S.P. Read Esq. Royal Ascot and Uruguay v England
Our daily columnist and pundit S.P.Read Esq. previews the third day of Royal Ascot and URUGUAY v ENGLAND at 8pm !!
Great day yesterday thanks to abject Spain !
Having suffered a loss on my Royal Ascot distances bet (make up was 6.4) that was more than recovered with the sell of Spain’s superiority over Chile at 1.05 last night which meant I ended the day on Star Spreads 22 points to the good – and am now 99 points up since the World Cup began.
Enough trumpet blowing, down to business.
Surely today will be the day for Team O’Brien to strike at Royal Ascot ? Just two seconds so far on the week from the Irish maestros.
Leading Light Looks to have an outstanding chance in the Gold Cup and should relish this ultra-trip.
He won over two miles in the Queen’s Vase here last year and of course went on to win the St Leger in impressive style before getting bogged down in the mud at Longchamp in the Arc.
He won his prep race well at Navan and is a worthy favourite.
The Great War looks another banker for O’Brien in the opening Jersey Stakes despite the stable not having the best record in this race over the years.
He has hacked up in two starts at short odds and should be able to handle the step-up in class with aplomb.
On balance, I want to be a buyer again of distances at Royal Ascot. I’m buying at 9.2 at the home of sports spread betting, Star Spreads, and feel there is every chance of covering that. Especially with the two and half mile Gold Cup on the card. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see a 10 length winner of that !!!!
The football focus is on Uruguay v England and it’s a case of will he / won’t he….
Will Hodgson be brave enough to drop Rooney?
Will Suarez be fit enough for the 90 minutes after his knee injury?
Like horses, it can be costly to make excuses for losing performances but England genuinely looked a lot better outfit against Italy, despite the 2-1 defeat.
Although Rooney had a howler and surely can be no better than 50/50 to make the cut tonight?
In contrast, Uruguay really under-performed against Costa Rica and will need to play better football tonight.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Max last 10 only)
Mar 2006 International England 2-1 Uruguay
Mar 1995 International England 0-0 Uruguay
May 1990 International England 1-2 Uruguay
Jun 1984 International Uruguay 2-0 England
Jun 1977 International Uruguay 0-0 England
Jun 1969 International Uruguay 1-2 England
Jul 1966 World Cup England 0-0 Uruguay
May 1964 International England 2-1 Uruguay
Jun 1954 World Cup Uruguay 4-2 England
May 1953 International Uruguay 2-1 England
I’m saying it will be a tight game and it could be a while before the first goal. I’m a buyer of the time of the first goal at 39 minutes for 2 points.
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RECOMMENDED BET (scale 1-100 points)
BUY DISTANCES AT ROYAL ASCOT at around 9.2 with Star Spreads for 5 points
BUY TIME OF FIRST MATCH GOAL at around 39 with Star Spreads for 2 points
WORLD CUP SO FAR: PROFIT 99 POINTS
- Any spread prices quoted are indicative and as always prices are subject to fluctuation.
- Please note the opinion, views and forecasts above are of the author and not of Star Spreads.
