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And 'Don't Give a Damn' salutes. The horse was our very first Best Bet ... yours truly selected it and it won back then as well. Didn't pick it today but It's got to be a favourite of our's now. Got the trifecta with the horse winning today (albeit a small dividend) A win is a win though. It's a good honest horse that is very consistent.

Best Bet Strike Rate 13: 6 - 2 - 2 Australian Group Races Again, if one was to back all of our tips to win and then multi them up as well, you'd break even (or better) today. 5.00 - 5.50 was available for Danawi (late) I went down the trifecta path with all of our picks and ended up with a very similar result. Edit: Adjusted the best bet strike rate to the correct figures

@Dee Zephyr gets one up for the team with 'Danawi' ... well done DZ! Close at the line - real close. You hate losing by that sort of margin so the luck was on our side this time.

If the horse had have refused to jump outright today that would have been it according to the Stewards so it probably gets another chance. The connections may or may not press on ... although, apparently the horse has jumped out at its last 6 jump outs so they'd be in 2 minds. 'Graff' looks the goods ... beat a decent field with ease in the San Domenico. Kris Lees the trainer reckons that Graff is the best colt he has ever trained - Black Book.

The stewards have laid down some quite stringent rules that the horse has to pass so it might be the end. But who knows? The connections might keep pressing forward.

Impavido never really threatened watching the replay ... been out and about today.

Down to 5 Wadda with possibly a couple more to come ... all 5 events are scheduled for later tonight, overnight or tomorrow so we've got a good amount of time to sort out a multi or 2.

5.50 enhanced at Laddies is still available DZ.

Back in the day the 'hooks were the best This is possibly their best song for all sorts of reasons ... not the least for Shirl's distinctive vocals - the bloke really could sing. From 'Ego' ...

And the highest spot for an Aussie band on the US billboard charts all-time (no.3) None other than ...

From the Get-On crew on Thursday night - a tweet sent in ... Oohood (@oohood5) "Hi @Tom Melbourne2 ... just wanted to say hi and let you know I'm one of your biggest fans. I wanna be just like you when I grow up #neigh

Weird scoreline ... really weird in fact, Dappa. Obviously it is just a practice game so nothing to see here. But 5 zip to the Browns makes no sense at all. Ignore.

Thanks for the up Gorg. Rodgers loves the guy ... I even detect a bit of awe when A-Rod speaks of him. He is a rare talent and a future difference maker. He's already more than decent. We've got your blokes in week 8 at your house ... late arvo game so an 8.25am start. Day off beckons! ha ha I work for myself so it's really just a timing thing.

You're not Robinson Crusoe on that one Wadda ha ha Tony Shaw was forever calling Robbo by the wrong surname and it made me laugh every time. Randwick/Rosehill - the fact is that they run run the wrong bloody way up North!

How about this absolute classic ...

Yep ... summed it up perfectly Wadda. Over about a period of 8-9 years I have had 5 x 4 figure collects but each win has it's own story ... with one of them I had to lay-off to the tune of a decent amount of dosh but it insured a healthy collect. I couldn't lose once I had layed-off. With another I just needed a Colts win at home in the NFL as a final leg in a multi against lousy opposition with Andrew Luck fit and firing for Indianapolis. I was very confident of victory so I didn't feel the need to lay-off. It was a calculated risk but it paid off. Of late, the NFL has been really hard to figure out in terms of standout picks at the line - that's the last 2 or 3 years at least. Might be different this year.

Don't even give it a moment's thought DZ ... we all know how things can go in a 2-horse race (no pun intended) Small outlay = no great loss.

Long time ago now Wadda from when that collect happened, but the circumstances were that back then I kept getting 7 of 8 or 6 of 7 in multi's so my mate's advice was entirely logical. And it worked. A bottle of Jack his way eventuated - it was the least I could do! The transparency of this thread reminded me of that moment so 'going-again' makes sense considering the small outlay. I had a decent 3 figure collect with the help of this thread last weekend and all it cost me was the price of a cup of coffee. Not skiting either - that is neither here nor there, more-so passing on the many ways to maximise one's chances.

Here are some of the big clashes to look out for this weekend. Likely winners in dark italics. Sat 4.30am Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim Sat 9.30pm Wolves vs Manchester City (SBS) Sun 12.00am Arsenal vs West Ham Sun 2.00am Juventus vs Lazio Sun 2.30am Liverpool vs Brighton Sun 4.30am Napoli vs AC Milan Sun 6.15am Real Valladolid vs Barcelona Mon 1.00am Newcastle vs Chelsea Mon 2.00am Borussia Dortmund vs FC Leipzig Mon 6.15am Girona vs Real Madrid Tues 5.00am Manchester United vs Tottenham (draw) EPL Table ...

All our tips are around the $2 mark which is notable but all the tips have a margin or goal factor apart from the win only pick with Penrith (who are struggling a tad!) But that's ok ... we can reload. I did that once and won a good amount. The same mate who won 7k a few weeks ago recommended once that I reload on the rest of my tips after bombing out with my first pick ... did that and won a decent 4 figure amount. So it's pick the eyes out of it or reload ... and/or add on a few others to suit. I've had my best results with overnight events. Wake up and win - there's nothing better!

Scott who? In other news ... click on this link to view the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes run at York on Wednesday. A crack field of 8 were engaged in the race - the 'Creme de la Creme' of Europe in a 2000m classic. 2 or 3 of the runners may end up in Australia this Spring although we know that Benbatl is definitely coming for the Cox Plate. Also, for those new to this thread, we have another thread going where we pick out our weekend sporting specials ... click here for a gander

We probably should collate the shorties on the racing thread and then post them up here. If we deem them worthwhile as add-ons of course. I just figured this time up that the 3 were quite obvious.

A few short priced favouriites from the horses to consider as add-ons. Works better on this thread. Not necessarily my picks but the punters like them especially ... Moonee Valley R3 No.5 Multaja 1.75 Moonee Valley R7 No.5 Brutal 2.00 Rosehill R7 No.9 Avilius 2.00

Italian League - Serie A I take too many things for granted Wadda but I can promise you I won't be putting up any games from the Iceland league no matter where they might play the games! Although apparently Íþróttabandalag (IBV for short) Vestmannaeyja are worth following. They didn't have any letters left over in the alphabet for a suitable nickname. I do occasionally partake in the Brazilian & Argentina leagues though ... there are some quite famous clubs over there that can deliver wins at home with a good goal spread. But I'll be more likely to pick games out of the EPL, Serie A (Italian). La Liga (Spain) or the Bundesliga (Germany) ... the big successful clubs more so. The trouble with baseball is the time contraints but the NBA games are often up 2 or 3 days beforehand when that league starts up.

2 Best Bets for the weekend ... shouldn't have too much trouble finding these 2. At some sites there's a bit of scrolling involved but thems the breaks. Saturday 9.30pm Manchester City Win & More Than 2.5 Goals in the Match $1.75 @ Wolves Sunday 2.00am Juventus Win & More Than 2.5 Goals in the Match $2.00 vs Lazio Sunday 2.00am