SLICE OF MELON
Punters in for a nibble
1-4 2-7 2-7 1-4 29-20 6-4 31-20 29-20 1-3 4-11 4-11 4-11 19-20 19-20 29-20 Evs 1-2 4-7 8-15 1-2 21-20 23-20 23-20 23-20 7-10 8-11 8-11 4-6 5-1 11-2 11-2 5-1 21-4 5-1 5-1 5-1 8-11 8-11 8-11 3-4 7-5 29-20 21-2021-20 4-7 6-10 3-4 5-6 4-6 3-4 6-5 13-10 29-20 31-20 5-4 5-4 19-1021-10 5-4 27-20 2-1 19-10 Evs 23-20 5-4 7-5 11-1023-20 Evs Evs 29-20 6-4 17-2020-23 19-4 9-2 6-5 13-10 1-2 4-7 19-20 21-20 8-11 4-5 27-20 6-5 5-4 7-5 4-11 15-2 - - - - - - 13-10 5-4 13-5 5-2 17-10 13-8 4-9 4-9 1-2 1-2 29-20 11-8 21-20 11-10 6-10 8-13 4-5 4-5 8-11 8-11 5-4 23-20 31-20 6-4
5-4 23-20 21-10 11-5 13-10 5-4 19-10 19-10 10-3 17-5 10-3 10-3 4-5 4-5 4-5 4+5 Evs 21-20 Evs 21-20 21-10 9-4 11-5 11-5 13-8 7-4 7-4 9-5 13-20 7-10 4-6 4-6 19-20 21-20 21-20 21-20 13-20 4-6 4-6 4-6 17-20 10-11 10-11 10-11 Evs 11-10 11-10 11-10 11-8 29-20 29-20 29-20 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 11-10 11-10
7-5 7-5 23-20 6-5 19-20 Evs
6-4 11-8 20-23 10-11
9-2 9-2 13-10 5-4 4-7 6-10 Evs 10-11 4-5 4-5 27-20 5-4 13-10 29-20 4-11 7-1 5-4 13-5 8-5 1-2 1-2 7-5 5-4 7-5 7-5 4-11 7-1 2-5 2-5 4-9 4-9 1-2 8-15 8-15 11-20 13-10 13-10 13-10 11-8 2-1 15-8 15-8 19-10 10-11 19-20 10-11 19-20 13-10 5-2 13-8 1-2 11-20 1-4 6-4 1-3 10-11 1-2 11-10 4-6 11-2 11-2 8-11 7-5 Evs 8-15 8-11 4-6 6-5 6-4 6-5 2-1 13-10 9-5 2-7 31-20 4-11 19-20 8-15 23-20 8-11 6-1 6-1 8-11 7-5 Evs 3-5 4-5 8-11 5-4 31-20 5-4 2-1 11-8 15-8 7-2 10-3 8-11 4-5 Evs Evs 23-10 23-10 7-4 7-4 8-13 7-10 Evs 21-20 4-6 7-10 5-6 37-40 Evs 21-20 7-5 29-20 6-4 31-20 Evs 13-10 11-10 10-11 11-8 5-6 9-2 5-4 8-15 10-11 8-11 11-8 5-4 7-5 7-5 4-11 17-2 4-9 8-15 13-10 15-8 10-11 5-4 13-5 8-5 1-2 1-2 21-20 7-5 23-20 Evs 6-4 9-10 19-4 5-4 11-20 Evs 4-5 13-20 13-10 13-10 11-8 1-3 13-2 4-9 11-20 11-8 19-10 20-21 13-10 11-4 9-5 1-2 8-15 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE WWL ............. Arsenal 5-1 Newcastle ....... LDL DDL ............. Brighton 2-1 Burnley ......... WWL WWW ............ Chelsea 4-1 Southampton . LLD LWW ........... Leicester 12-5 Crystal Pal ..... LDD WWW .......... Man City 18-5 Tottenham ...... LLD DLW .................. Stoke 12-5 West Ham ....... LLL WLD .............. Watford 11-4 Huddersfield .. LLL WLD .... Bournemouth 15-4 Liverpool ..... WWW LDD .......... West Brom 16-5 Man Utd ........ LWW WWW ............ Everton 13-5 Swansea ......... LLL
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP LWL ....... Birmingham 23-10 QPR ................ LLL WDW ............... Bolton 12-5 Burton Alb .... WDL WDW .......... Brentford 17-5 Barnsley ......... DLL WLW ....... Bristol City 14-5 Nottm Forest.. LLL WWW .............. Cardiff 11-4 Hull ................ LDD WLW ................ Derby 12-5 Aston Villa... WWD WDW ............. Ipswich 12-5 Reading ....... WDW LWD ................. Leeds 12-5 Norwich .......... LLL LDW ............... Millwall 23-10 Middlesbro' ... WLL LDW .............. Preston 12-5 Sheff Utd ....... LWL DDL ......... Sunderland 5-2 Fulham .......... LWL
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE LDL.AFC Wimbledon 5-2 Wigan .......... DWW WDW ......... Blackburn 11-4 Charlton ........ DWL LDW .......... Doncaster 5-2 Oldham .......... DDL LDD .......... Gillingham 5-2 Bristol Rov ..... LLL WLD ..... Northampton 12-5 Walsall ......... DWW LWW ...... Portsmouth 11-4 Bury ............... LDD DWW .......... Rochdale 5-2 Oxford Utd .... LWD LLL ......... Rotherham 3-1 Plymouth ...... WWL WWW ..... Scunthorpe 5-2 MK Dons ........ LDL WWL ...... Shrewsbury 12-5 Blackpool ...... LWD WDW .......... Southend 12-5 Bradford ...... WWW WDD .... Fleetwood Tn 12-5 Peterboro ...... DLD
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO 32 DLL ................. Barnet 12-5 Morecambe ... LDD 33 WDW .... Cambridge U 23-10 Newport Co...LDW 34 DWD .............. Carlisle 5-2 Port Vale ........ WDL 35 DLD ............. Coventry 12-5 Cheltenham... DLD 36 LLL .................. Crewe 23-10 Crawley Tn .... DLD 37 LWW ............... Exeter 13-5 Stevenage ...... LLL 38 WWD .... Forest Green 16-5 Luton ............ DDW 39 DLW ....... Lincoln City 12-5 Accrington S.WDL 40 DWD ........... Mansfield 10-3 Yeovil .............. DLL 41 WWW .......... Notts Co 5-2 Grimsby ......... DLW 42 DWW ......... Wycombe 14-5 Chesterfield .. LDD LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP - WLL ........... Aberdeen 12-5 Hibernian ..... WDW 15-8 43 DWL .............. Dundee 12-5 Partick ............ LDL 23-10 44 DDL ............. Hamilton 5-2 Ross County..LDL 2-1 46 LLW ......... Kilmarnock 9-4 Motherwell ..... LLL 19-10 47 LWW ............ Rangers 15-4 St JohnstoneLWW 8-1 45(S) DWW ............... Hearts 4-1 Celtic ............ WDD 4-11 LADBROKES SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP 48 DDL ................. Falkirk 7-2 Brechin ........... LLL 13-2 49 WLW .... Inverness CT 3-1 Dumbarton .. WDW 6-1 - WWD ........ Livingston 12-5 Morton .......... DDW 21-10 - WLD Queen of South 5-2 Dundee Utd. WDW 5-4 - DWL ............ St Mirren 11-4 Dunfermline ...LDL 3-1 LADBROKES SCOTTISH LEAGUE ONE - WWL .................. Alloa 11-4 Arbroath ........ LLW ........... WWD East Fife 3-1 Ayr ............... WWW - LLW ...... Queen’s Park 13-5 Airdrieonians . LLL - WWW ................ Raith 7-2 Albion ............. LDL - LWW .......... Stranraer 10-3 Forfar ............. WLL 1 3 4 - 5 6 7 2(S) 8(S) M 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23(S) 11-1 21-10 8-1 10-3 5-1 13-5 15-4 1-2 1-2 4-1 15-8 13-5 9-2 7-2 9-2 11-5 7-4 11-5 11-8 21-10 27-20 5-6 16-5 13-5 6-5 31-20 17-4 14-5 17-4 16-5 11-4 2-1 17-10 11-4 11-5 12-5 11-4 15-8 16-5 8-15 23-10 5-1 11-4 15-4 9-5 10-11 29-20 11-2 5-1 10-1 21-10 15-2 3-1 9-2 23-10 4-1 1-2 4-7 4-1 2-1 29-10 21-5 16-5 19-5 23-10 7-4 11-5 29-20 21-10 11-8 10-11 18-5 27-10 6-5 8-5 17-4 23-10 21-5 16-5 11-4 15-8 17-10 5-2 21-10 9-4 29-10 15-8 16-5 6-10 11-5 5-1 27-10 17-5 - - - - - - 13-2 11-2 15-8 27-20 12-5 7-4 17-20 7-5 5-1 9-2 10-1 2-1 15-2 29-10 9-2 12-5 19-5 1-2 4-7 21-5 2-1 29-10 4-1 3-1 19-5 9-4 7-4 11-5 29-20 21-10 11-8 10-11 7-2 27-10 23-20 31-20 17-4 5-2 19-5 3-1 27-10 19-10 17-10 13-5 2-1 12-5 3-1 15-8 3-1 4-7 11-5 5-1 27-10 17-5 2-1 7-4 21-10 2-1 8-1 2-5 6-1 5-1 19-10 27-20 13-5 7-4 5-6 11-8 9-2 9-2 10-1 21-10 15-2 14-5 5-1 12-5 4-1 1-2 11-20 4-1 2-1 13-5 4-1 16-5 4-1 5-2 9-5 5-2 13-10 11-5 11-8 10-11 17-5 13-5 6-5 29-20 9-2 13-5 19-5 3-1 13-5 19-10 7-4 13-5 21-10 23-10 14-5 2-1 3-1 6-10 9-4 9-2 3-1 17-5 17-10 2-1 17-10 17-10 7-1 4-11 12-1 12-1 21-10 23-10 17-2 9-1 10-3 16-5 5-1 21-4 13-5 27-10 9-2 22-5 4-9 1-2 8-15 11-20 4-1 19-4 2-1 2-1 11-4 29-10 9-2 21-5 10-3 33-10 4-1 4-1 23-10 23-10 9-5 7-4 9-4 9-4 7-5 29-20 21-10 2-1
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MELON is by far the best backed horse in today’s Grade Two Unibet International Hurdle (3.05).
After an opening show of 7-2, Willie Mullins’ charge is now 2-1 to claim Cheltenham glory – and perhaps emerge as another Unibet Champion Hurdle contender. Certainly the current 14-1 available for March could look very generous after this afternoon.
The New One is bidding for an unprecedented fourth win in the 2m contest and he’s on the drift, out to 15-8 owing to the support for Mullins’ Irish raider.
But there’s no doubt success for this five-time Unibet Road To Cheltenham race winner would see the biggest cheer in the coveted Prestbury Park winner’s enclosure.
My Tent Or Yours, who represents our ambassador Nicky Henderson, is out to 4-1 from 5-2. That said, he’s been trained specifically for this prize.
Elsewhere on a fantastic card, Clan Des Obeaux is a worthy 4-1 favourite to claim the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup (1.55) after last month bolting up at Haydock having finished second to Whisper the time before.
He’s a strong fancy for me. Splash Of Ginge was a bigpriced Braqueur D’Or (2-1) to win the Grade Two Novices’ Chase at Doncaster for Bryony Frost (2.10). Sego Success has a good record in the last at Doncaster (3.20) and can follow up his win of 2015. Man City at 3-1 to win their next five league games and beat Pep Guardiola’s 19 straight wins at Bayern. Leicester, Liverpool, Man United and Everton to win. Go for a Christmas cracker ... Liverpool to beat Bournemouth 4-1 at a tasty 20-1. New customers – bet £10 and get a £60 free bonus. Check T’s & Cs. winner last time at the same venue and loves it when the mud is flying, so a big run can be expected from him. But Long House Hall has been subject to plenty of interest at 12-1 from 14s and if handling the softer ground here, he could offer fantastic value under in-form Harry Skelton.
Guitar Pete missed a beat when falling last time but was well backed beforehand. He’s attracted interest, too, at 14-1.
Count Meribel is bidding for a four-timer in the 2.30 and has been backed accordingly under Mark Grant, while Apple’s Shakira faces little opposition so should win the opener at 12.10.
At Doncaster, Act Of Valour bids to follow up his recent Newcastle victory and is very highly regarded by trainer Paul Nicholls.
He’s already 16-1 for next year’s Triumph Hurdle and will shorten if successful in the Summit Juvenile at 2.45 today. But We Have A Dream is equally well thought of and brings further intrigue to a cracking race.
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