There’s another huge weekend in prospect in sport and there are major events in soccer, GAA, horseracing and rugby for starters. In The Premier League the main games bet as follows – Chelsea 8/15 v Spurs 11/2; Draw 3/1. Liverpool 1/2 v Newcastle 6/1; Draw 3/1. Arsenal 11/8 v Man. United 7/4; Draw 9/4.
In hurling the National League finals take place – Div. 2: Clare 6/5 v Limerick 4/5; Draw 9/1. Div. 1: Kilkenny 1/2 v Dublin 2/1; Draw 10/1. All-Ireland U21 Football Final: Galway 8/13 v Cavan 7/4; Draw 6/1.
In horseracing it’s Guineas weekend at Newmarket. 2000 Guineas betting – 8/15 Frankel, 5/1 Rathfrak, 13/2 Roderick O’Connor, 12/1 bar. 1000 Guineas: 4/1 Moonlight Cloud, 5/1 Havret, 6/1 Memory, 7/1 bar.
In golf, The Ballintines Open is this weekend’s highlight: 6/1 Lee Westwood, 14/1 Dustin Johnson, 16/1 Ian Poulter, 20/1 bar.
In rugby all eyes are on the Heineken Cup and Amlin Cup semi-finals this weekend: Munster 1/6 v Harlequins 9/2; Draw 22/1. Leinster 2/5 v Toulouse 2/1; Draw 20/1. Points spread: Munster +10 evens, Leinster + 5 evens.
Bet of the Week: This weekend we will go for a Man. United v Arsenal draw at 9/4.
