musing – Premier League, Essendon FC…..
Well Leicester City just keep rolling on and defeating Manchester City at home 3-1 is no mean feat. Their demise has been anticipated for some time, but with two thirds of the season over they have defied the odds and the pundits and are five points clear of their 
nearest rivals. This weekend the top four sides play each other and should Leicester beat Arsenal and Tottenham go down to Manchester City, you would have to think that it would have to be something catastrophic to prevent Leicester from taking out the title. Other than the big four of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City or Manchester United, they would be the first team since Blackburn Rovers in 1995 to take out the Premier League title. As much as I want Arsenal to win the title, if the Gunners cannot do it, I think it would be great for the competition for Leicester City to win.
I know I was not going to comment further on the Essendon saga, but I would like to make a comment on the related issue of top up players. I must say I find it quite annoying that the other clubs who have had 
players suspended have come out saying how unfair it is. They were saying it was unfair that the Bombers were losing key players on the back of the saga and they have been happy to pick them up. The only team that has any right to complain would be Port Adelaide who picked up Angus Monfries before the story broke. In addition, what also must be remembered is that Essendon have been given access to ten top up players and upgrading two rookies and the other teams can upgrade rookies. There is a parity there and when you consider also that the players being picked up were unwanted in the recent drafts, it is hardly a panacea to success.
Have a great weekend!