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Charlie Borg Ireland (Verified User) Posts 2016 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 09:31
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Hi all With arguably the greatest greyhound competition in world starting this week i thought it would be fun to start a thread so people could post their opinions on who they see winning it this year (also add your reasons if you wish). Also like to add if anyone is thinking of having a flutter i strongly recommend using Boylesports as your bookmaker to place your bets with (hope this isn't seen as me trying to advertise the business i do have my reasons) reasons being is firstly there generous sponsorship of the competition. Secondly there brilliant special offer where if you dog is eliminated in the first 3 rounds your money is refunded, so basically your bet starts at the quarter final stage with the added bonus your getting the first round odds on the dog. Anyway here's mine i have three
Holdem Spy 20/1.....very good competition dog and very unlucky last year to miss out because of injury at a late stage
Priceless Lassie 66/1 ...not the kind of dog i would usually go for in a derby being a bitch and so young , but was very impressed with her when winning her stake in Youghal and definitely looks like a bitch that will keep progressing though the comp with her run style
Droopys Nidge 10/1JF.....Great dog
Richard Newell Ireland (Verified User) Posts 1268 Dogs 22 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 09:49
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Was offered only 10.50EW Max bet by Boyles on Priceless Lassie.
Charlie Borg Ireland (Verified User) Posts 2016 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 09:55
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richard newell wrote:
Was offered only 10.50EW Max bet by Boyles on Priceless Lassie.
richard i have that problem with a couple of smaller bookmakers at the moment (Bruce Betting and a local bookie). tbh with you i only opened the boylessport account last night. so the 50 euro free bet came in handy , i threw that on Nidge i had no intention of backing him originally
Richard Newell Ireland (Verified User) Posts 1268 Dogs 22 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 09:59
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Paddy Power gave me 11.94 EW at 66-1
I laid bigger bets 30 years ago when I was the school bookie!
Wayne Osullivan Ireland (Verified User) Posts 2414 Dogs 3 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 10:36
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Surley Bassi is well worth a couple of euro each way imo. EXTERNAL LINK
Charlie Borg Ireland (Verified User) Posts 2016 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 12:50
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richard newell wrote:
Paddy Power gave me 11.94 EW at 66-1
I laid bigger bets 30 years ago when I was the school bookie
Richard, one or two things could be happening here either you've had a good run recently and the traders have gotten their fangs into you and limiting your bets (which i know is a friggin nuisance) or maybe they're limiting their online liabilities though i did manage to get more on last night than they offered you with boylessport , but that could because i'm a new customer so they didn't want to put me off opening the account. I have to go into one of there shops this week to get my account verified while i'm in there i'll ask to see how much i can get on ......my guess is they'll be no restriction in shops and after all the Derby for gods sake with over a hundred runners
Peter Crawford Ireland (Verified User) Posts 3169 Dogs 95 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 13:32
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Droopys odyssey 100/1 Kisses for cloda 150/1 Honour and glory 150/1 Droopys muriel 150/1
Just for bita fun id rather bet heat by heat
Richard Newell Ireland (Verified User) Posts 1268 Dogs 22 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 13:51
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Hi Charlie
I rarely bet with Boylesports so they have no reason to restrict my bets.
Not sure if I am a winning account with them or not but it wouldn't be a huge amount either way in any case so not sure why they restrict me to that pathetic amount.
Incidentally, shortly after having the bet with Paddy Power they cut her price to 50-1 LOL
Unless they think I know something which I don't I just liked the look of her form and might get a good run with style of running, keep qualifying and maybe reach the final for 1/4 the odds.
Declan Power Ireland (Verified User) Posts 342 Dogs 13 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 16:06
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Skywalker Farloe..........runs shel well,loads of gears. Maybe an outsider,Droopys Oddysey.......loads of gears too but not hit his full potential yet
Gary Carroll Ireland (Verified User) Posts 707 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 16:08
Nigel Mc Garry Ireland (Verified User) Posts 1240 Dogs 10 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 17:53
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wayne osullivan wrote:
Surley Bassi is well worth a couple of euro each way imo. EXTERNAL LINK
I hope your right Wayne but just in case I'd place my bet with BoyleSports (win money back if knocked out in first 4 rounds) I'm looking forward to it, as long as it lasts Lol. She's 200/1 I personally think they (the bookmakers) could well afford to double all the prices from the fav to the compleat outsider, it's a lottery to pick the winner from 120 dogs and get the luck of the race for so many rounds too
He's still quoted in the betting but that means nothing. The dogs last couple of runs in the champion stakes were a bit flat (for him) none of that early spark and got beat a long way
Yeah Mick has been a little off form, I backed him after his t/rec in Newbridge. CLICK HERE Am still hoping that he can fumble through the first few rounds then peak to that form again for the finals ;)
Charlie Borg Ireland (Verified User) Posts 2016 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 19:30
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Colm hopefully they enter him in the morning and show some of that spark again , he's a good dog a worthy of a shot at the derby .
Nigel ..i agree it's a lottery ok. But every year i always have a ante post bet on two or three dogs before the start when either the English or Irish derby comes around and only ever backed the winner once Blonde Snapper backed him at 66/1, Will never forget the day i backed him, he won the coral sprint at romford and Pat Cooney from Bet 365 was in the RPGTV studio and announce that they were going to hold the 66/1 price for 10 minutes for anyone who wanted to back him upto 50 pound / euro.......never in my life have i moved so fast to get on i nearly had a heart attack LOL
Dave Wood United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 2840 Dogs 14 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 20:10
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richard newell wrote:
Was offered only 10.50EW Max bet by Boyles on Priceless Lassie.
Wanted 50 on a 50's shot, got Offered 33... Absolute Joke in this day and age and more so given they are sponsoring the event.
Peter Crawford Ireland (Verified User) Posts 3169 Dogs 95 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 20:13
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Did yous try to do theses bets online or in shop
Dave Wood United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 2840 Dogs 14 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 20:32
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Peter Crawford wrote:
Did yous try to do theses bets online or in shop
Online where the big firms push for the business.
Charlie Borg Ireland (Verified User) Posts 2016 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 Aug 2014 20:42
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Dave Wood wrote:
Peter Crawford wrote:
Did yous try to do theses bets online or in shop
Online where the big firms push for the business.
Here's a suggestion that might work it has for me in the past probably won't again if them W****** from bruce betting read this lol ..try again asking for 70 and it might offer you 50 try and see
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