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Managed to find a few decent betting races for the weekend. The Winterbottom Stakes over the 1200m takes centre stage on Saturday but the focus on Sunday will turn to the inaugural running of the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool. Anyway, here are the 5 races that I picked out that might be of interest. Saturday Doomben George Moore Stakes $200k Saturday Rosehill Festival Stakes $160k Saturday Moonee Valley R7 Hcp $100k Sunday Warrnambool Jericho Cup 4600m $300k Saturday Ascot Winterbottom Stakes $1Million

That's racing DZ ... and the jockey slipped when they jumped.

'Barry' is an absolute riot ... the best show I've seen this year. Half hour episodes of the Comedy/Crime/Drama is the standard fare but it works well in that format (much like 'Homecoming' does with 30 minute episodes as well) Bill Hader is cast ideally in the lead although Henry Winkler steals the show ... the show in its first year won 3 Emmy's and was nominated for 9 other Emmy awards.

A big 2 points on offer for week 13 so get the thinking caps on chaps. Do any of us go early with the Saints or is that a trap-game? Surely KC & the Rams win but might there be an upset? One thing we know by now is that nothing is ever straightforward. Unless it is straightforward. Best of luck! Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie, Dappa Dan 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca 2 - DemonDave Week 13 Lines with Cousin Sal | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 447)

If I was to frame the odds this week there would be a few big drifters whilst the plunge might be the on the cards with a couple! We're rapidly running out of weeks DZ. I will post up the games for week 13 directly. It's 'Moving' week coming up.

And it's good to see a number of teams with excellent D vying for playoff spots. They say that defense often wins out but the offense of KC, Rams, Saints is quite something. The teams with the best balance are probably still the Pats & Steelers whilst the D of the Chargers, Dallas & Chicago has been quite miserly but Dallas' ability to score is an issue for them. The Chargers run home isn't easy ... @ Steelers, vs Cinci, @ KC, vs Ravens, @ Denver. By contrast, Houston can win out and could quite possibly snag the 1 or 2 seed in the AFC ... vs Browns, vs Indi, @ Jets, @ Eagles, vs Jags

It's certainly an open race DZ ... reckon a few might firm in the market and others will drift. But as you said, El Mag has drawn well and the speed map has the horse running 2nd on settling down. It's also worth noting that the horse has been well supported in it's last 4 runs but given the strength of field, $7 or even $8 might become available. Maybe.

8 & 3 is a great result for the Chargers and Rivers is at the top of his game as well. QB's getting better into their late 30's is becoming the norm.

Quite a moment wasn't it. I'm not sure I've ever seen him throw an interception like that That loss could be very costly for the Steelers in terms of gaining the 1 or 2 seed in the AFC. Pittsburgh still have to play the Pats, Saints (A) & Chargers so just winning the division will be of paramount importance for them now.

There are a lot of late goals in soccer especially involving the best teams so the +2.5 Match Score as the 'extra' is a good option. But not always of course. Certain teams get it done more than others but sometimes the choices are limited so you have to take a chance. Been keeping an eye on the NBA as an option but the results in the NBA have been up and down all season. Good teams losing at home has been quite prevalent.

Dappa was the lone points scorer this week whilst the rest of us bombed out with either the Jags or Steelers (or both!) Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie, Dappa Dan 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - DemonDave

Yeah it's not the money lost with these multi's as the outlay is at a minimum ... it's more the missed large collect DZ. But well done on your weekend collect. I reckon we're on the right track but you always need a good dose of luck anyway. 4 from 6 with our picks this week so we're not far away.

Got both of yours up DZ ... well picked! Both mine missed but head-to-head sports bets are nearly always dicey propositions.

You'll have to logon to your TAB account to watch the replays of the 3 feature races from yesterday ... there's nothing available on youtube as yet. Ballarat Cup WA Guineas Railway Stakes

I can tell you from first-hand experience that the NFC Championship game on the road is almost worth 2 TD's or more in terms of the scoreline. Packers in the last 5 years have lost at Seattle & at Atlanta in NFC Championship games so home field does matter ... by contrast, it didn't matter in 2010/11 when GB were on the road throughout the playoffs and captured the prize. As you said, either way, you just have to be better on the day regardless. Even at this early stage it's hard to imagine the Rams not having the wild-card weekend off so you've just got to make sure you aren't rusty in week 2 of the playoffs (as GB were in 2011/12 when we inexplicably lost to the Giants at Lambeau in week 2 of the playoffs after going 15-1 in the regular season) Nothing is guaranteed but it's exciting times for your Rams.

Ha ha ha! To be fair, you've been through a mountain of pain with those Fisher-led Rams. A living nightmare for a decade - bit like the Demons so it's a double resurgence. You'll go close this year but those pesky Saints are your only stumbling block as I see it ... and New Orleans are playing lights-out.

My tips - Pats, Steelers, Packers Paging @titan_uranus @Dr. Gonzo Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - DemonDave

And here am I thinking it was an NFL thread Should us non Ram fans start a new thread Gorg? ???

As good as Man City have been, they can't shake off their challengers in Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea and the Gunners. All of those 4 teams are still within striking distance. The 4 challengers have to take points off City or better still, win against them as City continue to beat up on any of the other teams. The trouble with that is that City don't play any of the other big guns (Apart from Chelsea on Dec 9) until the new year. So the challengers all need to keep winning and hope that City somehow slip up ... which, to be perfectly honest, isn't very likely. It isn't over yet for the title challenge but it soon could be. Man Utd continue to struggle in the Premier league but may well advance out of their group in the Champions league. But I reckon they'd have to get as far as the Semi finals or even the final for Mourinho to stay in charge. They have been largely disappointing.

Australian Group & Listed Races Best Bet Strike Rate 62: 22 - 8 - 9 As for Mucking up in Maastricht', always remember to follow the golden rule Wadda ... "Whatever happens on the Contiki tour stays on the Contiki tour"

I ended up taking the 'Match Score' of +2.5 goals in the Dortmund game so my multi is still alive Wadda ... I figured the odds weren't much different anyway and thought you may have meant it that way as well.

The locals prevail in the Railway Stakes with the Eastern raiders nowhere to be seen. Galaxy Star looks to be destined for bigger things if they bring the horse to the East. They ran 01:34.08 for the Mile which is a very fast time for Ascot. Did it easily did Galaxy Star - far too good. Willie Pike again. Gets the double after Arcadia Queen won in impressive fashion in the Guineas.

Yeah, well done DZ ... gives us a 3: 1-2-0 record for the day which isn't too shabby.

I've had a few bets at Ascot today ... scaling back from the Spring but with a small interest in the ongoing feature races around Australia. Looking forward to the Railway Stakes though ... the locals vs the Eastern raiders. It's an even mix as I see it.

Weir & John Allen combine again to win the Ballarat Cup with Kiwia. Having close to half the runners helps! Won well though. Pilote D'essai looked like it might have had it won but it still did well to hang on for 2nd and boost up the exotic dividends. I didn't include it but those F4 punters who did include it in the right combo scooped the pool. It did win the race 2 years ago. Trained by the Hayes group.