There are stamina doubts about Peddlers Cross even though he is a winning pointer, as he looked pretty fast at Haydock. Reve De Sivola doesn’t jump well enough and has been beaten too many times. Quantitativeeasing looks like ending up in a handicap.

There has been a lot of bets on Summit Meeting after Pricewise’s recommendation and some good words from Jessica Harrington, plus it is interesting she runs him rather than Coole River. He could run well as well as Finian’s Rainbow on better ground than when beaten in the Challow Hurdle.

The news suggests that Get Me Out Of Here’s objective at the Cheltenham Festival is to do well in this race. If that is the case, then he will be popular each-way, as he already has a good rating to win most renewals of this race.

Peddlers Cross will not be lining up in this race as the Neptune has been mentioned by his trainer as his targeted race to do well in. To add to this Henry De Bromhead also said that the Neptune is where he would prefer to run Loosen My Load. Look out for the both of them.

Paul Nicholls has confirmed that his representative will be Pepe Simo rather than Ghizao, who also heads to the Neptune, it’s difficult to see how he will be able to compete. The same can be said of Salden Licht who was a big disappointment in the Dovecote. His likely race in the festival is the County Hurdle.

Flat Out is a second Willie Mullins to consider, in addition to Blackstairmountain, as he won on his hurdling debut at Punchestown a little over a week ago, in a time 7 seconds faster than Won In the Dark recorded in another race that day. He has also won again since and didn’t do badly in last season’s Champion Hurdle. According to Mullins he is bound for this race and his prominent style of racing is well suited to the race.

For all you avid bettors, William Hill is offering a great free bet. You can claim this by registering on any day while the Cheltenham Festival is running.

We will be posting news and previews to keep you up-to-date on the form of all the horses at this year’s races.

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England continued their good form and goal scoring record with a 3-1 win over African champions Egypt, but their once solid defence has fallen apart. With just 4 clean sheets in 16 games there are certainly some things to worry about before the World Cup.

The problem with England used to be the lack of attacking threat, but their solidity in defence made up for that. Now they have improved their attack, their defence has hit problems. Just about all 5 defensive positions including the goalkeeper are still open for selection before the World Cup. Arguably John Terry and Rio Ferdinand should start in central defence, but only if they keep injury free. Otherwise there is no firm choice. As with the left and right back positions, Ashley Cole will struggle to make the World Cup, and Wayne Bridge doesn’t really want to play along side Terry and more. The right back position is also a worry if Glen Johnson gets injured again. Gary Neville has never regained his form after injuries a couple of years ago, and there aren’t really many other right back options other than Wes Brown.

News of Gary Cahill’s blood clot was reported last month, and many thought it was a great pity due to his excellent form and rise in presence on the football pitch. The initial indication was that he would be out for 4 months, so would miss the World Cup, but it looks now that he could be back in 4 weeks, so right back in with a chance to make the squad.

With all the defensive problems, although an outsider, his current Betfair price of 10.0 is a great bet to make. Don’t miss out on this one as they don’t come along too often!

In Spain this weekend there is a lot of anticipation in La Liga. Barcelona nearly lost their 2 point lead over Real Madrid last week. The two Spanish giants play again on Saturday evening, however Barcelona get a chance to apply pressure this time by playing earlier.

Barcelona should beat Almeria (at 1.3), leaving Real Madrid with a tough home match with fourth-placed Sevilla. Can they keep up the pace? Sevilla haven’t yet drawn any away games – they have won six and lost five. This means that the 9.0 on offer for a shock away win is too good an opportunity to miss! In the following day’s games on Sunday, Bilbao are likely to beat a Valladolid side who have just won one away game all season and haven’t won in nine (the home win is 1.77), and Atletico Madrid seem to be hitting their best form just at the right time for a top-6 push. If you back them to win in Zaragoza at2.78 you could make a good profit.

Almeria v Barcelona, Sky Sports 3, Sat 7.00pm
Real Madrid v Sevilla, Sky Sports 3, Sat 9.00pm
Athletic Bilbao v Valladolid, Sky Sports 1, Sun 6.00pm (second half)
Zaragoza v Atletico Madrid, Sky Sports 1, Sun 8.00pm

In Portugalthe top four are all in action. The Leaders Benfica play last, on Sunday night, against a Pacos team who are in great form having scored 5 last weekend. This makes the draw a good option to think about. At 6.2, going for the draw good reap rewards, particularly as the pressure could be on the home side. Moving on, if Braga beat struggling Vitoria Setubal (which they should do at 1.6), Benfica will find themselves in 2ns place. This leaves Porto (1.3 to win) and Sporting (1.6) – both of whom are pretty much out of the title race – to pick up comfortable victories against relegation-threatened sides.

Porto v Olhanense, Betfair Live Video, Sat 5.00pm
Vitoria Setubal v Braga, Betfair Live Video, Sat 9.15pm
Belenenses v Sporting, Betfair Live Video, Sun 6.00pm
Benfica v Pacos Ferreira, Betfair Live Video, Sun 8.15pm

In Holland there is only one live game from the Eredivisie this weekend. The game is Ajax vs Rotterdam showing on ESPN on Sunday. Seven points off the top in 3rd place, Ajax don’t have much chance of winning the title but they will want to at least snatch a Champions League spot. A win against a Rotterdam side with just 1 win in 7 is going to be a strong possibility. Their form supports this looking at the 17 goals in their last 5 league games. You can bet on the over 3.5 goals at 2.2.

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax, ESPN, Sun 11.30am

The new year is ticking along nicely in the Premiership. Manchester United have closed the gap between them and Chelsea to just one point. As usual Utd’s new year form is strong and they now have the best goal difference in the Premiership. Also as usual Arsenal showed a lot of potential in the first half of the season, but injuries and lack of squad depth have faltered their chances. Liverpool are now back in the top 4, but 5th place Man City have 2 games in hand over them – one to be played today. The follow match that City play will be against Liverpool, so that could shake up the order again.

Tottenham and Aston Villa have pushed a lot this year. Both just a few points away from a top 4 position. Aston Villa also have a game in hand. The depth of their squads is much better than last year and it will help with the final push of the season when they can be a lot of fatigue and injuries.

Birmingham have been the surprise team this year. Their excellent defense with future England star Joe Hart in goal has helped them contend with the big teams in the top half of the table.

There are about 7 teams that are at risk of being relegated at the moment. Position 14 down, there is only one point between them and the bottom 3. Portsmouth’s dreadful season has seen them stuck to the bottom of the table for some time. They are 9 points away from getting out of the relegation zone and it looks like it will be a very difficult task for them.

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Chelsea are back at the top of the Premiership table after their convincing win over Birmingham. They also have a game in hand over their Rivals Manchester United and Arsenal. Meanwhile, Liverpool are now only 3 points behind 4th position in the table, but their 0-0 draw with Wolves showed that their team still lacks what it needs to take control of a match.

This week’s big clash is Arsenal vs Manchester United. The match is important for both teams, with only 1 point between them now.

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Andy Murray has again reached the Australian Open final. It is his second time after the first in 2008. If he wins the final it will be the first time in 74 years that Britain has seen a male Grand Slam winner. However he could face tough competition in the final if Roger Federer beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the remaining semi-final.

Murray recovered from a slow start to beat the Croat Marin Cilic comfortably 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. He will now need to rest for Sunday’s final which could prove to be the biggest match of his career.

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The first of the year’s Grand Slams, the Australian Open starts next Monday in Melbourne. British number 1 Andy Murray will be looking for his first Grand Slam title, but as usual he will be competing with strong talent, including the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Rafa had a tough time in 2009 with injuries so will be looking to make an impact in Australia. As too will Federer who will want to prove he still has what it takes to beat Nadal after losing 3 Grand Slam finals to him. Others such as Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic will be hot on their heels for a place in the final and there is a lot of other talent around this year.

The womans game in equally rich in talent. As always the William’s sisters will be strong contenders for the title. However there are also a lot of other players raring to win the tournament. These include Kim Clijsters and Justin Heni from Belgium as well as upcoming players Yanina Wickmayer and Melanie Oudin.

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Christmas is over and the new year has started. This year’s festive form was a bit more stable than usual with only a couple of shock results. These being Fulham’s 3-0 win over Manchester United and Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with Birmingham, which continued their poor December form where they only won 9 out of 18 points.

This season looks likely to end up with a lot of goals from the strikers. We already have 6 players with 10 goals or more and we are only half way through the season. Premiership top scorer bets are proving popular, with Defoe, Drogba and Rooney all on 14 goals so far. Darren Bent is close behind on 13. Three of these top 4 strikers are English which is good news for the World Cup in June. You can get some great odds on top scorer betting at BetFred

The next batch of premiership fixtures start on the 9th of January. Chelsea will have to reorganise their team after the poor December form and loss of big names to the African Cup of Nations. Manchester Utd are only 2 points behind now, and Arsenal only 4 points behind with a game in hand. The most interesting upcoming fixture looks to be Liverpool v Tottenham on the 10th of January. With Tottenham pushing to stay in the top 4 and Liverpool pushing to get back into the top 4, this game is very important for both teams.

At the other end of the table, all the newly promoted teams have managed to be above the bottom 3 at the mid-way point. With Birmingham doing the best in 8th position, 1 point behind Liveprool. However there are only 5 points now between the bottom of the table and 10th position, so teams hoping to avoid relegation will have to make sure they keep focused and buy the right players in the mid-season transfer window.